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Home My WebLink About21376 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,376 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO CONDEMN CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE 4 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND 5 HEALTH HAZARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT 6 PROCEDURES; TO DIRECT THE CITY STAFF TO TAKE SUCH 7 ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID 8 STRUCTURES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 9 PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS,certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, identified in this ordinance have 12 become run-down, dilapidated, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the public welfare of 13 the citizens of Little Rock,Arkansas; and 14 WHEREAS, the condition of the structures has deteriorated to the point that they are dangerous to 15 the health and safety of the occupants or other persons and, further, are in such condition as to be 16 dangerous to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby; and 17 WHEREAS, the condition of these structures constitutes a serious structural, fire and health hazard; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the owners of the structures have received proper legal notice to either rehabilitate or 20 remove the structures and have failed to do so; and 21 WHEREAS; such structures are hereby declared a nuisance and immediate action is necessary to 22 demolish the structures. 23 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 25 Section 1. The conditions of the structures located on the properties described below have been 26 found to present structural, fire and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and safety of the 27 occupants or other persons, and further, the structures are in such condition as to be dangerous to the 28 lives, limbs and property of people in the vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby. The Board of 29 Directors hereby condemns the following structures, identified by street address, owner, legal description 30 and parcel number, and declares them to be public nuisances: 31 1. 1918 East 5th Street 32 Owner: Theophelus/ Sadie M Mitchell 33 Legal: Garlands Block 12 W46' of Lot 8 E3' of Lot 9 34 Parcel No: 34L0030008100 [Page 1 of 3] 1 2. 4324 West 14th Street 2 Owner: High Plains Two, LLC 3 Legal: Johnson S J Block 5; Lot 9 4 Parcel No: 34L1620003700 5 6 3. 2014 South Izard Street 7 Owner: Linda F Moore 8 Legal: Weldon E Wrights Block 22 N 10' of Lot 8 & all lot 9 9 Parcel No: 34L20200224600 10 11 4. 2405 South Oak Street 12 Owner: US Bank National Assn. 13 Legal: Henderson Sub L1 Block 1 Lot 8 Henderson Sub of Block 1 R C Butlers 14 Parcel No: 34L1720000800 15 16 5. 2103 South Pulaski Street. 17 Owner: Vernon Dandridge 18 . Legal: Weldon E Wrights Block 36 Lot 2 19 Parcel No: 34L202003 9400 20 21 6. 8118 Stanton Road, #18 (Mobile Home) 22 Owner: Martinez Favela Patricia/Paula Avalos 23 Legal: Turner EM Sub. IMPS ONLY Sits on 34L4041200100 24 Parcel No: 34L4041200135 25 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to direct the Housing and Neighborhood Programs 26 Department to raze and remove the structures condemned in this ordinance and to file and enforce a lien 27 against the properties described herein for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to 28 Little Rock,Ark.,Rev. Code ("LRC") §20-29 (1988). 29 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, 30 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 31 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this 32 ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance. 33 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this 34 ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 35 Section 5. Emergency Clause. Unless the provisions of this ordinance are put into effect 36 immediately,the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected; 37 therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect 38 from and after its passage. 39 PASSED: March 21,2017 40 [Page 2 of 3] 1 '.tl S' APPROVED 2 �I` / 3 air 4111,1/ te / 4 / 4 :u-an N‘1 !ley, City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 5 AP!II I 1 AS TO LEGAL FORM: 6 �w -1, 8 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorne 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // [Page 3 of 3]