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16300M M M M 613 ORDINANCE NO. 16,300 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. 0-60 C -lb 614 Page 2 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: 615 Page 3 UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL OWNER DESCRIPTION 12323 4419 West 13th S. J. Johnson Addition, Edward and Gloria Block 4, Lots 4 & 5 Paige 3619 1/2 West Roosevelt Little Rock, AR 72204 13918 1601 South Pine Braddock's Addition, Henry & Lula Block 11, Lot 8 Jordan c/o Sharon Burton #3 Peach Tree Place Little Rock, AR 72204 14039 810 Rogers Industrial Park Josephine Fogle Addition, Block 55, c/o Carrie Simmons Lot 19 1745 North Keystone Avenue #103 Chicago, IL 60639 15833 -34 4405 West 25th West Mill Addition, Williams Block 3, Lot 2 Enterprises Earl and Nadine Williams 7103 East Wakefield Little Rock, AR 72209 16073 -74 1620 West 20th Fleming and Bradford's Charles R. Mestrud Addition, Block 5, and Mark W. Lot 12 Nichols 1650 Worthen Bank Building 5th and Center Little Rock, AR 72201 616 Page 4 16330 801 West 33rd Woodlawn's Addition, Sim Walters Block 10, E 32'2" of 2606 South Arch Lot 6 Little Rock, AR 72206 16400 408 East 21st Duvall's Addition, Delanor Berry Block 405, Lot 8 301 North Summit Little Rock, AR 72205 16466 407 East 21st Duvall's Addition, Beverly A. Lewis Block 406, N 1/2 of 4714 Lynch Lot 3, the same being North Little Rock, the E 50' of N 1/2 of AR 72117 Lots 1, 2 & 3 16594 5010 Opal Lane, Part of W 1/2, N 1/2 Mid - Continent Trailer #2 S 1/2, NW SE, Beg. Realty Company 330' W of SE Cor., William Moore, Jr. W 330' N 330' E 216' #5 Edenwood Drive S 115' E 424' to W North Little Rock, line of Stanton S 50' AR 72116 W 310' S 165' to Beg. less 50' for R -O -W, Section 31, T1N, R12W 16633 609 South Maple Kimball and Bodeman's Samuel R. Joyner, Addition, Block 12, Jr. Lot 11 P. O. Box 9083 Little Rock, AR 72219 16634 1801 Wolfe Centennial Addition, Frontier Block 41, N 18.5' of Development W 64' of Lot 1 c/o Bill Moore 520 Smokey Lane North Little Rock, AR 72117 Page 5 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 S. 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. 617 618 Page 6 PASSED: November 4, 1992 ATTEST: APPROVED: � � n 4A4� CITY CLERK ROBBIE H COCK MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: TOM CARPENTER, CITV ATTORNEY