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.
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