Ord 2862 4/23/1974 ORDINANCE NO. ,;442
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
Johnny Braun 3101 Bridwell , Lot 6, Block 11 ,
Country Club Addition.
Toni Garcia 102 N. Burnett, a 50' x 102.3'
tract out of Block N, Original
Townsite.
Joe Thompson 704 Clay, Lot 5, Block 44, Original
Townsite
Joe Thompson 800 Webster, Lot 7, Block 40,
Original Townsite
Charles B. Harrell 1652 Collins , Lot 7, Block 3, South-
land Addition
Charles B. Harrell 1204 Marshall , Lot 3, Block 4, South-
land Addition
Dr. C. B. Fuller 900 Rosewood, East 320' of Block 10,
Homewood Heights Addition
Henderson 66 Sales and
R. T. Wells 803-809 E. Scott, Lots 14, 15 and 16,
Block 19, J. A. Kemp Addition
Mrs. T. H. Smith Estate 1722 Seventh and 611 Baylor, Lot 13,
Block 3 , Trueheart #2 Subdivision
Mrs. T. H. Smith Estate 1800 Seventh, Lot I , Block 1 , Boyd
#2 Subdivision of Bellevue
Mrs. T. H. Smith Estate 1802 Seventh, Lot 2 , Block 1 , Boyd
#2 Subdivision of Bellevue
OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
William B. Gregg, Jr. 3015 Seymour Road, (rear structure
only) , Lot C. , J. Y. McQuigg, Jr.
Subdivision of Lots 13 and 14, Block
10, Westside Addition to Floral
Heights
Oscar L. Cobb 710 Sullivan, Lot 11 , Block 20,
Bateson Second Addition
Wayne Somerville Estate 1206 Tulip (rear structure only)
Lot 6, Block 1 , Rivers Addition
Maria C. Hernandez 713 Webster, Lot 14, Block 44,
Original Townsite
Swanson Bennett 1023 Woods , Lot 24, Block 4, Black-
mon and Williams Second Addition
Robert R. Stuart 706 Clay, Lot 4, Block 44, Original
Townsite
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
23rd day of April , 1974, at 10:00 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 :
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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 he 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
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 after
the date of its passage and is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF APRIL , 1974.
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MAYOR
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City Clerk