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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-068ORDINANCE NO. 21-068 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3910 BUFFALO STREET TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND ORDERING ITS DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL AS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the accessory structure at 3910 Buffalo Street in the City of Beaumont has been inspected by the Building Codes Division and found to be an unsafe structure as defined by the City of Beaumont's Code of Ordinances Chapter 24, Article 24.04 Unsafe Substandard Structures as well as Division 1, Section 14.04.001 of the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, and, WHEREAS, this structure was destroyed by fire constituting a clear and present danger to said property and the public safety; and, WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Beaumont is of the opinion that the demolition of said structure is necessary for the preservation of life and property in the City of Beaumont; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby, in all things, approved and adopted, and, Section 1. After a public hearing, the structure located at 3910 Buffalo Street is hereby found to be a public nuisance in that said building violates Chapter 24, Article 24.04 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont and is for want of repairs, or by reason of age or dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or unsanitary condition, or otherwise unfit for human habitation, or otherwise likely to endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the City. Section 2. In accordance with Article XVII, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, Chapter 24, Article 24.04 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, it is hereby ordered that the owner or owners of the above described building demolish and remove said structure 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 demolished without further notification to the property owners or City Council action and assess the expenses of such demolition as a lien on the property as allowed by Texas Local Government Code, Section 214.0011(f). Section 3. 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 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. 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. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage 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 28th day of September, 2021. ��_ - Mayor Robin Mouton -