[R.O. 2004 §400.001; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 4, 12-2-1997]
A.
The City of Pevely, Missouri, may enact planning and zoning ordinances under Chapter 89 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri. Under Section 89.040 of the Revised Statutory Code, the purposes of planning and zoning are to:
1.
Lessen street congestion;
2.
Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
3.
Promote health and general welfare;
4.
Provide adequate lighting and air;
5.
Prevent the overcrowding of land;
6.
Avoid excessive population density;
7.
Preserve features of historical significance; and
8.
Provide public services at the municipal level, such as schools, sewer systems, parks, roads and other public facilities.
| | In short, planning and zoning ordinances help to improve the public safety, general health and welfare of a community. |
B.
The City of Pevely is a progressive community which welcomes questions and suggestions from its citizenry. Citizens may voice their concerns by attending regularly scheduled public hearings or by contacting the Pevely City Hall.
C.
As is noted in the Zoning Code, the Zoning Map is available for examination in the Pevely City Hall. In addition, citizens may also peruse copies of the Zoning Code (this document).
[R.O. 2004 §400.005; Ord. No. 571 §1, 6-3-1985; Ord. No. 745 §§1 — 3(400.010), 10-22-1992; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 4, 12-2-1997]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Code of the City of Pevely, Missouri".
[R.O. 2004 §400.010; Ord. No. 571 §2, 6-3-1985; Ord. No. 745 §§1 — 3(405.030), 10-22-1992; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 4, 12-2-1997]
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, these provisions shall be considered minimum requirements for the promotion of public safety, health and general welfare.
[R.O. 2004 §400.020; Ord. No. 571 §2, 6-3-1985; Ord. No. 745 §§1 — 3(400.020), 10-22-1992; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 4, 12-2-1997]
The map entitled "Zoning Map — City of Pevely" is hereby incorporated and adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein. A copy of said "Zoning Map" shall be on file in the City Clerk's office.
[R.O. 2004 §400.030; Ord. No. 745 §§1 — 3(400.005), 10-22-1992; Ord. No. 839 §1(A), 6-20-1996; Ord. No. 882 §§1 — 4, 12-2-1997; Ord. No. 1069 §1, 2-7-2005; Ord. No. 1259 §1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. 1266 §1, 8-15-2011]
For the purposes of this Chapter, certain words and phrases are specifically defined. Words and phrases defined herein shall be given the defined meaning. Words and phrases which are not defined shall be given their usual meaning unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular; the word "building" includes the word "structure"; and the word "shall" conveys an imperative meaning. The following words and phrases are defined:
A sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, lessor, service, owner, product or activity, time of event passed and/or for which no legal owner can be found. This definition shall also include any sign structure which no longer supports the sign for which it was designed. A sign or sign structure is considered abandoned when the business activity or firm which such sign advertises has not been in operation for ninety (90) days or does not have a current business license in effect or is in a state of disrepair.
Any building, the use of which is incidental to the principal use of another and is located on the same lot as the principal building or use.
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the premises.
A unit of measurement equivalent to forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet.
The direct application of marijuana to a qualifying patient by way of any of the following methods:
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
Ingestion of capsules, teas, oils, and other marijuana-infused products;
Vaporization or smoking of dried flowers, buds, plant material, extracts, or oils;
Application of ointments or balms;
Transdermal patches and suppositories;
Consuming marijuana-infused food products; or
Any other method recommended by a qualifying patient's physician.
A legal business premise for the on-site sale or rent of printed and visual materials for public consumption by persons eighteen (18) years of age and older.
A portable sign where the two (2) sign faces are attached at the top in a hinged fashion to allow the bottom portion of the two (2) faces to spread apart and rest on the ground to support the sign.
The use of land or building(s) for such purposes as: farming, dairying, pasturage, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce raised on the premises; provided however, that the operation of such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activities and, further provided, that the above uses shall not include the commercial feeding of garbage or offal to swine or other animals.
A minor public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of vehicular service access to the rear or side of abutting properties and which is twenty (20) feet or less in width.
[Ord. No. 1554, 11-1-2021]
Any amusement ( accept those that are sexually oriented) which are maintained or operated primarily for the purpose of entertainment include, but are not limited to:
The phrases " amusement" or " commercial amusement" do not apply to stadiums, arenas or places of assembly, nor do they apply to arcades that are accessory to another primary business, whereas at least 90% of the revenue is generated from the primary business.
A room or a suite of rooms within an apartment house, provided with separate cooking facilities and arranged, intended or designed for a place of residence of a single-family or a group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.
See "DWELLING, MULTIPLE".
Any projection that is not intended for occupancy and that extends beyond the face of an exterior wall of a building, but does not include signs as defined herein.
A building designed and used for the refinishing, painting and body work of motor vehicles.
A sign displayed on or attached flat against an architectural projection or shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall of a building and composed of a covering of rigid or non-rigid materials and/or fabric on a supporting framework that may be either permanent or retractable, including such structures that are internally illuminated by fluorescent or other light sources.
A sign utilizing a flexible material on which copy or graphics are displayed.
Any street, highway, river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment or screening by a fence or hedge.
That portion of a building that is partly or completely below grade.
Section 405.470.
A parcel of land bounded on all sides by streets, transportation routes or physical barriers and not traversed by a through street.
A building where rooming, lodging or boarding is provided for compensation. A boarding, lodging or rooming house may have accommodations for three (3) or more persons, but not more than nine (9) persons. A boarding, lodging or rooming house is distinguished from a hotel which is open to transients and has accommodations for ten (10) or more persons.
Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. For application of the Zoning Code, each portion of a building which is completely separated from other portions by fire walls complying with the current version of the City's Building Code shall be considered as a separate building.
The entire side of a building, from ground level to the roof line, as viewed perpendicular to the walls on that side of the building.
The vertical distance, measured from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building, to:
See "SETBACK LINE".
A sign affixed to the visible surface(s) of a multi-sided overhead structure or architectural projection supported by columns but not enclosed by walls.
A story having more than one-half (½) of its height below grade. A cellar shall not be counted as a story for the purpose of height regulation.
Any institution, including a residence, which receives remuneration for the caring of three (3) or more children not of common parentage, under the age of sixteen (16) years, with the consent of the children's legal guardian or guardians.
This definition excludes any form of public elementary or secondary school and any religious or public institutions caring for children on a temporary (less than six (6) hour) basis.
A building or premises owned or operated for recreational or educational (but not commercial) use by a corporation, association, person or persons intended for a selected clientele and not open to the general public.
Any business which primarily engages in the direct sale of goods or services to the general public.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pevely, Missouri.
The plan or any portion thereof for the coordinated development of the City of Pevely, Missouri, adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pevely.
A dwelling structure jointly occupied by a number of single families in which each unit within the structure is purchased as an individual parcel. All condominium developments shall comply with the provisions of the Planned Residential Development District.
A drafted illustration, including engineering, architectural and other information as necessary, depicting the characteristics of buildings and related improvements proposed or erected on a parcel of land.
Those letters, numerals, figures, symbols, logos and graphic elements or a combination thereof comprising the content or message of a sign, excluding numerals identifying a street address only.
A local street having only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic.
The arrangement of land for easements, lots and rights-of-way, including materials, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
A person, firm or corporation by whom a tract of land will be subdivided and improved pursuant to the requirements of the subdivision regulations. Consent will be required of the legal owner of the premises.
Any sign that is designed and erected for the purpose of providing direction and/or orientation for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
A space arranged, intended or designed for the demonstration, exhibition, presentation or otherwise showing of commodities or other items to the general public.
A section or sections of the City of Pevely for which the regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards and the intensity of the use are uniform.
A sign with two (2) faces, back to back.
An establishment that encourages or permits customers to receive a service or obtain a product that may be used or consumed in a motor vehicle on the premises.
Any building or portion thereof which is designed and used exclusively for residential purposes.
A building or portion thereof, excluding condominiums, arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by more than two (2) families.
A detached building arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by one (1) family.
A building arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by two (2) families.
A grant by a property owner to the public, a corporation or a person of the use of land for a specific purpose.
A sign capable of displaying words, symbols, figures or images that can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means. These signs include, but are not limited to, displays using incandescent lamps, light emitting diodes (LEDs), or liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State of Missouri.
A natural person, corporation, professional corporation, non-profit corporation, cooperative corporation, unincorporated association, business trust, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, or any other legal entity.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
A title company, bank, savings and loan association, trust company or any other agency or person approved by the Pevely Board of Aldermen to act as escrow agent under the provisions of the Zoning Code.
The process of producing a product or products from a manufactured item or items through general assembly operations. "Fabricating" does not include the making of products from raw material(s).
See "BUILDING ELEVATION".
Either of the following groups of persons occupying a dwelling unit as an individual housekeeping unit:
One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption and not more than two (2) other persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption.
Not more than three (3) persons (excluding servants) not related by blood, marriage or adoption and living together as a single housekeeping organization in a dwelling unit.
All land subject to period inundation from overflow of natural waterways when subjected to the maximum possible runoff from three (3) inches of rain per hour as calculated by accepted engineering methods.
The total number of square feet of floor space within the exterior walls of a building, not including space in cellars, basements, porches, carports or garages. However, if the cellar or basement is used for business or commercial purposes, it shall be counted as floor area in computing off-street parking requirements (see Section 405.370(D)).
A permanently installed sign principally supported by a structure affixed to the ground, and not supported by a building, including signs supported by one (1) or more columns, poles or braces placed in or upon the ground.
The length of an exterior building wall or structure of a single premise oriented to the public way or other properties that it faces.
The length of the property line(s) of any single premise along either a public way or other properties on which it borders.
A fixed building or premises which provides gaming or casino entertainment. Any such establishment must conform to legal codes established by the State of Missouri and must be located in an area zoned specifically for that purpose.
Any moving building or facility, such as a river boat, airplane, revolving building, etc., which provides gaming or casino entertainment. All regulations established by the State of Missouri and the City of Pevely are applicable to mobile gaming facilities.
Any building or premises, except those used as a private or storage garage, used for equipping, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor-driven vehicles. The term "repairing" shall not include an automotive repair shop for the rebuilding, dismantling or storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.
A building for residential use housing the automobiles of the occupants of the premises and up to one (1) non-resident. No business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein.
Any sale conducted where used or unwanted household items are offered for sale, usually held in the garage, carport or driveway of the seller's home. Also commonly referred to as "yard sales".
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building, except when any wall approximately parallels and is not more than five (5) feet from a street line, then the elevation of the street at the center of the wall adjoining the street shall be grade.
Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside, and may include 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.
The Health Department of Jefferson County.
An area with an average slope of twenty percent (20%) or more and a cross slope from twenty percent (20%) to forty percent (40%).
A street in which the cross slope of the existing ground exceeds fifteen percent (15%) or the centerline slope exceeds fifteen percent (15%).
Any occupation or activity which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the premises for dwelling purposes and which is carried on wholly within the main building or accessory building by a member of the family residing on the premises, provided that no person not a resident on the premises is employed, no stock in trade is kept or commodities sold, no internal or external alterations or special construction of the premises are involved, no equipment shall be used which creates offensive noise, vibration, sound, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, x-ray, no electrical disturbance to radio or television instruments, no generation of substantial volumes of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or parking demand is created and in connection with which there is no advertising sign displayed other than a nameplate not exceeding two (2) square feet in area and there is no other exterior indication that a business is located in the dwelling. When within the above requirements permitted, home occupations include, but are not limited to, the following:
Art studio;
Babysitting, limited to four (4) children at one time, subject to State regulation;
Dressmaking or tailoring;
Home crafts, provided that no machinery or equipment be used other than that customarily found in a home;
Taxidermy;
Teaching, including music instruction, limited to not more than two (2) pupils at one (1) time;
Home bakeries;
Permitted home occupation shall not be interpreted to include barbershops, beauty shops, child or day care centers, nursery schools, auto repairing, antique shops, sign painting, restaurants, plumbing and electrical appliance shops, stables, kennels or animal hospitals or any other light manufacturing or assembling operations.
| Exemptions: Information Super Highway, dispatching. Providing compliance to this definition is adhered to. |
A building used for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments and having room facilities for overnight medical patients, a staff of physicians and nurses, surgical facilities, and other related services.
Refers only to such street work and utilities (including water, sewer, electric, gas and stormwater) to be installed by the subdivider on land to be used for public or private streets and easements.
The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed both within or in conjunction with the plat.
An industrial park is a tract of land, the control and administration of which are vested in a single body, suitable for industrial use because of location, topography, proper zoning, availability of utilities and accessibility to transportation.
The terms "industry" and "industrial", as used in the Zoning Code, are restricted to establishments primarily involved in product manufacturing and processing, heavy equipment uses and warehousing, excluding retail uses.
High-speed computer networks, using telephone, cable and satellite communications, linking users and databases worldwide.
A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage and/or sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of vehicles or machinery not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof.
[Ord. No. 1346 §2, 8-4-2014]
Any person, persons, group or corporation engaged in breeding, buying, selling, sheltering or boarding of dogs or cats, whether for pleasure or for profit or breeding or exhibiting shall be deemed to be the operator of a kennel.
Any place or tract of land, whether indoors or outdoors, whether enclosed or not, used for the purpose of selling, breeding, boarding, or training dogs or cats, or both, or the keeping of four (4) or more dogs over four (4) months of age, or the keeping of six (6) or more cats over four (4) months of age. The maximum number of pet animals that may be kept in a residential dwelling is a combination of up to five (5) animals over four (4) months of age, but no more than three (3) dogs.
An off-street space constructed with six (6) inches of concrete or with comparable all-weather dustless material used for the loading and unloading of vehicles, except passenger vehicles, in connection with the use of the property on which such space is located. Each such designated space shall comply with the dimensional requirements set forth in Article VII of this Chapter.
A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in the Zoning Code, including one (1) main building, an accessory building, open spaces and parking spaces. This lot shall have its principal frontage upon a street or officially approved location.
The total horizontal area within the boundaries of a lot, exclusive of any land designated for roadway purposes.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
That percentage of a lot which, when viewed from above, would be covered by a structure or structures, on any part thereof, excluding roof eaves.
The mean (average) horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines.
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets as distinguished from a corner lot.
A lot whose sides do not abut upon any street.
A lot which is part of a subdivision, along with the map recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Jefferson County, Missouri, or a lot or parcel of land with the deed recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Jefferson County, Missouri, prior to the adoption of the Zoning Code.
Defined by State law as a factory-built structure or structures which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length or, when erected on-site, contains three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be readily movable as a unit or units on its or their own running gear and designed to be used as a dwelling unit or units with or without a permanent foundation. The phase without a permanent foundation indicates that the support system is constructed with the intent that the manufactured home placed thereon may be moved from time to time at the convenience of the owner. The construction of a manufactured home complies with the HUD Code if it carries a HUD Seal.
The process of producing a product or products from raw materials or the substantial construction of a product or products from manufactured items such as in automobile manufacturing.
Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the plant and marijuana-infused products. Marijuana or marihuana do not include industrial hemp containing a cropwide average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths of one percent (0.3 of 1%) on a dry-weight basis, or commodities or products manufactured from industrial hemp.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
A facility licensed by the department to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport, and sell marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, medical marijuana testing facility, or to a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
A facility licensed by the department to acquire, store, sell, transport, and deliver marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as provided for in this Section to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, another medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
One (1) or more of the following:
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
A facility licensed by the department to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and sell marijuana-infused products to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or to another medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 1497, 10-7-2019]
A freestanding sign oriented to the drive-through lane for a restaurant that advertises the menu items available from the drive-through window, and which has no more than twenty percent (20%) of the total area for such a sign utilized for business identification, and which is not regulated by this Chapter.
These are the minimum requirements for area, lot dimensions, front yard, rear yard and side yard requirements. For the front yard, the edge of the lot line is construed to be four (4) feet inside the lot line.
A transportable, factory-built home designed to be used as a residential dwelling and built prior to the enactment of the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 which became effective June 15, 1976.
A mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
An area or plot of ground upon which four (4) or more trailers or mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located or intended to be located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
A prototype residential structure of more or less permanent construction on a parcel of land arranged, intended or designed for the purpose of displaying the type, quality and other characteristics of the typical residential structures planned to be constructed or sold in the vicinity.
Defined by the State as a factory-fabricated transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure to be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes. The manufacturer has the option of complying with BOCA or ICBO and carries a PSC Seal.
A freestanding sign that is above ground level and is anchored to the ground by a solid base, with no open space between the sign and the ground. Such signs may be two-sided, provided that both sides cannot be seen simultaneously from any point.
Any building or group of buildings containing guest rooms or dwelling units with garage or parking space conveniently located on the lot and designed, used or intended wholly or in part for the accommodation of transients in automobiles.
Entertainment facility which provides at least three (3) different types of recreation on one (1) lot; for example, a golf course, toy railroad and a swimming pool all on the same premises.
The entire area within the boundary lines of the site, less the area of any street right-of-way.
Any building, structure or use of land existing at the time of enactment of the Zoning Code or amendment thereto which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.
A parcel of land or building designed, arranged or intended for use for purposes other than personal habitation.
A home for the aged or infirm licensed by the State of Missouri in which three (3) or more persons not of the immediate family are received, kept or provided with food, shelter or care for compensation; but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions.
A building or area of a building where administrative, clerical or professional services are performed.
See Section 405.470 "Billboard".
A permanent sign erected, maintained or used in the outdoor environment for the purpose of the display of messages appurtenant to the use of, products sold on, or the sale or lease of, the property on which it is displayed.
A permanent sign erected, maintained or used in the outdoor environment for the purpose of the display of messages not appurtenant to the use of, products sold on, or the sale or lease of, the property on which it is displayed.
An open, unoccupied space used or required for use exclusively for the parking of vehicles and in which no gasoline or vehicular accessories may be sold, nor other business conducted, nor fees charged.
An area set aside, either on an individual lot or on any other portion of a subdivision, which is reserved for vehicular parking.
An auxiliary lane of a roadway used primarily for vehicular parking.
An open, surfaced area used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles. No vehicles may be equipped, repaired, rented or sold on a parking lot. All parking lots should be designed with appropriate handicap spaces.
An area sufficient to store one (1) automobile, together with a driveway connecting the parking space with a street, road or alley. An off-street parking space shall have minimum dimensions of nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet.
A group of basically "L" shaped, single-family dwellings, which more or less enclose a private courtyard or patio and within which each single-family unit is located on an individual subdivided lot.
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation.
A building in any district, subordinate to the principal building, used for the purpose of containing possessions of the occupants of the principal building.
An open, unoccupied space or a public or private thoroughfare, other than a street or alley, permanently reserved as the principal means of access to abutting property.
A map, plan or layout of a City, township, section or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.
A covered entrance to a building, usually with a separate roof, that may or may not be enclosed or a roofed, open gallery attached to the exterior of the building.
Any sign not embedded in the ground or permanently affixed to a building or sign structure that is permanently embedded in the ground. Portable signs are considered to be temporary signs.
A lot, together with all buildings and structures thereon.
A sign other than a wall sign that is attached to or projects more than eighteen (18) inches from a building face or wall or from a structure whose primary purpose is other than the support of a sign.
A building or facility owned or operated by a branch of local, State or Federal Government, including a building or facility used by a non-profit organization or mandated by the State of Missouri.
A temporary sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the property or premises upon which it is located.
A usable parcel of land suitably drained, free of stagnant pools of water, with sufficient soil to support the growth of plant material and containing a variety of recreational facilities.
A facility used to collect items which are processed for reuse.
A development designed to provide residences and related facilities to accommodate the needs of older adult households.
The graded portion of a street, upon which the roadway is constructed.
The portion of a street, including shoulders, for vehicular usage.
The top edge of a peaked roof or, in the case of an extended facade or parapet, the uppermost point of said facade or parapet.
A sign mounted on, and supported by, the main roof portion of a building, or above the uppermost edge of a parapet wall of a building and which is wholly or partially supported by such a building. Signs mounted on mansard facades, pent eaves and architectural projections such as canopies or marquees shall not be considered to be roof signs.
Landscaping or other form of barrier used to separate one type of development from a physical, visual or other form of nuisance from another.
The line parallel to the front, side or rear lot line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side or rear yard.
A group of architecturally unified commercial establishments built on a site which is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit. The unit provides enough on-site parking to satisfy all businesses within the shopping center.
Any device visible from a public place that displays either commercial or non-commercial messages by means of graphic presentation of alphabetic or pictorial symbols or representations. Non-commercial flags or any flags displayed from flagpoles or staffs will not be considered to be signs.
The area of the sign face. The area of any double-sided or "V" shaped sign shall be the area of the largest single face only. The area of a sphere shall be computed as the area of a circle. The area of all other multiple-sided signs shall be computed as fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the area of all faces of the sign.
A sign painted, stamped, perforated or stitched or otherwise applied on the valance of an awning or overhanging projection from a building.
A sign with a time interval of three (3) seconds or greater such as an electronically or electrically controlled public service time, temperature and date sign message center or reader board, where different copy changes are shown (see Sign, Electronic Message Board).
A sign on which copy is changed manually in the field, such as reader boards with changeable letters or changeable pictorial panels.
The surface upon, against or through which the sign copy is displayed or illustrated, not including structural supports or architectural features of a building or sign structure.
Any sign which, by method or manner of illumination, flashes on or off, winks or blinks with varying intensity of light, shows motion or creates the illusion of motion or revolves in a manner to create the illusion of being on or off.
A sign illuminated in any manner by an artificial light source.
Any sign lawfully constructed which fails to conform to the provisions of Article VIII of this Chapter.
A sign painted, stenciled or affixed on a window and visible from a right-of-way.
The degree of natural inclination of the existing ground which is used as the basis for determining the hillsides.
That portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
A space in which the roof and the closest interior wall face are no more than three (3) feet apart and in which not more than sixty percent (60%) of the floor area is finished off for use. A half-story may be occupied only in conjunction with the occupancy of the floor below.
A general term denoting a public or private way for the purpose of vehicular travel. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within the right-of-way and any term designated or understood to mean a right-of-way for vehicular use.
A street which carries or is proposed to carry intermediate volumes of traffic from minor streets to major streets and which may or may not be continuous.
A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street.
A street designed or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds for heavy volumes of traffic on a continuous route, with intersections at grade.
A minor street parallel and adjacent to major streets providing access to abutting properties.
A street used primarily for access to abutting properties, providing for minimum speeds and traffic volumes.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building, but not including an opening in bearing walls as permitted by existing codes and ordinances.
Anything erected which requires a permanent location on the ground or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground, including advertising signs, billboards, backstops for tennis courts and pergolas (projecting roofs).
Any person(s) who directly or indirectly (through an agent or other indirect means) causes a lot to be divided into a subdivision or who sells, leases or develops any lot, parcel, site, unit or plat within a subdivision.
The division of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building development. Excluded from this definition is: A minor subdivision as defined below; the division of land for agricultural purposes; the division of land for cemetery usage; division and distribution of land pursuant to law or court order; and the conveyance of any tract of land constituting either one-half (½), one-fourth (¼), one-eighth (⅛) or one-sixteenth (1/16), section of land as defined in Sections 60.210, 60.220, 60.230 and 60.240, RSMo. The term "subdivision" shall also include all resubdivisions of land or lots.
The division of land into four (4) or more lots or parcels for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building development; or any subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities or the creation of any improvements. Excluded from this definition is: A minor subdivision as defined below; the division of land for agricultural purposes; the division of land for cemetery usage; division and distribution of land pursuant to law or court order; and the conveyance of any tract of land constituting either one-half (½), one-fourth (¼), one-eighth (⅛) or one sixteenth (1/16) section of land as defined in Sections 60.210, 60.220, 60.230, 60.240, RSMo. The term "subdivision" shall also include all resubdivisions of land or lots.
A division of land into two (2) lots, but not more than four (4) lots, which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements or rights-of-way or a division of land in which each parcel is five (5) acres or more in area and which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements, rights-of-way or other provisions for public areas and facilities; the division of land held by a bona fide partnership in existence for two (2) or more years upon dissolution thereof; a division of land among the immediate members of a family for personal use which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements or rights-of-way.
A business licensed to provide insurance or bonds which a developer may purchase to ensure the completion of his/her development and improvements as planned and represented to the Pevely City Planning and Zoning Commission.
Any structure intended for swimming that contains water two (2) feet deep or deeper. This includes in-ground pools, aboveground pools, on-ground pools, and spas/hot tubs.
[Ord. No. 1491, 7-15-2019]
A sign intended to display messages of a transitory or temporary nature.
A business licensed to provide legal assistance in the conveyance of property through such activities as deed and title research and certification.
An area where one (1) or more tents or auto trailers can be or are intended to be parked, designed or intended to be used as temporary living facilities for one (1) or more families and intended primarily for automobile transients.
One (1) of a series of two (2) or more attached single-family dwellings, two (2) or three (3) stories in height, which are separated horizontally from one another by solid partition walls extending from basement to roof without openings and which fronts on a public street or other approved place and has both a front and a rear yard.
One (1) or a series of three (3) or more attached dwellings, two (2) or three (3) stories in height, for single-family occupancy which are separated from one another by partition walls extending from basement to roof without openings, but which are not located or sited on individual subdivided lots.
Any vehicle or structure designed and constructed in such a manner as to permit occupancy thereof for living, sleeping, business or storage purposes and so designed that it may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on a street, propelled or drawn by its own power or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
See "MOBILE HOME PARK".
That portion of a street used for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
An area within a trailer or mobile home park, court or camp of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of unoccupied space designated for the exclusive use of not more than one (1) automobile and one (1) trailer or mobile home.
The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.
A modification of the specific requirements of the Zoning Code granted by the Board in accordance with the terms of this Chapter.
A passage, hall or room between the outer door and interior of a building.
A sign that is in any manner affixed to any exterior wall of a building or structure and that projects not more than eighteen (18) inches from the building or structure wall.
An open space on the same lot with a building unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground up, except for any accessory buildings or projections as are permitted on the lot. In measuring required yard widths and depths, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
A yard extending across the front of a lot and being the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the main building or any projections other than an uncovered porch. On corner lots the front yard shall be considered parallel to the street on which the lot has the shortest abutment.
A yard, at the opposite end of the front yard, extending across the rear of a lot and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building or structure, except the projections of uncovered steps, unenclosed balconies or unenclosed porches.
A yard between the main building and the side line of the lot and extending from the front yard to the back yard.
