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� r ORDINANCE NO. ® AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONDEMNATION AND REMOVAL OF HOUSES, BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That it shall be and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons, partnership, corporation or association, to own, keep or maintain any house, building and/or structure within the corporate limits of the City of Batesville, Arkansas, which constitutes a nuisance and which is found and declared to be a nuisance by Resolution of the City Council . In de- termining whether a structure is a hazard to the public safety and health the following criteria shall be considered: ( 1) major structural components of the structure are missing such as doors, windows, walls or roof; (2) the structure • is left unlocked, unattended and vacant; (3) the structure is not being built or under active repair; or, (4) the structure is not an out building, an accessory building or used for storage. Section 2. That any such house, building and/or structure which is found and declared to be a nuisance by Resolution of the City Council will be con- demned to insure the removal thereof as herein provided. Section 3. That the Resolution of the City Council condemning any house, building and/or structure which constitutes a nuisance will include in said Resolution an adequate description of the house, building and/or structure; the name or names, if known, of the owner or owners thereof; and shall set forth the reason or reasons said house, building and/or structure is or has been con- demned as a nuisance. The owner of said structure shall be notified at least I . twenty (20) days prior to the City Council hearing in the manner set out herein below. Section 4. After a house, building and/or structure has been found and declared to be a nuisance and condemned by Resolution as herein provided, a I true or certified copy of said Resolution will be mailed to the owner or owners thereof; if the whereabouts of said owner or owners thereof be known or their last known address be known, and a copy thereof shall be posted at a conspicu- ous place on said house, building and/or structure. Provided, that if the own- er or owners of said house, building and/or structure be unknown of if his or ® their whereabouts or last known address be unknown , the posting of the copy of said Resolution as hereinabove provided will suffice as notice.