[Ord. No. 516 §1(1.01), 6-21-2001]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited hereinafter as
"the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dardenne Prairie".
[Ord. No. 516 §1(1.02), 6-21-2001]
A.
Purpose. The purposes of this Chapter are to lessen congestion
in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light
and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration
of population; to preserve features of historical significance; to
ensure environmental compatibility; and to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other
public requirements.
B.
Basis — Final Report. The zoning regulations in this
Chapter are based upon and are enacted in accordance with the final
report of the Zoning Commission of the City of Dardenne Prairie which
the Planning and Zoning Commission has made and presented to the Board
of Aldermen after making a preliminary report and holding public hearings
thereon in accordance with Section 89.070, RSMo. and other applicable
Sections of Chapter 89, RSMo.
In its said final report, the Planning and Zoning Commission
has recommended the establishment of various zoning districts and
regulations for land use and development in the City of Dardenne Prairie.
Having conducted public hearings in accordance with Section
89.050, RSMo. and other applicable Sections of Chapter 89, RSMo. and
having given reasonable consideration to the statements made and evidence
adduced at said public hearings and to the recommendations of the
final report of the Planning and Zoning Commission and to the character
of the land, the existing land uses and the suitability for particular
land uses of the land encompassed in the various zoning districts
recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and with a view
to conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate
use of land throughout the City of Dardenne Prairie, the Board of
Aldermen of the City of Dardenne Prairie finds that the zoning districts
and zoning regulations recommended in the final report of the Planning
and Zoning Commission are appropriate, seasonable and necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this Chapter and are designed to accomplish
the purposes of this Chapter and the zoning districts and zoning regulations
recommended in the final report are therefore enacted by the City
of Dardenne Prairie as provided in the following Sections of this
Chapter and the City of Dardenne Prairie hereby adopts this Chapter
recommended in said final report as the zoning ordinance of the City
of Dardenne Prairie as subsequently amended by ordinance and as revised
herein.
[Ord. No. 516 §3(3.06), 6-21-2001]
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all uses, structures,
improvements and alterations approved by the City after enactment
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 516 §3(3.07), 6-21-2001]
All rights or remedies of the City are expressly saved to any
and all violations of any previous zoning ordinance or amendments
thereto of the City and that have accrued at the time of the effective
date of this Chapter and such accrued violation of previous zoning
ordinances which would otherwise become non-conforming under this
Article shall be considered as violations of this Chapter in the same
manner.
[Ord. No. 516 §1(1.03), 6-21-2001]
A.
In
interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, they shall
be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public
health, safety, morals, comfort 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 or any Statute, local
Chapter or regulation, except that if this Chapter imposes a greater
restriction or higher standard, then this Chapter shall control.
B.
If
any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter
is for any reason held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Chapter.
C.
All
ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with any of the provisions
of this Chapter are hereby repealed insofar as the same are in conflict
with the provisions hereof.
[Ord. No. 516 §1(1.04), 6-21-2001]
This Chapter shall be in force and effect from and after the
day of its final passage and approval, June 21, 2001.
