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e e ORDINANCE NO. 13(P3 . :. .0: . : I , AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOTS 27-30 , BLOCK 56 --L _TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT CURTIS THOMPSO~ IS THE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING TUE BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID BUILDING; ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COpy OF THIS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL BY SAID OWNER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. WHEREAS, the City CounclL.,of__the. Ci.ty,. of La .Porte, passed and approved Sections 8-115 through 8-126 ot the Code ot Ordinances of the City of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection to be composed ot the Building Inspector or his duly authorized representative, and the Fire Marshal or his duly authorized representative; and WHEREAS, Section 8-118(a) of said Sections provide t ha t : Whenever it shall come to the attention of the Board ot Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of the carrying out of the necessary duties of such member, or by reason ot a complaint ot any citizen of the City or ol 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 8-118(c) provides that: After the inspection provided lor 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 no matter what conclusion is stated by the Board; and WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the Board ot Inspection that the building located on Lots 27-30; Block 56; Town Of ~, Porte, which is further described as 117 : North 4th Street.