[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
Whenever complaint or request for inspection is made within
the City the Building Inspector, shall forthwith inspect or cause
to be inspected the premises, location, or area and make a report
of the findings. Whenever practicable or necessary, the inspecting
officer may photograph the area or location and file a report with
the City
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
Any person who is the record owner, renter, tenant, lesser,
driver, occupant, or person(s) involved in the action of the nuisance,
premises, location, structure or vehicle at the time an order pursuant
to this Chapter is issued and served upon him/her, shall be responsible
for complying with that order and liable for any costs incurred by
the City therewith, notwithstanding the fact that he/she/they convey
interests in the property to another after such order was issued and
served.
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
If determined that a nuisance or condition exists and that there is a great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals and decency or as outlined in Article
IV, the Chief of Police or designee will serve notice to abate or cease, if the owner cannot be located, then the occupant or person(s) causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance will be notified to abate the nuisance. The official may advise verbally, with written warning, post a copy of said notice on the premises or any combination. Such notice shall direct the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance to abate or remove such nuisance within the time specified or charged with failure to abate a nuisance.
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
If the nuisance is not abated with the time provided or if the
owner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the
Building Inspector, or the Chief of Police his/her designee in other
cases, may cause the abatement or removal of such public nuisance
according to law and charged to the responsible party.
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
If the inspecting officer shall determine that a public nuisance
exists on private premises but that the nature of such nuisance is
not such as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health,
safety, peace, morals or decency, a written report of the findings
may be filed with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County Division
II to include notice and time allowed for abatement.
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the abatement of public
nuisances by the City or its officials in accordance with the laws
of the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 333, 1-4-2019]
In addition to any other penalty for the erection, contrivance,
creation, continuance or maintenance of a public nuisance, the cost
of abating a public nuisance by the City shall be collected as a debt
from the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining
the nuisance, and if notice to abate the nuisance has been given to
the owner, such cost shall be assessed against the real estate as
other special taxes or costs.