Ord 3785 4/21/1981 ORDINANCE NO. Pe
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN
BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS:
COMMANDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPAIR, VACATE,
OR DEMOLISH SAID BUILDING AND/OR STRUCTURES
WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Building Inspector of the City of Wichita
Falls, acting under the provisions of Article III of Chapter 7
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls,
notified in writing by certified mail the following list of
property owners of the property shown that the building or
buildings on the premises had been classified as a dangerous
building and that certain corrections were needed to be made
or the building demolished.
OWNERS ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Jessie E. Surgers #1 Billie Circle, Lot 34, Block 1,
Gail #2 Addition.
Tony Gordon Lucas 308 Chester, West 50' of Lots 7 & 8
Block 29, Hinckley Addition.
Paul Arthur Harberts 1105 Hawthorne, 50' x 130' , Block 32,
Southside Acres Addition.
Willie Lockett Jr. 209 Pine, Lot 4, Block 1, Lakewood
Addition.
WHEREAS, such property owners above have not complied
with the directive of the Building Inspector within the sixty
days allowed in said Article III; and,
WHEREAS, the above listed property owners have been
notified by certified mail by the Building Inspector of the
time and date of Public Hearing for the above named property
owners to appear before the Board of Aldermen to show cause why
such building or structure should not be repaired, vacated, or
demolished in accordance with the State of Particulars set forth
in the Building Inspector's notice; and said Public Hearing was
had and held at the time and place fixed therefore, to-wit, on
the 21st day of April, 1981, at 8:30 A.M. in the Council
Chambers in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and at such Public
Hearing following protests and objections were made to-wit:
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and said hearing was continued until all desiring to be heard
were given full and fair opportunity to be heard and the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls having fully considered
all property matters, is of the opinion that the said hearing
should be closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
Said hearing be and the same is hereby closed, and the
said protests and objections, and any and all other protest
objections whether enumerated or not, be and the same are hereby,
overruled.
From the evidence presented in the aforementioned Public
Hearing by property owners appearing and the Building Inspector
of the City of Wichita Falls, the building and/or structure at
the location listed above with the corresponding property owner
is found to be a dangerous building as defined in said Article
III and the property owners listed or any other person having an
interest in said building as shown by the tax records of the
City of Wichita Falls, are hereby commanded to repair, vacate, or
demolish the building and/or structure in accordance with the
State of Particulars set forth in the Building Inspector's notice.
The property owner listed or any other person having an interest
in said building as shown by the tax records of the City of
Wichita Falls is further commanded to repair, vacate, or demolish
in accordance with the State of Particulars set forth in the
Building Inspector's notice within thirty (30) days from the date
of this ordinance.
If, within 30 days from the date of this ordinance, any
such building has not been so repaired or demolished, it shall
be demolished or removed at the expense of the City by the City
or its contractor, and the net cost for demolition or removal
shall be charged to the owners of the property and assessed on
the land on which the building stood.
The fact that the repair, vacation and/or demolition of
dangerous buildings is being delayed pending the taking effect
of this ordinance creates an emergency for the immediate
preservation of the public business place, property, health,
safety and general welfare of the public which requires that
this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date
of its passage and is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 1981.
MAYOR
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City Clerk
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