[R.O. 2009 §14-1; Ord. No. 2111 §2(Art. I §1), 3-14-1990]
A. 
This Chapter is designed to:
1. 
License and regulate the lodging of roomers and boarders within the City;
2. 
Assure that rooming houses and boarding houses are fit for human habitation; and
3. 
Preserve property and neighborhood values within the community.
[R.O. 2009 §14-2; Ord. No. 2111 §2(Art. I §2), 3-14-1990]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words, as used herein, shall be considered to have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
APARTMENT, APARTMENT HOTEL, APARTMENT HOUSE
Shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 405.010 of this Code of Ordinances.
HOTEL
Shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 405.010 of this Code of Ordinances.
HOUSEKEEPING UNIT
A room or group of rooms located within a building and forming a single habitable unit with cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities.
MOTEL
Shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 405.010.
OPERATOR
Includes the owner, agent of owner, lessor, keeper or person in charge of a rooming house or boarding house, whether or not in possession and control of the premises.
ROOMING HOUSE OR BOARDING HOUSE
Shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 405.010 for BOARDING HOUSE OR LODGING HOUSE.
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Cross References — As to definitions and rules of construction generally, §100.020; as to definition of terms with application to zoning, §405.010.
[R.O. 2009 §14-3; Ord. No. 2111 §2(Art. I §3), 3-14-1990]
A. 
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following activities and/or facilities:
1. 
The renting of apartments on a month-to-month basis to the same families or sets of unrelated individuals after the expiration of their leases of more than twelve (12) weeks.
2. 
A hotel or motel.
3. 
Residential homes for mentally retarded or physically handicapped persons operated by the County; any facility licensed by the Missouri Division of Family Services to provide foster care; health care facilities licensed by the Missouri Department of Health; any residential care facility, intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Social Services and County poor houses.
[R.O. 2009 §14-4; Ord. No. 2111 §2(Art. V §§1 — 3), 3-14-1990]
A. 
Duty Of Police And Clerk To Enforce. It shall be the duty of the City Police, as well as the City Clerk, to see that the provisions of this Chapter, including licensing, are enforced and obeyed. The Police shall at all times keep vigilant watch for any violation and shall issue summons in case of any violations detected, whether or not any complaint has been made.
The Police Department shall report to the City Clerk all convictions for violations of this Chapter and the City Clerk shall maintain a record for each license issued and record their reports of violations therein.
B. 
Penalty For Violation. Whenever in this Chapter any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense or ordinance violation or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or ordinance violation, upon conviction of a violation of any such provision of this Chapter, the violator shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. 
Each Day An Offense. Every day any violation of this Chapter shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.