Ord 2994 8/5/1975 ORDINANCE NO.
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 Ordinance No. 2388 enacted by the Board of
Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls on February 12 , 1968, 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
A. E. Holland Estate 515 Flood, being the East 18' of the
North 70' of Lot 9, Block 12 , Homewood
Heights Addition.
Mrs. E. P. Williams 515-A Flood, being the West 32' of the
North 70' of Lot 9 , Block 12, Homewood
Heights Addition
Vidal Ramos 2802 Hill , Lot 2 , Block 3, Vista
Heights Addition
Bethlehem Baptist Church 111 Oriole, Lot 6, Block 1 , Patterson
Addition
Preston Manning 115 Oriole , Lot 8, Block 1 , Patterson
Addition
Emily C. Woodard and 615 Park, Lot 6, Block 1 , Granger
Evella Brown Park Addition
Jack W. Jones 1110 Third, being the West 50' of Lots
8 & 9, Block 99, Original Townsite
Joe Gordon , Jr. 304 Walnut , being the West 29' of Lot 8,
Block 25 , Barwise & Jalonick Addition
Salomon Doniaz 812 Clay, Lot 1 , Block 41 , Original
Townsite
, .Jeff Lindley 126 Cottonwood Road, Lots 16 & 17, Block
1 , Ed F. Riley Subdivision
OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Myra Hurst Hodges 2404 Grant, being the South 50' of Lots
1 , 2 , & 3, Block 55-A, Highland Addn.
Leroy Hamilton 516 Olen Road, being a 50' x 150' tract
out of Block 4, J. A. Scott 10, Abstract
302.
Billy J. Davidson 402 Swartz, Lot 9, Block 1 , South Park Addn.
404 Swartz, Lot 10, Block 1 , South Park Addn.
WHEREAS, such property owners above have not complied with
the directive of the Building Inspector within the sixty days allotted in
Ordinance No. 2388; 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 Partic-
ulars 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
5th day of August, 1975, at 9 :00 A.M. , in the Council Chamber in the
City of Wichita Falls , Texas, and at such Public Hearing the following
protests and objections were made, to-wit :
Clay Lindley, 126 Cottonwood Road, protested that
destruction of these buildings would depreciate the value of his property.
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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 tne
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 dang-
erous building as defined in Ordinance No. 2388 and tne property owners
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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
Statement of Particulars set forth in the Bui iding inspector' s notice. The
property owner listed or any other person having an interest in said build-
ing as shown by the tax records of the City of Wichita Falls is furtft
manded to repair, vacate or demolish in accordance wits ;he Statement O.
Particulars set forth in the Building Inspector' s notice within thirty (30)
days from the date of this ordinance. .
The fact that the repair, vacation , and/or dersolition 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 ordinance shall become effective from and after
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the date of its passage and is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1975.
MAY C:R
ATTEST:
City Clerk