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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 3588-1961 - Amenidng First Paragraph Sub-Section D, Sec 15A-7, And First Paragraph 15A-10 - 09/14/1961J ::a:wg o<H4-I~u 1 I WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Lubbock finds it is necessar to provide for personal service of notices issued by the housing standards inspecto· and housing standards commission, and this Ordinance deals with the daily opera- tion of City Departments in the public interest which creates an emergency; NOW THEREFORE: . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT the first paragraph of sub-section {d), Sec. lSA-7, Hous- ing Standards Code, the same appearing in Volume n of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, which now reads as follows, t9-wit: 11Upon receipt of a report of the housing standards inspector, th~ housing standards commission shall give a written notice sent via registered mail or certified mail to the owner, occupant, mortgagee, and all other persons having an interest in said dwelling or building as shown by the deed records and deed of trust records of Lubbock County, Texas, and any other parties known to have an ownership interest to appear before it on the date specified in the notice to show cause whey __ the building, dwelling or structure reported to be an 11 uninnabitable and danger- ous dwelling or building" should not be vacated, repaired, or demolished in accordance with the statement of particulars set forth in the housing standards inspector's notice. 11 Be, and the same is hereby amended to read hereafter as follows, to-wit: "Upon receipt of a report of the housing standards inspectiDr, the housing standards commission shall give written notice to the owner, occupantJ mortgagee, and all other persons having an itlterest in said dwelling or building as shown by the deed re- cords and deed of trust records of Lubbock County, Texas, and any other parties known to have an ownership interest, to appear before it on the date specified in the notice to showcause why the building, dwelling or structures reported to be an "uninhabitable and dangerous dweJJ;ng or building" should not be vacated, repaired, or demolished in accordance with the statement of particulat's set fot'th in the housing standards inspector's notice. Such written notices may be served on such interested persons by any police or warrant officer of the City or any other person of good character, or may be sent via resistered or certified mail to such persons. 11 SECTION 2. THAT the first paragraph of Section lSA-10, Housing Standard Code, the same appearing in Volume II of the Coee of Ordinances, City of Lubbock~ Texas, which now reads as follows, to-wit: 1'Notice by the housing standards inspector or the housing standards commission must be in writing and shall be via -- registered or certified mail to the owner, occupant or mort- gagee, and all other persons having an i'b.terest in the said building or property as shown by the deed or deed of trust records of Lubbock County, Texas, of any structure found by the housing standards inspector or said housing standards com- mission to be an "uninhabitable and dangerous dwelling or building" within the standards set forth in sections lSA-3 and lSA-4, and the notice shall set forth the following information:" BE, and the same is hereby amended to read hereafter as follows, to-wit: 11 Notice by the housing standards inspector or the housing standards commission must be in writing and may be served by a police or warrant officer of the City of Lubbock or any other person of good character, or may be sent via registered or certified mail, and such notice shall be.served upon or mailed to the owner, occupant or mortgagee, and all other persons having an interest in the said building or property as shown by the deed or deed of trust records of Lubbock County, Texas~ of any structures found by the housing standards inspector or said housing standards commission to be an "uninhabitable and dan- gerous dwelling or building" within the standards set forth in section• 15A-3 and lSA-4, and the notice shall set forth the following information: 11 SECTION 3. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on two readings before final passage is hereby suspended, and this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure for the.jreasons set forth in the preamble hereof, to take effect immediately after its passage. AND IT IS SO ORDERED Unanimously passed by the City Commission this 14tll ' 1961. ---------------------- day of __ s_e-=p~t_e_•_h_e_r_