City of Harrisonville, MO Article VII International Existing Building Code

Section 500.280 Adoption of Standards.

[Ord. No. 3236 §1, 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 3503, 8-3-2020]

A. The City hereby adopts the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council as the official Existing Building Code of the City of Harrisonville, Missouri.

B. The City is hereby directed to maintain one (1) copy of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, at all times in the offices of the City.

Section 500.290 Amendments.

[Ord. No. 3236 §1, 8-5-2013]

A. The Existing Building Code adopted by the provisions of this Article is hereby amended and/or modified in the following respects:

1. In IEBC Section 101.1, insert "the City of Harrisonville."

2. IEBC Section 103, Department of Building Safety, shall be amended as follows: Delete "Department of Building Safety" and insert "Community Development Department."

3. IEBC Section 103.1, Creation of enforcement agency, shall be amended as follows: Delete the entire paragraph and insert: "The Community Development Department is hereby created, and the official in charge thereof for purposes of administration of this Code shall be known as the 'Building Official,' 'Code Official' or 'Director of Community Development.' "

4. Delete IEBC Section 108, Fees, in its entirety.

5. Delete IEBC Section 112, Means of Appeal, in its entirety.

6. (Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection (A)(6), regarding amendments to IEBC code, was repealed 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 3503.

7. Delete IEBC Section 707, Energy Conservation, in its entirety.

8. Delete IEBC Section 810, Energy Conservation, in its entirety.

[Ord. No. 3503, 8-3-2020]

9. Delete IEBC Section 907, Energy Conservation, in its entirety.

[Ord. No. 3503, 8-3-2020]

10. Delete IEBC Section 1107, Energy Conservation, in its entirety.

[Ord. No. 3503, 8-3-2020]

Section 500.300 Fees.

[Ord. No. 3236 §1, 8-5-2013' Ord. No. 3650, 5-1-2023]

Fees shall be as established in the City's Comprehensive Schedule of Fees.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Schedule of Fees is on file in the City offices.

Section 500.310 General Penalty; Continuing Violations.

[Ord. No. 3236 §1, 8-5-2013]

A. Whenever in the Code adopted in this Article or in any ordinance of the City amending said Code any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in this Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or ordinance shall be punished by a fine as established in the City's Comprehensive Schedule of Fees[1] or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that in any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by any State law or statute, the same penalty so fixed by State law or statute shall be imposed for the punishment of such offense and no other, except that imprisonments, when made under this Section, may be in the City Jail instead of the County Jail.

[Ord. No. 3650, 5-1-2023]

[1] Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Schedule of Fees is on file in the City offices.

B. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any such ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

C. In addition to the penalty set out in Subsection (A), any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any such ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, abated as provided by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.