ORD 1990-01 - Manufactured & Mobile Homes - Demolition Of 01-09-1990•
ORDINANCE NO. 90-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS AND
BUILDING REGULATIONS, TO INCLUDE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND
MOBILE HOMES AS STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO DEMOLITION OR
REPAIR IF DILAPIDATED OR SUBSTANDARD; AND MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that
SECTION 1: Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the
repeal of Section 6-20. Dilapidated, substandard or unfit buildings, as
presently constituted, and by adopting a new Section 6-20 that shall
read as follows:
Sec. 6-20. Dilapidated, substandard or unfit buildings.
Any building or structure, including manufactured or mobile homes,
that has any of the following conditions and which constitutes a
hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the general public or
its occupants is declared a dilapidated, substandard or unfit
building:
(a) Whenever any means of egress or portion thereto is not of
adequate size or is not arranged to provide a safe path of
travel in case of fire or panic.
(b) Whenever any means of egress or portion thereof, such as but
not limited to, fire doors, closing devices, fire resistance
ratings, are in disrepair or in a dilapidated or nonworking
condition such that the means of egress could be rendered
unsafe in case of fire or panic.
(c) Whenever the stress in any material, member or portion
thereof, due to all imposed loads including dead load
exceeds the working stresses allowed in the Standard
Building Code for new buildings.
(d) Whenever a building, structure or portion thereof has been
damaged by fire, flood, earthquake, wind or other cause to
the extent that the structural integrity of the buildings or
structures is less than it was prior to the damage and is
less than the minimum requirement established by the
Standard Building Code for new buildings.
(e) Whenever any exterior appendages or portion of a building or
structure is not securely fastened, attached or anchored
such that it is capable of resisting wind, seismic or
similar loads as required by the Standard Building Code for
new buildings.
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(f) Whenever for any reason a building, structure or portion
thereof is manifestly unsafe or unsanitary for the purpose
for which it is being used.
(g) Whenever any building, structure, or portion thereof as a
result of decay, deterioration or dilapidation is likely to
fully or partially collapse.
(h) Whenever any building, structure or portion thereof has been
constructed or maintained in violation of a specific
requirement of the Standard Codes or of a city, county or
state law.
(i) Whenever any building, structure or portion thereof is in
such a condition as to constitute a public nuisance.
(j) Whenever any building, structure or portion thereof is
unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate egress, or
which constitutes a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous
to human life, or, which in relation to existing use,
constitutes a hazard to safety or health by reason of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or
abandonment.
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS %-,4 day of -cI / r v , 19 90
h DeShaw, City Secretary
APPR ED AS J0 FORM:
Sc ds, City Attorney
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
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By: L,
Mon
ay, Mayor