[CC 1995 §410.010; Ord. No. 106 Art. VI, 10-24-1968; Ord. No. 345 §1, 11-13-2000]
A.
No
sign shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, placed
or painted in any zone, except as hereinafter provided.
B.
No
sign, including nameplates and movable signs, shall be erected, affixed,
painted, hung, reconstructed, structurally altered or repaired, unless
a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Commissioner. Application
for permits shall be submitted as provided for in the Building Code
of the City of Crystal Lake Park. Each application shall be accompanied
by plans showing the sign area, size and character, the proposed location
and proposed method of fastening such sign to a building or structure.
The permit number and date of issuance shall be affixed to each sign.
No permit shall be required for the repainting of a sign.
C.
Tacking,
painting, posting, or other means and methods of affixing signs or
posters of any character on the walls of buildings, barns, sheds,
trees, posts, poles, fences, walls or other structures is prohibited
except as provided for in this Title.
D.
No
sign erected prior to the enactment of this Title shall be altered
or moved, except in compliance with the provisions of this Title.
E.
No
signs shall obstruct any window, door, fire escape, stairway or other
opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for a building
or structure.
F.
Whenever,
in the opinion of the Building Commissioner, a sign becomes structurally
unsafe or endangers the safety of a building or premises or of the
public safety, it shall be made safe or removed upon order of the
Building Commissioner. Such order shall be complied with within five
(5) days of receipt thereof by the person, firm or corporation owning
or using the sign or the owner of the building or premises on which
the unsafe sign is affixed or erected.
G.
In
any residential zone, an incidental sign indicating the name or number
of the building or premises may be erected, provided that such sign
shall not exceed one (l) square foot in area. Such sign, if illuminated,
shall be of an enclosed lamp design, non-flashing and containing no
red illumination. Reflector-type signs may also be used.
H.
Signs
not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area pertaining to the lease,
hire or sale of a building or premises shall be permitted, provided
however, that no advertising sign of any other character shall be
permitted in any district. No outdoor advertising sign shall be located
in any place where, in the opinion of the State Highway Patrol or
of the Chief of Police of the City of Crystal Lake Park, it shall
be a menace to highway or street traffic safety.
I.
In any zone, a real estate sign advertising exclusively the prospective sale or lease of the land or building upon which such sign is displayed may be erected. Such sign shall meet the requirements of Subsection (H) above with regards to location with respect to traffic safety and may be of any lawful size, provided however, that signs having an area of more than ten (10) square feet may be erected upon application for a permit from the Building Commissioner, which permit be a temporary six (6) month renewable permit and shall be removed from the premises within thirty (30) days of the sale or rental thereof. The renewal permit for a real estate sign shall be denied by the Building Commissioner in the event the sign has not been kept in proper repair or has damaged the public health and welfare by providing a harboring place for rodents or a screen for unauthorized dumping grounds for refuse. Real estate signs unfit for the renewal permit shall be ordered removed within five (5) days after expiration of the permit, subject to the penalties of Chapter 425 of this Title for failure to remove the violation.
J.
Temporary
political signs may be erected in residential yards appertaining to
political issues or candidates, provided such signs do not exceed
an aggregate total area of six (6) square feet per yard. Such signs
may only be displayed thirty (30) days prior to the applicable election
and shall be removed within seven (7) days following said election.
[CC 1995 §410.015; Ord. No. 343 §1, 8-14-2000]
A.
In addition to the buildings, structures or uses permitted by Chapter 405 in all residence districts, the following additional and special use shall be permitted in residence districts upon the conditions set out in Subsections (B) and (C) of this Section: Satellite dish antenna or parabolic television antenna. The number of such antenna permitted under this provision is limited to one (1) per building.
B.
The placement of a satellite dish
antennae shall also conform with the following requirements:
1.
The minimum yard requirements of the district in which the dish antennae
is to be located are observed.
2.
If the dish antennae is greater than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter,
there must be appropriate provision for greenery, planting and its
maintenance for the purpose of screening the dish antennae from adjacent
properties and rights-of-way.
3.
Appropriate provision must be made so that the placement of the dish
antennae is not detrimental to the aesthetic environment of the surrounding
structures and land use to the extent it would decrease property values.
4.
(a)
The dish antennae, if less than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter,
may be placed on a roof but must be located in the back half of the
lot on which the premises are situated and, where possible, on the
side of the roof not facing the street;
(b)
Any dish antennae may be located only in the rear yard, provided
that on a corner lot it cannot be closer to the side street than is
the main building permitted to be located; and
[CC 1995 §410.020; Ord. No. 106 Art. VII, 10-24-1968]
A.
In
order to provide for and protect safe and clear rights-of-way and
to provide adequate light, air and open space of buildings now in
existence, and buildings which have been erected in conformity with
the order of the St. Louis County Court of May 28, 1943, establishing
building and setback lines along major highways, all said setback
lines which were in effect at incorporation of the City of Crystal
Lake Park shall be observed as hereinafter set forth.
B.
The
location of the setback lines for structures along highways provided
for in this Section of the zoning ordinance shall be along Bopp Road
from the south City limits of the City to the north City limits; the
proposed width established by the setback line order of the County
Court shall be eighty (80) feet; the said right-of-way, except for
lots previously recorded with the depth of less than one hundred fifty
(150) feet, in which case said lots shall be governed by the front
yard provisions of the zoning district in which they are located.
[CC 1995 §410.030; Ord. No. 106 Art. VIII, 10-24-1968]
A.
The
lawful use of open land for storage purposes, advertising signs and
bulletin boards which do not conform to the provisions of this Title
shall be discontinued within two (2) years from October 24, 1968;
the use of land for storage purposes, advertising signs and bulletin
boards which become non-conforming uses by reasons of subsequent change
in this Title shall be discontinued within two (2) years from the
date of the change.
B.
The
lawful use of a building existing on October 24, 1968, may be continued
although such use does not conform to the provisions of this Code.
A non-conforming use of a building may be changed to another non-conforming
use of the same or of a more restricted classification. Whenever a
non-conforming use has been changed to a more restricted use or to
a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a less
restricted use or non-conforming use.
C.
Whenever
the use of a building becomes non-conforming through a change in the
zoning ordinance or district boundaries, such use may be continued;
if no structural alterations are made, the use may be changed to another
non-conforming use of the same or of a more restricted classification.
D.
In
the event that a non-conforming use of any building or premises is
discontinued for a period of two (2) years, the use of the same shall
thereafter conform to the use permitted in the district in which it
is located.
E.
No
existing building or premises devoted to a use not permitted by this
Title in the district in which such buildings or premises is located
shall be enlarged, extended, reconstructed or structurally altered,
unless such use is changed to a use permitted in the district in which
such building or premises is located, except when required to do so
by law or order.
F.
When
a building of non-conforming use under the provisions of this Title
is damaged by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy to the
extent of more than sixty percent (60%) of its reasonable value, it
shall not be restored except in conformity with the regulations of
the district in which the building is situated, except that any such
building may be restored to the non-conforming use if the Board of
Adjustment finds some compelling public necessity requiring the continuance
of the non-conforming use, and the primary purpose of continuing the
non-conforming use is not to continue a monopoly.
G.
The
Board of Aldermen, by special permit, after public hearing, may authorize,
under such conditions as it may determine, the location of any of
the following buildings or uses or an increase in their height in
a district from which they are prohibited or limited by this Title.
1.
Any public building erected and used by any public agency.
2.
Private clubs, except those in which the chief activity of which
is a service customarily carried on as a business; provided further,
that authorized buildings shall not be located upon a site containing
an area of less than five (5) acres and may not occupy over ten percent
(10%) of the total area of the lot, that the buildings shall be set
back a minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet in addition to the
front yard line required for Residence District "A". Private clubs,
as may be authorized, shall also be set back from all sides and rear
yard lines a distance of not less than two (2) feet for each foot
of building height, in addition, off-street parking space shall be
provided upon the premises.
3.
Before issuance of any special permit for any of the above buildings
or uses, the Board of Aldermen shall refer the proposed application
to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which Commission shall have
thirty (30) days in which to make a report regarding the effect of
such proposed building or use upon the character of the neighborhood,
traffic conditions, public utility facilities and other matters pertaining
to the general welfare. No action shall be taken upon any application
for a proposed building or use above referred to until and unless
the report of the Zoning Commission has been filed; provided however,
that if no report is received from the Zoning Commission within thirty
(30) days, it shall be assumed that approval of the application has
been given by said Commission.
[CC 1995 §410.040; Ord. No. 106 Art. IX, 10-24-1968; Ord. No. 438 §3, 1-11-2010; Ord. No. 456 §1, 2-14-2011]
A.
The
requirements in height and area of all districts shall be subject
to the following exceptions and regulations:
1.
Height.
a.
Chimneys, towers, monuments, cupolas, domes, spires, false mansards,
parapet walls, and similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances
must comply with the height requirements of the zoning district in
which they are erected, unless additional height is approved by the
Architectural Review Board.
b.
Public buildings and private clubs may be erected to a height not
exceeding two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
2.
Area.
a.
On through lots which exceed two hundred (200) feet in depth, the
front yard regulations along each street shall be observed.
b.
Every part of a required yard shall be open and unobstructed from
its lowest point to the sky, except for the ordinary projections of
sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features and
eaves, provided however, that none of the above projections shall
extend into a minimum front, rear or side yard more than twenty-four
(24) inches.
c.
Open or enclosed fireproof outside stairways, deck stairways, bay
windows and balconies which project not more than three and one-half
(3½) feet into a yard and the ordinary projections of chimneys
and flues may be permitted by the Building Commissioner where no obstruction
to light and ventilation occurs.
d.
Single-story covered (but not enclosed) front porches and porticos
may encroach into the front yard setback up to five (5) feet in Zoning
Districts "B", "C" and "D".
3.
Accessory structures. The regulations of this Section
qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations
appearing elsewhere in this Chapter. Where otherwise allowed by the
applicable regulations for the zoning district in which the property
is located, accessory structures may be installed only if the structure
and/or use is:
4.
Subject to these limitations accessory uses and structures must be
in compliance with the following requirements:
a.
Accessory structures shall be exempt from the aggregate setback requirements.
b.
Accessory structures must comply with the front setback requirement.
c.
Accessory structures shall not be built closer to the front lot line
than the main structure.
d.
Accessory structures measuring four (4) feet in height or less shall
be set back at least five (5) feet from any rear lot line.
e.
Accessory structures measuring in excess of four (4) in feet in height
shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from any rear lot line.
f.
Accessory structures shall be set back at least five (5) feet from
any side lot line.
g.
Accessory structures shall require appropriate buffering and screening.
h.
Accessory structures may not be greater in height than the height
of the main structure or twenty (20) feet in height, whichever is
less.
i.
Accessory structures shall not in total occupy an area equivalent
to more than thirty percent (30%) of the building footprint (excluding
garage) of the main structure on the lot, and in no case shall occupy
more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required rear yard of the
lot.
j.
The Architectural Review Board may grant relief to allow accessory
structures which do not comply with (c) and (g) through (i), as listed
above in this Subsection.
[CC 1995 §410.050; Ord. No. 106 Art. XI, 10-24-1968; Ord. No. 169 §5, 5-7-1979; Ord. No. 434 §§1 — 2, 10-12-2009]
A.
No
building shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed or structurally
altered nor shall any such work be started until a construction permit
has been issued by the Building Commissioner, which permit shall state
that the proposed building complies with all the provisions of this
Title.
B.
Nothing
in this Section shall prevent the continuance of a non-conforming
use as hereinbefore authorized unless a discontinuance is necessary
for the safety of life or property.
C.
Minimum Floor Area Ratio.
1.
In order to regulate and limit the construction, size and space of
buildings erected or altered, to limit the area of open spaces within
and around such buildings, the following space and minimum floor area
requirements shall hereafter be as follows, to wit:
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Residence District "A"
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One (1) story, two thousand (2000) square feet
Two (2) story, two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet
Planned environment unit development as provided in Section 405.010 of this Title
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Residence District "B"
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One (1) story, one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet
Two (2) story, two thousand (2,000) square feet
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Residence District "C"
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One thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet
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Residence District "D"
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One thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet
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2.
The measurement of the minimum floor area shall be determined by
the area exclusive of unroofed porches, unenclosed roofed porches,
and garages and cellars. Indoor plumbing and toilet facilities shall
be provided for sanitation for all occupied buildings within the City
of Crystal Lake Park; the architecture and general appearance of all
buildings shall be in keeping and in character with the buildings
of the residential district in which the building is proposed.
D.
Minimum Sanitary Requirements Relating To Issuance Of Building Permits.
1.
Sanitary sewer connections shall be made to each building or structure
which shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered,
enlarged, moved or maintained.
2.
No building permit shall be issued by the Building Commissioner until
connection to the sanitary sewer facilities have been made, installed
and approved by the St. Louis County Plumbing Department or such other
agency as shall have been designated by the Board of Aldermen.
E.
Notice
of any violation of any provision of this Title shall be given to
the owner, lessee, tenant, agent, architect, building contractor,
or any other person, or the agent thereof, who commits, takes part
or assists in violation of the provisions of this Title. Such notice
shall be in writing and mailed, postage paid, to the last known address
of such person or personally served therein at least five (5) days
prior to initiation of criminal action thereon.
[CC 1995 §410.060; Ord. No. 106 Art. XII, 10-24-1968]
A.
Where
uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts,
the following rules shall apply:
1.
The district boundaries are either streets or places unless otherwise
shown, and where the designation on the map, on file in the office
of the City Clerk and made a part hereof, indicates the various districts
are approximately bounded by street or place lines, said streets or
places shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.
2.
Where the district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where
the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and
lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines and
where the designation on the map accompanying and made a part of this
Title indicates the various districts are approximately bounded by
lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary of
such district unless said boundaries are otherwise indicated on the
map.
3.
In unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines described herein
and made a part of this Title shall govern.
[CC 1995 §410.070; Ord. No. 106 Art. XIII, 10-24-1968]
Application for construction permits shall be accompanied by
a drawing or plat, in duplicate, showing the lot plan, the location
of the building on the lot, accurate dimensions of building and lot,
and any such other information as may be necessary to provide for
the enforcement of these regulations. A record of the original copy
of such applications and plats shall be kept in the office of the
Building Commissioner.
[CC 1995 §405.060; Ord. No. 172, 10-8-1979]
A.
In
home businesses shall be allowed only when they meet the following
conditions.
1.
The in home business is conducted wholly within the dwelling.
2.
There is no outside storage or display of materials in connection
with the home occupation.
3.
The business is conducted by a member of the family residing on the
premises.
4.
No signs other than a nameplate normally permitted for a residence
and no larger in area than one (1) square foot.
5.
No commodity is sold on the premise other than prepared on the premise.
6.
The sale of commodities on the premise will not create more than
six (6) trips a day to and from the dwelling by customers of the home
condition.
7.
The delivery of any materials for the home occupation will not exceed
two (2) trips per day.
[Ord. No. 448 §5, 12-13-2010]
A.
Introduction. The City is defined by its park like setting
with many mature trees. The preservation and propagation of hard wood
and evergreen trees is encouraged. Evenly spaced trees line the street,
buffering homes and giving the neighborhood an intimate feeling for
pedestrians and residents. Also contributing to this character are
the many additional large caliper trees scattered among the homes
sites. As larger homes are introduced, they should be sensitive to
this character, preserving trees and vegetation. When designing a
new home or renovation consider that trees add value to property and
are an essential element in preserving a neighborhood's overall character
and that unhealthy trees deter from the value of property and pose
a public hazard.
The City of Crystal Lake Park recognizes and values oaks and
other native hardwoods as trees of significance and desirable trees
for preservation. Weed trees and volunteers are not subject to these
guidelines.
B.
Regulations. The City Planner shall have the authority to
require that site plans and building permits conform to the greatest
extent reasonably possible with the following guidelines:
1.
Limit unnecessary removal of trees outside the established buildable
area and within the required setbacks.
2.
Avoid mature trees within the buildable area established by the zoning
district (buildable area is the area bounded within the front, side
and rear yard building setbacks).
3.
Avoid the removal of trees between the front building line and street.
4.
Avoid disturbing the ground area within a tree drip line/canopy.
5.
Established trees of significance should be preserved to the maximum
extent feasible. Trees not feasible for preservation should be replaced
on site with trees of the largest caliper possible, on a tree-by-tree
basis, as approved by the City Planner. Trees should be replaced with
like species to the maximum extent feasible.
6.
No cut or fill (grading) over a four (4) inch depth should occur
within the drip line or root area of any preserved tree without evaluation
and approval of the disturbance by a qualified arborist or forester
and approval by the City Planner.
7.
All trees designated for preservation should be protected by construction
fencing or other method deemed appropriate by the City Planner.
C.
Appeals. Any person may appeal the determination of the City Planner to the Architectural Review Board by filing a written request to do so. Such appeals shall be informal. Costs for the appeal shall only be assessed if the Board must be convened for the sole purpose of considering the appeal. Board action and any subsequent appeals shall be governed by Sections 423.060 through 423.080 of the Municipal Code.
