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ORDINANCE 15,565
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN STRUCTURES
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS STRUCTURAL,
FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS; PROVIDING FOR
SUMMARY ABATEMENT PROCEDURES; 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, further, are in such condition as to be dangerous
to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or
those lawfully passing thereby; and
WHEREAS, such structures are declared a nuisance and
immediate action is necessary to remedy these situations and
said buildings should be rehabilitated by the owners or razed
either by the owners or the City of Little Rock.
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 either to
begin rehabilitation by immediately contacting the Department of
Public Works and entering into an agreement providing for the
immediate rehabilitation of the structure or to raze and remove
said structure within twenty -four (24) hours and to complete such
removal within seventy -two (72) hours of the effective date of
this Ordinance. While not required by law to do so, the
Department of Public Works will immediately attempt to notify the
owners of the properties listed below of the passage of this
Ordinance by certified mail or personal service.
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
13998 6705 Brookview
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lot 269, Brookwood
Addn. Plat #4,
Section B
OWNER
Ardel Fairman
P. 0. Box 350
Mabelvale, AR 72103
14010 3109 West 13th W 25' of Lot 2 & E 74' Bobby & Ruby Briggs
of Lot 3, Block 22, #83 So: Meadowcliff Dr.
Jones & Worthens Addn. Little Rock, AR 72209
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
14040 4401 Gooch Dr. Pt. of the Wz of NE4 Rex Johnson
of the SE4 of Section P. 0. Box 19683
24'; T2N, R14W, Beg. at Little Rock, AR 72219
a pt. of the W line of
said W', NE4, SE4,
which is 315' S of the
NW Cor. TH S 105'; -TH
E 105'; TH N 105'; TH
W 105' to POB
14062 3426 West 18th Lot 20, Block 1, Jessie & Lillian Nelson
South Highland Addn. c/o 3426 West 18th
Little Rock, AR 72204
14072 7522 Jamison Pt. of the N', SE4, Worthen Bank & Trust
NW4, NE4, Section 32, c/o Don Kesee
T1N, R12W, Beg. at 200 West Capitol
NE Cor. of the N', Little Rock, AR 72201
SE4, NW4, NE4,
Section 32, T1N, R12W,
TH S0010" W on the E
line of said N', SE4, NW4,
NE4, 330.00', TH W 282';
TH N 0 °10" E, 330.10';
TH S 89 058'47" E, 282'
to the point of beg.,
containing 2.137 acres
more or less: less and
except that parcel known
as Hill Tract, beg.
described as: starting
at the NE Cor. of the N'k,
SE4, NW4, NE4, Section 32,
T1N, R12W, TH N 89 °58'47"
W, 132' to point of beg.;
TH S 0 °10" W, 1501; TH
N 890 58147" W, 1501;
TH N 0 °10" E, 150'; TH
S 89 °58'47" E, 150' to
point of beg. containing
0.517 acres more or less
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SECTION 2. The condition 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 against such persons as may be
necessary in order to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance
so as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous conditions brought
about as a result of the failure of the owners thereof to
maintain these properties.
SECTION 4. The Public Works Department of the City of
Little Rock is also authorized to raze and remove said buildings
and file and enforce a lien against said property for the cost
of razing and removing said structures pursuant to Section 25 -92
of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
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.
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PASSED: October 18, 1988
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CIr CLERK E CZECH MAYOR LOTT E SHAC ELFORD
APPROVED AS TO FjO$M:
, CITY ATTORNEY