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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AGAINST BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
BEING ALLOWED TO R-- :AIN'AND EXIST ABUTTING ANY STREET WHICH MAY BE i
CONSIDERED DANGZROUS AR DETRIMENTAL .TO THE PUBLIC/�ND PROVIDING
,FOR PENALTIES TQ,BE I]�OSED UPON THE OWI+ER OCCUPANT OR AGENT OF?
ANY SUCH HOUSE OR OTHER STRUCTURE FOR PERIdITTING THE SANE TO RENAIN
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,.: IN SUCH CONDITION OR FOR OCCUPYING SAbtE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 14EIADERS OF TEE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
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Seo.l: That whenever any complaint shall be made or whenever I
shall appear that any building or other structure within the limits
of the City of Paducah is dangerous or detrimental to the public,
1t shall be the duty of the Mayor to appoint some discreet and
coppetent builder or other well qualified person,whose duty It shalt•
be to make a careful investigation as to the condition of
any such •
building or other structure and immediately thereafter,rePort In
writing to the Mayor the condition of the same,and as to whether the
o dangerous or detrimental to the public, and when any report
Imade byany such person so as aforesaid selected,shall be to the ,I
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effect that any such building or other structure In dangerous or dotrl-•
mental to the
publlc,lt wall then be the duty of the Mayor to pause a
'written notice to be served uponi the owner or Agent Of the owner of a
any such builds dy
ng or structure apprising any such owner nagent of the
' condition of the same and requiring any such owner or agent to remove
or repair the same withlnL- Z ,da,.
s time thereafter.
Seo.2: It shall also be the duty of the Mayor upon receiving a 'fll.,y;'I�i+
report from such person so selected to the effect that any such bu1l�<< !�I
ding or structUee 1s dangerous or detrhnenral to the Public to cause a
written notice to be served upon ocoupatt or ooeupants of any such
{building or structure apprising such occupants of the oonditinn of such
'wilding and requiring such occupants to vacate the same at the expira-ti
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�o service of the said written notice t,tpon any
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occupant of such building.
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eo.St Should the owner or the agent of the owner of any such bull— ;%'
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ding fail or refuse to remov9 or repair such building or structure .. 1
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within the time required by said written notice, it shall be the dury,of,.
�i the City Marshall to praouro a warrant for the arrest of any such owner/.`,:x,�
or agent of such owner of'such building and upon trial before the Paducah +i
Police Court,if the said Court shall find from the evidence the said r',I
building or structure a dangerous or detrimental to the publio,at the -,
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time of the service of such written novice to remove or repair the same
I' and if he shall further find that any such owner or ,agent has refused,"
F�br failed to remove or repair the same as required by the said written',
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' notice, such owner or agent shall be fined not less th /8 or more than
3�,o"baoh:day the said building shall remaln unrepaired or has remained
ii unrepaired or,suoh structure unmoved and'.eao)4'day such owner or agent
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! " 'shall renise•or fail to comply with such notice shall constitute a se ir-
{, ate offence,
Beo,4t It shall alsq be the duty of the Mayor when any such buil
ding shall be deemed to7Zngorouo and detrimental to the public by thr
j` person selected to examine the aame,upon receiving any, such ritten
;report from such person that the said building or other structure is
dwCerous or detrimontal to the'publio,to cause a written notice -to be
' `'served upon any and all occupants of any -such building or structure to
,.vacate the same withinZdays from the service of the notice;and ohould
any such occupant or occupants when served with such written notice,fail:
or refnse to vacate any such building or structure within the time
quired by the said notioe,it shall then be the duty of the'City
Marshal',' --,
to procure a warrant foga the arrest of all such occupants of said-builq.,'�
ding; fora violation of this ordinanoe,and shouldthe Court in his Judg-
ment and under the evidence find the said building or structure danger '
�ousouo or,'detximental to the publio,and fhat such occupants failed or re-'
fused'to vacate the same within,the timeurequired by the said notice;all
suori 000ulits shall be f119edncft sae aharor more tharo `
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each ooupant shall remain in the said building the service. -f
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+�,1 ,• Seo,s: upon such report having been made as to the dangerousness; '
of any Bush building or as to itd being detrimental to the public,
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11. the City Of Paducah shall have the right to remove or repair the same;,at',
the expense of the property owner. >
Sec.B: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
"ordinance is hereby repealed.
Seo.7: This' ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage
and approval.
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