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City of La Porte DANGEROUS BUILDING INSPECTION FORM DATE: 05-17-06 STREET ADDRESS: 819 W. MAIN ST. HCAD OWNER: SYBll. FRY - 102 SYLVAN ST. - LA PORTE. TX 77571-M38 (DECEASED) DEED OWNER: SYBll. FRY - 102 SYLVAN ST. - LAPORTE. TX77571 OTHER: STANLEY D. SHERWOOD - 1600 ROSCOE - LA POR'IE. TX 77571 (SON) LEGAL: BLOCK 44: LOTS 3.4: LA POR'IE OCCUPANCY TYPE: COMMERCIAL ZONING: MAIN STREET OVERLAY NON-CONFORMING ISSUES: FACILITIES A V All.ABLE: WATER.: ELECfRICAL: YES SEWER: YES YES GAS: YES NO.OF DWElLING UNITS: N/A VACANT: YES OCCUPIED: AS REQUIRED IN THE ClTY'S CODE OF ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 82; ARTICLE vm, THE BOARD OF INSPECTION MADE AN INSPECTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY, AND DETERMINED THE BUllDING LOCATED THEREON, IN THEIR OPINION,IS IN FACT A DANGEROUS BUILDING, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: Sec. 82-473. Declaration of Public Nuisance and Hazard. A. Dangerous or Substandard Buildings or Structures. A building or structure shall be considered dangerous or substandard whenever it is determined by the Board, that any or all of the fonowing is applicable: L-l. A building that is vacant, and is not up to current building code standards. These vacant buildings can be either open to trespass or boarded up; _2. Whenever any portion thereof has been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood, or by any other cause to such an extent that the structum1 strength or slability thereof is materially less than it was before such catastrophe and is less than the minimum requirements of the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or location; 3. Whenever any portion or member or appurtenance thereof is likely to fuil, or to become detached or dislodged, or to collapse and thereby injure persons or damage property; 4. Whenever the building or structure, or any portion thereot: because of (a) dilapidation, deterioration, Or decay; (P) faulty construction; (c) the reD).oval, movement or instability ofany portion of the ground necessary for the purpose of SUImorting the building; (d) the deterioration, liecay, or inadequacy of its foundation, or (e) any other cause, is likely tq pa.rt;ia1ly or cx:'IJIIllett;ly collapse; L-..5. Whenever, fQr any reason, the buil9ing or structure, ljlr ~y p<;Irtion tlIereot: is manifestly unsafe for the purpOse of whiC1h it is be~ used;, :