[CC 1991 §515.010; CC 1970 §11-1; Ord. No. 382 §§1, 12, 10-28-1968]
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
A detached structure subordinate to the main or principal
structure and located on the same lot, the use of which is customary
to the main building. Accessory structures shall include, but not
be limited to, porches, terraces, entrance platforms, garages, driveways,
carports, wall, fences and miscellaneous sheds.
A story, partly or wholly underground, where more than one-half
(½) of its height is below the established curb level and below
the average level of the adjoining ground.
A room containing bathing and sanitary facilities provided
within each living unit consisting of a water closet, a tub or shower
and a lavatory. A bathroom shall afford complete privacy.
The condition or appearance of a building or part thereof
characterized by breaks, holes, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling,
rusting, other evidence of physical decay or neglect, excessive use
or lack of maintenance.
One (1) or more rooms in a building designed for occupancy
by one (1) family for living purposes and having its own permanently
installed cooking and sanitary facilities. Whenever the words "dwelling", "dwelling unit", "rooming
house", "rooming unit" or "premises" are used in this Chapter they shall be construed as though they
were followed by the words "or any part thereof".
The control and elimination of insects, rodents or other
pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making
inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning,
spraying, fumigating, trapping; or by any other recognized and legal
pest elimination methods approved by the Health Commissioner.
An individual or married couple and the children thereof
and no more than two (2) other persons related directly to the individual
or married couple by blood or marriage or a group of not more than
three (3) persons (excluding servants) not related by blood or marriage
living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
An independent structure forming a barrier at grade between
lots, between a lot and a street or an alley or between portions of
a lot or lots. A barrier includes a wall or latticework screen but
excludes a hedge or natural growth or a barrier less than eighteen
(18) inches in height which is used to protect plant growth. Fences
shall be classified according to the general form of construction
as follows:
Open mesh. Those having more than seventy-five
percent (75%) of the vertical surface area open.
Thirty percent (30%) open. Those having at
least thirty percent (30%) but less than seventy-five percent (75%)
of the vertical surface area open.
Opaque. Those having less than thirty percent
(30%) of the vertical surface area open.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Any structure or part thereof that shall be used as a home
or place of abode by one (1) or more persons.
Every room in any building in which persons sleep, eat or
carry on their usual domestic or social vocations or avocations but
shall not include private laundries, bathrooms, toilet rooms, pantries,
storerooms, corridors, rooms for mechanical equipment for service
in the building or other similar spaces not used by persons frequently
or during extended periods.
A space of not less than fifty (50) square feet which contains
a sink with counter working space, adequate space for installing cooking
and refrigeration equipment and for the storage of cooking utensils.
A building or portion thereof designed or altered for occupancy
by two (2) or more families living independently of each other.
Any person living and sleeping in a dwelling unit or having
actual possession of a dwelling or rooming unit, including the owner
or operator thereof.
Any person who has charge, care or control of a building
or part thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
The temperature fifteen degrees Fahrenheit (15°F) above
the lowest recorded temperature for the previous ten (10) year period.
Any person who, alone, jointly or severally with others,
shall be in actual possession of or have charge, care or control of
any dwelling or dwelling unit within the City as owner, employee or
agent of the owner or as trustee or guardian of the estate or person
of the title holder and such person shall be bound to comply with
the provisions of this Chapter to the same extent as the owner.
Gas pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, steam pipes,
garbage disposal units, waste pipes, toilets, sinks, installed dishwashers,
lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines,
catch basins, drains, vents and any other similar fixtures, together
with all connections to water, sewer or gas lines.
Any material furnished, supplied, paid for or under the control
of the owner.
A hall, corridor or passageway for egress from a dwelling
not within the exclusive control of one (1) family.
To restore to a sound and acceptable state or operation,
serviceability or appearance. Repairs shall be expected to last approximately
as long as would the replacement by new items.
To remove an existing item or portion of a system and to
construct or install a new item of similar or improved quality as
the existing item when new. Replacement will ordinarily take place
when the item is incapable of repair.
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
used or intended to be used for living and sleeping but not for cooking
or eating purposes.
Non-putrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting
of both combustible and non-combustible wastes such as paper, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar
materials.
Anything constructed or erected which requires location on
the ground or is attached to something having its location on the
ground, including a fence or freestanding wall. A sign, billboard
or other advertising medium, detached or projecting, shall be construed
to be a structure.
All buildings used for purposes of human habitation which
do not conform to the minimum standards established by this Chapter
and by any other provision of this Code and other ordinances of the
City.
Paid for, furnished or provided by or under the control of
the owner or operator.
Any tent, trailer or other structure used for human shelter
which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to
the ground, to another structure or to any utilities system on the
same premises for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.
An open space at grade on the same lot as a building or structure
located between the main building and the adjoining lot line or street
line. The measurement of a yard shall be the minimum horizontal distance
between the lot line and the building or structure.
[CC 1991 §515.020; CC 1970 §11-2; Ord. No. 382 §2, 10-28-1968]
Every building or its premises used in whole or in part as a
home or residence or as any accessory structure thereof of a single
family or person and every building used in whole or in part as a
home or residence of two (2) or more persons or families living in
separate apartments shall conform to the requirements of this Chapter,
irrespective of the class to which the building may otherwise belong
and irrespective of when such building may have been constructed,
altered or repaired.
[CC 1991 §515.030; CC 1970 §11-3; Ord. No. 382 §26, 10-28-1968]
The Board of Aldermen shall have jurisdiction under this Chapter
to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by any aggrieved person
that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination
made by the Building Commissioner or any other person charged with
the enforcement of this Chapter.
[CC 1991 §515.040; CC 1970 §11-4; Ord. No. 382 §§19, 24, 10-28-1968; Ord. No. 859 §V, 11-12-2001]
[CC 1991 §515.050; CC 1970 §11-5; Ord. No. 382 §23, 10-28-1968; Ord. No. 859 §§II — IV, 11-12-2001]
A.
No
person shall move into or occupy or attempt to move into or occupy
a residence in the City of Pine Lawn without an appropriate occupancy
permit issued and available for immediate inspection by any Pine Lawn
Officer or official during the moving-in process.
B.
No
person shall be permitted to move into a residence to take up occupancy
on a weekend or other non-regular business day without specific written
permission for such an off-hours move-in from the Clerk. Such permission
shall be provided to any Police Officer of the City of Pine Lawn for
immediate inspection upon request.
C.
Violation
of this Section shall be an offense against the City of Pine Lawn
for which an arrest may be made and is punishable by a fine of five
hundred dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 898 §§I —
IV, 9-20-2004]
A.
No occupancy permit shall be issued with respect to any residence with respect to which there are inadequate bedrooms to meet the needs of the occupants as determined by their genders and ages as elaborated upon in Subsection (B) hereof.
B.
In applying Subsection (A) hereof, the following standards shall apply, and a failure to meet those standards shall result in a finding of an inadequate number of bedrooms to meet the occupants' needs, and thus the denying or withholding of an occupancy permit.
1.
At least one (1) bedroom shall be required for every two (2) adults
(at or over the age of eighteen (18) years) living in the same residence;
2.
At least one (1) bedroom shall be required for every gender of children
(over the age of five (5) years and under the age of eighteen (18)
years) among the occupants in the same residence (such that, if there
is a female child and a male child, there must be at least two (2)
bedrooms in the residence);
3.
There must be adequate bedrooms in the residence so that no child
at or over the age of five (5) years need share a bedroom with an
adult and no child at or over the age of five (5) years need share
a bedroom with another child of the opposite gender.
C.
This
Section's requirements are in addition to, and shall not excuse compliance
in any way with, the existing ordinances regarding the spacing, square
footage and bedroom size per person that the City currently maintains.
D.
No
residence shall in fact be occupied in a manner inconsistent with
the spirit or intent of this Section, and the occupants and owner
of any residence that is so occupied in violation of the spirit or
intent of this Section shall immediately forfeit the occupancy permit
applicable to said residence, as well as be fined up to five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 2010-22 §§1
— 2, 6-14-2010]
A.
No
person shall occupy a residence within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri
for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days who does not appear on
the residential occupancy permit for said residence. Further, no person
shall allow another to reside within their residence for a period
in excess of fourteen (14) days without first adding said individual
on to their occupancy permit.
B.
Anyone
found to have violated this Section shall be subject to a fine up
to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment of ninety
(90) days.
[Ord. No. 2014-013 §§1
— 2, 4-2-2014]
[CC 1991 §515.060; CC 1970 §11-6; Ord. No. 382 §23, 10-28-1968]
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false
statement in his/her application for a certificate of occupancy as
to the names, ages, relationship or number of occupants who will occupy
the premises.
[Ord. No. 2008.42 §§1
— 2, 2-11-2008]
A.
Nuisance Defined. A nuisance is an unreasonable or unlawful
use of property which results in material annoyance, inconvenience,
discomfort or damage to another person or to the public. If any violation
of the City local plumbing, electrical, fire and other safety codes,
structural inadequacy, or the presence of a nuisance is brought to
the attention of the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Police Chief,
he shall notify the permit holder. If the violation is not corrected
within a reasonable time (to be determined by the Code Enforcement
Officer), he/she shall notify the Board of Aldermen in writing.
B.
Upon
notification by the Code Enforcement Officer or Police Chief that
one (1) or more of the above violations continue to exist, the Board
of Aldermen will notify the permit holder at the above recorded address
as well as the owner of the property, if different from the permit
holder, that since the violation has not been corrected, the permit
will be subject to revocation at a public hearing of the Board of
Aldermen. Date of the hearing will be set to give the permit holder
enough time to arrange to attend the hearing or to acquire representation,
that is, at least ten (10) days from the date of notification. If
the permit holder or his/her representative fails to appear or appears
at the specified hearing but fails to show cause why the permit should
not be revoked, the permit will be revoked by a majority vote of the
Board of Aldermen effective twenty-one (21) days after the hearing.
After revocation of the occupancy permit, the permit holder and/or
the property shall be cited if any person continues to occupy the
structure. The occupancy permit may be reinstated by a majority vote
of the Board when the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Police Chief
informs the Board in writing that the violation and/or nuisance has
been abated.
[Ord. No. 2010-18 §§1
— 2, 4-17-2010]
A.
No
occupancy permit shall be issued without the written consent of the
title owner of the property.
B.
No
occupancy permit shall be issued to anyone for real property owned
by a corporation and/or a Limited Liability Company (LLC) unless the
president of said organization responds to City Hall with government
issued identification and executes an authorization for occupancy.
[CC 1991 §515.070; CC 1970 §11-7; Ord. No. 382 §23, 10-28-1968; Ord. No. 394 §1, 12-15-1969; Ord. No. 904 §I, 8-8-2005]
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be as set out in Appendix A to Chapter 500.
[CC 1991 §515.090; CC 1970 §11-18; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or shall let or hold
out to another for occupancy any dwelling or family unit for the purpose
of occupancy which is not safe, clean, sanitary and fit for human
occupancy and which does not comply with the requirements of this
Article.
[CC 1991 §515.100; CC 1970 §11-19; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
The foundation, exterior walls and exterior roof shall be substantially
watertight and protected against rodents and shall be kept in sound
condition and repair. The foundation elements shall adequately support
the building at all points. Every exterior wall shall be free of deterioration
holes, breaks, loose or rotting board or timbers and any other condition
which might admit rain or dampness to the interior portions of the
walls or to the exterior spaces of the dwelling. The roof shall be
tight and have no defects which admit rain and roof drainage shall
be adequate to prevent rainwater from causing dampness in the walls.
All cornices, rustications, quoins, moldings, belt courses, lintels,
sills, oriel windows, pediments and similar projections shall be kept
in good repair and free from cracks and defects which make them hazardous
and dangerous.
[Ord. No. 2014-029 §§1
— 2, 8-8-2014]
A.
Any person repairing or replacing a residential roof in the City
of Pine Lawn, Missouri, shall include in said repair or replacement
a drip edge. A drip edge is a piece of roof trim which directs water
into the gutters, ensuring that water ends up where it is supposed
to go as it drains from the roof.
B.
Any person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of up
to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment up to ninety
(90) days.
[CC 1991 §515.110; CC 1970 §11-20; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every floor, interior wall and ceiling shall be adequately protected
against the passage and harborage of vermin and rodents and shall
be kept in sound condition and good repair. Every floor shall be free
of holes and cracks. Every floor shall be free of loose, warped, protruding
or rotting floor boards. Every interior wall and ceiling shall be
free of holes and large cracks and shall be maintained in a tight
weatherproof condition. Every interior wall and ceiling shall be free
of loose plaster or other structural material. Plaster, paint and
all other surface materials shall be of such character as to be easily
cleanable and shall be reasonably smooth, clean and tight. Every toilet
room and bathroom floor surface shall be substantially impervious
to water and be capable of being maintained easily in a clean and
sanitary condition.
[CC 1991 §515.120; CC 1970 §11-21; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be substantially
tight and shall be kept in sound condition and repair. Every window
shall be fully supplied with window panes which are without cracks
or holes. Every window sash shall be in good condition and fit reasonably
tight within its frame. Every window, other than a fixed window, shall
be capable of being easily opened and shall be held in position by
window hardware. Every exterior door, door hinge and door latch shall
be in good condition. Every exterior door, when closed, shall fit
reasonably well within its frame. Every window, door and frame shall
be constructed and maintained in such relation to the adjacent wall
construction as completely to exclude rain and substantially to exclude
wind from entering the dwelling. Every basement hatchway shall be
so constructed and maintained as to prevent the entrance of rodents,
rain and surface drainage water into the building.
[CC 1991 §515.130; CC 1970 §11-22; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
A.
Screens
shall be required in all habitable dwellings and family units as follows:
1.
Every basement or cellar window which is openable shall be supplied
with a framed heavy wire screen or hardware cloth of not less than
four (4) mesh per inch which fits tightly and is securely fastened
to the frame or with any other material affording equivalent protection
against the entry of rodents.
2.
From April fifteenth (15th) to November fifteenth (15th) of each
year, every door opening directly from any family unit to the outdoors
and every window or other outside opening used for ventilation purposes
shall be supplied with a screen of not less than sixteen (16) mesh
per inch and every screen door shall have a self-closing device in
good working condition.
3.
No screens shall be required for a family unit on a floor above the
fourth (4th) floor, unless required by the Building Commissioner when
unusual circumstances of insect prevalence exist.
[CC 1991 §515.140; CC 1970 §11-23; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every stairway inside or outside of any dwelling and every porch
shall be kept in safe condition and sound repair. Every flight of
stairs and every porch floor shall be free of deterioration. Every
stairwell and every flight of stairs which is more than four (4) risers
high shall have rails not less than two and one-half (2½) feet
high measured vertically from the nose of the tread to the top of
the rail; and every porch which is more than four (4) risers high
shall have rails not less than two and one-half (2½) feet above
the floor of the porch. Every rail and balustrade shall be firmly
fastened and maintained in good condition. No flight of stairs shall
have settled more than one (1) inch out of its intended position or
have pulled away from supporting or adjacent structures. No flight
of stairs shall have rotting, loose or deteriorating supports. The
treads and risers of every flight of stairs shall be uniform to width
and height. Every stair tread shall be strong enough to bear a concentrated
load of at least four hundred (400) pounds without danger of breaking.
Every porch shall have a sound floor. No porch shall have rotting,
loose or deteriorating supports.
[Ord. No. 2014-028 §§1
— 2, 8-8-2014]
A.
Any person repairing or replacing exterior residential stairs shall
be required to replace said stairs with concrete in the City of Pine
Lawn, Missouri.
B.
Any person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of up
to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment up to ninety
(90) days.
[CC 1991 §515.150; CC 1970 §11-24; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every basement and every cellar shall be maintained in a safe
and sanitary condition. Water shall not be permitted to accumulate
or stand on the floor. All sewer connections shall be properly trapped.
All cellar and slab drains shall be covered with grating. Junk, rubbish
and waste shall not be permitted to accumulate to such an extent as
to create fire hazards or to endanger health or safety.
[CC 1991 §515.160; CC 1970 §11-25; Ord. No. 382 §3, 10-28-1968]
A.
No
room in any basement in an existing building shall be used for habitable
purposes unless the room was being used for habitable purposes on
October 28, 1968, meets the requirements of this Chapter and the following
standards:
1.
Ceiling. The ceiling shall be at least seven (7)
feet six (6) inches high and shall be at least three (3) feet six
(6) inches above the surface of ground outside of or adjoining the
room.
2.
Toilet facilities. There shall be appurtenant to
any basement room used for habitable purposes the use of a bathroom
properly vented to the outside air.
3.
Window area. The required minimum window area shall
be entirely above the finished elevation of the adjoining ground.
4.
Floor. The floor area shall be waterproof and dampproof.
5.
Drainage. The room shall be well drained and dry.
[CC 1991 §515.170; CC 1970 §11-26; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every supplied facility, piece of equipment, utility, chimney
and chimney flue shall be installed to function as effectively as
originally designed and shall be maintained in a safe, sound and sanitary
working condition.
[CC 1991 §515.180; CC 1970 §11-27; Ord. No. 382 §5, 10-28-1968]
A.
Every
habitable room of every dwelling unit shall contain separate floor
or wall type convenience outlets at intervals of not less than twelve
(12) feet including door openings, except in bedrooms where two (2)
convenience outlets shall be the required minimum.
B.
All
electrical work shall be equivalent to or exceed the requirements
of the Electrical Code adopted by the City.
C.
Every
bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and public hall shall contain
at least one (1) supplied ceiling or wall type electric light fixture.
Every such outlet and fixture shall be properly installed, shall be
maintained in good and safe working condition and shall be connected
to the source of electric power in a safe manner.
[CC 1991 §515.190; CC 1970 §11-28; Ord. No. 382 §6, 10-28-1968]
A.
Every
dwelling unit shall have heating facilities which are capable of safely
and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet
compartments within its walls.
B.
Gas
appliances designed primarily for cooking or water-heating purposes
shall not be considered as heating facilities within the meaning of
this Section. Portable heating equipment employing flame and the use
of liquid fuels shall not be considered to meet the requirements of
this Section and is prohibited.
C.
The
owner of a dwelling unit may require that the occupant shall provide
the heating facilities at the occupant's expense but such agreement
or requirement does not relieve the owner from responsibility for
the presence of such heating equipment for the dwelling unit.
[CC 1991 §515.200; CC 1970 §11-29; Ord. No. 382 §6, 10-28-1968]
A.
Every
owner, agent and manager of any apartment house, hotel, rooming house,
flat or other building whatsoever who leases, rents or lets such apartment
house, hotel, rooming house, flat or other building as living quarters
on terms, either express or implied, to furnish heat to the tenants
or occupants thereof shall and is hereby directed to maintain during
the months of October, November, December, January, February, March,
April and the first (1st) fifteen (15) days of May of each year sufficient
heat in the rooms so occupied as living quarters to produce a temperature
of not less than seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F) during the
hours between 6:30 A.M. and 10:30 P.M. of each day and shall maintain
a temperature of not less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F)
during the other hours of the day, except that when the outside temperature
drops below zero degrees Fahrenheit (0°F) and the heating plant
is operating at its full capacity, a minimum inside temperature of
sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) shall be maintained at all times.
[CC 1991 §515.210; CC 1970 §11-30; Ord. No. 382 §7, 10-28-1968]
Every dwelling shall have supplied water-heating facilities
which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working
condition, are properly connected with any hot water lines required
under the provisions of this Article and are capable of heating water
to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to
be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or
shower at a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty degrees
Fahrenheit (120°F). Such supplied water-heating facilities shall
be capable of meeting the requirements of this Section when the dwelling
or dwelling unit heating facilities required under the provisions
of this Article are not in operation.
[CC 1991 §515.220; CC 1970 §11-31; Ord. No. 382 §8, 10-28-1968]
A.
All
habitable rooms, except as otherwise provided in this Article, shall
be provided with a means of transmitting natural light from the outside
complying with the following requirements:
1.
The required clear glass area shall not be less than one-tenth (1/10)
of the floor area of the room and not less than ten (10) square feet.
The effective area shall be computed at not more than eighty percent
(80%) of the actual area when a required natural light area:
a.
Faces a wall or other obstruction at a distance of less than ten
(10) feet; or
b.
Is located below a roof or other obstruction projecting more than
four (4) feet from the face of the window or other natural light area
and the plane from the head to the outside of such projection forms
an angle with the horizontal of less than forty-five degrees (45°).
2.
Whenever a habitable room has natural light area opening from the
room to an enclosed porch, such area shall not be counted as a required
light area unless the enclosed porch has a natural light area of not
less than three (3) times the required light area opening from the
room to the porch.
[CC 1991 §515.230; CC 1970 §11-32; Ord. No. 382 §9, 10-28-1968]
A.
Generally. Every habitable room shall have a ventilation
system adequate for the purpose for which the room is used. Natural
ventilation shall be deemed to be adequate for habitable rooms when
the total area openable to the outside air by means of windows, louvers,
monitors or other direct openings excluding doors is five percent
(5%) of the floor area of the habitable room, except as follows:
1.
If any portion of the room is more than sixteen (16) feet from a
required opening, the aggregate clear area of openings shall be not
less than six percent (6%).
2.
If a room has an openable area on two (2) or more sides thereof,
the total openable area shall be at least four percent (4%) of the
total floor area of such room.
3.
If the openable area faces a wall or other obstruction at a distance
of less than ten (10) feet, the effective area shall be computed at
no more than eighty percent (80%) of the actual openable area.
4.
If the openable area opens onto an enclosed porch, the enclosed porch
shall have an openable area of at least three (3) times the total
required area of the openings onto such porch.
B.
Kitchens. A kitchen with a floor area of less than seventy (70) square feet may be without either mechanical or natural ventilation if there is an opening of not less than thirty-two (32) square feet between the kitchen and another room in the same family unit and if the room into which the kitchen opens meets the ventilation requirements of Subsection (A).
C.
Toilets And Bathrooms. Every toilet room and bathroom shall
have adequate ventilation which may be either an openable window with
an openable area of five percent (5%) of the floor area; mechanical
ventilation in compliance with the foregoing requirements of this
Section or a gravity vent flue constructed with incombustible material
leading to the roof of the building or a combination of any of these.
The gravity vent shall be computed at an aggregate clear area of not
less than five percent (5%) of the floor area of the room with a minimum
area of at least one hundred twenty (120) square inches. Gravity vents
shall be provided with a weather cap, directional vane or rotary type
ventilation on the roof.
[CC 1991 §515.240; CC 1970 §11-33; Ord. No. 382 §10, 10-28-1968]
A.
Every
dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink in good repair and working
condition which shall be free of chips, cracks or other defects which
may be a sanitary hazard and which shall be properly connected to
a water and sewer system approved by the Building Commissioner.
B.
Every
kitchen sink, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required under
the provisions of this Article shall be properly connected with both
hot and cold water lines.
[CC 1991 §515.250; CC 1970 §11-34; Ord. No. 382 §11, 10-28-1968]
Every dwelling unit shall contain a bathroom which affords privacy
to a person within such room and which is equipped with a flush water
closet, a tub or shower and lavatory basin in good repair and in working
condition properly connected to the public water system and to a public
or private sewer system; however, if sewer connections are not available,
septic tanks constructed according to the standards required by the
Plumbing Code adopted by the City and properly functioning shall not
be construed as in violation of this Section.
[CC 1991 §515.260; CC 1970 §11-35; Ord. No. 382 §12, 10-28-1968]
A.
Accessory
structures shall not obstruct light and air or doors and windows of
any dwelling unit or obstruct a safe means of access to any dwelling
unit or create fire and safety hazards or provide rat or vermin harborage.
B.
Accessory
structures shall be functional and shall be maintained in a state
of good repair and alignment. All exterior appurtenances or accessory
structures which serve no useful purpose, are in a deteriorated condition
and are not economically repairable shall be removed.
[CC 1991 §515.270; CC 1970 §11-36; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
Every yard, court, vent passageway, driveway and other portion
of the lot on which a dwelling stands shall be graded so as to prevent
the accumulation of stagnant water on any such surface. Driveways
shall be maintained in good repair and free of safety hazards.
[CC 1991 §515.280; CC 1970 §11-37; Ord. No. 382 §4, 10-28-1968]
All yards shall be provided with adequate grass or ground cover
of vegetation, hedges or bushes equal to at least ten percent (10%)
of the total lot area. All areas which are not covered by vegetation
shall be treated to prevent dust or the blowing or scattering of dust
particles into the air.
[CC 1991 §515.290; Ord. No. 550 §1, 3-10-1980]
A.
Space Requirements. Every dwelling unit shall contain a
minimum gross floor area of not less than one hundred fifty (150)
square feet for the first (1st) occupant and one hundred (100) square
feet for each additional occupant. The floor area shall be calculated
on the basis of the total area of all habitable rooms.
B.
Required Space In Sleeping Rooms. In every dwelling unit,
every bedroom occupied by one (1) occupant shall have a minimum gross
floor area of at least seventy (70) square feet. Every bedroom occupied
by more than one (1) occupant shall contain at least fifty (50) square
feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
C.
Ceiling Height. Habitable rooms shall have a clear ceiling
height over the minimum area required of at least seven (7) feet.
Attics or top half stories calculated as habitable rooms shall have
a clear ceiling height of at least seven (7) feet over at least one-third
(⅓) of the floor area. Only those portions of the floor area
of such rooms having a clear ceiling height of five (5) feet or more
may be included.
[Ord. No. 2011-42 §§1
— 2, 10-10-2011; Ord. No. 2011-45 §§1 — 2, 10-13-2011]
A.
The
exterior paint color on all residential and commercial structures
within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri shall be an earth tone.
B.
"Earth tone" is a color scheme that draws from a color palette
of browns, tans, greys, greens, whites, and some reds. The colors
in an earth tone scheme are muted and flat in an emulation of the
natural colors found in soil, moss, trees, and rocks. Many earth tones
originate from clay earth pigments, such as umber, ochre, and sienna.
[Ord. No. 2011-43 §§1
— 2, 10-10-2011; Ord. No. 2011-46 §§1 — 2, 10-13-2011]
A.
Siding
on all residential and commercial structures within the City of Pine
Lawn, Missouri shall be a neutral color.
