Whenever there are any new buildings, whether industrial, commercial,
public assemblage, or multi-family residential, constructed or altered
as defined in the Building Code on any property, the owner of the
land, or builder, shall construct sidewalks in conformance with the
requirements herein. The sidewalks shall be constructed along the
entire property abutting any street. Where a sidewalk exits on property
contiguous to a single-family residence being constructed or altered,
then said walks shall be constructed in front of said building constructed
or altered. In the event that the contiguous property contains curbs
and/or gutters, then similar curbs and/or gutters shall also be constructed.
No occupancy permit shall be issued for the building being constructed
or altered until the sidewalks have been constructed and approved
by the City. In lieu of construction, a cash bond or acceptable surety,
approved by the Board of Aldermen, may be posted in escrow with the
City for future construction of the said sidewalks. All the provisions
of this Section may be waived by the Department of Public Works. Such
waiver, however, shall be approved by the City Administrator and retained
with the original building permit. This Section shall not apply to
any subdivision of residential property.
[Ord. No. 907 §§1 —
3, 4-1-2006]
A.
As
of April 1, 2006, all driveways within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri,
must consist entirely of either concrete or asphalt. No other material
will be permitted unless first approved by the Building Commissioner
and Board of Aldermen for the City. Gravel driveways will not be allowed
under any circumstance.
B.
Any
property owner who currently has a driveway shall maintain the same
in accordance with this Section and the Municipal Code. Additionally,
it shall be unlawful to eliminate a driveway by any means without
the approval of the Building Commissioner and Board of Aldermen for
the City.
C.
Any
person who violates this Section shall be fined no more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) for each violation. Each day a person is in violation
of this Section shall be deemed a separate violation. In addition
to the fines provided for herein, the City shall have a lien upon
the property owned by the person found to be in violation of this
Section for the amount of the fine plus interest. In addition to the
fines and lien provided for herein, the City of Pine Lawn shall be
entitled to enjoin continued violation of this Section by application
for injunction to a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
All excavations which exceed three (3) feet in depth and width
wherever located within the City shall be fenced and barricaded so
as to prevent danger to members of the public, and such protective
barriers shall be maintained until the excavation is filled. One (1)
hour after sunset there shall be placed and maintained about the excavation
and kept lighted until sunrise, adequate lights. Such excavations
shall be kept clear and drained of all water.
It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, string, or build on
any property any barbed wire, razor wire, or barbed wire fence, with
the exception of the "F" Industrial District. In the "F" Industrial
District, barbed wire over six (6) feet in height from the ground
surface is lawful as long as this installation is not adjacent to
an arterial or collector street. Variances to this rule may be permitted
by a vote of more than three-fifths (3/5) of the Board of Aldermen
present at any scheduled Board of Aldermen meeting.
[CC 1991 §505.110; CC 1970 §7-11; Ord. No. 131 §6, 12-10-1951]
No person shall interfere with, disarrange or break any of the
wires, tubes, cables, lamps, lamp globes or other apparatus located
in or on any street, alley or public place or prevent the agents or
employees of the owners of any property or any Inspector or his/her
agents or employees from properly performing their respective duties.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 2009-37 §1, adopted July
13, 2009, repealed section 500.130 "obtaining a rental permit before
renting, leasing or allowing a non-owner to exclusively occupy" in
its entirety. Former section 500.130 derived from ord. no. 2007-28
§§1 — 6, 11-12-2007; ord. no. 2008-53 §§1
— 6, 5-12-2008. At the editor's discretion, this section has
been reserved for the city's future use.
A.
All
rental real property within the City limits of the City of Pine Lawn
shall be inspected for housing code violation annually when the owner
of said property is not listed on the occupancy permit.
B.
The
annual inspections shall be conducted by the City of Pine Lawn and
should begin no later than September first (1st) of each year.
C.
The
City Administrator shall maintain a file/book of the inspections conducted.
The file/book shall include the address of the property inspected,
when and by whom it was inspected, and list the violations cited (if
any). This file/book shall be available for public review.
A.
Within
a reasonable amount of time but not later than sixty (60) days after
an application for a building permit has been filed, the Director
of Public Works shall examine the same and shall determine whether
the proposed structure will conform to proper architectural standards
in appearance and design will be in general conformity with the style
and design of surrounding structures, and will be conducive to the
proper architectural development of the City.
B.
If
in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, the structure as developed
will not conform, he/she shall consult the City Administrator in regards
to the same. If the City Administrator and the Director of Public
Works together still believe that the structure will not conform,
the application shall be submitted to the City Planning and Zoning
Commission for their consideration. Notice of the time and place of
the meeting shall be given to the applicant whose building is in question.
At the meeting the Commission shall examine the plans, elevations,
detail drawing and specifications, hear the applicant in reference
thereto, and examine any other evidence that may be pertinent.
C.
The
Commission shall have two (2) weeks to act on such application. If,
in its option, the proposed structure will conform to proper architectural
standards of appearance and design, will be in general conformity
with the style and design of surrounding structures, and will be conducive
to proper architectural development of the City, the Commission shall
approve the application. The Commission shall disapprove the application
if it determines that the proposed structure will constitute an unsightly,
grotesque, or unsuitable structure in appearance, detrimental to the
welfare of surrounding property or residents. The Commission may make
recommendations in regard to such application.
D.
If
the City Planning and Zoning Commission shall return the application
to the Director of Public Works with disapproval and recommendations,
the Director of Public Works, with the approval of the City Administrator,
may issue the permit, provided that the applicant shall make appropriate
changes in the drawings and specifications and agree to comply with
the recommendations of the Commission. If the Commission shall return
the application to the Director of Public Works with its disapproval
and without recommendations, or with its disapproval with recommendations
and the applicant shall refuse to comply with such recommendations,
the Director of Public Works shall refuse to issue the permit.
E.
Appeal To Board Of Aldermen. In the event any application
is refused by the Director of Public Works, the applicant may appeal
to the Board of Aldermen to review the decision of the City Planning
and Zoning Commission. An appeal may be taken by an applicant by filing
with the City Clerk a letter asking for a public hearing before the
Board of Aldermen and a copy of the report of the Board. A fee of
fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time
the notice of appeal is filed, which the City Clerk shall immediately
pay over to the Director of Finance to the credit of the General Revenue
Fund of the City.
F.
Hearing By Board Of Aldermen. Upon an appeal being taken,
the City Clerk shall publish once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks,
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, notice of the hearing,
together with a copy of the report of the City Planning and Zoning
Commission, and shall cause all property owners within a two hundred
fifty (250) foot radius of the proposed building to be aware of the
hearing. The hearing shall be before a regular or special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen held not more than sixty (60) nor less than
thirty (30) days after the date of the taking of the appeal. The Board
of Aldermen, at such hearing, shall hear such interested parties as
may desire to be heard and after such hearing shall approve or disapprove
the application or shall approve the same subject to recommendations
or conditions. If the Board of Aldermen approves the application,
or approves the same subject to conditions, and the applicant complies
with the conditions, the permit shall be issued forthwith; otherwise,
no permit shall be issued. The action of the Board of Aldermen in
regard to the application, together with the report of the City Planning
and Zoning Commission, shall be spread on the minutes of the Board
of Aldermen.
G.
Architectural Review For Fences.
1.
Within ten (10) working days after a request or application for the
erection of a fence in commercial and industrial zoning Districts
"E" or "F", or for a fence greater in height than six (6) feet in
Residential Districts "A", "B" or "C", the Director of Public Works
shall confer with the City Administrator and the Board of Aldermen
designated by the Board of Aldermen to determine whether the proposed
fence will conform to proper standards and practices in appearance,
design, height, and that the material will be in general conformity
with the prevailing and existing conditions of the surrounding area
and will be conducive to the good development of the City. The fence
material will be open chain link. "Privacy-type" fence around two
(2) sides of a swimming pool and "privacy-type" fence on two (2) sides
of a patio will be permitted. In a district where there is a subdivision
covenant, it must be approved by the subdivision committee.
2.
If, in the opinion of either the Director of Public Works, the City Administrator, or the Board of Aldermen representative, the fences as proposed will not conform to the appropriate standards as outlined in Section 500.150(G)(1), the application shall be submitted to the City Planning and Zoning Commission for their consideration. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given to the applicant whose fence is in question. The requirements of Section 500.150(C), (D), (E), and (F), shall be followed as outlined therein.
A.
All
site and construction plans for any hotel, motel or rooming house
within the City of Pine Lawn shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen
prior to construction or issuance of permits by the City.
B.
All
other requirements set out by City and County ordinances and State
law shall be adhered to in addition to the provisions of this Chapter.
A.
In
addition to the requirements in the Building Code adopted by the City,
the following requirements relative to voluntary demolition or moving
of buildings shall be followed and a permit is required for individual
units for such demolition and removal and no such permit shall be
issued until all requirements herein and the Pine Lawn ordinances
complied with:
1.
All buildings for which a demolition or removal permit is secured
shall have basement excavations leveled and filled within forty-eight
(48) hours of demolition or removal of the building from the premises.
Final grading, seeding and removal of all foreign materials shall
be completed within thirty (30) days after issuance of the demolition
or removal permit or ten (10) days after actual demolition or removal
whichever occurs first. Extension of demolition or removal permits
may be granted by the City Administrator which extension shall be
valid for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days.
2.
Prior to the issuance of any demolition or removal permit a fee of
five hundred dollars ($500.00) for permits and inspections shall be
paid to the City of Pine Lawn. As an addition the applicants shall
provide liability insurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Demolition permits for accessory buildings shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
A performance bond by an acceptable insurer or other adequate securities
to guarantee that the premises upon which the building is located
shall be leveled and debris removed shall be posted and said bond
shall be in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) which shall
be returned to the applicant upon full compliance with the ordinances
of the City of Pine Lawn. Any additional expense to the City of Pine
Lawn on either the removal or demolition of individual units shall
be paid by permit holder before the performance bond can be refunded
or additional permits issued.
3.
On completion of each removal or demolition there shall be placed
on file in the Public Works Department a copy of each removal or demolition
permit, a record of the performance bond disposition, copies of all
utility releases, together with completed inspection forms, signed
and dated by the Building Inspector. These records shall be maintained
on file by street address for no less than five (5) years and shall
be destroyed only on approval of Pine Lawn Board of Aldermen.
4.
The releases required from the utility companies shall be kept on
file in the Department of Public Works.
B.
Any
person violating any provisions of this Section shall be fined no
more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day of violation
and or ninety (90) days in Jail or both fine and imprisonment.
A.
Installation
of all television microwave antennas shall require a building permit,
except as otherwise excluded herein. Prior to the issuance of the
building permit for the installation of a television microwave, free
standing antenna a person shall submit an original application and
two (2) copies which shall contain the following relevant information:
B.
A special
permit shall be secured as herein provided:
1.
No television microwave or other antenna in excess of three (3) feet
in diameter or free standing antenna in excess of ten (10) feet shall
be installed unless the property owner has secured a special permit
issued by the Board of Aldermen after a hearing wherein the Board
of Aldermen shall determine whether such installation will:
a.
Adversely affect the character of the neighborhood,
b.
Adversely affect the general welfare of the community,
c.
Subsequently interfere with the protection of the property on which
the antenna is installed,
d.
Subsequently interfere with the enjoyment of neighbors in relation
to vision screen appearance and utilization of their property.
2.
If the Board of Aldermen's findings should be negative to all of
the subparagraphs referred in (a), (b), (c) and (d), above, then the
application shall be granted. If the Board of Aldermen's findings
are affirmative as to either Subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d), then
the permit shall be denied. Any person desiring a special permit shall
pay the City the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00). The Board of
Aldermen shall grant a public hearing giving fifteen (15) days notice
and a letter to be sent to enjoining property owners informing them
of said public hearing.
C.
Installation
of all antenna shall comply with the following:
1.
National Electrical Code;
2.
Microwave or similar antennas over six (6) feet in diameter require
structural calculations on framing submitted by manufacturer of antenna;
3.
Microwave or similar antennas over six (6) feet in diameter require
engineering calculations on footing. Calculations shall bear the seal
of engineer submitting data;
4.
Roof mounted antennas over three (3) feet in diameter require complete
structural analysis of roof structure by professional engineer. Calculations
to bear seal of engineer submitting data;
5.
Windloading to be calculated per Building Code. Report to be submitted
and sealed by professional engineer;
6.
No advertisement permitted on antenna;
7.
No mobile antennas permitted on private property;
8.
The applicant must demonstrate that the present landscaping provide
reasonable screening from all directions beyond the lot lines or said
applicant shows an adequate landscaping plan to provide reasonable
screening from all directions beyond the lot lines;
9.
If such antenna is free standing, it must be located behind the actual
front building line of such lot and within all other required building
lines. The number of microwave television antennas permitted under
this provision is limited to one (1) antenna per building;
10.
The application must show by a plot plan that the dish is to be placed
and retained within the building lines of the intended lot of usage.
D.
This
Section shall apply to all television microwave or similar antennas
that are larger than three (3) feet in any dimension and free standing
in excess of ten (10) feet in height. This shall not apply to standard
roof top television antennas.
A.
No metal bars, mesh, or other durable material shall be installed over any portion of the frontage window or frontage opening in commercial buildings. This in no way applies to the board-up of buildings as regulated in Chapter 503.
B.
FRONTAGE
FRONTAGE WINDOW AND/OR FRONTAGE OPENING
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
The area of the building facing a public right-of-way which
may include the side of a building on a corner lot, but most commonly
referred to as the front of a building.
Includes the interior and exterior of the window or opening.
[Ord. No. 2012-001 §§1 — 2, 1-9-2012]
A.
The
City of Pine Lawn, Missouri hereby prohibits any individual from coming
within one hundred (100) feet of a designated building or construction
site without authorization from the construction manager, owner, Building
Commissioner, Police or designee of the Mayor.
B.
Any
person having been found to have violated this Section shall be subject
to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment
of up to ninety (90) days.
[Ord. No. 2011-03 §1, 1-10-2011]
All retaining walls in the front or on the side of any structure,
residential or commercial, within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri,
shall be constructed of concrete or stone.
A.
Asphalt And Concrete Surfaces. All asphalt surfaces shall
be so sealed and all cracks on poured concrete surfaces so caulked
so as to prevent moisture from penetrating the surface.
B.
Asphalt And Concrete Surfaces, Replacement. If the existing
asphalt or concrete surface has deteriorated to a point of seventy-five
percent (75%), it will be necessary it be removed and replaced.
[Ord. No. 2010-37 §1, 11-18-2010; Ord. No. 2013-029 §§1 — 3, 9-30-2013]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of all real property owners to keep
in good repair all sidewalks bordering their property.
B.
Any real property owner who violates this Section shall be subject
to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
C.
Additionally, the City shall be empowered to make repairs when the
property owner refuses after thirty (30) days' notice and place
a lien against the property for its cost.
All construction in the City shall comply with the requirements
of Sections 319.200 through 319.207, RSMo., and any amendments thereto,
relating to earthquakes and seismic construction requirements.
[Ord. No. 2008-57 §§1
— 3, 5-12-2008]
A.
Storage Containers In Residential Zoning District. Portable
moving and storage, on-site movable storage container or mini-storage
and relation devices, also known as, PODS, are permitted in a residential
zoning district under the provisions of this Section. Not more than
one (1) such device shall be allowed per residential lot. Devices
shall not have dimensions that exceed sixteen feet by eight feet by
eight feet (16' x 8' x 8'). In no instance shall the device be placed
in the public right-of-way or easements. The use of mini-storage and
relocation devices shall not exceed ten (10) days, unless due cause
for an extension of time can be demonstrated. For good cause shown,
one ten (10) day extension may be granted.
B.
Roll-Off Trash Containers In Residential Districts. Portable
temporary roll-off trash containers or dumpsters are permitted in
residential zoning districts under the provisions of this Section.
Not more than one (1) such container shall be allowed per residential
lot. Containers shall not have a capacity greater than twenty (20)
cubic yards. In no instance shall the container be placed in the public
right-of-way or easements. The use of such containers shall not exceed
ten (10) days, unless due cause for an extension of time can be demonstrated.
For good cause shown, one ten (10) day extension may be granted.
C.
Property
owners shall obtain permit from City Hall to put storage containers,
PODS, dumpster roll off, etc., on streets in case of no driveway or
alley access. Fee for permit, thirty dollars ($30.00) a day for the
first (1st) seven (7) days, each day afterward, twenty dollars ($20.00)
a day.
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person or business to allow commercial trucks
and signage to remain on a construction site in excess of twenty-one
(21) days after the construction project is completed.
B.
Anyone
or business violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of up
to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or imprisonment not in excess
of ninety (90) days.
[Ord. No. 2009-01 §§1
— 2, 2-9-2009]
A.
All
hand and guard railings erected past the building line of any structure
within the City of Pine Lawn shall be made of aluminum or rod iron.
B.
Only
the Board of Aldermen may provide an exception to this Section. An
exception shall only be made when the property owner has demonstrated
that another material will not compromise the presentation of the
surrounding area and that the other material is durable and safe.
[Ord. No. 2007-22 §§1
— 4, 8-13-2007]
A.
The
City of Pine Lawn shall continue to instruct the Pine Lawn Public
Works Department to maintain vacant or derelict private property according
to active property codes; assess liens for time and materials used
for maintenance; notify owners of said property and about lien fees/required
court appearances; and begin contracting with St. Louis County Department
of Revenue to collect the liens via the property owner's annual real
estate tax bill.
B.
The
City of Pine Lawn shall be responsible to pay the collection service
fee of one percent (1%) of each lien bill to St. Louis County.
C.
Photographs
shall be taken before and after municipal work on each property assessed
a lien.
D.
Appeals
of the offending property owner will be heard in the Pine Lawn Municipal
Court.
[Ord. No. 2013-015 §§1
— 2, 5-22-2013]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any real property owner to allow any window,
door or other opening of his or her commercial structure to be boarded
up unless it has been damaged by a fire and the board up is temporary
until said fire damage may be repaired.
B.
Any person who violates 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.
[Ord. No. 2013-027 §§1
— 2, 9-30-2013]
A.
Any property owner who is in violation of any municipal ordinance
shall not be eligible for the issuance of any permit by the City for
any purpose.
B.
This Section is intended to disqualify applicants for a permit who
may be violating the ordinances of the City relating to the subject
property or any other property within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri.
