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Home My WebLink About17681� = M M M 70 ORDINANCE NO. 17,681 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 condition of these structures constitutes 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. Page 2 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declares that the following structures constitute public nuisances. The owners of the following described property are hereby ordered either to begin rehabilitation by immediately contacting the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs and entering into an agreement providing for the immediate rehabilitation of the structures or to raze and remove said structures 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 Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs 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 is hereafter set forth with the name of the owners of record, as follows: 71 M Page 3 • 72 UNIT NO. ADDRESS: LEGAL DESC.: 1 -00382 1900 -02 Chester Wright's Addn., 1 -00383 Block 26, Lot 12 1 -00694 510 Folsom Weil's Addn., Block 6, Lot 26 1 -00922 804 -06 Harrington Harrington's Industrial 1 -00923 Block 6, Lots 3 and 4 1 -02384 917 Selma Industrial Park Addn., Block 15, S % of Lots 8 and 9 2 -00072 1319 West 10 s Original City of LR, Block 326, E 33' of W 70.5' Of Lot 1, & E 33' of W 70.5' Of N 20' of Lot 2 OWNER: Erma Jean Lawson 817 Crosby Little Rock, AR 72202 Janet W. Barger P.O. Box 22433 Little Rock, AR 72221 Mary Sanders & Evelyn S. Waters Trust c/o Evelyn Rodgers 3713 Worchester Dr. Flint, MI 48503 Julia M. Cooper c/o Irene Banks 231252 nd Avenue Sacramento, CA 95823 Willie & Gussie Charles & Donald Charles 2700 Marshall Street,. Little Rock, AR 72206 2 -00513 810 West 16"' Original City of LR, Mattie H. Jones Block 235, Lot 7 3100 S. Spring Little Rock, AR 72206 3 -03346 4412 West 19th S.J. Johnson's Addn., Rosa Lee Rodgers Block 24, Lot 8 c/o Fred Threet 3700 West 19th St. Little Rock, AR 72204 3 -04352 2715 West 11th Roots & Coy's Carl E. Brown Addn., Block 13, P.O. Box 56264 Page 4 ® • °� 2 -00513 810 West 16"' Original City of LR, Mattie H. Jones Block 235, Lot 7 3100 S. Spring Little Rock, AR 72206 3 -03346 4412 West 19th S.J. Johnson's Addn., Rosa Lee Rodgers Block 24, Lot 8 c/o Fred Threet 3700 West 19th St. Little Rock, AR 72204 3 -04352 2715 West 11th Roots & Coy's Carl E. Brown Addn., Block 13, P.O. Box 56264 Lot 1 Little Rock, AR 72215 AND Rossi Y. Norwood 1101 Appianway Little Rock, AR 72204 5 -00534 7402 Mabelvale E 220' of S 299' of Charles Squall Pike W 330' of E %2 SW %4 P.O. Box 193421 SW `/4 , Sec. 25- TIN -R13W Little Rock, AR 72219 Page 5 ® • 74 SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above - described property 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 this property. SECTION 4. The Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs 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 health, 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. PASSED: February 17, 1998 ATTEST: ELM PM • � ' 1 :: 1' : • IJ W, APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY —� APPROVED: OR T � • 1 1: