The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of the regulations of this ordinance has been committed or shall exist, or the leasee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, leasee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for each and every day that such violation shall continue. Any such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, shall fail to comply with said order within ten (10) days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of this act in the respect names in such order, shall be deemed to be knowingly and willfully violating said order.

Whenever mobile homes or mobile home parks, in violation of this ordinance, are allowed to be placed on any part of any lot or ground within the City of Auxvasse, Missouri, the owner of the land, or in case of joint tenancy, tenancy by entireties or tenancy in common, each owner thereof, shall be liable. The city supervisor of the City of Auxvasse, Missouri shall give a hearing after ten days' notice thereof, either personally or by United States mail to the owner or owners, or his or their agents, or by posting such notice on the premises; there upon, the maintenance supervisor may declare the mobile home or mobile home park to be a violation of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance and order the same to be removed within seventy-two hours (72 hours); and in case the mobile home or mobile home park is not removed within the seventy-two hours (72 hours), the city supervisor shall have the mobile home or mobile home park removed, and shall certify the costs of same to the city clerk, who shall cause a special tax bill therefore against the property to be prepared and to be collected by the collector, with other taxes assessed against the property; and the tax bill from the date of its issuance shall be a first lien on the property until paid and shall be prima facie (at first appearance) evidence of the recitals therein and of its validity (an argument is valid), and no mere clerical error or informality in the same, or in the proceedings leading upon to the issuance, shall be a defense thereto. Each special tax bill shall be issued by the City Clerk and delivered to the collector on or before the first day of June of each year. Such tax bills if not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum.

(Ord. No. 681-2013, § 3, 8-13-2013)