HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 19-047ORDINANCE NO. 19-047
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING A CERTAIN
PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE AND
ORDERING ABATEMENT; AUTHORIZING CLEANUP;
AUTHORIZING SUIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY.
Section 1.
That the City Council of the City of Beaumont hereby finds and declares the
property located at:
#1) 4800 M.L. King, Jr. Parkway
LAMAR L15-18 B11 NE PT L19 B11
Owned by Mr. Woodrow Wilson Leone, Jr.
to be a public health nuisance in that said property is in violation of Chapter 10, Article
10.01, Section 10.01.004; Chapter 10, Article 10.04, Section 10.04.001 and Section
10.04.003; Chapter 10, Article 10.05, Section 10.05.005; Chapter 10, Article 10.06,
Section 10.06.001; and, Chapter 12, Article 12.07, Section 12.007.002 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont and is for want of retrieval and allowance of the
accumulation of trash, litter, debris, and water in an unsafe and unsanitary condition so
as to allow for the breeding and proliferation of infectious mosquitoes and rats, or
otherwise likely to endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the
City.
Section 2.
In accordance with Chapter 10, Articles 10.04, 10.05, and 10.06 and Chapter 12,
Article 12.07 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, it is hereby ordered that
the owner of the following described property retrieve and remove all litter, trash, or
debris which may become the harborage for rats or any standing or stagnant water that
may become the breeding place for mosquitoes within ten (10) days of the effective
date of this ordinance.
If the property owner fail(s) to comply within ten (10) days, Council orders that
the property be cleaned at the owner's expense without further notification -to the
property owners or City Council action. A lien will be placed against the property as an
assessment of expenses incurred for the work performed.
Section 3.
That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to file and prosecute a lawsuit against
the owner to compel compliance with the City's Health and Safety Codes.
Section 4.
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 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.
The meeting at which this resolution 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 6th day of
August, 2019.