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ORDINANCE NO. 980802
Amending
Chapter 48, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, by
repealing Section 48-31, Open buildings,
and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject
matter that declares as a nuisance vacant buildings boarded up for more than
150 days.
BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section
1. That Chapter 48, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri,
is hereby amended by repealing Section 48-31, Open buildings, and enacting one
new section, to read as follows:
Sec.
48-31. Open/Vacant buildings.
The
following are declared to constitute a nuisance:
(1)
Any building or structure, or portion thereof, which is open to unauthorized or
unlawful entry.
(2)
Any building boarded up or closed other than by a window, door or basement
hatchway cover, as appropriate, that remains vacant or unoccupied for more than
150 days.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Assistant
City Attorney