[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 02-122 §1, 7-30-2002; Ord.
No. 06-002 §1, 1-10-2006; Ord. No. 07-040 §1, 3-13-2007; Ord.
No. 10-041 §2, 6-2-2010; Ord. No. 11-008 §3, 3-7-2011; Ord.
No. 12-090 §2, 11-27-2012]
A. For
the purpose of regulating and restricting the use of land and the
erection, construction, alteration, moving, or use of buildings or
structures, all land which rests within St. Charles County and not
within the corporate limits of cities, towns, or villages is hereby
divided into twenty (20) zoning districts and five (5) overlay zoning
districts as follows:
1. Zoning Districts.
a. "A" Agricultural District - 5 acres
b. "AT" Agricultural Tourism District - 40 acres
c. "RR" Single-Family Residential District - 3 acres
d. "R1A" Single-Family Residential District - 1 acre
e. "R1B" Single-Family Residential District - 20,000 square feet
f. "R1C" Single-Family Residential District - 15,000 square feet
g. "R1D" Single-Family Residential District - 10,000 square feet
h. "R1E" Single-Family Residential District - 7,000 square feet
i. "R2" Two-Family Residential District
j. "R3A" Medium Density Residential District
k. "R3B" Multi-Family Residential District
l. "RM" Manufactured Home/Mobile Home Residential District
m. "PR" Park Recreational District
p. "C1" Neighborhood Commercial District
q. "C2" General Commercial District
r. "HTCD" High Technology Corridor District
s. "I1" Light Industrial District
t. "I2" Heavy Industrial District
u. "SWD" Solid Waste Disposal District
2. Overlay Districts.
a. "PUD" Planned Unit Development Overlay District
b. "FF" Floodway Fringe Overlay District
c. "FW" Floodway Overlay District
d. "DF" Density Floodway Overlay District.
e. "WH" Wellhead Protection Overlay District.
[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999]
Any use not listed herein shall be placed in a suitable district.
Classification shall be made by the Director of the Division of Planning
and Zoning, and consultation will be sought from the County Counselor,
if needed.
[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999]
A. Zoning District Maps. Boundaries of the districts, hereby
established as shown on maps prepared for that purpose, are hereby
designated as the Zoning District Maps; and said maps and all the
notations, references, and information shown thereon are hereby made
as much a part of this Chapter as if the same were set forth in full
herein. The Division of Planning and Zoning shall keep on file an
authentic copy of said maps and all changes, amendments, or additions
thereto.
B. Distances Not Shown On Zoning District Map. When definite
distances in feet are not shown on the Zoning District Map, the district
boundaries are intended to be along existing streets, platted lot
lines, survey or land lines, or extensions of the same; and, if the
exact location of such lines is not clear, it shall be determined
by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning, due consideration
being given to location as indicated by the scale of the Zoning District
Map.
C. Discrepancies Between Zoning District Map And Existing Streets, Railroad
Right-of-Ways And/Or Other Physical Features. When streets, railroad right-of-ways, and/or other physical features on the ground differ from those shown on the Zoning District Map, the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning shall apply the district designations on the map to the streets, railroad right-of-ways, and/or other physical features on the ground in such a manner as to conform to the intent and purpose of this Chapter and Chapter
410.
D. Vacation Of Boundary Streets. When a street is vacated,
the particular district in which the adjacent property lies shall
automatically be extended to the centerline of any such street.
[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 05-148 §3, 10-25-2005]
The Zoning District Maps adopted or amended, or to be adopted
or amended, as parts of this Unified Development Ordinance, shall be in accordance with the Master Plan for St. Charles County
adopted by the County Council.
[Ord. No. 99-99 §1, 7-12-1999; Ord. No. 04-158 §2, 9-29-2004; Ord.
No. 05-148 §6, 10-25-2005; Ord. No. 10-041 §3, 6-2-2010]
A. Except
as hereinafter provided:
1. No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed,
moved or altered; nor shall any building, structure or land be used
for any purpose other than is permitted within the zoning district
in which such building, structure or land is situated.
2. No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed,
moved or altered to violate any requirement or regulation herein established
for the zoning district in which such building or structure is located.
3. No lot or parcel shall be reduced or diminished below the minimum
requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
4. The number of dwelling units shall not exceed the density of dwelling
units permitted in the zoning district in which it is located.
5. Every building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed,
moved or altered shall be located on a lot or parcel of land as herein
defined. In no case shall there be more than one (1) building on the
lot, except as provided herein.
6. No building shall be erected, converted from one use to another or
structurally altered to the extent specifically provided hereinafter,
except in conformity with the off-street parking and loading regulations
of this Chapter.
7. Group home facilities shall be treated as a form of single-family/single-household
dwelling and shall be subject to maximum occupancy restrictions defined
in the Building Code. The definition of group homes shall not include
halfway houses.
8. Group home facilities shall be a permissive use in "R" residential
districts when the following conditions are met:
a. Standards for group home facilities qualifying as a permissive
use. A group home facility shall be approved by the Planning
and Zoning Director as a permissive use if he finds all of the following
standards are met:
(1)
The number of residents complies with requirements of this Zoning
Ordinance.
(2)
The parking requirements as set by this Zoning Ordinance have
been met.
(3)
The proposed group home facility is not within six hundred (600)
feet of another existing group home which requires administrative
approval, or one which has obtained a conditional use permit in lieu
of a use with administrative approval. Measurements shall be made
in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects,
from the property line of the proposed use to the property line of
the existing use.
(4)
In order to ensure that the structure and rooms therein are
used as originally designed and intended, the proposed use will not
require or include structural alterations except any structural alteration
required to directly accommodate the disability of the residents with
a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(5)
The structure meets the requirements of the County's housing,
building and fire codes as set forth in the County Code or the codes
adopted by reference therein.
(6)
Users and/or service providers shall have received any and all
required approvals from other governmental bodies which permit use
of the premises in conformance with the approval for which they have
applied.