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Home My WebLink About16153ORDINANCE NO. 16,153 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. r3-a i • • 27 Page 2 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: Page 3 UNIT NO. ADDRESS 10642 -43 2024 West 16th/ 1523 Schiller 11600 4115 West 19th LEGAL Centennial Addition, Block 20, W 1/2 of Lots 13 and 14 Sidney J. Johnson Addition, Block 28, Lot 4 and E 1/2 of Lot 5 2M" OWNER John and Karen Bradford 2724 West 7th Little Rock, AR 72204 Frances Love c/o Minoli Jolley 2505 North Allen North Little Rock, AR 72114 13080 -81 1609 Booker C. P. Johnson Addition, W. J. & June Block 10, Lot 5 Walker, Trustees of William J. Walker and June Walker, Trustees 1000 West 3rd Little Rock, AR 72201 13095 3820 West 11th Forest Hill Addition, Block 10, Lot 8 The Estate of Bessie Low Morriss c/o John Ray White, Attorney Friday, Eldredge & Clark 2000 First Commercial Building Little Rock, AR 72201 and The Estate of Bessie Low Morriss c/o Steven R. Davis P. O. Box 1801 North Little Rock, AR 72115 Page 4 13251 2101 West 17th Centennial Addition, Block 33, Lot 28 2s James Garland. and Katherine Knight 2601 So. Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 14113 2305 West 12th Park Addition, Block 2, O. D. Kirkland, Part of Lot 2 Jr. 2124 Labette Manor #W -22 Little Rock, AR 72205 14283 2600 West 18th Worthen and Brown's Albert & Osa Addition, Block 16, Johnson Lot 12 except N 39' 1809 East 3rd Little Rock, AR 72202 14815 2124 Izard Wrights Addition, Mack Lindsey Block 21, Lot 7 Barber and Eric Barber 2124 Izard Little Rock, AR 72206 15016 2209 McAlmont Bragg's Second Addition, Kendall Hancock Block 32, Lot 3 1801 Reservoir, #151 Little Rock, AR 72207 15220 -25, 303 East 15th Original City of Little David C. & Ellen 15256 -58 309 East 15th Rock, Block 50, K. Perry Lot 1 and N 33' of Rt. 2, Box 38 Lot 2 Monticello, AR 71655 30 Page 5 15909 -10 1228 West 35th Braddock's Boulevard U. S. Dept. of HUD Addition, Block 41, Attn: Property E 1/2 of Lots 5 and 6 Disposition 523 Louisiana Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 16168 2604 South Johnson Part SW SE SE Section 8, Curtis Williams TIN, R12W, Beg. 15' W & 712 Ohio 59.15' S of NE Cor., Pine Bluff, AR Th S 44.151, W 1401, 71601 N 44.151, E 140' to point of beg. 16178 3101 Martin Luther Bowman's Addition, Lula Bell Campbell King, Jr. Drive Block 8, Lot 1 c/o 2018 South Gaines Little Rock, AR 72206 16204 9501 Stardust Southwest Acres, Rose Marie Clark & Trail Lot 5 Leon Nash 9501 Stardust Tr. Little Rock, AR 72209 16207 421 West 32nd Chattanooga Addition, Artelia Westbrook Block 3, Lot 11 3115 Fulton Little Rock, AR 72206 16208 -09 1122 Hanger Hanger's Addition, Block 5, Lot 8 Irma Ragland and Larry Joe Ragland Rt. 2, Box 117 Little Rock, AR 72206 Page 6 16210 16218 • . 31 8823 West 36th John Barrow Addition, Block 168, W 1/3 of Lots 7, 8 and 9 Vail & Rita Paschal 11114 Rocky Valley Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 6112 Hinkson Arnold's Highland Acres, Cloverdale particularly Tract 4, Assembly of God Beg. 195' E of SW Cor., 6111 West 83rd Th N 140', W 100', Little Rock, AR th S 140' to the S line 72209 of said Tract 41; Th E along said line to POB 16219 -20 1211 College Hanger Addition, (front and rear Block 6, Lot 4 structures) Southern Investment Co. P. O. Box 22433 Little Rock, AR 72221 16233 1801 South Martin Highland Park Addition, F. A. & Christine Block 1, Lot 8 Crockett 1415 So. Broadway Little Rock, AR 72202 az Page 7 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 5. 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. Page 8 PASSED: January 21, 1992 ATTEST: CITY CLERK ROBBIE IIANCOCK APPROVED AS TO FORM: -- TOM CARPENTER, CIU ATTORNEY • 33 APPROVED: YOR SHARON PRIEST