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<br />. e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. If~- <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOTS 17-20 <br />, BLOCK 66 ' _TOWN OF LA PORTE, <br />HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH <br />BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Everlena Thornton ~ Stanley <br />Greene IS THE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY; ORDERING THE SAID <br />OWNER TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING THE <br />SAID OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) <br />DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING TIlE <br />BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID BUILDING; ORDERING <br />THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COpy OF THIS ORDINANCE TO SAID <br />OWNER; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL BY SAID OWNER IN TIlE MANNER <br />PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, passed <br />and approved Sections 8-115 through 8-126 of the Code of <br /> <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, creating a Board of <br /> <br />Inspection to be composed of the Building Inspector or his duly <br /> <br />authorized representative, and the Fire Marshal or his duly <br /> <br />authorized representative; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(a) of said Sections provide <br /> <br />that: <br /> <br />Whenever It shall come to the attention of the <br />Board of Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of <br />the carrying out of the necessary duties of such <br />member, or by reason of a complaint of any citizen of <br />the City or of the City Council, that a dangerous <br />building exists, the Board shall, within twenty-four <br />(24) hours of the receipt of said complaint, make a <br />thorough inspection of said alleged dangerous building; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(c) provides that: <br /> <br />.. ....- . .. .-..-... - . ..-- . .. . . <br /> <br />After the Inspection provided for in this <br />Section has been made, with or without the aid of <br />experts, the Board shall immediately report its <br />conclusion in writing to each of the members of the <br />City Council and to the City Attorney. Such report <br />shall state the circumstances and the condition of the <br />building upon which such conclusion was based. The <br />report shall be flIed in all cases no matter what <br />conclusion Is stated by the Board; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the <br /> <br />Board of Inspection that the <br /> <br />building located on Lots <br /> <br />17-20: <br /> <br />Block 66; Town Of La Porte. which is further described as 201 <br /> <br />North 5th Street. <br /> <br />; , <br /> <br />J"' <br /> <br />, <br />