[R.O. 1993 § 500.010; Ord. No. 627 § 1, 7-21-1997; Ord. No. 812 § 1, 10-16-2006]
A certain document on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Bel-Nor marked, designated and titled as “The International Building Code, 2015,” and published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as and made the official Building Code of the City of Bel-Nor, Missouri, as fully as if each Section, portion and provision thereof was set forth in this Section, subject to the limitations, restrictions and insertions hereinafter set forth in this Article. The City Building Commissioner is hereby designated as the Building Official responsible for enforcement of the provisions of said code.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.020; Ord. No. 292 § 2, 10-24-1977; Ord. No. 627 § 1, 7-21-1997; Ord. No. 812 § 2, 10-16-2006]
A. 
The Code adopted by this Article is hereby amended, revised and completed by the alterations and insertions set forth in this Section:
1. 
Section 101.1 of said code is completed by the insertion of the words “City of Bel-Nor, Missouri,” therein.
2. 
Section 101.4 of said code is hereby deleted in full.
3. 
Section 102.1 of said code is amended to read as follows: “The provisions of this code shall serve to supplement, but not repeal or interfere with the enforcement of other ordinances of the City of Bel-Nor. Where, in any specific case, different Sections of this code conflict or Sections of this code and other provisions of the Municipal Code conflict, then the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable.”
4. 
Section 105.2.2 of said code is amended to read as follows: “Fences complying with the provisions of Section 405.230 of the Municipal Code”.
5. 
Section 111.1 of said code is amended to read as follows: “Occupancy permits shall be required for all structures in accord with the requirements of Chapter 510 of the City Code. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building Official has issued a current certificate of occupancy therefor as provided herein and by Chapter 510 of the City Code. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the City.”
6. 
Section 111.2 of said code is amended to read as follows: “Certificates of occupancy shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 510 of the City Code.”
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Section 113.1 of said code is amended to read as follows: “Appeals of orders, decision or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code shall be heard by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Bel-Nor.”
8. 
Section 113.3 of said code is deleted in full.
9. 
Section 1603.1.7 of said code is amended to read as follows: “Establishment of flood hazard areas. To establish flood hazard areas, the Governing Body hereby adopts and incorporates herein the latest applicable Flood Insurance Study completed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) and related supporting data along with any revisions thereto. The documents, maps and supporting data hereby adopted shall be considered to be a part of this Section.”
[R.O. 1993 § 500.030; Ord. No. 627 § 1, 7-21-1997]
The code adopted under this Article is subject to and is to be interpreted and applied in conformity with the provisions of Title IV and the zoning and subdivision ordinances and regulations of the City of Bel-Nor, and all other Titles, Chapters, Articles, Sections, and Subsections of the Municipal Code of the City of Bel-Nor. The code adopted under this Article is not intended to, nor shall such adoption have the effect of, repeal of specific standards or requirements delineated in the other ordinances and/or Code provisions of the City.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.035; Ord. No. 627 § 1, 7-21-1997]
A. 
For any violation of the code adopted hereby, the violator, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Whenever any act is prohibited by the code adopted hereby, by an amendment thereof, or by any rule or regulation adopted there under, 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 the code adopted hereby, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.
C. 
Equitable Relief. In addition to any other remedies or penalties established for violations the code adopted hereby, or any rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under duly vested authority, the City Official responsible for the enforcement of the code adopted hereby, rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order may, on behalf of the City and after approval by the Board of Aldermen, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the code or rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order. 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. Upon the successful prosecution of any such action the City may be awarded by the court reasonable attorney fees as allowed by law.