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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 87-68 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 BEAU'-1-ONT: Section 1 . That the City Council of the City of Beaumont hereby finds and declares the buildings located at: 1057 Willow 9615 Doty 840 Catalpa 3310 t,'lestmoreland 1065 Isla 2730 Glenwood 1095 Isla 3049 Dorothy 2038 Grand 3270 Elinor 3230 Grand 365 Euclid (garage) 2405 Primrose 2385 Emile 2605-07 Coast 2396 Victoria 1723 Liberty 1081 Ave 3 2270-72 Rusk 1260 Sherman 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: 840 Catalpa 1065 Isla 1095 Isla 2038 Grand 3230 Grand 1260 Sherman 1723 Liberty 2270-72 Rusk 9615 Doty 3310 Westmoreland 2730 Glenwood 3049 Dorothy 3270 Elinor 2396 Victoria 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 ex-oense 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: 1057 Willow 2605-07 Coast 865 Euclid (garage) 1031 Ave B 2405 Primrose 2335 Emile 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 - 2 - 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. 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 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: 1179 North 2121 -23-25-27 Renaud 1193 North 1377 Liberty (Rear) 1701 Ashley 1377 Liberty 2113 Renaud Section 5. TI'lat 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 remain-'i-ng portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and orovisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 6. That any person who violated any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1 -3 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas. - 3 - f PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of , 1987. Je c i Mayor - 4 _