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City of Clayton, MO
St. Louis County
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[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.1), 4-27-2004]
The purpose of the "S-1" Service District is to provide a business environment conducive for economic growth. The City of Clayton accomplishes this goal through regulating the use of commercial property.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.2), 4-27-2004]
The uses permitted by right and by conditional use permit are listed in the Table of Permitted Uses found at the end of this Article. If a "P" (permitted by right) or a "C" (permitted by conditional use permit) is not indicated for a use in this table or a use is not included on the table, it is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.3), 4-27-2004]
A. 
The maximum building height in the "S-1" Service District for all buildings is four (4) stories, not to exceed seventy (70) feet.
B. 
Buildings in which the use conforms to the use of regulations of the "HDC" District may be constructed to the height and area of regulations of the "HDC" District.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.4), 4-27-2004]
A. 
The minimum setback provisions for all principal buildings in the "S-1" Service District shall be as follows:
1. 
Front yard. A minimum of ten (10) feet from the front property line.
a. 
Where lots have double frontages or are corner lots, the required front yard setback provision shall be provided on each street.
b. 
Restaurants may offer customer seating and food service only as authorized by the City Plan Commission and upon receipt or renewal of the annual outdoor dining permit.
c. 
Basements/cellars and parking facilities that are completely underground may encroach into the required front yard setback, but may not transverse the property line.
2. 
Side yard. There are no maximum or minimum side yard setback provisions for this district.
3. 
Rear yard. There are no maximum or minimum rear yard setback provisions for the "S-1" Service District.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.5), 4-27-2004]
A. 
The modifications for the setback provisions as outlined in Section 405.3370 are as follows:
1. 
Front yard modifications.
a. 
Where lots have double frontage, the required front yard setback provision shall be provided on both streets.
b. 
An open, uncovered porch or paved terrace may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding ten (10) feet.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.6), 4-27-2004]
Those parts of existing building that violate yard regulations may be repaired and remodeled but not reconstructed or structurally altered.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.7), 4-27-2004]
Off-street parking and loading facilities requirements are outlined in Article XXV of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.8), 4-27-2004]
No existing lot of record within the "S-1" District shall be resubdivided unless the resubdivided lots are in conformance with all applicable regulations and are consistent with the lots located in the immediate area with regard to size, frontage and arrangement so as to provide an orderly pattern of development. No flag lot(s) shall be created as a result of a resubdivision.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.9), 4-27-2004]
Any development proposed within the "S-1" Zoning District shall be reviewed for compliance with other plans and/or regulations of the City of Clayton. Compliance with other plans and/or regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the master plan, overlay district regulations, urban design district regulations, any other land use plan or relevant standards and guidelines to the specific site which have been accepted or adopted by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 5814 §1(28.10), 4-27-2004; Ord. No. 6010 §3, 1-22-2008; Ord. No. 6159 §2, 9-13-2011; Ord. No. 6191 §4, 2-28-2012; Ord. No. 6242 §1, 11-27-2012; Ord. No. 6333 §1, 8-26-2014; Ord. No. 6597, 6-11-2019; Ord. No. 6822, 3-28-2023]
PERMITTED USES FOR THE "S-1" ZONING DISTRICT
"S-1"
Academy (including dancing, painting, theater, karate and similar disciplines).
C
Accessory uses and buildings incidental to permitted uses.
P
Adult entertainment — No adult use may be located within 200 feet of any school or church or any other existing adult use.
C
Amateur radio, home antennas and associated equipment (subject to Article XXVI).
P
Art gallery or studio.
P
Automobile agencies.
C
Automotive repair shops.
C
Bakeries limited to the processing of bakery goods for sale only on the premises and consumption off the premises.
P
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions and other financial institutions.
P
Car wash establishments.
C
Catering establishment.
C
Church spires, belfries, monuments, ornamental towers and spires and chimneys exceeding the maximum height in the zoning district may be erected to such height authorized by the Board of Aldermen of the City by conditional use permit or general ordinance.
C
Commercial antennas (subject to Article XXVI).
P
Day care, nursery, pre-kindergarten, play and special schools and kindergarten.
C
Drive-through establishments for financial institutions.
C
Drug rehabilitation facility — Inpatient or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse, to be operated and located as stand-alone building(s) only. The exterior appearance of the facility must be approved by the Architectural Review Board to ascertain that it is consistent and compatible with its surroundings.
C
Facilities (subject to Article XXVII).
P
Gasoline and oil service stations.
P
Grocery stores.
C
Hospital — Public buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 110 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least 1 foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is built.
C
Hotel.
C
Institution — Public buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 110 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least 1 foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is built.
C
Kiosk (subject to the provisions of Article II, Section 405.310).
P
Lodge hall or club.
P
Marijuana cultivation facility entirely within an enclosed building (subject to performance standards set forth in Section 405.350).
C
Marijuana dispensary facility (subject to the performance standards set forth in Section 405.350).
C
Marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility (subject to performance standards set forth in Section 405.350).
C
Marijuana testing facility (subject to the performance standards set forth in Section 405.350).
C
Medical or dental clinic.
P
Messenger or telegraph service station and telephone exchange building.
P
Mixed use buildings including the use of a portion of the building for residential occupancy providing that each residential unit contain a floor area no less than 750 square feet.
C
Nursery or greenhouse.
P
Offices — Business or professional.
P
Package liquor store.
C
Parking lots and multi-level parking structures.
P
Personal care services.
P
Pharmacies.
P
Places of religious worship — Places of religious worship may be erected to a height not exceeding 75 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least 1 foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is built.
P
Public buildings erected or used by any department of the City, County, State or Federal Government. Public buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 110 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least 1 foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is built.
C
Public interest signs.
C
Recreation building or structure or grounds.
P
Research or testing laboratory.
P
Restaurants, including carry-out, self-seating, full-service, and wine bars (subject to the cumulative numeric limitation on wine bars found in Section 600.035 of this Code of Ordinances), and prepared food dispensing uses.
C
Retail establishments.
P
Schools for business, professional and technical training, but not including outdoor areas for driving or heavy equipment training.
C
Solar energy systems, building-mounted (subject to the provisions of Article XXVIII).
P
Solar energy systems, ground-mounted (subject to the provisions of Article XXVIII).
C
Theaters, both live performance and movies.
C
Utility, utility station or substation.
C
Wind energy systems, building-mounted (subject to the provisions of Article XXVIII).
C
P = Permitted by right
C = Permitted with conditional use permit
Note: Uses not appearing in this table are prohibited.