[R.O. 2009 §1-1; Code 1969 §1-1]
The ordinances embraced in this and the following Chapters and Sections shall constitute and be designated as the "Brentwood City Code".
[R.O. 2009 §1-2; Code 1969 §1-2]
In the construction of this Code and of all other ordinances of the City, the following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed, unless it shall be otherwise expressly provided in any Section or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The words "Board of Aldermen" or "the Board" shall mean the Board of Aldermen of Brentwood.
CERTIFIED MAIL or CERTIFIED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Includes certified mail carried by the United States Postal Service or any parcel or letter carried by an overnight, express or ground delivery service that allows a sender or recipient to electronically track its location and provides a record of the signature of the recipient.
CITY
The words "the City" or "this City" shall mean the City of Brentwood, Missouri.
CODE or THIS CODE
The Brentwood City Code as designated in Section 100.010.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first (1st) and including the last day and if the last day is Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall be excluded.[2]
COUNTY
The words "the County" or "County" shall mean the County of St. Louis, State of Missouri.
GENDER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the masculine, females as well as males and associations and bodies corporate as well as individuals shall be deemed to be included.[3]
IMPRISONMENT
Wherever in this Code or other ordinances it is provided as a part of punishment that one may be imprisoned, this shall be construed to mean "imprisonment in the City Jail or in the jail of St. Louis County".
JOINT AUTHORITY
Words importing joint authority to three (3) or more persons shall be construed as authority to a majority of the persons, unless otherwise declared in the law giving the authority.
MAY
The word "may" shall be construed as being permissive.
MAY NOT
The words "may not" state a prohibition.
MISDEMEANOR
Shall be construed to mean and to stand in lieu of the words "a violation of ordinance".
MONTH
A calendar month.[4]
NUMBER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender, several matters and persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, are included.
OATH
Includes any affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
OWNER
The word "owner", applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of the whole or a part of such building or land.
PERSON
The word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
The place where the family of any person permanently resides in this State, and the place where any person having no family generally lodges.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
When used by way of reference to any Section of the Statutes, mean the Section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other Section is expressly designated in the reference.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property.
PUBLIC WAY
Includes any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
REAL PROPERTY
The terms "real property", "premises", "real estate" or "lands" is coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.
RSMo.
The latest edition of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended.
SHALL
Shall be construed as being mandatory.
SIDEWALK
That portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line which is intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.
STATE
The words "the State" and "this State" shall mean the State of Missouri.
STREET
Includes any public way, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley or other public thoroughfare and each of such words shall include all of them.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
The words "tenant" and "occupant", applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
TENSE
Words used in the past tense or present tense include the future tense.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING AND WRITING WORD FOR WORD
Includes printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters, but in all cases where the signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of the person, or his/her mark, is intended.
YEAR
A calendar year, unless otherwise expressed and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord".
[1]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §1.020(9), RSMo.
[2]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §1.040, RSMo.
[3]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §1.030(2), RSMo.
[4]
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §1.020(9), RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §1-3; Code 1969 §§1-3, 1-7]
The catchlines of the several Sections of this Code printed in boldface type are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the Section and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such Sections, nor as any part of the Section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such Sections, including the catchlines, are amended or re-enacted.
[R.O. 2009 §1-4; Code 1969 §1-3]
The provisions appearing in this Code, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances existing at the time of the adoption of "The Code of the City of Brentwood, Missouri", shall be considered as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments.
[R.O. 2009 §1-6; Code 1969 §1-5]
Whenever any ordinance or part of any ordinance shall be repealed or modified, either expressly or by implication, by a subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the ordinance repealing or modifying the same shall go into effect unless therein otherwise expressly provided; but no suit, prosecution, proceeding, right, fine or penalty instituted, created, given, secured or accrued under any ordinance previous to its repeal shall in any way be affected, released or discharged but may be prosecuted, enjoyed and recovered as fully as if such ordinance or provisions had continued in force, unless it shall be therein otherwise expressly provided.
[R.O. 2009 §1-7; Code 1969 §1-6]
When an ordinance repealing a former ordinance, clause or provision shall itself be repealed, such repeal shall not be construed to revive such former ordinance, clause or provision unless it be expressly so provided and such former ordinance, clause or provision is set forth at length.
[R.O. 2009 §1-8; Code 1969 §1-4]
It is the intention of the Board of Aldermen that the Sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and Sections of this Code since the same would have been enacted by the Board of Aldermen without the incorporation in this Code of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section.
A. 
Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the City, or in any rule, regulation, notice or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under authority duly vested in him/her or it, any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense, misdemeanor or ordinance violation or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, misdemeanor or ordinance violation, and no specific penalty is provided for the violation thereof, upon conviction of a violation of any such provision of this Code or of any such ordinance, rule, regulation, notice or order, the violator shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that in any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by a Statute of the State, the statutory penalty, and no other, shall be imposed for such offense, except that imprisonments may be in the City prison or workhouse instead of the County Jail.
B. 
Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes of Missouri or other Statute of the State limits the authority of the City to punish the violation of any particular provision of these ordinances or rules, regulations or orders promulgated pursuant thereto to a fine of less amount than that provided in this Section or imprisonment for a shorter term than that provided in this Section, the violation of such particular provision of these ordinances or rules, regulations or orders shall be punished by the imposition of not more than the maximum fine or imprisonment so authorized, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. 
Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes of Missouri or other Statute of the State establishes a penalty differing from that provided by this Section for an offense similar to any offense established by these ordinances, rules, regulations or other orders of the City, the violation of such City law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order shall be punished by the fine or imprisonment established for such similar offense by such State law.
D. 
Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance or any such rule, regulation, notice or order shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
E. 
Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, by an amendment thereof, or by any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, such prohibition shall extend to and include the causing, securing, aiding or abetting of another person to do said act. Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.
[Ord. No. 4914, 2-3-2020]
In addition to any other penalties established for violations of any of the ordinances of the City and/or any provisions or Sections of this Code, the City Administrator and/or officials of the City responsible for enforcement of any such ordinance or Code Section may 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 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.
[Ord. No. 4914, 2-3-2020]
A. 
For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
An individual or a corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or entity of any kind, including any shareholder, owner, officer, partner, joint venturer or member of such entity or any other person holding an ownership interest in such entity, requesting any City permit, license, franchise or other approval.
RELATED PERSON OR ENTITY
1. 
A firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or entity of any kind in which the applicant holds any stock, title, or other ownership interest of at least twenty percent (20%);
2. 
A firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or entity of any kind which holds any stock, title, or other ownership interest in the applicant of at least twenty percent (20%); or
3. 
An individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or entity of any kind, whose affairs the applicant has the legal or practical ability to direct, either directly or indirectly, whether by contractual agreement, majority ownership interest, any lessor ownership interest, familial relationship or in any other manner.
RELEVANT LAW
1. 
Any statute or regulation of the United States or the State of Missouri;
2. 
Any ordinance or Code Section of the City, or any rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under duly vested authority of the City; or
3. 
Any final judgment or order of any court of competent jurisdiction, when a statute, ordinance, Code Section, rule, regulation, notice, condition, term, order or judgment at issue regulates conduct or conditions germane to the issuance of the requested permit, license, franchise or other approval as provided by the applicable ordinance or Code Section of the City.
B. 
In enforcing or administering the ordinances of the City, no permit, license, franchise or approval of any kind shall be granted to any applicant if the applicant or a related person or entity is charged with or in violation of any relevant law until such time as the applicant or the related person or entity resolves the pending charge or comes into compliance with the relevant law.
C. 
In acting on any new application or on any reapplication by an applicant whose prior permit, license, franchise or other approval has been denied, suspended, revoked or forfeited, the reviewing or enforcement officer may consider past violations of relevant law by the applicant or a related person or entity in considering whether to issue the permit, license, franchise or approval requested by the applicant. Taking into account the nature and character of the permit, license, franchise or other requested approval in question and the need for the City to rely on representations and/or future conduct by the applicant when acting pursuant to the permit, license, franchise or other requested approval by the City, the reviewing or enforcement officer may deny the application or reapplication if the past violations of relevant law are reasonably recent in time and of such character or magnitude as to reasonably call into question the fitness of the applicant or the City's ability to rely on representations and/or future conduct by the applicant.
D. 
If a permit, license, franchise or other approval has been denied, suspended, revoked or forfeited, the applicant may not submit a new application for one (1) year from the date of the denial, suspension, revocation or forfeiture unless the reviewing or enforcement officer finds that substantial new facts or a change in circumstances warrant reconsideration; provided, however, that if the ordinances governing the particular permit, license, franchise or other approval in question prescribe a different disqualification period, those ordinances shall govern.
E. 
Any aggrieved applicant may appeal the decision of the reviewing or enforcement officer to the City Administrator within five (5) business days of said decision. The City Administrator may reverse or modify the decision of the reviewing or enforcement officer, provided the applicant:
1. 
Establishes an inability to effect compliance with any relevant law because of the ownership structure of any pertinent related entity, if the denial in question was due to conduct or circumstances of a related person or entity; or
2. 
Establishes that the applicant has not been charged with, or is or, if applicable, was not in violation of any relevant law.
[Ord. No. 4914, 2-3-2020]
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this Section the following terms shall have the meanings given in the following definitions.
APPLICANT
Any person or entity who: (a) applies for any license, permit, regulatory approval or other authorization required by the ordinances of the City of Brentwood; or (b) applies for, seeks or proposes any economic development or redevelopment incentive, public-private partnership, or other grant or benefit of any sort related to a proposed development within the City; or (c) applies for or proposes adoption of any new ordinance or amendment to any existing ordinance for the purpose of enabling a course of conduct desired by the applicant.
COSTS
All charges incurred or likely to be incurred by the City for services rendered by any person or organization other than a City employee in order to assist the City in acting upon any request of an applicant. Such services may, include, but are not limited to, accounting, architectural, communications services, design, engineering, environmental, financial, landscaping, land use, legal, parking, planning, public engagement, public finance, technical code assessment, inspection or enforcement, traffic, zoning and any other field of expertise, professional judgment or specialized knowledge which the City, in its sole judgment, seeks in order to assist in considering the request of an applicant.
OVERHEAD
Employee time, resources and expenses for things such as, but not limited to, facilities and/or equipment rental, stenography, mailing, security, publication, expended or incurred by the City in the course of acting on the request of an applicant.
B. 
It is the policy of the City of Brentwood that an applicant should bear and reimburse to the City in a timely manner any and all costs and overhead incurred by the City to assess, process, evaluate, act upon, effectuate and, if necessary, litigate issues associated with the request of an applicant.
C. 
If the City Administrator determines that any fee, charge or payment previously established by law for submitting or processing an application is insufficient to adequately reimburse the City for overhead and costs associated with the request of an applicant, or if there is no pre-established fee applicable to the request, the City Administrator may determine, and from time to time increase or decrease as circumstances may warrant, the amount and terms of an escrow fund to be deposited with the City by the applicant to fully reimburse the City for costs and overhead incurred or likely to be incurred in considering the request of an applicant.
D. 
The City Administrator shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the amount and terms of the required escrow fund or of any change in the required amount of a previously established fund. The applicant shall have ten (10) days to make the required deposit and fund the escrow as directed by the City Administrator.
E. 
The escrow arrangements shall include a process for periodic reimbursement to the City for costs and overhead, notice of proposed reimbursement and opportunity for the applicant to dispute the amount of reimbursement, and closure of the fund and return of unused funds to the applicant.
F. 
If an applicant is aggrieved by a determination of the City Administrator as to initial establishment or terms of an escrow fund or one (1) or more proposed expenditures from an established fund the applicant may appeal to the Board of Aldermen to review the City Administrator's decision. Any such appeal must be filed with the City Clerk, in writing, within ten (10) days of the City Administrator's decision and shall set forth all reasons known to the applicant as to wherein and why the decision of the City Administrator is in error. The Board of Aldermen may consider the appeal in such manner as it deems appropriate and may affirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed from. If an applicant is aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Aldermen, the applicant must submit a written request for reconsideration to the City Clerk within five (5) days of the date of the Board's decision. An applicant aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Aldermen on reconsideration may seek review of that decision in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County within fifteen (15) days of the Board's decision pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 536, RSMo.
G. 
If an applicant fails to comply with the determination of the City Administrator as to the establishment of an escrow fund or subsequent additions thereto in a timely manner, or if an applicant appeals the City Administrator's decision as to the establishment or additional deposits to the Board of Aldermen, the City may suspend processing and consideration of the applicant's request until the applicant complies and/or the appeal is resolved. If there is a deadline for processing the applicant's request or application pursuant to the City's ordinances (such as, for instance, the time limit for the Planning and Zoning Commission action on conditional use permit applications pursuant to Section 400.660(6) of this Code of Ordinances) any such the time limit or deadline shall automatically be extended for so long as the applicant is not in compliance or an appeal is pending.
[Ord. No. 5077, 2-21-2023]
A. 
Policy. In order to protect the public interest, it is the policy of the City to conduct business only with responsible persons. Debarment and suspension are discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with this Section, are appropriate means to implement this policy. Debarment and suspension are serious actions which shall be used only in the public interest and for the City's protection and not for purposes of punishment.
B. 
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean:
AFFILIATE
Persons related to one another in such a manner that directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to control the other, or, a third person controls or has the power to control both. Indicia of control include, but are not limited to: interlocking management or ownership, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, common use of employees, or a business entity organized following the suspension, debarment or voluntary exclusion of a person which has the same or similar management, ownership, or principal employees as the suspended, debarred, or voluntarily excluded person.
DEBARMENT
An action taken by the City in accordance with these regulations to exclude a person from participating in transactions with the City. A person so excluded is "debarred."
PARTICIPANT
Any person who submits a proposal or bid for, or enters into, or reasonably may be expected to enter into, a transaction with the City. This term also includes any person who acts on behalf of or is authorized to commit a participant in a transaction as an agent or representative of another participant.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government or legal entity, however organized.
PRINCIPAL
An officer, director, owner, partner, key employee, or other person within a participant with primary management or supervisory responsibilities; or a person who has a critical influence or substantive control over a covered transaction, whether or not employed by the participant.
PROPOSAL
A solicited or unsolicited bid, application, request, offer, invitation to consider or similar communication by or on behalf of a person seeking to participate or to receive a benefit, directly or indirectly, in or under a transaction.
SUSPENSION
An action taken in accordance with this Section that immediately excludes a person from participating in covered transactions for a temporary period, pending completion of an investigation and such legal or debarment proceedings as may ensue. A person so excluded is "suspended."
TRANSACTION
Any transaction between the City and a person for procurement of goods and/or services, or public works contracts and any contract for goods or services between a participant and a person, whose goods or services are to be employed in a transaction with the City.
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION or VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED
A status of nonparticipation or limited participation in covered transactions assumed by a person pursuant to the terms of a settlement.
C. 
Grounds for Debarment. A person may be debarred from consideration for award of contracts for any of the following reasons:
1. 
Conviction of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract.
2. 
Conviction under State or Federal statutes of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty which currently, seriously and directly affects responsibility as a City contractor or vendor.
3. 
Conviction under State or Federal antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of bids or proposals.
4. 
Failure without good cause to perform in accordance with contract specifications or within the time limit provided in the contract.
5. 
A recent record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance in accordance with the terms of one (1) or more contracts; provided that failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance caused by acts beyond the control of the contractor or vendor shall not be considered a basis for debarment.
6. 
The person is in arrears on any debt owed the City or has a history of being chronically in arrears on debts owed the City or attempting to obtain excessive or unwarranted payment or preference from the City.
7. 
Any other cause so serious and compelling as to affect responsibility as a City contractor or vendor, including debarment by another governmental entity.
D. 
Procedure.
1. 
Debarment shall be initiated by serving written notice of the debarment to the person intended to be debarred. The notice shall set forth the specific grounds for the debarment and advise the person of the right to appeal. The notice shall be served by registered or certified mail or by delivering a copy of the notice to person subject to debarment or the person's agent or employee. The debarment shall take effect ten (10) days after service of the notice unless an appeal is taken to the City Administrator. If an appeal is taken, the debarment shall not take effect until a final order upholding the debarment is entered by the City Administrator or until the appeal is dismissed by the appellant.
2. 
Within ten (10) days after service of a written notice of debarment, the person affected by the notice may file a written request for a hearing before the City Administrator contesting the debarment.
3. 
The City Administrator shall give the appellant at least ten (10) day notice of a hearing. At the hearing, the City and the appellant shall have the right to call and examine witnesses, introduce exhibits, cross-examine opposing witnesses and impeach any witness. Oral evidence shall be taken on oath or affirmation. All evidence shall be suitably recorded and preserved. The technical rules of evidence shall not apply, but the City Administrator may exclude evidence which is irrelevant or repetitious. The City and appellant shall be entitled to present oral arguments or written briefs at or after the hearing.
4. 
The City Administrator shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law and issue a final order. Findings of fact shall be based upon competent and substantial evidence found in the record as a whole. A copy of the City Administrator's order, findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall be delivered or mailed to the appellant.
5. 
An appellant aggrieved by the decision of the City Administrator may, within five (5) days of the decision for which redress is sought, file with the Board of Aldermen a written request for reconsideration and appeal of any decisions of the City Administrator under this Section. The written request must set forth in a concise manner the decision being appealed and all grounds known to the appellant as to wherein and why the decision is allegedly in error. The request for reconsideration and appeal must be filed with the City Clerk within five (5) days of the date of the City Administrator's decision. A copy of the request and any supporting documents or materials filed by the appellant must be served by the appellant party on the City Administrator within three (3) days of filing with the City Clerk. The Board of Aldermen may consider the appeal on the record of the prior decision by the City Administrator or may, at its sole discretion, receive additional evidence in such manner as it deems appropriate in light of the circumstances.
6. 
Any appellant aggrieved by the final determination of the Board of Aldermen may file a petition for review pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo., as amended, in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. Such petition shall be filed within ten (10) days after the final determination.
E. 
Effect of Debarment. Except to the extent prohibited by law, persons who are debarred or suspended by the City or by the State of Missouri and their affiliates shall be excluded from transactions with the City as either participants or principals for the period of their debarment or suspension. Accordingly, the City shall not enter into transactions with or involving such debarred or suspended persons or their affiliates during such period.
F. 
Length of Debarment. Debarment shall be for a period commensurate with the seriousness of the cause(s). If a suspension precedes a debarment, the suspension period shall be considered in determining the debarment period. Debarment generally should not exceed three years; however, where circumstances warrant, a longer period of debarment may be imposed.
G. 
Voluntary Exclusion. The City may, at any time, settle a debarment or suspension action when it determines that such settlement is in the best interest of the City. Persons who accept voluntary exclusion are excluded in accordance with the terms of their settlements.