15555433
ORDINANCE NO. 15,555
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN STRUCTURES
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS STRUCTURAL
FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS; DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IS
NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID STRUCTURES;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain structures in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, have become run -down, dilapidated, unsightly,
dangerous, obnoxious, and detrimental to the public welfare of
the citizens of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS; the conditions of these structures constitute a
serious structural, fire and health hazard; and
WHEREAS, such structures are a public nuisance and are
dangerous to the health and safety of the occupants or other
persons and are in such condition as to be dangerous to the
lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or lawfully
passing thereby; and
WHEREAS, immediate action should be taken to remedy these
situations by either the rehabilitation or razing of the
structures by the owners or the City of Little Rook.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declare that the
following structures constitute public nuisances. The owners of
the following described properties are hereby ordered to begin
rehabilitation or to raze and remove said structures within
ninety (90) days to the effective date of this Ordinance. The
Department of Public Works of the City of Little Rock will,
immediately, attempt to notify the owners of the properties
listed below of the passage of this Ordinance by certified mail.
The properties on which the condemned structures are located by
street address and legal description are hereafter set forth with
the name of the owners of record, as follows:
UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
11150 4711 West 25th Dowdy & Terry's Sub., Charles T.
Lot 4, Block 6 Pinkett and
Jack Nesmith
P. O. Box 5209
Little Rock,
AR 72215
11159 -76 3221 and 3223
Mabelvale Pike
12552 3011 West 12th
Toska Leymer Addn., Lot 10 and
Wg of Jane Street (25') adj.:
to Lot 10
Jones & Worthen's Addn.,
Lot 3, Block 12
Rashmi Patel
c/o Ritz Motel
5301 Asher Ave.
Little Rock,
AR 72204
Tyree Payne
2801 Lennox Dr.
Little Rock,
AR 72204
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
13831 3900 Elam John Barrow Addn., Block 220, Stephen L.
Lot 6 Cochran
13111 West
Markham Street
Little Rock,
AR 72211
13964 -65 1901 West 2nd Union Depot Addn., Block 6, Jessup V. Andrews
Lot 6 P. O. Box 376
Royse City, TX
75089
13984 -85 3810 West 12th Forest Hill Addn., Block 15, Ernest J. Ferris
Lot 10 13241 Rivercrest
Little Rock,
AR 72212 and
Roby Irwin
c/o The Bargain
Barn
8702 Scott
Hamilton Dr.
Little Rock,
AR 72209
13986.and 409 and 407 Francis M. Roots Sub. of Aretha M. McMahon
13987 Kimball Garlands Addn., Block 11, 2000 West
Lot 24 Capitol
Little Rock,
AR 72202
13997 9600 Geyer N 3 acres of S 6.5 acres of Tommie Gene Bland,
Springs Road E', SE4 NE4, Section 1 108 Glenna
T1S, R13W PCA Sherwood, AR
72116
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UNIT NO.
ADDRESS
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
12697 2208 Commerce Collin's Sub. of Duvall's
Addn., Block 409, N' of
Lot 8, & 16 2/3' S part of
Lot 9
OWNER
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Gloria & John
Walker
6520 Sherry Dr.
Little Rock,
AR 72204
SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above
described properties have been found to present structural, fire
and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and safety of
the occupants or other persons, and further the structures are in
such condition as to be dangerous to the lives, limbs and property
of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby.
SECTION 3. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to
institute such proceedings as may be necessary against such
persons in order to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance so
as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous conditions brought about
as the result of the failure of the owners thereof to maintain
these structures.
SECTION 4. Upon the owner's failure to begin rehabilitation
or to raze and remove the structures within ninety (90) days of
the effective date of this ordinance, the City of Little Rock
shall be authorized to raze and remove said structure and file
and foreclose upon a lien against said property for the cost of
razing and removing said structures.
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SECTION 5. Unless the provisions of this Ordinance are put
into effect immediately, the public peace, health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected;
therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
PASSED: September 20, 1988
ATTEST:
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