City of Bolivar, MO Enforcement, Violations And Penalties

[R.O. 2009 § 410.600; Ord. No. 782 § 1 (Zoning Regs. Art. 10 § 2), 7-31-1980]

Prior to the erection or external alteration of any structure, including structures for agricultural uses, an application for a building permit shall be prepared on forms provided and shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator accompanied by a plot plan in duplicate, drawn to shape and location of the building to be erected, required setbacks, points of ingress and egress, driveways, circulation aisles, parking lots, individual parking spaces, service areas and other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this regulation. A record of the applications, plans and permits shall be valid for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days unless substantial construction has begun in accordance with the permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to commence erection or external alteration of any structure prior to approval of the application for a building permit by the Zoning Administrator.

[R.O. 2009 § 410.610]

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 this Chapter, the City, in addition to other remedies, 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 the Zoning Administrator who is 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 this Chapter.

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 an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each and every day that such violation continues, or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo., 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 one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation shall continue, or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

Any such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, shall fail to comply with such order within (10) ten days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).