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ORDINANCE NO 17,03.2
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'iealth hazard; and
WHEREAS, tfieserstrudtdrq's 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, these structures are declared a nuisance and
immediate action is necessary to remedy these situations and
said buildings should be rehabilitated by the owners or
demolished.and removed 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 structures are
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located by street address ands legal, description are -
hereafter set 'forth with the name,of the owners of records,
as follows:
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS
Comm'1 424 East 21st
Building
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LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
Lincoln & Zimmerman's
Addn., Block 405,
S 1/2 of Lot 2
Comm'1 501 East 21st Duvall's Addn.,
Building Block 407, Lot 1
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Comm' 1 503 East 21st-, -Duvall's "Addn: ,
Building Block 407, Lot 2 ,<
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OWNER
E & K, Inc.
Kendall H.
Al -Ugdah
618 East 22nd
Little Rock, _AR
72206
Floyd & Billie J.
Martin
3806 Snow Circle
Little Rock, AR.
72206
Dorothy Martinous
1433 N. 39th
Fort Smith, AR
72901
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Mustafa R. Abdin,
Zubaida Abdin,
Amer Ratib Abdin,
& Amel Abdin
c/o Quik Stop
2500 Arch Street
Little Rock, AR
72206
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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.