office hours
City Hall will have new hours/Court
Due to unforeseen circumstances, City Hall office hours will be shortened. These hours will be posted here each week. These are subject to change.
Monday 3pm to 5pm
Tuesday 3pm to 5pm
Wednesday 3pm to 5pm
Thursday 10am to 5pm
Friday 3pm to 5pm
Court Day
Phones will close at noon on court nights.
dumpster day 2025
June 14, 2025
Dumpster Day will be on June 14, 2025, starting at 9am and goes until the dumpster is full. There will be No dumping early. This is for Oakview residents only, please bring your ID. There will be one dumpster for junk only.
Board meeting june 10, 2025 6pm
Board Meeting June 10, 2025 6:00pm
Board Meeting: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Held by the BOARD OF TRUSTEES for the VILLAGE of OAKVIEW
6404 N. Locust St. Oakview, MO 64118 at City Hall in the Municipal Court Room
P: 816-436-9150 C: 816-704-0167 E: city@oakviewmo.org
Posted: June 5, 2025 4pm
PERMITS:
New Business:
CITY BUSINESS:
New Business:
1109 Shady LN
× Minutes 5/27/2025
Old Business:
Firework ordinance to be adopted bill 774 ord# 2025-4
× Cell Tower
× Computers/IT
× Asset Audit
× MOPERM Training
× Short-term rentals
× Long-term rentals
× Variance Board
× Bank
× GFL Trash renewal
PUBLIC WORKS:
Old Business:
× Shady Lane
× Stop Signs
× Potholes
× Water Department
× Snow Removal
New Business:
Get bids for Shady Lane
Bids for clogged drains
BUILDING MTC:
Old Business:
New Business:
Clean Carpet in Court room
VILLAGE CLERK’S UPDATE:
Old Business:
× BTBP, Bank Acct Info, Financials + Purchasing Logs
× Dumpster Day
× Special meeting complaints
New Business:
Parking in yards
COURT CLERK’S UPDATE:
Old Business:
× Court Reports
× Court Monthly Comparison
× Training July
× Clerk Hours
× Court office/ file cabinets
New Business:
POLICE DEPT. UPDATE:
Old Business:
× Uniforms
× Fleet
× Chief’s car
× Stats
× Officer Updates
× PT Officer
Security cameras
New Business:
CHIEF’S REPORT:
× RMS System
Commissioner Update
CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to, RSMo 610.021, Subsection (1) Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys and Subsection (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded.
ordinance to be adopted
Fireworks
Bill# 774 Ordinance 2025-4 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF OAKVIEW, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI REGARDING THE SALE AND USE OF FIREWORKS.
WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Village of Oakview will repeal and replace Ordinance 2024-3 Bill# 766.
Be it ordained the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oakview, Missouri adopts as follows:
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number Include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely precatory. BOTTLE ROCKET A type of firework that is attached to a stick and is designed to ascend into the air with: 1. A casing size of less than three-eighths (3/8) of an inch for the outside diameter and less than two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in length; and 2. An overall length, including stick, of less than twelve (12) inches. DISTRIBUTOR Any person engaged in the business of selling fireworks to wholesalers, jobbers, seasonal retailers, other persons or governmental bodies that possess the necessary permits as specified in Sections 320.106 to 320.161, RSMo., including any person that imports any fireworks of any kind in any manner into the State of Missouri. FIREWORKS Explosive devices designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, including aerial devices and ground devices, all of which are classified as fireworks, UN0336, 1.4G by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation, as amended from time to time, and which were formerly classified as Class Ccommon fireworks by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation. FIREWORKS SEASON The period beginning on the twentieth (20th) day of June and continuing through the fifth (5th) day of July of the same year and the period beginning on the twentieth (20th) day of December and continuing through the second (2nd) day of January of the next year, which shall be the only periods of time that seasonal retailers may be permitted to sell fireworks
JOBBER Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at wholesale or retail within the State of Missouri to non-licensed buyers for use and distribution outside the State of Missouri during a calendar year from the first (1st) day of January through the thirty-first (31st) day of December. MANUFACTURER Any person engaged in the making, manufacture, assembly or construction of fireworks of any kind within the State of Missouri. PERMANENT STRUCTURE Buildings and structures other than tents, mobile homes and trailers. PERSON Any person, partnership, firm, association or corporation. SEASONAL RETAILER Any person within the State of Missouri engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks in Missouri during a fireworks season as defined in this Section. SELL OR SALE The act of selling, attempting to sell and offering for sale and shall include exchange, barter and giving away for no consideration. STAND Any non-permanent structure or tent which is used solely for the purpose of selling fireworks. WHOLESALER Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks to any other person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at retail within the State of Missouri.
B. License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute any fireworks within the Village limits or to ship or cause to be shipped into the Village, except as herein provided, any item of fireworks unless such person shall have first obtained from the City Clerk the required applicable occupational license as a wholesaler or seasonal retailer for the sale of such fireworks and shall have paid to the City Clerk the fee prescribed herein, if applicable.
C. License Term. All licenses except for seasonal retailers shall be for the calendar year or any fraction thereof and shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of December of each year. 3 The term of licenses for seasonal retailers shall constitute the following two (2) time periods, the first (1st) shall commence at 12:01 A.M. on June twentieth (20th) and expire at Midnight on July fifth (5th) and the second (2nd) shall commence at 12:01 A.M. on December twentieth (20th) and expire at Midnight on January second (2nd). It shall be unlawful to sell fireworks at retail in the Village at any time except during the term provided for seasonal retail licenses.
D. Seasonal Retailer Licensing Requirements And Procedure. 1. Mandatory meeting. All seasonal retailers are required to attend the yearly pre-application meeting to be held on the second (2nd) Wednesday of March. Applications for seasonal retailer licenses will not be accepted if the applicant did not attend the mandatory pre-application meeting. Notification of the date, time and location of the mandatory meeting shall be posted at Village of Oakview City Hall sixty (60) days prior to the meeting date. 2. Application period. The Village will begin accepting applications on April first (1st) of each year. For each license requested, a complete application, all necessary supporting documents and the license fee for the license must be received by the Village on or before April fifteenth (15th). 3. Separate license required. Each seasonal retailer must obtain a separate occupational license for each physical sale location. 4. Application made by both seasonal retailer and landowner. Both the seasonal retailer and the landowner (if different persons) must execute the license application for each sale location. a. To verify ownership of the property to be licensed, a license application must include a copy of the paid real estate tax receipt for the proposed sale location property for the prior year. If the property has been transferred since the date of the tax receipt, a certified copy of the deed of conveyance must also be submitted. 5. Proof of insurance required. The seasonal retailer and landowner must submit proof of hazard insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence and a two million dollar ($2,000,000.00) aggregate limit, naming the Village as an additional insured and covering occurrences during the term of the insurance. The amount of insurance shall not be subject to possible reduction below the minimum under an aggregate limit which includes occurrences at locations not operated by the seasonal retailer. The seasonal retailer and landowner must also execute an indemnity, on the form provided by the Village, indemnifying the Village and its employees from all claims and losses. 6. Proposed parking plan required. A parking plan specifying how the seasonal retailer will comply with the requirements of Subsection Q of this Section must be submitted with the license application. 4 7. Seasonal retailer license fee. The fee for a seasonal retailer license shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per license.
E. Number Of Wholesale Licenses And Wholesale License Fees. There shall be no wholesale licenses issued by the Village, provided however, that any wholesale license issued by the Village prior to May 31, 2007, may be renewed annually by the same person holding the license for sales at the same location, subject to compliance with all requirements of the Municipal Code in effect on the date of each renewal. The annual fee for renewal of an occupational license to sell fireworks at wholesale shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) and such wholesale license shall authorize the holder thereof to sell fireworks also at retail at the same location during, but only during, the fireworks season and in compliance with the provisions of this Section applicable to seasonal retailer sales.
F. Jobber Licenses. There shall be no jobber licenses issued by the Village.
G. Distributor Licenses. There shall be no distributor licenses issued by the village.
H. Manufacturer Licenses. There shall be no manufacturer licenses issued by the Village.
I. Compliance With Laws And Ordinances Required. 1. Itshall be unlawful forany person to sell anyfireworks at any location within a district zoned or dedicated for residential or agricultural use, including any residential planned districts. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or sell any fireworks without a valid sales tax number. 3. It shall be unlawful to manufacture or sell any fireworks or to ship or cause to be shipped into the Village, except as herein provided, any item of fireworks without complying with all applicable ordinances of the Village, laws of the State of Missouri and laws and regulations of the United States. 5
J. Unlawful Sale. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any explosive devices designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation that are not classified as fireworks, UN0336, 1.4G by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation, as amended from time to time. 2. Itshall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of making sales of fireworks to non-licensed buyers, regardless of where such fireworks are to be used, except for retail sales by a licensed seasonal retailer during the fireworks season. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away or otherwise distribute fireworks to any person who is less than fourteen (14) years of age except when such child is in the presence of a parent or guardian. 4. It Is unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen (16) to sell, give away or otherwise distribute fireworks or work in a facility where fireworks are stored, sold, distributed or offered for sale unless supervised by an adult. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell at retail or give away the type of fireworks commonly called "bottle rockets" (as defined in this Section). 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell at wholesale the type of fireworks commonly called "bottle rockets" (as defined in this Section) except for sales made by a person holding a valid wholesale license issued by the Village made to another person holding a valid seasonal retailer license within the State of Missouri.
K. Sales Structures Limited. Itshall be unlawfulfor any person to sell fireworksfrom a car or truck or in any other manner except from a permanent structure or a stand duly licensed to sell fireworks. A holder of a wholesaler's license shall be required to operate out of a permanent structure in compliance with all applicable building and fire regulations of the Village.
L. Storage And Display Of Fireworks. Storage of fireworks at any time of year shall be in compliance with State law including, but not limited to, identification and labeling of and accessibility to storage facilities. 1. It is unlawful to expose fireworks to direct sunlight through glass to the merchandise displayed, except where the fireworks are in the original package. 2. All fireworks which the public may examine shall be kept forsale in original packages, except where an attendant is on duty at all times where such fireworks are offered for sale. Fireworks shall be kept in showcases out of the reach of the public when an attendant is not on duty. 6 3. One (1) or more signs reading "Fireworks — No Smoking" shall be displayed at all places where fireworks are stored or sold in letters not less than four (4) inches in height. 4. Fireworks shall not be manufactured, stored, kept or sold within fifty (50) feet of any motor vehicle fuel dispensing station dispenser, retail propane dispensing station dispenser, compressed natural gas dispensing station dispenser, gasoline or propane bulk station, or any building in which gasoline or volatile liquids are sold in quantities in excess of one (1) gallon. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not apply to stores where cleaners, paints, and oils are sold in the original containers to consumers.
M. Open Flames Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to permit the presence of lighted cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or any other open flame within fifty (50) feet of where fireworks are manufactured, stored, kept, or offered for sale.
N. Removal Of Stands — Bond Required. All temporarily licensed stands and signs shall be completely removed, and the site where such stand was erected shall be cleared of all debris and trash within three (3) days after expiration of the term for retail sales of fireworks. All applicants for a license who intended to sell fireworks from such a stand shall furnish a cash performance bond with their application to the City Clerk. Such bond shall be payable to the Village and in the face amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
O. Forfeiture of bond. If any person who obtains a license to sell fireworks at retail shall fail to comply with any provision of this Section, then the cash bond provided for in this Subsection hereof shall be forfeited to the Village.
P. Sign Limits. Any and all signs erected or used in the connection with the sale of fireworks shall be governed by the "Signs" chapter of the Municipal Code of the Village of Oakview.
Q. Off-Street Parking. 1. Every seasonal retailer selling fireworks within the Village shall provide a minimum of twenty (20) parking spaces per location which shall be contiguous to the stand and shall be hard surface pavement and shall otherwise comply in full with Section 400.500 of this Municipal Code of the Village. 2. If one (1) or more required parking spaces proposed in a seasonal retailer license application are to be on an adjoining tract of land, the owner(s) of that tract must also join in the license application.
R. Revocation Of License — When — Manner. 1. The Village Clerk (to also include his designee), may issue a notice of intent 7 to revoke a license issued under this Section of any person for cause. Such notice of intent shall specify the reasons for the intended revocation and provide for a hearing (stating the hearing's date, time, and place) for the licensee to be heard. Such hearing will be scheduled as reasonably prompt as circumstances allow, taking into account the brevity of the fireworks season. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the Village Clerk may issue a revocation order if he determines that there is cause, or he may rescind the notice of intent to revoke if he determines that there is not cause. If a revocation order is issued, it shall become effective upon service to the licensee or his or her agents or employees working at the licensee's stand. Alternatively, a revocation order may provide for a delayed effective date or time and may provide the conditions under which reinstatement of the license may be obtained or upon which the revocation order may be rescinded. 2. At the hearing, testimony of witnesses and other evidence pertinent to the inquiry may be taken, and all proceedings in such hearings shall be recorded, provided that all witnesses shall be sworn. 3. The Village Clerk shall issue a final written decision, which may be appealed to the Platte County Circuit Court according to law. 4. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the Village Clerk's revocation order, the license holder shall remove all fireworks product from the stand. Within seventy-two (72) hours of the Village Clerk's revocation order, the license holder shall remove the stand. 5. A license may be revoked for any of the following reasons: a. Violating any of the provisions of either this Chapter, the Revised Statutes of Missouri, or any other ordinance of the Village; b. The license held by such person was obtained through materially false statements In the application for such license, or renewal thereof
What do I do in an Emergency?
Emergency
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911. If it is a non-emergency, please call 816-792-4254.
building permit vs occupational license
Building Permit or Occupational License or Both?
An occupational license is for the professional(s) doing the work for a project. This could be any project like a new roof, adding on to your home, working on your heating and cooling system, replacing your deck etc.
A building permit is required when you are changing the dimensions of something or building something new.
You might need both for a project or only one of these for a project. Please call CIty Hall if you have questions.
Newsletter
Oakview Newsletter
March 2025
GOING ON VACATION
Fill out a Resident Check Form and the Police Department will keep an eye on your home while you’re gone.
GARAGE SALES
A permit, at no cost, is required to conduct a garage sale in the Village. Please see the Village Clerk. Residents are allowed two garage sales per calendar year in addition to the city-wide garage sale.
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES REQUIRED
A permit is required for any work done in the Village. Please contact City Hall with any questions about forms or procedures.
BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED!
One of your first steps for any construction or electrical project should be a building permit application! It is the Board’s responsibility to enforce zoning and building ordinances. Permit applications are reviewed at monthly Board Meetings, held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, and must be received at City Hall by noon on the Thursday prior to a Board Meeting. Forms are available on the website, via email, and at City Hall with the Village Clerk.
UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS
November 12th, at 6 PM.
Work Session on November 28th has been canceled until further notice.
December 10th, at 6 PM.
All are invited and encouraged to attend. If you have anything you would like to discuss, please call City Hall before the meeting so it can be added to the Agenda. For Tuesday Board Meetings, please call by the Thursday before; for Thursday Work Sessions, please call by the Tuesday before the meeting. If the subject is not on the Agenda it CANNOT be discussed.
PROPERTY CODE VIOLATION
If City Hall receives a complaint this will result in a cordial warning letter from us, upon verification, asking you to tend to the issue. If it is within the time frame specified in the letter, the matter is resolved. If not, a citation may be issued.
Commonly issued warnings:
- Trash, appliances, furniture left outside
- Tree limbs, tall grass
- Unlicensed/inoperable vehicles
- Tires, Wheels and Pallets
- Outside storage of household items.
- Brush piles that attract vermin
- If circumstances exist that may interfere with a timely response, please reach out to us at City Hall. We’re here to work out situations and to be more of service.
TRASH/ RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE
With all the confusion and service issues you all have experienced the last few months, the Village has attempted to confirm the following information. Also, again I encourage everyone to please feel free and email City Hall with any and all issues. As information changes or updates, I’ll be sure to advise everyone.
- Weekly pick-up occurs on Thursdays. Residents should have items out before 7 am, but no sooner than 6 pm the day before. After trash has been collected, please remember to place your trash and recycling polycarts behind the front line of your house.
- All trash should fit into your polycart. Additional bag stickers are available at City Hall for $1 each and $10 for a bulky item sticker. GFL must be contacted at least 24 hours prior to pickup for bulky items to be taken. Contact information for the Kansas City branch is 816-380-5595.
- All recycling should fit into your polycart.
- Up to 7 biodegradable yard waste paper bags or tied stick bundles (4’x2’ wide) per week. Yard waste pick-up is March 1st – Oct 31st, with unlimited yard waste pickup from Nov 1st through Dec 31st. Please be advised that our branch for GFL does not allow fruit pits, nuts, seeds, or other food scraps in the yard waste pickup. They also will not pick up yard waste bags that contain dirt or anything other than branch/brush/grass and leaves.
- No open burning is allowed without confined incinerator device, monitoring, and a water source.
- If you have questions or problems with GFL Trash Service, contact the City Clerk at City Hall via phone or email.
- If you notice your trash or recycling hasn’t been picked up, please notify the City Clerk as soon as possible. The sooner we let GFL know, the sooner they can guarantee same-day return for missed services. If the City Clerk happens to be out of office for any reason, please call GFL at 816-380-5595 and press for option 3. All they need is your address and they’ll notify the route driver as immediately as possible.
- Holidays when trash pick-up will be delayed 1-day for the week:
- New Year’s Day
- Independence Day/4th of July
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
***Please see the end of the newsletter for recycling guidelines***
REMINDERS
- Clear leaves and grass clippings from drains, under sidewalks and driveways to keep water from backing up and flooding yards and roadways.
- Fire Pits – for safety, a water source must be close by, the burn must be monitored and should not be left unattended. Be sure to follow burn restrictions on windy & dry days.
- Report you live in Oakview when you license your automobiles. We’ll put your tax dollars to work for you.
- If you don’t work in KCMO, your employer should not take the 1% earnings tax out of your check.
- Home-based businesses must have an Occupational License application completed and approved by the Board of Trustees, for businesses operating in Oakview.
- All cats and dogs are required to be registered with City Hall and have a city tag. This ensures if your animal is picked up by Oakview police, you can be reunited with your pet.
- Pets at large are against city ordinance and subject to ticketing.
Help us out! If you see something, say something! Our police officers are always committed to keeping the Village of Oakview safe and protected. With your help, they can be even greater! If you see or notice anything that may be amiss, don’t hesitate to let us know.
school bus stop signs
Stop for school buses, it's the law
If a school bus is stopped with their stop sign out, Missouri law states you must stop on two lane roads until the stop sign is down. No matter what direction you are traveling.
Downloads/ forms
You may download these forms and drop off at City Hall or download, copy and paste in the Contact US section and fill it out there to email directly to the City Clerk.
Contact Us
Send us a message with any questions or concerns, and we'll get back to you with answers as soon as we can. 816 436-9150
Oakview Missouri
6404 North Locust Street, Oakview, Missouri 64118, United States
City Clerk: 816 436-9150 city@oakviewmo.org Court Clerk 816-642-8387 court@oakviewmo.org Fx: 816-436-2671
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About Us
Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
On the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM, the Board of Trustees meet to handle village business. These meetings are open and the public is encouraged to attend. The meeting is held in the Oakview City Hall, 6404 N Locust St. Oakview, MO 64118.
Oakview Municipal Court
Municipal Court is held the third Wednesday of each month, unless rescheduled due to holidays.
Ordinances
Copies of specific ordinances of the village are available upon request. Contact the clerk at 816 436-9150, MON-THURS, 1 PM to 4 PM.