HomeMy WebLinkAbout16352ORDINANCE NO. 16,352
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN
STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS
STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS;
PROVIDING FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT
PROCEDURES; 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, further, are in such condition as to be
dangerous to the lives, limbs and property of people in its
vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby; and
WHEREAS, such structures are declared a nuisance and
immediate action is necessary to remedy these situations and
said buildings should be rehabilitated by the owners or
razed either 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 either to begin rehabilitation by immediately
contacting the Neighborhood Programs Division and entering
into an agreement providing for the immediate rehabilitation
of the structure or to raze and remove said structure within
twenty -four (24) hours and to complete such removal within
seventy -two (72) hours of the effective date of this
Ordinance. While not required by law to do so, the
Neighborhood Programs Division will immediately attempt to
notify the owners of the properties listed below of the
passage of this ordinance by certified mail or personal
service.
The properties on which the condemned structure are
located by street address and legal description are
hereafter set forth with the name of the owners of records,
as follows:
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS
13757 -58 1215 Dennison
14611 -14 3706 American
Manor
16403 800 South Martin
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
Park Addition,
Block 3, N 50' of
Lots 7, 8, and 9
American Manor
Subdivision,
Lots 4 and 5
Marshall and Coffman's
Addition, Block 2,
Lot 1 and N 5' of
Lot 2
OWNER
Jimmy O. &
Linda E. Ring
446 Allendale Road
Westchester, PA
19308
Resolution Trust
Corp.
P. O. Box 2269
Tulsa, OK 74101
Marguerite Hackler
Barbara Hackler-
Foster
820 South Martin
Little Rock, AR
72204
16646 2119 South Oak Neimeyer's Subdivision, Robert Lee & Grace
Block 15, Lot 9 M. Allen, Jr.
7718 Claybrook
Road
Mabelvale, AR
72103
16686 919 Schiller
16689 2117 Battery
Marshall and Wolfe's Dorothy Robinson
Addition, Block 8, 919 Schiller
W 100' of Lot 4 Little Rock, AR
72202
Oak Terrace Addition, Johnson Donahue
Block 4, Lot 4 Annette Donahue
Smith
5906 East 43rd
North Little Rock,
AR 72117
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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 against such persons as may be
necessary in order to enforce the provisions of this
ordinance so as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous
conditions brought about as a result of the failure of the
owners thereof to maintain these properties.
SECTION 4. The Neighborhood Programs Division of the
City of Little Rock is also authorized to raze and remove
said buildings and file and enforce a lien against said
property for the cost of razing and removing said structures
pursuant to Section 20 -32 of the Little Rock Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION S. Unless the provisions of this Ordinance are
put into effect immediately, the public peace, health and
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: February 2, 1993
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROB IE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CIty ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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