It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide a just, equitable
and practicable method for the repairing, vacation or demolition of
buildings or structures that may endanger the life, limb, health,
property, safety or welfare of the occupants of such buildings or
the general public, and this Chapter shall apply to all dangerous
buildings, as herein defined, that now are in existence or that may
hereafter exist in the City of Lake Waukomis, Missouri.
All dangerous buildings or structures, as defined by Section
505.020 of this Chapter, are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be repaired, vacated or demolished as provided herein.
The Building Inspector shall be the Building Inspector(s) within
the meaning of this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §5-7.1]
The Mayor shall act as Building Commissioner under this Chapter.
Any owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent or any other person(s) having an interest in a dangerous building as shown by the land records of the Recorder of Deeds of Platte County may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court of Platte County, as provided for in Sections 536.100 to 536.140, RSMo., if a proper record as defined in Section 536.130, RSMo., is maintained of the hearing provided for in Section
505.080 hereof. Otherwise, the appeal shall be made pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 536.150, RSMo.
In cases where it reasonably appears that there is immediate danger to the health, life, safety or welfare of any person unless a dangerous building, as defined herein, is immediately repaired, vacated or demolished and the property is cleaned up, the Building Inspector shall report such facts to the Building Commissioner and the Building Commissioner may cause the immediate repair, vacation or demolition of such dangerous building. The costs of such emergency repair, vacation or demolition of such dangerous building shall be collected in the same manner as provided in Sections
505.080 and
505.090.
[Ord. No. 523, 9-12-2018]
The assessment of the costs of abating a nuisance, including
but not limited to a dangerous building or a nuisance as described
in this Chapter or anywhere else in this Code of Ordinances, or the
bringing of any suit for the costs of abating any such nuisance, pursuant
to this Chapter or any other Section of the Code of Ordinances, shall
in no way excuse or render immune from prosecution or fine any person
found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Chapter, or
vice versa.