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<br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING TilE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOT 1 <br />,BLOCK [) -L-TOWN OF LA PORTE, IIARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCII BUILDING <br />CONDEMNED; FINbING TIIAT John DavId Thomas % Ma1'Jorle lona Thomas <br />IS TIlE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PHOPERTYj ORDERING TIlE SAID OWNER TO <br />ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING TilE SAID <br />OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS <br />FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TillS ORDINANCE; ORDERING TilE BOARD OF <br />INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID BUILDING; ORDERING THE CITY <br />SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER; <br />PROVIDING FOR TilE HEMOVAL BY SAID OWNER IN TIlE MANNER PROVIDED <br />HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Clly CUIIllcl1 of the (;1 ty or La Porte, passed <br /> <br />and approved Secllons 8,-115 through 8-12G of the Code of <br /> <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, creatinlt a Board of <br /> <br />Ins p e c It 0 n t 0 be com po sed 0 f the B u tl dIn R Ins pee bH' 0 r his d u ] y <br /> <br />aut h 0 r I zed l' e pre s e n l a t I ve , and the Fir e Mars h a lor his d 1I1 Y <br /> <br />all tho l' I zed l' e pre s e /I tat I ve ; and <br /> <br />WHEHEAS, Section 8-1.18(a) of saId Sections pr'ovidc <br /> <br />t ha t : <br /> <br />Whenever It shall come to the attention of Lhe <br />noal'd of Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of <br />the carrying out of the necessary duties of such <br />member, 01' by reason of a complaint of any cItIzen of <br />the CIty or of the CIty CouncIl, that a dangerous <br />building exIsts, the Board shall, withIn twenty-four <br />(24) hours of the receIpt of saId complaInt, make a <br />tho l' 0 ugh Ins p e c t i on 0 f sa I d a 11 e g e d danger 0 u s b u il dIn g ; <br />and <br /> <br />WIlEREAS, Section 8-118(c) provIdes that: <br /> <br />A fl e l' the Inspect ion pro V Ide d for in this <br />SectIon has been made, wIth or wIthout the aId of <br />experts, the Board shall immedIately report Its <br />cOllcluslon In wl'ltlng to each of the members of the <br />City CouncIl and to the City Attorney. Such report <br />shall state tho cIrcumstances and the conditIon of the <br />buIldIng upon whIch such conclusIon was based. The <br />report shall be flIed in all cases no matter what <br />conclusion Is stated by the Board; and <br /> <br />WIIEREAS, I t has Jleretofore come to the attentIon of Lhe <br />Boal'd of Inspection that the buIldIng located on Lot 5; <br /> <br />Bl ocle ~penw I clc <br /> <br />PI ace See t Ion L..._wh!.Q.!LJ s fur t her des cr ibed as <br /> <br />.;1242 ..l!llJ s d~le . <br />