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<br />" <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />,. \. <br />L,.' ) <br /> <br />ORDINANCE No.l425 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON LOT 17,18 <br />, BLOCK 89 :. . .,.-~. , <br />TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE IN FACT A NUISANCE: <br />ORDERING SUCH BUILDING CONDEMNED: FINDING THAT ~Mor~is ~~ <br />IS THE RECORD OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY: <br />ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO ENTIRELY REMOVE OR TEAR DOWN SUCH <br />BUILDING: ORDERING THE SAID OWNER TO COMMENCE SAID REMOVAL OR <br />DEMOLITION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS <br />ORDINANCE: ORDERING THE BOARD OF INSPECTION TO PLACE A NOTICE ON <br />SAID BUILDING: ORDERING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY <br />OF THIS ORDINANCE TO SAID OWNER; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF <br />SAID PREMISES BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE IF NOT REMOVED BY SAID <br />OWNER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF; AND FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Counc il of the Ci ty of La Porte, passed <br /> <br />and approved Sections 8-l15 through 8-126 of the Code of Ordi- <br /> <br />nances of the City of La Porte, creating a Board of Inspection <br /> <br />to be composed of the Building Inspector or is duly authorized <br /> <br />representative, the Fire Chief or his duly authori zed repre- <br /> <br />sentative, and the Fire Marshal or his duly authorized repre- <br /> <br />sentative: and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-1l8(a) 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 <br />carrying out of the necessary duties of such member, or <br />by reason of a complaint of any citizen of the City or of <br />the City Council, that a dangerous building exists, the <br />Board shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt <br />of said complaint, make a thorough inspection of said <br />alleged dangerous building: and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8-118(c) provides that: <br /> <br />After the inspection provided for in this Section <br />has been made, with or wi thout the a id of experts, the <br />Board shall immediately report its conclusion in writing <br />to each of the members of the City Council and to the <br />City Attorney. Such report shall state the circumstances <br />and the condition of the building upon which such conclu- <br />sion was based. The report shall be filed in all cases <br />no matter what conclusion is stated by the Board: and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has heretofore come to the attention of the <br />Board of Inspection that the building located on Lot 17,18 <br /> <br />Block 89, La Porte <br />