Ord 3446 4/3/1979 ORDINANCE NO. 24W
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
Clay Lindley 1908 - 8th. , being the E. 35' of
Lot 23, Block 2, Kemp & Jackson
Addition.
Annie Bell Jackson 808 Fort Worth, being the E. 38'
of Lot 14, Block 7, J. A. Kemp
Addition.
W. R. Robinson Estate 1810-1814 E. Fort Worth, being Lots
43 thru 46, Block 1, Covington
Addition.
Mary B. Miller Estate 1714 Hampton Road, being a one (1)
acre tract (E.2) out of Block 32,
East Side Gardens Addition.
Noble H. Phillips 1901 Hampton Road, Lot 11, Block
1 Railway Subdivision.
Lee Gilbert 218 State Hwy. 79, being a 0.5 acre
tract out of Block 71, East Side
Gardens Addition.
Tom Ovalle 5001/2 Star Avenue, being a 35' x
240' tract out of Block 89, East
Side Gardens Addition.
Virginia Louise Kent 1614 - 30th. , Lot 8, Block 6,
Country Club 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 3rd day of April, 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
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 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 J4/6 DAY OF �� 1979.
MAYOR
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City Clerk
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