The contents of the notice provided above or notice by publication shall be:
(A) Date of notice;
(B) Directed to the owner, if known, and his or her address, if known, and if unknown:
“To the owner of Lot , Block , Addition to the City of Wake Village, Texas” or proper description, so that the lot may be identified.
(C) State the date, time, and place for the scheduled public hearing.
(D) State that the purpose for the public hearing is to determine whether or not the building is a dangerous or substandard building, and whether or not the building should be repaired, removed or demolished.
(E) State that at the public hearing to determine whether a building complies with the standards set forth in this chapter, the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee has the burden of proof to demonstrate the scope of any work that may be required to comply with this chapter and the time it will take to reasonably perform the work.
(F) State that at the conclusion of a public hearing conducted under this chapter, the municipality if it finds that a building should be repaired, removed or demolished, shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee of the building to secure the building from unauthorized entry, and/or repair, remove or demolish the building within 30 days from the date of the order unless the owner or lienholder establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be performed within 30 days.
(G) State that if the municipality allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 30 days to repair, remove or demolish the building, the municipality will establish specific time schedules for the commencement and performance of the work and shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to secure the property in a reasonable manner from unauthorized entry while the work is being performed as determined by the City Council.
(H) State that the municipality may not allow the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 90 days to repair, remove or demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply with the order unless the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee submits a detailed plan and time schedule for the work at the public hearing and establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be completed within 90 days because of the scope and complexity of the work.
(I) State that if the municipality allows the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee more than 90 days to complete any part of the work required to repair, remove or demolish the building, the municipality shall require the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee to regularly submit progress reports to the city to demonstrate that the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee has complied with the time schedules established for commencement and performance of the work.
(J) State that if the building is not vacated, secured, repaired, or demolished within the allotted time, the city may vacate, secure, remove, or demolish the building at its own expense.
(K) State that if the municipality incurs expenses in vacating, securing, repairing, removing, or demolishing the building, the city will assess the expenses on, and the city will have a lien against, unless it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution, the property on which the building is located and that the lien is a privileged lien subordinate only to tax liens and all previously recorded bonafide mortgage liens upon the property.
(Ord. 21-94, passed 9-12-1994; Ord. 16-01, passed 11-12-2001; Am. Ord. 6-12, passed 5-14-2012)