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. e e e . . Ordinance No. 1145 , Page 2. Section 2. Section 8-116 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 8-116. Board of inspection created; composition of Board. "There is hereby created a Board of Inspection to be composed of the building inspector, or his duly author- ized representative, the fire chief, or his duly author- representative, and the fire marshal, or his duly author- ized representative." Section 3. Section 8-117 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 8-117. Declaration of Nuisance and Hazard. "A Dangerous Building is hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance. A Dangerous Building shall be deemed to constitute a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of La Porte when anyone or more of the following cir- cumstances shall occur: "(1) Because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, it is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates a fire hazard; or "(2) 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 "(3) Because of its condition or because of lack of secured doors or windows, it is available to and fre- quented by malefactors or disorderly persons who are not lawful occupants of said structure; or "(4) Because of its condition, it is dangerous to the public health and may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to the health of the occupants of it or neighboring structures." Section 4. Section 8-121 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 8-121. ~earing. "Whenever the Board finds that a building is a Dangerous Building, the City Commission shall conduct a hearing on such finding at its regular meeting place in City Hall, at a time which is at least ten (10) days after perfection of service of the notice to the Owner in accord with Section 8-119. The Commission shall hear evidence for and against the conclusions of the Board. Such hearing shall be continued from day to day until all evidence offered by the City or the Owner shall have been received."