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<br />Section 4. That there is hereby adopted to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, <br />Texas, a new Article IV to Chapter 7, Sections 7-81 through 7-89, entitled "Secured Building <br />Permit," to read as follows: <br /> <br />"ARTICLE IV. SECURED BUILDING PERMIT <br /> <br />Sec. 7-81. Secured building permit created. <br /> <br />A property owner may, upon proper application and satisfaction of all <br />requirements of this article, obtain a secured building permit for any qualified building <br />within the city limits of the city of Paris, Texas. The issuance of a permit as <br />authorized herein is a privilege and not a matter of right. <br /> <br />Sec. 7-82. Application; criteria for issuance. <br /> <br />Application for a secured building permit shall be made to the office of the <br />chief building official of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on forms as the building <br />official shall require. To qualifY for the issuance of a secured building permit, the <br />owner and the property proposed for permitting shall satisfy all of the following <br />requirements: <br /> <br />(1) The building shall be structurally sound, including sound structural <br />supports and support members and a structurally sound roof such that <br />the property is not in danger of collapse, does not experience <br />d~terioration from the weather or the elements, and does not <br />constitute an immediate or long-term threat or menace to health or <br />safety. The building official, or on proper appeal, the building and <br />standards commission of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, shall <br />determine the standards for and shall adjudge the structural soundness <br />of a particular building or structure for which a secured building <br />permit is sought. <br /> <br />(2) At the time of application, and during the entire term of the permit, <br />the building shall remain vacant. <br /> <br />(3) At the time of the application, and during the entire term of the <br />permit, all utilities shall be disconnected from the premises. <br /> <br />(4) At the time of the application, and during the entire term of the <br />permit, the building shall be secured. For purposes of this article, a <br />building shall be considered secured if all windows are covered if <br />broken, all open access doorways are covered securely, and all other <br />openings or access to the building are secured from entry from the <br />outside. In securing said building, the permittee shall be required to <br />comply with any plan for securing the building specified by the <br />building official. In securing said premises, the owner may use <br /> <br />Page 19 of 24 <br />