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ORDINANCE NO. 16,032
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 LFGAL OWNER
DRS RIPTION
2412 800 Harrington Harrington's Addn., Mary Lee Robinson
Lots 1 & 2, Block 6 800 Harrington
Little Rock, AR
72202
5831 1510 South Martin Jones & Worthen Addn., Eugene Cooley
Lot 3, Block 31 c/o Sara J. Hill
1510 South Martin
Little Rock, AR
72204
6542 4216 West 25th R. C. Butler Addn., Larry Donnell and
Lot 9, Block 19 Linda Ann Scott
404 Lowell
Richardson, TX
75080
6747 2104 Maple Neimeyer's Addn., Larry H. & Mary
Lots 21 & 22, Block 15 Lee Ballard
c/o American
Transportation
P. O. Box 6000
Highway 65
Conway, AR 72032
6836 2220 South Cedar Neimeyer's Addn., James Hughes
Lots 15 & 16, Block 3 1716 Cedar
Little Rock, AR
72204
7561 -64 921 College Hanger's Addn., S 73' Larry Flowers
of N 75' of NW 1/4 of Cajons, Inc.
Block 4, W 2' of N 75' P. O. Box 941
of N 100' of NE 1/4 Little Rock, AR
of Block 4 72203
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7635 1507 South Oak W. B. Worthen's Addn.,
Lot 2, Block 16
8563 1805 South Braddock's Addn.,
Valentine Lot 2, Block 3,
9176 1014 East 10th Masonic Addn.,
Block 1, W 57' of
Lots 8, 9, and 10
10270 -71 1523 Cedar W. B. Worthen Addn.,
(north and south Block 14, Lot 6
apartments)
11777 -78 1922 High
(upstairs and
downstairs)
12677 2514 Ringo
12704 -05 3918 West 12th
(east and west
side)
Fleming & Bradford's
Addn., Block 5, N 43'
of S 97' of Lot 22
Cradford's Addn.,
Block 9, Lot 9
Forest Hills Addn.,
Block 14, Lot 8
James Coleman
3710 West 14th
Little Rock, AR
72204
Thelma Alexander,
Joseph Hyson and
Joey J. Hyson
2719 Chester
Little Rock, AR
72206
Tracey Taylor Goss
19721 Chicot Road
Mabelvale, AR
72103
B. C. Corporation
c/o Claude
Carpenter, Jr.
809 North Palm
Little Rock, AR
72205
Larry Handy
910 Kirspel
Little Rock, AR
72202
Jackie & Carolyn
Bolden
1427 South Street
Louis Avenue
Chicago, I1 60628
Stuart Yancey
P. O. Box 1468
Little Rock, AR
72203
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12954
12989
1105 Welch
Masonic Addn.,
Block 9, Lot 11,
Harold Medlock
(deceased) &
Bertha A. Medlock
Rt. 4, Box 1106
Sheridan, AR 72150
1623 Gaines Original City of Little John C. Collins
Rock, Block 215, Pastor of Gaines
W 140' of Lot 6 Baptist Church
1623 Gaines
Little Rock, AR
72206
13132 1012 South Woodrow Jones & Worthen Addn.,
Block 1, N 1/2 of Lot 9
13148 -49 1516 -18 South W. B. Worthen Addn.,
Cedar Lot 8, Block 13
Don M. & Mary Jane
Price
P. O. Box 9151
North Little Rock,
AR 72119
Washington
Hickman, Jr.
6801 Westside Ave.
North Bergen, NJ
07047
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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: April 2, 1991
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED:
TOM CARPENTER, ACTI#G CITY ATTORNEY
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