Ord 3378 10/3/1978 ORDINANCE NO. 5;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 Ordi-
nances 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
CLyde Hadley 305 Elm, being the E 1 of Lot 2, Block
25, Barwise & Jalonick Addition
John H. Florence 401 Elm, being the W 50' of Lot 1 ,
Block 26, Barwise and Jalonick
Addition
Gilbert Memorial Church 601-603 Flood, Lots 15 & 16, Block 11
Homewood Heights Addition
W. B. Grace 600-604 Front, being all of Block 'T'
South of River, less W 75' , Original
Townsite
Ralph Hines 601 Front, part of Lots 11 , 12 and
all of Lots 13 & 14, Block 91 ,
Original Townsite
Joe Deal 2002 Gilbert, Lot 17, Block 9,
Sunnyside Heights Addition
Jerry Wayne Oliver 209 Maple, Lot 10, Block 6, Lakewood
Addition
Dan Cutbirth 1209 Neff, being the S 1 of Lot 13,
Block 2, Blackman and Williams
Subdivision #2
Bond Properties 722 Ohio, being the N 1 of Lot 6,
Block 163, Original Townsite
Mrs. Roy L. Harmon 714 Ross, being a 0.42 acre tract
out of Block I-U, John Goodman Survey,
Abstract 83
Emmett B. McCabe 1411 33rd, Lot 6, Block 10, Hillcrest
Addition
Earl F. Bosaw 2142 Avenue E, being the W 1/3 of
Lots 5 & 6, Block 15, Skinner
Subdivision
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 October, 1978, 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:
PROTESTED THAT
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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 enum-
erated 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 corres-
ponding 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 Wichia 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 com-
manded 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 demoliton 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 ordi-
nance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage and is
accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1978.
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MAYOR Pro tem
ATTEST:
City Clerk