HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 20-046ORDINANCE NO. 20-046
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING CERTAIN
PROPERTIES TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE AND
ORDERING ABATEMENT; AUTHORIZING CLEANUP;
AUTHORIZING SUIT; 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
properties located at:
#1) 1801 North, McFaddin
MC FADDIN 2 L12 N75' & L11 E25 OF N75' BLK 22
Owned by Henry C. and Elizabeth K. Pressler
#2) 1230 Chamberlin
CALDWOOD ACRES L78J-D B6
Owned by Gilberto Valdez
#3) 3035 W. Lucas
CALDER HIGHLANDS 1-4-5 B33
Owned by Miriam Morgan c/o Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 3174
Beaumont, Texas 77704-3174
to be a public health nuisance in that said property is in violation of Chapter 10, Article
10.01, Section 10.01.001; 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 12.07.002 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, weeds, 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 cut weeds where necessary, 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.
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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 ordinance 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 8th day of
September, 2020.
Mflayor Becky Ames