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BOARD OF APPEALS
City of Cape Girardeau
P.O. Box 617
00!) Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0617
February 11, 1993
The Board of Appeals met Thursday, February 11, 1993 at 7: 00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers, City Hall, 401 Independence St.
Members Present:
Ralph Flori, Roy Halbert, Dave Pfeiffer,
Tony Sebek, Ralph Maxton (alternate)
Members Absent:
Thomas Phillips
Call to order at 7: 05 p.m. by Dave Pfeiffer, acting Chairman.
Roll call.
OPN Upon motion made, the minutes of the January 14 , 1993 meeting were
unanimously approved.
Old Business:
The Board continued their discussion on the adoption of the BOCA
National Property Maintenance Code/1990. Rick Murray reported
on the public hearing he hosted on January 29th to further
discuss amendments on the maintenance code. Murray reported that
the rental association had stated that they did not support
adoption of the code in any form and that such adoption would
cause an undue hardship on both landlords and tenants. Other
comments made at the meeting included concern over the screen
door requirements and tenant/landlord responsibilities. Murray
stated that he had not received any written comments from that
meeting but that he had been invited to attend a real estate
association meeting to be held on February 23rd. Dave Pfeiffer
stated that, in his opinion, at least one board member should be
in attendance at these public meetings.
Further comments were received from landlords, property owners,
tenants, community groups and other interested persons. Frank
Bean, of the SEMO Apartment Association, submitted into the
record a letter addressed to the Board of Appeals. The letter
voiced a formal protest from the Association to the adoption of
OPN the maintenance code.
It was noted that the adopting ordinance should include
provisions for the landlord to be notified of
complaints/violations; provisions that complaints be received in
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written form only; and provisions for penalties for filing false
complaints.
City staff will draft an ordinance to present to the Board for
their review at the March meeting.
Upon motion made, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. The next
meeting of the Board of Appeals is scheduled March 11, 1993 at
7: 00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roy Halbert
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AIN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INC.
AdiSEAMOAI OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
February 11, 1993
Mr. Ralph Flori, Chairman
Board of Appeals
City of Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Dear Mr. Flori:
We, at the SEMO Apartment Association, are writing to inform you
we are firmly opposed to the BOCA Property Maintenance in any
form.
We feel punishing 98% of property owners for the fault of 2% is
�I not what this country is all about. To be able to force your way
on a homeowners property and tell him he must bring his 30 or 40
year old house to current BOCA electrical, plumbing, mechanical,
fire, and safety codes is violating his rights to have and hold
property.
Also, we oppose the increased government spending of $200,000
with 2 or 3 years to implement such a program.
We have fire, health, and safety ordinances on the books now,
why pass more ordinances when what you have in place is only
being partially enforced.
Since rely,
Frank D. Bean
President
Copy: City Council
Mr. J. Ronald Fisher, City Mgr.
111411 Mr. Rick Murry, City Planning
Board of Realtors
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