CURRENT OFFICIALS

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Thomas V. Schilly

Mayor

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WARD I:	Councilpersons	WARD III:
Whitney Lemons		Ken Jones
Jack Ginnever		Ken Bradley
WARD II:		WARD IV:
Tony Becker		David Picarella
Charlie Deboor		Ken Duncan

 

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Jason Eisenbeis

City Administrator

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Shelly Steger

City Clerk

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Eugene Cherry

City Treasurer

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Thurman, Howald, Weber, Senkel & Norrick, LLC

City Attorney

PREFACE

This volume contains the Code of Ordinances, of Crystal City, Missouri, being a revision and codification of all ordinances of a general and permanent nature that were deemed advisable to be included.

As expressed in the Adopting Ordinance, the Code supersedes all ordinances not included herein or expressly saved from repeal. It should be noted, however, that the Code contains only general and permanent ordinances and does not include, nor does it affect, special or temporary ordinances. Also, for various reasons, it was felt advisable to omit and save from repeal certain general and permanent ordinances. For an enumeration of the type of ordinances which are not included herein, see Section 3 of the Adopting Ordinance.

The Code is conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been appropriately catchlined to facilitate usage. Attention is also directed to the footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together. The source of each section is included in the history note in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of this Code.

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the eleventh section of Chapter 11 is numbered 11-11. Under this system each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections may be inserted in their proper places simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections is to be added between Sections 4-4 and 4-5, they should be numbered as Sections 4-4.1, 4-4.2 and 4-4.3.

New chapters may be included by the addition of a fraction after the chapter number, e.g., new material may be included between Chapters 12 and 13, by designating it as Chapter 12½. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same manner, or in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division, as the case may be. Sections have been reserved at the ends of articles and divisions to allow for future expansion.

A special feature of this volume to which the attention of the user is particularly invited is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the Code. With this looseleaf system, this volume may be kept up-to-date periodically. Amendments to the Code of Ordinances, upon final passage by the City, can be edited and the page or pages affected reprinted for insertion in the Code. In such event, the new or reprinted pages then shall be distributed to the holders of the Codes with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. To each amendment will be attached an amendment or editorial note explaining briefly the effect of the amendment upon the section or sections amended and the derivation of such amendment. Each such subsequent amendment when incorporated into this Code, may be cited as a part hereof as provided in Section 5 of the ordinance adopting the Code.

Each index entry has been placed under several headings, some being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology and still others in language generally used by city officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index which are intended as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested. Additions, alterations and deletions in the index will be accomplished in the same manner as is provided for additions, alterations and deletions to the substantive provisions of this publication.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it shall then become the responsibility of the holder to insert the amendments according to the accompanying instructions. It is earnestly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacement, and that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

The publishers are most grateful to Honorable Harold Vance, Mayor, and Mr. Robert C. Dodson, City Attorney, for their cooperation and assistance, and for the interest shown by them in the preparation of the manuscript of this publication. Credit is gratefully acknowledged also to the members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout this project.

This publication was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and Norman H. Horton, Jr., Supervising Editor, of the editorial staff of Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida, and is presented for the use and benefit of the citizens of the City of Crystal City, Missouri.

August, 1975

	MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
	Tallahassee, Florida

 

BILL NO. 889       ORDINANCE NO. 866

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY, MISSOURI; ESTABLISHING THE SAME AND ITS EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, EXCEPT AS HEREIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 28 each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Crystal City, Missouri," and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of the City of Crystal City passed on or before November 27, 1972, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof.

Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the 11th day of August, 1975, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Crystal City, enacted on final passage on or before November 27, 1972, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the 11th day of August, 1975, except as hereinafter provided. No resolution of the City is hereby repealed.

Section 3. That the repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not affect the following:

(a)

Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this ordinance;

(b)

Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness or any contract or obligation assumed by the City;

(c)

The administrative ordinances of the City, not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of such Code;

(d)

Any ordinance fixing salaries of officers or employees of the City;

(e)

Any appropriation ordinance;

(f)

Any right or franchise granted by the City Council of the City to any person, firm, or corporation;

(g)

Any ordinance dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, closing, paving, widening, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the City of Crystal City;

(h)

Any ordinance establishing and prescribing the street grades of any street in the City of Crystal City;

(i)

Any ordinance establishing or altering sewer districts, or providing for local improvements, or assessing taxes therefor;

(j)

Any ordinance dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the City, or providing regulations for the same;

(k)

Any ordinance annexing property to the City;

(l)

Any rezoning ordinance, rezoning a specific piece of property of the City;

(m)

Any ordinance prescribing personnel rules or regulations not inconsistent with such Code;

(n)

Any ordinance enacted after August 11, 1975.

Such repeal shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part of an ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor by the Mayor and City Council, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful by the Mayor and the City Council and no specific penalty is provided therefor; the violation of any such provisions of such Code shall be punished as provided in Section 9 of this ordinance and Section 1-8 of such Code.

Section 5. That any and all additions and amendments to such Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Mayor and City Council to make the same a part thereof shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code that reference to the "Code of Ordinances, City of Crystal City, Missouri," shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 6. That in case of the amendment by the Mayor and City Council of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 9 of this ordinance and Section 1-8 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7. That a copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk, preserved in looseleaf form or in such other form as the City Council may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk, or someone authorized by said officer, to insert in their designated places all amendments and all ordinances or resolutions which indicate the intention of the Mayor and City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which from time to time may be repealed by the City Council. A copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same.

Section 8. That it shall be unlawful for any person to change or alter by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of Crystal City to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 9 of this ordinance.

Section 9.

(a)

Whenever in this ordinance or in any section of this Code of Ordinances or in any ordinance the doing of any act is required or is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, and no specific fine or penalty is provided for a violation thereof, any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any such provision of this ordinance, the Code or any such ordinance shall, for each offense, be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or be punished by imprisonment in jail not to exceed three (3) months or be punished by both fine and imprisonment.

(b)

Each day's violation of, or failure, refusal or neglect to comply with, any provision of the Code or of any ordinance shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(c)

This section shall not apply to any section of the Code or to any ordinance in which there is expressly provided a penalty for its violation, or for any offense, the penalty for the violation of which is fixed by statute.

Section 10. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.

Section 11. That this ordinance shall become effective on the 11th day of August, 1975.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL on this 11th day of August, 1975.

	/s/  CHARLES A. JARNAGIN Mayor
ATTEST:
	/s/  LENNO B. BURKS City Clerk