HomeMy WebLinkAbout16282ORDINANCE NO.
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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
13582 -83 2519 West 16th
14846 -47 3809 West 13th
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
Worthen and Brown
Addition, Block 13,
Lot 5
W. B. Worthen's
Addition, Block 7,
Lot 3
16467
2517 1/2 West 16th
Worthen and Brown
Addition, Block 13,
Lot 4
16513
519 East 23rd
Fulk's Subdivision of
Rapley Addition,
Block 5, Lot 6
16562
1923 Schiller
Moore and Penzel
Addition, Block 6,
Lots 10 and 11
15847
1800 Rice
Park Addition,
Block 23, Lot 20
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OWNER
George & Jean
Pike, Jr.
P. O. Box 3396
Little Rock, AR
72203
John & Lois Jean
Smith
801 McHenry
Jacksonville, AR
72076
John B. &
Constance Clark
3514 West 118th
Inglewood, CA
90303
Henrietta
Armstrong
Jack Armstrong
Estate
c/o Sam Lewis
1398 Laudeen Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
George Pike, Jr.
P. O. Box 3396
Little Rock, AR
72203
Leonard & Leaticia
Elebeke
P. O. Box 1921
Little Rock, AR
72203
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16007 9401 Mabelvale
Pike (all
structures except
mobile home)
Part SW NE, Beg. 381'
S of NE Cor., S 79 *6'
W, 244' to E R -O -W of
Mabelvale Pike, NE on
PK 178.6' S 86 *7' E
211.5' to E line,
S 190' to POB,
Section 3, T1S, R13W
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Melvin T. & W. Kay
Ewart
#37 Oaktree Circle
North Little Rock,
AR 72116
16452 1212 South Park Park Addition, Block 3, Sammie & Lizzie
S 32.4' of Lot 1 Lee Coleman
9109 East
Wakefield
Little Rock, AR
72209
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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 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.
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PASSED: October 6, 1992
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK R BBIE HANCOCK MAYOR SHARON PRIEST
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CITY AT RNEY