[R.O. 2008 § 500.500; Ord. No. 6250 § 11, 9-8-2016; Ord. No. 7133, 9-12-2024]
That certain document, a copy which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, being marked and designated as the International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the International Existing Building Code of the City of O'Fallon, in the State of Missouri, for regulating and governing existing buildings as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said Existing Building Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 500.510 of this Article.
[R.O. 2008 § 500.510; Ord. No. 6250 § 11, 9-8-2016; Ord. No. 7133, 9-12-2024]
The following numbered Subsections of the International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby amended by additions, insertions, deletions and changes so that such Section and Subsections read as follows:
(CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION)
(SECTION 101 GENERAL)
Title. These regulations shall be known as the Existing Building Code of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(SECTION 103 CODE COMPLIANCE AGENCY)
103.1 Creation of agency. The Building and Code Enforcement department is hereby created, and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the Building Official. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.
(SECTION 105 PERMITS)
105.1 Required. Required permits shall comply with Section 105.1 of the Building Code of O'Fallon, Missouri.
105.2 Work exempt from permits. Required permits shall comply with Section 105.1 of the Building Code of O'Fallon, Missouri.
(SECTION 106 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS)
106.2.90 Professionally prepared plans. All plans and specifications shall be prepared, signed and sealed by an architect or engineer licensed and registered in the State of Missouri to render this service.
Exception: The following exceptions are at the discretion of the Building Official:
1.
Miscellaneous residential structures such as room additions, carports, garages, sheds, etc.
106.2.91 Elevations certified. Any building addition in the floodplain shall provide an elevation certificate by a registered engineer or land surveyor, licensed in the State of Missouri, before final approval of foundation.
(SECTION 108 FEES)
108.2 Schedule of permit fees. Fees related to administration of this Code shall be as set forth elsewhere in this Chapter of the Municipal Code.
(SECTION 109 INSPECTIONS)
109.90 Workmanship. Repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations which are caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this Code shall be executed and installed in a workmanlike manner in compliance with this Code, in accordance with industry standards, and in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
(SECTION 112 MEANS OF APPEAL)
112.1 General. For the purposes of this code, all appeals shall be in accordance with the procedure established for the Building Code of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri.
(SECTION 113 VIOLATIONS)
113.4 Violation penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this code, or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or erects, constructs, alters or repair a structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code or previous ordinance, or who shall continue any work in our about a structure after having been served a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, or any owner or tenant of a building or premises in which such violation shall exist, shall upon conviction thereof be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[R.O. 2008 § 500.520; Ord. No. 6250 § 11, 9-8-2016]
A. 
Nothing in this Article or in the Existing Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Article.
B. 
If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Article. The City of O'Fallon, Missouri, hereby declares that it would have passed this Article, and each Section, Subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one (1) or more Sections, Subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
[R.O. 2008 § 500.530; Ord. No. 6250 § 11, 9-8-2016]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article or the code hereby adopted shall, upon conviction, for each offense be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be punished by imprisonment in jail not to exceed three (3) months, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment. Each day's violation of, or refusal or neglect to comply with, any provision of this Article or the code hereby adopted shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.