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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />93-1937 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOT (S) I 7 - 21 <br />, BLOCK 76 , ADDITION La Porte <br />, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING <br />SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Effie Kinq Coleman c/o <br />John Burns IS THE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY; <br />ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH <br />BUILDING; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR <br />DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS <br />ORDINANCE; ORDERING THE BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON <br />SAID BUILDING; ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY OF <br />THIS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SAID <br />PREMISES BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE IF NOT REMOVED BY SAID OWNER IN <br />THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND <br />F~NDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, passed and <br />approved Sections 8-115 through 8-l26 of the Code of Ordinances of <br /> <br />the City of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection to be composed <br />of the Building Official or his d~ly authorized representative, the <br />Fire Chief or his duly authorized representative, and the Fire <br /> <br />Marshal or his duly authorized representative; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(aa) of said Sections provide that: <br /> <br />Whenever it shall come to the attention of the Board <br />of Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of the carrying <br />out of the necessary duties of such member, or by reason of a <br />complaint of any citizen of the City or of the City Council, <br />that a dangerous building exists, the Board shall, wi thin <br />twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of said complaint, make <br />a thorough inspection of said alleged dangerous 'building; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(c) provides that: <br /> <br />After the inspection provided for in this Section has <br />been made, with or without the aid of experts, the Board shall <br />immediately report its conclusion in writing to each of the <br />members of the City Council and to .the City Attorney. Such <br />report shall state the' circumstances and the condition of the <br />building upon which such conclusion was based. The report <br />shall be filed in all cases no matter what conclusion is <br />stated.by the Board; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the <br /> <br />Board of Inspection that the building located on Lots 17-21; <br /> <br />Block 76; La Porte, which: is further described as 906 West Adams <br /> <br />\ <br />