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. e ORiGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 98- 2242 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDINGS LOCATED ON LOT(S) 13, BLOCK Parkway. ADDmON Bayshore Park. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Happy Harbor Methodist Home IS THE RECORD OWNER(S) OF SAID PROPERTY; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER(S) TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER(S) TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLmON WITHIN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TInS ORDINANCE; ORDERING THE BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID BUILDING; ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COpy OF TInS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER(S); PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SAID PREMISES BY THE CITY OF LAPORTE IF NOT REMOVED BY SAID OWNER(S) IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, passed and approved Section 82-472 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection to be composed of the Building Official or his duly authorized representative, the Fire Chief or his duly authorized representative, the Fire Marshal or his duly authorized representative; and WHEREAS, Section 82-474 (a) of said Section provide that: Whenever it shall come to the attention of the Board ofInspection or any member thereof, by reason of the canying out of the necessary duties of such member, or by reason ofa complaint of any citizen of the City or of the City Council, that a dangerous building exists, the Board shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of said complaint, make a thorough inspection of said alleged dangerous building; and WHEREAS, Section 82-474 (c) provides that: After the inspection provided for in this Section has been made, with or without the aid of experts, the Board shall immediately report its conclusion in writing to each of the members of the City Council and to the City Attorney. Such report shall state the circumstances and the condition of the building upon which such conclusion was based. The report shall be filed in all cases not matter what conclusion is stated by the Board; and WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the Board of Inspection that the building located on Block Parkway: Lot 13: Bayshore Park. which is further described as 931 Parkway Harris County, Texas, has, for the reason of neglect or misuse, been allowed to deteriorate