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ORDINANCE NO. 16,316
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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 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
8616
1606 South Brown
Tract B, Part NE SW
Fred Lewis Tate
NE, Beg. 520.5' N of
P. O. Box 931131
SE Cor., Th N 24'
Los Angeles, CA
W 901, S 24' E 90'
90093 -1131
to POB, Section 8,
TIN, R12W
10955
4721 West 24th
Dowdy and Terry's
Allen Griffith and
Subdivision, Block 3,
wife
Lot 5
2116 South Maple
Little Rock, AR
72204
12236
2410 West 14th
Park Addition, Block 8,
Willie & Willie Mae
Lot 10
Marsenburg
2412 Booker
Little Rock, AR
72204
16509
1610 South Martin
Jones and Worthen
Aaron & Dorothy
Addition, Block 31,
Ann Thornton
Lot 15
1614 South Martin
Little Rock, AR
72204
16544 -46 4018 West 13th W. B. Worthen Addition, Lenzell Caroll and
4020 West 13th Block 4, Lot 8 Thomas N. Hartway,
4020 1/2 West 13th Jr.
P. O. Box 17612
North Little Rock,
AR 72117
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16628
3500 West 18th
16643 712 Jones
NW SW NE, Beg. SE Cor.
Th W 501, Th N 140',
Th E 50', Th S 140'
to POB, Section 8,
TIN, R12W
Ferndale Addition,
Block 11, Lot 18
660
Sheila Rutledge,
Sheree McCrory,
Marilyn Thompson,
Marcia Cid Rutledge
William L. Rutledge,
Cherly Lynn Crutcher
c/o Cherly Lynn
Crutcher
16 Garnet Court
Little Rock, AR
72212 and
Sheila Rutledge,
Sheree McCrory,
Marilyn Thompson,
Marcia Cid Rutledge,
William L. Rutledge,
Cheryl Lynn Crutcher
c/o Dr. William L.
Rutledge
Freeway Medical
Towers, Suite 305
Little Rock, AR
72205
U. S. Dept. of HUD
523 South Louisiana,
Suite 200
Little Rock, AR
72201
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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: December 1, 1992
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TOM CARPENTER, CITY A TORNEY
APPROVED:
IUAYOR SHARON PRIEST
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