16124ORDINANCE NO. 16,124
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
13670 -72, 2500 West 13th
16021
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
Worthen and Brown's
Addition, Block 1,
Th E 1/2 of Lot 11,
all of Lot 12
OWNER
Garland & Mary
Gilbert
2602 Bishop
Little Rock, AR
72206
i
453
13770 2421 West 12th Park Addition, Block 1, Shirrie Swanigan
Lot 5 1829 Dennison
Little Rock, AR
72202
14657 3021 South State Kimball South Park Southern Investment
Addition, Block 11, P. O. Box 22433
S 16 2/3' of Lot 5 and Little Rock, AR
N 16 2/3' of Lot 6 72221
14876 1823 South Maple
15024 -27 2621 Broadway
Court
15263 1617 Martin
Braddock's Addition,
Block 4, Lot 7
Retan's Addition,
Block 4, Lot 7 and
W 9.5' of Lot 8
Jones and Worthen
Addition, Block 33,
Lot 8 and S 1/2 of
W 1/2 of Lot 9
Virgil A. and
Tamara K. Jones
3114 West 11th
Little Rock, AR
72206
Andrew and Yvonne
Jackson
1201 West 35th
Little Rock, AR
72206
Charley Buckner
and Roosevelt
Buckner
2616 Barber
Little Rock, AR
72206
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15622 3314 Short Spring
Twentieth Century
Martha Ann Stephens
Addition, Block 1,
Rt. 2, Box 365
Lot 5
North Little Rock,
AR 72118
15641 1423 West 9th
Lincoln's Addition,
Rembert and Marsha
Block 404, W 1/3 of
Delores Hunt
Lots 10, li and 12
2624 Gaines
Little Rock, AR
72206
15911 2929 Ringo
Parkhill Addition,
Angelo and Alice
Block 1, Lot 14
Zini
c/o Martin Wingfield
Pyramid Place
Second and Center
Little Rock, AR
72201 and
Angelo Zini
c/o James R.
Wallace, Attorney
Wallace and Hammer
212 Center Street
Suite 500
Little Rock, AR
72201
15929 1217 Wright
Wright's Addition,
Union A.M.E. Church
Avenue
Block 33, W 28' of
D.T.
E 1/2 of Lots 1 and 2
1825 Pulaski
and S 10' of E 37' of
Little Rock, AR
W 65' of E 1/2 of
72206
Lot 3
15939 6411 Hinkson
Arnold Highland Acres,
Samuel S. and
W 100' of E 220' of
Arminda Vandiver
Tracts 19 and 20,
6411 Hinkson
subject to an easement
Little Rock, AR
over and across N 25'
72209
of Tract 20
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15988 2900 Boyd
15995 -96 2619 Wolfe
15997 3123 Ringo
16000 -01 3122 -24 Arch
16024 4319 West 18th
16030 7421 Mabelvale
Cut -Off
John Barrow Addition,
Block 114, Lot 6
Braddock's Blvd.
Addition, Block 13,
Lot 5
Braddocks' Blvd.
Addition, Block 30,
Lot 7
Ebendale Addition,
Block 8, Lots 13 thru
18
S. J. Johnson Addition,
Block 23, Lot 4
Part N 1/2, S 1/2, NE,
NW, NW, MPDA COM.
NE Cor. N 89 *37'
W 551.04' to POB,
Th S 3 *8' E 169.3',
W 135.6', N 3 *57' W,
1704' S 89 *1
Section 12, T1S,
R13W
455
Bryan Canfield
2900 Boyd
Little Rock, AR
72204
Alonzo and Billie
Thomas
3211 Martin Luther
King Drive
Little Rock, AR
72206
Nettie and James
Stephenson, Jr.
214 West 26th
Little Rock, AR
72206
Malvern S. Peyton
6903 Starch Circle
Seabrook, MD 20895
Hazel Bridgewater
1300 Lovers Lane
Van Buren, AR 72956
Carolyn Tatum
P. O. Box 1728
North Little Rock,
AR 72115 and
Estate of June
Riggin
c/o Carolyn Tatum
P. O. Box 1728
North Little Rock,
AR 72115 and
Tommy Smith
c/o Carolyn Tatum
P. O. Box 1728
North Little Rock,
AR 72115
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16036
1217 South Park
Park Addition, Block 4,
Arkansas Development
S 2413" of Lots 3 and
Finance Authority
4, W 90' of N 1714"
100 South Main
of Lot 3
Little Rock, AR
72201
16039
13421 East 4th,
Lot 3, Beg. 60' S 38*
Alberta Jones
E of SW Cor., Block 44,
9501 Walnut
Th 38* E 1421, Th
Oakland, CA 94603
N 38* E 1001, Th
N 38* W 1421, Th
S 38* W 100' to POB,
SW 1/4 of Section 18,
T1S, R13W
16060
1305 West Short
Bowman's Addition,
Gladys and David
31st
Block 8, N 1/2 of
Sanders
Lot 3
4604 West 23rd
Little Rock, AR
72204
16063
5009 Wells
Pankey J. Extension
Selma Douglas
to 3rd Addition,
13640 Hwy. 10
Block 41, Lot 11
Little Rock, AR
72212
16077
2309 South Oak
Neimeyer's Addition,
U. S. Dept. of HUD
Block 13, Lots 5 and 6
523 Louisiana, #200
Little Rock, AR
72201
16089
10821 David O.
W 63' of N 1/2, N 1/2,
John Walter Fleming
Dodd
E 1/2, NE, SE,
6209 Sandy Lane
Section 28, TIN,
Little Rock, AR
R13W
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 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 19, 1991
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CIT ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
PjiA�
YOR SHARON PRIEST