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AIN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE REMOVAL, RAZING AND/OR MODELING .OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS,
HOUSES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES .
17HEI AS, in many parts of the City of Fayetteville , Arla nsas , owners of real
estate have allowed certain buildings and/or structures situated thereon to become
run down, dilapidated, unsafe, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious , unsanitary, and
detrimental to the public welfare of the citizens of the City of Fayetteville , and
WdEREAS, the condition of such buildings and/or structures constitute a
serious. fire hazard and unless immediate action is taken to remedy this situat®on,
there is a great likelihood that the surrounding property will be destroyed by '
fire originating in such unsafe and hazardous structures .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
ARKANSAS .
Section 1. That the owner or owners of the following described real estate
be and they are hereby ordered to remodel , remove or raze the dilapidated buildings
ani/or ' structures now standing upon said real estate within thirty ( 30 ) days from
the date of service of a copy of this ordinance upon said owner or owners to-wit :
A part of the Northwest Quarter ( NW ) of the Southwest Quarter ( Si'kFl )
of Section 15 Township 16 North, Range 30 west, described as commencing
at a point which is 29 rods and 10 feet Fast of the Horthwest corner
of said forty ( 40 ) acre tract and running thence East sixty-five ( 65 ) feet
to the place of beginning; running thence South thirteen ( 13 ) rods ;
thence East sixty-five ( 65 ) feet ; ' thence North thirteen ( 13 ) rods,
thence hest sixty-five ( 65 ) feet to the place of beginning, and being
in the City of Fayetteville and further known and described as the
East Half ( E2 ) of Lot Eight b ( 8b ) in the County Court Plat of the
Southwest Quarter ( Sid; ) of Section Fifteen ( 15 ) , Township Sixteen ( 16)
North , Range Thirty (30 ) West.
Section 2 . The Chief of the Fire Department is hereby authorized and
instructed to serve the owner or owners of each of said above described tracts
of real estate with a copy of this ordinance and notify said owner or owners that
the dilapidated buildings and/or structures now standing thereon must either be
torn dorm and removed or remodeled in accordance with applicable biuilding and
znniilg ordinances of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, within thirty ( 30 ) days
fram date of service of a certified copy of " this ordinance upon said owner or
owners .
Section 3 . In the event the owner or owners of any of said real estate cannot
be located, the Chief of the Fire Department is instructed to serve notice by
posting a copy of this ordinance on the front door or exterior wall of each of
said buildings and to mail a certified copy of same by registered mail to said
owner or owners last known address and report such action to the Fire Committee of
the• City Council .
Section 4. All persons ; firms, corporations violating the terms and provisions ,
of this ordinance shall 'upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less than
Twenty-Five Dollars ( ,$25 . 00) Nnor more than' Three Hundred ($300. 00 ) Dollars .
Section 5 . The City Attorney is hereby directed to institute such , legal
proceedings against such persons as may be necessary in order to en orce the provisions
of this ordinance, and to remedy the dangerous , unsanitary, and unsightly conditions
brought. about as a result of the failure of the owner to properly keep up said real
estate .:
Section 6. Because the dilapidated buildings and/or structures situated upon
the real estate heretofore described causes a constant fire hazard and menaceto the
public peace, health and safety; andd because this hazard and the condition of the
nuisance created by such property should be removed and abated at once, an emergency
is hereby declared .to exist , and this eedinance is found to be necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and the same dwall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval .
Passed and approved this day of 1954. MICROFILMO
DATE OCT 6 Lg7g
REEL II_�j
ATTEST : ROY A. SCOTT , MAYOR
JaW,— McGEHEE, CITY CLERK