[R.O. 2009 §25-1; Ord. No. 2739 §43-1, 5-20-1985]
This Chapter and any amendments thereto shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brentwood".
[R.O. 2009 §25-2; Ord. No. 2739 §§43-120.1 — 43-120.2, 43-121, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 2776 §1, 2-17-1986; Ord. No. 3455 §1, 12-4-1995; Ord. No. 3543 §1, 6-16-1997; Ord. No. 3895 §1, 7-21-2003; Ord. No. 3942 §1, 6-21-2004; Ord. No. 4119 §1, 3-17-2008; Ord. No. 4175 §1, 4-6-2009; Ord. No. 4218 §1, 12-21-2009; Ord. No. 4265 §1, 12-6-2010; Ord. No. 4359 §1, 7-16-2012; Ord. No. 4447 §1, 7-15-2013; Ord. No. 4448 §1, 7-15-2013]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ACCESSORY
A building, structure or use which:
1. 
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use;
2. 
Is subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building or principal use served;
3. 
Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessities of the users or occupants of the principal building or principal use; and
4. 
Is located on the same lot as the principal building or principal use (see Article V, Division 3 of this Chapter).
ACRE
A unit of land measure, forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet. As a square, an acre measures two hundred eight and seventy-one hundredths (208.71) feet on each side.
AGGRIEVED PARTY
For the purpose of standing to file permitted appeals from decisions made by the Architectural Review Board, an aggrieved party is one who is an applicant, owner or occupant of the subject property or an owner or occupant of property which is adjacent to the subject property within the City of Brentwood. For this purpose, property which would be adjacent to the subject property but for an intervening street or alley shall be deemed to be "adjacent".
ALLEY
A public thoroughfare which affords only secondary means of access to abutting property.
ALTERATION
A physical change in a structure or in an addition to a structure. The term "alteration" includes renovation, modification, rehabilitation and restoration.
APARTMENT
A room or suite of rooms within a building, provided with separate cooking facilities and intended as a single dwelling unit.
APARTMENT DWELLING
A building or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by three (3) or more families living independently of each other, exclusive of attached single-family dwellings, town houses or patio houses on individually subdivided lots.
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING
A designated area on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map with base flood depths from one (1) to three (3) feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be evident.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
The land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
One (1) of a series of attached dwellings designed for single-family occupancy and located on individually subdivided lots of record or on land owned in common.
BASE FLOOD
The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
BASEMENT
A floored and walled substructure of a building at least fifty percent (50%) below the average finished grade of the building. A basement is counted as a story for the purpose of height, parking or building bulk regulations if subdivided by walls or partitions and used for business or dwelling purposes by other than a janitor employed on the premises.
BUFFER ZONE
An area separating two (2) or more types of land use from one another, but located on the lot or property occupied by one (1) or both such abutting uses.
BUILDING
Any structure for the shelter, support or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind. When separated by division walls without openings, each portion of such building, so separated, shall be deemed a separate building.
BUILDING BULK
The height, depth, width, density and volume of a building.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The area of the site which is covered by the buildings, measured both in square feet and as a percentage of the total site.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the curb grade or its equivalent established grade at a point midway between the two (2) side lot lines to the highest point of the roof in the case of a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, provided that where buildings are set back from street line, the height of the building may be measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building.
BUILDING LINE
A line parallel to and equidistant from the street between which line and the street right-of-way no building or structures other than normal projections of the usual steps, landings for entry ways, unenclosed balconies or open porches may be erected as prescribed in this Chapter.
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit issued by the Department of Planning and Development prior to the initiation of construction, certifying that the plans for the building, structure or site improvements for which the building permit is requested satisfy all applicable City regulations and ordinances.
CARRY-OUT RESTAURANT
An establishment where food including frozen desserts and/or beverages are primarily sold in a packaged, ready-to-consume state, intended for immediate consumption by the customer off the premises.
CELLAR
A story having more than one-half (½) of its height below grade. A cellar is not included in computing the number of stories for the purpose of height measurement.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
Official certification that a structure conforms to all applicable City ordinances and requirements and may be used or occupied, as proposed and approved (see Article II, Division 10).
CHECK-CASHING BUSINESS
An establishment classified under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code number 6099, which is primarily engaged in providing currency and coinage for a fee to individuals presenting checks drawn from a bank or other source. This shall not include banks or savings and loan institutions, nor other businesses wherein the cashing of checks is merely incidental to other primary business activities being conducted on the premises.
CLINIC
An institution providing diverse health care or medical treatment for outpatient or ambulatory sick or injured persons, including medical personnel and ancillary facilities such as laboratories, but not including inpatient care or operating room for major surgery.
COMMISSION
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A plan of the future land use and circulation patterns of an entire City including plans for housing, commercial, industrial and public facilities. The plan is usually based on a set of goals or policies adopted by the City and is established as a guide for administrative and legislative decisions regarding land use and development patterns.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
A procedure for determining the appropriateness of a proposed use not authorized as a matter of right by the regulations of the district in which the use is proposed to be located. The appropriateness of the use shall be determined based on the requirements and standard specified in Article II, Division 6 of this Chapter.
CONDOMINIUM
Real estate, portions of which are designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in the unit owners.
DEVELOPMENT
See "LAND DEVELOPMENT".
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Regulations or standards, including development standards and use limitations as defined herein, which limit the size, bulk or siting conditions of discrete types of buildings or land uses located within any designated use district.
DIFFERENTIAL RUNOFF
The difference in the rate and volume of storm water runoff from a parcel or project in its undeveloped natural condition and its developed condition.
DILIGENTLY PURSUE
The act of continuously working until a project is finished.
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
The Director of Planning and Development or his/her designee. The Director of Planning and Development shall serve as the Zoning Administrator.
DISTRICT
A part or parts of the City for which this Chapter establishes regulations governing the development and use of land therein.
DIVISION FENCE or DIVISION SCREEN
Any partition erected parallel to and along a property line and setting off the property of one (1) person from that of another person.
DUPLEX
A building containing two (2) dwelling units separated by a common or party wall.
DWELLING
Any building or portion thereof designed for, or used exclusively for, residential purposes.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A detached or semi-detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by two (2) families living independently of each other.
DWELLING UNIT
One (1) or more rooms in a building designed for occupancy by one (1) family for living purposes and having its own permanently installed cooking and sanitary facilities.
ELEVATOR APARTMENTS
An apartment building of more than three (3) stories in height with primary access to units above the third (3rd) floor level typically provided by means of an elevator.
EMERGENCY
A sudden or unexpected happening demanding prompt action with regard to the health and safety of the general public.
ENCROACHMENT
An unauthorized extension of a structure or portion thereof upon land owned by a person other than the owner of the structure.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD
A criterion established to control various environmental factors such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards and glare and heat generated by or inherent in the use of land or buildings (see Article V, Division 6).
ERECT
To build, construct, install, attach, hang, place, inscribe, suspend, affix, paint or repaint.
FAIR MARKET VALUE
For purposes of Article VI of this Chapter, fair market value shall be determined by an appraisal submitted to the City by the owner of a non-conforming use or structure, which has been prepared by a member of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers (SREA) or the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (AIREA). The City reserves the right to order its own appraisal of the non-conforming use or structure and if the discrepancy between the two (2) appraisals exceeds ten percent (10%), then a third (3rd) appraiser agreed to by the City and the owner shall be selected. If both parties fail to reach agreement, the third (3rd) appraiser shall be appointed by the Circuit Court for the County and the appraisal shall determine the fair market value of the non-conformity.
FAMILY
An individual or married couple and the children thereof and no more than two (2) other persons related directly to the individual or married couple by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than three (3) persons, excluding servants, not related by blood or marriage, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
FLOOD, FLOODING
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP (FHBM) AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
An official map of a community on which the Flood Insurance Study has delineated the flood hazard boundaries and the zones establishing insurance rates applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
The official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration entitled "Flood Insurance Study, City of Brentwood, Missouri, St. Louis County, May 16, 1977". The report contains flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary Floodway Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
FLOOD PLAIN
A geographic area susceptible to periodic inundation from overflow of natural waterways.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot.
FLOOR AREA
The gross floor area (GFA) or the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several stories of the building, including accessory buildings, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls and including garages, porches, utility rooms, stairways, recreation rooms and storage rooms, but excluding the open areas of multi-story atriums, unenclosed balconies and patios.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
Total floor area of a building on any lot divided by the area of such lot.
GARAGE (PARKING)
Any building or premises of one (1) or more levels used for parking of motor-driven vehicles of the general public for short periods of time, generally less than twenty-four (24) hours.
GARAGE (PRIVATE)
A detached accessory building or portion of a principal building, designed, arranged, used or intended to be used for the storage of motor vehicles of the occupants of the premises or their clients or customers without charge to visitors, clients or customers during the period they are visiting or conducting business with an occupant on the premises.
GARAGE (PUBLIC)
Any building or premises, except those used as a private or storage garage, used for equipping, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor-driven vehicles.
GARAGE (STORAGE)
Any building or premises used only for housing of motor-driven vehicles, other than trucks and commercial vehicles, pursuant to previous arrangements and not to transients and at which motor vehicle fuels and oils are not sold and motor-driven vehicles are not equipped, repaired, hired or sold.
GARDEN APARTMENT (WALK-UP APARTMENT)
A two- or three-story apartment building with common access to individual dwelling units by means of interior or exterior stairs or corridors.
GROSS LEASABLE FLOOR AREA
The total interior floor area of a building or structure measured at the inside face of the exterior walls but excluding stairwells, lobbies, common corridors and other non-leasable circulation areas, elevator shafts and space occupied by mechanical equipment or space related to the operation and maintenance of the building as well as that floor surface covered by walls or partitions enclosing these common areas or elements of a building.
GROUP HOME
Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside, other than a family as such is defined in this Code, and may include two (2) additional persons acting as houseparents or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped residing in the home.
[Ord. No. 4639 §1, 7-20-2015]
HEIGHT
See "BUILDING HEIGHT".
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITY
A public or private non-profit institution primarily providing continuing educational opportunities for students beyond the academic level of high school.
HOME OCCUPATION
A business, profession, occupation or trade conducted for the personal gain or support of the residential occupant and conducted entirely within a residential building or accessory structure (see Article V, Division 2).
HOSPITAL
An institution providing medical and surgical care for humans only, for both inpatients and outpatients, including medical service, training and research facilities.
HOTEL (MOTEL)
An establishment consisting of a group of attached or detached living or sleeping accommodations, each with a bathroom, located on a single lot and designed for use by the traveling public and tourists and furnishing customary hotel services.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, site improvements, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operation.
LOT FRONTAGE
The length of the property line of any lot along any street it borders.
LOT (PARCEL) OF RECORD
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been legally approved and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the County or a parcel of land which was legally approved and the deed recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds.
LOT (SITE, PREMISES, PARCEL, TRACT, DEVELOPMENT AREA)
A parcel of land which has been or which is proposed to be used, developed or built upon as a unit under single ownership. Such lot may consist of a single lot of record or a part or combination of one (1) or more lots of record and may be subject to subdivision regulations if intended to be subdivided further into one (1) or more lots.
MAJOR REHABILITATION
Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds one hundred percent (100%) of the assessed value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. The term does not, however, include either any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing State or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to ensure safe living conditions or any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places.
MARIJUANA or MARIHUANA
Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the plant and marijuana-infused products. "Marijuana" or "Marihuana" do not include industrial hemp containing a crop-wide average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis, or commodities or products manufactured from industrial hemp.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS
Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MASSAGE PARLORS AND SIMILAR TYPES
Massage parlors, bathhouses, health clubs, health studios and other similar types of businesses that provide massages of any kind to be prohibited in all zoning districts in the City. This definition is not intended to prohibit, nor shall it be interpreted in such a manner that prohibits, legitimate full- or partial-body massage ancillary to the provision of other services such as a beauty salon, medical rehabilitation facility or, any other facility, which provide massage therapy ancillary to other services provided, so long as such facilities employ a licensed massage therapist. A massage therapist is a health care practitioner who provides or offers to provide massage therapy in accordance with Sections 324.240 to 324.275, RSMo., and is trained, experienced and licensed in massage therapy and who holds a current, valid license to practice massage therapy. The license for all therapists employed on the premises shall be visible in a common area inside the establishment. In the "PD" District, any massage therapy business utilizing a massage therapist as defined in this Section shall be considered a medical use, may operate as the primary business and does not need to be ancillary to the provision of other services.
Any massage therapy businesses shall only take place in the "GC", "RSC", "PD", "UD" or light industrial (LID) zoning districts. Massage therapy businesses are prohibited in any other districts.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport, and sell marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, medical marijuana testing facility, or to a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITY
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, store, sell, transport, and deliver marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, another medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and sell marijuana-infused products to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or to another medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITY
A facility certified by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana.
[Ord. No. 4885, 8-7-2019]
MOTEL
See "HOTEL".
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
A use primarily for supplying gasoline, oil, air and water, tires, accessories and services for motor vehicles at direct retail to the consumer including the incidental washing of motor vehicles and the making of minor repairs, but not including such major repairs as: spray painting, body, fender, clutch, transmission, differential, axle, spring and frame repairs; major overhauling of engines or radiators, requiring removal thereof; or recapping or retreading of tires.
MULTI-FAMILY
A building or portion thereof containing more than two (2) dwelling units and not classified as a one- or two-family dwelling.
NET ACRE
That remaining area of a parcel of ground after deduction for streets, alleys, utility easements, both overhead and underground, public improvements and any other area designated for use by the general public.
NON-CONFORMING LAND USE OR STRUCTURE
A land use or structure which existed lawfully prior to the date this Chapter or any amendment thereto became effective and which fails to conform to one (1) or more of the applicable regulations in the Chapter or amendments thereto.
NON-CONFORMING LOT OF RECORD
An unimproved lot which does not comply with the lot size requirements for any permitted use in the district in which it is located.
NON-CONFORMITIES
Some thing, activity or use prohibited under the terms of this Chapter but previously lawful and lawful when begun. As used in this Chapter, this definition includes non-conforming signs, non-conforming structures and non-conforming uses. An extension of a non-conformity may involve the use of new space for a non-conforming use or an addition to an existing non-conforming structure.
NOTICE (PUBLIC NOTICE)
A statement concerning a pending matter before an official body of the City and, where applicable, proposed action to be taken in regard to the matter. The terms "notice" and "public notice" are used interchangeably in this Chapter.
OFF-STREET PARKING
A permanently surfaced parking area, enclosed or unenclosed, connected by a permanently surfaced driveway to a street or alley to permit ingress or egress.
OPEN SPACE
Space on a lot unoccupied by a principal or accessory buildings, which is unobstructed to the sky and which is not devoted to service driveways or off-street parking or loading. Such space shall be devoted to landscaping, paved patios or plaza areas, pedestrian circulation or open recreation facilities.
OPEN STORAGE
The keeping of material or goods in any yard or on any open area outside of a building, but not including vehicular parking which complies with this Chapter, or the temporary storage of construction material on a construction site.
PARCEL
See "LOT".
PARK
An area open to the general public and reserved for recreational, educational or scenic purposes.
PARKING SPACE
A surfaced area, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one (1) motor vehicle and connected with a street or alley by a driveway. The layout, arrangement and dimensions of drives and parking spaces shall be in accordance with Article IV.
PAWNBROKER
Any person engaged in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods or engaged in the business of purchasing tangible personal property on condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time.
PERMITTED USE
A use by right which is specifically authorized in a particular zoning district.
PERSON
As used in any Section of this Chapter prescribing a penalty or fine as to partnership or association, the word shall include the partners or members thereof and, as to corporation, it shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such Section.
PET BOARDING FACILITY
A business providing day care or overnight boarding services for domesticated dogs and cats. If the pet boarding facility has an outdoor area intended for use by pets, the property on which a pet boarding facility is located shall be at least two hundred (200) feet from any single-family or multi-family residential building.
PLAT
A map, plan or layout to scale, of a tract of land to be subdivided showing such information as required in Chapter 405 of this Code.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
The structure in which the principal use on the lot or site are located.
PRINCIPAL USE
The main use of land, structures or improvements as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use.
PRIVATE GARAGE
See "GARAGE".
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL
Any outdoor or partially enclosed artificially constructed pool used or capable of being used for swimming or bathing, including drained pools, per twenty-four (24) inches in depth or, with a surface area exceeding two hundred fifty (250) square feet, which is used or intended to be used in connection with a single-family residence and available only to the family of the householder and his/her guests; or any outdoor or partially enclosed artificially constructed pool, used or capable of being used for swimming or bathing, including drained pools, over twenty-four (24) inches in depth or, with a surface area exceeding two hundred fifty (250) square feet, which is used or intended to be used in connection with multi-family residences or by cooperative, fraternal or commercial groups and available only to members of families occupying such residences, members of such groups and guests of the members.
PROJECT
A land development which includes one (1) or more buildings on a single lot or, a group of buildings to be constructed by a single developer which may be later sold individually on separate subdivided lots of record in accordance with Chapter 405 of this Code and site plan approval pursuant to Article II, Division 9 of this Chapter.
PROPERTY LINE
The line bordering parts of or a combination of lots when adjacent to one another under single, joint or corporation ownership.
PUBLIC NOTICE
See "NOTICE".
RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT — MAJOR
Any equipment such as travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches, motorized campers, tent trailers, boats and boat trailers and the like or trailers for transporting recreational equipment, whether occupied by such equipment or not.
RESTAURANT
A business establishment providing for the preparation of or sale of prepared food or drink for consumption by customers on or off the premises, but excluding facilities for non-commercial and incidental or occasional food service for the employees, patrons or members of an office or institution such as churches, schools and hospitals, excluding private clubs and also excluding food service within grocery stores, delicatessens and ice cream parlors having a seating capacity for not more than eight (8) persons and theaters and other institutions or establishments otherwise requiring a conditional use permit.
RIGHT-OF-WAY SETBACK
See "YARD, FRONT".
ROOF LINE
The highest point on any building where an exterior wall encloses usable floor area including floor area provided for housing mechanical equipment.
SETBACK
The distance between the front lot line and the major building surface of the principal building on the lot within which may be located ordinary projections or uses of required yards as specified in Section 400.1840.
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of retail commercial establishments planned, developed, owned and managed as a unit, ranging from neighborhood centers of ten thousand (10,000) to seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet, which specialize in convenience goods and personal services, to regional centers of five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet and up, which emphasize general merchandise, apparel, furniture and home furnishings.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL
The rental of any legally-permitted dwelling unit, or a portion thereof, located in the "A," "B," "AR" and "MR" residential zoning districts, and the "UD" Urban Development zoning district, in exchange for renumeration or consideration, for a period of less than thirty-one (31) consecutive calendar days.
[Ord. No. 4831, 4-16-2018]
SIGN
Any display, name, identification, description, illustration, device, building or building treatment which is visible from any public place or is located on private property and exposed to public view and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, service, institution, profession, business or solicitation.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
An individual dwelling unit located on the ground, either detached and occupying a subdivided lot or attached by means of a party wall to another single-family dwelling unit and occupying a subdivided lot or in condominium ownership.
SITE COVERAGE
The area of the site which is covered by buildings, driveways, parking lots, loading areas and excluding landscaped and open spaces.
SITE IMPROVEMENTS
Grading, drainage, utilities, landscaping, lighting, parking, driveways and similar non-building improvements.
SITE PLAN REVIEW
A procedure whereby the Planning and Zoning Commission reviews and considers the nature of the development upon the site and the potential impacts of that specific proposed development upon surrounding uses and property. Such review is intended to encourage a high standard of site and building design and development, but does not regulate the permissibility of the proposed use (see Article II, Division 9).
SPECIAL USE
A use of property on a temporary basis, which the current zoning of the property does not allow. Special uses include, but are not limited to, outdoor sales or grand opening events, temporary off-street parking for special events, seasonal or holiday events, carnivals or picnics with more than fifty people, the use of temporary structures for special events, and the use of temporary storage containers and trailers for short-term storage of materials or merchandise in commercial and industrial zoning districts. Applications for special use permits shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Planning and Development, Building Official and Police Chief, except all special use applications for temporary storage containers and trailers shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Alderman pursuant to Section 400.195 0. If staff deems further review for applications within the administrative approval authority of staff is warranted staff may decline to act and forward the application to the Board of Aldermen for final review and approval.
[Ord. No. 4792 § 1, 8-2-2017]
STORY
That portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there is not a floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STORY, HALF
A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level and in which space not more than sixty percent (60%) of the floor area is finished off for use. A half story may be used for occupancy only in conjunction with any use by the occupants of the floor immediately below.
STREET
A paved public or private right-of-way which provides access to abutting properties from the front and complies with the provisions of Chapter 405. This term includes all facilities which normally occur within the right-of-way, including such other designations as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, expressway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court, but shall not include an alley or pedestrian way.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any structural change in the roof.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials, which in the reasonable opinion of the Director of Planning and Development are intended to be used for some purpose other than recreational uses and which are assembled, constructed or erected at a fixed location, including a building, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something located on the ground.
SUBDIVISION
See Chapter 405.
TATTOO, BODY PIERCING OR BRANDING ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment that is licensed by the State pursuant to Sections 324.520 — 324.524, RSMo., to be operated as an establishment in which tattoos, body piercing or brandings are applied. The terms, "tattoo", "body piercing" and "branding" shall have the meanings defined for them in Section 324.520, RSMo. This definition is not intended to prohibit, nor shall it be interpreted in such a manner that prohibits salon or cosmetic tattoo services which consist of the application of permanent makeup and coloring for eyes, eyebrows and lips, so long as the person administering said services is licensed by the State of Missouri.
THIS CHAPTER
This zoning ordinance.
TOWN HOUSE
A two-story dwelling that is one of a planned complex of such contiguous or, zero (0) side yard setback, dwellings.
TRAILER
Any structure used for living, sleeping, business or storage purposes, having no foundation other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses or skirtings and which is, has been or reasonably may be, equipped with wheels or other device for transporting the structure from place to place, whether by motive power or other means. The term "trailer" shall include camp car and house car. For the purposes of this Chapter, a trailer is a single-family dwelling and shall conform to all regulations therefor.
TRANSIENT GUEST
Any person who occupies any dwelling unit room or accommodation, by furnishing renumeration or consideration to the owner thereof, for a period of less than thirty-one (31) consecutive calendar days.
[Ord. No. 4831, 4-16-2018]
TRUST INDENTURE
A deed involving two (2) or more principals which stipulates that each has certain rights, responsibilities and obligations to the other.
USE
The purpose or activity for which land or a building thereon is designed, arranged or intended or, for which it is maintained and shall include any manner or performance of such activity with respect to the performance requirements of this Chapter.
USE LIMITATIONS
Regulations intended to delimit or emphasize the desired nature and quality of uses permitted within a zoning district.
USE REGULATIONS
Regulations which relate to a specific quantifiable use condition such as density or intensity or to building size, bulk or, siting conditions occurring anywhere and for any type of building located within a given zoning district.
USED or OCCUPIED
Includes, as applied to any land or building, the words "intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied".
VACATION RENTAL
This term is synonymous with "SHORT-TERM RENTAL."
[Ord. No. 4831, 4-16-2018]
VARIATION
A grant or relief to a person from the requirements of this Chapter which permits construction in a manner otherwise prohibited by this Chapter where specific enforcement would result in an extreme hardship or severe practical difficulty to such person (see Article II, Division 7).
WALK-UP APARTMENT
See "GARDEN APARTMENT".
WHOLESALE SALE
The sale of goods, merchandise and commodities for resale.
YARD
An open space on the same lot with a principal building or group of buildings which is unoccupied and unobstructed from its lowest level upward except as otherwise permitted in this Chapter and which extends along a lot line and at right angles thereto to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the district in which the lot is located.
YARD, FRONT or RIGHT-OF-WAY SETBACK
A yard extending along the full width of the lot and lying between the front property line of the lot and the building setback line.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear property line of the lot and the building setback line.
YARD, SIDE
That part of the yard lying between the side property line and the side building setback line.
YARD, TRANSITIONAL
A yard that must be provided with special buffering including landscaping and screening located on a lot in a business district which adjoins a lot in a residential district. A transitional yard shall include any required yard or right-of-way setback.
ZONING CODE
This Chapter.
[R.O. 2009 §25-3; Ord. No. 2739 §43-2, 5-20-1985]
A. 
This Chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
1. 
To protect, provide for and promote the public safety, health, convenience, comfort, morals, prosperity and general welfare of the residents of the City;
2. 
To encourage the most appropriate use of land, to conserve and stabilize the value of property, to provide adequate open spaces for light and air, to prevent undue concentration of population, to avoid excessive congestion of streets, to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers and to assist in the provision of adequate community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other amenities in the City;
3. 
To guide the future growth and further development of the City in accordance with the District Zoning Map and any Comprehensive Plan which may be adopted for the City or for applicable portions thereof and, in so doing, to implement the plans;
4. 
To protect and conserve the value of buildings and improvements and to minimize the adverse impact of development on adjoining or nearby properties;
5. 
To establish a beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the public street system; to require the proper location and design of streets and building lines; and to make adequate provision for pedestrian traffic circulation;
6. 
To encourage the wise use and management of natural resources; to provide adequate and safe recreational areas; to maintain the natural beauty and topography of the City and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features; to minimize the pollution of air, ponds and streams; to ensure the adequacy of storm water drainage and detention facilities.
[R.O. 2009 §25-4; Ord. No. 2739 §43-3, 5-20-1985]
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 regulations, order of a public official, private deed restriction or private covenants, 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. 2009 §25-5; Ord. No. 2739 §43-4, 5-20-1985]
A. 
Except as may otherwise be provided in Article VI of this Chapter, from and after May 20, 1985, all new structures erected, all uses of land or structures established, all structural alterations to or the relocation of existing structures and all enlargements of or additions to existing uses shall be subject to all regulations of this Chapter that are applicable to the zoning districts in which such structures, uses or land shall be located.
B. 
However, where a building permit for a structure has been legally issued in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in effect prior to May 20, 1985 and provided that construction is begun within six (6) months of the date of the building permit and diligently pursued to completion, such structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit was issued. Upon completion, the structure may be occupied under a certificate of occupancy for the use originally designated, subject thereafter to all provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2009 §25-6; Ord. No. 2739 §43-5, 5-20-1985]
If any court of competent jurisdiction should hold any Article, Section, clause or provisions of this Chapter to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Chapter as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.
[R.O. 2009 §25-7; Ord. No. 2739 §43-104.4, 5-20-1985]
A. 
Violations of this Chapter shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. 
The use, alteration or construction of buildings or the use or improvement of land or a site not in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or with approvals given or permits issued pursuant to this Chapter;
2. 
Failure to obtain permits as required by this Chapter;
3. 
Failure to comply with the terms, conditions or restrictions of a variation issued pursuant to this Chapter.
B. 
Those chargeable, singly or jointly, with violations of this Chapter, who knowingly continue to violate or, after receiving notice of violations, fail to correct the violations shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. 
Those who commit, assist in or otherwise participate in violations;
2. 
The owner or other persons who maintain the building, premises, property or other place where the violation has been committed or exists;
3. 
The owner's agent or person in charge of the building, premises, property or other place where the violation has been committed or exists;
4. 
The lessee or tenant of all or part of the building, premises, property or other place where the violation has been committed or exists;
5. 
The developer, agent, architect, contractor, subcontractor or any other person who performs work or enters into a contract for work in violation of this Chapter.
C. 
The Director of Planning and Development shall enforce this Chapter and are authorized to institute any appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent or to halt such unlawful use of such construction.
D. 
Any act which is determined by the Director of Planning and Development to be prohibited by or in conflict with the provisions of this Chapter shall be unlawful. Upon such a finding of violation the violator shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of this Chapter shall continue shall constitute, except where otherwise prohibited, a separate offense.