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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MTG
- Meeting Date:
- 11/17/2021
- Title:
- Chapter 150 ‘Building Regulations;
- Submitted For:
- David Zacherl
- Submitted By:
- Cindy Baker, Fire Department
- Department:
- Fire Department
Information
ACTION REQUEST (Brief Summary)
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 21-34, amending Chapter 150 ‘Building Regulations; Construction” related to additional authority regarding substandard structures.
BACKGROUND
It is not uncommon for a situation to arise that requires the immediate demolition of buildings in Texas City. In the last two years alone, there have been two home and two apartment complexes that were destroy by fire and were unsafe. The owners failed to secure the structures and the City had to demolish them.
This requested Ordinance amendment incorporates the City’s previous policy with regard to the emergency demolition of unsafe structures. The City of San Antonio’s Ordinance that dealt with their emergency demolition procedures was challenged in federal court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found them to be constitutional.
This Ordinance mirrors the City of San Antonio’s Ordinance dealing with the emergency demolition of unsafe structures to ensure the City’s procedures are equally lawful.
This requested Ordinance amendment incorporates the City’s previous policy with regard to the emergency demolition of unsafe structures. The City of San Antonio’s Ordinance that dealt with their emergency demolition procedures was challenged in federal court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found them to be constitutional.
This Ordinance mirrors the City of San Antonio’s Ordinance dealing with the emergency demolition of unsafe structures to ensure the City’s procedures are equally lawful.