Cass County, MO Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

' Because the clause is not limited to improved property, an overgrown, brush-choked or debris-covered vacant lot in unincorporated Cass County that draws rodents or insects is treated as a Zoning Order violation the same as a developed parcel would be. 030(A)(22). The Zoning Enforcement Officer notifies the owner, or the owner's authorized agent, by certified mail or by posting the property, and the owner then has ten days to correct the condition. Anyone who 'knowingly commits, takes part or assists' in maintaining the violation, including a contractor working the site, is subject to the same notice.

00) per day, applied separately for each day the violation continues after notice. An owner facing a notice can instead apply to the County for a Compliance Action Plan, a staged correction schedule of up to three periods that the Zoning Officer develops jointly with the applicant, subject to Board of Zoning Adjustment approval before any remediation work begins. 030(A)(22)(g) lets the County or any affected private property owner go straight to court for an injunction or other order to abate the nuisance condition.