[R.O. 2011 §34-37.1; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997]
A. The
following Sections provide specific regulations regarding the use
and development of property within the "CC" district. These district
regulations are supplemented by additional regulations appearing elsewhere
in this Chapter or other Chapters of the University City Municipal
Code. Other regulations contained in this Chapter governing land use
and development include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
1. Supplementary Regulations (Article
V);
2. Historic Landmarks and Districts (Article
VI);
3. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements (Article
VII);
4. Sign Regulations (Article
VIII).
[R.O. 2011 §34-37.2; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997]
The "CC" Core Commercial District is a zoning district which encompasses the "Loop" area of University City. It is intended to accommodate a wide variety of retail commercial uses, with an emphasis towards the sale of retail goods, dining and entertainment which attracts shoppers from a trade area beyond University City. All ground floor building space, having frontage on Delmar, is limited to retail trade (see Section
400.590 for limitations on use of ground floor building space fronting Delmar Boulevard).
[R.O. 2011 §34-37.3; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997]
A. The following land uses and developments are permitted in the "CC" district. In addition to the land uses permitted in this district, certain other land uses may be conditionally allowed per Section
400.570. Other uses not listed, which are determined by the Zoning Administrator to be identical or similar to one (1) or more of the following uses, are permitted as well. When an unlisted use is proposed, which appears to meet the intent of this district but its potential impact is uncertain, then such use shall be considered a conditional use.
1. Accessory uses (see Article
V "Supplementary Regulations", Division 3);
3. Bakeries, limited to the processing of bakery goods for sale only
on the premises;
4. Bank and other financial institutions;
5. Computer stores, sales and service;
6. Dry cleaning drop-off/pickup (no cleaning facilities on site);
7. Furniture stores, home and office furnishings sales and repair, including
antiques and interior decorating;
8. Grocery stores, delicatessens, and specialty food shops;
9. Outdoor dining.
[Ord. No. 6971 §1, 11-10-2014]
10. Offices for business, professional, medical, institutional, or governmental
entities;
15. Retail stores providing for the sale of consumer goods normally found
in a shopping center or a freestanding building, including the sale
of clothing and apparel, sporting goods, home or car audio/video equipment,
dry goods, toys, and similar merchandise;
16. Retail service establishments, including barbershops and beauty parlors;
copying and duplicating services; dressmaking or tailor shops; shoe
repair shops; suntan parlors; travel agencies; typing and stenography
services; and other similar service establishments;
17. Retail specialty shops, including antique shops; art and school supplies;
bicycle shops; bookstores; camera shops and film developing; candy
stores; card and stationery shops; florist shops; gift shops; hobby
shops; jewelry stores; newspaper and magazine shops; record, tape
and compact disc shops; tobacco and pipe shops; and other similar
specialty retail establishments;
19. Theaters, indoor; for performing arts or movies;
20. Video rental and sales stores.
[R.O. 2011 §34-37.4; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No.
6142 §1(part), 1997; Ord. No.
6401 §1(part), 2002; Ord. No.
7094, 1-14-2019; Ord. No. 7218, 2-27-2023]
A. The following land uses and developments may be permitted in the "CC" district, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedures and standards contained in Article
XI, "Conditional Uses":
1. All permitted land uses and developments which include drive-through
facilities;
2. Amusement centers (indoor);
4. Comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility;
6. Dwellings units, when located above the ground floor;
8. Medical marijuana dispensary facility;
9. Microbusiness dispensary facility;
10. Parking lots and structures, as a principal use, but not for the
storage of wrecked or otherwise damaged or immobilized vehicles;
11. Public utility facilities.
[R.O. 2011 §34-37.5; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No.
6296 §1, 2001; Ord. No. 6401 §1(part), 2002]
A. Minimum Lot Size.
1. Permitted and conditional uses. Lot area and lot dimensions shall be adequate to provide the minimum setbacks required by this Section and required parking, as established under Article
VII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements", but in no instance shall a lot be less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet in area, except as provided for in paragraph (2) below.
2. Minimum lot size exceptions.
a. Public utility facilities. Lots created for public
utility facilities may be less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500)
square feet in area, provided that such lots shall not be used for
any other use.
b. Other uses. The minimum lot size requirement may be reduced, subject to the issuance of conditional use permit in accordance with the procedures and standards contained in Article
XI, "Conditional Uses". Such a reduction in lot size may be allowed if the applicant can demonstrate that no reasonable alternative exists to acquire and assemble adjacent "CC" zoned property with the property in question. An example of such a circumstance would be "in-fill" development where all properties, adjacent to the parcel in question, are already developed and said parcel existed prior to the adoption of this Chapter, or amendment thereto.
B. Building Setback Requirements.
1. Minimum right-of-way setback. Except as provided for in Article
V "Supplementary Regulations", Division 2, no building shall be located within thirty-five (35) feet of a street right-of-way, unless no parking areas are located between the street right-of-way and any principal or accessory building. Under these conditions, the minimum setback may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet. The minimum right-of-way setback may be decreased subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedures and standards contained in Article
XI, "Conditional Uses".
2. Minimum property line setback. No building setback
is required from a property line, other than from a right-of-way line,
except where a lot abuts a residential district or abuts an alley
right-of-way which separates the lot from a residential district.
Under these conditions, the minimum building setback requirement shall
be fifteen (15) feet from the applicable property line(s). Where a
property line setback is not required, but a building is set back
off the property line, then it shall be set back at least five (5)
feet.
C. Building Height Limitations.
1. Except as provided for in Article
V "Supplementary Regulations", Section
400.1030, and paragraph (2) below, no principal building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
2. Upon conditional use permit approval (see Article
XI, "Conditional Uses") or under an approved "Planned Development", buildings may exceed the height limit specified above, subject to the following increases in minimum building setbacks:
a. Right-of-way setback. The minimum building setback
shall be increased by one (1) foot for each two (2) feet, or portion
thereof, of increased building height, provided however, that the
setback from the right-of-way does not have to exceed fifty (50) feet.
b. Property line setback. When adjacent to an "SR"
district, the minimum building setback shall be increased by one (1)
foot for each two (2) feet, or portion thereof, of increased building
height, provided however, that the setback from the property line
does not have to exceed fifty (50) feet.
D. Maximum Site Coverage. No limit.
[R.O. 2011 §34-37.6; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No. 6142 §1(part), 1997;
Ord. No. 6401 §1(part), 2002; Ord. No. 6764 §1, 1-26-2009]
A. All
ground floor building space with frontage on Delmar Boulevard shall
be limited to the retail sales of goods or merchandise for personal
consumption only. Exceptions to this limitation may be obtained by
granting of a conditional use permit.
B. A principal building, in which one (1) or more uses may locate, shall not exceed fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in gross floor area. The exception to this is for developments approved under the provisions of a conditional use permit under Article
XI, "Conditional Uses."
[Ord. No. 6990 §1, 5-26-2015]
C. Except for authorized temporary outdoor sales (see Article
V, Section
400.1360400.1360), permitted outdoor dining, and off-street parking and loading, all business, servicing, processing, and storage, which takes place outdoors on private property, shall be limited to one hundred (100) square feet in area and shall be limited to items and/or service for which the use is approved under the occupancy permit. Otherwise, all business, servicing, processing, and storage shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Exceptions to this limitation may be obtained by granting of a conditional use permit. In order to be considered for this exception, outdoor storage of items, whether or not intended for direct sale to the public, shall be screened from public view and located behind the building setback line from a street right-of-way or a property line.
D. Outdoor display of merchandise shall only be permitted in conjunction with an existing permitted use, where an established use has been granted occupancy and occupies the ground floor of a premise. Any display shall only be permitted on private property, and such display shall be placed between the subject use's principal building and nearest public right-of-way. Total gross display area of merchandise may not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet. This total gross display area may be increased to forty (40) square feet if the building frontage of the portion of the building occupied by the subject use exceeds ninety (90) linear feet, and increased to eighty (80) square feet if the building frontage of the portion of the building exceeds one hundred twenty (120) linear feet. Display items shall be limited to merchandise sold by the established use. All sales transactions shall occur completely within enclosed buildings. Any outdoor display of merchandise shall permit free access to buildings and not be placed in or on street furniture, parking meters, public signage, planter boxes, turf, dirt or landscaped areas, or beyond the edge of the subject use's street frontage. Display items shall not include signage which would otherwise be regulated by Article
VIII.
E. Process and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, refuse, water-carried waste, pollutants or other matter which in any manner creates a nuisance beyond the property line of a particular use (see Article
V, Division 12 for performance standards).
F. Outdoor Dining And Display Of Merchandise.[Ord. No. 6971 §1, 11-10-2014]
1. Outdoor dining is permitted upon receipt or renewal of an annual outdoor dining permit, as required under Chapter
605, Article
I. Outdoor displays or merchandise shall be permitted only on private property lcoated between the frontage of a ground floor premise and the nearest public right-of-way.
G. For
all new developments or those uses requiring a new conditional use
permit or site plan review, a detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted
to the Director of Planning for approval, in conjunction with a review
by the City Forester. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with the approved plan. Unless other arrangements were
made during the permitting process, said landscaping plan shall be
approved prior to the building permit being issued and shall be installed
prior to the occupancy permit being approved.
H. All
restaurant and convenience store uses shall comply with the following:
1. The operator of the business shall regularly police the site and
the area adjacent to the restaurant to remove litter and debris.
2. Trash containers for patron use shall be available on the premises
at all times. Adequate refuse disposal shall be provided by and for
the business. The refuse containers and surroundings shall be maintained
in a clean condition.
3. If applicable, an exhaust system shall be installed and/or other
means shall be taken to prevent any food preparation odors or cooking
odors from being perceptible beyond the lot lines of the property
on which the business is located. The exhaust system shall be maintained
in a clean condition by regularly scheduled cleaning of the system.
I. All
uses that have exterior speakers shall be operated so that the volume
of the service speaker as well as noise from patrons shall not be
perceptible beyond the property lines of the business.
J. Lighting of all exterior areas, including all parking areas, shall comply with Section
400.2110 of the Zoning Code, and shall be designed to be compatible with surrounding areas, shall be shaded to direct light downward and away from abutting uses, adjoining properties and streets.
K. For
all developments requiring new curb cuts along County or State roadways,
curb cuts shall be approved by the proper State and/or County agencies.
If there is a substantial change in site design caused by those approvals,
the applicant shall resubmit the changes to Department of Planning
Development, the Plan Commission and/or the City Council (whichever
approvals were originally required).
L. For
all new developments or those uses requiring substantial exterior
construction, a detailed construction traffic control and parking
plan should be submitted to the Director of Planning for approval.
Said plan shall set forth details pertaining to worker and resident
parking during all phases of the proposed construction. It shall further
detail solutions to public property maintenance issues such as street
cleaning and traffic diversion. Said plan shall be finalized prior
to the issuance of a building permit.
M. For
all new developments, drainage and grading arrangements shall be approved
by MSD and the City Public Works and Parks Department.
N. In
addition to all other requirements and regulations set forth in this
Chapter, all new development and substantial redevelopment proposed
and planned along the Olive Boulevard corridor between Skinker Boulevard
to the east side of the I-170 interchange shall adhere to the guidelines
and regulations set forth in the document known as the "Olive Boulevard
Design Guidelines". The guidelines are a required part of the building
permit process. A copy of the guidelines may be obtained from the
Zoning Administrator in the Community Development Department (an electronic
copy is also available online at the City's website at ucitymo.org/government/departments/community
development/ zoning). For the purpose of this requirement, "substantial redevelopment" shall mean one (1) or more of
the following:
1. Increase of twenty-five percent (25%) or more in the gross floor
area of any building;
2. Significant upliftment of the facade aesthetics by paint and/or addition
or replacement of facade elements;
3. Restoration of historic structures;
4. Significant changes in site design, for example, landscaping, lighting,
ingress/egress, etc.