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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-048ORDINANCE NO. 21-048 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE AND ORDERING ABATEMENT; AUTHORIZING CLEANUP; AUTHORIZING SUIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Beaumont hereby finds and declares the property located at: 8465 Frazier Drive FRAZIER Place L19 Owned by Ian Culbertson to be a public health nuisance in that said property is in violation of Chapter 10, Article 10.04, Section 10.04.001 & Section 10.04.003, Chapter 10, Article 10.06, Section 10-06.001; and, Chapter 12, Article 12.07, Section 12.07,002 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont and is for want of retrieval and allowance of the accumulation of trash, litter, debris, weeds, 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. Section 2. In accordance with Chapter 10, Articles 10.04 and 10.06 and Chapter 12, Article 12.07 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, it is hereby ordered that the owner of the following described property cut weeds where necessary, 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 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 to compel compliance with the City's Health and Safety Codes. 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. Section 5. 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 o1 August, 2021. rqw-4 L - Mayor Robin Mouton -