[R.O. 2014 §500.427; Ord. No. 1487 §§1 — 2, 4-28-2011; Ord. No. 1579 §1, 2-28-2013; Ord.
No. 2109, 8-24-2023]
A. A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office
of the City Clerk of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, being marked
and designated as the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition,
as published by the International Code Council and is hereby adopted
as the code of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, for regulating the
design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation,
alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to,
or change of occupancy in existing buildings in the City of Marshfield,
Missouri, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection
of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
conditions and terms of such International Existing Building Code,
2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council on file
in the office of the City Clerk are hereby referred to, adopted and
made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section.
B. The following Sections are hereby revised:
1. Insert: City of Marshfield, Missouri.
C. The
owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where a violation
of any provision or regulation of the International Existing Building
Code, current adopted Edition, has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or premises where such
violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent,
architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes
part in, or assists in any such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and
every day that such violation continues, and if the violation shall
be willful, upon conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor 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 that such violation shall continue, or by both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Marshfield Municipal Court.
Any person who, having been served with an order to remove any violation,
shall fail to comply with said order from which no timely appeal has
been taken, within ten (10) days after such service, or shall continue
to violate any provision under this Code in the respect named in such
order, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield,
Missouri, may, in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate
action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of
demolition to restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent
the occupancy of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any
act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises which is violative
of the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, current
adopted Edition, as adopted herein.
[Ord. No. 2136, 1-11-2024]