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ORDINANCE NO. 18,502
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 condition of these structures constitutes 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.
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declares 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
Housing & Neighborhood Programs and entering into an agreement providing for the immediate
rehabilitation of the structures or to raze and remove said structures 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 Housing & Neighborhood
Programs 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 is hereafter set forth with the name of the owners of record, as follows:
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LEGAL DE C.:
1 -00460 1214 West 19s' Wright's Addn.,
Block 33, E 1/3
Of Lots 4, 5 & 6
1 -01734 2402 Pulaski
2 -00534 1118 S. Park
Wat Worthen Addn.,
Block 22, Lot 2
Capitol Hill Extension
Addn., Block 2, Lot 8
2 -02782 1618 West 22id Fleming & Bradford's
Addn., Block 11,
E '.h of Lot 13 & W '/2 of 14
3 -00448 4612 West 16i6 Pine Forest Addn.,
Lot 12
OWNER:
Walter Moore
1214 West 19th
Little Rock, AR 72206
Ethel Arrington
c/o 15619 Decatur Cr.
Omaha, NE
Clara Stewart McCarroll
831 S. I I' Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Erma Armstrong
723 N. Cedar Street
North Little Rock, AR 72211
Dewayne & Donna Jones
P.O. Box 296
Mulberry, AR 72947
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3 -00474
1903 Brown Chickasaw Place,
Richard D. Langille
Block 4, N' /2 of Lot 18 &
P.O. Box 409
S '/2 of Lot 19
Springville, CA 93265
3 -00481
Park Addn.
1808 Brown Highland ,
Denise Matthews Whitman
Block 1, Lot 5
51 Dam Road
Mayflower, AR 72106
3 -04493
1801 Valentine Braddock's Addn.,
Geraldine Dubisson Lee
Block 3, Lot 1
920 S. Wheeler
Springfield, 1L 62703
3 -09547 3816 West 16'h W.B. Worthen Addn., Loretta R. Spann
Block 15, E 45' of Lots 5 & 6 174 Woodhaile Lane
Heber Springs, AR 72543
3 -09558 3208 West 17'h C & P Johnson's Addn., Lonnie Johnson
Block 7, E' /2 of Lot 5 c/o 1214 West I Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
3 -10043 3719 West 6'h Heisman Addn., Randy Lee Cunning&
Block 4, E 55' of Lot 1 & Pt. Donna Denise Cunning
Lot 2, more part desc as follows: 604 S. Brown Street
Beg. NE Cor sd It th W 55' al N Little Rock, AR 72205
Boundary li th S al li par with E
Bndry li of sd lot 25' th E al
A line parallel to N li sd lot 55'
To E Bndry li of sd lot th N al
E li sd lot 25' to P.O.B.
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3 -10048 4800 West 24' Walthours Sub. Of Hyde Park, Elizabeth McCall
Walthour's Sub. Of S '/z of 1617 Miracosta, Apt. B
Lot 4 and all Lot 5, Bik 1, Chula Mista, CA 91913
Hyde Park
3 -10055 1909 Valentine Braddock's Addn., Vicki Williams
Block 6, Lot 3 14009 North Fork Road
North Little Rock, AR 72113
3 -10056 1916 Valentine Braddock's Addn., Revel Clark
Block 5, Lot 10 1916 Valentine
Little Rock, AR 72204
3 -10058 1924 Booker Chickasaw, Place, Rosa Colding
Block 2, E 90' of Lot 13 c/o Evelyn Jones
1901 East 130' Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
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SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above - described property 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 this property.
SECTION 4. The Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs 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 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.
PASSED: ,fine 5, 2001
ATTEST:
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APP OVER AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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1.
1214 W.
19'
Owner of this property is deceased. The property
has never been probated. The grandson of the
deceased owner sold the property, but he had no
legal right to do so. This property is severely burnt
and dangerous.
2.
2402 S. Pulaski
Owner lives in Omaha, NE.
3.
1118 S. Park
Owner lives in Maywood, 1L.
4.
1618 W.
22nd
Owner lives in North Little Rock, AR.
5.
4612 W.
166'
Owner lives in Mulberry, AR.
6.
1903 S.
Brown
Owner lives in Springfield, CA.
7.
1808 S.
Brown
Owner lives in Mayflower, AR.
8.
1801 S.
Valentine
Owner lives in Springfield, II...
9.
3816 W.
16'"
Owner lives in Heber Springs, AR.
10.
3208 W.
17'
Unable to locate owner and the taxes are delinquent.
11.
3719 W.
6`s
No forwarding address information is available.
This property was sold on a purchase agreement and
title holder lives in Bryant, AR.
12.
4800 W.
24'
Owner lives in Chula Mista, CA.
13.
1909 S.
Valentine
Owner lives in North Little Rock, AR.
14.
1916 S.
Valentine
Owners last known address is to this property. No
forwarding information is available.
15.
1924 S.
Booker
Owner lives in Denver, CO.