[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.
