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ORDINAAiCE. NO. 98
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AID ORDINANCE AUTEDRIZI_;G TEE TOlI'
CO NCIL TC DECLARE C RTAI% BUILD-
INGS OR STRUCTURES NUISANCES AND
TO P RCVIDE FOR THE DESTRUCTION
A 7 : VAL OF TEE SAL M, IN TEE
,JGEWATLR, FLORIDA AND
PENALTIES FOR TEE v IOLA- ►
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BE I=. TOWN CC-UTCIL OF TEE TOWN Cr
FLO i1DA:-
Section 1:- chat any building or other structure located upon
lands within the territorial l :..its of the Town of dgewater,
r'lorida which is in a dangerous or unsafe condition or is so
deiapidated that the same constitutes a menace to human life
• or where the same constitutes a fire hazard may be declared to
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be a public nuisance by the Town Council and may be destroyed
or removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
:Section 2:- it is hereby made the duty of the .,Marshal of the
Town of =;dgewater, llerida to investigate the condition of
buildings or structures within the li:.its of said town and in
all cases ,here such buildingsor structures are found to be in
a dangerous or unsafe condition or so delaoidated as to constitute
a menace to human life or in such condition as to constitute a
fire hazard the said marshal shall report such facts at the
next meeting of the Town Council.
Section 3:- Upon such report to the Town Council, the said
Council shall immediately cause the Town Clerk to give notice
to the owner of such building or structure that the same has
been reported to the Council as constituting a nuisance and
shall direct the said o.iner thereof to remove such building or
structure or to repair the same so that it shall no Longer con-
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stitute such nuisance within two weeks after the date of the
serving of such notice or that such owner appear at the ensu-
ing regular meeting of said Town Council and then and -there
show cause to said Council why such building or structure
• should not be destroyed or removed or repaired. If such owner
resides in the Town of ydgewacer, Florida) such notice shall
be served upon him personally by said yarshal and due return
thereof made by said harsiial ; if such owner does not reside
within the corporate lir its of he Town of _1dgewater, Florida
then such notice shall be mailed to the said owner by registered
mail addressed to his last known post office address by the
Town Clerk; and in all cases a copy of said notice shall be
posted on the building or structure involved.
section 4:- If the owner fails to remove or repair said build-
ing or structure at the expiration of the ti_ ie specified in said
notice and if said owner shall fail to appear at the succeeding
regular meting of the Town Council and show cause as hereinbefore
provided then said Town Council may proceed to declare said build-
• ing or structure to be a nuisance and to condemn the same and to
direct the said Iarshal to destroy and remove the same forthwith;
if said owner shall appear and show cause as hereinbefore provided
then said Council shall fix a. day and place certain for hearing
at which said time and place said Council shall inquire into the
facts and if after such inquiry said Council shall determine that
said building or structure is in a dangerous or unsafe condition
or is so delapidated that the same constitutes a menace to human
life or where the same is in such condition_ that the same con-
stitutes a fire hazard then said Council shall by resol4tion
uec=are such building or structure to be a nuisance and to be
condemned and order the owner thereof to remove or repair the
same within a reasonable time thereafter and likewise shall order
that upon failure of such owner so to do within the time sped-
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fled in said resolution that the said Town i::arshal shall pro-
ceed to destroy or remove said building or structure.
:erection 5:- in the event such building or structure is occu-
Pied by a tenant a copy of the notice herein provided for shall
likewise be served upon such tenant by said Town : arse al.
Section 6:- In all cases involving the exercise of the powers
set forth in this ordinance the owner of such building or struc-
ture shall be :given the right within a reasonable time to make
said building safe; except that if at the hearing herein pro-
vided for it shall appear to the Council that the delay in tear-
ing down such building or structure would imperil life or limb
by being left to remain, then such Council shall order the
immediate demolition .thereof.
;section 7 :- Any person or persons who shall hinder, obstruct,
or interfere with the L.arshal or any other officers of said 2own
in the performance of the duties placed upon such Larshal or
other officers under this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of the
violation of this Ordinance and upon conviction in the ;ayor' s
Court of said Town shall be fined not to exceed riFT __ __•_ _ __
Dollars cr punished by imprisonment not to exceed I XIX _ _ __
days or both in the discretion of the Court.
-.ection 8:- Anyone found guilt; of violating any of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance shall be punished as provided in
Section 7 hereof.
section 9:- This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage and , approval by the Layor.
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This .urdinance was read in full and passed by the unanimous
vote of the Town Council of the '?own of Ldgewater, Ilorida at
it' s regular meeting held on the 10th day of August, A. D. 1941.
Upon L:ction duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the
requirement of reading this ordinance upon second reading was
waived and this ordinance was ordered put upon its final passage.
'gassed upon final passage by the unanimous vote of those mem-
bers of the Town Council of the Town of t::dge.vater, Volusia
County, Florida, present at the regular meeting held this 19th
day of August, A. D. 1941, and approved as provided by law.
2.1e/LA.
ay or-Coun_c ilman
Conclir�:un
Town Clerk
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Councilman
Approved this k ` 94
s � day of august, A. D. 1„_1.
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