Ord 3052 2/3/1976 ORDINANCE NO. 3052
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
Salomon Doniaz 812 Clay, Lot 1 , Block 41 , Original
Townsite
Bettye DeBose & Clair B. 401 Duncan , being a 71 ' x 100' tract
Andrews out of Block 4, J. A. Scott 12 , Abstract
296
601 Park, Lot 17, less right-of-way,
Block 2, Boyd's Subdivision of Granger
Park
D. L. Davis Estate 209 Garden, Lots 1 & 2, Block "I",
Granger & Ballow Addition
Leroy Hamilton 516 Olen Road, being a 50' x 150'
tract out of Block 4, J. A. Scott 10,
Abstract 302
Bethlehem Baptist Church Ill Oriole, Lot 6, Block 1 , Patterson
Addition
Preston Manning 115 Oriole, Lot 8, Block 1 , Patterson
Addition
Emily Clay Woodward & Evella 615 Park, Lot 6, Block 1 , Granger Park
Brown Addition
Billy J. Davidson 402 Swartz, Lot 9, Block 1 , South Park
Addition
404 Swartz, Lot 10, Block 1 , South Park
Addition
Owner Address and Legal Description
Jack W. Jones 1110 Third, being the West 50' of Lots
8 & 9, Block 99, Original Townsite.
Benny Swinney & Joe Brown 1208 N. Third, Lot 20, Block 32, Scot-
land Addition
Mollie Taylor Estate 1306 Third, East 68' of Lot 8,Block 242,
Crittenden Subdivision of Original Town-
site.
Joe Gordon , Jr. 304 Walnut, West 29' of Lot 8, Block 25,
Barwise & Jalonick Addition
Lena Emmert - 1313 Twelfth, Lot 14, Block 232, Original
Townsite
Tom Nelson 309 Park, Lot 10, Block "F", Granger and
Ballow Addition
Hattie Holmes Estate 510 Waco, Lot 9, Block 15, 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 siad
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 cense 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 February, 1976, •
at 9:00 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 havin g
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 Statement 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 Statement 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 owner 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, prop-
erty, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this
ordinance shall berr'ic effective from and after the date of its passage and is
accordingly =o or-'aired.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1976.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
.41' .ity Clerk