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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1951-410 - '. '!-: ' .e ,,..,-..... e ,.,- ---.. "- ,4t' . . -l t-/fO ORDINANCE NO. 1110 THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF HARRIS: CITY OF LA PORTE: AN ORDINANCE PROMULTATING AND PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DEMOLISH- InG OF HOUSES, BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; REQUIRING A PERMIT TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH DEMOLISHING AND PRESCRIBING A FEE THEREFOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $5.00; A BOND IN FAVOR OF THE CITY IN AT LEAST THE SUM OF $1,000.00; AND A FINE OF $100.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, EACH DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE OFFENSE OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PORTIONS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREIJIJITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION ONE: That any person, partnerShip, firm or corpora- tion desirous of demolishing any house, building or other structure situated within the corporate limits of the City of La. Porte, Texas, Shall, prior to commencement of any portion of such work, obtain from the City of La Porte, Texas, a permit for each house, building or structure, to be demolished and shall pay therefor a fee of $5.00. " SECTION TWO: At the time of making application for such permit, the applicant shall file with the City a bond executed' by said applicant as principal and by a good and sufficient insurance company as corporate surety; such corporate surety to be a Texas Corporation, or one with a permit to do business in the i:)tate of Texas, having a fully paid up capital stock of at least $100,000.00; which said bond shall be in the sum of $1,000.00, condi- tioned that the principal obligor, if granted a permit, will accomplish such demolishing in strict accordance with the terms of this Ordinance and will pay to the City any expense incurred by it in eliminating fire hazards or other conditions detrimental to public welfare created by such demolishing. Such bond shall be made payable to the City and shall inure to the benefit of any person damaged or injured, in any manner, by the said principal obligor by reason of such demolishing within the corporate limits of the City, except the agents, servants or employees of the principal. .' . \.. ~--~ .' '= SECTION THREE: Permit herein provided for shall automatically terminate within thirty days from and after its issuance unless extended or renewed by further application to the City. SECTION FOUR: The City shall examine the application and bond of the applicant and if it is satisfied that same is in order and that the surety signing the bond is good and sufficient, it shall issue to the applicant a permit to demolish the house, building or other structure desig- nated thereon. The permit shall be personal to the applicant and not trans- ferable. Each permit shall be issued in duplicate and one copy posted on the scene of the demolishing job. e ....... SECTION FIVE: Vfuenever a permittee has completed the work, he shall promptly notify the office of the City and the proper officer thereof shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises to determine that no damage has been done to public property and that the premises have been left in such con- dition as not to constitute any conditions detrimental to the public welfare. If the inspector finds that the permittee has not complied with this Ordinance in ever,y respect, he shall notify the permittee of the violation and the per- mittee shall then, within two days of the date of such notification, begin the work necessary to comply with this Ordinance, ,which work shall be done under the supervision of and to the entire and complete satisfaction of the City '---.. Inspector. In the event the permittee fails to begin work within two days after ~Giill ." such notification, the inspecting officer may promptly and at his discretion, ::ause the necessary work to be done on behalf of the City and shall certify .to the City the alOOunt thus expended and whereupon such amount shall become a l:Jum certain owing to the City by the permittee and the surety on his bond. SECTION SIX: It shall be unlawful for any permittee to dis- c:onnect any public utilities without the consent of the utility owner or orga- rdzation controlling such connections. ..."..;~~ SECTION SEVEN: Any person, firm, partnership or corporation t.hat violates this Ordinance shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than .'~- '"'" '. 8:200.00 and each day of violation of this Ordinance, in whole or in ,art, shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION EIGHT: All Ordinances or portions thereof heretofore . . . ..----.~ i- ' '. , . . .. . passed by the City which are in conflict with this Ordinance, are hereby de- clared repealed upon the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION NINE: That the City Clerk of the City of La Porte, in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 25 of the Charter of said City, shall give notice of the passage of this Ordinance by causing the title thereof to be published in the offic;:ial newspaper of the City of La Porte at least twice within ten days after the passage of this Ordinance and shall note on this Ordinance and the records thereof, the fact that same has been published as required ~ said Charter, together with the date of such .....-...... publication thereof. . PASSED this the /.i'lf day of 9r a-vt.v. A. D. 19,1. APPROVED ~ the Mayor and Attested by the City Clerk on ....----." .' '\ .~- . said date. ATTEST: ~~ H~~e r, or CJ. of e . ',.~ ", '"