HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 18-039ORDINANCE NO. 18-039
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN
PROPERTIES TO BE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES AND
ORDERING ABATEMENT; AUTHORIZING CLEANUP;
AUTHORIZING SUIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY.
Section 1.
That the City Council of the City of Beaumont hereby finds and declares the
properties located at:
#1) 1544 Hazel
JIROU L11 B10
Owned by Alfred R. Arrendondo
#2) 642 Washington Blvd.
ARLINGTON L-91--10 B-4
Owned by Ruby Tetley
#3) 7895 San Diego
Bel Air L 18 B 14
Owned by Sarah Beth Strother & Billy R. Eastwood
to be public health nuisances in that said properties are in violation of Chapter 12,
Article 12.07, Sections 12.07.002 and 12.07.003; Chapter 10, Article 10.05, Section
10.05.001; and, Chapter 10, Article 10.04, Section 10.04.003 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont and are for want of retrieval and allowance of the accumulation
of trash, litter, debris, and water in an unsafe and unsanitary condition so as to allow for
the breeding and proliferation of infectious mosquitoes and rats, or otherwise likely to
endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the City.
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Section 2.
In, accordance with Chapter 10, Articles 10.04 and 10.05 and Chapter 12, Article
12.07 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, it is hereby ordered that the
owner or owners of the following described properties retrieve and remove all litter,
trash, or debris which may become the harborage for rats or any standing or stagnant
water that may become the breeding place for mosquitoes within ten (10) days of the
effective date of this ordinance.
If the property owner(s) fail(s) to comply within ten (10) days, Council orders that
the property be cleaned at the owner's expense without further notification to the
property owners or City Council action. A lien will be placed against the property as an
assessment of expenses incurred for the work performed.
Section 3.
That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to file and prosecute a lawsuit against
the owner or owners to compel compliance with the City's Health and Safety Codes,
seeking all relief applicable thereto.
Section 4.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or
the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
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That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of
Beaumont, Texas.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of
July, 2018.
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