[Ord. No. 2010-03 §1, 1-11-2010; Ord. No. 2013-011 §1, 4-25-2013]
A. A conditional occupancy permit may be issued by the Building Commissioner
if, in his/her judgment:
1.
Any deficiency or non-compliance with the occupancy permit requirements
would not seriously endanger the heath or safety of the occupants
or the community; and
2.
Provided the occupant executes an affidavit that all required
corrections shall be made within a time specified therein, and a deposit
of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). If approved by the Building Commissioner
in all respects, the property may thereafter be occupied while such
corrections are being made.
B. Upon the expiration of the time allowed in the conditional occupancy
permit, all required corrections shall be completed or the property
shall be vacated. The Building Commissioner may extend the time allowed
in the permit for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180)
days if, in his/her judgment:
1.
Any deficiency or non-compliance with the occupancy permit requirements
would not seriously endanger the health or safety of the occupants
or the community;
2.
The occupant has made substantial progress toward bringing the
property into compliance with this Chapter; and
3.
All required corrections can be made within the time allowed
by the extension.
C. At such time as the property shall be in compliance with the requirements
of this Chapter, an occupancy permit shall be issued.
D. Upon engagement and/or issuance of a work permit for the deficiency,
the City shall return the deposit. Said deposit shall be maintained
in a separate account and shall not draw interest for the benefit
of the applicant.
E. Any person or entity making a deposit pursuant to this Section shall
complete the work for which the deposit was made within the time specified
by the Inspector, or said deposit shall be deemed forfeited to the
City.
[CC 1991 §500.030; CC 1970 §5-21; Res. of 5-13-1974
§§1 — 3]
A. The
Building Commissioner shall review all building permit applications
for new construction or substantial improvements to determine whether
proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If
a proposed building site is in a location that has a flood hazard,
any proposed new construction or substantial improvement (including
prefabricated and mobile homes) must:
1. Be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse
or lateral movement of the structure,
2. Use construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant
to flood damage, and
3. Use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
B. The
Building Commissioner shall review subdivision proposals and other
proposed new developments to assure that:
1. All such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood
damage,
2. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical
and water systems, are located, elevated and constructed to minimize
or eliminate flood damage, and
3. Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
C. The
Building Commissioner shall require new or replacement water supply
systems and/or sanitary sewage systems to be designed to minimize
or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges
from the systems into floodwaters and require on-site waste disposal
systems to be located so as to avoid impairment of them or contamination
from them during flooding.
[Ord. No. 2008-45 §§1
— 3, 3-10-2008]
A. All
real property owners within the City of Pine Lawn shall be responsible
jointly and severally with any tenant for obtaining an occupancy permit
prior to entering upon or allowing a tenant to enter upon for the
purpose of occupancy, any real property within the City.
B. This
Section shall apply to all zoning classifications within the City
of Pine Lawn.
C. Any
violation of this Section shall result in a fine up to one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of no more than ninety (90)
days, or both fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 2008-59 §§1
— 5, 5-27-2008]
A. Definition. As used in this Section, the following term
shall have this prescribed meaning:
B. All
persons owning real property with a structure on it within the City
of Pine Lawn, Missouri, shall maintain a fire insurance policy, protecting
said owner against loss or damage caused by fire.
C. The
real property owner shall file with the City Clerk of the City a copy
of its policy annually on the first (1st) day of July each year.
D. Any
person owning real property with a structure upon it who suffers a
lost due to fire shall within ninety (90) days make arrangements to
have the structure repaired or demolished and under no circumstance
should an owner allow said structure to remain in a "burned out" state
for a period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days.
E. Any
person violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of up to ninety (90) days.
There is herewith established schedules setting out the fees to be charged and the frequency of inspections required to be made by the Director of Public Works, or his/her authorized deputies and inspectors, which schedules are as follows: Amusement, Mechanical, Electrical, Elevators, Plumbing, and miscellaneous other inspections and permits. All fees and frequency of inspections are listed in Appendices A and B of this Chapter
500, inspection fees. A copy of Appendices A and B shall be on file at all times in the office of the City Clerk, and revisions thereto shall be received and maintained in the office of the City Clerk at least ninety (90) days prior to a revision thereto.
[CC 1991 §500.050; CC 1970 §5-4; Ord. No. 21 §2, 7-15-1947]
It shall be unlawful for any person to proceed with any work
for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this Article before
any required inspection has been made and the inspection fee has been
paid.
A maximum charge of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be assessed
quarterly on all residential property having six (6) or less dwelling
units to provide funds to pay the cost of certain repairs of defective
lateral sewer service lines of those dwellings units.
The Director of Public Works shall be the Building Commissioner,
and shall perform the duties assigned to the Building Commissioner
by the Building Code.
[CC 1991 §500.060; CC 1970 §5-5; Ord. No. 21 §3, 7-15-1947]
If after a permit required by this Article or by the Building
Code adopted by this Article is procured by the owner or his/her agent
and the operation required by this Article or by the Building Code
adopted by this Article is not begun within six (6) months from the
date thereof or is not completed within the time fixed in the permit,
then the permit shall be void and before such operation shall be begun
or completed, a new permit and permit fee shall be required of the
owner or his/her agent.
Whenever any building permit expires, terminates, or is revoked
for any reason or is no longer valid, then the said property on which
the said building permit was issued shall be restored to the condition
that existed prior to the issuance of the said building permit within
ten (10) days after termination, cancellation, or revocation of the
said permit. Restoration of the said property shall be done by the
owner or applicant of the building permit.
[Ord. No. 877 §I, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 881 §§I — II, 9-8-2003]
A. There
is hereby imposed a semi-annual registration fee of two hundred dollars
($200.00) to be paid by the owner of any residential structure in
the City which has been vacant for six (6) or more months and is in
violation of the City's Housing or Building Codes.
B. Said
fee shall be collected by the City as and when it deems fit and any
unpaid amounts due hereunder shall be a lien against the property
at which such structure is located.