Ord 2637 2/2/1971 ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN
BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS :
COMMANDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPAIR, VACATE,
OR DEMOLISH SAID BUILDING AND/OR STRUCTURE
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 buildings or
building 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
Lawrence Elwood George 2206 Broad
Mrs. Erma Wilson 2117 Buchanan
Bobby Westbrook 309 Chester
E. M. Davis 807 Dallas
Huey Long 500 through 506 Denison
Lela Pearl Hart Trust
c/o E. W. Tate 304 Elm
W. W. Ballard 604 Elm
Ora L. Smith Richardson and
Walter Richardson Estate
c/o Vallie N. Dunford 708 Fort Worth
Wayne Somerville 809 Fort Worth
Mattie Smith Rogers 812 Fort Worth
Nora Dennis
c/o Margaret Davis 816 Fort Worth
Elias Acosta 302 Liveoak
OWNER ADDRESS
J. W. Johnson 306 Liveoak
Ethel Darr Estate
c/o Mrs . B. Adams 1317 N. Ninth
Morris G. Spencer 300 Oak
S. L. Gilpin 210 Petrolia Road
J. C. Hunter Estate
c/o Velma Thea Long 122 Stratford
Enoch Edward Reid 116 Stratford
W. I. Stephens 1318 N. Seventh
H. T. Noll 1402 N. Second
Velma Rhea Long 1316 N. Second
Beth Sherman 903 E. Scott
Roscoe T. Wells 811 E. Scott
A. V. Ramirez 207 E. Third
Mrs. N. L. McBee 1218 N. Third
Garland Belknap 1001 Terrell
Pat McBroom 1310 N. Third
James G. Hardeman 506 Virginia
Hudson Eads , Inc. 512 Virginia
J. K. Pitts 503 Virginia
Sandy Jones 704 Waco
William Starling 816 Waco
Mary Frances Miller 708 Waco
Jessie C. Phillips 706 Waco
Charlie H. Adams 205 Walnut
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 de-
molished in accordance with the Statement of Particulars set forth
in the Building Inspector' s notice; and said Public Hearing was
had and held at the time and place fixed therefor, to-wit, on the
2nd day of February, 1971, at 10:00 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 proper 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 objec-
tions 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
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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 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 de-
molish 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 preserva-
tion 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 2nd day of February, 1971.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk