[CC 2000 §1-6-9; CC 1974 §§2-25 — 2-27; Ord. No. 1152 §1, 9-15-2008]
A.
Deposit.
1.
Any person who files a petition with the Board of Aldermen or with
any other agency of the City which requires a public hearing and notice
shall pay a deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) required to be deposited is to reimburse
the City for all costs involved such as publication and distribution
of such other literature as the City may deem in the public interest.
In the event the costs, as calculated by the City, are less than the
deposit, the City shall make a refund. In the event the costs, as
calculated by the City, are in excess of the deposit, the petitioner
shall pay any excess costs.
2.
The Board of Aldermen or any other board or agency of the City shall
take no action on any petition which requires a public hearing and
notice until the required deposit has been paid.
B.
Information Required. All petitions submitted, presented
or filed for consideration by the Board of Aldermen must contain the
personally signed name and complete address of the petitioners and
the purpose and possible solution in detail. Petitions which fail
to meet these requirements will not be considered by the Board of
Aldermen.
[CC 2000 §9-2-3; CC 1974 §§20-5 — 20-9]
A.
Building Permits. No building shall be erected, reconstructed
or structurally altered nor shall any work be started until a construction
permit for such building has been issued by the Building Official
of the City. Such permit shall state that the proposed building complies
with all the provisions of this Title.
B.
Certificates Of Conformance.
1.
Certificate required. No vacant land shall be occupied
or used and no building erected or structurally altered shall be occupied
or used until a certificate of conformance has been issued by the
Building Official.
2.
Application for certificate — issuance. A
certificate of conformance for a new building or for the reconstruction
or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for prior to
the commencement of the excavation of the lot for a foundation for
a building or prior to the commencement of the erection or construction
of a building. Such application shall be in writing and the certificate
shall be issued within three (3) business days.
3.
Temporary certificate. Pending the issuance of a
regular certificate, a temporary certificate of conformance may be
issued by the Building Official of the City for a period not exceeding
one (1) year, during the completion of alterations or during partial
occupancy of a building pending its completion. Such temporary certificate
shall not be construed in any way as altering the respective rights,
duties or obligations of the owners or of the City relating to the
use or the occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by
this Chapter. Such temporary certificate shall not be issued except
under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately ensure the
safety of the occupants.
4.
Use of vacant land — change of use.
a.
A certificate of conformance for the use of vacant land or the change
in the character of the use of land as provided by this Chapter shall
be applied for before any of such land is occupied or used and a certificate
of conformance shall be issued within three (3) business days after
the application has been made; provided, that such use is in conformity
with the provisions of these regulations.
b.
A certificate of conformance shall state that the building or proposed
use of a building or land complies with all the building and health
laws and ordinances and with the provisions of these regulations.
c.
A record of all certificates of conformance shall be kept on file
with the Building Official and copies shall be furnished, on request,
to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building
affected. No fee shall be charged for a certificate of conformance.
C.
Plats To Accompany Applications. Applications for building
permits and certificates of conformance shall be accompanied by a
drawing or plat, in duplicate, showing the plan, the location of the
building on the lot, accurate dimensions of the building and lot,
and such other information as may be necessary to provide the enforcement
of these regulations. A careful record of the original copy of such
application and plats shall be kept in the office of the Building
Official.
[CC 2000 §9-2-4; CC 1974 §20-10; Ord. No. 682, 3-17-1986]
A.
Authority — Procedure. The Board of Aldermen may,
from time to time, on its own motion or on petition of at least fifteen
(15) days' notice and hearings as provided by law, amend, supplement,
change, modify or repeal the boundaries or regulations set forth in
this Chapter or subsequently established.
B.
Deposit Fee — Reimbursement For City Expenses. The
deposit fee required to be paid at the time petition is filed to amend,
supplement or change the zoning district boundaries or classifications
of property is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). The petitioner
shall be required to reimburse the City for all expenses required.
[CC 2000 §9-2-5; CC 1974 §20-11]
It shall be the duty of the Building Official of the City to
enforce this Chapter.
A.
In
case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land
is used in violation of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., or of any
ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby,
the proper local authorities of the municipality, in addition to other
remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent
such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,
conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such
violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or
land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in
or about such premises. Such regulations shall be enforced by an officer
empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be
inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any
condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any provision
of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140,
RSMo.
B.
The
owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation
of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general
agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building
or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty
of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less than ten
dollars ($10.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
for each and every day that such violation continues or by imprisonment
for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue
or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo., however,
for the second (2nd) and subsequent offenses involving the same violation
at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation shall
continue or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day
such violation shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court.
C.
Any
such person who having been served with an order to remove any such
violation shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) days
after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the
regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo.,
in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil
penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).
