Ord 3285 2/7/1978 ORDINANCE NO. 1475'
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN
BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS;
COMMANDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPAIR, VACATE,
OR DEMOLISH SAID BUILDINGS 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
H. H. Wingard Estate 412 Bluff (rear structure only) ,
being the N. 40' of the S 821' of
Lots 19 & 20, Block 240, Original
Townsite
Joe H. Rogers 207 Bonner, Lot 3, Block 2, Granger
Park Addition
Henry Williams Estate 400 Brick, Lot 5, Block "F", Granger
and Ballow Addition
Jimmy C. Hardman 1404 Burnett (rear structure only) ,
Lot 3, Block 219, Original Townsite
H. L. Pittman 1006 Corwin, Lot 4, Block 19, Original
Townsite
Bessie May Bush Watson 505 Dallas, Lots 3 & 4, Block 10, J. A.
Kemp Addition
Mattie L. Celestine, Latonya 812 Fort Worth, Lot 12, Block 7, J. A.
D. Celestine, Yolanda Celestine Kemp Addition
Ninell Lamb 2600 Fillmore, Lot 1 , less right-of-way
Block 18-A, Highland Addition
M. A. Cooper 1219 Gladiolus, Lot 23, Block 1 , Rivers
Addition
Nathaniel Ross 1404 Gladiolus (rear structure only) ,
Lot 7, Block 5, Jackson Subdivision
Clifford Brown 804 Homes, being the N 1 of Lot 20,
Block 1 , Homewood Addition
John Langford 2807 Hill , Lot 15, Block 2, Vista
Heights Addition
Jesse Payne, Jr. 2407 Jasper (garage) , being Tract 31
a 2.66 acre tract out of Block 7,
Abstract 302, J. A. Scott 10
T. L. Twyford 302 Jefferson, being the middle 1/3
of Lots 5, 6, 7, Block 19, Original
Townsite
Lance Walker 311 N. Lamar, Lots 56 & 57, Block I ,
R. E. Montgomery Subdivision
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OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Robert F. Nix 1501 N. Seventh, Lot 1 , Block 20,
Scotland Addition
Louise Howle 1526-1528 Seventeenth, Lots 11 & 12,
Block 6, Spivey Addition
Garland K. Belknap 1001 Terra] , Lots 1 & 2, Block 1 ,
Holliday Park Addition
Johnny W. Caudle Estate 804 Tyler, Lot 1 , Block 11 , FLoral
Heights Addition
Effie Wagoner 1602 Travis (rear structure only) ,
being the S. 50' of Lot 2, Block 3,
Jalonick Addition
Andrew Webster 402 Walnut, being the W 10' of Lot 8,
all of Lot 9, and the E 20' of Lot 10,
Block 26, Barwise and Jalonick Addition
Mrs. D. F. Luce 2609 Tenth, being the E. 85' of Lots
10, 11 , 12, Block 41 , Floral Heights
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 Hear-
ing 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 7th day of February, 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:
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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 per-
son 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,
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property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires
that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its
oassage and is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1978.
AuziAL‘40 ALI
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk