[R.O. 2008 App. B, §22A-50; Ord. No. 1045, 7-25-1983]
All final plats for subdivisions of land in the City shall be recorded by plat with the Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis County and two (2) copies of a final subdivision plat shall be provided the Zoning Administrator before any occupancy permit is assigned for buildings constructed within the subdivision.
[R.O. 2008 App. B, §22A-51; Ord. No. 1045, 7-25-1983]
Procedure For Revisions. Any change in an approved and/or recorded final subdivision plat including, but not limited to, changes in street layout, areas dedicated to public use, lot lines or changes that affect any plat approved or recorded prior to the adoption of the subdivision regulations in effect at the time the change is proposed shall be approved or disapproved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council in accordance with the provisions governing final subdivision plat approval. (See Section 410.140.)
[R.O. 2008 App. B, §22A-52; Ord. No. 1045, 7-25-1983]
The provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare. Whenever the regulations of this Chapter require a higher standard than that required by other regulation, order of a public official, private deed restriction or private covenant, this Chapter shall govern. If the requirements of such other regulation order, private deed restriction or private covenant are the more restrictive, then those requirements shall govern. This provision does not require and shall not be interpreted to require the City to enforce private deed restrictions.
[R.O. 2008 App. B, §22A-53; Ord. No. 1045, 7-25-1983]
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Creve Coeur that the provisions of this Chapter are severable. If any part or element of this Chapter is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the integrity or validity of the remainder of this Chapter or its application to other persons, property or circumstances. The City Council of the City of Creve Coeur hereby declares that the portions of this Chapter not judged invalid would have been enacted even without the portions or application held invalid.
[R.O. 2008 App. B, §22A-54; Ord. No. 1045, 7-25-1983; Ord. No. 5165 §2, 12-13-2010]
A. 
Application Review Procedure.
1. 
Generally. The City Council may, from time to time, on the receipt of a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, amend, modify or revise by ordinance the regulations herein established (hereafter referred to as a "text amendment"). Written application for any amendment may be filed by the Mayor, any member of the City Council or Planning and Zoning Commission or the Zoning Administrator. Applications may also be filed by any governmental body or person who either owns property that would be affected by the proposed amendment or who has a financial, contractual or proprietary interest in property that would be affected by the proposed amendment and also submits the property owner's consent to the application.
2. 
Application and submission requirements. The application shall be made on a form provided by the Zoning Administrator and submitted thereto in both paper format and electronic format in a commonly used medium such as diskette or CD-ROM and in a format that can be read by a word processing program used by the Zoning Administrator. The filing party shall certify that the electronic copy has been scanned for viruses and that it is virus-free. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall state the applicant's name, mailing address, telephone number, and (if available) e-mail address as well as set forth the new text to be added and existing text to be deleted.
3. 
Limitations of filing. An application for amendment shall not be accepted by the Zoning Administrator if the application does not comply with all the requirements of this Section and any regulation published pursuant thereto.
4. 
Application review procedure.
a. 
Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall receive the application and determine whether it is complete with respect to all applicable submission requirements. Upon an affirmative determination, the Zoning Administrator shall promptly:
(1) 
Forward the application to the Planning and Zoning Commission, Mayor and City Council,
(2) 
Cause notice of the application to be publicly posted at the Government Center in the same manner as Commission meeting agendas,
(3) 
Cause a sign regarding the application to be posted at the Government Center, and
(4) 
Cause the application to be made publicly available on the City website,
all at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at which the application is first considered. The Zoning Administrator shall also prepare a staff analysis and submit a report in conjunction with all applications being forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and shall submit such analysis and report to the Commission, Mayor and City Council in advance of the meeting at which the application is scheduled to be considered, and cause such analysis and report to be made publicly available on the City website in advance of that meeting.
b. 
Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the application along with the staff report and decide whether or not to recommend approval.
c. 
Public hearing. After receipt of a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Clerk shall set a date for a public hearing before the City Council and publish a public notice as required under Section 405.1120 of this Code and post it on the City website. Notice of the hearing shall also be published in the City newsletter. No application for amendment may be approved until after such hearing is held.
d. 
City Council. After receipt of a recommendation from the Commission and the public hearing, the City Council shall consider the application.