[Ord. No. 230 §18.19, 11-2-1995]
A. The
following special development standards apply to all subdistricts
within the Special College District unless otherwise noted. The special
development standards are intended to create a high quality urban
environment that will support and compliment the environmental quality
of the St. Charles County Community College.
B. All
special subdistricts, except the "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor
Subdistrict, are established as separate zoning units and contain
standards related to a specific location and a specific type of use.
C. The
"SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Subdistrict is designed as an "overlay
district" and is designed to be superimposed over any existing zoning
district in order to create additional or more stringent standards
designed to enhance the environmental quality of the major approach
routes to the college. Unless otherwise superseded by the"overlay"
regulations, the regulations of the underlying district(s) shall be
maintained and not be affected.
[Ord. No. 230 §18.20, 11-2-1995; Ord.
No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 843 §2, 6-8-2006; Ord.
No. 1400 §17, 12-18-2014]
The minimum percentage of the lot area that shall be open space,
exclusive of buildings, parking facilities and access drives, shall
be as follows:
Special Subdistrict
|
Percent Open Space
|
---|
SD/C-CC College Campus
|
35%
|
SD/C-R1 College/Single-Family
|
N/A
|
SD/C-R2 College/Two-Family
|
N/A
|
SD/C-R3 College Multi-Family
|
N/A
|
SD/C-C1 College/Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office
|
15%
|
SD/C-C2 College/General Commercial
|
25%
|
SD/C-C3 College/General Commercial Retail
|
25%
|
SD/C-I1 College/Light Industrial Park
|
25%
|
SD/C-PO College/Park and Open Space
|
N/A
|
SD/C-VC College/Urban Corridor Overlay
|
N/A
|
SD/C-C5 College/General Public District
|
30%
|
[Ord. No. 91 §18.21, 12-7-1989; Ord.
No. 843 §3, 6-8-2006; Ord. No. 1400 §18, 12-18-2014]
A. Special Setbacks For Mid Rivers Mall Drive And St. Peters-Cottleville
Road Frontages. All special subdistricts except "SD/C-UC" and "SD/C-C1" shall provide a minimum building and parking setback distance of forty (40) feet from the right-of-way of St. Peters-Cottleville Road and Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Such setback shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Sections
405.300 and
405.470.
B. Special Setbacks For The "SD/C-UC" College Urban Corridor
Overlay Subdistrict. Any development except "R-1A" Single-Family
Residential District located in the "SD/C-UC" College Urban Corridor
Overlay Subdistrict shall provide a minimum building setback of thirty
(30) feet and a minimum parking setback of twenty-five (25) feet from
the street rights-of-way of the following major corridor routes:
Cottleville Parkway
Mid Rivers Mall Drive
St. Peters-Cottleville Road
C. Minimum Street And Property Lines Setbacks For Uses Not Fronting
On Mid Rivers Mall Drive And St. Peters-Cottleville Road. Minimum setbacks for buildings (including structures) and parking
from street rights-of-way and interior property lines shall be as
follows:
|
Special District
|
Minimum Setback
(feet)
|
---|
|
|
Front
|
Side
|
Rear
|
---|
|
SD/C-CC
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
|
SD/C-R1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
35
|
15
|
25
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
SD/C-R2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
30
|
25
|
25
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
SD/C-R3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
SD/C-C1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SD/C-C2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
|
SD/C-C3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
|
SD/C-C5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
|
SD/C-I1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
35
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
35
|
10
|
10
|
|
SD/C-PO
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
70
|
70
|
70
|
|
|
Parking lots
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
[Ord. No. 91 §18.22, 12-7-1989; Ord.
No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 843 §4, 6-8-2006; Ord.
No. 1400 §19, 12-18-2014]
A. Building Height. Building height limitations in
the various subdistricts shall be as follows:
|
Special Subdistrict
|
Height Limitation
(feet)
|
---|
|
SD/C-CC
|
45
|
|
SD/C-R1
|
35
|
|
SD/C-R2
|
35
|
|
SD/C-R3
|
45
|
|
SD/C-C1
|
35
|
|
SD/C-C2
|
35
|
|
SD/C-C3
|
35
|
|
SD/C-I1
|
45
|
|
SD/C-PO
|
35
|
|
SD/C-UC
|
Same as underlying district
|
|
SD/C-C5
|
40
|
B. Building Height Exceptions. Structures may exceed
the maximum height limitation, provided that a site development plan
for the structure is reviewed by the City Board of Aldermen to ensure
that structures in excess of the height limitation will:
1.
Be designed and located to provide adequate setbacks from adjacent
public streets and adjacent properties.
2.
Not adversely impact other developments in the area.
3.
Not create excessive density.
4.
Provide additional setback as specified in Subsection
(C) below.
C. Additional Setback Requirements For Tall Buildings. Building setback for buildings exceeding the standard height limitation
shall be increased by one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of building
height in excess of the standard height limit.
D. In order to encourage variation in setbacks and building heights, the additional setback requirement in Subsection
(C) of this Section shall apply only to building elements exceeding the standard height limit. Thus, a low-rise element must observe the original setbacks while taller elements must observe the increased setbacks.
E. No site development plan shall be approved unless all buildings in
excess of the standard height limit have an interior sprinkler system,
and fire prevention and fire suppression materials and/or equipment
have been incorporated into buildings over the height limit to the
satisfaction of the appropriate fire protection district.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.23, 12-7-1989]
All off-street parking areas shall meet the parking requirements of Article
VIII, Section
405.495 et seq. of the City zoning ordinance.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.24, 12-7-1989]
A. All loading areas shall meet the off-street loading requirements of Article
VIII, Section
405.495 et seq. of the City zoning ordinance.
B. No
loading or service area shall be visible from any street designated
as a "Special Corridor Street" (Mid Rivers Drive, St. Peters-Cottleville
Road and Cottleville Parkway).
[Ord. No. 91 §18.25, 12-7-1989]
A. No
refuse collection areas shall be permitted between a street and the
front of a building. All refuse containers shall be visually screened
within a durable six (6) feet or higher enclosure, so as not to be
visible from neighboring properties or streets.
B. Refuse
collection areas should be effectively designated to contain all refuse
generated on site and deposited between collections. Deposited refuse
should not be visible from outside the refuse enclosure.
C. Refuse
collection enclosures should be designed of durable materials with
finishes and colors which are unified and harmonious with the overall
architectural theme.
D. Refuse
collection areas should be so located upon the lot as to provide clear
and convenient access to refuse collection vehicles.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.26, 12-7-1989]
A. All
electric power lines (not to include transformers or enclosures containing
electrical equipment including, but not limited to, switches, meters
or capacitors which may be pad mounted), telephone, gas distribution
and cable television lines in developments constructed after the effective
date of this Section shall be placed underground in accordance with
the specifications and policies of the respective utility service
providers.
B. No
antenna or device for transmission or reception of any signals including,
but not limited to, telephone, television and radio shall be placed
so that it is visible from five (5) feet above the ground or ground
floor level at a distance of five hundred (500) feet in any direction,
unless specific written approval is granted by the City Board.
C. Temporary
overhead power and telephone facilities are permitted during construction.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.27, 12-7-1989; Ord.
No. 267 §1, 8-28-1996]
A. The
minimum distance of any driveway to a side property line shall be
fifteen (15) feet.
B. The
minimum distance a driveway shall be located from the street intersection
of a minor roadway shall be thirty (30) feet measured from the intersection
of street right-of-way lines measured to the nearest end of the curb
radius. This distance shall be a minimum of ninety (90) feet for a
collector or arterial roadway.
C.
The number of entrances for each
lot shall be limited on the basis of street frontage as follows:
|
Frontage (feet)
|
Maximum Number of Entrances
|
---|
|
Less than 350
|
One (1)
|
|
350 to 700
|
Two (2)
|
|
700 to 1,100
|
Three (3)
|
|
More than 1,100
|
Four (4)
|
|
Lots which have frontage on two (2) more streets may have entrances
on each street in accordance with the above criteria.
|
|
EXCEPTIONS —
|
|
1.
|
For properties having street frontage on Mid Rivers Mall Drive
for which multiple driveways are permitted, not less than one (1)
driveway shall be a right-in/right-out only, unless that driveway
is located on a property line allowing joint use by the adjacent property
owner. Where four (4) driveways are permitted, two (2) of these driveways
shall be right-in/right-out only.
|
|
2.
|
For commercial zoned properties having street frontage on St.
Peters-Cottleville Road or Cottleville Parkway for which multiple
driveways are permitted, not less than one (1) driveway shall be a
right-in/right-out only, unless that driveway is located on a property
line allowing joint use by the adjacent property owner. Where four
(4) driveways are permitted, two (2) of these driveways shall be right-in/right-out
only.
|
|
3.
|
The centerline of driveways shall align with existing and/or
proposed driveways or streets on the opposite side of a street. Where
direct alignment is not feasible, driveways/streets shall be separated
by not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, center-to-center.
|
D. Businesses
which are a part of a shopping center or cluster of commercial facilities
shall use the common access with other business establishments in
that center. Whenever possible, adjacent business sites are encouraged
to share driveways which connect to public streets or provide internal
connections between business sites.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.28, 12-7-1989; Ord.
No. 230 §18, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord.
No. 1400 §20, 12-18-2014]
A. Landscape Plan Required. All plans submitted in support of a building permit application shall include a landscape plan and include screening, where appropriate, which meets the landscaping and screening regulations of Article
VII, Section
405.460 et seq. of the City of Cottleville Zoning Ordinance.
B. Minimum Tree Requirements.
1.
All tree planting in the Community College Special Subdistricts must comply with Section
405.470.
2.
Existing trees saved. Existing trees saved
on the site during construction may be credited toward the minimum
tree requirements specified for each zoning district. Those existing
trees credited shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper as measured
six (6) inches above the ground for deciduous shade trees. Minimum
size for existing ornamental and evergreen species shall be six (6)
feet in height. All existing plant material saved shall be healthy
and free of mechanical injury.
3.
Trees planted. The majority of the required trees planted shall be medium and large deciduous shade trees as specified in Section
405.485 of the City Zoning Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 91 §18.29, 12-7-1989]
A. Application. All sites located in the "SD/C-C1" Subdistrict
shall provide streetscape improvements within the designated "pedestrian
streetscape zone" located in the public right-of-ways of the designated
major corridor routes prior to building occupancy.
B. Streetscape Zone. The pedestrian streetscape zone shall
include the area between the front building setback line and edge
of street pavement of Cottleville-St. Peters Road and College Boulevard
(Birdie Hills Road extension).
C. Streetscape Design Standards.
1. Street trees. Street trees shall be planted twenty-five
(25) feet on center and centered within a four (4) foot wide brick
pavement band extending along the street curb line. Street trees shall
be a minimum of two (2) inch caliper and shall be enclosed with forty-eight
(48) inch tree grates and tree guards. A list of acceptable tree varieties
and planting specifications may be obtained from the City Engineer.
2. Pedestrian walks. A minimum of fifty percent (50%)
of the remaining surface area extending from the four (4) foot brick
planting strip shall be paved for continuous pedestrian circulation.
Design detail of the pedestrian circulation pavement area shall be
compatible with the brick pavement band and adjacent walk areas.
3. Sidewalk benches. Each business shall provide a
minimum of one (1) pedestrian bench located in the streetscape zone.
Pedestrian benches shall be so located to not create an obstruction
to pedestrian circulation. A list of acceptable bench designs and
sitting specifications may be obtained from the City Engineer.
4. Off-street parking. All parking in the "SD/C1" Pedestrian
Commercial Subdistrict shall be located to the rear of all businesses
fronting on College Boulevard (Birdie Hills Road extension) and St.
Peters-Cottleville Road. Access to rear parking areas shall be by
a reverse frontage service road designed to minimize conflicts between
pedestrian and vehicles.
Individual businesses are encouraged to combine driveway entrances
and parking lots in order to reduce the number of driveway intersections.
5. Building entrances. All sides of structures located
in the "SD/C-C1" Special Streetscape Zone shall receive equal architectural
treatment. Businesses shall provide attractive customer entrances
on both the street and rear parking sides of buildings.
6. Installation. Streetscape improvements shall be
installed by the developer and constructed to City standards.
[Ord. No. 882 §3, 12-14-2006]
A. This
Section contains miscellaneous regulations generally applicable to
various Sections of this Chapter.
1. An adult business shall not be located within one thousand (1,000)
feet of the property line of any "R" Residential District, regular
place of religious worship, a public or private school, hospital or
nursing home, licensed day care for children, public park, cultural
institution such as a museum or pre-existing adult business. An "adult business" is any business which offers its patrons
goods of which a substantial portion are adult-oriented items or services
relating to such items. Any business where more than fifteen percent
(15%) of the retail value of merchandise offered for sale consists
of adult-oriented items shall be presumed to be an adult business.
No adult business shall advertise, display or promote adult-oriented
items so that they are visible from outside the premises.