[R.O. 1998 § 400.200; CC 1988 App. A
§6; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
The regulations set forth in this
Article or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter when referred to in
this Article are the regulations in the "R-3" Multiple-Family Residence
District.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.210; CC 1988 App. A
§6.1; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A. A building or premises shall be used only
for the following purposes:
3.
Multiple-family dwellings.
5.
Publicly owned or operated park,
playground, community building, museum, library, art gallery.
6.
Utility and public utility owned
facilities.
7.
Public schools and parochial or private
schools offering a similar curriculum.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.220; CC 1988 App. A
§6.2; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A. Accessory buildings and uses customarily
incidental to the foregoing uses.
B. Any accessory building that is not a part
of the main structure shall not be located in front of the main structure.
C. Accessory buildings which are not a part
of the main building and accessory buildings connected by a breezeway
may be erected in a required rear yard, but such accessory buildings
shall not be nearer than five (5) feet, or conform with fire district
regulations where a larger side yard is required, to any side or rear
lot lines. Such accessory buildings shall not occupy more than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the required rear yard; however, in the case of a
small lot, the garage need not be less than five hundred (500) square
feet. There shall be not more than two (2) accessory buildings as
follows:
1.
An attached or unattached garage
not to exceed seven hundred fifty (750) square feet; and
2.
One (1) other attached or unattached
accessory building not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet;
however, the total of both such accessory buildings shall not exceed
seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.
D. No accessory building shall be constructed
upon a lot until the construction of the main building has been actually
commenced and no accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.230; CC 1988 App. A,
§6.3; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1517 §3, 12-10-1990]
A. Facilities of hospitals, clubs and institutions,
(excluding institutions for criminals and excluding any residential
or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug
abuse); provided, however, that such buildings may occupy not over
fifty percent (50%) of the total area of the lot or tract; provided
further, that the buildings shall be set back from all yard lines
heretofore established an additional distance of not less than two
(2) feet for each foot of building height.
1.
Nursing home and facilities.
2.
Residential group homes on sites
of not less than one (1) acre.
3.
Group Homes.
a.
The exterior appearance of the home
and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood
standards.
b.
No group home shall be located within
five hundred (500) feet of another group home.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.240; CC 1988 App. A
§6.4; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 2015 §1, 5-4-1998]
A. Number Of Required Spaces.
1.
Single- Or Two-Family Dwelling. One
(1) parking space for each unit.
2.
Multiple-Family Dwelling. Two (2)
parking spaces for each unit.
3.
Community Building, Museum, Library
Or Art Gallery. Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking
space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.
4.
School. One (1) parking space for
each five (5) seats in the main auditorium or three (3) spaces for
each classroom, whichever is greater.
5.
Church. One (1) parking space for
each four (4) seats in the main auditorium. [A seat is defined as
eighteen (18) inches in a pew.]
6.
Hospital. One (1) parking space for
each four (4) beds.
7.
Club Or Lodge. One (1) parking space
for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area.
8.
Nursing Home Or Residential Group
Home. One (1) parking space for each five (5) beds.
B. Additional Parking Requirements.
1.
The required parking spaces for single-family
and two-family residences shall be located in the side and rear yard
and in the front yard on a driveway only.
2.
Any new driveway or existing driveway
that is widened in any way shall be constructed of concrete or asphalt.
3.
No driveway located in the front
yard of a two-family dwelling shall exceed ten (10) feet in width,
except on lots greater than sixty (60) feet in width, a driveway shall
not exceed twenty-four (24) feet in width. There shall be only one
(1) driveway, and a circle drive shall have a minimum radius of forty
(40) feet. Driveways and surfaced parking areas shall not occupy more
than thirty percent (30%) of a front yard.
4.
No driveway in the front yard of
a multiple-family dwelling shall exceed twenty (20) feet in width
and there shall not be more than two (2) driveways in any required
front yard.
5.
No vehicle shall be parked in a front,
side or rear yard except in a residential driveway, as defined in
this Code. No vehicle of any type, including any type of trailer,
which exceeds twenty-seven (27) feet in length, a height greater than
eight (8) feet and licensed for twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds
or more shall be parked within this zoning district, except that recreation
vehicles, properly licensed as such, shall be allowed, provided that
they are parked on a residential driveway, as defined in this Code
and are located behind the front yard setback. No vehicle, including
without limitation, any type of trailer, may be parked in a side or
rear yard, except in a residential driveway, as defined in this Code.
6.
Unlicensed vehicles and trailers
shall be parked within an enclosed structure.
7.
The total number of vehicles, including
allowed recreational vehicles and trailers on a premises, shall not
exceed two (2) for any one (1) residential unit.
C. Tow Truck Parking.
[Ord. No.
3202, 9-8-2020]
1.
No tow truck shall be parked on the
street, unless it is in the process of towing a vehicle.
2.
Tow trucks shall only be permitted
to be parked on a driveway if the following criteria are met:
a.
The tow truck weighs twenty thousand
(20,000) or less pounds;
b.
The tow truck is thirty (30) feet
or less in length (as measured by the longest distance from front
to end of the vehicle);
c.
No part of the tow truck is parked
within twenty-five (25) feet of the center line of the abutting street;
d.
No part of the tow truck overlaps
the sidewalk for the abutting street;
e.
The tow truck is properly registered
with the State of Missouri; and
f.
The tow truck is covered by valid
insurance.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.250; CC 1988 App. A
§6.5; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A. Front Yards.
1.
There shall be a front yard of not
less than thirty (30) feet to the front line of the building and not
less than twenty (20) feet to the front line of an open porch or paved
terrace. However, any building now existing shall not be required
to change. Corner lots shall provide a front yard on both abutting
streets.
2.
Any residential building hereafter
erected or altered shall have a front entrance facing the street,
and a driveway of not less than nine (9) feet wide and extending to
the rear building line, except where a garage is attached to the building.
3.
Where lots comprising forty percent
(40%) or more of the frontage in a block are developed with buildings
having an average front yard with a variation of not more than ten
(10) feet, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall
project beyond the average front yard line. This regulation shall
not be interpreted to require a front yard of more than sixty (60)
feet
B. Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard
having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet or thirty percent
(30%) of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is the larger. In
the case of a corner lot, the rear yard shall not be less than five
(5) feet.
C. Side Yards. On interior lots, there shall
be a side yard on each side of not less than five (5) feet from the
side lot line.
D. Lot Area. Every single-family dwelling
unit hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a lot
area of not less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet,
and every duplex shall have eleven thousand (11,000) square feet.
Every multiple-family dwelling unit hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall provide a lot area of not less than five thousand five
hundred (5,500) square feet.
E. Frontage. Every lot shall be at least one
hundred fifty (150) feet wide as measured from one property line to
the other, measured at the front building line.
F. Window and door awnings may project thirty
(30) inches into a required front yard; however, such awnings shall
not extend more than one (1) foot on either side of the window or
door frame. Porch roofs may project six (6) feet into a required front
yard and may be physically supported; however, the covered space shall
not be enclosed on any side. The normal projections of chimneys and
bay, bow or box windows may extend into a required yard by no more
than twenty-four (24) inches.
G. There shall be no storage of household
items, auto parts, tires, appliances, building materials, or of any
material within a front yard or in front of the main building, or
in the rear yard except in an enclosed storage structure.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.260; CC 1988 App. A
§6.6; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet, except as provided in Section
400.640.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.270; CC 1988 App. A
§6.7; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989]
A. Whenever an existing multi-family residential
building is enlarged or a new multi-family residential building is
erected, the following site design requirements shall be provided:
1.
Access And Circulation. All developed
parcels shall provide an interior drive with a minimum width of twenty
(20) feet. Parking lots shall provide ingress and egress at both ends
of each parking bay or parking lot, with a provision for circulation
of vehicles around the main building on the premises. Driveway openings
shall be limited to one (1) drive per one hundred (100) feet of lot
frontage and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in width.
2.
Sidewalks And Drives.
a.
Sidewalks shall be provided along
the front property line on the property or on the street right-of-way
between the property line and the edge of the street paving or curb;
the location and design to be approved by appropriate Highway Department
and/or Director of Public Services.
b.
All roads, drives and parking areas
shall be paved with concrete or asphalt. Concrete curb and gutters
shall be provided along all roads and drives that do not abut parking
spaces. All parking lot areas shall have a perimeter edged with curb
and gutter.
3.
Lighting. All parking areas and walkways
shall be illuminated so as to produce a minimum illumination of five
(5) footcandles within said areas. All exterior lighting shall be
erected so as to not create more than five (5) footcandles of light
or direct, objectionable light onto adjacent residential property.
All lighting shall be served with underground cable. All exterior
lighting shall be provided with high pressure sodium vapor equipment.
4.
Landscaping.
a.
Any part of lot area not used for
buildings or other structures, or for parking, loading or accessways
shall be landscaped with grass, ground covers, trees, shrubs and pedestrian
walks.
b.
A ratio of one (1), two-inch caliper
tree shall be planted in a two hundred (200) square foot landscaped
island provided for every ten (10) consecutive parking spaces. The
required landscaped islands shall be placed to evenly divide or proportion
the parking spaces. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total plantings
shall be of the large shade tree category, as specified by the Director
of Public Services.
5.
Drainage. Surface or underground
storm drainage facilities shall be provided for all roads and drives
and parking areas. All storm drainage shall be directed into established
surface or underground storm drainage facilities.
6.
The Board of Aldermen, after report
and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may vary
the foregoing requirements where the character of the use or site
is such to make unnecessary the full provisions of these requirements
or create an unnecessary burden on the use of the site.