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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE,RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR CONDEMNATION <br />OF DANGEROUS STRUCTURES;PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; <br />CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE <br />OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE <br />TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A <br />MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO <br />EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF <br />THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br />Section 1 <br />:That Chapter 82, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” Article VIII, “Dangerous <br />Buildings”, Section 82-475 “Notice to Owner –Required; Method of Service”, subsection “d”, <br />of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />“Sec. 82-475.Notice to owner –Required; method of service. <br />… <br />(d)Iftheownerisknownbuthisresidenceisunknown,oriftheownerisunknown,thenotice <br />shallbepublishedinsomedailynewspaperofgeneralcirculationinthecounty,twotimes.The <br />firstpublicationshallbeinsertednotmorethan15daysandnotlessthantendayspriortothe <br />dateofthehearingprovidedforinthisarticle,andthelastpublicationshallbenotmorethanten <br />daysandnotlessthanfivethreedayspriortosuchhearing.” <br />… <br />Section 2 <br />:That Chapter 82, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” Article VIII, “Dangerous <br />Buildings”, Section 82-481 “Repair or Removal by City”, of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, <br />Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />“Sec.82-481.–Repairorremovalbycity. <br />“If,withintendaysafterthelastpublicationofserviceofaandecisionenteredundersection <br />82-478,theownerhasnotcompliedwiththeordertorepairorremovesuchbuilding,thenthe <br />boardmayenteruponthepremises,withsuchassistanceasitmaydeemnecessary,andcausethe <br />buildingtoberepairedorremovedwithoutdelay.SuchactionbytheCityshallnotoccuruntil <br />expirationofaminimumforty-five(45)dayperiodfollowingissuanceoftheorderrenderedby <br />CityCouncil,butinnocasebeforeexpirationofanowner’sthirty(30)dayappealperiodas <br />establishedinsection82-482.TheexpensesofsuchprocedureanyactiontakenbytheCityto <br />repairorremoveabuildingshallbechargedagainsttheownerandshallbecomeavalidand <br />enforceablepersonalobligationoftheownerofsuchpremises,whichmayberecoveredbythe <br />cityinasuit,broughtforthatpurpose.Thecitycouncilmay,byordinances <br /> <br />