[Ord. No. 03-23, 1-11-2023]
A.
Effective
February 1. 2023, the Village of Indian Point, Missouri, will notify
occupants and/or owners of the offending property which Ordinance
is being violated and the amount of time allowed to correct the violation.
B.
The
notification will be a sticker stating the Ordinance violation placed
on the entry door, mailbox or nearest visible location to the entrance
of the property.
C.
Upon
receiving the notification, the responsible party should notify the
Village of Indian Point Office at 417-338-5599 or office@indianpoint-mo.gov
as to when and how the violation will be corrected.
D.
If
not corrected within the timeframes shown below, the next step will
be the issuance of a citation by the Village Police Department, with
a court date and fine notification.
E.
The
respondent has the choice of paying the fine and court costs at the
Village Office (which also avoids court costs) or appearing on the
assigned court date to plead guilty or not guilty for their case in
the Stone County Circuit Courthouse located at 110 S. Maple Street,
Galena, Missouri 65656. If the plea is not guilty, the Court will
assign a trial date. At trial, you may represent yourself or be represented
with an attorney. If you represent yourself, you will be required
to follow the rules and regulations required to be followed by attorneys.
F.
The
following are timeframes to correct Ordinance violations and the fines
to be assessed for ongoing violations not resolved by the warning
notification. All timeframes start to elapse at the time the warning
is issued.
|
Violation
|
Timeframe
|
Fine
|
|---|---|---|
|
Noise/Peace Disturbance
|
Immediate Resolution or Citation Issued
|
$50.00 for initial citation with incremental fine increases
of $50.00 for each subsequent occurrence within a 30-day period. If
occupant is not the property owner and offenses persist, the property
owner may also be cited.
|
|
Dangerous Structures
|
30 days to provide a reasonable plan for resolution before citation
is issued
|
$50.00 for initial citation with incremental fine increases
of $50.00 for each 30-day period that the violation remains unresolved.
|
|
Debris, Overgrowth, Nuisance to Public Health
|
1 week to resolve violation before citation is issued
|
$50.00 for initial citation with incremental fine increases
of $50.00 for each week that the violation remains unresolved.
|
|
Nightly/Vacation Rentals or Abandoned/Inoperable Vehicles in
Residential Zoned Areas
|
1 week to resolve violation before citation is issued
|
$50.00 for initial citation with incremental fine increases
of $50.00 for each week the violation remains unresolved; up to $250.00
with subsequent weeks of violation carrying a fine of $250.00 a week
with no limit.
|
