City of Green Park, MO Article IV Commercial District Regulations

Section 405.150 "CC" Commercial Corridor, "PO" Planned Office and "PLI" Planned Light Industrial Districts — Intent and Purpose.

[Ord. No. 303 §§1 — 2, 2-26-2001]

A. "CC" Commercial Corridor District. The "CC" Commercial Corridor District encompasses areas adjacent to Lindbergh Boulevard, Tesson Ferry Road and Lin-Ferry Drive wherein certain commercial activities are regulated in such a manner that will reduce conflicts, congestion, and other hazards related to high volume and high-speed traffic on the highways. It is the purpose of the "CC" District regulations to accommodate highway oriented retail, services and office commercial activities while minimizing their impacts on adjacent residential and institutional uses. The development and uses along Lin-Ferry Drive, because it is a short, two-lane, lighter traffic street than Lindbergh Boulevard and Tesson Ferry Road, is more conducive to uses attracting the walking public who, although they may access the area via a motor vehicle, should be encouraged by the types of uses along Lin-Ferry to move from store to store without using a vehicle. The interpretation of the "CC" District with regard to Lin-Ferry should encourage such pedestrian-oriented uses as restaurants (without drive-through windows), coffee shops, bookstores, gift and card shops and other compatible light-retail uses as well as incorporate pedestrian ways if and where possible.

B. "PO" Planned Office And Business District. The "PO" Planned Office and Business District is intended to accommodate, subject to the site plan approval procedure, office and commercial activities at a scale and intensity of use that is compatible with the scale, character and quality of business development along South Towne Square.

C. "PLI" Planned Light Industry And Business District. The "PLI" Planned Light Industry and Business District is intended to accommodate, subject to the site plan approval procedure, light industrial manufacturing, light warehousing/distribution activities and office uses at a scale and intensity of use that is compatible with the type, scale and quality of residential and other low intensity development in the City of Green Park.

The regulations contained in Article IV are supplemental and qualified by additional general regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter which are incorporated as part of this Section by reference.

Section 405.160 Land Uses in "CC", "PO" and "PLI" Districts.

[Ord. No. 303 §§1 — 2, 2-26-2001; Ord. No. 623 §2, 9-20-2010; Ord. No. 707 § 3, 10-19-2015; Ord. No. 709 § 2, 11-16-2015]

A. Land Uses And Development. The following Table of Uses establishes the principal uses that are permitted by right, permitted by a planned use, or not permitted. Notwithstanding the designation on the Table of Uses, any use required to be permitted as a right in a residential district by applicable Federal or State law shall be so permitted.

B. Permitted Uses. All uses permitted by right in the "CC", "PO" and "PLI" District are subject to the site plan approval procedure described in Section 405.450.

C. Planned Uses. All uses designated as "planned uses" as set forth in the Table of Uses shall require the approval of a final development plan prior to the issuance of a building permit if they meet the criteria set forth in Section 405.460. The submission requirements, procedures and approval standards governing development plans are set forth in Section 405.460. If a use designated as a "planned use" does not meet the criteria set forth in Section 405.460(B), then the development shall be governed by the site plan approval procedure described in Section 405.450.

D. Unlisted Uses. Any use not listed is specifically prohibited. Any use not shown as a use permitted by right, a conditional use or a planned use in a zoning district is specifically prohibited in that district. Uses not listed have been determined either not to be appropriate in any district, incompatible with certain existing uses, or sufficiently rare or unexpected as to be incapable of being listed at the time of adoption of this Code. Any use not shown as a use permitted by right, a conditional use or a planned use in any zoning district, but constituting a use that is required to be permitted by law, shall be authorized only in the industrial district subject to the following conditions:

1. The use shall be permitted only to the extent required by law to be permitted;

2. The use shall be approved only as a planned use, except if by law it is required to be permitted by right;

3. The use shall be located no closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from any residence, residential property, park, school or church, except as may be modified by the Board of Aldermen through a planned use procedure;

4. The use shall maintain a distance of at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any other such use;

5. No use shall occupy a structure in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet without an approved alternate parking plan designed for that use and supported by a traffic study submitted to and approved by the Board of Aldermen pursuant to Article VIII.

[Ord. No. 742, 6-19-2017; Ord. No. 743, 6-19-2017; Ord. No. 778, 1-22-2019; Ord. No. 781, 7-15-2019; Ord. No. 792, 4-20-2020; Ord. No. 843, 4-17-2023]

KEY:
Use is permitted by right	●
Use permitted as Planned Use	☐
Use permitted as a Conditional Use	○
Use not permitted

TABLE OF USES — CC, PO, PLI DISTRICTS		CC	PO	PLI
Automotive Body and Paint Center				☐
Automotive Parts and Supply Store		☐
Automotive Sales and Lease — includes used car sales only if associated with sales of new cars		☐	☐
Automotive Tire Store		☐	☐
Automotive Wash, Automated (subject to Section 405.165)		☐
Automotive Wash, Full Service (subject to Section 405.165)		☐
Bakery (Retail)		●
Barber/Beauty Shop		●
Building and Grounds Maintenance				☐
Business or Vocational School			☐
Children's Activity Center		☐
Church, Temple or Place of Worship		●	●	●
Civic or Fraternal Organization		☐	●
Convenience Store		☐
Convenience Store, Automotive		☐
Day Care Center			☐
Day Care Group			☐
Department Store		☐
Drive-through Establishment		☐
Drug Store (Pharmacy)		☐
Fast-Food Restaurant		☐
Financial Services		☐
Financial Services (without Drive-Through Window)		☐	☐
Fine or Performing Arts Studios		●
Governmental Administration Building		☐	☐
Grocery Store		☐
Hardware Store		☐
Health Club or Fitness Center		☐	☐
Information and Data Processing Services			☐	☐
Laboratory			☐	☐
Laundry, Dry Cleaning or Garment Services		☐
Library		●
Light Industrial Facility				☐
Light Warehousing and/or Distribution Facility				☐
Marijuana Cultivation Facility, Comprehensive or Medical				☐
Marijuana Dispensary Facility, Comprehensive or Medical* * not including Lin-Ferry Drive per Section 405.150(A)		☐
Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facilities, Comprehensive or Medical				☐
Marijuana Microbusiness Dispensary Facility				☐
Marijuana Microbusiness Wholesale Facility				☐
Marijuana Research Facility				☐
Marijuana Testing Facilities				☐
Marijuana Transportation Facilities				☐
Mini Warehouse Facility				☐
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries				☐
Museum or Art Gallery		☐
Office Park		☐	☐
Office, Business		●	●	☐
Office, Medical or Dental		☐	☐
Office, Professional		●	●
Pet Grooming		☐
Post Office		☐
Professional or Trade Association		☐	☐
Repair Services — Off-site (Non-Automotive)			☐	☐
Repair Services — On-site (Non-Automotive)		☐
Restaurant (General)		☐
Restaurant (Limited)		●
Retail, General Light		☐		☐
Shopping Center				☐
Sports/Athletic Training Facility		☐		☐
Swimming Pool (Commercial)				☐
Wireless Communications Facilities (for specific regulations, please see Section 405.440 of this Chapter)		N/A	N/A	N/A
Vehicle Parking, Off-Site		○	○	○
Veterinarian		☐

E. Use Regulations — "CC" District.

DISTRICT REGULATIONS
	CC	PO	PLI
Height	30 feet maximum	Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less.	Maximum — 3 stories or 45 feet, whichever is less.
Bulk	Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage.	Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage.	Maximum building coverage. Eighty percent (80%) of the site (impervious) coverage.
Lot Area and Lot Dimension Requirements	Minimum lot area. Parcels containing a business engaged in either the sales or leasing of new and used vehicles shall be situated on tracts of land at least one (1) acre in area. All other uses shall be situated on lots sufficient to meet other requirements of this Section.   Frontage. Parcels fronting on Lindbergh Boulevard, Tesson Ferry Road or Lin-Ferry Drive shall have roadway frontage of not less than 200 feet. Such frontage requirement shall be necessary on only 1 roadway which provides direct access to the lot, tract or parcel of land.	Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet).   Minimum lot width. 150 feet.   Minimum lot depth. 150 feet.	Minimum lot area. One-half (½) acre (21,780 square feet).   Minimum lot width. 150 feet.   Minimum lot depth. 150 feet.

DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Yard and Setback Requirements	CC	PO	PLI
Minimum Front Yard	No structure within 30 feet of right-of-way.	No structure within 35 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way.	No structure within 30 feet from right-of-way. If parking is to be located in front of building or structure, then setback is 50 feet from right-of-way.
Front Yard/Specific Regulations	Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle.	Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle.	Corner lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, no structure or landscaping exceeding 3 feet in height above the elevation of the street pavement is allowed within the sight distance triangle.
	Permitted temporary information signs (6 feet in height or less) and permitted permanent directional signs (3 feet in height or less). May be within the minimum front yard setback if not in the right-of-way.	Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City.	Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City.
	Automotive convenience store canopies. At least 15 feet from right-of-way.
	Light standards for parking lot lighting, automotive convenience store pumps, and permanent business signs. At least 25 feet from right-of-way.
	Light standards for street lighting or points of ingress or egress. Allowed within the minimum front yard setback when approved by the City.
Side/Rear Yards — Lots Abutting Residential District; Buffer Area	Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot.	Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot.	Side or rear lot line abutting side or rear lot lines of a lot in a residential district require a landscaped yard of at least 25 feet in width along such lot.
Side and Rear Yards   Specific Regulations and Exceptions	Lots not abutting a residential district. 10 feet.   Commercial buildings constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls. No side yard is required.	Minimum side yard. 12 feet, unless buildings are constructed simultaneously with party or fire walls, then no side yard is required.   Minimum rear yard. 25 feet.	Minimum side yard. 10 feet.   Minimum rear yard. 10 feet.   Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district.
	Structures over 30 feet in height abutting a residential district. Unless otherwise provided, must be set back from such property line an additional 1 foot for every 2 feet in height above 30 feet.	Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district.
	Approved outdoor storage or display of merchandise, equipment or vehicles abutting a residential district. Must be screened by a 6 foot high sight-proof fence located within the buffer area and no closer than 10 feet from said adjoining property line. Buffer area shall be adequately landscaped and maintained pursuant to an approved landscape plan. Upon request, the City may approve the use of topographic features, heavy landscaping, or walls in lieu of fencing where such alternates will achieve comparable effect.
	Other boundary walls or fences. May be located in minimum side yard and rear yard setbacks from a residential district but no closer than 1 foot from the property line.
	Light standards for parking lot lighting. At least 10 feet from side or rear yard line abutting a residential district.
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.	Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements".	Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements".	Article VIII "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements".
Environmental Controls	All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330	All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330.	All development shall conform with the Zoning Performance Standards provided in Section 405.330.
Use Limitations			Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold should be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, noise, vibration, refuse matter, water-carried waste pollutants or matter which in any manner create or constitute a nuisance.
Sign Regulations	Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices.	Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices.	Chapter 415 regulating signs and advertising devices.

Section 405.165 Supplemental Performance Standards.

[Ord. No. 792, 4-20-2020]

A. Automotive Wash: Automated or Full Service.

1. Automated and full service automotive wash uses as a primary use shall be permitted as a planned use in the "CC" District but must meet the following additional standards:

a. The lot does not adjoin a residentially zoned lot;

b. The lot is adjacent to and has internal ingress from and egress to (via a cross access easement or other similar legal right) an adjoining lot that is used as an automotive convenience store, convenience store or automotive sales and lease use; and

c. The lot does not have frontage on Lin-Ferry Drive.