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ENTITF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
SECTIONS 8-1.1, 8-1.2, 8-1.3, 8-1.4, 8-1.5,
AND 8-1.7 OF THE CODE OF. ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY SUBSTITUTING
THE TERM "CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE" FOR
THE TERM "BUILDING OFFICIAL" AS IS USED IN
SAID SECTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That Sections 8-1.1, 8-1.2, 8-1.3, 8-1.4, 8-1.5 and 8-1.7, be
and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:
8-1.1 Demolition permits - Required.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to
demolish a building or structure shall first
obtain a demolition permit from the City Manager
or his designee by making application for said
permit together with the appropriate fee and per-
formance bond to the City Manager or his designee.
8-1.2 Same - Application.
Each application for a permit shall be filed
with the City Manager or his designee, on a form
furnished by him, and shall contain a general
description of the proposed work, its location
and probable cost for completion. The application
shall be signed by the owner or his authorized agent.
8-1.3 Same - Bond or cash deposit required.
For each application for a demolition permit, the
applicant shall attach thereto either a bond with
corporate surety in an amount equal to one hundred
(1000) percent of the probable cost for completion
of the demolition project disregarding the salvage
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value of any material, and subject to the approval
of the City Manager or his designee, or a cash de-
posit equal to fifty (50%) percent of such cost in
lieu thereof. The bond or cash deposit shall be
payable to the City of Beaumont. The provisions of
this section requiring bonds -or cash deposits shall
not be applicable in those instances in which the
person, firm or corporation desiring a demolition
permit is required to furnish a performance bond
under the terms of his contract with the owner of
any structure which is the subject of a demolition
permit.
8-1.4 Same - Terms of permits.
A permit issued to demolish a building or structure
shall be considered to be a license to proceed with
the work. Any permit issued shall become invalid
unless the work authorized by it shall have been
commenced within thirty
(30)
days
after issuance and
completed within ninety
(90)
days
after issuance—
Demolition work is not deemed complete unless:
(a) All debris is removed from the property.
(b) All pipes and conduits are removed above
grade, and either removed or sealed below grade.
(c) All piers, pilings, steps or other appurtenances
are removed above grade.
(d) All underground tanks are removed or abandoned
in compliance with the fire prevention code.
Any exception to the above requirements shall be so
stated upon the application for the permit, and shall
be subject to the approval of the City Manager or his
designee. The premises which are not cleared in ac-
cordance with this section are hereby declared to be
a public nuisance.
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notifying in writing the principal and surety on said
bond of the amount of said claim. In those instances
in which the cash deposit or bond is not in a sufficient
amount to complete the demolition project, the city may
take all necessary legal action to enforce the terms of
the building permit. 'this shall specifically.include
the right to attach a lien to the land to cover the
excess cost of demolition. In those instances in which
no bond or cash deposit is required, any failure or re-
fusal to comply with the demolition permit shall give
to the City of Beaumont the right to take all necessary
legal action against the owner of the premises to enforce
the terms of the building permit. This shall specifically
include the right to have the premises cleaned in ac-
cordance with the terms of Section 8-l.'4 and attach a lien
to the land to cover the cost.
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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 in no wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to
such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be severable.
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All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the q
day of �Ca 1976.
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