[Ord. No. 2281, 12-20-2023]
A. 
A certain document, one (1) copy of which was placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, said copy being marked and designated as the International Existing Building Code, 2021 edition, as published by the International Code Council, as amended, be and is hereby adopted as the Existing Building Code of the City; and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part thereof, as if fully set out in this Article with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes prescribed in this Article.
B. 
Jurisdictional Titles Throughout the International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council. Wherever the terms "Name of Jurisdiction" or "Local Jurisdiction" appear, it shall be deemed to mean "City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri."
C. 
Wherever the term "Department of Building Safety" appears it shall be deemed to mean the department consisting of the City Engineer and the Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, and their designees.
D. 
Wherever the term "Code Official" appears, it shall mean the City Engineer or the Code Enforcement Officer of the City.
[Ord. No. 2281, 12-20-2023]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of this Article or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Article or shall start any work requiring a permit without first obtaining a permit thereof or who shall continue any work in or about a structure after having been served a stop work order, except for such work which that person, firm or corporation has been directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.