[Ord. No. 396 Art.
XIV, 4-29-1960; Ord. No. 1454 § 1, 3-1-1990; Ord. No. 1531 § 3, 12-3-1992; Ord. No. 1563 § 1, 8-5-1993]
(a)
Height.
(1)
Public, semipublic or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions,
or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height
not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet, and churches and temples may
be erected to a height not exceeding ninety (90) feet if the building
is set back from each yard line at least one (1) foot for each foot
of additional building height above the height limit otherwise provided
in the district in which the building is located.
(2)
Dwellings may be increased in height by not more than ten (10)
feet when the side and rear yards are increased over the yard requirements
of the district in which they are located by not less than ten (10)
feet, but no dwelling shall exceed three (3) stories in height.
(3)
Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator penthouses, fire towers,
monuments, stacks, stage towers, or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers,
ornamental towers and spires, church steeples, radio or television
towers, silos, or necessary mechanical appurtenances, may be erected
to any height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinances
of the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri.
(b)
Front yards.
(1)
Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage is improved
with buildings that have observed a front yard line having a variation
in depth of not more than six (6) feet, no building shall project
beyond the average front yard so established where forty percent (40%)
or more of the frontage is improved with buildings that have not observed
such an average front yard line as herein specified, the minimum front
yard shall be established by a line drawn between the two (2) closest
front corners of the existing buildings on each side and within one
hundred (100) feet of the lot on which a building is to be erected;
in case there is only one (1) building within one hundred (100) feet
of said lot, such new building may be erected as close to the street
as said existing building; provided, however, that a front yard of
more than sixty (60) feet shall not be required under any of the provisions
of this paragraph.
(2)
Where lots have double frontage, the required front yard shall
be provided on both streets.
(3)
Walls and fences shall not be erected in a front yard. Plantings
may be planted or maintained in a front yard, provided no portion
of such planting is higher than three (3) feet above the established
street grade if within twenty (20) feet of a street intersection.
(4)
An open porch or paved terrace may project into a required front
yard for a distance of not more than eight (8) feet.
(5)
Filling station pumps and pump islands may be located within
a required yard provided they are not less than fifteen (15) feet
from any street line and not less than fifty (50) feet from the boundary
of any residential district.
(6)
Off-street parking facilities may be located within the required
front yard of any C or M district but shall not be nearer than fifty
(50) feet to any R district and no off-street parking shall be permitted
in the required front yard of any R district.
(c)
Side yards.
(1)
On a corner lot the width of the yard along the side street
shall not be less than any required front yard on such street, provided,
however, that the buildable width of a lot of record shall not be
reduced to less than forty (40) feet in the R-1 or R-2 districts or
to less than thirty-two (32) feet in the R-3 district.
(2)
No accessory building shall project beyond a required yard line
along any street.
(3)
Where dwelling units are erected above a commercial establishment
no side yard is required except when required for commercial building
on the side of a lot adjoining a residence district.
(4)
A porte-cochere or canopy may project into a required side yard
provided every part of such porte-cochere or canopy is unenclosed
and is at least five (5) feet from any side lot line.
(5)
For the purpose of side yard regulations, a two-family dwelling
or multiple dwelling shall be considered as one (1) building occupying
one (1) lot.
(6)
Where a lot of record is less than fifty (50) feet in width
the required side yard may be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the
width of the lot, provided, however, that no side yard shall be less
than three (3) feet.
(d)
Rear yards.
(1)
Where a lot abuts upon an alley, one-half (½) the alley
width may be considered as part of the required rear yard.
(2)
Accessory structures may not be taller than twenty (20) feet
or the height of the main building on the lot, whichever is less,
nor may they have an area greater than twenty percent (20%) of the
ground floor area of the main building. Accessory structures may be
erected or installed only in the rear portion of a lot, i.e. areas
of the lot that are:
a.
Behind the rear line of the main building on the lot, and
c.
Not within a recorded easement;
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provided, however, that pursuant to the requirements of Art. V, section 29-29(b)(8) of this Zoning code, no accessory structure may be erected or installed in any residential zoning district within sixty (60) feet of the front line of the lot upon which it is located. All accessory structures must be at least ten (10) feet away from any lot line, any other accessory structure and the main building on the lot. Accessory structures shall be built, erected or installed only pursuant to a building permit issued by the city engineer and in accord with good engineering and construction practices. No accessory structure may be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes nor, except for construction facilities permitted by the city engineer, occupied prior to occupancy of the main building on the lot. Provided, however, that detached storage sheds or units not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area and no more than eight (8) feet in height may be located in the area of a lot behind the rear line of the main building and within five (5) feet of a lot line if installed or erected pursuant to a building permit issued by the city engineer and in accord with good engineering and construction practices.
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(e)
Lots and lot area. Where sanitary sewers are not
connected to an approved sewerage system, every lot or tract shall
have an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
per dwelling unit and a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet.
