15855ORDINANCE NO. 15,855
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 Department of Public Works 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
Department of Public Works 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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uNTT No. An�yc LEO" OWNER
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13991 1414 North Street Original City of Estate of George
Little Rock, Lot 16, Dukes
Block 360 c/o Sandra
Blasingame
Rt. 8, Box 278D
Pine Bluff, AR
71602
14231 3117 Main Street Robinson Subd., S 1/2 Marjorie Lyons
of Lot 4, Block 1 208 Hobson Street
Hot Springs, AR
71901
14816 3024 Cobb Street John Barrow Addn., Randy McDonald
Lots 1 & 2, Block 110 Rt. 1, Box 76
East Pinnacle Rd.
Roland, AR 72130
14823 4601 West 20th Stiel & Yount's Subd., I. B. Bradford
Street Lots 1 & 2, Block 1 1248 South Albany
Chicago, IL 60623
14951 4400 West 26th West Mill Addn., Leslie M. &
Street Lot 12, Block 3 Ophelia A. Murphy
Rt. 4, Box 648
E1 Dorado, AR
71730 and
Debrah Smith,
Executrix for
Estate of Leslie
M. Murphy
6704 Del Haven
No. Little Rock,
AR 72117
14953 1514 West 14th Centennial Addn., Willie L. &
Street Lots 4, 5 & 6, Doris T. Scott
Block 12 1494 Quesada Ave.
San Francisco, CA
94124
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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 Public Works Department 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 fully
force and effect from and after its passage.
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PASSED: April 17, 1990
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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CIT CLERK CZECH MAYOR OYD . VILLINES, III
APPROVED AS TO RM:
RK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY