Ordinance 244ORDINANCE N0. ly s4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR CONDEI~RIATION AND DEMOLITION OF
DELAPIDATED, UNSANITARY AND llNSAFE BUILDINGS
OA BTRUCTOREB; PAOVI-ING FOR THE USE AND 000U-
PANCY THEREOF; PRESCRIBING THE PA OCEDURE TO
CONDEMN SllCH AUILDLNGS AND THE PROCEDllRE FOR
REMOVAL OR REYAIR OF' THE SAME; PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LONCWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Thax the City Council of the City of Longwood
Flo eida, s authoeized to condemn and ozder to be demolished and
eemoved, or to be put in a sound sta [e of repair, any and aLL build
logs and steuc to ees wixhin xhe City of Longwood found to be in a
ielapidated, unsanitazy oe unsafe condition.
SECTION 2: The Building Inspec toe and the Fire Chief of
the City o£ Longwood, Floe ida, are heeeby required to per iotl ica lly
inspect all buildings and seeuc xu res wixhin the City of Longwood,
ind if such officials find any building oe steueeure eo be in a
ie lapldated, unsanitary oe unsafe condition, to zeport such fact
in writing to xhe City Council specifying in deeail ehe conditiou
cf said building ox stzucture. The City Council shall xhe eeupon
3etezmine whethez oe not a Fub Li.c heating shall be held co condemn
such building ox struceu ce, and in ehe event the City Council
ieteemines such hearing will be held, it sha 11 ozdee placed upon
such building oe struceuxe a notice o£ condemnation, in essent lolly
[he foem axxached hezeto marked Exhibit "A" and mane a part hereof,
and simultaneously therewith direct by eegis teeed mail, to the last
known addeess as shown by the tax assessment eoLls of the City of
Longwood, FLOZ ida, a notice [o ehe owner of the property involved,
chat said building oe steucture [hereon has been found by officials
of the City of Longwood xo be in a delapidated, unsanitary oz uns
and ixion, and that the City ineen ds to condemn the sa uch
Deice shall furehex peovide that a heating will be held before t
City Covnc it at a tee earn rime not co exceed thirty (30) days from
the date of such no[i and a[ the City Hall oe such oehee public
place as designated and chat at such time and place a to 11 de[ermi-
tion will be made by the Gity Gounc it as to the condition of said
building or structu the properly ow net a[ such time shall have
a full oppoe tuniey to be heaed and eo present such evidence as the
nee sees fit. At the time and place of such hearing the City
Council shall hear all evidence produced and deteemine whether or
t said building or structuee shall be condemned.
SECTION 3: If the City Council determines upon full
',hearing that said building oe secuctuxe should be coademn etl, such
fact shall be certified in wx iting to said peopexey owner including
ceaso nable specifications as to the deficiencies justifying such
condemnae ion and a cent ifica[e o£ condemnation, substantially in
the form attached hexeto macked Exhibit "B" and made a past hereof,
placed upon the building oe structure certifying chat the same is
condemned; Che pxoperty owner shall be given a [easonable ti ,
according to the size, contl ition and Location oL such bvi ltling or
structuee, in which to cause said building oe structure to be
demo115hed and removed or placed in a state of sound reps is purs
ant to and in conformance with all applicable sanitary, eLecerica 1,
plumbing and Eire codes in force In the City of Longwood, Florida,
and iv the event of failure on the part o£ the propeety own ,
within said time period, o effect such demolition and removal o
eepair, that said building or strut [u re will be demolished and
removed by the Ciey o£ Longwood and the cost of the same assessed
as a Lien against the land. No building or structuee condemned
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shall be occupied or used For any purpose during [he period of
came same rs condemned.
SECTION 4: If, wi chin the time stated in said note ,
ehe said propercy owner fails to demolish and remove or repair
said condemned building or st ructu and has not shown cause
before the City council which juscifi ed an excensvon of cime,
ehe Cicy Council shall forchwith cause said building or sCrue to re
eo be demolished or removed by the Cicy and the cost of the same
asse_sed as a lien upon the land.
SECTION 5: Violaeion of chis ordinance shall, in
addition co the remedy hereinabove provided, be punishable by
£ine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or imprisonment
noe exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine or imprison-
went. Each day of any vrolation of chis ordinance shall consty-
tote a separate offense.
SECTION 6: Any sects paragraph, sentence, clause,
and phrase of this ordinance which shall be declared unconsevtu-
cvonal by the valid judgme ne or decree of a courC of competene
jurisdiction shall not affece any of the remavning phrases,
clauses, sentenc paragraphs and seccvons.
SECTION ]: This ordinance is supp lemencal and
additional co any rights, powers, du cies or obligations conferred
by charter, special or general law.
SECTL ON 8: This ordinance shall become effective
vnwediacely upon ics passage and adop eton.
SECTION 9: All ordinances or parts of ordinance=_ i.n
c onf licc he rewi.eh be and the same are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ac a regular meeting o£ Che City
Council of ehe City of Longwood, Florida, this 9t:~ day of
April , A.D., 1971.
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FIRST READING: April 8, 199].
SECOND READING: April ]9~~
CHAIRMAN of [he City Council of
the City of Longwood, Flo eida
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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MAYOR of the City of Longwaotl,
Fimaa
ATTEST: ///~~/~ J~
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CI CLERK
NOTICE OF CONDEf9VATION
NOTICE IS GI~ THAT THIS eHiLDING 3S CONSZD£.RED
UNSANITARY, UNSAFE OR DELAPI DATED AND THAT THE CZTY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA, iNTENOS TO HOLD PROCEEDS NGS TO CONDEMN THE SAME.
DATED THIS Y O .D., 19'11
CONDEl6.ATION NOTICE
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN CONDENE9ED BY THE CITY OF
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, AS UNSAFE, DELAPIDATED
AND UNSANITARY. ANY OEE OR OCCUPANCY HEREOF IS E%PREESLY
PROHIBITED.
DATED TH2H DAY OF A.O., 19]1.
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
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BY:
CITY L RX
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