HomeMy WebLinkAbout15337ORDINANCE NO.
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15.337
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN STRUCTURES
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 REMOVE SAID STRUCTURES;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain structures in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, have become run -down, dilapidated, unsightly,
dangerous, obnoxious, and detrimental to the public welfare of
the citizens of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, the conditions of these structures constitute a
serious structural, fire and health hazard; and
WHEREAS, such structures are a public nuisance and are
dangerous to the health and safety of the occupants or other
persons and are in such condition as to be dangerous to the
lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or lawfully
passing thereby; and
WHEREAS, immediate action should be taken to remedy these
situations by either the rehabilitation or razing of the
structures by the owners or the City of Little Rock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declare that the
following structures constitute public nuisances. The owners of
the following described properties are hereby ordered to begin
rehabilitation or to raze and remove said structures within
ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Ordinance. The
Department of Public Works of the City of Little Rock will,
immediately, attempt to notify the owners of the properties
listed below of the passage of this Ordinance by certified mail.
The properties on which the condemned structures are located by
street address and legal description are hereafter set forth with
the name of the owners of record, as follows:
UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
10930 411 Reichardt Garland's Addn., Block 12, Commonwealth
middle 1/3 of Lots 1, 2 & 3 Mtg. Corp.
P. O. Box 4529
Houston, TX
77210 -4329
12356 2520 West 13th
13219 -21 1860 Summit &
Garage Apt.
Worthen & Brown's Addn.,
Block 1, E 5' of Lot 7 &
W 40' of Lot 8
Moore &Penzel's Addn.,
Block 3, Lot 16 & N' of
Lot 15
Yancy Hooks
1806 So. Battery
Little Rock, AR
72202
Tyrone & Patricia
Hawkins McGraw
P. O. Box 1702
Little Rock, AR
72203
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION
13350 2119 West 10th Capitol Hill Extension,
Block 8, E 50' of Lots 1 &
2 & E 50' of Lot 3, except
S 10'
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OWNER
James R. Clark
P. 0. Box 261
Smackover, AR
71762
13400 4201 West 19th Sidney J. Johnson's Addn., Robert M.
Block 27, N' of Lot 1 Westmoreland,
Dec. & Sharon
A. Westmoreland
c/o Clarence
Cash, Agent
1700 First
Commercial Bldg.
Little Rock, AR
72201
13510 3117 Walker John Barrow Addn., Block 52, Jesse B. &
Lot 10 Gloria Smith
3224 Cobb
Little Rock, AR
72204
13530 2522 Battery McCarthy's Add., Block 2, Doug Halbert
Lot 7 721 Mellon
Little Rock, AR
72205
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SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above
described properties have been found to present structural, fire
and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and safety of
the occupants or other persons, and further the structures are in
such condition as to be dangerous to the lives, limbs and property
of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby.
SECTION 3. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to
institute such proceedings as may be necessary against such
persons in order to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance so
as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous conditions brought about
as the result of the failure of the owners thereof to maintain
these structures.
SECTION 4. Upon the owner's failure to begin rehabilitation
or to raze and remove the structures within ninety (90) days of
the effective date of this ordinance, the City of Little Rock
shall be authorized to raze and remove said structure and file
and foreclose upon a lien against said property for the cost of
razing and removing said structures.
SECTION 5. Unless the provisions of this Ordinance are put
into effect immediately, the public peace, health, safety and
welfare 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.
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PASSED: August 18, 1987
ATTEST:
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CIT CLERK JANE CZECH MA OR LOTTIF SHACY LFORD