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2012017823 Received: 3/28/2012 2:25:03 PM
Recorded: 03/28/2012 02:33:02 PM Filed &
Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane,
PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT /COUNTY CLERK
ORDINANCE NO.20,56Ffes $25.00
AN ORDINANCE TO CONDEMN CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND
HEALTH HAZARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT
PROCEDURES; TO DIRECT THE CITY STAFF TO TAKE SUCH
ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID
STRUCTURES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, identified in this ordinance 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 the structures has deteriorated to the point that they 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, the condition of these structures constitutes a serious structural, fire and health hazard;
and
WHEREAS, the owners of the structures have received proper legal notice to either rehabilitate or
remove the structures and have failed to do so; and
WHEREAS; such structures are hereby declared a nuisance and immediate action is necessary to
demolish the structures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The conditions of the structures located on the properties described below 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 the vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby. The Board of
Directors hereby condemns the following structures, identified by street address, legal description and
owner, and declares them to be public nuisances:
1) 4612 West 30'h Street �,•~ ��'�• FRCU
Legal: Riffel & Holder 2 "d Block 7; Lot 15
Owner: Money in The Bank Inc.3.) 2616 Barber Street G
Legal: Watkins Block 4 Lot 1 E 150' of Lot 4 Sub of Lot I ` W I -
Owner: Robert Young " H
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2) 2616 Barber Street
Legal: Watkins Block 4; Lot 1 E150' of Lot 4 Sub of Lot 1
Owner: Robert Young
3) 1318 Cross Street
Legal: City of LR L16 Block 312; Lot 8
Owner: Alonzo Rayborn
4) 1912 Dennison Street
Legal: Adams Rep #1 Block 0; Lot 150
Owner: Calvin Watson
5) 6505 Juniper Road
Legal: Cloverdale Block 0; Lot 209
Owner: Myrtle Roberts
6) 9119 Merrivale Drive
Legal: Merrivale Addition Block 0; Lot 49
Owner: Chase Home Finance, LLC
7) 9125 Merrivale Drive
Legal: Merrivale Addition Block 0; Lot 50
Owner: Frank W. Boyles
8) 1408 South Oak Street
Legal: Worthen W B Block 10; Lot 10
Owner: Tina Rena Delancey
9) 2305 South Oak Street
Legal: Neimeyers Block 13; Lots 3 & 4
Owner: Ross & Sharrond King
10) 904 Park Street
Legal: Capitol Hill Ext Block 10; Lot 11 Ext N 17' of E 100' of 11 & S 26' of E 100' of 12
Owner: Perolia Brown
11) 1917 Pulaski Street
Legal: Weldon E Wright's Block 34; Lot 5
Owner: Lazy D 3, LLC
12) 1514 Valentine Street
Legal: PT W PT SW NW NE 8 IN 12
Owner: Roy Veazey
13) 2205 Valentine Street
Legal: Chesterfield Square Block 6; Lot 2
Owner: Janice Lovelace
14) 1010 Victory Street
Legal: City of LR L18 Block 349; Lot 9
Owner: Lonnie Walton Shaw
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Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to direct the Housing and Neighborhood Programs
Department to raze and remove the structures condemned in this ordinance and to file and enforce a lien
against the properties described herein for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to
Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code ( "LRC ") §20 -29 (1988).
Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this
ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision were not originally a part of this ordinance.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 5. Emergency Clause. 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: March 27, 2012
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Sus L n y, City Clerk
AP ED S TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci ttorney
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Mark Stodola, Mayor
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