[R.O. 2006 §405.010; Ord. No. 503A, 7-17-2000]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to
as the Zoning Chapter of the City of Troy, Missouri.
[R.O. 2006 §405.015; Ord. No. 503A, 7-17-2000]
The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate and control the zoning
and use of land within the City of Troy through the establishment
of zoning districts in order to promote the public safety, health
and general welfare of the citizens of Troy. The regulations within
this Chapter are designed to protect the character and stability,
and promote the orderly development of the different classes of land
uses (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, open space); regulate
the intensity of land use development; provide for open space and
landscaping in the development process; establish standards for land
development and the construction of buildings and structures; prohibit
uses, buildings and structures which are incompatible with the existing
or desired character of development; prevent illegal additions or
alterations of existing buildings and structures; and preserve and
enhance the value of property throughout the City.
[R.O. 2006 §405.020; Ord. No. 503A, 7-17-2000]
The regulations established by this Chapter shall apply to all
land, property and development within the existing and future corporate
limits of the City of Troy. These regulations shall be considered
to be minimum regulations for promoting and protecting the public
health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Troy.
[R.O. 2006 §405.025; Ord. No. 503A, 7-17-2000]
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare any part
of this Chapter to be invalid, such ruling shall not affect any other
provisions of this Chapter not specifically included in said ruling.
Furthermore, if any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare
invalid the application of any provision of this Chapter to a particular
land, parcel, lot, district, use, building or structure, such ruling
shall not affect the application of said provision to any land, parcel,
lot, district, use, building or structure not specifically included
in said ruling.
[R.O. 2006 §405.030; Ord. No. 503A, 7-17-2000]
A.
Except
as hereinafter provided:
1.
No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed,
moved or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used
except for the purpose permitted in the district in which the building
or land is located.
2.
No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed,
moved or structurally altered, except in conformity with the height,
yard and area requirements, parking and other regulations prescribed
herein for the district in which the building is located.
3.
No lot or parcel shall be reduced or diminished below the minimum
requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, except
within a planned development as approved by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and Board of Aldermen.
4.
The minimum lot area, side yards and other open spaces required by
this Chapter shall be provided for each and every building or structure
hereafter erected, and such minimum yards, open spaces and lot areas
for each and every building or structure whether existing at the time
of passage of this Chapter or hereafter erected shall not be encroached
upon or be considered as a yard or open space requirement for any
other building or structure.
5.
Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be
located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more
than one (1) main building on one (1) lot, except within a planned
development as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and
Board of Aldermen, and unless otherwise provided in this Chapter.
