Ordinance No. 5,212Published In: TM BAYI%'N SUN
Tuesday, February 23, 1989
Wednesday, March 1, 1989
ORDINANCE NO. 5212
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33, "URBAN REHABILITATION
STANDARDS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN BY AMENDING SECTION 33 -86, "RESIDENTIAL AND
SMALL NON- RESIDENTIAL VACATED BUILDING- -MADE SECURE ";
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWNr
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Section 33 -86 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Baytown, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 33 -86. Boarding up procedures for residential
and commercial vacant structures.
The owner, agent, or operator of any structure which
has been designated as unfit for human habitation or
use and vacated pursuant to any order by the Urban
Rehabilitation Standards Boards shall make such
structure safe and secure in whatever manner the board
may require. Any vacant building open at the doors and
windows, if unguarded, shall be deemed dangerous to
human life and a nuisance within the meaning of these
provisions.
Sec. 33 -86.1. Residential and commercial vacated
building securing procedures and specifications.
Every residential and commercial vacated building
shall be secured from unauthorized entry by the placing
of exterior -grade plywood, fitted to the inside border
of each opening, secured with galvanized screws, at
least one and one -half inches (1 1/2 ") in length, set
on ten inch (10 ") centers. Such plywood coverings
shall be caulked as required to form a proper weather
seal. The plywood coverings shall be painted to match
the trim of the structure. Thickness of plywood shall
be at the discretion of Chief Building Official or his
designee.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this
ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and
governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
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Section 3: If any provisions, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after
ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City
Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the
caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 23rd day of
February, 1989.
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TT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
RANDALL B. STRONG, C�/Attorney
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