[CC 1997 20B.010 — 20B.030; Ord. No. 547 §7, 9-8-1997; Ord. No. 554 §3, 11-12-1997; Ord. No. 623 §7 (20B.010 —
20B.030), 10-8-2001; Ord. No. 628 §2, 3-11-2002; Ord.
No. 764 §§1 — 2, 11-13-2008]
A. A certain
document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the
City Clerk, being marked and designated as the "International Mechanical
Code, 2003", as published by the International Code Council, except
as it pertains to elevators, be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical
Code of the City of Oakland, Missouri, for the control of building
and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations
of the International Mechanical Code, 2003 are hereby referred to,
adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Article.
B. The
St. Louis County Elevators Code as amended, which was adopted by the
County of St. Louis on October 15, 1988, is adopted as the Elevators
Code of the City as if fully set forth herein. The St. Louis County
Building Code, also known as the BOCA National Building Code/1999,
adopted by Ordinance No. 20311 on December 21, 2000 and the St. Louis
County Mechanical Code, also known as 2003 International Mechanical
Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 20236 on December 3, 2000 and as amended
by Ordinance No. 20694 on November 12, 2001 are hereby adopted as
the Mechanical Code of Oakland, Missouri, insofar as those codes apply
to permits and inspections for new elevator and conveyor installations
and new amusement device installations and periodic mechanical inspections
of existing elevator and conveying equipment and amusement devices
only. The aforementioned St. Louis County ordinances are incorporated
by this reference as if fully set forth herein.
C. Throughout
the International Mechanical Code, 2003, wherever the term "jurisdiction"
is used, it is deemed to mean the City of Oakland, Missouri.
D. Any
person, firm, corporation, institution or organization or representative
thereof violating any of the provisions of the Mechanical Code shall,
upon conviction thereof be punished in the Municipal Court of the
City of Oakland, Missouri, by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or by
both such fine and imprisonment. Each day a violation continues after
actual notice to either the responsible individual, person, firm,
institution, corporation or organization or representative thereof
to whom the permit was issued or to the owner or both or to the legally
authorized representative of the permit holder, owner or both, shall
constitute a separate violation. In addition to the penalties prescribed
herein, the Mayor, by and through the City Attorney, may take such
other action, either at law or in equity, that he/she deems necessary
in order to execute and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.