1538ORDINANCE NO. 1538 (#18 - 2015)
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING STRUCTURESAND REAL PROPERTY
AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS NOTED BELOW IN JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS, FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECTS, DEFICIENCIE5, AND
PUSLICHAZARD CONDITIONS; DECLARINGANEMERGENCY; AND,
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, after conducting a Public Hearing addressing the various structures
and real property at the following street addresses, all located within the City limits of
Jacksonville and owned by the parties stated below, it is hereby declared that said
properties constitute a health and safety hazard to the general public due to the lack of
structural soundness, dilapidated facilities, and/or non-compliant conditions which exist
in and _about _the various_ properties._ The_ real properties, owners, and other interested
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parties of record are as follows:
Property Address Parcel / Legal Description Record Property Owners)
412 Braden Lot 2, Block 1, Harpole NE Supp, Estate of
City of Jacksonville, Bonnie Sensing
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Pulaski Parcel No. 1210430001300
WHEREAS, despite repeated notices and demand, said property owners and/or
interested parties have failed to repair their respective properties, structures, and/or
remove the deteriorated elements so as to eliminate public health and safety hazards
and bring said properties within compliance with applicable provisions of the
Jacksonville Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OFJACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.-
SECTION
RKANSAS.
SECTION ONE; In accordance with ACA §14-56-201 et. al. and
Jacksonville Municipal Code § 8.26.010 et. seq., the above mentioned real properties
located at the respective property addresses as stated above, together with any
structural improvements located thereon, are hereby declared to each constitute a
separate nuisance to the health and safety of the citizens of Jacksonville and are hereby
condemned.
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The City Council hereby directs the Code Enforcement Office to provide notice to
the property owners and all other interested parties [mortgagors (if applicable)] that, if
said structures and real property are not repaired and/or the health and safety hazards
removed from said property so as to bring the properties into compliance with
applicable provisions of the Jacksonville Municipal Code within Thirty (30) days from the
date of passage of this Ordinance, the structures and improvements on said real
property cited above will be cleared and razed. All structures and nuisances shall be
removed so as to eliminate any health or safety hazards to the general public, and the
_ cost_for_doing_so_shaIIte assessed- against the owner(s) of said real. -property.. _
SECTION TWO: If the City of Jacksonville is required to undertake
and/or complete the necessary removal of hazardous conditions from the real
properties in question, the City shall bill the record property owner(s) of the respective
real property involved for collection of all reasonable costs incurred to undertake and
complete the removal of said hazardous conditions on that property. Further, City
officials are hereby authorized to request said amounts be collected by the Pulaski
County Tax Collector through a lien against said property(ies) or any other manner
allowed by law should the owner(s) fail to timely pay said costs and amounts due.
SECTION THREE; Should any part(s) of this Ordinance be declared
invalid for any reason, no other part(s) of the Ordinance shall be affected thereby.
SECTION FOUR; All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION FIVE; Because passage of this Ordinance is necessary for
public health, peace, and safety of the citizens of Jacksonville, an emergency is hereby
declared. Thus, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon and
after passage.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ! i DA Y OF NOVEMBER, 2015.
AS TO
ROBERT E,