Ord 2987 7/8/1975 ORDINANCE NO. (MP
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
Altha R. Harper 1300 Austin , East 100' of Lot 1 ,
Block 217, Original Townsite
Clifford Phillips 708 Burnett, Lot 5, Block 169,
Original Townsite
Fay Bell & Joe
Thompson 709 Clay, Lot 12 , Block 43,
Original Townsite
Judy C. Black 308 Clift , Lot 41 , Block 1 ,
Clift Subdivision
Truman D. Gillen 408 Clift, Lot 49, Block 1 ,
Clift Subdivision
William R. Brashear 3009 Cumberland , Lot 5, Block
53-A, Highland Addition
M. A. Cooper 1301 Gladiolus , Lot 6, Block 3,
Jackson Addition
Louis E. Arbuckle 200 E. Madison , Lots 8, 9, 10,
11 & 12, Block 9, North Park
Addition
OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Marzella Brown 711 Marconi , Lot 6, Block 12,
Bateson Second Addition
Max Griffin 1517-19 Monroe, Lots 4 & 5,
Block 1 , Groezinger Subdivision
of Block 65-A, Highland Addn.
M. B. Oldham Estate 1216 35th, Lot 26, Block 13,
Hillcrest Addition
Tommy J. Hubbard 206-210 E. Washington, Lots 1
through 7, Block 42, Original
Townsite
Robert R. Stuart 803 Webster, Lot 9, Block 41 ,
Original Townsite
WHEREAS, such property owners above have not complied with
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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
8th day of July, 1975, at 8:30 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:
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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 dang-
erous building as defined in Ordinance No. 2388 and the 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 Building 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 further com-
manded 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. .
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 ordinance shall become effective from and aftgr
the date of its passage and is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 1975.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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