[R.O. 2003 §400.420; Ord. No. 392 Art. VII §1, 11-5-1981]
A.
This Chapter shall be enforced by a Building Inspector appointed
by the City of Buckner. It shall be a violation of this Chapter for
any person to change or permit the change in the use of land or buildings
or structures or to erect, alter, move or improve any building or
structure until a building permit or certificate of occupancy has
been obtained under the following conditions:
1.
Building Permits. Whenever any structure or
building is to be improved in an amount exceeding five hundred dollars
($500.00), or erected, moved, or structurally altered, a building
permit shall be obtained from the City Clerk upon approval of the
Building Inspector. The City Clerk shall require every applicant for
a building permit to furnish the following information:
a.
A plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the exact size, shape,
and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location
on the lot of all existing buildings and structures, and the exact
size and location on the lot of the structure or building proposed
to be repaired, altered, erected or moved, and the size, arrangement,
number of parking stalls, movement of vehicles and ingress and egress
drives for all off-street parking and loading facilities.
b.
A declaration of the existing and intended use of each existing
and proposed building or structure on the lot and the number of families
and housekeeping units which each existing and proposed building is
designed to accommodate.
c.
Additional information relating to the proposed improvement
needed to determine compliance with these regulations.
d.
A survey prepared by a land surveyor or engineer registered
in the State of Missouri of the boundaries and elevation of the lot
on which the improvement is proposed to be located.
2.
Certificate Of Occupancy. No change shall be
made in the use of any land or building or structure after November
5, 1981, until a certificate of occupancy is obtained from the Building
Inspector certifying that all of the provisions of this Chapter are
complied with. Whenever a building permit is issued for the erection
of a new building or structure, an occupancy permit shall not be required,
except where the use of the building or structure is changed from
that for which the permit is issued or where the intended use is not
clearly stated on the building permit.
[R.O. 2003 §400.430; Ord. No. 392 Art. VII §2, 11-5-1981]
A.
The uses listed under the various districts herein as "Uses Permitted
on Review" are so classified because they more intensely dominate
the area in which they are located than do other uses permitted in
the district; however, the nature of such uses makes it desirable
that they be permitted to locate therein. The following procedure
is established to integrate properly the uses permitted on review
with the other land uses located in the district. These uses shall
be reviewed and authorized or rejected under the following procedure:
1.
An application shall be filed with the City Planning Commission
for review. Said application shall show the location and intended
use of the site, the names of all the property owners and existing
land uses within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet, and any other
material pertinent to the request which the City Planning Commission
may require.
2.
The City Planning Commission shall hold one (1) or more public
hearings thereon.
3.
The City Planning Commission shall within forty-five (45) days
of the date of the application transmit to the Board of Aldermen its
report as to the effect of such proposed building or use upon character
of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, public utilities and other
matters pertaining to the general welfare, and the recommendation
of the City Planning Commission concerning use thereon. Thereupon
the Board of Aldermen may authorize or deny the issuance of a building
permit for the use of land or building as requested.
A.
The
owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation
of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general
agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation, or who maintains any
building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall
be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less
than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) for each and every day that such violation continues, or
by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation
shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300 RSMo.,
for the second and subsequent offenses involving the same violation
at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that such violation shall
continue, or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every
day such violation shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court.
B.
Any
such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such
violation, shall fail to comply with such order within ten (10) days
after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the
regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo.,
in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil
penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).
[R.O. 2003 §400.450; Ord. No. 392 Art. VII §4, 11-5-1981]
A.
The Board of Aldermen may, from time to time, on its own motion,
or on petition from a property owner, or on recommendation of the
City Planning Commission, amend the regulations and districts herein
established. No change in regulations, restrictions or district boundaries
shall become effective until after a public hearing held in relation
thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity
to be heard. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place
of such hearing shall be published in an official paper or paper of
general circulation in the City of Buckner.
B.
Passage By The Board Of Aldermen. Every such proposed
amendment shall be referred by the City Planning Commission for report.
If a protest against such amendment be presented, duly signed and
acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, either
of the areas of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included
in such proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn
parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the
boundaries of the territory included in such proposed change, such
amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of all the members of the Board of Aldermen.
C.
For each petition for amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, a fee of
ten dollars ($10.00) plus the cost of legal publication shall be paid
to the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2003 §400.460; Ord. No. 392 Art. VII §5, 11-5-1981]
A.
All new additions and annexations of land to the City of Buckner
shall be in an A Agricultural Zone unless otherwise classified by
the Board of Aldermen, for a period of time not to exceed one (1)
year after annexing said addition.
B.
Within this one-year period of time, the Board of Aldermen shall
instruct the City Planning Commission to study and make recommendations
concerning the use of land within said annexation to promote the general
welfare and in accordance with the comprehensive City plan, and upon
receipt of such recommendations, the Board of Aldermen shall, after
public hearings as required by law, establish the district classification
of said annexation; provided, however, that this shall not be construed
as preventing the Board of Aldermen from holding public hearings prior
to annexation and establishing the district classification at the
time of said annexation.
[R.O. 2003 §400.470; Ord. No. 662 §1, 6-6-2002]
A.
This Section sets out the process for review and approval of a response
regarding the provisions of this Zoning Code.
1.
Inquiries. When a citizen inquires as to what the Zoning Code is, City staff shall provide copies, if requested, for a fee as per Section 120.100. If the citizen would like a response as to the meaning of the Zoning Code in relation to their property or activity, whether proposed or actual, and prior to entering the application process for activity regulated by the City, an administrative official of the City may provide such a response.
2.
Review And Action. Upon inquiry from a citizen,
all administrative officials of the City, which includes the Mayor
and all appointed officials, may interpret this Zoning Code in relation
to their specific duties or as to the general intent of the Zoning
Code. Upon such request, an administrative official of City shall
take the following actions:
3.
Form. The response shall be provided to the
applicant verbally unless a written response is to be understood or
upon request for a response in writing, in which case the written
responses shall be filed in the official record of responses.
4.
Official Record Of Responses. The City Clerk
shall maintain an official record of written responses. The record
of responses shall be available for public inspection in the office
of the City Clerk during normal business hours.
