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All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a
clean, safe and sanitary condition. The owner and/or occupant shall
keep that part of the exterior property which such owner and/or occupant
occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
All private sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking
spaces and similar areas shall be maintained free from hazardous conditions.
Exception. Hazardous conditions created by
inclement weather are not applicable to this Section.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
All structures and exterior property shall be kept free from
rodent harborage and infestation. Where rodents are found, they shall
be promptly exterminated by approved processes which will not be injurious
to human health. After extermination, proper precautions shall be
taken to eliminate rodent harborage and prevent reinfestation.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans or blowers shall not discharge
gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors or other gaseous
or particulate wastes directly upon abutting or adjacent public or
private property or that of another tenant.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
The exterior of all accessory structures, including detached
garages, fences and walls, shall be maintained structurally sound
and in good repair.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
A.
No person shall willfully or wantonly damage, mutilate or deface
any exterior surface of any structure or building on any private or
public property by placing thereon any marking or carving.
Exception: Graffiti shall be covered under Section 220.040.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface
to an approved state of maintenance and repair.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
A.
Maintenance. All private compost piles as defined in Section 220.100 shall be maintained using approved composting procedures to comply with the following requirements:
1.
All compost piles shall be enclosed in a freestanding compost
bin. Each compost bin shall be no larger in volume than seventy-five
(75) cubic feet for properties five thousand (5,000) square feet and
less in lot size, with an additional seventy-five (75) cubic feet
permitted for each additional five thousand (5,000) square feet of
lot size. Compost bins shall be no taller than five (5) feet.
2.
All compost piles shall be maintained so as to prevent the harborage
of rodents and pests. The presence of rodents in or near a compost
pile shall be cause for the City to issue a complaint.
3.
All compost piles shall be maintained so as to prevent unpleasant,
rotten-egg-like, putrefactive, sweet, sour or pungent odors.
4.
Unless written permission has been granted by the adjoining
property owner, no compost pile shall be located less than three (3)
feet from the rear or side property line or within twenty (20) feet
of any home, patio, pool or similar structure on the adjacent property.
All compost piles shall be at least three (3) feet behind the front
building setback line.
5.
No compost pile shall be located where it will impede the natural
free flow of stormwater drainage.
B.
Ingredients.
C.
Private Use Only. Compost piles established in accordance
with this code are for private use only. There shall be no commercial
use of the product of such composting.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
Dead, dying or diseased trees or portions thereof shall be treated,
pruned or removed so as not to pose a threat to adjoining private
or public property.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
A.
Every act or thing done, made, permitted, allowed or continued on
any property, public or private, by any person, firm or corporation,
their agents and servants to the damage or injury of any of the inhabitants
of this City, specified herein or referred to herein by reference
as a nuisance, shall be deemed unlawful.
B.
No person shall permit, cause, keep, maintain or do any nuisance as defined by this Article, Chapter 220 or any other ordinance of the City or the laws of the State of Missouri or cause to be committed, caused, kept, maintained or done any such nuisance within the City limits.
C.
No owner, occupant or person in charge of any house, building, lot
or premises shall cause or allow any nuisance to be or remain in or
upon any such building, house, lot or premises.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
In case the abatement of any nuisance is not immediately necessary
for the protection of the health or safety of the inhabitants of the
City, the Building Official or his/her designee shall hold a public
hearing before declaring the same to be a nuisance and ordering its
abatement. Seven (7) days' notice of said hearing shall be given
to the owner or occupant of the premises upon which said alleged nuisance
exists or to his/her agent or to the person causing or maintaining
such alleged nuisance. Such notice shall state the time and place
of said hearing. In the event that the whereabouts of the owner or
occupant of the premises where such alleged nuisance exists or of
his/her agent or of the person causing or maintaining such alleged
nuisance is unknown and notice cannot be served upon him/her, then
such notice shall be posted on the premises where said alleged nuisance
exists for at least seven (7) days before said hearing. All interested
parties may appear at such hearing, either in person or by attorney,
and present evidence concerning the matters at issue. If, upon such
hearing, the Building Official or his/her designee finds that a nuisance
exists, he/she shall order the owner or occupant of said property
or his/her agent or the person causing or maintaining said nuisance
to abate the same; and if the same is not abated within the time prescribed
by the Building Official or his/her designee in said order or any
extension thereof, the Building Official or his/her designee shall
abate the same or cause the same to be abated and shall certify the
cost of abating said nuisance to the Board of Aldermen. Thereupon,
the Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, levy the cost of abatement
as a special tax against the property on which said nuisance was located
and may authorize the issuance of special tax bills thereon. Said
tax shall be collected like other taxes and shall be a lien on the
property until paid.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
Whenever the Building Official or his/her designee, in his/her
discretion, deems it necessary to immediately abate a nuisance as
defined by ordinance, by common law or by the statutes of the State
of Missouri in order to secure the general health or safety of the
City or of any of its inhabitants, the Building Official or his/her
designee is authorized to abate such nuisance without notice; and
he/she may use any suitable means or assistance for the purpose, whether
regular personnel of the City or laborers especially employed for
that purpose or any other help or assistance necessary therefor. The
Building Official or his/her designee shall certify the cost of abating
said nuisance to the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Aldermen
may by ordinance levy the cost thereof as a special tax against the
property on which said nuisance was located and may authorize the
issuance of special tax bills therefor. Said tax shall be collected
like other taxes and shall be a lien on the property until paid.
[Ord. No. 943 §1, 6-5-2014]
If any nuisance abated by the Building Official or his/her designee
as hereinbefore provided extended before the abatement over the property
of more than one owner, the cost of abating the same shall be assessed
in proportion to the amount of work and expense for each proportionate
part of the entire work in the area, and the special tax bills hereinbefore
provided for shall be levied and collected accordingly; but in determining
who is the owner of any particular lot, plot or parcel of land as
for instance in joint tenancy or in common, shall be deemed a single
owner in order to preserve to the City its lien against the particular
lot, plot or parcel of land under the special tax bill levied against
the same as aforesaid.
