[Ord. No. 151 §101, 7-24-1961]
The following shall be and are hereby declared to be the fire
limits: City limits of Kearney, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 151 §102, 7-24-1961]
A.
Except
as hereinafter exempted in this Section, no wall, structure, building
or part thereof shall hereafter be built, enlarged or altered within
the corporate limits until a plan of the proposed work, together with
a statement of the materials to be used, shall have been submitted
in writing in duplicate to the Building Inspector who shall, in accordance
with the provisions herein contained, issue a permit for the proposed
construction. The permit herein required shall be made in duplicate
and in such form as may be adopted by a resolution of the City Council
and one (1) copy thereof shall be kept on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
B.
Ordinary
repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in major structural
parts such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or involving
a cost of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or erection
of detached outbuildings outside the fire limits (such as sheds, chicken
houses, and one (1) car private garages) costing not more than two
hundred dollars ($200.00), or minor changes or repairs in electrical
wiring or equipment shall not require the issuance of a permit.
C.
No building
shall be moved until a permit has been obtained from the Building
Inspector and such official shall not issue such permit if in his/her
judgment the proposed new location would seriously increase the fire
hazards of the surrounding buildings.
D.
When
any wall, structure, building or part thereof shall be constructed
within the corporate limits without a permit or contrary to the provisions
of this Article, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the
expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of said property
by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 151 §103, 7-24-1961]
The Building Inspector shall inspect all buildings or structures
during construction to see that the provisions of this Article are
complied with. Whenever in his/her opinion, by reason of defective
or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Article, the continuance
of a building operation is contrary to public welfare, he/she may
order all further work to be stopped and may require suspension of
work until condition in violation has been remedied.
