[Ord. No. 4144, 12-11-2017; Ord. No. 4385, 9-28-2020]
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Adoption. The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Town and Country, Missouri, for the control of existing structures, premises and exterior property as herein provided, and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and the terms of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the amendments, additions, insertions and deletions prescribed in Subsection (B) of this Section.
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Additions, Insertions, Deletions And Changes. The following numbered
Sections and Subsections of the International Property Maintenance
Code, 2018 Edition, are hereby amended by additions, insertions, deletions
and changes so that such amended Sections and Subsections shall read
as follows:
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CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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101.1 Title (Amended): The Property Maintenance
Code of the City of Town and Country ("Property Maintenance Code")
shall consist of:
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1. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition,
one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of Town and Country.
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2. The amendments to the International Property Maintenance
Code, 2018 Edition, set forth herein. The International Property Maintenance
Code, 2018 Edition, is referred to herein as the "code."
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102.3 Application of other codes (Amended): Repairs,
additions or alterations to a structure, or change of occupancy, shall
be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the International
Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International
Fire Code, International Mechanical Code and International Residential
Code as adopted by the City of Town and Country and the applicable
codes for work as contracted with St. Louis County. Nothing in this
code shall be construed to cancel, modify or set aside any provisions
of the Town and Country Zoning Regulations.
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103.5 Fees. Delete.
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111.1 Application for appeal. (Amended): The Board
of Adjustment shall hear all appeals from decisions of the Code Official
made in the administration of the Code, as described in Appendix B
of the International Building Code as adopted by the City of Town
and Country.
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Sections 111.2 through 111.8 (and all subparts). Delete.
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[112.4 Failure to comply. (Amended): Any person
who shall continue any work after having been served a stop-work order,
except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a
violation or unsafe condition, may be subject to prosecution in the
City's Municipal Court. Each day that a violation continues to
exist after service of such order shall be deemed a separate offence.
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CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
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201.3 Terms defined in other codes. (Amended):
Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the International
Building C ode, International Existing Building Code, International
Fire Code, International Mechanical Code, International Residential
Code, Town and Country Zoning Regulations or the St. Louis County
adopted plumbing and electrical code, such terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them as stated in those codes, ordinances and regulations,
as the same may be amended from time to time.
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CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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302.4 Weeds. (Amended): Premises and exterior property
shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of eight
(8) inches, excepting parks and open space where the maximum height
of weeds, brush or natural vegetation will be twelve (12) inches.
Noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses,
annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs; provided,
however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.
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302.4.1 Failure to abate - hearing - certification of
cost as lien (Addition): An owner who permits weeds to grow
in violation of Section 302.4 shall be subject to the following provisions:
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1. The City shall hold a hearing after four (4) days' notice
thereof, either personally or by United States mail to such owner
or owners, or his/her or their agents, or by posting such notice on
the premises. At such hearing, the City Administrator or his/her designee
may declare the weeds to be a nuisance and may order the same to be
abated within five (5) business days after the hearing.
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2. If such weeds are not cut down and removed in a proper manner
within five (5) business days after the hearing, the order shall allow
the City to immediately remove the weeds pursuant to this Section.
The City Administrator or his/her designee shall certify the cost
of cutting down and removal to the City Clerk.
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3. The City Clerk shall cause a special tax bill against the
property from which the weeds were cut and removed to be prepared
and to be collected by the Collector with the other taxes assessed
against the property.
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4. The special tax bill from the date of its issuance shall:
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a. Be a first lien on the property until paid, and prima facie
evidence of the recital therein, and of its validity and no mere clerical
error or informality in the same or in the proceedings leading up
to the issuance shall be a defense thereto.
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b. Include the costs in cutting and removing the weeds.
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c. Be issued by the City Clerk on or before June 1 of each year
and, if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of eight
percent (8%) per annum.
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5. If weeds are allowed to grow on the same property more than
once during the same growing season, the City Administrator or his/her
designee may, without further notification, have the weeds cut down
and removed, and the cost of the same shall be billed in the manner
described in Subsection (4) above.
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302.10 Yards and lawn areas (Addition): Lawn areas
and landscaping shall be properly maintained. Every yard area shall
be free of litter, dead trees, limbs and shrubs. All dead limbs, trees
and shrubs shall be removed. All trees, bushes or vegetation, which
overhangs a public thoroughfare, shall be properly trimmed to avoid
obstruction of the view and movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
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304.14 Insect screens (Amended): During the period
from March 1 to October 31, every door, window and other outside opening
required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas,
food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized
in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged
or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens
of minimum sixteen (16) mesh per inch [16 mesh per 25 mm], and every
screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device
in good working condition.
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Exception: Screens shall not be required where
other approved means, such as air curtains or insect-repellent fans,
are employed.
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CHAPTER 6 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
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602.3 Heat supply (Amended): Every owner and operator
of any building who rents, leases or lets one (1) or more dwelling
units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to
furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the
period from October 1 to April 30 to maintain a minimum temperature
of not less than sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68° F.) (18°
C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
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Exceptions:
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1. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor
design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room
temperature shall not be required, provided that the heating system
is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design
temperature for the locality shall be indicated in the St. Louis County
Plumbing Code, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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2. In areas where the average monthly temperature is above thirty
degrees Fahrenheit (30° F.) (-1° C.), a minimum temperature
of sixty-five Fahrenheit (65° F.) (18° C.) shall be maintained.
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602.4 Occupiable work spaces (Amended): Indoor
occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period
from October 1 to April 30 to maintain a temperature of not less than
sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (65° F.) (18° C.) during the
period the spaces are occupied.
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Exceptions:
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1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
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2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous
physical activities.
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