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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 80-46 ORDINANCE NO. � ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN STRUCTURES TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES, ORDERING REPAIR OR DEMOLITION FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES; ORDERING DEMOLITION FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES; ORDERING DEMO- LITION BY THE CITY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVE RAB ZC,I TY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Beaumont hereby finds and declares the buildings located at: 4304 Avenue A ( & Garage) 4345 Avenue A 1764 Carroll 805 DeVilleneuve (Garage) 1745 Elgie 904 Finnis 595 Fletcher 680 Fulton (House, garage &shed) 1375 Grant 1425 Herring (Rear) 485 Jackson 2445 Rockwell (Rear) 3435 Taliaferro 1827 Texas Next to 948 Van Buren (Cinder Block Building) 1730 Verone (Rear) 3095 Washington each to be a public nuisance in that said buildings violate Chapter 14, Section 14-50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont and are for want of repairs, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, likely to cause or promote fires that would endanger persons or property. Section 2. In accordance with Article XVII, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, Sections 10-2 and 14-52 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, and Section 103. 4 of the Standard Building Code, it is hereby ordered that the owner or owners of the following buildings either repair or demolish and remove said structures within 30 days of the date of the passage of this ordinance: 1764 Carroll 1745 Elgie 485 Jackson 3435 Taliaferro 1827 Texas Next to 948 Van Buren (Cinder Block Building) If such action is not taken, request shall be made that the City Council authorize appropriate City officials to demolish and remove said structures at the expense of the City of Beaumont on account of the owner thereof and such expense shall be assessed as a special tax against the property upon which the buildings are situated. Section 3. In accordance with Article XVII, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, Sections 10-2 and 14-52 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas and Section 103 . 4 of the Standard Building Code, it is hereby ordered that the owner or owners of the following described buildings demolish and remove said structures within 30 days of the date of the passage of this ordinance: 4304 Avenue A ( & Garage) 4345 Avenue A 805 DeVilleneuve (Garage) 904 Finnis 595 Fletcher 680 Fulton (House, garage & shed) 1375 Grant 1425 Herring (Rear) 2445 Rockwell (Rear) 1730 Verone (Rear) 3095 Washington If such action is not taken, the owners of said buildings shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and said buildings shall be demolished and removed at the expense of the City of Beaumont on the account of the owners thereof and such expense shall be assessed as a special tax against the property upon which said buildings are situated and a lien shall exist for such special tax, which lien shall be foreclosed and said expense be recovered by the City of Beaumont as in the case of any other debt and lien in favor of the City of Beaumont. - 2 - Section 4. The following structures are hereby ordered to be demolished and removed by the City of Beaumont on the account of the owner thereof and such expense of demolition and removal shall be assessed as a special tax against the property upon which the buildings are situated. The following structures were heretofore declared to be a public nuisance and a violation of Chapter 14, Section 14-50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City: 1875 Irving 1599 Euclid Section 5. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas. Section 6. 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,. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the L� day of 1980. Mayor - 3 -