[1]
Cross references — Building code, § 5-21 et seq.; electrical code, § 8-31 et seq.; plumbing code, § 20-1.
Editor's Note: Ord. no. 2054 § 1, adopted February 1,
2007, repealed sections 5-71 — 5-72 and enacted new provisions
set out herein. Former sections 5-71 — 5-72 derived from ord.
no. 1240 § 2, 7-5-1984; ord. no. 1592 § 1, 2-17-1994; ord.
no. 1627 § 1, 10-6-1994; ord. no. 1631 § 1, 11-17-1994;
ord. no. 1632 § 1, 12-1-1994; ord. no. 1671 §§ 1, 2,
9-21-1995; ord. no. 1781 § 1, 7-16-1998.
[Ord. No. 2054, § 1, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 2057 § 1, 4-5-2007; Ord.
No. 2166 § 1, 5-5-2011; Ord. No. 2201 § 1, 11-17-2011; Ord. No. 2237 § 1, 12-6-2012; Ord. No. 2584, 8-13-2020]
A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in
the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "The
Property Maintenance Code of the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors,
Missouri," and bearing a revision date of April 5, 2007, which code
is based upon and derived from the International Property Maintenance
Code, 2003, as published by the International Code Council, Inc.,
together with certain amendments, revisions, deletions and additions
thereto, all as reflected therein, and as further amended by Ord.
No. 2166, Ord. No. 2201, Ord. No. 2237, and Ord. No. 2584 is hereby
adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Bellefontaine
Neighbors, Missouri, for the control of property, buildings and structures
as therein provided, and each and all the regulations set out in the
code titled as above are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part
hereof as if fully set out in this Article.
[Ord. No. 2054 § 1, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 2584, 8-13-2020]
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment, or by both under the general penalty ordinance of the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors as set forth in Section 1-10(a) of the Code of Ordinances. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 2246 § 1, 4-4-2013; Ord. No. 2375 §1, 10-6-2016]
(a)
Definition. For purposes of this Section, the term "indoor personal
property" shall mean furniture, furnishings, appliances, utensils,
clothing, or personal property of any kind which has not been designed
and manufactured primarily for exterior use and exposure to weather
and the elements.
(b)
Prohibitions.
(1)
It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of real property to store
or keep, or permit the storage or keeping, of any indoor personal
property at any location on the property other than fully enclosed
inside an appropriate structure.
(2)
It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of real property to place or deposit any personal property on any street, sidewalk, tree lawn or public right-of-way at any time; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to: (i) landscaping features; (ii) fixtures to realty, or (iii) permitted solid waste, recycling materials and authorized solid waste and recycling containers placed for collection in accord with the provisions of Chapter 12 of this Code of Ordinances or such alternative or successor regulations pertaining to the storage and collection of waste, as may be in force from time to time.
