5236ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTA_TN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF
LITTLE RCCK TO BE A NUISANCE, PROVIDING FCR THE REAMOVAL AND FCR
OTHER PURPC SES .
BE IT ORDAT_NED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS
SECTION 1. That whereas, the owners of the following described
property to -wit:
915 Gaines street
401 West Eight Street
818 Gaines Street
500 and 503 Summit Avenue
1423 Spring Street
505 East Sixth Street
807 East Sixth Street
2319 Izard Street
601 East Second Street
515 West Seventh Street
Ei#th and Fletcher Streets
I61c Viest Twelfth Street
1812 High Street
Second and Bishop Streets
1311 Lincoln Avenue
212 main Street
215 John Street
908 'West Seventh Street
721 Valmar Street
have allowed the buildings located on said property to deteriorate to
the extent that said buildings have been found by the Fire Committee
of the Little Rock 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 Police is hereby
instructed to serve the oviners 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 re-
mcved or remodeled within thirty (30) days frcm the date hereof.
SECTION 2. In the event the owner cr owners of any of said
pieces of property cannot be located, the Chief of - =olice is instruc-
ted 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 provisions of this
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ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof in the Little iiock Municipal court shall be fined in any
sum not less than Twenty -five collars ($25.00) nor more than Three
Hundred Dollars (w3J0.00).
SECTICN 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 to be a nuisance if same is
not removed or remodeled within thirty (30) days of the date hereof.
SLCTICN 5. Due to the constant fire hazard and the danger that
these pieces of property present to the public safety an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
and the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
Passed:
,Attest:
ty Clerk
Approve
Mayor