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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 87-3 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN STRUCTURES TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ORDERING THEIR REPAIR OR DEMOLITION; 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 buildings located at: 1384 Grand 2284 Brooklyn 1384 Grand (Rear) 852 Jefferson 1109 Evalon 1177 Ave A 1119 Evalon 2720 Blanchette 1129 Evalon 2390 Emile 1466 Sabine Pass 2202 Orange 2135 Ratcliff 2210 Orange 2140 Renaud 2210-1 /2 Orange 3580 Youngstown 2415 Southerland 1715 Ives 2425 Southerland 3120 Minglewood 2715 Glenwood 1426 Sabine Pass 545 Holmes 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 thirty (30) days of the date of the passage of this ordinance: q /-,?7-P,7 1384 Grand 545 Holmes 2135 Ratcliff 3580 Youngstown 1715 Ives 3120 Minglewood 1426 Sabine Pass 1466 Sabine Pass 2284 Brooklyn 2715 Glenwood 1177 Ave A 2720 Blanchette 2390 Emile 2202 Orange 2210 Orange 2210-1 /2 Orange 2415 Southerland 2425 Southerland 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 thirty (30) days of the date of the passage of this ordinance: 1384 Grand (Rear) 1109 Evalon 1119 Evalon 1129 Evalon 2140 Renaud 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 owner thereof and such expense shall be assessed as a special tax against the property upon which said buildings are - 2 - 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. Section 4. 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 building demolish and remove said structure within six (6) months of the date of the passage of this ordinance: 852 Jefferson 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 owner 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. Section 5. The following structures are hereby ordered to be demolished and removed by the City of Beaumont on the account of the owners thereof and such expense of demolition and removal shall be assessed as a special tax against the properties upon which the - 3 - buildings are situated. The following structures were theretofore declared to be public nuisances in violation of Chapter 14, Section 14-50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City: 2495 Cable 165 Cottonwood 2908 Taliaferro 2910 Taliaferro 2003 Irving 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. Section 7 . That any person who violated any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1 -8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the VZA& day of at4 �� , 19817. Mayor - )0,fe7 -M 4 -