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Charter Reference — Authority to adopt technical codes by reference, §2.17.
[Code 1962 §7-1; CC 1979 §7-16; Ord. No. 921 §2(a), 5-18-1976; Ord. No. 87-14 §7-16, 8-18-1987; Ord. No. 93-17 §§1, 2, 6-1-1993; Ord. No. 13-2000 §1, 4-18-2000; Ord. No. 193-2005 §2, 1-18-2005; Ord. No. 325-2008 §2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 01-2013 §1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 27-2019, 4-2-2019; Ord. No. 256-2021, 12-7-2021]
The 2018 Edition of the International Building Code including Appendix Chapters C, F, G, I, J, as supplemented or amended, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof by reference as the Basic Building Code of the City. A copy of said code as supplemented or amended, duly certified, has been and now is filed in the office of the City Clerk.
[Code 1062 §7-2; CC 1979 §7-17; Ord. No. 01-2013 §1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 27-2019, 4-2-2019; Ord. No. 256-2021, 12-7-2021]
Whenever the following words and phrases are used in the Building Code adopted by Section 500.020 of this Code of Ordinances, they shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them:
BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board provided for under Section 113 shall be known as the Board of Adjustments as described in Section 405.270.
CORPORATION COUNSEL
The City Attorney.
MUNICIPALITY
The City of Neosho, Missouri.
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Cross Reference — Rules of construction and definitions generally, §100.020.
[Code 1962 §7-3; CC 1979 §7-18; Ord. No. 01-2013 §1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 27-2019, 4-2-2019; Ord. No. 256-2021, 12-7-2021]
Copies of the Building Code adopted by this Article are obtainable during regular business hours at the office of the Building Inspector.
[CC 1979 §7-19; Ord. No. 931 §§2, 3, 6-18-1976; Ord. No. 87-22 §7-19, 9-1-1987; Ord. No. 88-44 §1, 9-27-1988; Ord. No. 88-46 §1, 11-15-1988; Ord. No. 88-47 §1, 12-6-1988; Ord. No. 89-22 §7-19, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 93-25 §1, 8-10-1993; Ord. No. 13-2000 §2, 4-18-2000; Ord. No. 193-2005 §3, 1-18-2005; Ord. No. 259-2006 §1, 9-5-2006; Ord. No. 325-2008 §2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 01-2013 §1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 09-2018, 4-17-2018; Ord. No. 27-2019, 4-2-2019; Ord. No. 191-2021, 6-1-2021; Ord. No. 256-2021, 12-7-2021; Ord. No. 309-2022, 5-17-2022; Ord. No. 537-2024, 7-16-2024; Ord. No. 612-2025, 4-15-2025]
A. 
The Building Code adopted by Section 500.020 of this Article is hereby amended, changed, and altered, as follows:
Section 101.1 is amended by inserting [City of Neosho, Missouri].
Section 105.2 "Building Item 1" replace 120 square feet with 200 square feet.
Section 105.2 "Building Item 2" is deleted in its entirety.
Chapter 13 Energy Efficiency is deleted in its entirety.
Section 1404.11 is amended by adding the following paragraph:
Material commonly known as "corrugated sheet iron" "corrugated sheet steel," "strong barn," etc., will not be permitted to be used as an exterior finish on any commercial or residential building. It shall also not be permitted or allowed as roofing material on any type building or structure.
Section 1608 of the Building Code is hereby amended to provide those 15 pounds per square foot, non-reduced snow load be utilized in determining the design snow loads for roofs, in no case, shall the design roof snow load be less than 15 pounds per square foot.
Section 1612.3 is amended by inserting: [City of Neosho].
Section 1612.3 is amended by inserting: [November 26, 2010].
Section 1809.5 is amended by adding the following paragraphs to the existing Section.
The depth of footings for frost protection shall be 15 inches from finish grade to bottom of footing.
Accessory - residential or commercial storage type buildings with approved treated skids or the "portable" type for moving from one location to another, are exempt from the footing requirements if under 200 square feet but shall be required to be anchored or tied down in an approved manner to prevent possible overturning from a minimum 90 mph wind.
B. 
The Building Code adopted by this Article is hereby amended as set out in this Section.
1. 
Ordinary Repairs.
a. 
General. Ordinary repairs to structures may be made without application or notice to the Building Official; but such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exit-way requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety.
2. 
Rules And Regulations.
a. 
Promulgation Of Rules. No rule or regulation shall become effective until thirty (30) days after the Building Official shall have filed a copy of said rule or regulation in the office of the City Clerk for the City of Neosho, Missouri.
3. 
Application For Permit.
a. 
When Permit Is Required. It shall be unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, remove, demolish, or excavate for any building or change the occupancy of a building from one (1) use group to another, requiring greater strength, exit or sanitary provisions, or to change a building to a prohibitive use, or to construct a parking lot, or construct a retaining wall, or to occupy, use or permit the occupancy or use of a travel trailer or mobile home, or to install or alter any equipment for which provision is made or the installation of which is regulated by the Basic Code, without first filing an application with the Building Official in writing and obtaining a building permit therefor; except that ordinary repairs as previously defined, which do not involve any violation of the Basic Code, shall be exempt from this provision. This permit is for six (6) months and can be renewed at the option of the City. No permit will be required for any facility used as a temporary construction facility for the duration of construction or development period only. Said temporary construction facility must be on wheels or skids and its dimensions shall not exceed nine (9) feet by fifty (50) feet.
b. 
Plans And Specifications. The permit application shall be accompanied by not less than two (2) copies of plans and specifications drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. Whenever plans and specifications are required, they shall bear the signature or seal of an architect or engineer duly licensed by the State of Missouri. Plans and specifications are required for all commercial buildings, multi-family containing more than two (2) dwelling units.
c. 
Plans And Specifications — Single- And Two-Family. The permit application shall be accompanied by a non-sealed drawing of proposed construction, including a plot plan drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed, as well as a sealed survey of the lot to be improved from a licensed Missouri surveyor; together showing building setbacks.
d. 
Additions or Modifications. Permit applications that add or change a building's footprint of a structure shall be accompanied by a sealed survey of the lot the work is being performed on from a licensed Missouri surveyor.
4. 
Removal Of Structures.
a. 
Lot Regulations. Whenever a building is demolished or removed, the premises shall be maintained free from all unsafe or hazardous conditions during the time of such demolition by the erection of necessary retaining walls and fences in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII. In addition, immediately following completion of the demolition, all debris shall be removed from the premises. In the event upon completion of demolition the lot has not been graded and filled to the grade of the abutting street or to the grade of surrounding properties and there shall be left upon the lot open foundations, open basement areas, or other similar holes or depressions and if construction operations have not been actually undertaken upon the lot, then a substantial solid fence at least six (6) feet in height shall be erected and maintained about the lot until such grading and filling shall have been done or until construction operations shall be undertaken. On lots zoned for residential purposes upon which no construction has been undertaken within a period of six (6) months from the date of the completion of the demolition operations, it shall be the duty of the owner of the lot to fill the same to the street grade or to the grade of the surrounding lots, filling all excavations and holes and foundations and removing all foundation structure to ground level. It shall be the duty of persons engaged in demolition operations after the work shall have actually begun, to proceed on such work continuously and without unnecessary delay and if no substantial work shall be performed upon any such demolition project, after the work shall have initially begun, for a period of fourteen (14) consecutive days, it shall be prima facie proof of violation of the duty to proceed continuously and without unnecessary delay.
5. 
Fees.
a. 
Fees For Construction And Alterations. For each permit issued there shall be charged and collected from the applicant a fee in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) 
All new construction and alterations on single-family residential buildings and duplexes permits shall be based upon total square foot area to be constructed, erected or altered at a cost of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot with a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) minimum fee.
(2) 
All new construction on residential garages and detached buildings permits shall be based upon total square foot area to be constructed, erected or altered at a cost of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot with a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) minimum fee.
(3) 
All commercial buildings or structures shall be computed on total construction costs according to the following schedule: a total of five dollars ($5.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of construction cost with a thirty dollar ($30.00) minimum fee.
(4) 
The fee for signage permits shall be five dollars ($5.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of construction cost with a thirty dollar ($30.00) minimum fee.
(5) 
The fee for fence permits shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
b. 
Fees For Removal. The fee for a building permit for removal of a building or structure from one (1) lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the estimated cost of moving, plus the cost of new foundations and all work necessary to place the building or structure in its completed condition in the new location.
c. 
Fees For Demolition. The fee for permit for demolition of a building or structure shall be three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per five hundred (500) square feet of the total project with a thirty dollar ($30.00) minimum fee.
d. 
Refunds. In the case of revocation of a permit or abandonment or discontinuance of a building project, fees collected under the above Sections shall be refunded where such work has not been commenced prior to the abandonment thereof; however, if any such work has been commenced, no refund of any building fee shall be made.
6. 
Reinspection Fees. Reinspection fees may be assessed at ten dollars ($10.00) for residential and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for commercial if additional inspections are necessary due to any of the following:
a. 
If the wrong address is provided by the applicant for the site of inspection.
b. 
If work is not completed and ready for inspection after a request for inspection has been received.
c. 
If work is not installed and/or completed in compliance with the City Code of Ordinances and/or applicable Codes.
d. 
If an additional inspection is requested and such additional inspection is not due to a failure of a City Inspector to perform his or her duties.
[Ord. No. 193-2005 §4, 1-18-2005; Ord. No. 01-2013 §1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 27-2019, 4-2-2019; Ord. No. 256-2021, 12-7-2021]
A. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a person violating any provisions of this Article or obstructing its enforcement shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in Municipal Court, shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section 100.130 of the Neosho City Code. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
B. 
In addition to the imposition of the penalties herein described, the Building Inspector is authorized to institute appropriate action to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain, correct or abate a violation; or to prevent illegal occupancy of a structure or premises; or to stop an illegal act, conduct of business or occupancy of a structure on or about any premises.