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ORDINANCE NO. 23-091
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING THE STRUCTURE
LOCATED AT 2778 AMARILLO STREET TO BE A PUBLIC
NUISANCE AND ORDERING ITS DEMOLITION AND
REMOVAL AS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO
PUBLIC SAFETY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the structure at 2778 Amarillo Street in the City of Beaumont has been
inspected by the Building Codes Division and found to be an unsafe structure as defined by the
City of Beaunlont's Code of Ordinances Chapter 24, Article 24,04 Unsafe Substandard
Structures as well as Division 1, Section 14.04.001 of the 2009 International Property
Maintenance Code; and,
WHEREAS, this structure has partially collapsed constituting a clear and present danger
to said property and the public safety; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Beaumont is of the opinion that the
demolition of said structure is necessary for the preservation of life and property in the City of
Beaumont;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby, in all
things, approved and adopted; and,
Section 1.
After a public hearing, the structure located at 2778 Amarillo Street is hereby found to be
a public nuisance in that said building violates Chapter 24, Article 24.04 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont and is for want of repairs, or by reason of age or dilapidated,
decayed, unsafe or -unsanitary condition, or otherwise unfit for human habitation, or otherwise
likely to endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the City.
Section 2.
In accordance with Article XVII, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Beaumont,
Chapter 24, Article 24.04 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, it is hereby ordered
that the owner or owners of the above -described building demolish and remove said structure
within ten (10) days of the effective date of this ordinance.
If the property owner(s) fail(s) to comply within ten (10) days, Council orders that the
property be demolished without Rjrther notification to the property owner(s) or City Council
action and assess the expenses of such demolition as a lien on the property as allowed by Texas
Local Government Code, Section 214.0011(f).
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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 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 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
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.
Section b.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
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 21st day of
November, 2023.
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- NVrayor Roy West
PUBLIC HE, November 21, 2023 Unsafe Substandard Structures
Consider approval of an ordinance declaring one structure to be unsafe substandard structure and
ordering their removal immediately.
1. 2778 Amarillo
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