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Ord 37-2008 8/5/2008 ORDINANCE NO. �� - �.C ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, FINDING CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS; REQUIRING 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 5 day of August, 2008 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 is 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 DATE OF ADDRESS OWNER LETTER TO OWNER & LEGAL DESCRIPTION WATER DISCONNECT BACK TAXES 1. 205 Park (main & accessory Sonya Bowen Written — 02/04/2008 structure) Fire date 01/23/2008 Lot 10, Blk G, Grainger � Ballow 1101 Jackson Cir. Water Disc — 03/24/00 Wichita Falls, TX 76301 Taxes -$3,988.99 (2000-2007) 2. 501 Sullivan Ella M. McDaniel Written — 07/03/2007 Lot 10 Less ROW, Blk 8, Address Unknown Water Disc — 08/07/79 Bateson Addition Taxes - $758.28 (2000- 2007) 3. 620 Barwise Anslum Hutchinson Written — 11/19/2007 W 30 Ft Lot 8 E 20 Ft Lot 9, Blk 620 Barwise Water Disc — 12/26/07 23, Bateson 2" Addition Wichita Falls, TX 76301 Taxes -$0 4. 100 Cleveland Monte Carlo Downin Written — 11/05/2007 Lot 6 8� E 40 Ft Lot 7 Less ROW, Address Unknown Water Disc — Meter Blk 23, Bateson 2" Addition ulled 08/07/2000 Taxes - $224.65 (2006- 2007) 5. 808 Dallas Fire date Wessie Dixson Written — 03/18/2008 12/16/2006 Lot 14, Blk 6, Kemp Address Unknown Water Disc — 06/16/06 Taxes - $4,703.54 1985-1994) 6. 511 Flood Fire date LeRoy Cleaver, Jr. Written — 09/18/2007 07/18/2007 Lot 11, Blk 12, Homewood 1612 Red Fox Water Disc — 11/23/06 Hei ht Wichita Falls, TX 76306 Taxes -$451.83 (2006- 2007) 7. 802 Woods LeRo Cleaver, Jr. Written — 04/08/2008 Lot 2, Blk 4, Homewood Height 1612 Red Fox Water Disc — 02/20/01 Wichita Falls, TX 76306 Taxes -$274.63 (2006- 2007) 8. 1004 Woods (main & Mike Stephen, Jr. Written — 04/08/2008 accesso structure % Anna Bell Stehan Lot 10, Blk 3, Blackmon & 1307 Central Frwy East Apt Water Disc — 11/15/05 Williams 2 115 Wichita Falls, TX 76302 Taxes -$0 9. 1201 Williams Robert L. Hall Written — 11/28/2007 Lot 1 , Blk 4 Holliday Height 1661 Hawes Water Disc — 10/14/04 Wichita Falls, TX 76301 Taxes -$4,315.74 (2002-2007) 10. 1419 N. 7 Street (mobile Travis A. Holland Written — 04/08/2008 home & accesso structure Lot 10, Blk 19, Scotland % Julie Liscano Water Disc — 11/14/07 8718 Blacktail Trl. Taxes - $0 McKinne , TX 75070 11. 1221 Kenley Signed Clean & Hassan E. Zwid Written — 05/08/2007 Lien 05/15/2007 Lot 1, Hairston-Best P. O. Box 221882 Water Disc — 04/05/04 EI Paso, TX 79913 Taxes -$0 12. 601 N. Beverly Fire date Stephen Daniel Jarvis Written — 04/09/2008 03/29/2008 Signed Clean & Lien 04/14/2008 W 187 Ft Blk 161, Westwood 1818 Pearl Water Disc. — 06/15/07 Garden Wichita Falls, TX 76301 Taxes -$ 0 13. 1300 Borland Fire date Tuong Lam Written — 08/24/2007 06/11/2004 1 AC Blk 9, Pridd 1721 Lon view Water Disc — 07/17/04 Wichita Falls, TX 76306 Taxes -$0 14. 1616 32" Street Darrell Mitchell Burne Written — 10/26/2007 Lot 18, Blk 8, Country Club Address Unknown Water Disc — 03/30/07 Addition Taxes - $1,411.35 2003-2007) 15. 1620 30 Street (main � 2 Virginia Louise Kent Written — 10/26/2007 accesso structures E 100 X 150 Ft Lots 14 & 15 8� 4501 Martinique Water Disc — 08/31/07 16, Blk 9, Country Club Addition Wichita Falls, TX 76308 Taxes -$847.79 (2005- 2006 16. 1302 Austin structure B) Cliff Nichols Written — 03/19/2008 Lot 2, Blk 217, Original Town, P. O. Box 273 Water Disc — 12/13/06 WF Hollida , TX 76366 Taxes - $255.81 (2007) 17. 1401 Bluff J. R. Shelton Written — 04/10/2008 W 100 Ft Lot 10, Blk 219, % Billy M. Stith Water Disc — 03/15/06 Ori inal Town, WF P. O. Box 303 Taxes -$3,162.26 (1995-1996, 2000- 2004, 2006-2007) Tu elo, OK 74572 18. 1600 Lucile Fire Date Michael William Burch Written — 04/11/2008 09/21 /2007 Lot 14, Blk 26, Southland % Eula Burch Hillis Water Disc — 08/15/03 4632 Stanford Taxes - $1,425.40 (2006-2007) Wichita Falls, TX 76308 19. 2308 10 Street (main & 2 Donnie Perez Written — 03/19/2008 accesso structures) Lot 12 � E 3.5' of Lot 11, Blk Address Unknown Water Disc — 05/28/97 13, Floral Hei hts Taxes - $4,412.43 (2003-2007) SECTION 4. If, within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance, any such building listed in Section 3 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 5 day of August, 2008. � �-----. �`� MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk • , , t EXHIBIT A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURES City Council Meeting August 5, 2008 Ordinance No. 37-2008 Item 7: 802 Woods LeRoy Cleaver, Jr., owner, said he could pay the back taxes and rehabilitate it. Mr. Bobby Teague informed that the foundation is okay and has mainly sheetrock damage. Council allowed Mr. Cleaver 30 days to obtain a Restoration Permit and 120 days to show substantial progress. Item 8: 1004 Woods Anna Bell Bennett Stephan resides at 1004 Woods and informed that she has done some clean up work on the yard, and she now has money to do something with her house. Council allowed Mrs. Stephan 30 days to obtain a Restoration Permit and 120 days to show substantial progress. Item 12: 601 N. Beverly Mr. Teague informed that this property had been purchased by Gregory Chapa and Freddie Chapa, who reside at 3147 Southeast Drive. They asked for additional time to rehabilitate this structure. They have a contractor license to remodel. Council allowed Mr. Gregory Chapa and Mr. Freddie Chapa 30 days to obtain a Restoration Permit and 120 days to show substantial progress. Item 13: 1300 Borland Johnny Lam representing his father Tuong Lam, property owner, informed that the structure just has smoke damage and they have quotes for repairs and they want additional time to repair. Council allowed Mr. Lam 30 days to obtain a Restoration Permit and 120 days to show substantial progress. Item 15: 1620 30 Street Virginia Kent, 4501 Martinique, property owner requested additional time to repair the structure. She has all the building material and a contractor. Council allowed Mrs. Kent 30 days to obtain Restoration Permit and 120 days to show substantial progress Item 16: 1600 Lucille Mike Burch, 4632 Stanford, owner. Stated that he was in negotiations with Jose Garcia to purchase this property and would like 60 days to complete the negotiations. He just began the negotiations. Council allowed Mr. Burch 30 days to complete negotiations and to contact Community Development staff with the end result, otherwise it would remain on the list of structures to be demolished.