HomeMy WebLinkAbout1556 Amending City Code 215-.020 Public Nuisances BILL NO: 2017-054 ORDINANCE NO: . .-b
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 215.020 RELATED TO PUBLIC
NUISANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI,as follows:
SECTION 1 —ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 215.020.B.3.a of the City Code of
the City of Riverside, Missouri is hereby amended to read as follows (language to be added
contains an underline; language to be repealed contains a strikethrough):
a. Grass,weeds,and/or overgrown vegetation,that exceeds ten(10)inches in height,or which
otherwise obstructs a traffic intersection's clear sight triangle. 14 the fell
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however-, diat uaimpmved land, vdiieh faliq tandef this exeepfiem, shall hQ1 fflaifltFliflAd ifl
at least five (5) feet beyead the edge WE the 9#eet or Fead suf&ee, eufb line or- sidewak-
whiehever is greater.
(1) Property may be exempt from the height limitation if the Community Development
Director, or his/her designee, finds that a waiver is warranted due to safety
concerns, environmental concerns, and/or aesthetic benefits which do not
unreasonably jeopardize the public's health, safety, and welfare. Conditions or
situations in which such waiver may be warranted include but are not limited to
property that:
(a) Cannot be safely mowed,such as due to steepness of grade,or rocky terrain;
(b) Is highly erodible;
(c) Is undevelopable;
(d) Is in an undisturbed natural area;
(e) Is densely wooded;
(f) Is too wet to mow such as a marsh, wetland, storm water drainage pond, or
creek bank;
(g) Any lot or parcel of portion thereof upon which construction is occurring.
(2) The Community Development Director,or his/her designee,may condition any
waiver on a requirement that i) the height limitation nonetheless be satisfied for a
certain number of feet beyond the edge of a street, road surface, curb line, or
sidewalk; and/or ii) for a stated duration.
SECTION 2—ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 215.020.B.4.c of the City Code of the
City of Riverside, Missouri is hereby amended to read as follows(language to be added contains an
underline;language to be repealed contains a strikedue ):
Vehicles. The following conditions shall constitute public nuisances:
a. Any vehicle or trailer used primarily for the storage of materials, goods, or
equipment, other than those items considered to be a part of the vehicle or trailer or
to be transported by the vehicle or trailer in the normal course of use of the vehicle
or trailer.
b. Any vehicle that is displayed for the principal purpose of sale that is either:
(1) Not located on a private residential driveway; or
(2) Not located on property that is legally licensed and permitted by the City
for the sale of vehicles.
C. Any vehicle that is parked on a surface other than a public street,or driveway that
is surfaced with concrete, asphalt, or paver brick over an approvedbase, ,
d. Any vehicle that is dismantled,inoperable,junked,or unlicensed,unless the vehicle
is stored within an enclosed building or in a location that cannot be viewed from a
ground location off the premises, or unless such vehicle is present in the course of
normal and lawful business operation, except that it shall not be considered a
nuisance, for purposes of this Chapter, if one such vehicle is being dismantled,
repaired, stripped, or serviced on the property,provided that the work is completed
within seven (7) days by the owner of the property and that the vehicle is licensed
to that owner.
SECTION 3 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the City
of Riverside this day of 2017.
't Mayor Kathleen L. Rose
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