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Cross Reference — As to Board's authority to revoke occupancy permits for cause, §510.065.
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Before receiving a building permit, the owner or his/her agent shall pay a fee in accordance with the fees established in Appendix A to Chapter 500.
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In addition to the foregoing, an inspection fee in accordance with Appendix A to Chapter 500, shall be paid to the City for each inspection deemed necessary by the Building Official after review of the plans submitted with the building permit application.
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After the building is completed and inspected and approved, the owner or agent shall, before allowing the occupancy of same, secure an occupancy permit. The fee of such permit shall be as stated in Appendix A to Chapter 500.
3. 
After a commercial building is completed and it has been inspected and approved, the owner or agent shall, before allowing the occupancy of the building, obtain a commercial occupancy permit. The fee of such permit shall be as stated in Appendix A to Chapter 500.
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A fee as stated in Appendix A to Chapter 500, shall be charged for the first (1st) and for each subsequent inspection whenever the City is requested to inspect any building to ascertain whether such building is in compliance with any of the ordinances of the City of Pine Lawn.
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As a prerequisite or qualification for the issuance of an occupancy permit in the City of Pine Lawn, the subject property shall be free of any tree stumps from cut trees, dead trees, and/or deceased trees.
[Ord. No. 2012-017 §1, 7-25-2012]
[Ord. No. 2010-03 §1, 1-11-2010; Ord. No. 2013-011 §1, 4-25-2013]
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A conditional occupancy permit may be issued by the Building Commissioner if, in his/her judgment:
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Any deficiency or non-compliance with the occupancy permit requirements would not seriously endanger the heath or safety of the occupants or the community; and
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Provided the occupant executes an affidavit that all required corrections shall be made within a time specified therein, and a deposit of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). If approved by the Building Commissioner in all respects, the property may thereafter be occupied while such corrections are being made.
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Upon the expiration of the time allowed in the conditional occupancy permit, all required corrections shall be completed or the property shall be vacated. The Building Commissioner may extend the time allowed in the permit for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days if, in his/her judgment:
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Any deficiency or non-compliance with the occupancy permit requirements would not seriously endanger the health or safety of the occupants or the community;
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The occupant has made substantial progress toward bringing the property into compliance with this Chapter; and
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All required corrections can be made within the time allowed by the extension.
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At such time as the property shall be in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter, an occupancy permit shall be issued.
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Upon engagement and/or issuance of a work permit for the deficiency, the City shall return the deposit. Said deposit shall be maintained in a separate account and shall not draw interest for the benefit of the applicant.
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Any person or entity making a deposit pursuant to this Section shall complete the work for which the deposit was made within the time specified by the Inspector, or said deposit shall be deemed forfeited to the City.
[CC 1991 §500.030; CC 1970 §5-21; Res. of 5-13-1974 §§1 — 3]
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The Building Commissioner shall review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a location that has a flood hazard, any proposed new construction or substantial improvement (including prefabricated and mobile homes) must:
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Be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure,
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Use construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage, and
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Use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
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The Building Commissioner shall review subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments to assure that:
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All such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage,
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All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems, are located, elevated and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage, and
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Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
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The Building Commissioner shall require new or replacement water supply systems and/or sanitary sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters and require on-site waste disposal systems to be located so as to avoid impairment of them or contamination from them during flooding.
[Ord. No. 2008-45 §§1 — 3, 3-10-2008]
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All real property owners within the City of Pine Lawn shall be responsible jointly and severally with any tenant for obtaining an occupancy permit prior to entering upon or allowing a tenant to enter upon for the purpose of occupancy, any real property within the City.
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This Section shall apply to all zoning classifications within the City of Pine Lawn.
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Any violation of this Section shall result in a fine up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of no more than ninety (90) days, or both fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 2008-59 §§1 — 5, 5-27-2008]
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Definition. As used in this Section, the following term shall have this prescribed meaning:
FIRE INSURANCE
Insurance covering any loss or damage caused by fire.
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All persons owning real property with a structure on it within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri, shall maintain a fire insurance policy, protecting said owner against loss or damage caused by fire.
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The real property owner shall file with the City Clerk of the City a copy of its policy annually on the first (1st) day of July each year.
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Any person owning real property with a structure upon it who suffers a lost due to fire shall within ninety (90) days make arrangements to have the structure repaired or demolished and under no circumstance should an owner allow said structure to remain in a "burned out" state for a period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days.
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Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of up to ninety (90) days.
There is herewith established schedules setting out the fees to be charged and the frequency of inspections required to be made by the Director of Public Works, or his/her authorized deputies and inspectors, which schedules are as follows: Amusement, Mechanical, Electrical, Elevators, Plumbing, and miscellaneous other inspections and permits. All fees and frequency of inspections are listed in Appendices A and B of this Chapter 500, inspection fees. A copy of Appendices A and B shall be on file at all times in the office of the City Clerk, and revisions thereto shall be received and maintained in the office of the City Clerk at least ninety (90) days prior to a revision thereto.
[CC 1991 §500.050; CC 1970 §5-4; Ord. No. 21 §2, 7-15-1947]
It shall be unlawful for any person to proceed with any work for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this Article before any required inspection has been made and the inspection fee has been paid.
A maximum charge of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be assessed quarterly on all residential property having six (6) or less dwelling units to provide funds to pay the cost of certain repairs of defective lateral sewer service lines of those dwellings units.
The Director of Public Works shall be the Building Commissioner, and shall perform the duties assigned to the Building Commissioner by the Building Code.
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Any person securing the issuance of a building permit for the erection of any building within the City shall deposit with the City a sum as set by the Director of Public Works for each building permit issued as a guarantee that the public street adjacent to the building will be repaired and replaced to its original condition after the building operations have been completed.
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Any deposit so received shall be kept in a special deposit fund and returned to the builder upon completion of the work when the Director of Public Works certifies that the street, including sidewalk, curb, and gutter has been repaired or restored to its original condition. If the builder or person receiving the permit fails to restore the street to a condition satisfactory to the Director of Public Works, the Department of Public Works shall proceed to make any necessary repairs or reconstruction of the street, including curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and pay for the work and materials therefor out of the amount on deposit with the City. When such work has been completed, the balance of the deposit, if any, shall be returned to the depositor.
[CC 1991 §500.060; CC 1970 §5-5; Ord. No. 21 §3, 7-15-1947]
If after a permit required by this Article or by the Building Code adopted by this Article is procured by the owner or his/her agent and the operation required by this Article or by the Building Code adopted by this Article is not begun within six (6) months from the date thereof or is not completed within the time fixed in the permit, then the permit shall be void and before such operation shall be begun or completed, a new permit and permit fee shall be required of the owner or his/her agent.
Whenever any building permit expires, terminates, or is revoked for any reason or is no longer valid, then the said property on which the said building permit was issued shall be restored to the condition that existed prior to the issuance of the said building permit within ten (10) days after termination, cancellation, or revocation of the said permit. Restoration of the said property shall be done by the owner or applicant of the building permit.
[Ord. No. 877 §I, 5-12-2003; Ord. No. 881 §§I — II, 9-8-2003]
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There is hereby imposed a semi-annual registration fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) to be paid by the owner of any residential structure in the City which has been vacant for six (6) or more months and is in violation of the City's Housing or Building Codes.
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Said fee shall be collected by the City as and when it deems fit and any unpaid amounts due hereunder shall be a lien against the property at which such structure is located.