[CC 1994 §40.010; Ord. No. 02.06, 4-1-2002]
A.
The Administrative
Officer shall administer and enforce the provision of this Title.
The Administrative Officer shall be the City Clerk or any person designated
as such by the Governing Body of the City. The powers and duties of
the Administrative Officer shall be as follows:
1.
Issue
all building permits and make and maintain records thereof.
2.
Issue
all certificates of occupancy and make and maintain records thereof.
3.
Forward
to the Board of Adjustment applications for appeals, variances or
other matters on which the Board of Adjustment is required to pass
under this Title.
4.
Conduct
inspections of buildings, structures, and the use of land to determine
compliance with this Title.
5.
Require
that all construction or work of any type be stopped when such work
is not in compliance with this Title.
6.
Revoke
any permit which was unlawfully issued or any permit wherein defective
work has been performed, and when such work has not been corrected
within thirty (30) days of notification.
7.
Maintain
permanent and current records of this Title, including, but not limited
to, all maps, amendments, variances, appeals, and applications.
8.
Provide
and maintain a public information bureau relative to all matters arising
out of this Title.
9.
Forward
to the Planning and Zoning Commission all applications for amendments
to this Title.
10.
Initiate,
direct, and review, from time to time, a study of the provisions of
this Title, and to make such reports available to the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
[CC 1994 §40.020; Ord. No. 02.06, 4-1-2002]
A.
No building
or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally
altered without a permit therefore issued by the administrative official.
1.
No building permit for alteration, repair, or construction of any building or structure shall be issued unless the plans and specifications show that the building or structure, and its proposed use, will be in compliance with provisions of the Zoning Code, Chapter 405 of this Code.
2.
A temporary
building permit may be issued by the administrative official for a
period not exceeding ten (10) days during alteration or construction
for partial occupancy of a building pending its completion, or for
bazaars, carnivals, and revivals, provided that such temporary permit
shall require such conditions and safeguards as will protect the safety
of the occupants and the public.
3.
The failure to obtain the necessary building permit shall be punishable under Section 100.220 of this Code.
4.
Building permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the administrative official authorize only the use, arrangement and construction set forth in such approved plans and specifications. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and shall be punishable as provided by Section 100.220 of this Code.
[CC 1994 §40.030; Ord. No. 02.06, 4-1-2002]
A.
Applications
for building permits shall be accompanied by a duplicate set of plans
drawn to scale with the following information indicated in order to
determine compliance with this Chapter:
1.
A plot
plan, drawn to scale, showing the exact size, shape, and dimensions
of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot
of all existing buildings and structures, and the exact size and location
on the lot of the structure or building proposed to be repaired, altered,
erected, or moved, and the size, arrangement, number of parking stalls,
movement of vehicles and ingress and egress drives for all off-street
parking and loading facilities.
2.
A survey
prepared by a land surveyor registered in the State of Missouri of
the boundaries of the lot on which the improvement is proposed to
be located, or have on file with the City one (1) copy of a certified
and recorded plat.
3.
The
location of the said lot with respect to existing rights-of-way and
adjacent lots.
4.
Any
other information which the administrative official may deem necessary
for consideration in enforcing the provisions of this Title.
5.
Any
of the above requirements may be waived by the administrative official
to the Board of Adjustment.
6.
If the
building permit is denied on the basis of this Chapter, the applicant
may appeal the action of the administrative official to the Board
of Aldermen.
[CC 1994 §40.040; Ord. No. 02.06, 4-1-2002]
A.
The Governing
Body of the City may, from time to time, in the manner hereinafter
set forth, amend the regulations imposed in the districts created
by this Chapter, amend district boundary lines, provided that in all
amendatory orders adopted under the authority of this Section, due
allowance shall be made for existing conditions, the conservation
of property values, the direction of building development to the best
advantage of the entire community, and the uses to which property
is devoted at the time of the adoption of such amendatory order. This
Chapter shall be amended in the following manner:
1.
Amendments
may be proposed by any citizen, organization or governmental body.
2.
An application
for an amendment of this Chapter shall be filed with the Administrative
Officer in such form and accompanied by such information as required
by the Administrative Officer. The Administrative Officer, upon acquiring
an application for amendment, shall transmit one (1) copy of such
application, along with all pertinent data filed therewith, to the
following agencies and/or entities for their review and written recommendations,
protests or comments:
3.
A fee
established by the board shall be paid to the City for each application
for an amendment to cover the costs of advertising and other administrative
expenses involved. The Governing Body of the City, Planning and Zoning
Commission and Board of Aldermen shall be exempt from this fee.
4.
The
Governing Body of the City shall hold a public hearing on each application
for an amendment at such time and place as shall be established by
the Governing Body of the City. The hearing shall be conducted and
a record of such proceedings shall be preserved in such manner as
the Governing Body of the City shall, by rule, prescribe from time
to time.
5.
Notice
of time and place of such hearing shall be published at least once
in a newspaper of local distribution not less than fifteen (15) days
before such hearing. Supplemental or additional notices may be published
or distributed as the Governing Body of the City may, by rule, prescribe
from time to time.
6.
The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall make written findings of fact
and shall submit same together with its recommendations to the Governing
Body of the City prior to the public hearing. Where the purpose and
effect of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning classification
of particular property, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make
findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific
case with respect to the following matters:
a.
Relatedness
of the proposed amendment to goals and outlines of the long-range
physical plan of the City.
b.
Existing
uses of property within the general area of the property in question.
c.
The
zoning classification of property within the general area of the property
in question.
d.
The
suitability of the property in question to the uses permitted under
the existing zoning classification.
e.
The
trend of development, if any, in the general area of the property
in question, including changes, if any, which have taken place in
its present zoning classification.
7.
The
Governing Body of the City shall not act upon a proposed amendment
to the Chapter until it shall have received a written report and recommendation
from the Planning and Zoning Commission on the proposed amendment.
The failure of the Commission to act within sixty (60) days after
the date of official submission to it shall be deemed approval
8.
The
Governing Body of the City shall approve or deny the amendment request,
based on the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations within
a ninety (90) day period following its initial submission, or it shall
be deemed to have been approved.
9.
Such
regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may from time to time be
amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. In the case,
however, of a protest against such change duly signed and acknowledged
by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, either of the areas
of the land (exclusive of the streets and alleys) included in such
proposed change within an area determined by lines drawn parallel
to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distance from the boundaries
of the district proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not become
effective, except by favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all members
of the Board of Aldermen.
