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ORDINANCE NO. 17.171
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 TARE 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 constitutes
a serious structural, fire and health hazard; and
WHEREAS, these 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, 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 a public nuisance. 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 property listed below of the
passage of this ordinance by certified mail or personal
service.
The property on which the condemned structures 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
LEGAL
OWNER
DESCRIPTION
1 -00149
3121 Dr. M.L. King
Bowman's Addn.,
Willis & Tina
Block 8, Pt. Lots
Jones
7 & 8, Beg. 22' N
8405 Woodview
of SW Cor of Lot 8
Little Rock, AR
N 50' E 100' S 150'
72116
W 150' to P.O.B.
1 -00710
701 East 17th
Bragg's Addn.,
Estella
Block 14, Lot 1
Weitherspoon &
Isiah Thomas
P.O. Box 224
Little Rock, AR
72053
1 -00721
2707 Welch
Owen's Sub. of
Gary & Fannie J.
Watkin's Addn.,
Richardson
Block 1, Lot 13
P.O. Box 165891
Little Rock, AR
72216
1 -00886 1021 West 29th Park Hill Addn., Will & Annie
Block 1, W 33' of N Newton Estate
10' of Lot 18 & W c/o David &
33' of Lots 19 & 20 Marcelena Carr
9614 Labette Dr.
Little Rock, AR
72205
1 -00975 2223 Main Rapley's Estate, J.W.R. Properties
Block 13, N 10' of John Rice, Pres.
Lot 23 & all of 24 1025 S. Claremont
Sherwood, AR
72116
1 -00994 3405 Chester Woodlawn Addn., David H. Harris
Block 6, Lot 2 P.O. Box 1451
Fayetteville, AR
72702
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2 -00435 1616 Wolfe
2 -00460 1111 Cross
2 -00509
2 -00510
2 -00511
2 -00512
715 West 16th
3 -00325 4304 West 11th
3 -00503 1412 Oak
3 -00813 4700 West 28th
M2 l=
Centennial Addn., Florence Miles
Block 31, N 1/2 of c/o 1611 Battery
Lot 8 & S 6' of Little Rock, AR
Lot 9 72202
Original City of, Cleophus & Cassie
Little Rock, Block Mae Turner
285, Lot 3 12391 Eyne Court
Mornoro Valley, CA
92552
Original City of Pearlie Mae
Little Rock, Winfrey c/o
Block 218, E 84' William Winfrey Sr
of Lots 1, 2 & 3 & Wm. Winfrey, Jr.
715 West 16th
Little Rock, AR
72202
Riffel & Rhoten's Willis & Lynn T.
Addn., Block 5, W 47' Jones
of Lot 12 815 West 33rd
North Little Rock,
AR 72118
W.B. Worthen's Addn., E.H. Herrod in
Block 10, Lot 9 Trust for Lisa Ann
Johnson & David L.
Jackson
1405 Pine Ave.
North Little Rock,
AR 72114
Hyde Park Subdiv., Alf Hayden
Block 3, Lot 1 305 E. Broadway
North Little Rock,
AR 72114
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3 -00479 2001 S. Pine &
3 -00480 3821 West 20th
3 -00481
3 -01022 1716 Princeton
Neimeyer's Addn.
Block 9, Pt. Lot 1
Beg. 33' E of NW
Cor, E 20' S 40'
W 53' th NE'ly 36.3'
to P.O.B.
Pine Forest Addn.,
Lot 127
Paul Powers
c/o Paula Reed
8200 Hwy. 107
Sherwood, AR
72016
Clifton Earl
Townes
300 Ingram Street
East Camden, AR
71701
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SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the
above - described properties have been found to present a
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: April 16, 1996
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM CARPENTER, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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