Ord 3429 3/6/1979 ORDINANCE NO. „ 0 1
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
J. C. Snider 2912 Crest Lot 6, Block 7, Vista
Heights Addition.
D & B Company 202 Dove, being the S. 68' of the
N. 118' of Lots 4-5-6, Block "B",
Caskey Subdivision.
John & Rita Lee 108 Duncan, Lot 8, Block 2, Elmwood
Addition.
James Blake 318 Duncan, being a 1.22 acre tract
out of J. A. Scott 14, Abstract 304.
Annie Bell Jackson 808 Fort Worth, being the E. 38' of
Lot 14, Block 7, J. A. Kemp Addition.
Johnnie E. Dinnin 934 E. Fort Worth, being Tract 1-A,
a 3.44 acre tract out of Block 1,
Kemp Resurvey.
Charles L. Walker 812 Gerald, being a 50' X 170.8' tract
out of Block 3, W. E. Wilson Acre Lots.
Mrs. W. L. Francis 700 Jalonick, Lot 8, Block 37, Barwise
& Jalonick Addition.
Bernice Andrews 510 Juarez, Lot 11, Block 10, Bateson
2nd Addition.
Charlye 0. Farris 515 Juarez, Lot 8, Block 15, Bateson
2nd Addition.
Patsy Graves 2615 Ninth Street, being Lot 7, less
E. 5' and all of Lot 8, Block 26,
Floral Heights Addition.
Joseph R. Fox, Jr. Estate 103 Sharon Lane, being Tract 1-D,
& Anna Mildred Fox Block 11, Southside Acres.
OWNERS ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Pearl L. Childress 1304 N. Sixth, Lot 22, Block 18,
Scotland Addition.
Claudia B. Allen 507 Welch, Lot 4, Block 18,
Bateson 2nd Addition.
Enos Lockett 603 Jalonick, Lot 2, Block 4,
J. A. Kemp 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 6th day of March, 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 build-
ings 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 6th day of March, 1979
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk