Ord 2437 8/20/1968 ORDINANCE NO. . /
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUC-
TURES 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 ANI) 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 correc-
tions were needed to be made or the building demolished.
OWNER ADDRESS
J. A. Barrington 101 Adams
Florence M. Bruce 507 Adams
J. W. Johnson 306 Bacon
Jon DeEdwards 1702 Bacon
Virgil C. Lynch 1708 Bacon
Cora Lee Walker 908 Chance
Vernon Cook 916 Chance
Jimmy Goins 117 Duncan
William Allen 701 Duncan
Edgar Williams 802 Elwood
Martha E. Ross 804 Elwood
Pat Barry 309 Farris
Mrs. Violet Daniel 405 Farris
Jesus Gutierres 103 Fifth
Frank Garcia 106 Fifth
Santiago Rodriquez ' 101 & 105 Front
Mrs. Ethel Cox Estate 318 Front
J. 0. Hawkins 816 Gerald
Apostolic Faith 1024 Gerald
Phil Claiborne #5 Lee
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OWNER ADDRESS
Ranel Stewart White 401 Lee
Bebo C. Garcia 409 Lee
H. E. Crain 601 Lee
Paul Ozuna 207 Liveoak
Juan Rangel 301 Liveoak
Joe Gilbert 101 Maple
Santiago Rodriquez 100 & 102 Patterson
William Dennis, Jr. 204 Patterson
Victor R. Marceleno 208 & 210 Patterson
J. W. Charles 511 & 707 Roosevelt
Gold Taylor 600 Roosevelt
Elizabeth Charles 613 Roosevelt
Mrs. Carrie Wilson House 906 Roosevelt
C. C. Durkee 1220 Rosewood
E. D. Lewis 1405 Rosewood
Lumbermen's Investment Co. 103 Second
Virgil Lynch _ 300 E. Second
R. T. Holman Estate 402 Sixth
Lola Mae Hester 1311 & 1401 Smith
Charlie Ingram 313 E. Third
Dan Cutbirth 329 E. Third
Gulf Coast Investment 103 & 105 Third
J. 0. Buster 212 Third
Arthur Cooper. 1209 Tulip
Goldie L. C. Cheatham 1220 Tulip
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 Board of Aldermen passed and approved Resolution
No. 829 on July 2, 1968, which resolution set the date of August 6,
1968 at 7:30 P.M. as the date of a Public Hearing for the property
owners listed above to appear before the Board of Aldermen to show
cause why the building or structure reported to be a dangerous build-
ing should not be repaired, vacated, or demolished in accordance with
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the Statement of Particulars set forth in the Building Inspector' s
notice; and,
WHEREAS, the above listed property owners have been notified
by certified mail by the Building Inspector of the time and date of
said Public Hearing and said Public Hearing was had and held at the
time and place fixed therefor, to-wit, on the 6th/�ay Nth
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at 7:30 P.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:
None 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 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 objections
whether enumerated or not, be and the same are hereby, overruled.
From the evidence presented in the aforementioned Public Hear-
ing by the property owners appearing and the Building Inspector of
the City of Wichita Falls, the building and/or structure at the loca-
tion 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 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.
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The fact that the repair, vacation, and/or demolition of danger-
ous buildings is being delayed pending the taking effect of this ordi-
nance 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.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorpo-
rated in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls as an
addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered
to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the20th day of August 1968.
M A Y O R
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