[CC 1991 §235.220; CC 1970 §13-51; Ord. No. 148 §3, 5-12-1952]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to place any object on any utility
pole or tree within the City.
B. The provisions of Subsection
(A) shall not apply to any employee or agent of the City acting in his/her official capacity.
[CC 1991 §235.240; CC 1970 §13-53; Ord. No. 142 §25, 3-22-1952; Ord. No. 493 §§1 — 2, 5-9-1977]
A. No
person, without lawful authority or without the express or implied
consent of the owner or his/her agent, shall enter any building or
enter on any enclosed or improved real estate, lot or parcel of ground
in the City; or, being upon the land of another, shall fail or refuse
to leave the same when requested so to do by the person lawfully in
possession thereof, his/her agent or representative; or deposit on
the premises of another or remove therefrom any material, substance,
earth, dirt, ashes, refuse, turf or other article or thing whatsoever.
B. Provided
further, all delivery personnel, including letter carriers, whether
employed by a private firm or government agency or government-supported
corporation, shall use sidewalks and accepted and approved walkways
and shall refrain from traversing lawns or other private property
not normally used as a walkway by the general public in order to effect
delivery.
A person commits the offense of trespass of a school bus if
he/she knowingly and unlawfully enters any part of or unlawfully operates
any school bus.
[Ord. No. 2010-40 §§1
— 3, 12-9-2010]
A. The
City Administrator or his/her designee is hereby authorized and directed
to place "No Trespass — Violators will be prosecuted" signs
on all City-owned vacant lots within Pine Lawn, Missouri.
B. A person
commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he/she knowingly
enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or
inhabitable structure or upon real property. A person does not commit
the offense of trespass by entering or remaining upon real property
unless the real property is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner
designed to exclude intruders or as to which notice against trespass
is given by:
1. Actual communication to the actor; or
2. Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of
intruders.
C. Any
person who trespasses in violation of this Section shall be subject
to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment
of up to ninety (90) days in jail or both fine and imprisonment.
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding
when he/she knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby
recklessly damages or destroys a building or an inhabitable structure
of another.
A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding
when he/she with criminal negligence causes damage to property of
another by fire or explosion.
[Ord. No. 2011-08 §§1
— 2, 3-14-2011]
A. It
shall be unlawful for anyone to barbecue, cook or prepare food in
any manner on the front of any residential or commercial structure
within the City of Pine Lawn, unless authorized by the Mayor and approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
B. Any
violation of this Section shall result upon conviction in a fine of
one dollar ($1.00) up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment
for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days.
[Ord. No. 2010-04 §§1
— 3, 1-11-2010]
A. All
residential structures with front porches that have an opening from
the deck of the porch to the ground shall be framed and covered with
veneer brick or siding of the same type and color of the exterior
walls of the structure.
B. Any
property owner, resident or occupant violating this Section shall
be subject upon conviction to a fine of up to one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) and or imprisonment of up to ninety (90) days.
C. The
skirting/covering shall have vents installed for moisture control.
[Ord. No. 2009-61 §§1
— 3, 10-16-2009]
A. It
shall be unlawful to place type of playground equipment or other type
of recreational equipment on the front porch or front yard of any
structure in the City including, but not limited to, exercise equipment,
doll houses and clubhouses.
B. Definition. For the purpose of these regulations, the following
definition shall apply:
FRONT YARD
A lot's portion between the required front yard setback(s)
and the property line(s) adjacent to the street right-of-way or access
easement.
C. Any
violation of this Section may result in a penalty of one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of ninety (90) days.
[Ord. No. 2009-62 §§1
— 6, 10-16-2009]
A. Non-Conforming Fences Prohibited.
1. A fence, wall or outdoor area enclosure must comply with this Section
to be erected, placed or altered within the City. An existing fence,
wall or outdoor area enclosure in violation of this Section may remain,
but shall not be remodeled, repaired or replaced unless the structure
complies with this Section.
2. A non-conforming fence that is damaged by accident, fire and/or an act of nature may be temporarily repaired without a permit from the City. However, if a fence repair requires a permit under Subsection
(A)(3) of this Section, the permit must be obtained on the next business day.
3. A non-conforming fence needing repairs to over fifty percent (50%)
of the fence's total surface area requires a permit. In addition,
both the repaired portion of the fence and the existing fence must
comply with this Section.
B. Definitions. For the purpose of these regulations, the following
definitions shall apply:
FRONT YARD
A lot's portion between the required front yard setback(s)
and the property line(s) adjacent to the street right-of-way or access
easement.
C. Residential Uses.
1. In general. In residentially zoned districts, an
outdoor area enclosure, such as a fence or wall:
a. May be erected upon the rear lot line unless it encroaches upon easements
requiring eminent domain access, such as a service alley;
b. May be erected upon the side lot lines of interior lot if it does
not exceed the height of the front of the residence;
c. Shall be constructed using approved fencing materials; and
d. Shall not exceed six (6) feet in height unless prior and specific
approval has been granted by the City. Requests for a waiver of this
requirement must be made in writing and include specific justification,
comprehensive plan drawings and such other information requested and/or
required by the City. Erected enclosures shall not exceed eight (8)
feet in height.
2.
Privacy fences.[Ord. No. 2013-028 §§1
— 3, 9-30-2013]
a.
It shall be unlawful to erect a privacy fence within the City
of Pine Lawn.
b.
Any existing privacy fences that are in good repair shall not
be affected by this Subsection; however, with a change of occupancy
or ownership this Subsection will apply.
c.
All fences shall have at least a fifty-percent opening.
D. Non-Residential Uses.
1. Privacy or security enclosure. Plans for a privacy
or security enclosure to be erected in a non-residential zoning district
shall be specifically reviewed by and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
A privacy or security enclosure may be erected on the rear lot line
of any lot, tract or parcel. In addition, the enclosure:
a. Shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height;
b. Shall not encroach upon any visibility triangle, right-of-way, access
or drainage easements or floodways; and
c. Shall not exceed the height of the front of the non-residential building
if the enclosure is to be erected on the side lot line of any lot,
tract or parcel unless prior approval is obtained from the Board of
Aldermen.
E. No
fence of kind shall be erected in front of any building front line
in zoning district within the City unless a special exception is granted
by the Board of Aldermen.
F. Violation
of this Section may result in a penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
and/or imprisonment of ninety (90) days.
[Ord. No. 209 §§1 —
7, 9-12-2005]
A. No
person shall place, use, keep, store or maintain any upholstered furniture
not manufactured for outdoor use, including, without limitation, upholstered
chairs, upholstered couches and mattresses, in any outside areas located
in the following places:
3. In any rear yard or other yard that is adjacent to a public street.
However, an alley shall not be considered a "public street" for the
purpose of this Subsection); or
4. On any covered or uncovered porch located in or adjacent to any of
the yards described in (1) through (3) above.
B. The
provisions of this Section shall apply to within all of the City of
Pine Lawn, Missouri.
C. For
purpose of this Section, yards are defined as follows:
1. The terms "front yard", "rear yard" and "side yard" refer to the open space between
buildings and property lines at the front, rear and sides of a property,
respectively.
2. A side yard extends the full length of a lot as if a line running
along the edge of a building was extended to intersect with the rear
property line.
3. On a corner lot, the open space adjacent to the shorter street right-of-way
shall be considered the front yard.
4. The rear yard is that yard located on the opposite side of the lot
from the front yard.
D. The
interior of any fully enclosed porch (including, without limitation,
a porch enclosed by screening material) that cannot be accessed from
outside except through a door that can be locked shall not be considered
an outside area for the purpose of this Section.
E. Placement
of upholstered furniture on balconies or porches located in the second
(2nd) floor or any floor above the second (2nd) floor of a building
is not precluded by the provisions of this Section.
F. The
following shall constitute specific defenses to any alleged violation
of this Section.
1. Such furniture was placed in an outside location in order to allow
it to be moved during a move of a resident or residents or removed
as part of a trash or recycling program on a day scheduled for such
moving or removal.
2. Such furniture was located in a yard other than a front yard and
was placed in such a manner that it could not be seen from ground
level by a person located on a public right-of-way (excluding public
alleys) and that it was not visible by such a person unless that person
took extraordinary steps such as climbing a ladder or peeking over
a screening fence in order to achieve a point of vantage.
3. Such furniture was temporarily placed in an outside location in order
that it be offered for sale at a yard or garage sale if each of the
following conditions exists:
a. The furniture is located in an outside location only during the hours
of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.
b. The person attempting to sell the furniture or that person's agent
is outside during the period of the yard or garage sale in order to
monitor the sale.
c. A sign is placed on or near the furniture indicating that it is for
sale.
d. This defense shall not apply if upholstered furniture is located
in an outside location for more than two (2) days in any six (6) month
period.
G. This
Section is necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare
of the residents of the City and covers matters of local concern.
[Ord. No. 2007-26 §§1
— 2, 11-12-2007]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any property owner or occupant of any residential
structure to allow shrubbery in the front yard of a home so occupied
by owner/occupant to exceed thirty (30) inches in height.
B. Any
person convicted of violating the provisions of this Section shall
be subject to punishment of a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00) and/or imprisonment of ninety (90) days in the County Jail,
or both fine and imprisonment.