Ord 053-2005 7/19/2005ORDINANCE NO. S �J�o s
ORDINANCE CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN
BUILDINGS AND /OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS;
COMMANDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO DEMOLISH SAID
BUILDINGS AND /OR STRUCTURES WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF
THE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the Building and Code Administration Division and the City of
Wichita Falls, acting under the provisions of Article VIII of Chapter 22 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, has served notice to the owners of the property
listed in Section 3 of this ordinance, that the building or buildings on the premises have
been classified as dangerous structures and that certain corrections were needed to be
made or the building(s) demolished; and
WHEREAS, the property owners and all other persons having an interest in the
property have been duly served by the Building and Code Administration Division of the
time and date of the Public Hearing for the property owners to appear before the City
Council to show cause why such buildings or structures in Section 3 should not be
demolished in accordance with the State of Particulars set forth in the Building and
Code Administration Division's notice; and said Public Hearing was had and held at the
time and place fixed therefore, to wit, on the 1g day of July, 2005 at 8:30 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:
PROTESTED:
SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A
And said hearing was continued until all desiring to be heard were given full fair
opportunity to be heard and the City Council 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1 . 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, except as identified on Exhibit A. If
corrective actions are not completed within the period authorized by the City Council
acting as Building Commission the structure will be demolished.
SECTION 2. From the evidence presented in the aforementioned Public Hearing
by property owners appearing and the Building and Code Administration Division of the
City of Wichita Falls, the building and /or structures at the locations listed in the Section
3 with the corresponding property owners, are found to be dangerous buildings as
defined in said Article VIII, and the property owners listed or any other person having an
interest in said buildings as shown by title search by the City of Wichita Falls, are
hereby commanded to repair or demolish the buildings and /or structures in accordance
with the State of Particulars set forth in the Building and Code Administration Division's
notice. The property owners listed or any other person having an interest in said
buildings as shown by title search by the City of Wichita Falls are further commanded to
repair or demolish in accordance with the State of Particulars set forth in the Building
and Code Administration Division's notice within thirty (30) days from the date of this
ordinance.
LIST OF STRUCTURES TO BE REPAIRED
NONE
SECTION 3. From the evidence presented in the aforementioned Public Hearing
by property owners appearing and the Building and Code Administration Division for the
City of Wichita Falls, the buildings and /or structures at the locations listed in this section
with the corresponding property owners, are found to dangerous buildings which cannot
be repaired as defined in said Article VIII and the property owners listed or any other
person having an interest in said buildings as shown by the title search by the City of
Wichita Falls, are hereby commanded to demolish the buildings and /or structures in
accordance with the State of Particulars set forth in the Building and Code
Administration Division's notice. The property owners listed or any other person having
an interest in said buildings as shown by title search by the City of Wichita Falls are
further commanded to demolish in accordance with the State of Particulars set forth in
the Building and Code Administration Division's notice within thirty (30) days from the
date of this ordinance.
LIST OF STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED
START TAPE NUMBER ONE
DATE OF ADDRESS
& LEGAL DESCRIPTION
OWNER
LETTER TO OWNER
WATER DISCONNECT
BACK TAXES
1.
2712 Lebanon
Robert Bishop
Written — 01/13/2005
Main & Acc. Bldg.)
519 W. Fourth St
Water Disc — 02/09/2003
Lot 7, Blk 10, Fairview
Grandfield, OK 73546
Taxes - $748.16
2003 -2004
2.
1613 McGregor
George Otto Bruce
% Robert Bruce
Written — 03/24/2005
Main
122032 n
Water Disc — 07/29/2004
Lot 7, B_ Ik 2, Ed Wilson
Wichita Falls, TX 76302
Taxes - $306.87 2004
And Mark Bruce
4527 Barbados
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
3.
2311 Yale
Joe T. Brown
Written — 03/07/2005
(Main)
Address Unkn
Water Disc.- 06/21/2002
Lot 6, Blk 2, Fellows
Address Unknown
Taxes - $2,105.55
1997- 1998,2000 -2004
4.
607 Harding
Beatrice I. Ward
Written — 09/30/2004
(Main)
% Idell McKinney
Water Disc.- 05/08/1998
Lot 4, Blk 6, Bateson 2 nd
Addition
Address Unknown
Taxes - $1,477.65
(2000 -2004
SECTION 4. If, within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance, any such
building listed in this Section has not been demolished, as appropriate, it shall be
demolished and removed at the expense of the City by the City or its contractor, and the
net cost for demolition or removal shall be charged to the owners of the property and
assessed on the land on which the building stood.
The fact that the demolition of dangerous buildings is being delayed pending the
taking effect of this ordinance created 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.
SECTION 5 . It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19 day of July, 2005.
ATTEST: MAYOR
City Clerk
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"EXHIBIT A"
NO ONE APPEARED AT THE JULY 19, 2005 CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO
PROTEST THAT THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES BE DEMOLISHED:
2712 LEBANON
1613 MCGREGOR
2311 YALE
607 YALE