All construction in the City shall comply with the requirements
of Sections 319.200 through 319.207, RSMo., and any amendments thereto,
relating to earthquakes and seismic construction requirements.
[Ord. No. 1653 §1, 3-18-2008]
A. Scope Of Regulations.
1. It is
an offense for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform
any act required in this Chapter.
2. These
regulations apply to portable on demand storage units (PODS), trailers
and units that are upon or visible from the public rights-of-way in
residential areas.
3. The
storage of hazardous material within the aforementioned storage units
is hereby prohibited.
B. Parking. No person shall park a storage pod, trailer or
unit upon a highway, roadway or sidewalk in such a manner as to obstruct
vehicular or pedestrian traffic or access.
C. Permits Required. No person shall park or leave any storage
pod, trailer or unit so as to be visible from public rights-of-way
for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours without filing an
application with the City Building Commissioner at least one (1) day
in advance and securing a permit therefore. The City Building Commissioner
shall charge a fee of only five dollars ($5.00) for such permit to
partially cover the costs of issuance.
D. Times Restricted. No person shall park or leave any storage
pod, trailer or unit with or without any form of advertising thereon
upon any lot in the City visible from public rights-of-way for a period
of more than seven (7) days. One (1) renewal period is allowed.
E. Penalties. Every person convicted of a violation of any
provision of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine as provided
by general penalty provisions of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 1694 §§1 —
2, 2-8-2010]
A. A builder
of single-family dwellings or residences or multi-unit dwellings of
four (4) or fewer units shall offer to any purchaser on or before
the time of entering into the purchase contract the option, at the
purchaser's cost, to install or equip fire sprinklers in the dwelling,
residence or unit. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, no purchaser of such a single-family dwelling, residence
or multi-unit dwelling shall be denied the right to choose or decline
to install a fire sprinkler system in such dwelling or residence being
purchased.
B. An application
for permit for a single-family dwelling or residence or multi-unit
dwelling of four (4) or fewer units shall be accompanied by a residential
fire sprinkler option form (to be prepared by the City), signed by
the builder and the purchaser and affirming that a fire sprinkler
system was offered to the purchaser prior to entering into the purchase
contract in conformance with Section 67.281, RSMo., and this Section.
If there is no purchaser at the time of the permit application submittal,
then said signed form shall be submitted as soon as there is a purchaser
and prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new
residence.