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ORDINANCE NO. 18,780
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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.
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declares 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 Department of
Housing & 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 & 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:
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1.
2020 Wright Ave.
Owner lives in North Little Rock.
2.
2104 West 11ih
Code Enforcement Officers unable to locate owner.
3.
1021 Woodrow
Code Enforcement Officers unable to locate owner.
4.
1000 West 33rd
Owner possibly deceased.
5.
2106 S. Oak
Owners lives in Stuttgart, AR.
6.
2108 S. Maple
Owner lives in Little Rock. Current court case
pending in Environmental Court.
7.
4324 West 12"
Owner is a mortgage company in Coppell, Tx.
8.
3020 Walker
Owner lives in Little Rock. Current court case
pending in Environmental Court.
9.
3315 Whitfield
Owners live in Little Rock. Environmental Court
case was dismissed by City Attorney due to
bankruptcy case. Mortgage company does not
accept responsibility of property.
10.
3602 Longcoy
Owner lives in Little Rock.
11.
4716 Manchester
Sr. Code Officer unable to locate owner.
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS:
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LEGAL DESC.:
2- 00305 -12 2020 Wright Ave. Centennial Addn.,
Block 43, W %2 of
Lots 10 & 11
2- 00379 -80 2104 West 11th Marshall & Wolfe
Addn., Block 16, W 43'
Of E 94.5' of Lots
7 thru 9
2 -02595 1021 Woodrow Roots & Coy Addn.,
Block 11, S 85' of Lot 1
2 -02612 1000 West 33`d Woodlawn Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 7
3 -00203 2106 S. Oak
Neimeyer's Addn.,
Block 10, Lots 21 & 22
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OWNER:
Melvin & Bessie Peoples
712 Bradburn Road
North Little Rock, AR 72117
Tina Roberts - Andrews
2104 West l la' Street
Little Rock, AR 72202 -4502
Johnathan L. Frazier
1021 S. Woodrow Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
Napolean Carr
c/o 7408 Deer Meadow
Little Rock, AR 72209
Ray A. Staats
P.O. Box 833
Stuttgart, AR 72160
3 -00377 2108 S. Maple Neimeyer's Addn., Vellonia Griffith
Block 15, Lots 19 & 20 61 Saxony Circle
Little Rock, AR 72209
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3 -10993 4324 West 12th
4 -08148 3020 Walker
4 -09126 3315 Whitfield
4 -09169 3602 Longcoy
Riffel & Rhoten,
Block 8, Lot 7 &
W 5' of Lot 8
John Barrow's Addn.,
Block 78, Lot 1
John Barrow's Addn.,
Block 7, S 28.8' of Lot 9
& N 28.8' of Lot 10
John Barrow's Addn.,
Block 153, Lot 5
City Financial Mortgage
1111 Northpoint Drive
Coppell, TX 75019
Rosalinda Montoya
3008 Walker Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
Carlo Herman Beck &
Astrid R. Beck
4811 B B Lane
Little Rock, AR 72206
AND
Pulaski Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 7299
Pierce at "R" Street
Little Rock, AR 72207
James & Earnestine Allen, Sr.
1909 Fairpark Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72204
5 -05780 4716 Manchester Weymouth Replat B, Billie Jean Jenkins
Block B, Lot 25 4716 Manchester
Little Rock, AR 72209
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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: ilAV• %fl dUO�'
ATTEST:
IT CLER1
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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