[R.O. 2009 § 410.590; Ord. No. 782 § 1 (Zoning Regs. Art. 10 § 1), 7-31-1980]
The Zoning Administrator shall be
appointed by the Governing Body and it shall be the duty of said Zoning
Administrator to enforce these regulations. Appeal from a decision
of the Zoning Administrator may be to the Board of Adjustment.
[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]
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 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.
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 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.
C.
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).
