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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />11'1 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING 'LOCATED ON LOT 41 <br />, BLOCK 34 , TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE; ORDERING SUCH BUILDING <br />CONDEMNED; FINDING THAT Charles & Jennifer Mattox IS THE RECORD <br />OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY; ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO ENTIRELY <br />REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH BUILDING; ORDERING TilE SAID OWNER TO <br />COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (iO) DAYS FROM THE <br />EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; ORDERING THE BOARD OF <br />INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON SAID BUILDING; ORDERING THE CITY <br />SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY OF TIllS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER; <br />PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL BY SAID OWNER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED <br />HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, passed <br /> <br />and approved Sections 8-115 through 8-126 of the Code of <br /> <br />Ordlnanc~s of the City of La Porte, creating a Board of <br /> <br />Inspection to be composed of the Building Inspector or his duly <br /> <br />authorized representative, and the Fire Marshal or his duly <br /> <br />authorized representative; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(a) of said SA~tions provide <br /> <br />that: <br /> <br />Whenever Jt shall come to the attention of'the <br />Board of Inspection or any member thereof, by reason of <br />the carrying out of the necessary duties of such <br />member, or by reason of a complaint of any citizen of <br />the City or or the City Council, that a dangerous <br />building exists, the Board shall, within twenty-four <br />(24) hours of the receipt oC said complaint, make a <br />thorough inspection of said alleged dangerous building; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(c) provides that: <br /> <br />ACter the Inspection provided Cor in this <br />Section has been made, with or without the aid of <br />experts, the Board shall immediately report its <br />conclusIon in writing to each of the members of tbe <br />City Council and to tbe City Attorney. Such report <br />~hall stat~ the circumstances and the condition of the <br />building IIpon which such conclusion was based. The <br />report shall be filed in all cases no matter what <br />conclusion is stated by the Board; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the <br /> <br />Board of Inspection that the <br /> <br />building located <br /> <br />on Lot 41; <br /> <br />Block 34; Falrmont Park West Section IV which Is further <br /> <br />descr ibed as 9811 Sbcllro_clL <br /> <br />--.--' ------ <br />