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1451 000041 2012-0167 Page 447 ORDINANCE Na 1451 (#13 - 12) AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING STRUCTURES AND REAL PROPERTY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS NOTED BELOW IN JACKSONVILLE,ARKANSAS,FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECTS DEFICIENCIES AND PUBLIC HAZARD CONDITIONS;DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;AND,FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS,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, 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 parties of record are as follows: Property Address Parcel / Legal Description Record Property Owner(s) 127 Central Lot 432, Sunnyside Hills Daniel & Evelyn Addition to the City of McFarland Jacksonville, Arkansas Parcel No. 123-069-00-435-00 134 Roosevelt Road Lot 265, Sunnyside Hills Robert L. Tilmon II Addition to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas Parcel No. 12J-069-00-268-00 300 Stevenson Lot 122, Hickman & McConnell Susan C. Smith Addition to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas Parcel No. 123-064-00-100-00 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 CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,ARKANSAS: 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. 000042 2012-0167 Page 448 ORDINANCE NO. 1451 (#12—12) Page Two 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 shall be 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. SECTON 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. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th DAY OF JUNE, 2012. 00 , ` CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS i„, : iTh , k/' ' tr \; \ . 1 (-1 'f,,C1 /t, � ;' G,RYFL 'TCHFQ;