[CC 1986 §500.010; Ord. No. 425 §1, 2-18-2005; Ord. No. 434 §§1 — 5, 5-18-2005; Ord. No. 708 §1, 3-26-2014; Ord. No. 783, 10-12-2016; ]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Truesdale hereby adopts the following Codes: 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code (with amendments), 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 International Fuel Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, and the 2020 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code and amendments thereto are hereby referred to, adopted, and make a part hereof as if fully set out in this Chapter. The code books have been available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the City of Truesdale, Missouri, as of October 5, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. One (1) copy of these codes and amendments thereto shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
B. 
In reference to these Codes, the "name of jurisdiction" or "local jurisdiction" shall read the "City of Truesdale", the words "Governing Body" shall read the "Board of Aldermen" and the words "Building Official" or "Code Official" shall read the "Building Commissioner".
C. 
Building Inspections. Missouri Cities of the Fourth Class, City of Truesdale being such, have the authority to regulate and control the construction of building and provide for building inspections pursuant to the provisions of Section 79.450.3, RSMo., 2000, as amended.
The City of Truesdale will contract with a qualified person or company to assist it in inspections of buildings and enforcement of various codes and those codes are periodically updated.
D. 
The following penalty shall be enacted to apply to the codes adopted herein in accordance with Section 67.280, RSMo.:
Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or any of the codes adopted in this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.