[R.O. 2009 §405.160; Ord. No. 73 §9, 6-1-1954; Ord. No. 488 §1, 8-28-1996]
A. 
In General. No vacant land shall be occupied or used, except for lawn, and no buildings and/or accessory buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Commissioner.
B. 
Certificate Of Occupancy For A Building. Application, processing and issuance of an occupancy certificate for any building shall be in accord with the provisions of Section 510.185 of this Code of Ordinances.
C. 
Certificate Of Occupancy For Land.
1. 
Certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land or the change in the character of the use of land as herein provided shall be applied for before any such land shall be occupied or used. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued within seven (7) days after the application has been made, provided such use is in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.
2. 
Certificate of occupancy shall state that the proposed use of the land complies with all of the health laws and ordinances and with the provisions of these regulations. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the land affected. No fee shall be charged for a certificate of occupancy of land.
[R.O. 2009 §405.170; Ord. No. 73 §10, 6-1-1954]
All applications for a certificate of occupancy 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 buildings and lot, architectural plans and specifications, and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of these regulations. Plans and specifications shall bear the name and seal of a registered professional architect or engineer in good standing registered under the laws of the State of Missouri. In the case of property not platted of record, all drawings or plats shall be based upon a survey executed and the original copy of such applications and plats shall be kept in the office of the Building Commissioner.
[R.O. 2009 §405.180; Ord. No. 73 §11, 6-1-1954]
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public safety, health, convenience, comfort, prosperity or general welfare. It is not intended by this Chapter to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements between parties, provided however, that where this Chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings and/or premises or upon height of buildings or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by other ordinances, rules, regulations or by easements, covenants or agreements between parties, the provisions of this Chapter shall govern.
[R.O. 2009 §405.190; Ord. No. 73 §12, 6-1-1954]
The Board of Aldermen may from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, after at least fifteen (15) days' public notice and hearings as provided by law, amend, supplement or change, modify or repeal the boundaries or regulations herein or subsequently established after submitting same to the Zoning Commission for its recommendations and report. In case, however, of a protest against such changes duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, either of the area of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in such proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (⅔) of all the members of the Board of Aldermen.