[R.O. 1997 § 400.945; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 24 § 24-1, 2-1-1966; Ord. No. 2332 § 1(J), 6-15-1993]
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and to refuse to issue any permit for any building or for the use of any premises which would violate any of the provisions of said Chapter. It shall also be the duty of all officers and employees of the City and especially of all members of the Police Department to assist the Code Enforcement Officer by reporting to him/her any seeming violation in new construction, reconstruction, or land uses.
[R.O. 1997 §§ 400.950, 400.955]
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 Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, or in case of any violation of Sections 89.300 to 89.490, RSMo., or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the municipality, 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 pursuant to the authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., and Sections 89.300 to 89.490, 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 an ordinance violation punishable as follows:
1. 
The maximum fine and court costs that can be imposed for such violation shall be:
a. 
For the first violation within any twelve-month period of time: two hundred dollars ($200.00).
b. 
For the second violation within any twelve-month period of time: two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00).
c. 
For the third violation within any twelve-month period of time: three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00).
d. 
For the fourth and any subsequent violation within any twelve-month period of time: four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00).
2. 
Court costs shall be assessed against such person unless the court finds that the defendant is indigent.
C. 
Any such person who having been served with an order to remove any such violation shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect named in such order, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).