§ 18-480. Rehabilitation of a building or structure previously condemned.

(a)

Permit required. Every person desiring to rehabilitate a building or structure previously condemned by city council shall submit a written request to rehabilitate with the Director of the North Little Rock Code Enforcement Department. The request to rehabilitate shall include a listing of the improvements and deadlines to which the person and North Little Rock Code Enforcement Department agree for accomplishing such improvements and shall be signed by the person so requesting and the director. The request to rehabilitate shall include the following statement:

I understand by affixing my signature hereto that I agree to post a surety bond or letter of credit with the city clerk prior to, yet on the same date, I submit this request to rehabilitate in the amount of $5,000.00. Said bond or letter of credit is remedial in nature and is posted with the sole intention to provide the City of North Little Rock with a source of funds to cover the city's costs in the event I fail to comply with the terms as stated above and applicable provisions of the North Little Rock Code.

I understand and agree that, in the event I fail to comply with the terms of the request to rehabilitate as stated herein within 45 days of receipt of the request to rehabilitate by the director, the city will proceed with destruction or removal of the building or structure and shall deduct their costs of such destruction or removal from this sum. If any funds are remaining after said deduction of costs, the remaining funds shall be returned to me. Any funds expended towards rehabilitation shall not be credited toward this amount nor paid by the city to me.

The person submitting the request to rehabilitate shall affix his or her signature beneath.

(b)

Council approval required. Upon receipt of the surety bond or letter of credit and a request to rehabilitate, the matter shall be submitted to the city council for approval.

(c)

Rehabilitation. In the event the building or structure is rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the director of code enforcement and in compliance with the North Little Rock Code, the matter may be submitted to the city council for consideration to "uncondemn" said property.

(d)

Failure to rehabilitate. In the event the building or structure is not rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the director of code enforcement, the director may remove the structure from the rehabilitation schedule, proceed with condemnation, and take steps to recover costs expended in accordance with this provision.

(Ord. No. 7490, § 1, 11-12-02)