[CC 1981 §500.040; Ord. No. 583 §1, 12-11-1985; Ord. No. 584 §§1
— 2, 1-8-1986; Ord. No. 594 §§1 —
2, 6-10-1987; Ord. No. 627 §§1 — 2, 4-25-1990; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 2, 8-27-2003; Ord. No. 891 §§1 —
2, 1-28-2004; Ord. No. 956 §1, 12-12-2007]
A.
Permits Required. There shall be required for all new residential
and commercial building and detached buildings appurtenant to such
buildings, and for all additions to buildings, to be constructed in
the City of Winchester, Missouri, special permits therefore.
B.
Submission Of Plans And Specifications.
1.
No wall, structure, building or part thereof shall be built, enlarged
or altered within the City of Winchester until plans of the structure
or building shall have been submitted to the Building Commissioner
or other designated official.
2.
Detached structures of a temporary nature (intended for usage of
less than three (3) months and not for habitation) and fences less
than six (6) feet in height will not require issuance of building
permits. Such structures must, however, be built and maintained in
a safe condition.
3.
Application for a building permit shall not be made unless such plans
and specifications are filed with the application and any filing without
such plans and specifications shall not be considered an application.
4.
Plans and specifications shall be complete and final and shall show
in detail all elements of construction.
5.
Landscaping-related features shall not count toward the allowable
number of accessory structures on a lot or the maximum percentage
of gross floor area/square footage occupied by accessory structures.
a.
Minimum yard requirements. The following landscaping-related
features shall not be considered accessory structures for the purpose
of yard requirements:
b.
Gazebos and pergolas: Gazebos and pergolas not exceeding
one hundred (100) square feet shall be subject to the following requirements:
c.
Gazebos and pergolas in excess of one hundred (100) square feet shall
be subject to the following requirements:
C.
Performance Guarantee And Remedies.
[Ord. No. 1009 §1, 5-9-2012]
1.
Purpose. The deposits required by this Subsection
shall serve as security for the completion of the project and for
the repair of any damage to or cleanup of any litter upon the public
streets in the City caused by the depositor's employees, agents, contractors,
subcontractors or material men, either directly or indirectly, in
connection with the depositor's project, or in connection with the
construction of the depositor's street, driveway or other improvements.
2.
Subsection not applicable to City projects.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not be applicable to any construction,
improvement, project, endeavor or enterprise under the direction of
City officials by employees of the City or by any contractor of the
City performing work for and on behalf of the City.
3.
Subsection supplemental to other regulations. This Subsection is not intended to nor shall it supplant any existing
ordinance or other regulation of the City but shall be complementary
to such ordinances and regulations.
4.
Required when project may damage or litter streets. Every person engaged in any project which may reasonably be calculated
to cause damage to, or cause any earth, mud, ice, rocks, gravel, sand,
cement, concrete, mortar, plaster or any other construction material
or debris to be deposited upon any public street in the City shall
prior to beginning such project deposit cash with the City in such
amount as may be established by the Board of Aldermen after the Board
has been advised of the nature and details of the project.
5.
Required of persons constructing homes or other buildings
and structures. Every person using public or private streets
in the City in connection with the improvement of real or personal
property, including the erection and construction of buildings or
structures, shall, in addition to any permit fees or other deposits,
deposit cash with the City to assure timely completion of the construction,
to secure against damage to City streets, and to assure the removal,
in a manner satisfactory to the City, of any earth, mud, ice, snow,
rocks, gravel, sand, cement, concrete, mortar, asphalt, plaster, trash,
debris or any other material that blocks or otherwise limits use of
said streets, or endangers those using said streets, in the following
amounts:
a.
Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each new single-family
residence.
b.
Two percent (2%) of the estimated cost of construction in excess
of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for other types of buildings,
structures, improvements or streets, not including fences or minor
signs. Under no circumstances shall a deposit provided per this Section
be less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
c.
When the cash deposit required per this section is in excess
of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), the person making the improvements
and the property owner, if different from the person making the improvements,
may, in lieu of the cash deposit set forth in this Section, file with
the City Clerk a surety bond, on forms suitable to the City, to secure
against damage and assure the removal of all debris and materials
as outlined in this Section. Such bond shall run to the benefit of
the City, shall provide for the guarantee of performance of the depositor's
obligations under this Section, and shall have such sureties as are
satisfactory to the City.
d.
Ten percent (10%) of the cost of construction for new construction
with an estimated cost of less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
Under no circumstances shall a deposit provided per this Section be
less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
6.
When to be made. Any deposit required under
the provisions of this Subsection shall be made at the time of application
for any permit which may be required for such improvement, construction
or project; or, if no permit is required, at least twenty-four (24)
hours prior to the time such improvement, construction or project
is begun.
7.
Building permits not valid unless deposit made. No building permit shall be valid unless the cash deposit required
under the provisions of this Subsection has been made and a receipt
therefor attached to or noted upon such building permit.
8.
To be turned over to Treasurer. All cash deposits
required to be made under the provisions of this Subsection shall
be turned over to the City Treasurer, who shall deposit them in a
separate account established to receive only such deposits.
9.
Damages to be repaired by depositor; when work done
by City.
a.
All damage done to City streets during the progress of the depositor's
project shall be repaired by depositor. Materials and standards for
such repair shall conform to the requirements of any applicable City
code, ordinance or specification.
b.
If the depositor, after being requested by the City Engineer
or Building Commissioner, fails within seventy-two (72) hours to furnish
the necessary labor and materials for such repair, the City Engineer
or Building Commissioner is empowered to cause the necessary labor
and materials to be furnished by the City, and the cost thereof shall
be charged against and paid for out of the deposit required and established
under the provisions of this Subsection.
10.
Streets to be cleaned as work progresses.
a.
As any improvement, construction or project progresses, all
streets shall be thoroughly cleaned of all rubbish, ice, earth, mud,
rocks, gravel, sand, cement, concrete, mortar, plaster or any other
construction materials or debris resulting from such work. All cleanup
operations shall be done by and at the expense of the contractor or
the person by whom or for whose benefit the improvement, construction
or project has been undertaken.
b.
All cleanup operations shall be completed to the satisfaction
of the City Engineer or the Building Commissioner. Cleanup operations
shall be done from time to time as may be ordered by the City Engineer
or the Building Commissioner and in any event shall be done daily.
c.
Upon a failure to so clean up after a reasonable period of notification
to the project supervisor on duty or the contractor's representative
to do so has been given by the City Engineer or the Building Commissioner,
such cleanup work may be done by City employees, and the cost thereof
shall be charged against and paid out of the deposit required under
the provisions of this Subsection.
11.
Deposit or residue to be returned. Any deposit,
or the residue thereof in the event of deduction for damage to or
cleanup of public streets, shall be returned to the depositor upon
order of the Building Commissioner or the City Engineer.
D.
Commercial Construction — Parking Lots — Bond. Before any building permit is issued for the erection, construction or reconstruction of any commercial structure, a bond shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Winchester accruing to the benefit of the City of Winchester to insure construction and servicing of such parking lot mentioned in Section 405.280 of Title IV hereof in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Such bond shall be conditioned upon construction and servicing in a reasonable time.
E.
Cash Deposit. All permit fees, inspection fees, application
fees and occupancy permit fees shall be paid prior to the issuance
of any necessary permit provided herein. There shall be a cash deposit
as determined by the Building Commissioner with application for the
initial review to determine the extent of fees required.
F.
Sanitary Sewers Required.
1.
A system of sanitary sewers and appurtenances, providing a connection
to each lot in the subdivision, designed in accordance with the standard
specifications and requirements of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District and installed under permit from and inspection of said sewer
district, shall be installed in the subdivision. Original construction
shall include installation of house laterals to the property line
for all lots in the subdivision.
2.
Plans for the sanitary sewer system shall be prepared by a professional
engineer registered to practice in the State of Missouri and shall
carry the stamp of approval of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
when submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board for approval.
3.
Construction of the sanitary sewer system, inspection by Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District and, upon completion of construction, acceptance
for maintenance by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District shall be
obtained by the subdivider from the district in accordance with the
regulations and requirements of said district.
4.
The sanitary sewer system of the subdivision, when completed, shall
connect to the sanitary sewer lines of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District.
5.
Backfill of trenches for sanitary sewer installations shall conform
to the requirements of this Code.
G.
Permit Fees.
1.
The following fees shall be charged for all residential construction:
a.
A non-refundable deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to be applied
toward the approved permit fee. For permits for each new building
and each addition, a permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) for construction
valued at five hundred dollars ($500.00) or less, fifty dollars ($50.00)
for construction valued from five hundred dollars ($500.00) to two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for
all construction valued in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
In addition, inspection fees shall be paid at the rate of thirty-five
dollars ($35.00) per inspection required.
b.
For the fee of the City Building Commissioner for issuance of building
permits, the amount of the permit fee up to and including twenty dollars
($20.00).
2.
The following fees shall be charged for all commercial construction:
a.
A non-refundable deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) to be applied
toward the approved permit fee.
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Building Permit Fee Schedule
(For new building permits or permits for additions to
buildings.)
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$1.00
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—
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$1,000.00
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$75.00
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$1,001.00
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—
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$75,000.00
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$550.00
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$75,001.00
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—
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$100,000.00
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$750.00
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$100,001.00
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—
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$150,000.00
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$980.00
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$150,001.00
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—
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$200,000.00
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$1,250.00
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$200,001.00
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—
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$250,000.00
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$1,525.00
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Add $25.00 to all of the above fees for processing.
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3.
The fee for a permit for the demolition of a building or structure
shall be at the rate of ten cents ($.10) for each one hundred (100)
cubic feet of volume of the building or structure.
4.
In the event work is commenced prior to approval by the City and
the obtaining of a permit, the above fees shall be doubled.
[CC 1981 §500.050; Ord. No. 583 §1, 12-11-1985]
A.
The
Building Inspector of the City of Winchester shall make such inspections
as deemed necessary by the Building Commissioner and set by City policy.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership or corporation
to proceed with the construction of any structure, improvement or
addition to a structure until the inspections provided for in this
Section have been completed and the Building Commissioner has approved
completion.
C.
For
every inspection of structures or improvements or additions to structures
provided for in the ordinances of the City of Winchester, there shall
be charged the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) which shall be
paid into the City Treasury and become a part of the General Revenue
Fund of the City.
D.
The
fees provided for in this Subsection shall be paid in advance of any
inspection.
