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
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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.
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Presi.en' of Citt'y ouncil
Attest :
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i.ty Clerk
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The foregoing Ordinance No. a. AL was read and passed
on its third reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyr-
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hills, Florida, on the /° day of / ;44'4."1'7' , 1974
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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 .
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Mayor
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January 16, 1975
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