Except where herein otherwise stated, the provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Director of Planning and Development, or his/her designee, as the Council may designate to enforce provisions of this Chapter.

The Code Enforcement Officer (or his/her designee) may enter upon private property in accordance with applicable law in order to make inspections, examinations, and surveys, or to place and maintain thereon markers, notices, or signs required to effect provisions of this Chapter. The above-authorized person shall be required to present proper credentials upon demand when entering upon any land or structure for the purpose of this Section.

The City Council shall establish a schedule of fees, costs and expenses for all matters pertaining to the Zoning Code. The schedule of fees, costs and expenses shall be established as Appendix B[1] of Title IV: Land Use. The schedule of fees, costs and expenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and posted in the office of the Planning and Development Department. The schedule of fees, costs and expenses shall only be amended by the City Council and shall not require a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, or in case of any violation of Sections 89.300 to 89.490, RSMo., or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. Such regulations shall be enforced by an officer empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any provision of the regulations made pursuant to the authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140 and Sections 89.300 to 89.490, RSMo.

The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, lessee 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 an ordinance violation punishable as follows:

Any such person who having been served with an order to remove any such violation shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).