204582011048660 Received: 8/18/2011 10:42:42 AM
Recorded: 08/18/2011 10:49:25 AM Filed &
ULASKI COUNTY C RCUIT /COUNTY C Lane,
1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,458 Fees $25.00 CLERK
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE § 8-
4 31 TO PROVIDE A SPECIAL TIME FRAME FOR BUILDING PERMITS
5 FOR STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO CONDEMNATION; TO DECLARE
6 AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the City deals with vacant, unsafe, and dilapidated residential and commercial struc-
9 tures; and,
10 WHEREAS, the owners of these structures from time to time will obtain a building permit which can
11 last at least twelve (12) months from the date of issuance, but then do not complete or substantially begin
12 the work on the structure; and,
13 WHEREAS, such delay leaves unsightly and dangerous structures in the City that should be demol-
14 ished for the protection of the citizens and visitors to the City;
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
16 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
17 Section 1. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 8 -31 (I.) (1988) is hereby amended to add the following
18 phrase immediately after the title for subsection S. Expiration of Permits.:
19 Except as set forth in Subsection U below:
20 Section 2. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 8 -31 (I.) (1988) is hereby amended to add a new subsec-
21 tion (u) as follows:
22 U. Limited Rehabilitation Building Permit for unsafe and vacant structures.
23 All structures that have been declared UV (unsafe /vacant) by the City Man -
24 ager, or the manager's delegate, and have not had 50% or more destroyed by fire,
25 or is otherwise in a deteriorated condition, shall be required to obtain a Limited
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Rehabilitation Building Permit prior to the commencement of any repair work. In
order to make application for this permit the applicant shall provide a copy of the
inspection report from the appropriate City Department, with a total estimate of the
cost of repairs to meet the requirements of the inspection report.
No Limited Rehabilitation Building Permit, nor any other building permit,
shall be granted for a residence or structure that has had more than 50% of the
structure destroyed by fire, or is otherwise deteriorated. Any residence or structure
that meets or exceeds this 50% prohibition shall be razed by the owner withmX
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1 thirty (30) days of notice by the City, or it shall be subject to condemnation and
2 removal by the City.
3 The Limited Rehabilitation Building Permit shall:
4 (1) Expire in ninety (90) days of its issuance;
5 (2) Work shall commence within fifteen (15) days of the date of issuance or
6 the permit shall expire on the fifteenth (15`h) day and shall not be reis-
7 sued;
8 (3) Work should be continuous once it is started, and shall not be suspended
9 or abandoned for a fifteen (15) -day period after its issuance and work has
10 commenced, provided that legitimate problems with weather, fire, or
11 other acts of God have not caused such a delay. If an act of God has
12 caused delay, work shall commence immediately after the appropriate
13 City Department has declared that it is safe to begin repairs on the struc-
14 ture.
15 Failure to meet these requirements shall result in the permit being deemed null
16 and void.
17 An extension of a Limited Rehabilitation Building Permit for a period up to
18 thirty (30) days after the permit expiration date may be granted if:
19 (a) Applied for at least ten (10) days prior to the expiration of the existing
20 permit;
21 (b) Significant work, as determined solely by the City, has been accom-
22 plished;
23 (c) It is evident that there is sufficient financing in place for additional work
24 to be done;
25 (d) The structure, under rehabilitation, is not occupied or used for any pur-
26 pose other than rehabilitation; and,
27 (e) The applicant understands there is no guarantee that an extension will be
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29 A fee of $30.00 shall be accessed for each extension granted after the expiration
30 date of the original Limited Rehabilitation Building Permit.
31 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
32 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconsti-
33 tutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance, as if
34 such invalid or unconstitutional provision were not originally a part of this ordinance.
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1 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this or-
2 dinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
3 Section 5. Emergency Clause. The ability to protect the public from the safety, fire and health haz-
4 ards created by unsafe and vacant structures is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare; while
5 some consideration should be given for property owners who intend to repair such properties, and have
6 the finances in place to do so, building permits for such projects should be limited, and renewed only if
7 significant progress towards the rehabilitation of the structure is demonstrated, an emergency is, there -
8 fore, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
9 passage.
10 PASSED: August 16, 2011
11 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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14 usan a gl City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
15 APPR D S TO LEGAL FORM:
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18 Thomas M. Carpenter, City ttorney
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