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. . e ORDINANCE NO. 1145 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE CONCERNING DANGEROUS BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF INSPECTION: DECLARING A DANGEROUS BUILDING TO BE A NUISANCE AND HAZARD; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE AND HEARING CONCERNING A BUILDING DEEMED DANGEROUS; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OR REPAIR OF A DANGEROUS BUILDING; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section I. section 8-115 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 8-115. Definitions. :. "For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: "Board. The term 'Board' shall mean the Board of Inspection created by Section 8-116. "Building. The term 'Building' shall mean any structure which has enclosing walls for fifty per cent (50%) of its perimeter and which was built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind. The term 'building' shall be construed as if followed by the words 'or part thereof'. For the pur- pose of this Article, each portion of a building separated from other portions by a fire wall shall be considered a separate building. "Building Code. The term 'Building Code' shall mean the building code of the City as is now exists and as it may hereafter from time to time be amended. e "Building Official. The term 'Building Official' shall mean the officer charged with the administration and enforcement of this ordinance. "Dangerous Building. The term 'Dangerous Building' shall mean any Dilapidated Building or any Substandard Building. "Dilapidated Building. The term 'Dilapidated Building' shall mean a building which by reason of neglect or mis- use has been allowed to deteriorate into a condition of decay or partial ruin. "Owner. The term 'Owner' shall mean the record title holder of the building, his duly authorized agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee, fiduciary, and a person having a vested or contingent interest in the property in question. . "Substandard Building. The term 'Substandard Building' shall mean a building which by reason of faulty construction, age or lack of repair, fails to meet the minimum construction standards imposed by applicable provisions of the Southern Standard Housing, Building, Plumbing Codes, and the La Porte Fire Code heretofore duly adopted by the City of La Porte by its Code of Ordinances, and as such may hereafter from time to time be amended."