[Zoning Regs. §29.010; Ord. No. 1014 §3(29.010), 6-12-1998]
A.
The
language set forth in the text of this Chapter will be interpreted
in accordance with the following rules of construction:
1.
The singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes
the singular.
2.
The present tense includes the past and future tenses and the future
tenses include the present tense.
3.
The word "building" includes the word "structure" and the word "structure" includes the word "building".
4.
The word "shall" or the word "must" is mandatory and not directory.
5.
The term "used for" includes the meaning "designed for" or "intended for".
6.
The word "may" is permissive.
7.
The word "person" includes individuals, firms, corporations,
associations, governmental bodies and agencies and all other legal
entities.
8.
The word "Board" means the Board of Adjustment.
9.
Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally.
10.
The word "City" means City of Platte City, Missouri.
11.
The abbreviation "N/A" means not applicable.
[Zoning Regs. §29.020; Ord. No. 804 §§6 — 9, 6-28-1995; Ord. No. 806 §§2 — 3, 7-11-1995; Ord. No. 866 §5, 7-11-1996; Ord.
No. 917 §2, 3-12-1997; Ord. No. 1014 §3(29.020), 6-12-1998; Ord.
No. 1211 §2, 8-16-2001; Ord. No. 1346 §2, 2-12-2004; Ord.
No. 1364 §3, 5-13-2004; Ord. No. 1393 §2, 11-12-2004; Ord. No. 1415 §9, 4-13-2005; Ord. No. 1454 §12, 1-11-2006; Ord.
No. 1480 §1, 6-14-2006; Ord. No. 1484 §1, 7-12-2006; Ord.
No. 1510 §1, 11-29-2006; Ord. No. 1511 §1, 11-29-2006; Ord. No. 1512 §1, 11-29-2006]
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and terms,
as used herein, are defined to mean the following:
The base flood having a one percent (1%) chance of annual
occurrence.
A subordinate building having a use customarily incident
to and located on the lot occupied by the main building; or a use
customarily incident to the main use of the property. No residential
building, tourist cabin or summer colony cottage shall be considered
an accessory to any other residential building. Any accessory building
or structure attached to a principal building or structure is deemed
to be part of such principal building or structure in applying this
Chapter to such building or structure.
Those rates established by the Administrator pursuant to
individual community studies and investigations which are undertaken
to provide flood insurance in accordance with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the accepted actuarial principles. "Risk
premium rates" include provisions for operating costs and allowances.
An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building
or structure.
The use of a tract of land for the growing of crops, pasturage,
nursery or the raising of poultry, including the structures necessary
for carrying out farming operations and the residence or residences
of those owning or operating the premises, a member of the family
thereof or persons employed thereon and the family thereof, but such
use shall not include feedlots.
Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented for use in
or designed for navigation of or flight in air.
Any premises which are used or intended for use for the landing
and takeoff of aircraft; and any appurtenant areas which are used
or intended for use or airport buildings or other airport structures
or right-of-way, together with all airport buildings and structures
located thereon.
A public way which affords only secondary access to abutting
property.
As applied to a building structure, a change or rearrangement
in the supporting members of a building or structure or an enlargement,
whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the
moving from one location or position to another.
Any building or portion thereof designed or used for the
care, observation or treatment of domestic animals.
A sign with action or motion, or the allusion of action or
motion, caused by flashing or color changes accomplished by any force
of nature or any electrical or mechanical force.
The arrangement of wires or metal rods used in the transmission
and/or reception of radio frequency systems which shall include, but
not be limited to, satellite dishes, but shall not include those antennas
commonly found on motor vehicles.
The overall vertical length of the antenna support structure
and the antenna.
Any structure, mast, pole, tripod or tower utilized for the
purpose of supporting an antenna or antennas for the purpose of transmission
or receipt.
A room or suite of rooms within an apartment used, arranged,
intended or designed for a place of residence of a single-family or
group of individuals living together at the single housekeeping unit.
A request for a review of the interpretation of any provision
of this Chapter or a request for a variance.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
A through road or street.
A building which has at least twenty-five percent (25%) of
any of its walls common with the walls of the principal building or
is built as an integral part of the principal building.
Any flasher, blinker, animation, banner, animal or human
replica or other object designed or intended to attract the attention
of the public to an establishment or to a sign. A time and temperature
device shall not be deemed an attention-attracting device.
To hire oneself out for money for the purpose of caring for
not more than four (4) children of another.
Area upon which copy could be placed, only that face or faces
which can be seen from any one (1) direction at one (1) time shall
be counted.
The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled
or exceeded in any given year.
The portion of the building that is partly underground which
has more than one-half (½) its interior height, measured from
floor to finished ceiling, above the average finishing grade of the
ground adjoining the building.
A residential building which is located almost entirely underground
and has no decorative facade on the front wall of the building. This
definition does not include earth contact homes.
A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of
streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroads, rights-of-way, shore
line of waterways or boundary lines of municipalities, other than
alleys. In cases where the plotting is incomplete or disconnected,
the City Engineer shall determine the outline of the block.
Any person who, in exchange for valuable consideration, receives
the use of a sleeping room, with or without meals.
The puncturing of the skin of a person by aid of needles
or other instruments designed or used to puncture the skin for the
purpose of inserting jewelry or other objects in or through the human
body, except puncturing the external lobe of the human ear shall not
be included in this definition.
Any room or building space or any part thereof where body piercing is practiced or where the business of body piercing is conducted. A body piercing facility shall not be operated in conjunction with an adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, massage shop, nude modeling studio or tattoo parlor as defined in Article XIV of the Platte City Zoning Code, unless the building, structure or facility containing these joint activities/services is located within the Adult Entertainment Overlay District described in Article XIV of the Platte City Zoning Code.
Any form of security including a cash deposit, surety bond,
collateral, property or instrument of credit in an amount and form
satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall
approve all bonds wherever a bond is required by this Chapter.
A pedestrian connection between two (2) buildings, having
permanent roof and floor and having no side walls except that screen
wired or lattice having at least fifty percent (50%) open area may
be attached in the form of side walls.
Open and unobstructed ground area around the perimeter of a tract, landscaped or planted so as to provide an attractive green space in accordance with Article XV of this Zoning Code, having a grade not exceeding two to one (2:1) and a width of not less than fifteen (15) feet. Parking is not allowed in a buffer zone, except as otherwise provided herein. Each buffer zone shall be maintained by the owner thereof in accordance with applicable laws and codes without expense to the City of Platte City, Missouri.
Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure
of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind and
includes any structure. When divided by other than common or contiguous
walls, each portion or section of such building shall be regarded
as a separate building, except that two (2) buildings connected by
a breezeway having a continuous roof shall be deemed as one (1) building.
The vertical distance measured from the highest of the following
three (3) levels:
From the street curb level;
From the established or mean street grade in case the curb has
not been constructed;
From the average finished ground level adjoining the building
where it sets back from the street line
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to the highest point on the roof for flat roofs and to the mean
height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs of
such building (or non-building use), except as specifically exempted
in this Chapter.
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An occupation, employment or enterprise which occupies time,
attention, labor and materials or where merchandise is exhibited or
sold or services are offered.
An area of ground, including supporting sanitary and other
facilities, for the overnight or temporary parking of recreation vehicles
and other modes of camping while traveling by auto.
The portion of a building that is partly underground which
has more than one-half (½) of its interior height measured
from floor to finished ceiling, below the average finished grade of
the ground adjoining the building.
Any different way of using the land or improvements.
A natural or artificial watercourse of perceptible extent,
with a definite bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously
or periodically flowing water. "Channel flow" is
that water which is flowing within the limits of a defined channel.
A building where more than ten (10) children are cared for
(which includes the operator's own children), when the children's
parents or guardians are employed or otherwise occupied elsewhere.
The City of Platte City.
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the
major system of arterial streets and highways. The principal entrance
street to residential development is included. It should be designed
so that no residential properties face onto it.
A facility designed for secured private accessory storage
of commercial goods, inventories and supplies.
An area of land or water or combination thereof planned for
passive or active recreation which does not include areas utilized
for streets, alleys, driveways, private roads, off-street parking
or loading areas. However, the area of recreational activities such
as swimming pools, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, etc., may be
included as common open space.
The maps or drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and
showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed
in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of the Planning
Commission as a condition of the approval of said plat.
A building where regular nursing care is provided for more
than one (1) person not a member of the family, which resides on the
premises.
The area of sign copy applied to any background. Copy area
to be computed by drawing straight lines along copy extremities in
such a way as to encompass individual letter and words. Copy area
is then figured in terms of square inches, feet and meters.
Lot situated at the intersection of two (2) streets, the
interior angle of such intersection not exceeding one hundred thirty-five
degrees (135°). A corner lot shall be deemed to front on that
street on which it has its least dimension, unless otherwise specified
by the City Engineer.
Permanent cosmetic makeup applied to the human body by various
methods, wherein colored pigment is deposited into the upper reticular
layer of the skin. Also known as "micropigmentation", "micropigment
implantation" or "dermagraphics".
An establishment licensed by the Director of Division of Professional Registration of the State of Missouri to perform cosmetic tattooing and body piercing services by a person or persons who are individually licensed by the Division of Professional Registration of the State of Missouri and that operate in conjunction with a beauty salon, barbershop or spa, or in conjunction with a licensed medical practitioner where cosmetic tattooing is regularly conducted whether or not it is in exchange for compensation. A cosmetic tattooing and body piercing establishment shall not be operated in conjunction with an adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, massage shop, nude modeling studio or tattoo parlor as defined in Article XIV of the Platte City Zoning Code, unless the building, structure or facility containing these joint activities/services are located within the Adult Entertainment Overlay District described in Article XIV of the Platte City Zoning Code.
An open space bounded on three (3) or more sides by exterior
buildings, walls or by exterior walls of a building and lot line upon
which walls or fences are allowable. An outer court extends to a street
or yard and an inner court does not.
A local street with only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate
terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
The level of the top of a curb in front of a building or
structure measured at the center of said front. Where no curb level
has been established, it shall be deemed to be the established level
of the centerline of the street surface in front of a building or
structure measured at the centerline of such front.
The line at the face of the curb nearest to the street or
roadway. In the absence of a curb, the curb line shall be established
by the City Engineer.
Mentally and/or physically handicapped individuals occupying
a single housekeeping unit where single kitchen facilities for the
purpose of receiving custodial care provided by a not-for-profit agency
certified by the State or the court system. Maximum occupancy for
each custodial care living unit shall be no more than eight (8) unrelated
mentally retarded or physically handicapped persons and two (2) supervisors.
A building where more than ten (10) children are cared for
(which includes the operator's own children), when the children's
parents or guardians are employed or otherwise occupied elsewhere.
A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound.
As used in this Chapter, decimal level shall be measured on the "A
Scale" and referred to as "db (A)".
The mean horizontal distance from the front lot line to the
rear lot line.
Any sign located on the ground or on a structure located
on the ground and not attached to a building.
Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate
including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating or drilling operations.
The area made available by the sign structure for the purpose
of displaying the advertising message.
A section or sections of the zoning area for which these
regulations governing the use of land, the height of buildings, the
size of yards or the intensity of use are uniform.
A structure used for the harboring of more than two (2) dogs
that are more than one (1) year old.
A right-of-way which affords a means of vehicular access
to or through an area in which it is owned and maintained by the owner
of the property it serves.
Any restaurant where the food is normally ordered from and
consumed in a vehicle parked on the premises shall be deemed a drive-in
for the purpose of this Chapter. Also considered a drive-in establishment
is:
An establishment that, in addition to allowing the consumption
of food or beverages outside the premise, also allows the consumption
of food within a completely enclosed structure; and
Food vending establishment where the food is not normally consumed
within a building or where facilities are provided for eating outside
of building.
Any restaurant, financial institution or product vending
enterprise where business is transacted through a window or other
mechanical device with a patron who is in a vehicle.
At the very minimum, hard surfaced with a ninety-five percent
(95%) compacted base that is minimum of four (4) inches of crushed
rock and covered with a minimum of four (4) inches of Portland cement
concrete or asphaltic concrete. The applicant shall also consult the
Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (1986 and
amendments) and the Division II Construction and Material Specs, Grading
and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental Construction and Seeding
and Sodding (APWA Specs Section 2000 through 2400, 1981) and if a
higher standard is required in either for the construction of the
area, this higher standard shall apply. If a lower standard is set
forth in either the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction
(1986 and amendments) or Division II Construction and Material Specs,
Grading and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental Construction and
Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Section 2000 through 2400, 1981),
it shall not apply and the applicant shall follow the minimum standards
set forth in this paragraph. All construction shall be in accordance
with good general engineering practice.
A building or portion thereof intended for occupancy for
residential purposes which is permanently affixed to a foundation
embedded in the soil, but not to include hotels, motels, house trailers
or mobile homes.
One (1) or more rooms constituting all or part of a dwelling
in which are arranged, designed, used or intended for use exclusively
as a single housekeeping unit for one (1) family and which includes
cooking, living, sanitation and sleeping facilities.
[Ord. No. 1973, 5-23-2023]
LOFTA dwelling located above the first floor of a non-residential use such as a store or office
MULTIPLE- FAMILYA building or portion thereof arranged, intended or designed for occupancy by three (3) or more families living independently of each other.
SINGLE-FAMILYA detached building arranged, intended or designed for occupancy by one (1) family.
TWO-FAMILYA building arranged, intended or designed for occupancy by two (2) families.
A residential building which is partly underground, has a
decorative facade on the front exterior wall, does not have a flat
roof and which approval as an earth contact home has been obtained
from the Planning Commission.
The removal or extraction of any stone, sand, gravel, loam,
topsoil or other earth or earth product from a lot or parcel of land,
except where such removal is for the purpose of grading a lot upon
which a building is to be erected or a roadway to be built.
Any sign containing electrical wiring, but not including
signs illuminated by an exterior light source.
A deposit of cash with the City in lieu of an amount required
and still in force on a performance or maintenance bond. The City
Treasurer shall deposit such escrow funds.
The average setback on each street on which a plot fronts,
within the same district and within three hundred (300) feet on each
side of such plot along the same side of the street, but not beyond
any intersecting street, established by three (3) or more buildings.
The removal or extraction of any stone, sand, gravel, loam,
topsoil or other earth or earth product from a lot or parcel of land,
except where such removal is for the purpose of grading a lot upon
which a building is to be erected or a roadway to be built.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of
the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
The preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction
of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads).
One (1) or more persons who are related by blood, marriage,
adoption or part of a custodial program approved by a Probate or Circuit
Judge living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit, or
a group of not more than five (5) persons (excluding servants) who
need not be related by blood or marriage, living together and subsisting
in common as a separate non-profit housekeeping unit which provides
one (1) kitchen, or a group of eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally
retarded or physically handicapped persons, including two (2) additional
persons acting as house parents or guardians who need not be related
to each other or to any of the mentally retarded or physically handicapped
persons in residence.
A personal residence in which one (1) of the permanent occupants
thereof provides child care for compensation for more than four (4),
but for no more than ten (10) children not related to the provider
for any part of a twenty-four (24) hour day.
An unroofed barrier or unroofed enclosing structure including
poles, posts and entrance and exit gates.
An official map of a community on which the Administrator
had delineated both special flood hazard areas and the designated
regulatory floodway.
A determination of the water surface elevation of the 100-year
flood; that is, the level of flooding that has a one percent (1%)
chance of occurring in any given year.
An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.
An official map of a community, issued by the Administrator,
where the boundaries of the flood areas having special flood hazards
have been designated as unnumbered or numbered A Zones.
An official map of a community on which the Administrator
has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium
zones applicable to the community.
The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. The report contains flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary
Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
A general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation
of normally dry land areas from:
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from
any source.
Any combination of structural and non-structural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures, including utility and sanitary
facilities, which would preclude the entry of water. Structural components
shall have the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and the effect of buoyancy.
The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State
and local floodplain maps.
That area of the floodplain, outside of the floodway, that
on the average is likely to be flooded once every one hundred (100)
years (i.e., that has a one percent (1%) chance of flood occurrence
in any one (1) year).
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
floodplain that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
one (1) foot.
The ratio of the floor area to the lot area is determined
by dividing the floor area by the lot area.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several stories
of the building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls
or from the centerline of the party walls. Included shall be any basement
floor, interior balconies and mezzanines, elevator shafts, stairwells,
enclosed porches and basement area, provided however, in residential
construction the basement areas shall not be computed unless the same
is to be living space nor shall finished attic space unless it has
headroom of seven (7) feet, ten (10) inches or more. The floor area
of accessory uses and of accessory buildings, including residential
garages, shall not be included in the computation of floor area.
The illumination of a surface one (1) foot distance from
a source of one (1) candela, equal to one (1) lumen per square foot.
A sign which is supported by one (1) or more columns, upright
or bases in or upon the ground.
Where the road or street right-of-way meets the abutting
property.
An open space unoccupied by buildings or structures (except
as herein before provided) across the full width of the lot extending
from the front line of the building to the front street line of the
lot.
The minimum horizontal distance from the front line of the
building to the front street line of the lot.
Any building or premises used for the storage, care or repair
of motor vehicles, which is operated for commercial purposes.
A structure used for the storage of not more than three (3)
personal motor vehicles.
A building or portion thereof, except those defined as a
private or commercial garage, providing storage for motor vehicles.
A facility commonly known as a "Town Border Station". This
term shall not include isolated regulator valves.
Any use of land, including any building or structure thereon,
that is used for the supply of gasoline or other fuel for the propulsion
of vehicles, including any area, building or structure used for polishing,
greasing, washing, spraying, cleaning, servicing or repairing of motor
vehicles.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Platte City, Missouri.
The total square feet of the inside of the entire building.
The lot area covered by a building measured from the exterior
faces of exterior walls, but excluding open terraces or open porches,
garages or carports.
A sign placed at or near ground level not exceeding three
(3) feet in height and which is supported by one (1) or more uprights,
poles or braces permanently embedded in the ground.
A business, office or establishment where physical exercise,
health management, medicine or other health-related services are performed.
Director of Health or an authorized representative.
The vertical distance measured from the highest of the following
three (3) levels:
From the street curb level;
From the established or mean street grade in case the curb has
not been constructed;
From the average finished ground level adjoining the building
where it sets back from the street line
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to the highest point on the roof for flat roofs and to the mean
height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs of
such building (or non-building use), except as specifically exempted
in this Chapter.
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The vertical distance from the average ground level at the
base of the structure to the highest part thereof.
Any structure that is:
Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places
(a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily
determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements
for individual listing on the National Register;
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered
historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary
to qualify as a registered historic district;
Individually listed on a State Inventory of Historic Places
in States with historic preservation programs which have been approved
by the Secretary of the Interior; or
Individually listed on the inventory of historic places in communities
with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
A business, profession, service or trade conducted for gain
or support entirely within a residential building.
A building occupied or used generally as a temporary place
of residence by individuals or groups of individuals who are lodged,
with or without meals, in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping
rooms and no provision made for cooking in any individual guest room.
This includes such establishments as auto courts, tourist cabins,
etc.
A sign in which a source of artificial light is used in order
to make the message readable. This definition shall include internally
and externally lighted signs.
Any sign which is partially or completely illuminated at
any time by a constant, non-moving light source which is so shielded
as to not be visible at eye level.
An indoor facility in which the supervised discharging of
firearms is authorized by City permit along with other related activities
such as the sale of legal firearms, legal ammunition and targets and
the instruction of the use of firearms.
The edition of the International Code currently adopted by
the City.
The edition of the International Fire Code currently adopted
by the City.
The edition of the International Mechanical Code currently
adopted by the City.
The edition of the International Plumbing Code currently
adopted by the City.
See Article XIX "Landscaping and Screening".
A line established by ordinance beyond which no building
may be built. A legal setback line may be a property line.
A road intended to provide access to other roads from individual
properties and to provide right-of-way beneath it for sewer, water
and storm drainage pipes.
A tract, plot or portion of a subdivision or other parcel
of land occupied by or intended for occupancy by one (1) principal
building, unified groups of buildings or principal use and have access
to a public street.
The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the vertical planes
through front, side and rear lot lines.
A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) streets, the
interior angle of such intersection not exceeding one hundred thirty-five
degrees (135°). A corner lot shall be deemed to front on that
street on which it has its least dimension, unless otherwise specified
by the City Engineer.
The mean horizontal distance from the front lot line to the
rear lot line.
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets,
as distinguished from a corner lot.
A lot whose side lines do not abut a street.
A property boundary line of any lot.
Where the road or street right-of-way meets the abutting
property.
That boundary of a lot which is opposite and most distant
from and is or is approximately parallel to the front lot line. If
the rear lot line is less than ten (10) feet in length or if the lot
forms a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be
a line sixteen (16) feet in length within the lot, parallel to and
at the maximum distance from the front lot line.
Any lot boundary lines not a front or rear line thereof.
A side line may be a party lot line, a line bordering on an alley
or a side street line.
A parcel or tract of land used, developed or built upon as
a unit under single ownership or control. Said parcel or tract may
consist of one (1) or more lots of record, one (1) or more portions
of a lot or lots of record or any combination thereof.
The horizontal distances between side lot lines, measured
at the front building line.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement.
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than basement
area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation
of the applicable floodproofing design requirements of this Chapter.
A work shop, including tool and die.
The floor level of a residential structure designed for use
for general living purposes. The main floor shall be the ground level
finished floor of a family dwelling excluding basements and garage.
A tract of ground not less than five (5) acres in size, developed
as a unified retail shopping center consisting of one (1) or more
retail stores or shops.
For purposes of this regulation, a mansard having a pitch
not exceeding one (1) foot horizontal and three (3) feet vertical
shall be deemed a wall. A mansard having a less vertical slope shall
be deemed as a roof.
A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. For
floodplain management purposes, the term "manufactured home" also includes park trailers, travel trailers and other similar vehicles
placed on a site for greater than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive
days. For insurance purposes, the term "manufactured home" does not include park trailers, travel trailers and other similar
vehicles.
Shall have the same meaning as Mobile Home Park.
A permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by
the building and projecting over public property.
Any sign attached to or constructed in a marquee.
Any place of business in which massage therapy is practiced.
A health care practitioner who provides or offers to provide
massage therapy, as provided in Sections 324.240 to 324.275, RSMo.,
to any person at no cost or for a fee, monetary or otherwise, implying
that the massage therapist is trained, experienced and licensed in
massage therapy, and who holds a current, valid license to practice
massage therapy.
A health care profession which involves the treatment of
the body's tonus system through the scientific or skillful touching,
rubbing, pressing or other movements of the soft tissues of the body
with the hands, forearms, elbows, or feet, or with the aid of mechanical
apparatus, for relaxation, therapeutic, remedial or health maintenance
purposes to enhance the mental and physical well-being of the client,
but does not include the prescription of medication, spinal or joint
manipulation, the diagnosis of illness or disease, or any service
or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, chiropractic,
physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law, or to those occupations
defined in Chapter 329, RSMo.
The average height of the sea for all stages of the tide.
Any vehicle, trailer or similar portable structure mounted
or designed for mounting on wheels, used or intended for use for single-family
dwelling purposes only, including structural additions, except parked
or unoccupied camping-type trailers. Any such vehicle, trailer or
structure shall be deemed to be a mobile home whether or not resting
upon a temporary or permanent foundation. A manufactured home shall
be deemed a mobile home for the purpose of this Chapter. A mobile
home dwelling shall be located solely in an authorized mobile home
park by conditional permit of the Board of Aldermen.
Plot where two (2) or more mobile home dwellings are located
or which is held out or used for the purposes of supplying to the
public parking space for two (2) or more mobile homes and shall include
all buildings, structures, land uses and equipment utilized for such
park.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for accommodation
of one (1) mobile home.
A permanent detached sign of generally horizontal shape constructed
of stone, masonry materials, concrete, metal, sand blasted or routed
wood planks or beams or plastic and which is mounted on a base or
columns of similar material.
A building occupied or used generally as a temporary place
of residence by individuals or groups of individuals who are lodged,
with or without meals, in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping
rooms and no provision made for cooking in any individual guest room.
This includes such establishments as auto courts, tourist cabins,
etc.
Any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for transportation
of persons or goods along public street or alleys or other public
ways.
A sign on which advertises other than the name of the business
and the principal product or service.
The edition currently adopted by the City as published by
the International Conference of Building Officials.
Structures for which the "start of construction" or "substantial
improvement" is commenced on or after the effective date of the Federal
Insurance Rate Map.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.
A use, yard or building that does not comply with the regulations
of the district or districts in which it is situated.
Material which is capable of causing injury or physical discomfort
to living organisms by chemical reaction or is capable of causing
detrimental effects upon the health or the psychological, social or
economic well-being of human beings.
A fixed place of business where there is carried on the occupation
of maintaining, operating and offering services for any compensation
whatsoever of modeling for the purpose of reproducing the human body
wholly or partially in the nude by means of photography, painting,
sketching, drawing or otherwise; to be included within this definition
is the occupation or practice for any compensation whatsoever of offering
one's body wholly or partially in the nude for the purpose of having
designs or whatever nature applied thereto by whatever process or
technique with any kind of substance whether it be transparent or
non-transparent.
Any land used to raise trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants
for sale or for transporting.
An establishment or agency licensed by the State for the
board and care or treatment of three (3) or more unrelated individuals.
A sign, including the type commonly known as a billboard,
which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, entertainment
or attraction conducted, sold, offered or existing:
Any premises not located within the area of the property
to be subdivided whether or not in the same ownership of the application
for subdivision approval.
A paved area to which an automobile has direct access from
a paved aisle of sufficient width.
A sign which carries only advertisements strictly incidental
to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including
signs or sign devices indicating the business transacted, services
rendered, goods sold or produced on the premises, name of the business,
name of the person, firm or corporation occupying the premises.
Any individual, firm, company, corporation or association
that owns or operates an establishment where tattooing, cosmetic tattooing
or body piercing is performed and/or any individual who performs or
practices the art of tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing
on the person of another.
A person who, on a regular basis, provides an indoor premises
for the purpose of discharging legal firearms including, but not limited
to, pistols, rifles, shotguns and archery for target practice under
permit by the City and who may also offer for sale legal firearms,
legal ammunition and targets incidental thereto if properly authorized
and permitted to do so by the State and Federal Governments and who
may also offer licensed instruction on the use of firearms on the
permitted premises.
All off-street parking, loading, aisles for maneuvering,
entrance and exits shall be at the very minimum hard surfaced with
ninety-five percent (95%) compacted base that is a minimum of four
(4) inches of crushed rock and covered with a minimum of four (4)
inches of Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete. The applicant
shall also consult the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway
Construction (1986 and amendments) and the Division II Construction
and Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental
Construction and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Section 2000 through
2400, 1981) and if a higher standard is required in either for the
construction of the area, this higher standard shall apply. If a lower
standard is set forth in either the Missouri Standard Specifications
for Highway Construction (1986 and amendments) or Division II Construction
and Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental
Construction and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Section 2000 through
2400, 1981), it shall not apply and the applicant shall follow the
minimum standards set forth in this paragraph. All construction shall
be in accordance with good general engineering practice.
See district in which the storage area is to be located.
The duly appointed advisory board having duties and jurisdiction
in the City of Platte City as set out in Missouri Statutes and local
ordinances and which board may be referred to herein as the "Planning
Commission".
One (1) or more contiguous parcels of land under single ownership
or control designated by its owner, at the time of filing an application
for a building permit, as a tract to be used, developed or built upon
as a unit. It may or may not coincide with the deed description thereof
or the boundaries of the same as shown on a map thereof filed for
record or otherwise and it may be subsequently subdivided into two
(2) or more plots, provided all such plots conform to all the regulations
of the district. The boundaries of any plot for which a building permit
or certificate of occupancy is requested shall be accurately drawn
on the application therefore.
A sign wholly supported by a sign structure in the ground
with at least six (6) feet of clearance from ground to the lowest
point of the sign which directs your attention to a business, commodity,
service, entertainment or attraction conducted, sold, offered or existing
upon the same plot where such sign is displayed.
Any sign of any kind promoting, supporting or opposing any
candidate, office, issue or proposition to be voted upon at any public
election.
A display surface temporarily fixed to a standardized advertising
structure, which is regularly moved from structure to structure at
periodic intervals.
A sign which identifies only the name of the business and
the principal product or services.
At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the actual cash value
of the structure, less land value, is above ground.
Any sign extending more than one (1) foot from the face of
the building to which it is attached or any sign mounted under a canopy
or on a wall and having its face approximately at right angles to
the face of the building. A time and temperature instrument mounted
on the face of a building shall be included in this definition.
The distance by which a sign extends beyond the building
line.
The dividing line between the street and the lot or the line
separating two (2) adjacent properties.
Any building held, used or controlled exclusively for public
purposes by any department or branch of government, State, County
or municipal, without reference to the ownership of the building or
of the realty upon which it is situated.
Any drainage ditch, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrian
way, tree, lawn, off-street parking area, lot improvement or other
facility for which the City may ultimately assume the responsibility
for maintenance and operation or which may affect an improvement for
which City responsibility is established. All such improvements shall
be properly bounded.
The boundary line which is opposite and most distance from
the front street line; except that in the case of uncertainty, the
City Engineer shall determine the rear line.
A vehicle which is:
Built on a single chassis;
Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the
largest horizontal projections;
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty
truck; and
Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal
use.
Elevation indicated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map as the
elevation of the 100-year flood.
An elevation one (1) foot higher than the water surface elevation
of the regulatory flood.
Any alterations, reconstruction or conversion of a building.
One (1) or more rooms constituting all or part of a dwelling
in which are arranged, designed, used or intended for use exclusively
as a single housekeeping unit for one (1) family and which includes
cooking, living, sanitation and sleeping facilities.
A facility designed for secured private secondary storage
of an individual's own furniture, fixtures, toys, recreational equipment
and vehicles, clothing and other goods.
A residential building having accommodations for and occupied
exclusively by residents who are senior citizens.
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a
street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil
or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main or for another
conditional use. The usage of the term "right-of-way" for land platting purposes shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter
established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct
from the lots or parcels adjoining such right-of-way and not included
within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels. Rights-of-way
intended for streets, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm
drains or any other use involving maintenance by a public agency shall
be dedicated to public use by the maker of the plat on which such
right-of-way is established. (See also FRONT LOT LINE).
A chart which is described in the U.S. Bureau of Mines Information
Circular 6888 and on which are illustrated graduated shades of gray
for use in estimating the light-obscuring capacity of smoke.
Any structure (including temporary) used for the temporary
sale of products or services.
A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet wall of a
building and which is wholly or partially supported by said building.
Ownership by the same person, corporation, firm, entity,
partnership or unincorporated association; or ownership by different
corporations, firms, partnerships, entities or unincorporated associations,
in which a stockholder, partner or associate or a member of his/her
family owns a substantial interest in each corporation, firm, partnership,
entity or unincorporated association.
An educational facility comprising of grades Kindergarten
through eighth (8th) grade.
An educational facility comprising of grades ninth (9th)
through twelfth (12th) grade.
See Article XIX, "Landscaping and Screening".
Any sign located on a building which building face is uniformly
illuminated over its entire area, including the area of the sign,
by use of electricity or other artificial light.
The distance between a building and the street line nearest
thereof.
The genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus or perineum of any
person and the vulva or breasts of a female.
A development of one (1) or more buildings on a site planned
as an integrated unit or a cluster on property under one (1) ownership
or single control at the time the zoning was approved by the Board
of Aldermen. The sale, subdivision or other partition of the site
after zoning approval does not exempt the project or businesses thereon
from compliance with development standards, architectural quality
and harmony, sign design and other conditions that were committed
to at the time of rezoning.
Any lot boundary not a front or rear line thereof. A side
line may be a party lot line, a line bordering on an alley or a side
street line.
Any medium, including its structure and component parts,
which is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject
matter for advertising purposes.
The area of each surface or face of the sign. Such signs
as projecting, detached and outdoor advertising panels may have more
than one (1) face, in which case the maximum area allowed herein shall
apply to each face or surface. The area of the sign, for purposes
of these regulations, shall be computed from the dimensions of the
entire surface upon the letters, logo, etc., are placed, except that
when the individual letters, logo, etc., are mounted individually
and directly upon a building wall surface without change in the color
or appearance of the wall, the area of the sign shall be deemed to
be the rectangle or other geometric form that encompasses the letters,
logo, etc. When some question exists as to the area of signs, the
method of computing the same shall be determined by the zoning enforcement
person (who may seek the assistance of the City Engineer).
Any structure which supports or is capable of supporting
any sign as defined in this Chapter. A sign structure may be a single
pole and may or may not be an integral part of the building.
A plan drawn to scale showing property boundary lines, location of proposed buildings or improvements and showing with particularity the same improvements proposed (See Article XXIV) and complete building plans where applicable to a building permit.
See "area of special flood hazard".
A dwelling designed with adjoining levels of living space
separated by approximately one-half (½) story of steps, but
in any event not more than five (5) feet of difference in levels of
the adjoining living space.
Any sign of material such as cardboard, paper, pressed wood,
plastic or metal which is attached to a fence, tree or temporary structure
or to wheels (including motor vehicles) or skids or any sign which
is not securely fastened to a building or firmly anchored to the ground.
Includes substantial improvements and means the date the
building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction,
repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement or other
improvements were within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit
date. The "actual start" means either the first (1st)
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such
as the pouring of slabs or footing, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns, any work beyond the stage of excavation or
the placement of manufactured homes on a foundation. Permanent construction
does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling,
the installation of streets and/or walkways, excavation for a basement,
footings, piers,foundations, the erection of temporary forms, nor
installation on the property of accessory structures such as garages
or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
For a "substantial improvement", the "actual start of construction" means the first (1st) alteration of a wall, ceiling, floor or other
structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimensions of the building.
The keeping of materials, equipment or products of the following
nature:
In residential districts the keeping of building materials,
industrial equipment, semi-trailers, trucks, recreational vehicles
and equipment and similar items for a period of time longer than would
normally be involved in the day-to-day use or consumption of the same.
The keeping of motor passenger cars, pickup trucks and similar vehicles
used for daily transportation by occupants of the premises and construction
materials and equipment which are being used for construction on the
premises shall not be considered storage.
In commercial and industrial districts the keeping of merchandise,
raw materials, products or equipment.
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the floor or the ceiling next above. A basement shall
be counted as a story and a cellar shall not be counted as a story.
A top story attic is a half story, when the main line of
the eaves is not above the middle of the interior height of such story.
The first (1st) story is a half story when between fifty percent (50%)
and seventy-five percent (75%) of its exterior walls are exposed to
outside light and air entirely above grade and which exterior walls
contain windows or doors permitting the entrance of daylight and outside
air.
A right-of-way which affords primary means of access to an
abutting property.
The dividing line between the street and the abutting property.
ARTERIALA street, which provides for through traffic movement between and around areas with direct access to abutting property, subject to necessary control of entrances, exits and curb uses.
COLLECTOR: A street which provides for traffic
movement between arterial and local streets with direct access to
abutting property.
EXPRESSWAY: A street which provides fast and
efficient movement of large volumes of traffic between areas.
LOCAL: A street which provides direct access
to abutting land and local traffic movement whether in business, industrial
or residential areas.
A roadway or street used for internal vehicular circulation
within a development, which has been identified as such on the final
plat and which is located within the access easement recorded on the
plat. Private streets shall be considered "streets" for purposes of
this Code where applicable.
The area dedicated or used for public use. (See also FRONT LOT LINE)
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders or any complete
rebuilding of the roof or the exterior walls. For the purpose of this
regulation, the following shall not be considered a structural alteration:
Anything erected, the use of which requires more or less
permanent location on the ground or attached to something having permanent
location on the ground including, but without limitation to, buildings,
factories, sheds, cabins, manufactured homes, mobile homes and other
similar uses.
Any land, vacant or improved, which is divided or proposed
to be divided into three (3) or more lots, parcels, sites, units,
plots or interests from the purpose of offer, sale, lease or development,
either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms
and conditions, including resubdivision. "Subdivision" includes the division or development of residential and non-residential
zoned land whether by deed, metes and bound description, map, plat
or other recorded instrument.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to pre-damaged condition would equal
or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure
before the damage occurred.
Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market
value of the structure either:
Before the improvement or repair is started, or
If the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before
the damage occurred.
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For the purpose of this definition, "substantial improvement" is considered to occur in the first (1st) alteration of any wall,
ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of
the structure. The term does not, however, include either:
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Any project or improvement of a structure to comply with existing,
State or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which
are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or
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Any alteration of the structure listed on the National Register
of the Historic Places.
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All off-street parking, loading, aisles for maneuvering,
entrance and exits shall be at the very minimum hard surfaced with
ninety-five percent (95%) compacted base that is a minimum of four
(4) inches of crushed rock and covered with a minimum of four (4)
inches of Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete. The applicant
shall also consult the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway
Construction (1986 and amendments) and the Division II Construction
and Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental
Construction and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Section 2000 through
2400, 1981), and if a higher standard is required in either for the
construction of the area, this higher standard shall apply. If a lower
standard is set forth in either the Missouri Standard Specifications
for Highway Construction (1986 and amendments) or the Division II
Construction and Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation, Paving,
Incidental Construction and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Section
2000 through 2400, 1981), it shall not apply and the applicant shall
follow the minimum standards set forth in this paragraph. All construction
shall be in accordance with good general engineering practice.
See district in which the storage area is to be located.
A pool operated for members and their guests, whether or
not operated for gain.
A pool which is an accessory use to a residence and for the
exclusive use of the occupants of the residential building and their
guests.
One (1) or more of the following:
Any place where, for consideration, persons are tattooed,
received a tattoo or where tattooing services are rendered in any
other manner other than cosmetic tattooing or body piercing.
An establishment in which the primary function is the public
sale and serving of alcoholic and cereal malt beverages for consumption
on the premises, including establishments, commonly known as cocktail
lounges and nightclubs.
A time period not to exceed six (6) months unless elsewhere
listed within this Code.
Any sign or advertising display designed so that the same
may be moved from place to place or intended for use for a limited
period of time or which is not permanently affixed to a building or
to a supporting structure that is permanently installed in the ground.
An accessory building used for storage purposes which shall
not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor area.
A single-family dwelling constructed as part of a series
of dwellings, all of which are either attached to the adjacent dwelling
or dwellings by party walls or are located immediately adjacent thereto
with no visible separation between walls or roofs.
A portable vehicular unit mounted on wheels designed to provide
temporary living space for recreational, camping or travel use and
of such size or weight as not to require a special highway movement
permit when drawn by a motorized vehicle. Such units commonly described
as travel trailers, campers, motor homes, converted buses or other
similar units, whether they are self-propelled, pulled or can be hauled
without a conditional permit, would be considered examples of travel
trailers.
Includes tractor and trailer trucks or any motor vehicle
which carries a truck license.
To sell fruits, vegetables or other homegrown or produced
edible items from a truck.
The purpose or activity for which the land or building thereon
is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is occupied or maintained.
A subordinate or secondary use which is clearly and customarily
incidental to the principal use of a building or premises and which
is located on the same lot as the principal building or use.
Any building, structure or use which, on the effective date
of this Chapter, complies with the applicable regulations governing
permitted uses of the zoning district in which such building, structure
or use is located.
The main use of land or building as distinguished from a
subordinate or accessory use.
That part of the ground area or a plot for a multi-family
residence, a one-family attached residence or a residence in a building
which also contains non-residential uses, which is:
Devoted to outdoor recreational space, greenery and service
space for household activities (such as clothes drying) which are
normally carried on outdoors.
Not devoted to private roadways, open to vehicular transportation,
accessory off-street parking spaces or accessory off-street loading
berths.
Unobstructed except as permitted within this Zoning Code.
Accessible and available to all occupants of dwelling units
for whose use the space is required.
Relief from one (1) of the provisions of this Chapter, as
applied to a specific piece of property or permitting a use other
than one (1) of those prescribed by the zoning ordinance in the particular
district.
The failure of a structure or other development without the
elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of
compliance required by the Floodplain Regulations is presumed to be
in violation until such time as that documentation is provided
Any sign which is in any manner affixed to any exterior wall
of a building or structure and which projects not more than eighteen
(18) inches from the building or structure wall and which does not
extend more than six (6) feet above the parapet, caves or building
facade of the building on which it is located.
An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining
lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure
from the ground upward except as otherwise provided. In measuring
a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the
depth of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal
distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
The yards within the "C-1", "M-1" and "M-2" Districts can be paved.
A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the
front line of the main building to the front lot line.
A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the
main building and the side lot lines.
A yard between the main building and the adjacent side line
of the lot and extending entirely from a front yard to the rear yard
thereof.
A section of the zoning area for which uniform regulations
governing the use, height, area, size and intensity of use of buildings,
land and open space are herein established.
The person or persons authorized and empowered by the Governing
Body having jurisdiction to administer the requirements of these zoning
regulations.
The area to be zoned as set out on the official Zoning Map
filed of record.
The person charged with the administration and enforcement
of this Zoning Code or his/her duly authorized appointee.
The official zoning ordinance of the City together with any
and all amendments hereto, adopted pursuant to Chapter 89, RSMo.
