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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16019ORDINANCE NO. _16,019 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. 51 D -40 D- 10 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: 52 7J -I / � 53 Page 3 7211 1721 West 18th W 25' of E 56' of Lot 1 & W 25' of E 56' of N 8' of Lot 2, Block 41, Centennial Addn. 7777 1116 Dennison N 14' of Lot 8 & S 16' of Lot 9, Block 3, Capitol Hill Extension 9312 2809 West 15th Lot 5, Block 10, Worthen & Brown Addn 9610 1114 Dennison N 34' of Lot 9, Block 3, Capitol Hill Extension 13274 1901 Schiller Lots 2 & 3, Block 6, Moore & Penzel's Addn 13469 2017 West 10th W 45' of E 75' of Lots 1, 2 & 3, Block 15, Marshall & Wolfe's Addn. Hosie Gant 3554 East 37th College Station, AR 72206 George & Charlotte Whatley Rt. 4, Box 453 Benton, AR 72015 Charles & Karlene Garlington 11423 Ethan Allen Little Rock, AR 72211 George & Charlotte Whatley Rt. 4, Box 453 Benton, AR 72015 Dorothy Lightfoot 4416 West 22nd Little Rock, AR 72202 Kenneth & Debbie McCaghren 5001 East Broadway North Little Rock, AR 72117 Page 4 13636 1601 West 20th Lot 7, Block 8, Myrtle & Jackie Fleming & Bradford's Green, Jr. Addn, 2015 West 17th Little Rock, AR 72202 13865 1617 Park Lane S 31' of N 62' of Sally McCoy W 11' of Lot 11 & Rt. 6, Box 256 -E S 31' of N 62' of North Little Rock, Lot 12, Block 12, AR 72118 Bragg's Addn- 14133-34 1850 Ringo E 110' of Lot 12, Beatrice Hollis (North and South Block 32, Wright's 1323 East 42nd Unit) Addn. Los Angeles, CA 90011 and Eddie Albert c/o Beatrice Hollis 14610 516 East 16th E 34' of W 68' of Frankie R. Smith Lots 7, 8, & 9 Rt. 2, Box 836 Block 62, Original Camden, AR 71701 City of Little Rock 14842 908 Schiller S 37' of E 50' of Velma W. Jones Lot 11, Block 7, 1858 Cross Marshall & Wolfe's Little Rock, Addn. AR 72206 14914 1001 West 20th E 100' of Lots 10, Johnny William 11, & 12, Block 27, Rice Wright's Addn. P. O. Box 6541 Sherwood, AR 72116 0.41 ? D-/-3 Page 5 w w rw w ■� w w■ w w� i 5 5) 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. 04F D-l4- Page 6 PASSED: March 5, 1991 ATTEST: CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCI: APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: MAYOR SHARON PRIEST o 9/-A -'2 � 0 - Cam.;L TOM CARPENTER, ACTIN CITY ATTORNEY aq 8-/