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ORDINANCE NO. 16,320
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
9156 4509 West 29th
Riffel & Holder's
Fred Houston
2nd Addition
3723 Athen
Block 7, Lot 5
Little Rock, AR
72206
13046 1418 Gaines
Original City of
Barbara J.
Little Rock, Block 220,
Davenport
Lot 8
420 -A West 7th St.
Little Rock, AR
72201
14601 -02 2005 Maple
Chesterfield Square
Andrew and Yvonne
Addition, Block 4,
E. Jackson, Jr.
Lot 2
1201 West 33rd
Little Rock, AP.
72206
15872 3518 West 13th
Jones & Worthen
Bennie Brown, Jr.
Addition, Block 17,
1802 Allis Street
Lot 8
Little Rock, AR
72205 and
State of Arkansas
c/o Mark Stodola,
Prosecuting
Attorney
P. O. Box 1979
Little Rock, AR
72203
16356 2324 South Cedar
Neimeyer's Addition,
R. J. Hampton
Block 4, Lot 13,
1714 Broadway
except S 8' of Lot 13
Little Rock, AR
for Roadway
72206
16669 3409 Tatum
John Barrow Addition,
Richard Cole and
Block 119, Lots 8 & 9
Rosemary
and N 38' of Lot 10
Kirkpatrick
1328 East Broadway
Forest City, AR
72335
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16675 1420 Allis Jones and Worthen
Addition, Block 26,
Lot 5
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Solomon &
Katherine Mayo
2515 West 17th
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: December 15, 1992
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBiE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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