Ord 2843 12/4/1973 ORDINANCE NO. 2EX_3
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
Jim Bell Estate 707 Barwise, East 50' of West 50'
of Lot 3, Block 7, Barwise and
Jalonick Addition
Ruth M. Davis 704 N. Brook, Part of Lot 24,
Block 16, Scotland Addition.
Frances Sanchez 513 S. Eastside Drive, Lot 8, less
West 5' , Block 135, Original
Townsite.
Ambrosia Barboza 111/ Farris , Lot 27, Block 86,
Original Townsite
Oscar Underwood 1701 McGregor, Lot 1 , Block 61 ,
Southland Addition
John Garcia 301 Maple, Lot 14, Block 7, Lakewood
Place
Santiago Enriquel 309 Offutt, Lot 5, Block 7, Reilly
Addition
Kenneth Luhite 500-506 Olen, A 1 . 387 acre tract out
of Block 4, J. A. Scott 10, Abstract
302.
Patrick H. McBroom Estate 1009 17th, East 78' of Lot 10,
Block 6, Jalonick Addition.
Clint Strawn 1704 Sellers, Lot 7, Block 4,
Elmwood Addition
Charlie Adams 1507 12th Street , Lot G, Block 253,
Gamble Subdivision of Original
Townsite.
OWNER ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
John D. Anderson 1205 30th , Lot 3, Block 1 , Hillcrest
Addition
Wiliam Wilson 405 Woods , Lots 36 & 37, Block 3,
Homewood Addition
' Lee W. Kelly 410 Woods, Lot 9, Block 4, Homewood
Addition
Ola Latham Estate 426 Woods (rear structure only)
Lot 21 , Block 4, Homewood Addition
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
4th day of December, 1973, 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:
protested that
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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 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
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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 Particu-
lars 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 4th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973.
/L:A L/
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk