A.Â
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 Title, or of any ordinance or other regulation
made under authority conferred hereby, the proper local authorities
of the municipality, 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 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.Â
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 by a fine of not less than ten dollars
($10.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each
and every day that such violation continues, but if the offense be
willful on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) 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.Â
Any such
person who having been served with an order to remove any such violation
shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) 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).