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Home My WebLink About20785 2013065303 Received: 9/5/2013 8:08:57 AM Recorded: 09/05/2013 08:16:28 AM Fired& Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane, 1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,785 PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT/COUNTY CLERK Fees$25.00 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO CONDEMN CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE 4 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND 5 HEALTH HAZARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT 6 PROCEDURES; TO DIRECT THE CITY STAFF TO TAKE SUCH 7 ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID 8 STRUCTURES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 9 PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS,certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, identified in this ordinance have 12 become run-down, dilapidated, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the public welfare of 13 the citizens of Little Rock; and 14 WHEREAS, the condition of the structures has deteriorated to the point that they are dangerous to 15 the health and safety of the occupants or other persons and, further, are in such condition as to be 16 dangerous to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby; and 17 WHEREAS, the condition of these structures constitutes a serious structural, fire and health hazard; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the owners of the structures have received proper legal notice to either rehabilitate or 20 remove the structures and have failed to do so; and 21 WHEREAS; such structures are hereby declared a nuisance and immediate action is necessary to 22 demolish the structures. 23 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 25 Section 1. The conditions of the structures located on the properties described below have been 26 found to present structural, fire and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and safety of the 27 occupants or other persons, and further, the structures are in such condition as to be dangerous to the 28 lives, limbs and property of people in the vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby. The Board of 29 Directors hereby condemns the following structures, identified by street address, legal description and 30 owner,and declares them to be public nuisances: 31 ,,\4I I{III ,Ili 32 1) 1914 East 5"' Street ' � CIRCU 33 Legal: GARLANDS BLOCK 12 WEST 47' OF LOT 9 41;` �� 34 John H. Surratt �c ' o ' �0 [Page 1 of 31 `tr. "� �!°� y 4.4'7 c ski couM�.p `• 1 2) 3317 West 27th Street 2 Legal: BROWN STREET BLOCK 0; LOT 10 3 John P. Hill 4 5 3) 1310 Charles Bussey Avenue 6 Legal: FLEMING &BRADFORD BLOCK 6; LOT 8 7 Odessa Waddy 8 9 4) 1717 South Monroe Street 10 Legal: BUHLERS 10TH BLOCK 10; LOT 5 11 Eugenia Renee Boyd 12 13 5) 2720 Rock Street 14 Legal: PETTEFERS BLOCK 7; LOT 8 15 Annie Marie Jackson 16 17 6) 3001 Walker Street 18 Legal: JOHN BARROW 4L BLOCK 51; LOTS 7& 8 19 Richard Smith 20 21 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to direct the Housing and Neighborhood Programs 22 Department to raze and remove the structures condemned in this ordinance and to file and enforce a lien 23 against the properties described herein for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to 24 Little Rock,Ark., Rev. Code ("LRC") §20-29(1988). 25 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, 26 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 27 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this 28 ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance. 29 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this 30 ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 31 Section 5. Emergency Clause. Unless the provisions of this ordinance are put into effect 32 immediately,the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected; 33 therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect 34 from and after its passage. 35 PASSED: September 3,2013 36 ATTEST: APPROVED. 37 SC>_ 38 39 S s n a ,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 40 [Page 2 of 31 1 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 2 3 Q4414^ 12 4 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Atneyv 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // [Page 3 of 3]