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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-01 - Restoration or Removal of BuildingsBILL iVO. 82-1 ORDINANCE N0. 82-1 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE RESTORATION OR REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY FIRE, TORNADO OR OTHER CAUSE AND PRO- VIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. WHEREAS, structures damaged by fire, tornado or other cause pose a substantial danger of injury to persons, and WHEREAS, said structures cause a deterioration of property values, and WHEREAS, said structures cause a substantial danger to the health and welfare of citizens. iJOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. If any building located within the city limits of the City of Riverside, Missouri, should be severely damaged or destroyed through fire, tornado or other cause, the person, firm or corporation owning that building shall be required either to begin restoration of said building or to remove the remaining debris of said building from said building and premises within thirty (30) days after the issuance of an order by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen commanding such restoration or removal. Section 2. If any building located within the City limits of the City of Rivers%de, Missouri, should be severely damaged or destroyed through fire, tornado or other cause, the person, firm or corporation owning that building shall be required to fill any basements that may be left 6y virtue of said destruction to ground level within thirty (30} days after the issuance of an order by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen commanding such restoration or removal. Section 3. Tf any structure, including specifically signs, and mobile homes, located within the city limits of the City of Riverside, Missouri:, should 6e severely damaged or destroyed through fire, tornado or other cause, the person, firm or corporation owning same shall be required either to restore said sign or remove the sign from said premises within thirty (30} days after the issuance of an order by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen commanding such restoration or removal. Section 4. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall determine whether any specific building structure, basement or premises is within the terms of this Section at a public hearing, and upon such a finding, may order the person, firm or corporation owning said premises to comply with the terms of this Section. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen may require the owner to state a final completion date for removal of all debris from the premises or the restoration of the premises. `"' Section 5. Upon receipt of an application from any person required to conform to the order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and an agreement by such person that he will comply with the order if allowed additional time, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may, in their discretion, grant the extension of time within which to complete said repair, restoration or removal. Section 6. Any person, firm or corporation who violates this ordinance or fails to comply with an order issued by the City under the provisions of this Section shall be fined a sum of not less than One Dollar (_$1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or by both fine and imprisonment. Section 7. This ordinance shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in lieu of any other ordinance or ordinances in effect at the time of the adoption of this ordinance. Section 8. Should any section, sentence or clause of this ordinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not effect the validity of the remaining sections. Section 9. The City Clerk is directed to designate this ordinance as Code Section 14.22. PASSED THIS },~, DAY OF 19 ,7i ~, MAY R ATTEST: ,~ -~.P.~C, .LLh~.-`~ CITY CL K APPROVED THIS ~_DAY OF 19 ~,Z . ~l/.% MAID R