It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupant or any
agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee
or occupant having control of any occupied lot or land or any part
thereof in the City of Bel-Nor or within one-half (1/2) mile of the
corporate limits of the City of Bel-Nor, Missouri, to cause, permit
or maintain a nuisance on any such lot or land. Additionally, it is
unlawful for any person or his/her agent, servant, representative
or employee to cause or maintain a nuisance on the land or property
of another with or without permission. Each day that a nuisance shall
be maintained is a separate offense.
For the purpose of examining the sanitary condition thereof
and for the discovery and abatement of public nuisances therein, any
Code Enforcement Officer, police officer or other official, agent
or employee of the City is hereby authorized to inspect property from
any adjoining public property or from adjoining private property if
the owner of the neighboring private property has given consent to
such entry, and enter and inspect all property, buildings and parts
of buildings and other premises pursuant to lawful authority, which
shall include consent of the owner of the property, valid administrative
search warrant or in areas where the owner of which has no expectation
of privacy.
Nothing in this Chapter or other ordinances relating to public
nuisances, including the failure to set forth a particular condition
as constituting a nuisance, or denominated by a particular ordinance
as offenses or prescribing penalties therefor shall be construed as
limiting or interfering with the duties and powers of any City Official
relative to the condemnation and abatement of any matter which in
law constitutes a public nuisance.
In cases where it reasonably appears that there is an immediate
danger to the health, safety or welfare of the public due to the existence
of a nuisance, the City shall have authority to immediately abate
the nuisance in an appropriate manner.
In addition to the other methods of abatement and enforcement
as provided in this Code, a business license or other permit may be
suspended or revoked in the event that a business operation or establishment
is found to be maintaining a nuisance. The procedure to suspend or
revoke the business license or permit shall be the same as for abatement
of a nuisance.
In addition to the other remedies provided in this Code, if
a person has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this
Chapter, the City may petition for a preliminary or permanent injunction
restraining the person from activities which would create further
violations or compelling the person to perform abatement or remediation
of the violation. In addition, the City may utilize any other remedy,
at law or in equity, in order to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
The City shall recover all attorneys' fees, court costs, and
other expenses associated with enforcement of this Section.