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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 95-2048 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOT(S) 21.22, BLOCK <br />33, ADDITION Town of La Porte, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT <br />A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Richard <br />Garv Jenkins IS THE RECORD OWNER(S) OF SAID PROPERTY: ORDERING THE <br />SAID OWNER (S) TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING: <br />ORDERING THE SAID OWNER(S) TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION <br />WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; <br />ORDERING THE BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID <br />BUILDING: ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS <br />ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER (S); PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SAID <br />PREMISES BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE IF NOT REMOVED BY SAID OWNER (S) IN <br />THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF: AND <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the city Council of the City of La Porte, passed and <br />approved sections 8-115 through 8-126 of the Code of Ordinances of <br />the City of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection to be composed <br /> <br />of the Building Official or his duly authorized representative, the <br />Fire Chief or his duly authorized representative, and the Fire <br />Marshal or his duly authorized representative~ and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, section 8-118(aa) of said Sections provide that: <br /> <br />Whenever it shall come to the attention of the Board <br />of Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of the carrying <br />out of the necessary duties of such member, or by reason of a <br />complaint of any citizen of the City or of the City Council, <br />that a dangerous building exists, the Board shall, within <br />twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of said complaint, make <br />a thorough inspection of said alleged dangerous building; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, section 8-118(c) provides that: <br /> <br />After the inspection provided for in this section has <br />been made, with or without the aid of experts, the Board shall <br />immediately report its conclusion in writing to each of the <br />members of the City Council and to the City Attorney. Such <br />report shall state the circumstances and the condition of the <br />building upon which such conclusion was based. The report <br />shall be filed in all cases no matter what conclusion is <br />stated by the Board; and <br />