2001-09-24 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Special Called Workshop Meeting

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e e City of La Porte DANGEROUS BUILDING INSPECTION FORM DATE: AUl!ust 09.2001 OWNER: STREET ADDRESS: N/A 518 So. 4th Street Kerry Lamond Skelton AGENT: MAILING ADDRESS: LEGAL: P.O. Box 953 La Porte Tx 77572-0953 Blk. 113: Lots 21-24: Town of La Porte OCCUPANCY TYPE: Residential Y ZONING: R-l F ACILITIES AVAILABLE: WATER: Y SEWER: ELECTRICAL: Y GAS: Y VACANT: NO.OF DWELLING UNITS: Y OCCUPIED: AS REQUIRED IN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 82; ARTICLE VIII, THE BOARD OF INSPECfION MADE AN INSPECTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY, AND DETERMINED THE BUILDING LOCATED THEREON, IN THEIR OPINION, IS IN FACT A DANGEROUS BUILDING, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: UO I) lX.J 2) (~ 3) lX.J 4) BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONSTRUCTION, AGE, LACK OF PROPER REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, IT IS ESPECIALLY LIABLE TO FIRE AND CONSTITUTES A FIRE HAZARD; OR BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONSTRUCTION OR ANY OTHER.CAUSE, IT IS LiABLE TO CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE BY COLLAPSING OR BY A COLLAPSE OR FALL OF ANY PART OF SAID STRUCTURE; OR BECAUSE OF ITS CONDITION OR BECAUSE OF LACK OF SECURED DOORS OR WINDOWS, IT IS A V AILABLE TO AND FREQUENTED BY MALEFACTORS OR DISORDERLY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LA WFUL OCCUPANTS OF SUCH STRUCTURE; OR BECAUSE OF ITS CONDITION, IT IS DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC HEAL TIl AND MAY CAUSE OR AID IN THE SPREAD OF DISEASE OR INJURY TO THE HEALTH OF THE OCCUPANTS OF IT OR NEIGHBORING STRUCTURES. NOTE: SEE BUILDING EV ALUA TION CHECKLIST ON REVERSE SIDE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TIllS REPORT. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE BOARD OF INSPECTION: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1994 EDITION OF THE STANDARD HOUSING CODE. AS ADOPTED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTICLE VI. SECTION 82-411 AND ORDINANCE #97-2198. USING THE CODE AS ITS GUIDE. IT IS TIlE OPINION OF TillS INSPECTION BOARD THAT TIllS BUILDING IS IN FACT DANGEROUS. BUT STILL REPAIRABLE. ALL REOUIRED REPAIRS OR ALTERATIONS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITIl ALL APPLICABLE CITY OF LA PORTE CODES AND ORDINANCES. IF THE REPAIR OR ALTERATION ORDER IS NOT COMPLIED WITH WITHIN THE TIMETABLE SET OUT IN ARTICLE vm. SECTION 82-478 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. IT IS THEN THE OPINION OF TIllS INSPECTION BOARD TIIA T TIllS BUILDING BE DEMOLISHED. xkil~~J~ BUILDING OFFICIAL'S OFFICE