Title
Ordinance- First Reading of an Ordinance Deleting Section 011 of Chapter 150 of Title XV of the City Code of the City of Mansfield, As Amended, by Inserting Provisions Regarding Establishing Regulations Applicable to Dangerous and Substandard Buildings; Providing for the Repair, Demolition, Removal, Securing, and Vacation of Dangerous and Substandard Buildings; Providing that this Ordinance Shall be Cumulative of All Ordinances; Providing a Severability Clause; Providing for a Penalty for Violations Hereof; Providing a Savings Clause; Providing for Publication in the Official Newspaper; and Providing an Effective Date
Requested Action
City council consider the attached ordinance.
Description/History
From time to time, the Building Official must deem a building and/or structure unsafe for human occupation. It is necessary to have an ordinance in place that allows the Building Official or the Code Compliance Department to abate violations when the owner or occupant of the property is unwilling or unable to do so.
Justification
The proposed ordinance will provide minimum standards for the continued use and occupancy of all buildings and structures. It establishes a practical method for abating violations of the Building, Electric, Fire, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Maintenance Codes adopted by the City, whereby buildings, as defined in the ordinance, endanger the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety or welfare of the general public or their occupants and may be required to be repaired, vacated, demolished, removed or secured.
Prepared By
Joe Smolinski
Deputy City Manager
joe.smolinski@mansfieldtexas.gov
817-728-3601