HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-47 - Appointment of Larry Reese as Emergency Zoning Enforcement Officer13305; 08/02/93
BILL N0. ~~~ ~ ORDINANCE _ /~_'T~
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW APPOINTIVE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, APPOINTING AN EMERGENCY
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the 1993 flood damage has presently damaged
approximately 170 businesses within the City of Riverside,
which is approximately g5 ~ of the businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to process applications for
rebuilding as rapi6ly as possible for those businesses while at
the same time requiring compliance with all City, State and
Federal laws; and
WHEREAS, the existing zoning enforcement officer has other
duties in the City making it impractical for the rapid
processing of applications; and
WHEREAS, the difficulties of assembling a Planning
Commission and processing applications through both the
Planning Commission and Board of Aldermen may cause a
significant detrimental effect to both the businesses damaged
and to approximately 6,000 employees who are out of work due to
the damage caused by the 1993 flood; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen are concerned with the
health, welfare and safety of its residents.
NO4u, THEREFGRE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The office of Emergency Zoning Enforcement
Officer is created with exclusive jurisdiction to deal with
applications for waiver of special permits and applications of
special permits within the flood hazard area for buildings
damaged in the 1993 flood.
Section 2. harry Reece is hereby
appointed the Emergency Zoning Enforcement Officer.
Section 3. The Emergency Zoning Enforcement Officer shall
have those duties set forth in Ordinance No. 89-17 .
Section 4. The Mayor is directed to appoint a Subcommittee
of the Planning Commission to advise and assist the Emergency
Zoning Enforcement Officer in processing of all such
applications and a majority of the Subcommittee members shall
have authority to approve waivers of special permit fees in the
absence of the Emergency Zoning Enforcement Officer.
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Section 5. All meetings of the Subcommittee shall be held
in compliance with 610.010 et seq. of the Missouri Law
(otherwise known as the Opening Meetings Law).
PASSED THIS ~~ DAY OF
ATTEST:
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MAYOR
CITY CLERK
APPkOVED THIS ~hGC/ DAY OF ~~~ _, 1993.
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