[R.O. 2009 §15.24.040; Ord. No. 5591 §II, 4-13-2004; Ord. No. 5603 §II, 6-15-2004]
A. It
shall be unlawful for the owner of any junked motor vehicle or motor
vehicle accessories or any owner, occupant or custodian of any private
property to maintain or allow to remain on said private property any
junked motor vehicle or motor vehicle accessories or to allow same
to remain upon any public thoroughfare, highway, road, street, alley,
avenue, boulevard or parkway.
B. It
shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or custodian of any private
property to maintain or allow to remain on said private property any
currently unregistered and/or unlicensed motor vehicles or any motor
vehicle which is in a state of disrepair; provided, however, that
the owner of such private property may maintain on said private property
one (1) motor vehicle which is not in a state of disrepair and for
which the vehicle’s registration is not more than six (6) months
out-of-date.
[Ord. No. 5933 §II, 10-28-2013]
[R.O. 2009 §15.24.110; Ord. No. 5603 §§III—IV, 6-15-2004]
When any currently unlicensed and/or unregistered motor vehicle
and/or junked motor vehicle or any motor vehicle in a state of disrepair
is left unattended upon any thoroughfare, highway, road, street, avenue,
boulevard, parkway or alley in a manner constituting an obstruction
to traffic, the officers of the Department of Public Safety are authorized
to remove such vehicle or cause such motor vehicle to be removed to
a garage or other place of safety and shall notify the City Manager
or his/her duly authorized representative of said removal. Thereafter,
the City Manager or his/her duly authorized representative shall give
notice as provided in Sections 500.690 and 500.700 above and may dispose
of the property as provided in Section 500.710 above.
[R.O. 2009 §15.24.150; Ord. No. 5166 §II, 9-8-1997]
A. From
time to time debris including: weed cuttings, cut and fallen trees
and shrubs, overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds (which are more
than ten (10) inches in height), rubbish and trash, lumber not piled
or stacked twelve (12) inches off the ground, rocks or bricks, tin,
steel, parts of derelict cars or trucks, broken furniture, flammable
material and material which is unhealthy or unsafe are left or permitted
to remain on lots and land within the City.
[Ord. No. 6106, 8-6-2018]
B. The
conditions aforesaid are considered and declared to be public nuisances
and the maintenance of same is hereby determined to be unlawful and
abatable by the owner and unlawful.
C. Should
a property owner fail to begin removing such nuisance within seven
(7) days of receiving notice that the nuisance has been ordered removed
or to pursue the removal of such nuisance without unnecessary delay,
the City Manager or his/her designated officer shall cause the condition
which constitutes the nuisance to be removed. If the designated officer
causes the condition to be removed or abated, the cost of such removal
shall be certified to the City Clerk who shall cause the certified
cost thereof to be included in a special tax bill or added to the
annual real estate tax bill for the property and such certified cost
shall be collected by the City Collector in the same manner and procedure
for collecting real estate taxes.
D. If
the certified cost is not paid, the tax bill shall be considered delinquent
and the collection of the delinquent bill shall be governed by the
laws governing delinquent and back taxes. The tax bill, from its date
of issuance, shall be deemed a personal debt of the owner and a lien
on the property which was declared a nuisance until paid.
[R.O. 2009 §15.24.160; Ord. No. 5591 §VII, 4-13-2004; Ord. No. 6250, 12-6-2021]
A. With the exception of structural defects, plumbing, electrical, gas or mechanical violations, a Code Enforcement Officer of the City shall file a complaint against any property owner and occupant of a structure within the City, which fails to comply with the City Code in respect to vehicles, Sections
500.670, 500.730 and 500.740—
500.750 as herein referenced. All above referenced exceptions shall have a complaint filed against the property owner.
1. In the event an owner of real estate within the City shall have been
found guilty on six (6) separate occasions of violations of the Property
Maintenance Code within a thirty-six (36) month period, the Code Enforcement
Office shall report the convictions to the Sikeston Housing Authority
together with a request that the Housing Authority terminate any contractual
agreements between it and the owner of relating to Section 8 Housing
under Subtitle C. Section 545(6)(c) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937.
2. Violations, such as Accessory structures (PM 303.7) including detached
garages, fences, walls, sheds and overall property sanitation (PM
303.1), shall have fourteen (14) days from the date on the notice
of violation in which to notify the Code Enforcement Division of an
acceptable plan of action to abate the violation. Failure to do so
will subject the tenant and the property owner to the fines and penalties.