14117ORDINANCE NO. 14,117
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM
ON THE ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION PERMITS
FOR STRUCTURES IN THE AREA OF THE
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CDBG NEIGHBORHOOD;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 1981, a moratorium was declared
on the issuance of demolition permits for structures within the
Central High School CDBG neighborhood which includes an area
bounded by the Wilbur D. Mills Freeway on the North, the Missouri
Pacific Railroad on the West, Roosevelt Road on the South and
High Street on the East; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 1981, by Ordinance No. 14,002, the
above - described moratorium was extended for a period of six
months; and
WHEREAS, the Quapaw Quarter has requested that the mora-
torium be extended for an additional sixty days; and
WHEREAS, the Quapaw Quarter Association has requested
additional time in which to complete a survey of the Central High
School CDBG neighborhood to determine the historial and archi-
tectural significance of the area; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that no demolition permit
should be issued for structures in the Central High School CDBG
neighborhood without approval of the Board of Directors until a
survey of the area is completed and the area, or as much of the
area as is deemed historically and /or architecturally significant,
is made a part of the Little Rock Historic District; and
V.THEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors to
insure that any person who feels aggrieved by the moratorium on
the issuance of demolition permits is given a hearing before the
Board of Directors to determine if a demolistion permit should
be issued; and
WHEREAS, the Quapaw Quarter Association has indicated
its willingness to review any applications for demolition permits
which are filed during the period of the moratorium and to make
recommendations to the Board on any applications which come on
to be heard by the Board of Directors during the extension of
the moratorium.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The moratorium declared on February 17, 1981,
and extended by Ordinance No. 14,002 on March 4, 1981, is hereby
extended for an additional period to terminate at the end of
a sixty -day period beginning with the date of passage of this
Ordinance.
Section 2. Any owner, authorized agent or contractor
aggrieved by this extension of the moratorium may place his appli-
cation for a demolition permit on the regular agenda of the
Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock for the purpose of
presenting his application at a public hearing at which the
recommendations of the planning staff, building code permit
department and the Quapaw Quarter Association may also be heard.
At the hearing, the Board shall consider the issuance of a
demolition permit recognizing the needs of the individual property
owner as against the public interest in preserving the status quo
of the Central High School neighborhood until such time as the
area, or some portion of the area, is finally included in the
Little Rock Historic District or it is determined that the area
should not be included in the Historic District.
Section 3. Recognizing that there is a public interest
in the preservation of manv of the structures in the area of the
Central High School CDBG neighborhood, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: September 15, 1981
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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