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ORDINANCE NO. 16,750
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4 AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING THE
5 STRUCTURE AT 815 SOUTH ROCK STREET
6 IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS A
STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD;
7 PROVIDING FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT
8 PROCEDURES; DIRECTING THE CITY
9 ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IS
10 NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID
11 STRUCTURE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS, said structure in the City of Little Rock,
14 Arkansas, has become run -down, dilapidated, unsightly,
15 dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the public welfare of
16 the citizens of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, conditions of this structure constitutes a serious
17 structural, fire and health hazard; and
18 WHEREAS, said structure is a public nuisance and is
19 dangerous to the health and safety of the occupants or other
20 persons and, further, are in such condition as to be dangerous
to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or
21 those lawfully passing thereby; and
22 WHEREAS, said structure is declared a nuisance and
23 immediate action is necessary to remedy these situations and
24 said building should be rehabilitated by the owners or razed
25 either by the owners or the City of Little Rock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF THE CITY OF
26 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
27 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declare that the
28 following structure constitute public nuisances. The owners of
29 the following described property is hereby ordered either to
30 begin rehabilitation by immediately contacting the Neighborhood
Programs Division and entering into an agreement providing for
31 the immediate rehabilitation of the structure or to raze and
32 remove said structure within twenty -four (24) hours and to
33 complete such removal within seventy -two (72) hours of the
34 effective date of this Ordinance. While not required by law to
35 do so, the Neighborhood Programs Division will immediately
36 attempt to notify the owners of the property listed below of the
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passage of this ordinance by certified mail or personal service.
The property on which the condemned structure is located by
street address and legal description is hereafter set forth with
the.name of the owners of records, as follows:
UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
15195 815 S. Rock Original City
X.P.H.D. Blk. 60, S.
35 feet of
Lot 4 and W.
80 feet of
Lot 5
OWNER
Alison D. Patton &
& Evelyn S. Duffey
c/o Ms. Arnold Duffey
809 South Rock
Little Rock, AR 72202
SECTION 2. The conditions of this structure on the
above - described property has been found to present structural,
fire and health hazards and is dangerous to the health and
safety of the occupants or other persons, and further, the
structure is 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 this property.
SECTION 4. The Neighborhood Programs Division of the City
of Little Rock is also authorized to raze and. remove said
building and file and enforce a lien against said property for
the cost of razing and removing said structure 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, 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: September 20, 1994
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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