[CC 1992 §§405.010, 515.020; Ord.
No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976; Ord. No. 472 §1, 3-25-1985; Ord. No. 574 §2, 3-29-1989; Ord. No. 05-865 §4, 9-28-2005]
A. This
Section contains the district regulations of the "A" Single-Family
Residence District.
B. Permitted Land Uses And Developments.
4. Public schools, elementary and high, and educational institutions
having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in public schools.
5. Golf courses, except miniature courses and driving tees operated
for commercial purposes.
6. Nurseries and truck gardening, but not raising of poultry, pets or
livestock for strictly commercial purposes or on a scale that would
be objectionable because of noise or odor to surrounding residences.
8. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses,
not involving the conduct of a business, including a private garage.
Any accessory building which is not a part of the main structure must
comply with the provisions of this Title.
9. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which
buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction
work.
10. All signs that indicate commercial advertising are strictly prohibited.
11. Garages:
a. Garages which are in any manner joined or attached to the house building
must follow the architectural design of the roof of the main building
and such garage must be built five (5) feet inside of any lot line.
b. Garages which are an accessory or detached building must be set in
back of the front yard line and may be built not closer than three
(3) feet to the rear or side yard property line.
c. Garages on corner lots. Garages which are an accessory
or a detached building must be built not less than twenty (20) feet
back from side lot line (facing a public street) and not less than
three (3) feet inside from any adjoining lot lines.
12. Group homes. A group home, as defined in Section
405.010, shall be a permitted use in any residential zoning district in the City of Charlack, subject to the following limitations:
[Ord. No. 15-18 §1, 12-1-2015]
a.
No more than eight (8) unrelated mentally or physically handicapped
persons may reside in any individual group home.
b.
Not more than two (2) additional persons acting as houseparents
or guardians, who need not be related to each other or to any of the
mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home, may
also reside on the premises.
c.
The exterior appearance of any group home and property shall
be in reasonable conformance with scale, massing, appearance, site
design, architecture, other characteristics and general neighborhood
standards of the area within which the group home is located, as determined
by the reasonable professional administrative judgment of the City's
Director of Public Works. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the
City's Director of Public Works as to this reasonable conformance
requirement may appeal that decision to the City of Charlack's
Board of Adjustment in accordance with the City's Municipal Code
of Ordinances.
d.
No group home may be established on any lot which is adjacent
to any portion of the lot line of any existing group home, whether
such existing group home is located within or outside the City. No
group home which is owned or operated in whole or in part by an affiliated
person or entity (as defined herein) that owns or operates, in whole
or in part, an existing group home may be located on the same or opposite
side of the street upon which such an existing affiliated group home
has any frontage within the same block as the existing affiliated
group home, whether such existing affiliated group home is located
within or outside the City. As used in this Section, an "affiliated
person or entity" means:
(1) A firm, partnership, joint venture, association,
organization or entity of any kind in which the applicant holds any
stock, title, or other ownership interest of at least twenty percent
(20%); or
(2) An individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
association, organization or entity of any kind, whose affairs the
applicant has the legal or practical ability to direct, either directly
or indirectly, whether by contractual agreement, majority ownership
interest, any lessor ownership interest, familial relationship or
in any other manner.
e.
Parking.
(1) Each group home shall provide sufficient off-street parking in conformity with the parking standards set forth in Section
405.080 of the City of Charlack's Municipal Code to accommodate the needs of the houseparents, residents and visitors to the premises. The City's Director of Public Works shall establish the required number of parking spaces for each group home based upon:
(a) The number of houseparents or guardians to reside
in the home;
(b) The reasonable needs and circumstances of the persons
intended to reside in the home; and
(c) The reasonably anticipated frequency and duration
of visitors to the home.
(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision by the City's
Director of Public Works as to the number or necessity of parking
spaces may appeal that decision to the City's Board of Adjustment
in accordance with the City's Code of Ordinances.
f.
Reasonable accommodations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
405.080(B)(12) to the contrary, in order to make specific housing available to one (1) or more individuals with disabilities, a disabled person or a person acting on his or her behalf at his or her request (collectively, the "applicant") may request a reasonable accommodation relating to the various land use or zoning rules, policies, practices and/or procedure of the City applicable to such housing.
(1) A request by an applicant for reasonable accommodation
relating to land use or zoning rules, policies, practices and/or procedures
shall be made orally or in writing. The request shall state:
(a) The current zoning for the property;
(b) The name, phone number and address of the owner
of the fee interest of the property (if other than the applicant);
(c) The nature of the disability that requires the
reasonable accommodation. In the event that the specific individuals
who are expected to reside at the property are not known to the applicant
in advance of making the application, the applicant shall not be precluded
from filing the application, but shall submit details describing the
range of disabilities that prospective residents are expected to have
to qualify for the housing. The applicant shall notify the Director
of Public Works, in the event the residents at the location are not
within the range described. The Director of Public Works shall then
determine if an amended application and subsequent determination of
reasonable accommodation is appropriate;
(d) The specific type of accommodation requested by
the applicant. To the extent practicable, this portion should include
information concerning the impact of the reasonable accommodation
on the adjoining properties and area, the number of people who are
expected to be availing themselves of the reasonable accommodation,
the estimated number of people in an average week who will be necessary
to provide services to the person(s) with disabilities at the property
on an ongoing basis, whether or not this type of reasonable accommodation
is required to obtain a license from any State or County authority
to operate, and any other information the applicant thinks would assist
in determining the reasonableness of the accommodation;
(e) The applicant should also note, if known, whether
this accommodation requires any additional licensure from the City
(e.g., business license); and
(f) Whether the accommodation requested may be necessary
to afford one (1) or more disabled persons equal opportunity to use
and enjoy a specific dwelling.
(2) Within sixty (60) days of receiving a request for
a reasonable accommodation, the Director of Public Works shall issue
a written decision, either approving or denying the applicant's
request. If the Director of Public Works does not issue a written
decision within sixty (60) days, the application shall be deemed denied.
The Director of Public Works can impose such conditions upon any decision
to approve a request for reasonable accommodations that he/she deems
necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Any person
aggrieved by a decision of the City's Director of Public Works
to approve or deny an application for reasonable accommodations may
appeal that decision to the City's Board of Adjustment in accordance
with the City's Code of Ordinances.
C. Height Limitation Of Structures. No building shall exceed
two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height
from the ground level (using the level of the lowest grade as ground
level of the structure).
D. Lot Dimension, Lot Area And Yard Requirements.
1. Dwelling shall be situated on tracts of land providing at least eight
thousand (8,000) square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit except
that any lot or tract of record on June 16, 1950, of the City of Charlack
containing less area may be used as a site for one (1) single-family
dwelling together with the customary accessory uses and structures.
2. Each lot shall have not less than fifty (50) feet fronting an approved
public or private road.
3. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty
(30) feet. The Board of Aldermen may grant a variance upon application
to the Board to permit a front yard of less than thirty (30) feet
if the Board finds that a majority of the frontage of one (1) side
of the street between two (2) intersecting streets in which the proposed
variance lot is located is improved with buildings that have less
than thirty (30) feet and in which the average is less than thirty
(30) feet and if the Board further finds that the granting of the
variance will not adversely affect adjacent dwelling units in the
neighborhood as a whole.
4. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty
percent (20%) of the total depth of the lot but not more than thirty-two
(32) feet.
5. No structure of any kind shall be built within the area of the yard
requirements herein provided except as provided for garages and except
a chain link fence of a height not in excess of forty-eight (48) inches
from the ground level or any stockade, privacy style fence which exceeds
the height of six (6) feet on level ground from street level or exceeds
eight (8) feet in height to meet the downward slope of a lot from
street level. Nor shall any fence be erected, placed or built past
the front building line of any building erected on said lot.
6. No structure, other than a permitted sign or permitted fences, shall
be erected within thirty (30) feet of any public roadway right-of-way
line. In the case of corner lots, no structure exceeding forty-eight
(48) inches in height or plant material exceeding forty-eight (48)
inches in height may be erected within the triangular area bounded
by the property lines and the line connecting the two (2) points of
the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property
lines.
7. The provisions relating to setback from a public roadway right-of-way
line shall not apply to a corner lot located at an intersection of
two (2) or more streets when the building width of each lot shall
be less than twenty-eight (28) feet, but in no event in the case of
a corner lot shall a structure be erected as permitted herein within
fifteen (15) feet of any public roadway right-of-way line.
8. Churches, schools and nurseries shall be located on a tract of land
of not less than one (1) acre.
E. Parking Requirements.
1. Each single-family dwelling shall provide one (1) off-street parking
space.
2. Churches shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for each
four (4) seats in the main auditorium of the church.
3. Schools shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for each classroom
and separate office in such school plus one (1) space for every four
(4) students over the age of sixteen (16) whom the school is designated
to accommodate.
4. Golf courses, playgrounds, nurseries and truck gardening shall provide
adequate spaces for employees and visitors' automobiles to assure
that no such vehicles need be parked on any street.
5. Parking of commercial vehicles is prohibited in this district between
the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 6:00 A.M. unless such commercial vehicle
shall be parked during said hours in an enclosed garage.
6. Parking areas, including driveways, shall be kept in a dust-free
condition but need not in this district be paved and no parking shall
be permitted on a lot other than a clearly designated driveway or
parking area. No parking area other than a driveway shall be provided
within the front yard.
F. Signs Permitted In District. Parks and playgrounds, churches,
public schools, golf courses, nurseries and truck gardening may have
one (1) informational sign not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet
in gross area or outline area which shall not be erected within fifteen
(15) feet of any public road right-of-way line. A sign designed as
a temporary for sale sign may be erected in the same manner as an
informational sign provided that said sign shall not be erected for
a period exceeding three (3) months in any twelve (12) month period.
Any such for sale sign shall not display thereon misleading or false
representations as to the zoning district and uses permitted within
the district. All other signs other than public directional signs
are prohibited.
[CC 1992 §405.020; Ord. No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976]
A. This
Section contains the district regulations of the "B" Two-Family Dwelling
District.
B. Permitted
land uses are the same as provided in "A" Single-Family District,
except two-family dwellings are permitted.
C. Height Limitations Of Structures. Same as provided in "A"
Single-Family District.
D. Lot Dimension, Lot Area And Yard Requirements.
1. Dwelling shall be situated on tracts of land providing at least twelve
thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet.
2. Each lot shall have not less than seventy-five (75) feet fronting
an approved public or private road.
3. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty
(30) feet. The Board of Aldermen may grant a variance upon application
to the Board to permit a front yard of less than thirty (30) feet
if the Board finds that a majority of the frontage of one (1) side
of the street between two (2) intersecting streets in which the proposed
variance lot is located is improved with buildings that have less
than thirty (30) feet and in which the average is less than thirty
(30) feet and if the Board further finds that the granting of the
variance will not adversely affect adjacent dwelling units in the
neighborhood as a whole.
4. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty
percent (20%) of the total depth of the lot but not more than thirty-two
(32) feet.
5. No structure of any kind shall be built within the area of the yard
requirements herein provided except as provided for garages and except
a fence of a height not in excess of forty-eight (48) inches from
the ground level.
6. No structure, other than a permitted sign or permitted fences, shall
be erected within thirty (30) feet of any public roadway right-of-way
line. In the case of corner lots, no structure exceeding forty-eight
(48) inches in height or plant material exceeding forty-eight (48)
inches in height may be erected within the triangular area bounded
by the property lines and the line connecting the two (2) points of
the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property
lines.
7. The provisions relating to setback from a public roadway right-of-way
line shall not apply to a corner lot located at an intersection of
two (2) or more streets when the building width of the lot shall be
less than twenty-eight (28) feet, but in no event in the case of a
corner lot shall a structure be erected as permitted herein within
fifteen (15) feet of any public roadway right-of-way line.
8. Churches, schools and nurseries shall be located on a tract of land
of not less than one (1) acre.
E. Parking Requirements. Same as "A" Single-Family Dwelling
except that one (1) off- street parking space shall be provided for
each dwelling unit.
F. Signs Permitted In District. Same as provided in "A" Single-Family
District.
G. Additional Regulations. A two-family dwelling shall provide
a separate bath, separate kitchen and at least two (2) entrances,
at least one (1) of which must be on the front or side of the building.
[CC 1992 §405.030; Ord. No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976]
A. This
Section contains the district regulations of the "C" Multiple-Family
Dwelling District.
B. Permitted Land Uses And Developments. Same as provided in
"A" Single-Family District, except that multiple-family dwellings
are permitted.
C. Height Limitation Of Structures. Same as provided in "A"
Single-Family District.
D. Lot Dimension, Lot Area And Yard Requirements.
1. Dwelling shall be situated on tracts of land providing not less than
three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit.
2. Each lot shall have not less than seventy-five (75) feet fronting
an approved public or private road.
3. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty
(30) feet. The Board of Aldermen may grant a variance upon application
to the Board to permit a front yard of less than thirty (30) feet
if the Board finds that a majority of the frontage of one (1) side
of the street between two (2) intersecting streets in which the proposed
variance lot is located is improved with buildings that have less
than thirty (30) feet and in which the average is less than thirty
(30) feet and if the Board further finds that the granting of the
variance will not adversely affect adjacent dwelling units in the
neighborhood as a whole.
4. No structure shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of the side
property line.
5. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than thirty
percent (30%) of the total depth of the lot; provided however, that
the rear yard line need not exceed forty (40) feet.
E. Parking Requirements. Same as "A" Single-Family Dwelling
except that one and one-half (1½) off-street parking spaces
shall be provided for each family unit.
F. Signs Permitted In District. Same as provided in "A" Single-Family
except there may be one (1) identification sign affixed to the building
identifying the name of the apartments but such sign shall not exceed
ten (10) square feet in outline area.
G. Additional Regulations. All multiple-unit dwellings shall
have sidewalks fronting on the public streets. Said sidewalks to be
a minimum of four (4) feet in width and a minimum of eighteen (18)
inches from the property line and shall extend the entire length of
the lot that fronts upon a public street.
[CC 1992 §405.040; Ord. No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976; Ord. No. 05-865 §4, 9-28-2005]
A. This
Section contains the district regulations of the "D" Commercial District.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. General retail sales and services but not including sales of used
cars or operation of a massage parlor and certain uses specified as
conditional uses in this Section.
2. Libraries, reading rooms, clubs, meeting rooms, auditoriums, theaters,
and other facilities for public assembly of not more than one thousand
five hundred (1,500) persons.
5. Fire stations, postal stations, Police stations and office buildings
for private or governmental uses.
7. Automatic vending facilities for ice and dry ice, beverages and confections.
8. Accessory buildings, land uses, and activities customarily incident
to any of the above uses.
C. Height Limitation Of Structures. Same as provided in "A"
Single-Family District.
D. Lot Dimension, Lot Area And Yard Requirements.
1. Every lot or tract of land in this district shall have an area of
not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
2. Each lot shall have not less than seventy-five (75) feet fronting
an approved public or private road.
3. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than ten (10)
feet.
4. Where a lot is located upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling
purposes there shall be a side yard of not less than five (5) feet
and in all other cases a side yard in a business district shall not
be required.
5. No rear yard shall be required in this district except where a lot
abuts a residential district in which case there shall be a rear yard
of not less than five (5) feet.
6. Building area excluding parking shall not exceed seventy percent
(70%) of the lot area.
E. Parking Requirements.
1. Requirements for parking in this district are the same as provided
for "A" Single-Family except that in addition thereto in case of commercial
activities one (1) off-street parking space two hundred fifty (250)
square feet in area including adjacent driveway shall be provided
for passenger vehicles for each three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area in every commercial building.
2. Mortuaries shall provide ten (10) parking spaces for each parlor
or stateroom.
3. Auditoriums, theaters and other places of public assembly are to
provide one (1) parking space for every four (4) seats or one (1)
parking space for every fifty (50) feet of floor space for uses without
fixed seats.
4. Hotels and motels shall provide one (1) space for each room plus
additional spaces for employees.
5. Restaurants and taverns shall provide one (1) space for each two
hundred (200) feet of gross floor area.
6. All parking areas and driveways shall be paved with a hard surface.
F. Signs Permitted In District.
1. Sign regulations of "A" Single-Family shall apply except that business
signs may be provided but limited to one (1) business sign used in
connection with any permitted business. Each business sign may be
twenty (20) square feet in outline area, however, a building which
is occupied by only one (1) business and the front wall facade facing
the street exceeds four hundred (400) square feet, a business sign
on such building may have an outline area equal to five percent (5%)
of the front wall of the building except that the maximum sign area
on any building shall not exceed forty-five (45) square feet. Business
signs shall not project beyond buildings more than eighteen (18) inches
horizontally and every sign shall be permanently affixed to the face
of the building fronting on a street or painted on ground floor window
glass fronting on the street and shall not project above the lowest
elevation of the roof. Sign shall only be illuminated by internal,
non-intermittent, incandescent or florescent light sources.
2. No advertising sign shall be permitted within this district.
G. Conditional Uses Permitted As A Special Use.
1. Single and multi-family dwelling units.
2. Gasoline filling stations.
3. Garages for repair or remodeling of automobiles and other vehicles.
5. Light industrial uses permitted under light industrial district regulations
only if combined with permitted uses.
7. Commercial automobile washing facilities.
[CC 1992 §405.050; Ord. No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976]
A. This
Section contains the district regulations of the "E" Light Industrial
District.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Manufacturing or fabrication of any commodity from semi-finished
materials, except explosive or flammable gases or liquids.
2. Warehousing or wholesaling of manufactured goods except that live
animals, explosives or flammable gases or liquids shall not be permitted.
3. Laundries and dry cleaning plants.
4. Public and private offices or office buildings.
5. Research laboratories and facilities.
6. Truck, bus and rail terminals.
7. Accessory buildings, land uses and activities customarily incident
to any of the above uses.
C. Height Limitation Of Structures. Same as provided in "A"
Single-Family District.
D. Lot Dimension, Lot Area And Yard Requirements.
1. Every lot or tract of land in this district shall have an area of
not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.
2. Each lot shall have not less than one hundred (100) feet fronting
an approved public or private road.
3. Front, rear and side yard and total square feet lot usage is the
same as "D" Commercial.
E. Parking Requirements. Same as provided in "D" Commercial
District.
F. Signs Permitted In District. Same as provided in "D" Commercial
District.
G. Conditional Uses Permitted As A Special Use.
1. Gasoline service station and automobile repair.
[CC 1992 §405.060; Ord. No. 317 §2, 6-13-1975]
A. The
regulations set forth in this Section or set forth elsewhere in this
Title, when referred to in this Section, are the district regulations
for the "FP" Flood Plain District which encompasses land along the
areas within the City of which hydrographic study and calculation
indicates a risk of life and property as a consequence of stormwater
runoff.
B. Permitted Uses.
1. Public parks, parkways and scenic areas.
2. Public and private non-commercial picnic grounds and swimming pools.
3. Underground and aboveground public utility transmission and distribution
lines and pipelines including booster stations, provided that any
such booster station shall be adequately screened with landscaping,
fencing or walls, or any combination thereof, or shall be placed underground,
or shall be enclosed in a structure in such a manner so as to blend
with and compliment the character of the surrounding area.
4. Off-street parking areas for automobiles.
5. Yard areas required for residences.
6. Business, directional or informational signs.
7. Accessory buildings, land uses and activities customarily incident
to any of the above uses.
C. Conditional special use permits issued pursuant to Section
405.070 of this Code which uses include:
1. Off-street loading and unloading facilities when adjacent to a use
lying within a district in which the principal commercial or industrial
activity is permitted.
2. Clean earth landfill, provided that the flood-carrying capacity of
the watercourse is not unduly affected.
3. Railroad tracks and associated structures, provided that any track
bed fill required will provide adequacy for the passage of floodwater.
4. All public utility facilities.
5. Public or private, not-for-profit or for profit community centers,
athletic fields or other recreational uses, provided that no permanent
or temporary structure or buildings for human habitation are included.
D. Height Limitations For Structures. The total height of any
structure shall not exceed thirty (30) feet.
E. Lot Area. The front yard, rear yard and side yard regulations
in the "A" Single-Family Dwelling District regulation shall apply
in Flood Plain Districts.
F. Alternate Floodplain District Regulations. In the "FP" Flood
Plain District, alternate zoning regulations shall apply under certain
conditions, as follows:
1. Any lot or tract of land in the "FP" Flood Plain District, an alternate
district which is designated upon the Zoning District Map and is the
district designation following the letters "FP" on the Map, may be
utilized if the particular property is placed in such condition, as
required in this paragraph, as to effectively and without increasing
the flooding problems of other properties, remove the property from
flooding as determined by the flood elevation study made by the Zoning
Commission and used as basic data for determining the extent of the
Flood Plain District. If the standards required by this paragraph
are satisfactorily met by the user of any lot or tract of land in
the "FP" Flood Plain District, such user may utilize the property
for such uses and under such regulations as are contained in the district
regulations of the district designated after the "FP" Code designation
as the alternate district for the particular property.
2. In order to utilize the alternate Flood Plain District regulations,
a property owner or user shall submit to the Zoning Commission a plan
for adequate flood protection against the amount of water that would
flow past the property in cubic feet per second, as determined by
the flood elevation study made by the Zoning Commission, and used
as basic data for determining the extent of the Flood Plain Districts.
Such plan must be approved by the Zoning Commission and in public
hearing in the same manner as required for change of zoning hereunder
and be approved by the Board of Aldermen. The plan must include a
report by a registered professional engineer of demonstrated competence
in hydrology as to the adequacy of the proposed plan for flood protection
relative to the elevation of the flood plain and the flow as determined
in the flood plain elevation study made by the Zoning Commission.
The Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen may require such additional
data or engineering studies from the applicant as may be necessary
to determine the adequacy of the proposed plan for flood protection.
[CC 1992 §405.070; Ord. No. 335 §2, 6-11-1976]
A. The Board of Aldermen shall review each report of the Zoning Commission issued pursuant to Section
405.070(B) of this Code, and shall conduct a hearing on the application to which the report relates. After due consideration as to whether or not the proposed uses and developments set forth in the application are consistent with good planning practice, can be operated in a manner that is not detrimental to the permitted developments and uses in the district, can be developed and operated in a manner that is visually compatible with permitted uses in the surrounding area, and are deemed essential or desirable to preserve and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the City of Charlack, the Board of Aldermen may disapprove said application or approve such application together with such reasonable conditions as may be attached to the special use permit.
B. Each
application for special use permit presented to the Board of Aldermen
shall be accompanied by a bill which shall be passed or defeated by
the vote of the Board of Aldermen and the special use permit shall
not be granted by resolution or by voice vote but only by ordinance
duly enacted by the City of Charlack.
C. In
consideration of an application, either by application or by bill,
the minutes of the meeting shall reflect the finding of the Board
of Aldermen.
D. Every
application for a special use permit when filed with the City Clerk
shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the sum of one hundred fifty
dollars ($150.00). Any application not accompanied by the filing fee
shall be returned by the City Clerk.
[CC 1992 §§520.010 — 520.020; Ord. No. 97 §§1 — 4, 4-22-1957]
A. Definition. For the purposes of this Section, the word "owner" shall include persons having the fee simple title
of any such lot, his/her rental agent or the agent or trustee of such
owner who has control or management of such lot or any lessee or assignee
of such owner.
B. Obstructions Prohibited On Corner Lots.
1. It shall be unlawful for any owner of any corner lot in the City,
which abuts upon two (2) intersecting streets on which a front yard
and a side yard or a front yard only are required by the ordinance
of this City, to erect, place or maintain any fence, wall, sign, or
other structure or object, hedge, shrub, tree or other growth within
that portion of the lot lying between the points of intersection of
the property lines abutting such intersecting streets at such corner
and a line connecting points upon each of such intersecting property
lines of such lot which tends or will tend in any manner to obscure
the clear view by persons using said streets or persons or vehicles
approaching upon the intersecting streets.
2. Every person owning such lot will keep all trees trimmed of limbs,
branches and leaves, as well as all shrubs and other growth, between
a point three (3) feet above the crown of said intersecting streets
and a point six (6) feet above the crown of said intersecting streets
where such trees, shrubs or other growth are located nearer than thirty
(30) feet from the intersecting property lines of streets forty (40)
feet wide or less; nearer than twenty-five (25) feet from the intersecting
property lines of streets fifty (50) feet wide; or nearer than twenty
(20) feet from the intersecting property lines of streets sixty (60)
feet wide.
3. In the event there is a building line nearer than the distance as
specified for the various width streets, no obstructions as prohibited
in this Section shall be permitted between the building line and the
street.
[Ord. No. 05-865 §2, 9-28-2005]
Short-term loan establishments, including those entities licensed
by the State of Missouri pursuant to Section 408.500, RSMo., should
be restricted as to their locations so that they should not be located
within five hundred (500) feet of a school, children's home, church
or public park or playground.