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<br />. . <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 93-1939 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOT(S) 21,22 <br />, BLOCK 69 , ADDITION Bayfront <br />, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING <br />SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Glenn E. Sampson <br />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 />FINDING 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 8-126 of.the Code of Ordinances of <br />the city of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection to be composed <br /> <br />of the Building Official o~ his duly 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, within <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 21,22; <br /> <br />Block 69; Bayfront, which is further described as 240 So. Ohio <br /> <br />\ <br />