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ORDINANCE N0. 13,905
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN BUILDINGS
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS STRUCTURAL,
FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS: DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IS
NECESSARY TO RAZE AND DEMOLISH SAID BUILD-
INGS: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, certain buildings in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
have become run -down, dilapidated, unsafe, unsightly, dangerous,
obnoxious, and detrimental to the public welfare of the citizens of
the City of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, the condition of these properties constitutes a serious
structural, fire and health hazard; and
WHEREAS, immediate action is necessary to remedy this situation
and said buildings should be razed either by the owners or by the
City of Little Rock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That owners of the following described properties are
hereby ordered to remove or raze said buildings immediately upon the
effective date of this ordinance. The Departmetn of Community Services
of the City of Little Rock will, immediately, notify the owners of the
properties listed below of the passage of this ordinance by certified
mail. The properties on which the condemned buildings are located by
street address and legal description and hereafter set forth with the
name of the owners of record, as follows:
UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION
321 1616 Lewis S.--J. Johnson's Addn.
Lots 10,11,12, Blk 14
2699- 2905 High Bowman's Addn.
7964 (2 units) S 41' of N 90' of
lots 1 & 2, Blk. 16
3274- 2621 Broadway Retan's Add'n, Lot 7,
3277 Court (4 units) and W 9.5' of Lot 8,
Block 4
OWNER
Fred Cooley
P.O. Box 207
College Station,
Arkansas 72053
Andrew Jefferies
2901 High Street
Little Rock, AR
Wilbur & Faye
Hale
6905 Pontiac Dr.
North Little Rock,
Arkansas 72116
3480 815 Concord Industrial Park Addn. Robert Itzkowitz
Lot 10, Block 29 101 East Washington
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
9563- 1112 Schiller Marshall & Wolfe Addn. Hattie Jewett
9564 (2 units) Lot 9, Block 17 #9 Perin Road
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
9799-
1222 S. Park
Park Addn., S 50'
Mrs Adflia Gibbons
9800
(2 units)
of Lots 10,11,12,
6905 West 33rd
Block 3
Little Rock, AR
9941
2909 Louisiana
South Main St. Addn.
Ms. Osceola Jones
Lot 29, Block 2
2615 Gaines
Little Rock, AR
10242
531 Folsom
Weils Addn., Lot 8,
Allied Investment
Block 7
#5 Main Place
Little Rock, AR
10246
813 Bedford
Industrial Park Addn.
Kelly Walker
Lot 8, Block 45
811 Bedford
Little Rock, AR
10345 3724 Wynne John Barrow Addn. Glen Johnson
Lots 10,11,12, Bik 14 7716 West 38th
Little Rock, AR
10406 -C2 915 Apperson Fairgrounds Addn. C.W. Solee
Lot 9, Block 5 Route 1, Box 159
England, AR
10474- 1301 Johnson Jones & Worthen Addn. Reed Thompson &
10477 (4 units) Lot 12, Block 23 Jimmy Paul
P.O. Box 4176
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
10510 -C3 2506 -2508 Deshons' Addn. Dorothy Mays
10511 -C3 Center Street Lot 25, Block 3 723 Beech
(2 units) North Little Rock,
Arkansas
10720 4015 West 12th W.B. Worthen's Addn. Joe Anderson, Jr.
Lot 4, Block 4 510 Arthur Dr.
Little Rock, AR
10727 807 Loren Industrial Park Addn. Mary Louise Birdine
Lot 5, Block 55 1231 S. Marsalis
Dallas, Texas
SECTION 2. The condition of the buildings on the above described
properties is found to be a structural, fire and health hazard.
SECTION 3. The City Attorney is hereby directed to institute
legal proceedings against such persons as may be necessary in order to
enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and to remedy the unsightly
and dangerous conditions brought about as the result of the failure of
the owners thereto to keep up this property.
SECTION 4. The legal proceedings authorized in Section 3 hereof,
shall provide that if the building is not razed within a certain period
to be allowed by the Court, the City of Little Rock be authorized to
raze said property and have a lien upon real estate for the costs of
removing said building.
SECTION 5. Unless the provisions of this Ordinance are put into
effect immediately, the public peace, health and safety 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: November 4, 1980
ATTEST: eo APPROVED:
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