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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.
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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 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
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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
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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 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.
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PASSED: November 4, 1992
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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CITY CLERK ROBBIE H COCK MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CITV ATTORNEY