16395NO. 16,395
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 TARE 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 Neighborhood Programs Division 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
Neighborhood Programs Division 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 structure are
located by street address and legal description are
hereafter set forth with the name of the owners of records,
as follows:
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS
LEGAL
13235 2219 Boulevard Lot 6, Biniores
Subdivision of
Lot 8, Block 2,
Hyde Park Addition
16081 2419 Allis William Gallagher's
Addition, Block 2,
Lots 7 & 8
16458 4623 West 25th Dowdy & Terry
Subdivision, Block 5,
Lot 6
16474 3112 Cross Braddock's Blvd.
Addition, Block 32,
Lot 10
16486 1409 So. Van Buren Bushmeyer's Addition,
Block 1, Lot 12
OWNER
Jackie P. Porchay
2219 Boulevard
Little Rock, AR
72204
Enthrophy Systems,
Inc.
2912 Reservoir Rd.
Little Rock, AR
72207
Demita Mitchell
1714 Fair Park
Blvd.
Little Rock, AR
72204
Estate of Lawrence
Pierce
c/o Alma Pierce
Meadowlake Home
P. O. Box 10567
Conway, AR 72032
Wanda Dawkins
1409 So. Van Buren
Little Rock, AR
72204 and
Mary R. Barrett
c/o Wanda Dawkins
1409 So. Van Buren
Little Rock, AR
72204
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16585 -88 1623 West 23rd
16621 2509 South Brown
16736 -37 1724 -26 Bishop
16764 -67 #13 Strickland
Cove, Apts.
#5 -8
16769 1600 Wolfe
16771 2500 West 14th
1%8
Fleming & Bradford's Booker Rice and
Addition, Block 17, Sara Waugh Rice
Lots 13 & 14 1348 East 48th
Chicago, IL 60615
and
George S. Barnes,
Sr.
1509 Adams
Little Rock, AR
72204
Pt. NW SE SE .344 of Evelyn Jane Terry -
acre Comm. NW Cor. Coleman
S 166' N 62* E 16' 109 Sherwood Ave.
S 140' to POB, S 100' Sherwood, AR 72116
E 150' N 100' W 150'
to beg., Section 8,
TIN, R12W
Centennial Addition, William H. & Mary
Block 37, S 47' of Davis
of E 90' of Lot 7 c/o 1724 Bishop
Little Rock, AR
72202
Strickland Cove Richard & Nancy
Addition, Lot 11 Williams
P. O. Box 192206
Little Rock, AR
72219
Centennial Addition, Florence Miles
Block 31, E 95' of 1600 Wolfe
Lot 12 Little Rock, AR
72202
Worthen & Brown Otis D. & Linda K.
Addition, Block 6, Whittaker
Lot 12 c/o 2500 West 14th
Little Rock, AR
72204
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16802 1717 Green Meadow
16810 -12 3000 West 13th
! 179
Pine Forest Addition,
Lot 76
Jones & Worthen
Addition, Block 12,
S 80' of Lots 11 & 12
Secretary of VA
c/o VA Regional
Office
P. O. Box 1280
North Little Rock,
AR 72115
Bennie Brown, Jr.
1802 Allis
Little Rock, AR
72204 and
State of Arkansas
c/o Bill Steele,
6th Judicial Dist.
Drug Trask Force
Office of
Prosecuting
Attorney
PRIDE Task Force
P. O. Box 1979
Little Rock, AR
72203
Comm. 1720 Wright Ave. Centennial Addition, James L. Angel
Bldg. Block 41, E 1/2, E 1/2, 1816 So. Tyler
of Lots 9 & 10 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 Neighborhood Programs Division 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 and
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: April 6, 1993
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TOM CARPENTER, CITY TTORNEY
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WY67 JIM DAILEY