[CC 2000 §405.390; CC 1990 §425.020; Ord. No. 88 §17, 10-21-1951]
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner of the City
to enforce this Title.
[CC 2000 §405.400]
A.
In
case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered, converted or maintained or any building, structure or land
is used in violation of this Chapter or of any ordinance or other
regulation made under authority conferred by Sections 89.010 to 89.140,
RSMo., the proper local authorities of the City, in addition to other
remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent
such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,
conversion, maintenance or use to restrain, correct or abate such
violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or
land or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or
about such premises. Such regulations shall be enforced by an officer
empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be
inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any
condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any provision
of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140,
RSMo.
B.
The
owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation
of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist or the owner, general
agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building
or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars
($10.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
and every day that such violation continues or by imprisonment for
ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue
or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo., however,
for the second (2nd) and subsequent offenses involving the same violation
at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each and every day that such violation
shall continue or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every
day such violation shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court.
