Ordinance 330 - Dangerous Structures72
ORDIliliNCE No 330
AN ORDINANCE Providing for the Repair or Remeoval of Houses or
Other Structures 117hich Are Dangerous to Passers-by and
Pro.viding for the Assessment of the Cost of the Removal"
Thereof Against the Lot or Parcel of Land Upon Which Such
House or Other Structure May Be.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALII.�_)'PELL:
Section 1. When, in the judgment of the City Council,
any house or other structure in the City of Kalispell is danger -
our, to passers-by it may, by majority vote, order such house or
other structure to be repaired or removed with in such time as
may be specified in the order.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall caused to be served up-
on the owner or the agent of the owner of the house or other
structure so ordered repaired or removed and. upon the owner or
agent of the owner of the lot or parcel of land upon which the
said house or other structure may be a notice of the order so
made by the Council in case such owners or agents are known by
the City Clerk to be residents of the City of Kalispell. In
case the owner or any agent of the owner of the house or other
structure or of the lot or parcel of land upon which the same
may be are not known by the City Clerk to be residents of the
City of Kalispell, then the City Clerk shall cause such notice
to be published in one issue of a newspaper published in the
city.
Section 3. In case such house or other structure
is within the fire limits, the City Council may order such house
or other structure to be removed instead of repaired or removed
as in the case of houses or other structures not so -situated,,
provided that the owner of any such structure situated with in t
the fire limits may be permitted to rep -air the same if in the
judgment of the City Council it would be expedient to permit it
to be repaired.
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Section 4. In case the owner of any house or other
structure or the owner of the lot or `parcel of land upon which
the same may be shall nbt repair or remove such house or other
structure or remove the same within the time specified in any
',,,order requiring the same to be done made by the City Council
under.the provisions of this ordinance the City Council may or-
der such house or other structure removed in such manner as it
may by majority vote determine.
Section 5. The cost and expenses of the removal of
any house or other structure removed by the City Council under
the provisions of this ordinance shall be assessed against the
lot or parcel of land upon which the said house or other struct-
ure may be and shall be a lien on such lot or parcel of land
and.shall be enforced in the same manner as special assessments
for the making of improvements in special improvement districts.
Section 6. The provisions of all ordinances in con-
flict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 7. There being within the City of Kalispell
at this time certain houses, or other structures dangerous to
passers-by this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency
measure and shall take effect upon -its passage and approval.
Passed by the City Council by a two thirds vote thereof
1-Tay 15th 1916.
.Approved by the Mayor May 15th 1916.
R. Pauline, 1JTa y o r .
Attest R. E. Rollins, City Clerk.
STATE OF MONTANA SS
CITY OF KALI SPELL
R. R. Rollins, City Clerk of the City of
Kalispell, do hereby certify that on the 17th day of May 1916,
1 posted d copy of the foregoing ordinance in my office and that
the same remained posted for a period of.
'five days, and that the
foregoing record is a true copy of the ordinance as passed by
the Council.
Witness my hand this 24th 'day of �.,ay 1916.
City lier