15609ORDINANCE NO.
15,609
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.
M M M
0of
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.
6-5.5
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600
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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 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
14117 4700 East 39th Lots 14 & 15, Block 3, Sanders Gould Wright
Addn. P. 0. Box 643
College Station,
AR 72053
14067 2923 East 6th
Lot 15 & E 45' of Lots 16, 17,
& 18, Weil's Addn.
A. C. & Elnora
Marshall
808 Rodgers
Little Rock,
AR 72204
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UNIT NO.
14061
14008
14123
ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION
8507 Jamison Pt. SE SE Beg. 58.2' S of NW
Cor., E 435.61, S 1001,
W 435.6', N 100' to pt. of
beg., Sec. 32, T1N, R12W
4623 West 21st W 20�' of Lot 6 & all of Lot 7,
Block 2, Stiel & Yount's Addn.
9501 Margo Lane Pt, of NWk, Sec. 6, T1S, R13W,
starting at a pt. 27.05 chains,
S of the NW Cor., Sec. 6, Th S
5.55 chains to an iron pin, Th
E 9.90 chains to an iron pin,
Th N 5.55 chains to an iron pin,
Th W 9.90 chains to the pt. of
beg. containing 5.50 acres more
or less, LESS AND EXCEPT pt.,
comm. NW Cor. of NWk, Sec. 6,
T1S, R13W, Th S 02 °10'41 ",
E 2051.6' to P.O.B., Th S 02
10'41 ", E 65' to a pt., Th
S 88 040'30 ", E 200' to a,-,pt.,
Th N 02 °10'41 ", W 65' to a pt.,
Th N 88 040'30 ", W 200' to
P. O. B.
600
OWNER
Sebrila Dancy
c/o Leroy Johnson
8521 Jamison Rd.
Little Rock,
AR 72209
Lucinda Bridges
c/o Ms. Norma
Gooden, Admin.
5312 Agnes St.
Kansas City,
MO 64130
Mitchell Simpson,
Jr.
3720 Longcoy
Little Rock,
AR 72204
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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 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 20 -32
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: December 20, 1988
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CIT CLERK JANE ZECH R LOT E SHAC ELFORD
APPROVED AXI TO FORM:
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