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.
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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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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
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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
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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: March 5, 1991
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCI:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED:
MAYOR SHARON PRIEST
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TOM CARPENTER, ACTIN CITY ATTORNEY
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