Ord 3095 7/6/1976 ORDINANCE NO. V)945--
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
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.
OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Mrs. H. G. Smith & 200 N. Burnett, being a 55.4' x 102.3'
Myrtle Green Burkhart tract out of Block "N", Original Town-
site
G. F. Scoggin Investment Co. 502 Burnett (rear) Lot 2, Block 145,
Original Townsite
506 Burnett (rear) Lot 4, Block 145,
Original Townsite
Richard Williams 602 Bonner (rear) Lot 2, Block 11 ,
Homewood Heights Addition
Michael A. Patrick 210 Clift, being a 0.76 acre tract
out of J. A. Scott 18, Abstract 300
Hosea Smith 304 Duncan, Lot 10, Block 3, Elmwood
Addition
United States Finance Co. , Inc. 916 Gerald, being a 0.51 acre tract
out of Block 8, W. E. Wilson Acre Blocks
Grady H. Bonner 417 Humphrey (rear) being the W. 49' of
the E. 99' of the N. part of Block 6,
Bateson Addition
Willie Dalton 811 Jalonick, Lot 6, Block 6, J. A.
Kemp Addition
Sarah McDaniel 215 Pine, Lot 7, Block 1 , Lakewood
Addition
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OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Johnnie Reed 1216 Redwood Avenue, being a 65' x 100'
tract out of J. A. Scott 12, Abstract
296.
Odexter Manning and 406 Walnut (rear) , being the W. 50' of
Amos A. Neal the E. 60' of Lot 8, Block 26, Barwise
and Jalonick Addition
408 Walnut , being the W. 40' of Lot 7 and
the E. 10' of Lot 8, Block 26, Barwise
and Jalonick Addition
Randolph A. Parker 400 Welch, Lots "B" & 26, less right-of-
way, Block 16, Bateson Second Addition
Willie Mae Staggs 532 White, Lot 24, Block 1 , Riley and
Williams Addition
H. R. Austin 1403 Iowa Park Road, being a 1 .26 acre
tract and a 50' x 60' tract all out of
J. A. Scott 17, Abstract 298.
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 a 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 July, 1976,
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, THAT:
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 the 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.
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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 dan-
gerous 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 re-
quires 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 JULY, 1976.
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MAYOR
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City Clerk