Ord 3462 5/1/1979 ORDINANCE NO. ,_;170,U)
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
Emzy Downing, Jr. , Estate 622 Barwise, being the S. of
the W. 20' of Lot 7 and the S. z
of the E. 30' of Lot 8, Block 23,
Bateson 2nd Addition.
Pat McBroom Estate 201 Brick (AKA 400 Humphries) ,
Being the South Z of Lots A-1-2,
Block 22, Bateson Addition.
David M. Evans 207 Elm, Lot 4, Block 24,
Barwise & Jalonick Addition.
Felipe Hernandez 105 McLaughlin, Lot 3 & Pt. Tri .
Immed. South, Block 9, Reilly Addition.
R. A. Biggers Estate 1303 N. 6th, Lot 2, Block 23,
Scotland Addition.
Kenneth Robinson 1406 N. 10th, Lot 21 , Block 3,
Scotland Addition.
David H. Gray 1328 33rd, Lot 18, Block 8,
Hillcrest 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 1st day of May, 1979 at 8:30 A. M. , in the
Council Chambers in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and at such Public Hearing
the 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 thrity (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 of the 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 //4t day of ey ,1979.
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MAYOR
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Ci y Clerk
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