[Ord. No. 10702, 2-18-2021]
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Services to enforce this Code. Appeal from the decision of the Director of Public Services may be made to the Board of Adjustment as provided in § 25-25.
[Ord. No. 10702, 2-18-2021]
(a)
In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure, or
land is used in violation of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., or
of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred
hereby, the City may institute any appropriate action or proceedings
to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,
conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such
violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or
land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in
or about such premises. Such regulations shall be enforced by an officer
empowered to cause any building, structure, place, or premises to
be inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of
any condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any
provision of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010
to 89.140, RSMo.
(b)
The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation
of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general
agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation, or who maintains any
building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows: by a fine of not
less than $10 and not more than $250 for each and every day that such
violation continues, or by imprisonment for 10 days for each and every
day such violation shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court. For the second and subsequent offenses
involving the same violation at the same building or premises, the
punishment shall be a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500
for each and every day that such violation shall continue, or imprisonment
for 10 days for each and every day such violation shall continue,
or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
[Ord. No. 10702, 2-18-2021]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Code, or fail to comply with a notice issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine as prescribed in § 1-8 of the City of Kirkwood Municipal Code. Each day's violation of, or refusal or neglect to comply with any provision of this Code shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
[Ord. No. 10702, 2-18-2021]
Each of the remedies, fines and imprisonments set forth in this
section of this Code shall be cumulative and not exclusive remedies.
