[CC §24.29; Ord. No.
265, 8-16-1986; Ord. No. 1032 §1, 3-17-2014]
A.
Requirement of Permit. Prior to the construction or installation
of any swimming pool within the City of St. John, the person or persons
proposing such construction or installation must apply for and obtain
from the Department of Public Works a permit for construction or installation,
after first filing an application which must include a written plan
of the location of the pool. The Department of Public Works shall
then issue a permit for the construction or installation of said pool
and shall thereafter perform on-site inspection after completion so
that said pool complies with this Article.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 1, 12-5-2016]
B.
Location. Private swimming pools shall not encroach on any
front or side yards. A wall of a swimming pool shall not be located
less than six (6) feet from any rear or side property line or ten
(10) feet from any residence and street property line. Swimming pools
shall not be installed within the required set-back distance required
by Union Electric for overhead electric wires.
C.
Drainage Systems. The swimming pool and equipment shall
be equipped to be completely emptied of water and the discharge of
water shall be disposed of in a manner that will not create a nuisance
to adjoining property.
D.
Accessories. The swimming pool accessories shall be designed,
constructed, and installed so as not to be a safety hazard. Installations
or structures for diving purposes shall be properly anchored to insure
stability, and properly designed and located for maximum security.
E.
Swimming Pool Safety Devices. Every person owning land on
which there is situated a swimming pool, which has an effective dam
height of twenty-four (24) inches at any point, shall erect and maintain
thereon an adequate enclosure either surrounding the property or pool
area, sufficient to make such body of water inaccessible to small
children.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 2, 12-5-2016]
F.
Other
protective devices approved by the Department of Public Works may
be used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substituted
devices are not less than the protection afforded by the enclosure,
gate and latch described herein.
[Ord. No. 967 §1, 9-19-2011]
All guardrails on a porch must be of the same construction.
No person shall construct, place or exhibit a guardrail that is not
made out of the same material as all other guardrail(s) on the same
porch.
No guardrails, or portion thereof, may be constructed out of
PVC piping.
[CC §24.30; Ord. No.
297, 7-20-1987]
A.
BOARD-UP
CIRCULATED PRINTED MATERIAL
GLASS
Definitions. The following words when used in this Section
shall have the meanings set out below:
The act of covering a window, door or other orifice with
material other than stone, brick, siding, clapboard or exterior covering
which is similar to and harmonious with the existing wall or facade
of any commercial or residential structure and, particularly, but
not limited to, the covering of any door, window or other orifice
with plywood.
Any newspaper (whether paid for or circulated without charge),
advertising circulars, political circulars or any other object containing
the printed word or pictures which is placed on any premises by a
person or organization other than the owner or occupier thereof.
Any type of plate, thermal, tinted or stained glass which
is affixed in a window, door or other orifice and which is used to
create a barrier between the inside and outside of a structure used
for commercial or residential purposes.
B.
No
owner or occupier of any commercial or residential structure within
the City of St. John shall board-up, or allow to be boarded-up, any
window, door or other orifice, or the glass contained therein, on
a commercial or residential building for a period of more than five
(5) days. Residential structures may be boarded-up for periods exceeding
five (5) days if and only if a special permit is issued by the Director
of Public Works on an application submitted for that purpose. Under
no circumstances shall any structure be boarded up for more than ninety
(90) days.
C.
No
owner or occupier of any commercial or residential structure within
the City of St. John shall allow circulated printed material to accumulate
outside of and on the premises of any said structure. For purposes
of enforcement of this Article, owner and/or occupier of said structure
and the surrounding premises shall be guilty of a violation hereof
if more than five (5) pieces of circulated written material accumulate
at one time. The entire edition of any newspaper, rather than each
page thereof, shall constitute one (1) piece of circulated printed
material. The additional accumulation of each said piece of circulated
printed material beyond the five (5) piece limit stated above shall
be deemed a separate violation.
[Ord. No. 1048 §1, 11-3-2014]
A.
It shall be unlawful to erect any fence in the City of St. John without
first having filed an application with the Public Works Director with
a sketch or diagram to scale showing the location, type of fencing
design, and a boundary survey, and having obtained a permit for the
erection of the fence.
B.
No fence in a residential district shall be constructed of hazardous
wire, wire loop, or of any material deemed dangerous by the Public
Works Director. Hazardous wire may be used in commercial districts
if it is located on a fence not less than eight (8) feet above the
grade of the ground surface upon which the fence is constructed.
C.
It shall be unlawful to construct, build, grow or erect any fence,
screen or obstruction in front of a line equal to the front wall of
the main structure of any property. All fencing on the side and rear
yards must be placed on the property boundary lines. Fences on corner
lots shall not be required to extend to the side or rear boundary
lines adjacent to the side street if such placement would create a
safety hazard.
[Ord. No. 1110 § 1, 11-21-2016]
D.
Fences, screens, or obstructions constructed prior to July 1, 1974,
which do not conform to the provisions herein may be repaired, restored,
or mended so long as such repairs, restoration, or mending is not
in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the entire original fence, screen
or obstruction. Once fifty percent (50%) of the original fence has
to be repaired, restored or mended, the entire fence must be brought
into compliance with the provisions of this Code. This Section should
not be interpreted to allow the installation of a totally new fence
by repairing, mending or restoring the old fence in separate sections.
Any new sections installed are not considered part of the original
fence.
E.
Ornamental fences thirty-six (36) inches in height, hedges or vegetative
screens less than six (6) feet in height shall not require a permit
as provided by this Section.
[Ord. No. 1110 § 2, 11-21-2016]
F.
The maximum height of a fence in any residential zoning district
is six (6) feet from the grade of the ground surface upon which the
fence is constructed. The maximum height of a fence in any commercial
zoning district shall be ten (10) feet from the grade of the ground
surface upon which the fence is constructed.
[Ord. No. 1110 § 3, 11-21-2016]
G.
Sight-proof fencing is allowed only on the side and rear yard lines
equal to or behind the front wall of the main structure. Sight-proof
fencing may be constructed only of material whose type, durability,
and quality have been approved by the Building Official. Sight-proof
fencing facing the street on which the house fronts is required to
have a gap of one and one-half (1 1/2) inches between the fence
boards. Fence boards of sight-proof fences must be no wider than six
(6) inches nominal width. Sight-proof materials for chain link fences
must be of equivalent or better quality and durability as that of
high density polyethelene with a minimum tensile strength of 3700
psi. Sight-proof fencing must be maintained to prevent rotting and
deterioration.
[Ord. No. 1110 § 4, 11-21-2016]
H.
All fences must be constructed with all posts, rails, and cross bracing
facing to the inside of the yard which is being enclosed.
I.
Fences on corner lots may not extend past the front building line
of the street on which they front and shall be allowed to extend past
the side structure line to the right-of-way of the street on the side
of the house.
J.
No yard may have more than one (1) fence erected on the boundary
of the property at a time. Fencing in addition to that which has been
placed on the property boundary may be erected for a specific purpose,
such as enclosing a garden or creating a kennel space, provided it
is not erected any closer than thirty-six (36) inches to any parallel
fence.
[Ord. No. 1110 § 5, 11-21-2016]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sections 505.070, Antennas — Definitions,
as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 530 §1, 11-20-1995; 505.071,
Building Permit Required, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 530 §1,
11-20-1995; 505.072, Existing Antenna Structure, as adopted and amended
by Ord. No. 530 §1, 11-20-1995; and 505.073, Applicability of
Building Code, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 530 §1, 11-20-1995,
were repealed 7-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1010 §1.
[CC §21.05; Ord. No.
191, 7-2-1981]
A.
All
commercial buildings located within the City limits of the City of
St. John shall have affixed thereto an address, which said address
shall contain numbers of a minimum height of four (4) inches, and
a maximum height of eight (8) inches, and the said number shall be
placed at a minimum of three (3) feet from the ground at such location
on the commercial buildings or property so as to be clearly visible
from the street or from a thoroughfare located on said property.
B.
All
residential property located within the corporate limits of the City
of St. John shall have affixed thereto address numbers of a minimum
height of four (4) inches, and said number shall be clearly visible
from the street or thoroughfare passing in front of said residence.
[Ord. No. 1033 §1, 3-17-2014]
[Ord. No. 629 §§1
— 3, 1-4-1999]
A.
There
is hereby assessed the sum of twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) annually
on all residential property within the City of St. John to provide
funds to pay the cost of certain repairs of defective sewer lines
serving such dwelling units. Nothing herein shall prevent the City
from reducing said assessment when it determines that a lesser amount
shall provide sufficient revenues to pay the authorized costs under
the City's Sewer Lateral Repair Policy. Any such reduction shall be
by ordinance.
B.
The
assessment shall be billed and collected annually in such manner as
shall be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the City Manager subject
to approval by the City Council. When the St. Louis County Collector
is willing to collect said fee, arrangements shall be made with the
Collector to add such assessment to the general tax bills issued to
the parties liable for said assessment.
C.
All
revenues from the assessment, including any interest generated therefrom,
shall be used only for the purpose of reimbursing the owners of residential
properties subject to said assessment for the repair of defective
sewer service lines serving such property in accordance with the City
of St. John Sewer Lateral Repair Policy and for the fees incurred
by the City for billing and collecting the assessment.
[Ord. No. 974 §1, 11-21-2011]
A.
EXISTING PORTABLE CARPORT STRUCTURE
PORTABLE CARPORT STRUCTURE
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
Any portable carport as defined in the following paragraph
in existence on the date of the passage of this Section.
A prefabricated structure which is either delivered assembled
or in parts to be assembled on site and to be used primarily for shelter
of cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, boats, recreational vehicles
or outside storage of any kind.
B.
Any
person, firm, or corporation installing or assembling a portable carport
structure in the City of St. John must first acquire a building permit
from the City, which permit application shall include a complete set
of manufacturer's installation instructions for said portable carport
structure.
C.
Portable
carport structures with plastic framing and cloth, fabric or plastic
roof or sides shall be prohibited in the City of St. John. Plastic
framing is not allowed for portable carport structures.
[Ord. No. 1108 § 1, 11-7-2016]
