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HomeMy WebLinkAbout242 Condemnation ORDINANCE NO. / L AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, n , fir4 W e. PROVIDING THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOL- LOWED TO CONDEMN DANGEROUS PROPERTY; P° ct 3 PROVIDING FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND CON- STRUCTIVE NOTICE TO OWNER; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF CONDEMNED PROPERTYAND LIEN FOR THE COST OF SUCH REMOVAL AND FORECLOSURE OF SAID LIEN. WHEREAS, that pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Charter of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, Section 22.01 (30), the City Council is granted the power to condemn dangerous properties and to impose penalties on owner of same, when any building, sidewalk or other structure or place is determined dangerous or detrimental to the citizens of the City of Zephyrhills, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to set forth procedures to be followed in order to condemn such property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, as follows : SECTION 1 : That upon complaint made to the City Council, the City Council shall cause an investigation to be made concerning any building, sidewalk or other structure al- ledged to be dangerous or detrimental to the citizens or their property. SECTION 2:r. ' That if pursuant to investigation referred to in Section 1 above, said property is deemed to be dangerous or detrimental to :the citizens or their" property, the City shall. cause to be served upon the owner of said property a Notice to correct or remove said offending structure. That said Notice shall be served personally by the Chief of Police upon the owner of said lands if said owner shall be found within the boundaries of Pasco County, Florida. That if said owner does not reside within Pasco County, Florida, the City Manager shall cause said Notice to be sent by registered mail with return re- ceipt requested to the last known address of owner. That said personally served notice or registered mail notice shall give said owner a period of sixty (60) days within which to correct or remove said offending structure. SECTION 3 : That if the owners of said condemned prop- erty cannot be personally served as aforementioned and is served by registered mail as set forth in the foregoing section, the City Manager shall also cause to be published said Notice once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a local newspaper. 111 Should publication of said Notice be required, said newspaper shall be required to file proof of said publication with the office of the City Manager. SECTION 4: That should said owner refuse to comply with the Notice by making the necessary repairs or removing offending structure within the sixty (60) day period, then City shall either repair or remove said offending structure. That cost of such repair or removal shall be a lien upon real property involved. SECTION 5 : That said lien referred to in Section 4 above, shall be enforced by the city in the manner and pro- cedure as provided by general laws of the State of Florida in Lien Foreclosure Action. The foregoing Ordinance No. o2 '/ was read and passed on its first reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyr- hills, Florida, on the c� 7f '- day of Chav4''> 19747 Lr- AO / iAr Presi•en- o Cit' ouncil Attest : - ty Clerk The foregoing Ordinance No. 02 yo, was read and passed ---on its second reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyr- hills, Florida, on the /3A. day of r1 a )1,., a y , 197x. A I -7/9:/ / Presi.en' of Citt'y ouncil Attest : - /. i.ty Clerk - - - -2- The foregoing Ordinance No. a. AL was read and passed on its third reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyr- 9(4 hills, Florida, on the /° day of / ;44'4."1'7' , 1974 OP'I_/? I d < President of - it , 'our' i Attest : 1C ' y Clerk- The lerkThe foregoing Ordinance No. 51- Yd- was approved by - me this , day of �� �r'v� y , 197 . 2:1,, C,; , Mayor d 111 A Publish 1 week January 16, 1975 -3-