6978ORDINANCE NO. 6978.
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK TO BE A NUISANCE, PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That, whereas, the owners of the following
described property, to -wit:
609 South Pine
521 East 22nd
1615 South Main
1617 South Main
have allowed the buildings located on said property to de-
teriorate to the extent that said buildings have been found
by the Fire Committee of the Little mock City Council to be
hazardous in that they and each of them constitute a fire
hazard, and in addition are dangerous to the life and limb
of the public; and same and each of them are hereby declared
to be nuisances. And the Chief of the Fire Department is
hereby authorized and instructed to serve the owners of each
of said pieces of property with a copy of this ordinance and
notify said owner or owners that the respective pieces of
property must either be torn down and removed or remodeled
within thirty (30) days from the date hereof.
SECTION 2. In the event the owner or owners of any of
said property cannot be located, the Chief of the Fire De-
partment is instructed to serve said notice by posting a
copy of this ordinance on the front door of each of said
buildings and report such action to the Fire Committee of
the City Council.
SECTION 3. Any owner or owners of any of the within
described property failing or refusing to conform to the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof in the Little Rook Municipal
Court shall be fined in any sum not less than Twenty Five
Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00)
SECTION 4, The City Attorney is hereby authorized and
instructed to proceed to take all necessary court action in
order to secure the removal of the property herein declared
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to be a nuisance if same is not removed or remodeled within
Thirty days (30) of the date hereof.
SECTION 5. Because the parcel of property heretofore
described causes a constant fire hazard and menace to the
public peace, health and safety; and because this hazard
and the condition of nuisance created by such properties
should be removed and abated at once; an emergency is here-
by declared to exist; and this ordinance is found to be nec-
essary for the preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, and the same shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
PASSED: aril 9, 1946.
APPROVED :�i
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ty Clerk