Cross References: As to dangerous buildings as a nuisance, Ch. 505; as to prostitution houses deemed a nuisance, § 210.1390.
A. 
The following, when found on any lot or property within the Village, including the area between the sidewalk and the curb of the street, are declared to be a nuisance:
1. 
Debris of any kind;
2. 
Weed cuttings;
3. 
Cut, fallen, or hazardous trees and shrubs;
4. 
Grass or weeds over twelve (12) inches tall;
5. 
Noxious weeds;
6. 
Rubbish and trash;
7. 
Lumber not piled or stacked twelve (12) inches off the ground;
8. 
Rocks or bricks, tin, steel;
9. 
Parts of derelict cars or trucks;
10. 
Broken furniture;
11. 
Any flammable material which may endanger public safety;
12. 
Any material or condition which is unhealthy or unsafe and declared to be a public nuisance;
13. 
Garbage, trash, cinders, refuse matter;
14. 
Buildings which are unoccupied and which have open doors, windows, or other openings through which people or the elements may enter the dwelling;
15. 
Any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating motor vehicle to remain on such property longer than ten (10) days; except that this Section shall not apply with regard to any vehicle in an enclosed building or so located upon the premises as not to be readily visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property. This Section shall further not apply with regard to any vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place, not in a residential district, when the keeping or maintenance of such vehicle is necessary to the operation of such business enterprise.
No person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any premises shall maintain or keep any nuisance thereon, nor shall any such person keep or maintain such premises in a manner causing substantial diminution in the value of the other property in the neighborhood in which such premises is located.
A. 
Enforcement of this Chapter shall be the responsibility of the Village Administrator, or other official designated by the Board of Trustees. Enforcement in all cases shall commence by providing notice to the owner of the property of the nuisance condition existing on his/her/its property. The notice shall be delivered by personal service, or by certified mail, with a copy being posted on the property. If personal service or service by certified mail cannot be accomplished, the notice may be served by publication according to the rules of civil procedure.
B. 
For all nuisances, the notice shall describe generally the nature of the nuisance, the location of the property using the mailing address or popular address rather than a legal description when reasonably possible to do so, and order the property owner to, within a period of ten (10) days from the receipt of the notice, abate the nuisance. The notice shall also set a hearing date on the matter on a date after the date that the notice was to be abated.
C. 
Hearing. Should the person so notified fail to remove, terminate or abate such nuisance within the time specified, the scheduled hearing shall take place. Such hearing shall be before the Village Administrator (or his/her designee) be under oath, which shall be administered by the Village Administrator, recorded, and all such parties shall have an opportunity to be heard and present evidence as to whether the procedures of this Chapter were substantially complied with, whether the condition maintained on the property constitutes a nuisance and whether an order should be entered directing the owner and/or occupant to abate the nuisance. After hearing all evidence, if the Village Administrator finds a nuisance is being maintained in violation of this Chapter, he/she may order the nuisance abated within a reasonable time. The order shall be in writing, specifying the grounds for the order and the time that the nuisance must be abated and either provided at the conclusion of the hearing or served on the appellant in the manner provided for notices, above.
If the nuisance is not abated by the property owner or resident within the time designated by the order, the enforcement officer shall cause the same to be abated. The Enforcement Official shall certify the cost of any abatement(s) performed under this Section, plus an administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the Village Clerk or other officer in charge of finance who shall cause the certified cost to be included in a special tax or added to the annual real estate tax bill at the collecting official's option, and the same shall be collected in the same manner and procedure as for collecting real estate taxes. The Enforcement Officer may extend the time during which the nuisance must be abated for up to thirty (30) days upon a showing that the property owner is working in good faith to abate the nuisance or upon a showing that the nuisance cannot be abated in ten (10) days. The Enforcement Officer may grant multiple extensions, but no one extension shall be more than thirty (30) days.
[Ord. No. 139, 4-13-2021]
A. 
The Board of Trustees has enacted this Article for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the inhabitants of the Village.
B. 
The Board finds that there are significant differences between mobile homes, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles which warrant treating these various types of residential vehicles in different ways.
C. 
The Board finds that mobile homes, as defined in this Article are detrimental to the safety and health of the residents of the Village due to the lower safety standards, compared with manufactured homes. However, the Board finds that the property interests of those with existing mobile homes and the fact that mobile homes are currently occupied warrants phasing such residential vehicles out rather than imposing an immediate prohibition.
D. 
The Board finds that recreational vehicles, while suitable for short term occupancy are not appropriate for long term occupation within the Village due to design limitations and the lack of appropriate utilities for such purposes.
[Ord. No. 139, 4-13-2021]
When used in this Article II of Chapter 215, the following words shall have the meanings set forth herein:
CONVERTED VEHICLE
Any combination of the vehicles described in this Article, which although not originally designed and not suitable for occupancy, have been converted or modified to provide temporary, movable living quarters containing facilities for cooking, sleeping, or sanitation.
HOUSE TRAILER
A trailer or semi-trailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped as a conveyance on streets or highways.
MANUFACTURED HOME
Means, for all purposes except floodplain regulations, a transportable, factory-built structure that is manufactured in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401) and that is designed to be used as a permanent single dwelling unit. This definition does not include a recreational vehicle or travel trailer or other similar vehicles and does not include a mobile home.
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, factory-built structure that is designed to be used as a single dwelling unit that was manufactured before 1976 or otherwise does not comply with the construction standards in the Federal Manufactured Housing Constructjon and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (421 J.S.C. Sec. 5401). This definition does not include a recreational vehicle or travel trailer or other similar vehicles nor does it include manufactured homes.
RECREATIONAL CONVEYANCE
A vehicular type unit built on or for use on a chassis and designed primarily as living quarters for recreational, camping, vacation, or travel use, and which has its own motor power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Any recreational conveyance, house trailer, trailer, and converted vehicle. The term "recreational vehicle" shall not include buses or trailers unless converted to that use.
RESIDENTIAL VEHICLE
A recreational vehicle, mobile home, or manufactured home, but does not include modular homes or buildings constructed on-site. The term residential vehicle also includes slide-in campers, shells, and truck caps when used for residential purposes.
SLIDE-IN CAMPERS, SHELLS, and TRUCK CAPS
Those items structured and designed to be mounted temporarily or permanently in the bed of a pickup or light truck, to provide enclosed storage space for transportation of property or quarters for recreational, camping, vacation, or travel use. When mounted, the entire unit, consisting of the pickup or light truck, and the slide-in camper, shell, or truck cap constitutes a recreational vehicle. When dismounted, the slide-in camper, shell, or truck cap becomes an item of recreational equipment.
TRAILER
Any vehicle without motor power designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
[Ord. No. 139, 4-13-2021]
No person may place or maintain a mobile home within the Village after February 1, 2021. Mobile homes in the Village before February 1, 2021, may remain at their present locations but may not be relocated within the Village.
[Ord. No. 139, 4-13-2021]
A. 
Manufactured homes are permitted in the Village, provided that manufactured homes brought into the Village after February 1, 2021, must be inspected after placement and meet existing Building Codes prior to occupancy.
B. 
In lieu of an inspection, the owner of a manufactured home may submit proof that the manufactured home bears the seal of the Public Service Commission or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as required by Section 700.035, RSMo., affixed to the manufactured home.
[Ord. No. 139, 4-13-2021]
A. 
Recreational vehicles may not be used for residential occupation for a period of more than seven (7) days in any sixty (60) day period. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any recreational vehicle connected to public utilities is being used for residential occupation while so connected.
B. 
Recreational vehicles may not be connected to any public utilities unless that connection meets all current Village Codes. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require an internal inspection of the residential vehicle.
C. 
Recreational vehicles may not be parked on any Village street or any State or County road or within ten feet (10) feet of the edge of the pavement of any such street or road.