[R.O. 2007 § 100.010; CC 1979 § 1-1]
The ordinances embraced in this and the following Chapters and Sections shall constitute and be designated "The Code of the City of St. Peters, Missouri" and may be so cited. Such ordinances may also be cited as the "St. Peters City Code".
[R.O. 2007 § 100.020; CC 1979 § 1-2]
A. 
In the construction of this Code and of all other ordinances of the City, the following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed, unless it shall be otherwise expressly provided in any Section or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, BOARD
The words "Board of Aldermen" or "the Board" shall mean the Board of Aldermen of St. Peters.
CITY
The words "the City" or "this City" shall mean the City of St. Peters.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this Code or by a notice or order issued pursuant thereto, by order of court, or by any applicable ordinance, the day of the act, event or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is a Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Sunday nor a legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation.
COUNTY
The words "the County" or "this County" shall mean the County of St. Charles, State of Missouri.
GENDER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the masculine, females as well as males, and associations and bodies corporate as well as individuals, shall be deemed to be included.
MONTH
Shall mean a calendar month.
NUMBER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number, the plural and separate matters and persons and bodies corporate shall be deemed to be included.
OATH
Shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
OWNER
Applied to a building, land or personal property, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building, land or personal property.
PERSON
Shall include a natural person and shall extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to other similar entities, partnerships, and unincorporated associations. It shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any Section of this Code as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such Section.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Shall include money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
When used by way of reference to any Section of the Code, shall mean the Section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other Section is expressly designated in the reference.
PROPERTY
Shall include real and personal property.
PUBLIC WAY
Shall include any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
REAL PROPERTY, PREMISES, REAL ESTATE, LANDS
The terms "real property", "premises", "real estate" or "lands" shall be deemed to be coextensive with land, tenements and hereditaments.
SHALL, MAY
The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
SIDEWALK
Shall mean that portion of the street between the curb line or the inside line of any parkway which may be present and the adjacent property line, which is intended for use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.
STATE
The words "the State" or "this State" shall mean the State of Missouri.
STREET
Shall mean and include any public way, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley or other public thoroughfare, and each of such words shall include all of them.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
The words "tenant" or "occupant", applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
TENSE
The use of any verb in the present tense shall include the future when applicable.
WEEK
Shall be construed to mean seven (7) days; but publication in a newspaper of any notice or other matter indicated to be for a stated number of weeks shall be construed to mean one (1) insertion in each week, unless specifically stated to be for each day of the week or for more than one (1) day in each week; and all publications heretofore made in accordance with the terms of this definition are hereby validated.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING, WRITING WORD FOR WORD
The words "written", "in writing" and "writing word for word" includes printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters, but in all cases where the signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of the person, or his/her mark, is intended.
YEAR
Shall mean a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed, and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord".
B. 
Delegation Of Authority. Whenever a provision appears in this Code requiring the head of a department or an officer of the City to do some act or make certain inspections, it may be construed to authorize the head of the department or officer to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or make the required inspections, unless the terms of the provision or Section designate otherwise.
[R.O. 2007 § 100.030; CC 1979 § 1-3]
A. 
The catchlines of the several Sections of this Code printed in boldface type are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the Section and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such Section, nor as any part of the Section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such Sections, including the catchlines, are amended or reenacted.
B. 
The provisions appearing in this Code, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances existing at the time of the adoption of "The Code of the City of St. Peters, Missouri", shall be considered as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments.
[R.O. 2007 § 100.040; CC 1979 § 1-4]
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen that the Sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and Sections of this Code, since the same would have been enacted by the Board of Aldermen without the incorporation in this Code of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section.
[R.O. 2007 § 100.050; CC 1979 § 1-5]
A. 
Whenever any ordinance or part of any ordinance shall be repealed or modified, either expressly or by implication, by a subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the ordinance repealing or modifying the same shall go into effect, unless therein otherwise expressly provided.
B. 
Repealing Law Repealed — Former Law Not Revived — When. When a law repealing a former law, clause or provision is itself repealed, it does not revive the former law, clause or provision, unless it is otherwise expressly provided; nor shall any law repealing any former law, clause or provision abate, annul or in any wise affect any proceedings had or commenced under or by virtue of the law so repealed, but the same is as effectual and shall be proceeded on to final judgment and termination as if the repealing law had not passed, unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
C. 
Effect Of Repeal Of Ordinance. No offense committed and no fine, penalty or forfeiture incurred, or prosecution commenced or pending previous to or at the time when any ordinance provision is repealed or amended, shall be affected by the repeal or amendment, but the trial and punishment of all such offenses and the recovery of the fines, penalties or forfeitures shall be had, in all respects, as if the provision had not been repealed or amended, except that all such proceedings shall be conducted according to existing procedural laws.
D. 
Repeal Of Law Not To Affect Rights Acquired Thereunder. The repeal of any Section of this Code does not affect any act done or right accrued or established in any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any civil case previous to the time when the repeal takes effect; but every such act, right and proceeding remains as valid and effectual as if the provisions so repealed had remained in force.
E. 
Actions Pending — How Affected By Repeal Of Law. No action or plea pending at the time any provisions of this Code are repealed shall be affected by the repeal; but the same shall proceed, in all respects, as if the provisions had not been repealed, except that all proceedings had after the repeal becomes effective are governed by procedural rules and laws then in effect, insofar as they are applicable.
A. 
Whenever notice may be required under the provisions of this Code or other City ordinance, the same shall be served in the following manner:
1. 
By delivering the notice to the person to be served personally or by leaving the same at his/her residence, office or place of business with some person of his/her family over the age of fifteen (15) years;
2. 
By mailing said notice by certified or registered mail to such person to be served at his/her last known address; or
3. 
If the person to be served is unknown or may not be notified under the requirements of this Section, then by posting said notice in some conspicuous place at least five (5) days before the act or action concerning which the notice is given is to take place. No person shall interfere with, obstruct, mutilate, conceal or tear down any official notice or placard posted by any City Officer, unless permission is given by said officer.