[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:
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.
[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.
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.