[Ord. No. 1971, § 1, 6-17-2004; Ord. No. 2036 § 1, 5-4-2006; Ord.
No. 2161 § 1, 2-3-2011]
(a)
That a certain document, a copy of which has been on file in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors for
at least ninety (90) days, being marked and designated as the International
Mechanical Code, 2009 edition, as published by the International Code
Council, and as further adopted, amended and modified by St. Louis
County, Missouri, pursuant to Ordinance No. 24,438, adopted on July
14, 2010, and as further supplemented, amended and revised as provided
in this Article, be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of
the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors for the regulation of mechanical
equipment as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits
and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, conditions and terms of said Mechanical Code are hereby
referenced to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out
in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes
prescribed in this Article.
(b)
The city engineer, with the approval of the board of aldermen, is
hereby authorized to contract with other jurisdictions to provide
appropriate mechanical code enforcement and, further, to issue and
collect fees for applicable permits and inspections issued or made
pursuant to such contracts.
(c)
Contracts shall be approved by the city engineer and shall be approved
as to legal form by the city attorney. No contract shall be entered
into until both jurisdictions desiring to contract with each other
shall first have duly adopted appropriate legislation authorizing
said contract (a certified copy to be attached to and made a part
of the contract) and duly adopted a mechanical code identical in substance
to this code.
(d)
All plans reviewed pursuant to any such contract shall be reviewed
and approved by the city and the applicable fire district for compliance
with the zoning and other local regulatory ordinances or provisions
prior to the submission for processing.
[Ord. No. 2036 § 1, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 2161 § 1, 2-3-2011]
(a)
Persons who shall violate any provision of the Codes adopted by this Article, fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or erect, install, alter or repair work in violation of the approved construction documents or direction of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the Codes adopted by this Article, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable as provided in Section 1-10 of this Code of Ordinances. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(b)
In addition to any other penalties established for violations of
the code adopted under this article, the official of the city responsible
for enforcement of provision may, after approval by the board of aldermen,
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable
relief as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the provisions
of this Code of Ordinances and any other ordinances adopted by the
city. In such action, the court may grant such legal or equitable
relief including, but not limited to, mandatory or prohibitory injunctive
relief, as the facts may warrant.
