17261No. 17,261
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING . CERTAIN
STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS 559
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 constitutes
a serious structural,,fire and health hazard; and
WHEREAS, these 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, these structures are declared a nuisance and
immediate action is necessary to remedy these situations and
said buildings should be rehabilitated by the owners or
demolished and removed 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 a public nuisance. 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 property listed below of the
passage of this ordinance by certified mail or personal
service.
The property on which the condemned structures 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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O'NIT NO. ADDRESS
1810 Wright Avenue
(Commercial)
1 -00522 2204 Commerce
1 -00534 700 Corning
1 -00685 1121 Welch
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
Centennial Addn.,
Block 42, Lot 9
Duvall's Addn.,
Block 409, N 33.33'
of Lot 9 & S 8.75'
of Lot 10
Industrial Park
Addn., Block 4, Lot 1
Masonic Addn.,
Block 8, Lot 9
OWNER
Simmons S. Smith
2420 Broadway
Little Rock, AR
72206
561
Annie M. Jackson
2000 Commerce St.
Little Rock, AR
72206
Major & Ms. M.S.
Straw
c/o Joe Larry
Straw
6420 West 32nd
Little Rock, AR
72204
Immanuel
Pentecostal Church
Rev. Joe N. White
1123 Welch Street
Little Rock, AR
72202
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N
1 -00692 610 Calhoun East End Addn., Iola Rhone Estate
Block B, E 25' of Donna Cunningham,
Lot 15 Wendell M. Smith,
Cathryn Greenberry
c/o Donna
Cunningham, Admin.
3810 Scenic Drive
Pine Bluff, AR
71603
1 -00695 2315 East 6th East End Addn., Felix Porter Life
Block B, Lot 16 Estate
Sarah Porter,
Minnie Taylor,
Betty Porter,
Felix R. Porter
Diane Porter,
Ida Porter,
Michael Nellum,
Orson Porter,
Monique Bush Porter
c/o 2210 S. Schiller
Little Rock, AR
72202
1 -00696 1904 East 4th Garland's Addn., Willie Mae Bailey
Block 5, Lots Ingram &
9 and 10 Edward Ingram Estate
c/o Betty S. Monroe
1835 E. 67th Terrace
Kansas City, MO
64132
AND
Lois Blanchard
36 Lobos Street
San Francisco, CA
94112
WM M M M M M M M M M M s
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1 -00697 2000 E. Capitol
1 -00698 612 Calhoun
1 -00717 717 Gregg Street
1 -00741
1 -00742
1 -00743
1 -00744
1 -00745
1221 Louisiana
Francis M. Roots
Subdiv. of Garland's
Addn., Block 11,
Lot 24
East End Addn.,
Block B, E 25' of
Lot 15
Harrington's 2nd
Addn., Block 6, Lot 7
Original City of
Little Rock, Block
67, S 1/2 of Lot 5
Except E 40' and
all of Lot 6
563
Aretha McMahon
2000 E. Capitol
Little Rock, AR
72202
Estate of Iola B.
Rhone
C/o Donna Cunningham
3810 Scenic Drive
Pine Bluff, AR
71603 -4348
Panny Williams
& Vester Williams
2705 Lewis Street
Little Rock, AR
72204
Tony R. Curtis
& Kevin Plamer
7300 Ederville Rd.
Apt. 2322
Ft. Worth, TX
76112
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1 -01010 2221 Rock Street Fulk's Sub. of
Rapley's Addn.,
Block 4, Lot 1
1 -01251 907 Selma Industrial Park
Addn., Block 15,
Lots 1, 2 & 3
1 -01435 1708 East 3rd Fletcher & Clark
Addn., Block B,
S 126.9' of Lot 17
1 -01561 410 East 16th Original City of
Little Rock, Block
53, E 39 1/2' of S 8'
of Lot 5
Sally Rucker
641 E. 79th
Los Angeles, CA.
AND 90001
Duggar Johnson &
Carrie Retter
Johnson
615 West 32nd
Little Rock, AR
72206
564
Sam & Clarice Cooper
907 Selma
Little Rock, AR
72202
AND
Southern Inv. Co.
Bill Barger
212 Center Street
Suite 200
Little Rock, AR
72201
Carrie Perkins
1708 East 3rd
Little Rock, AR
72202
Mary Etta Ellison
125 East 27th
Little Rock, AR
72206
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1 -01565 914 Bedford
2 -00321 2523 West 18th
2 -00691 3114 Wolfe
Industrial Park Addn.,
Block 43, Lot 15
Worthen & Brown
Addn., Block 18,
W 56' of Lot 1 &
W 56' of N 1/2
of Lot 2
Sunset Addn.,
Block 9, Lot 3
565
James Andrew & Uvita
Scott,
Mrs. F. James Lee
Moton Hampton,
Lee Ester Moten,
& Allen Moten
c/o Uvita Scott
912 Bedford
Little Rock, AR
72202
Weldon M. Cook
426 East 13th
North Little Rock,
AR 72114
AND
Renny's Bail Bond
Company
Eugene Reynolds
408 West 31st
Little Rock, AR
72206
Edward & Earnestine
Bryant
3114 Wolfe Street
Little Rock, AR
72206
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2 -01332
2 -01370
2 -01373
M M M M M M M
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1221 West 35th
2616 State
721 Riffel
•
Braddock's Blvd.
Addn., Block 51,
Lot 6
Kimball's So. Park
Addn., Block 18, S
1/2 of Lot 10 and
N 1/2 of Lot 9
Woodlawn Addn.,
Block 13, Lots 5 & 6,
Exc. Pt Lot 6, MPDA
Beg. NE Cor Lot 6, th
S al E Ln Lot 6, 83.55'
to W'ly R/W Riffel Ave.
th S 34 *55' W al Sd R/W
33.94' th N 70 *54120" W
22.4' th N 26 *05'30"
E 44.15' th N 1 *19' E
64.1' to N Li Sd Lot 6
th N 84 *04' E 19.7' to
P.O.B.
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5S6
Theodore Williams
5201 Bennie Barnes
Road
Wrightsville, AR
72206
Mary Louise Lloyd
C/o Eddie Lloyd
3314 West 12th
Little Rock, AR
72204
AND
Aaron Sexton
2616 State Street
Little Rock, AR
72206
Alice Mason Estate
c/o Mattie Mitchell
2105 Maple Street
Little Rock, AR
72204
AND
Wesley Mason
2067 Katy Beth Way
Morganhill, CA
95037
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2 -01375 1115 West 34th
2 -01412 3304 Short Spring
3 -00457 2822 West 10th
3 -00470 924 Madison
Braddock's Blvd.
Addn., Block 57,
Lot 4
Twen Cen Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 3
Roots & Coy's
Addn., Block 5,
Lot 1
Cunningham's
Addn., Block 12,
Lot 7
5137
Duke Alexander
2608 Broadway
Little Rock, AR
72206
George E. Walls, III
3304 Short Spring
Little Rock, AR
72206
Darius L. &
Patricia H.
Sullivan
17102 N. Alexander
Road
Alexander, AR
72002
Rejoice Randazha
6805 Veteran's Blvd.
Metaire, LA 70003
3 -00671 3400 West 18th South Highland Virgie Bowens
Addn., Block 1, 3400 West 18th
Lot 18 Little Rock, AR
72204
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3 -01083 3320 West 18th
3 -02173 4115 West 20th
South Highland
Addn., Block 1,
Lot 17
Elm Street Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 4
AM
Margaret Ann Smith
1812 Reservoir,
Apt. 240
Little Rock, AR
72207
Roma M. Isom &
Christal Laureen
Isom
14 Forrest View P1.
Little Rock, AR
72204
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SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the 569
above - described properties have been found to present a
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: August 20, 1996
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAO JIM DAILEY
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