Note: All illustrations in this Chapter
are for an illustrative purpose only and are not intended to reflect
an actual Code requirement. Illustrations may be added and/or changed
from time to time by notice to the Planning Commission and posting
on the City's website.
[R.O. 1996 § 411.010; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015]
A.
Community Development Director. The Community
Development Director is the designated City official in charge of
interpretation of this Development Code. Any reference to the Director
shall include this person, or the director's official designee in
the ordinary course of administering the Community Development Department.
Except where a different specific public official is mentioned in
this Code, the Director shall be authorized to make all final administrative
decisions in interpreting and applying this Code.
B.
Director Of Public Works. The Director
of Public Works shall be responsible for regulating public infrastructure
improvements within the City including the design and construction
of streets, water lines, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers.
C.
Minimum Standards. The provisions of this
Development Code shall be considered the minimum requirements necessary
for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare.
D.
Conflicting Provisions.
1.
Conflict With Other Regulations.
When the provisions of this Development Code are inconsistent with
one another or when the provisions of this Development Code conflict
with provisions found in other adopted ordinances or regulations,
the more restrictive provision shall govern. In determining which
regulation is "more restrictive," the Community Development Director
shall determine which one most closely follows the policies of the
Comprehensive Plan unless activities include public infrastructure,
in which case the Director of Public Works shall make a determination
based on which one follows the policies of the Public Works Design
and Construction Manual.
2.
Conflict With Private Agreements.
The regulations of this Development Code are not intended to abrogate,
annul or otherwise interfere with any easement, covenant or any other
private agreement or legal relationship, provided that when the provisions
of this Development Code impose a greater restriction than imposed
by such private agreement, the provisions of this Development Code
shall control.
E.
Rules Of Construction.
1.
Generally. All words shall have the
customary dictionary meaning, unless specifically defined in these
regulations.
2.
Meanings And Intent. All provisions,
terms, phrases and expressions contained in this Development Code
shall be construed according to the Development Code's stated purposes
intent and objectives.
3.
Text. In case of any difference of
meaning or implication between the text of this Development Code and
any heading, drawing, table or figure, the text shall control.
4.
Computation Of Time. The time within
which an act is to be completed shall be computed by including the
first day and excluding the last day; if the last day is a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday, that day shall be excluded. In the computation
of time for public hearing notice, the day of the advertisement shall
be counted and the day of the hearing shall be excluded.
5.
References To Other Regulations,
Documents And Publications. Whenever reference is made to another
regulation, document or publication, it shall be construed as a reference
to the most recent edition of such regulation (as amended), document
or publication, unless otherwise specifically stated.
6.
Delegation Of Authority. Whenever
a provision appears requiring the head of a department or another
officer or employee of the City to perform an act or duty, that provision
shall be construed as authorizing the department head or officer to
delegate the responsibility to subordinates, unless the terms of the
provision specify otherwise.
7.
Technical And Non-Technical Words.
Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved
usage of the language, but technical words and phrases that may have
acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in professional practice
shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.
8.
Public Officials And Agencies. All
public officials, bodies, and agencies to which references are made
are those of the City of Blue Springs, unless otherwise indicated.
9.
Mandatory And Discretionary Terms.
The word "shall" is always mandatory, and the word "may" is always
permissive.
10.
Conjunctions. Unless the context
clearly suggests the contrary, conjunctions shall be interpreted as
follows:
11.
Tense And Usage. Words used in one
tense (past, present or future) include all other tenses, unless the
context clearly indicates the contrary. The singular shall include
the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.
12.
Lists. Lists of examples prefaced
by "including the following," "such as," or other similar preface
shall not be construed as exclusive or exhaustive and shall not preclude
an interpretation of the list including other similar and non-mentioned
examples.
13.
Failure To Act On Application. Whenever
an action or decision required to be made within a specified time
period by this UDC or applicable and valid State or Federal law or
regulation is not taken or rendered, it shall be deemed denied and
the applicant may seek an appeal of such denial unless they request,
consent or agree, in writing, to an extension of such time period
prior to its expiration.
F.
Resource, Guides And Industry Standards.
Resources, guides and industry standards that are recognized as reputable
authority in the planning and urban design profession, or engineering
profession may be used as a supplement to interpreting these regulations.
Any use of such guides or resources shall be either specifically referenced
in these regulations or subject to the approval of the Director upon
a determination that the resource or guide is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, the purposes and intent of these regulation. The
resources and guides shall only be used as an aid to interpretation
of these standards, or any discretion specifically granted by these
standards. In the case of a conflict between any such resource and
guide, and the standards in these regulations, these regulations shall
control.
[R.O. 1996 § 411.020; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015]
A.
Lot Size. Lot size or lot area refers to
the horizontal land area within lot lines. No building permit or development
approval shall be issued for a lot that does not meet the minimum
lot size requirements of this Development Code except in the following
cases.
1.
Reduction For Public Purpose. When
an existing lot is reduced because of conveyance to a Federal, State
or local government for a public purpose and the remaining area is
at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the required minimum lot size
for the district in which it is located, then that remaining lot shall
be deemed to comply with the minimum lot size standards of this Development
Code.
2.
Utilities. Utilities (major or minor)
using land or an unoccupied building requiring less than one thousand
(1,000) square feet of site area are exempt from the minimum lot size
standards of all zoning districts.
3.
Single-Family Dwelling Exemptions.
The minimum lot size standards of this Development Code shall not
be interpreted as prohibiting the construction of a single-family
dwelling unit on a lot that was legally platted or recorded before
the adoption of this Development Code.
B.
Residential Densities. The zoning district
regulations of this Development Code express maximum residential densities
in terms of lot area requirements per dwelling unit. The maximum number
of dwelling units allowed on a lot shall be determined by dividing
the subject lot's total lot area by the applicable lot area (per dwelling
unit) requirement of the district. The number of dwelling units permitted
in a mixed-use building (one containing residential and non-residential
uses) shall not be affected by virtue of the building's mixed-use
status. As with non-mixed-use projects, the maximum number of dwelling
units allowed shall be calculated by dividing the subject lot's total
lot area by the applicable lot area requirement of the district.
C.
Lot Width. Minimum lot width is the horizontal
distance between the side lot lines, measured at the required exterior
setback line. The lot width of lots on a cul-de-sac or eyebrow shall
be measured between the side lot lines at the points of the required
minimum exterior building setback. Dimensional references to lot frontage
shall generally refer to the entire width between the front building
line and the front lot line.
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Minimum lot width is the horizontal
distance between the side lot lines, measured at the required exterior
setback line.
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Cul-De-Sac/Eyebrow Lots
Lot width of lots on a cul-de-sac
or eyebrow shall be measured between the side lot lines at the points
of the required minimum exterior building setback.
Lot Frontage
Dimensional references to "lot frontage"
shall generally refer to the entire width between the front building
line and the front lot line.
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D.
Building Coverage. Building coverage refers
to the area of a lot covered by buildings or roofed areas, as measured
along the outside wall at ground level, and including all projections,
other than open porches, fire escapes, canopies and the first three
(3) feet of a roof overhang. Ground-level parking, open recreation
areas, patios and plazas shall not be counted as building coverage.
E.
Setbacks. Setbacks refer to the unobstructed,
unoccupied open area between the furthermost projection of a structure
and the property line of the lot on which the structure is located,
except as modified by the standards of this Section. Setbacks shall
be unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as specified in
this Section.
1.
Features Allowed Within Setbacks.
The following features may be located within setbacks:
a.
Trees, shrubbery or other landscape
features.
c.
Driveways and sidewalks.
d.
Signs, where permitted.
e.
Steps to the principal entrance,
walks and balustrades.
f.
Bay windows, architectural features,
cantilevered floors, chimneys, and other ornamental features of buildings
that do not project more than two (2) feet into the required setback.
g.
Fire escapes and decks that do not
extend into a setback by more than thirty percent (30%) of the required
setback dimension.
h.
Utility lines, wires and associated
structures, such as power poles.
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Setbacks refer to the unobstructed,
unoccupied open area between the furthermost projection of a structure
and the property line of the lot on which the structure is located,
except as modified by the standards of this Section. Setbacks shall
be unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as specified in
this Section.
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2.
Setback Exemptions In LI And HI Districts.
No setbacks from a lot line abutting a railway right-of-way shall
be required in the LI and HI Districts, provided that sufficient access
for firefighting equipment is available. Such access shall be approved
by the District Fire Chief, or their designate, before issuance of
any permit.
3.
Setback Averaging. If the existing
exterior setbacks of lots within the same block, with the same zoning
classification and fronting on the same side of the street are less
than the required exterior setback of the underlying zoning district,
applicants shall be allowed to use the average exterior setback on
that block. In such cases, the "average setback" shall be the mean
(average) setback of all lots on the same side of the street within
the same block as the subject property. In no event shall lots with
different zoning classifications or undeveloped lots be included in
the calculation of the average setback, and in no case shall more
than six (6) lots on either side of the subject property be included
in the calculation. This provision shall not be interpreted as requiring
a greater exterior setback than imposed by the underlying zoning district,
and it shall not be interpreted as allowing setbacks to be reduced
to a level that results in right-of-way widths dropping below established
minimums.
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If the existing exterior setbacks
of lots within the same block, with the same zoning classification,
and fronting on the same side of the street are less than the required
exterior setback of the underlying zoning district, applicants shall
be allowed to use the average exterior setback on that block.
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Average Setback
The average setback shall be the
mean (average) setback of all lots on the same side of the street
within the same block as the subject property.
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4.
Setbacks Reduced For Public Purpose.
When an existing setback is reduced because of conveyance to a Federal,
State or local government for a public purpose and the remaining setback
is at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the required minimum setback
for the district in which it is located, then that remaining setback
shall be deemed to satisfy the minimum setback standards of this Development
Code.
5.
Build-To Lines. In cases where setbacks
are referred to by a range or a maximum, it shall be interpreted as
a "build to line," at which point or within which range a front building
line shall be established. Where the front building line is expressed
as a minimum percentage (%), it shall mean the minimum width of the
lot frontage that must be occupied by the facade at the front building
line, or any specified acceptable substitutes for a facade.
F.
Height.
1.
Building Height. Building height
refers to the vertical distance between the average finished grade
at the base of the building along the side of the building being measured,
and:
2.
Fences Or Walls. In the case of fences
or walls, height shall be measured on the side with the least vertical
exposure above finished grade to the top of the fence or wall.
3.
Exemptions From Height Standards.
The following structures and features shall be exempt from the height
requirements of this Development Code:
a.
Chimneys, smokestacks or flues;
b.
Cooling towers and ventilators;
c.
Elevator bulkheads and stairway enclosures;
d.
Grain elevators and silos;
e.
Radio and television receiving antennas
which only receive and do not transmit, and support structures, provided
that they shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the
maximum permitted height of the zoning district in which they are
located, measured from average finished grade at the base of the support
structure or building upon which it is located;
f.
Utility poles, water towers and support
structures;
g.
Belfries, spires and steeples; and
h.
Monuments and ornamental towers.
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Building height refers to the vertical
distance between the average finished grade at the base of the building
along the side of the building being measured.
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Gable, Hip, Or Gambrel Roof
Building height refers to the vertical
distance between the average finished grade at the base of the building
and the average height level between the eaves and ridge line of a
gable, hip, or gambrel roof.
Mansard Roof
Building height refers to the vertical
distance between the average finished grade at the base of the building
and the highest point of a mansard roof.
Flat Roof
Building height refers to the vertical
distance between the average finished grade at the base of the building
and the highest point of the coping of a flat roof.
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G.
Floor To Area Ratio. The floor area of
all buildings on a lot divided by the area of the same lot expressed
as a ratio. For non-residential buildings or buildings containing
residential and non-residential uses, "floor area" means the sum of
the gross horizontal area of all floors of the building measured from
the exterior faces of the exterior walls. For residential buildings,
"floor area" shall mean the gross horizontal area of all floors in
a dwelling measured from the external faces of the exterior walls.
Garages, basements and open porches shall be excluded when measuring
residential floor area. The floor area of all buildings on a lot divided
by the area of the same lot expressed as a ratio.
[R.O. 1996 § 411.030; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015]
A.
This
Section contains general descriptions associated with the use of land
and buildings. The uses are grouped into general use groups that correspond
with the Land Use Policy of the Comprehensive Plan. Specific uses
are listed under each group which may relate to more detailed guidance
of plans or have specific limitations or standards in these regulations.
Where a proposed use appears to meet the description of more than
one (1) use, or is not described in this Section, the Director shall
make an interpretation on the most similarly described use considering:
(1) the intensity and scale of the proposed use or proposed building
type relative to site; (2) the typical site and building type designs
associated with the use from existing examples; (3) the functional
and operational characteristics of the use and potential impacts on
adjacent property; and (4) the potential contribution of the use,
and typical site and building type designs to the character and intent
of the district. Any use that may not be interpreted as relatively
equivalent to one described in this Section is not anticipated by
these regulations and may only be allowed by a text amendment. Uses
that are more specifically described shall not also be considered
to be part of a more general use description, unless the context demonstrates
a different intent. For example, grocery store shall not be considered
one (1) of the more general retail uses.
1.
ACCESSORY DWELLING
ASSISTED LIVING, CONVALESCENT CARE
ASSISTED LIVING, GENERAL
ATTACHED HOUSING
DETACHED HOUSING
GROUP HOME, GENERAL
GROUP HOME, LIMITED
GROUP HOME, TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER
INDEPENDENT SENIOR HOUSING
MOBILE HOME PARK/MICRO-HOME PARK
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
SEMI-ATTACHED HOUSING
Residential Use Group. This use group
provides dwelling units either within a neighborhood context for more
dense areas, or in an open or rural context in less dense areas. It
includes household living as well as other dwelling options for specific
circumstances or in unique contexts.
A dwelling that is a secondary and subordinate dwelling to
a principle dwelling unit, and it may be included within a detached
house that includes the principle dwelling, or located in a detached
accessory structure.
A use providing bed care and in-patient services for persons
needing regular medical attention, but excluding facilities for the
care and treatment of mental illness, alcoholism, narcotics addiction,
emergency medical services or communicable disease. Typical uses include
nursing homes.
Multi-family dwelling units used by older persons, persons
with disabilities or other persons needing or desiring assistance
with day-to-day living matters, but not including group homes, hospitals
or convalescent care. Typical uses include retirement communities
in which housekeeping services, common dining facilities and recreational
and social activities are offered to residents.
The use of a lot for three (3) or more dwelling units where
a small-scale building is sited on a single lot, or each unit is attached
by common or abutting walls and with each dwelling unit located on
its own separate lot. Typical formats include three- or four-unit
houses, row houses, and small-scale apartment buildings.
The use of a lot for only one (1) principal dwelling unit
that is not connected to any other dwelling unit. Typical formats
include estates, single-family houses. This definition shall exclude
mobile homes.
A facility providing twenty-four (24) hour care in a protected
living environment for more than eight (8) persons with physical or
mental disabilities and any number of care givers.
A facility providing twenty-four (24) hour care in a protected
living environment for no more than eight (8) persons with physical
or mental disabilities and up to two (2) house parents or care givers.
State licensed group-care homes for juvenile delinquents,
halfway houses providing residence, rehabilitation and counseling
to persons on release from a more restrictive custodial confinement,
and residential rehabilitation treatment centers which also may provide
out-patient rehabilitation for alcohol and other drug abuse.
A residential housing development which may include any form
of housing, including detached, attached, and multi-family housing
units, that is designed for and dwelling units principally occupied
by residents ages fifty-five (55) and older. Building type and unit
density is determined by zoning.
[Ord. No. 4971, 12-21-2020]
An area or tract of land where two (2) or more manufactured
housing units, micro-homes, mobile homes or mobile home/manufactured
housing spaces are rented or held out for rent.
The use of a site for a building or buildings containing
three (3) or more dwelling units typically including large lots and
building formats or arranged in a complex of multiple buildings. Typical
formats include apartment complexes or dwellings in mixed-use buildings.
The use of a lot for two (2) principle dwelling units where
a house is divided into two (2) units sited on a single lot, or each
unit is attached by a common wall on the lot line. Typical formats
include duplexes, paired houses, flat over flat or tandem houses.
2.
Open Space Use Group.
a.
This use group provides an open and civic amenity through larger
coordinated systems of open space, designed to serve specific functions
as part of the public realm, whether owned publicly, in common, or
privately.
3.
ASSEMBLY, AUDITORIUM/STADIUM (1,500 +)
ASSEMBLY, NEIGHBORHOOD (<500)
ASSEMBLY, COMMUNITY (500 – 1,500)
CEMETERY
CULTURAL SERVICE
FUNERAL HOME
GOLF COURSE
HOSPITAL
LIBRARY
PUBLIC SERVICE/GOVERNMENT OFFICE
SCHOOL, COLLEGE or UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE or HIGH
SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL
Civic/Institutional Use Group. This
use group provides a public or civic amenity that supports the general
community or immediately surrounding places and neighborhoods.
A facility used primarily for indoor or outdoor spectator
sports, entertainment events, expositions and other public gatherings,
typically attracting or having a capacity for more than one thousand
five hundred (1,500) people. Typical uses include stadium, auditorium,
convention and exhibition halls, sports arenas and amphitheaters.
A facility used for organized services, assemblies or programs
on a periodic or occasional basis, primarily aimed at serving the
social, cultural or spiritual needs of residents in the immediate
neighborhoods or adjacent areas, and designed for a capacity of no
more than five hundred (500) people for any one (1) event. Typical
examples include meeting halls, neighborhood association club houses,
or small churches.
A facility used for organized services, assemblies or programs
on a periodic or occasional basis, primarily aimed at serving the
social, cultural or spiritual needs of the general community, and
designed for a capacity of between five hundred (500) and one thousand
five hundred (1,500) people for any one (1) event. Typical examples
include large meeting halls, community associations, small auditorium
or event center, or large churches.
Land used or intended to be used for burial or cremation
of the dead, whether human or animal, including a mausoleum or columbarium.
A facility providing cultural and educational services to
the public. Typical uses include museums, observatories, planetariums,
botanical gardens, arboretums, zoos and aquariums.
A use engaged in preparing the human deceased for burial
or cremation and arranging and managing funerals.
A facility providing private or public golf recreation services
and support facilities. This definition shall exclude miniature golf
courses and golf driving ranges except those that are clearly accessory
uses. (See "recreation and entertainment — outdoor.")
An institution that: (1) Offers service more intensive than
those required for room, board, personal services and general nursing
care; (2) Offers facilities and beds for use beyond twenty-four (24)
hours by individuals requiring diagnosis, treatment, or care for illness,
injury, deformity, infirmity, abnormality, disease, or pregnancy;
and (3) Regularly makes available at least clinical laboratory services,
diagnostic X-ray services, and treatment facilities for surgery or
obstetrical care, or other definitive medical treatment of similar
extent. Hospitals may include offices for medical and dental personnel,
central service facilities such as pharmacies, medical laboratories
and other related uses.
A publicly-operated establishment housing a collection of
books, magazines, audio and video tapes and other material for borrowing
and use by the public.
Buildings or facilities owned or operated by a government
entity and providing services for the public, excluding utilities
and park and recreation services. Typical uses include post office,
public safety and emergency services, administrative offices of government
agencies and utility billing offices.
An institution of higher education offering undergraduate
or graduate degrees.
The use of a site for instructional purposes on an elementary,
middle or secondary level.
A use providing education or training in business, commercial
trades, language, arts or other similar activity or occupational pursuit,
and not otherwise defined as a "college or university" or "school."
4.
HOME OFFICE
OFFICE, GENERAL
OFFICE, LARGE
OFFICE, SMALL
Office Use Group. This use group
provides administrative, executive, financial or operational functions
of a business and where the principal functions are employment and
related activities that typically do not involve frequent interaction
with customers, clients or the general public.
A business operated out of the primary dwelling unit of the
business owner and subject to specific home occupation restrictions.
A moderate sized business, typically requiring twenty (20)
to one hundred (100) employees at full capacity and located in a mixed-use,
or general commercial or general industrial building. Typical examples
include a call center, corporate branch office or medium sized professional
services firm.
A large business, typically requiring over one hundred (100)
employees at full capacity and located in a mixed-use, general commercial
or general industrial building, or occupying a campus like setting
through multiple related buildings. Typical examples include a call
corporate headquarters, or large professional services firm.
A small business, typically requiring less than twenty (20)
employees at full capacity and located in a mixed-use, small commercial,
small industrial/workshop or general commercial building. Typical
examples include small clerical or administrative offices, real estate
or property management, or small professional service firms with limited
interaction with clients or customers.
5.
GROCERY STORE (<40,000 SQUARE FEET)
LARGE RETAIL (12,000 – 100,000 SQUARE FEET)
MARIJUANA DISPENSARY
MICRO-COMMERCIAL (<1,000 SQUARE FEET)
MID-SIZE RETAIL (3,000 – 12,000 SQUARE FEET)
OUTDOOR SALES, GENERAL
OUTDOOR SALES, LIMITED
OUTDOOR SALES, SEASONAL
OUTDOOR SALES AND SERVICES
OUTDOOR SALES AND SERVICES, EQUIPMENT
SMALL RETAIL (<3,000 SQUARE FEET)
SERVICE STATION, GENERAL (7 – 16 PUMPS)
SERVICE STATION, LARGE (17+ PUMPS)
SERVICE STATION, LIMITED (6 OR FEWER PUMPS)
SUPERMARKET (40,000+ SQUARE FEET)
TOBACCONIST
WAREHOUSE RETAIL (100,000+ SQUARE FEET)
Retail/Commercial Use Group. This
use group provides businesses engaged in the retail sale or rental
of goods, products, and associated services to the general public,
where frequent interaction with customers, patrons, or the general
public occurs on site.
A retail use that sells wide range food products and other
consumer products for household needs. The small format allows this
use to serve as an anchor to a walkable neighborhood center that is
full of a diverse range of otherwise smaller stores serving neighborhood
needs. Building formats have under forty thousand (40,000) square
feet and are either part of a small commercial, general commercial,
or mixed-use building type.
A large retail or commercial use that is part of a regional
draw. Building formats have between twelve thousand (12,000) and one
hundred thousand (100,000) square feet and occupy general commercial
building types. Typical examples include large specialty stores such
as sporting goods outlets, large home electronics centers, clothing
department stores.
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services to acquire, store, sell, transport, and deliver
marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used
to administer marijuana.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
A retail/commercial or service use engaged in very small-scale
operations to serve the immediately surrounding neighborhood, or to
serve as a very limited accessory use in a particular destination,
and which are usually not part of a larger commercial destination.
Building formats have no more than one thousand (1,000) square feet.
Typical examples involve a corner store, coffee shop or kiosk, food
or news stand, or mobile and temporary versions such as a food truck.
A retail or commercial use that provides specialty items
in a larger format as part of a diverse and vital activity center
or in a stand-alone format. Building formats have between three thousand
(3,000) and twelve thousand (12,000) square feet, and usually occupy
small commercial, mixed-use or pad site building type. Typical uses
involve electronics stores, shoe stores, larger book or music stores,
or larger pharmacies or convenience stores.
The display of merchandise associated with an otherwise permitted
retail use that requires areas to be designed and dedicated for outside
display as part of the permanent operations of the use. Typical examples
include a garden center or lumber area associated with a home improvement
center.
The limited display of merchandise on a sidewalk or an exterior
private area of a site associated with an otherwise permitted retail
use. This display is further limited by the following: (1) it only
occurs during regular business hours and is brought indoors; (2) it
is limited in extent to less than ten percent (10%) of the entire
merchandise area of the retail use; and (3) it is limited to seasonal
events lasting no longer than one (1) week at a time, with at least
four (4) weeks between successive events. Typical examples include
sidewalk sales or special events for neighborhood retail centers.
The limited display of merchandise on a sidewalk or exterior
private area of a site associated with an otherwise permitted retail
use. This display is further limited by the following: (1) it is limited
in extent to less than twenty percent (20%) of the entire merchandise
area of the retail use; and (2) it is limited to seasonal sales and
events lasting no more than six (6) weeks at a time and no more than
twice per year. Typical examples include a garden sale, Christmas
tree sale.
A retail use where the nature of the products requires outdoor
display and storage in a limited or smaller scale manner. Typical
examples include a nursery, garden center, statuary store, or lumber
yard.
A retail or commercial use where the nature of the products
require outdoor display and storage in a large scale format. Typical
examples include an automobile dealership, boat sales, mobile home
sales, car rental lot, or equipment or machinery sales and rental
store.
A small retail/commercial use that serves immediately surrounding
neighborhoods, or serves as a specialty or niche market, usually part
of a larger grouping of small retail stores that encompass a diverse
and vital activity center. Building formats have no more than three
thousand (3,000) square feet, and usually occupy small commercial
or mixed-use building type. Typical uses include pharmacy, dime store,
small hardware store or book store, clothing boutiques or other similar
retail shops.
A retail use that sells gasoline or other motor fuels primarily
to automobiles and passenger vehicles, along with the accessory activities
such as the sale of lubricants and accessory supplies of motor vehicles.
This general format involves up to sixteen (16) pump/service stations,
may have up to four (4) accessory service bays in the building, and
may include an accessory car wash bay with a special use permit.
A retail use that sells diesel fuel, gasoline or other fuels
to automobiles, passenger vehicles, and tractor trucks, along with
accessory activities such as the sale of lubricants, accessories or
supplies, or the servicing of tractor trucks or semitrailers. A large
service station may include, as an accessory use, the parking and
storage of tractor trucks and semitrailers.
A retail use that sells gasoline or other motor fuels primarily
to automobiles and passenger vehicles, along with the accessory activities
such as the sale of lubricants and accessory supplies of motor vehicles.
This small format has no more than six (6) pump/service stations,
and no more than two (2) accessory service bays in the building, allowing
it to fit into strategic locations of pedestrian-scale neighborhoods
centers with appropriate site and building design.
A retail use that sells wide range food products and other
consumer products for household needs. The larger format allows this
use to serve broad community or regional needs as part of large-scale
commercial areas. Building formats have over forty thousand (40,000)
square feet and are typically part of general commercial building
types.
A commercial establishment primarily for the sale of tobacco-related
products. "Tobacco-related products" shall include, but not limited
to: cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, loose tobacco, cigarette papers,
and pipes. This definition shall also include electronic and vapor
cigarettes.
[Ord. No. 4723, 3-19-2018]
A retail use that serves as a regional draw. Building formats
have more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet and occupy
large general commercial building types. Typical uses involve department
stores, super-centers, warehouse clubs, home improvement centers or
other very large scale retail operations.
6.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ANIMAL CARE, GENERAL
ANIMAL CARE, KENNEL
ANIMAL CARE, LIMITED
BANK or FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
BAR or TAVERN
BODY ART SERVICE
CAR WASH
CLUB, PRIVATE
DAY CARE, COMMERCIAL
DAY CARE, GENERAL
DAY CARE, LIMITED
HAUNTED HOUSE
HEALTH CLUB
HOTEL or MOTEL
MARINA
MEDICAL SERVICE
PAINTBALL FACILITY, INDOOR
PAINTBALL FACILITY, OUTDOOR
PERSONAL SERVICES
RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, INDOOR
RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
RESTAURANT, FAST-FOOD
RESTAURANT, GENERAL
SHOOTING RANGE, INDOOR
SHOOTING RANGE, OUTDOOR
SHORT-TERM LOAN SERVICE
STUDIO, TELEVISION or FILM
VEHICLE REPAIR, GENERAL
VEHICLE REPAIR, LIMITED
Service/Entertainment
Use Group. This use group provides businesses engaged in personal
or professional service, entertainment or business support activities
that typically do not involve the exchange of goods, but where frequent
interaction with the customer, patron or general public occurs on
site.
A use that includes any of the following specific activities:
ADULT BOOKSTOREA use having as ten percent (10%) or more portion of its stock in trade, books, photographs, magazines, films for sale or viewing on the premises by use of motion picture devices, or other coin-operated means, or other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities as said term is defined herein.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITYAny building, structure or facility which contains or is used entirely or partially for commercial entertainment, including theaters used for presenting live presentations, video tapes or films predominantly distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities, as said term is defined herein, and exotic dance facilities (regardless of whether the theater or facility provides a live presentation, video tape or film presentation), where the patrons either: (1) Engage in personal contact with, or allow personal contact by employees, devices or equipment, or by personnel provided by the establishment which appeals to the prurient interest of the patrons; or (2) Observe any live presentation, video tape or film presentation of persons wholly or partially nude with their genitals or pubic region exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque covering, or in the case of female persons with the areola and nipple of the breast exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque covering or to observe specified sexual activities as said term is defined herein.
BATHHOUSEA use or business which provides the services of baths of all kinds, including all forms and methods of hydrotherapy, unless operated or supervised by a medical or chiropractic practitioner or professional physical therapist licensed by the State.
MASSAGE SHOPA use which has a fixed place of business having a source of income or compensation sixty percent (60%) or more of which is derived from the practice of any method of pressure on or friction against or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulation of external parts of the human body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical electric apparatus or appliances with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotion, ointment or other similar preparations commonly used in the practice of massage. Under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that the person to whom the treatment is provided or some third person on their behalf will pay money or give any other consideration or gratuity; provided that this term shall not include any establishment operated or supervised by a medical or chiropractic practitioner or professional physical therapist licensed by the State of Missouri, or any massage therapy establishment that has a current permit from the City of Blue Springs.
MODELING STUDIOA use or business which provides for a fee or compensation the services of modeling on premises for the purpose of reproducing the human body wholly or partially in the nude by means of photography, painting, sketching, drawing or otherwise. This does not apply to public or private schools where persons are enrolled in a class.
A use providing animal care, boarding or veterinary services
with outdoor animal runs.
Boarding, breeding or training facilities for three (3) or
more dogs that are more than six (6) months of age, including dogs
owned by the occupants of the property.
A use providing animal care, boarding or veterinary services
for household pets, with no outdoor animal runs.
Establishments engaged in deposit banking. Typical uses include
commercial banks, savings institutions and credit unions. "Banks and
Financial Institutions" also include automated teller machines.
A use in which the primary function is the sale and serving
of alcoholic and cereal malt beverages for consumption on the premises,
including establishments commonly known as "cocktail lounges" and
"night clubs."
Any facility that engages in the activity of tattooing and
body piercing as defined and regulated by the State of Missouri. Body
art services do not include a facility that only conducts ears piercing
and physicians who perform body art procedures as part of a patient
treatment.
[Ord. No. 4723, 3-19-2018]
A use primarily engaged in cleaning or detailing motor vehicles,
whether self-service, automatic or by hand.
A use providing meeting, recreational, or social facilities
for a private association, primarily for use by members and guests.
Typical uses include private social clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
A business that provides care, protection and supervision
of individuals away from their primary residence in a commercial service
or institutional setting.
A business conducted in a private residence providing care,
protection and supervision of individuals away from their primary
residence for five (5) to ten (10) individuals at any one (1) time,
excluding those persons related to and residing in the home of the
day care provider.
[Ord. No. 4570 § 5, 10-5-2015]
A business conducted in a private residence providing care,
protection and supervision of individuals away from their primary
residence for four (4) or fewer individuals at any one time, excluding
those persons related to and residing in the home of the day care
provider.
[Ord. No. 4570 § 5, 10-5-2015]
A special amusement building used for the attraction and
amusement of persons for the purpose of scaring, thrilling, entertaining
or amusing them. This shall not include such a use in a residential
detached single-family dwelling or a residential dwelling containing
no more than four (4) residential attached single-family dwelling
units.
A facility where patrons use equipment or space for the purpose
of physical exercise.
A use used, maintained or advertised as a place where sleeping
accommodations, in rooms without individual kitchens, are supplied
for short-term rent to transient guests. Typical uses include hotels
and motels.
A facility for the storage (wet or dry), launching and mooring
of boats.
A use providing therapeutic, preventive, or corrective personal
treatment services on an out-patient basis by physicians, dentists,
and other practitioners of the medical or healing arts, and the provision
of medical testing and analysis services. Typical uses include clinics
and offices for doctors of medicine, dentists, chiropractors, osteopaths,
optometrists; blood banks and medical laboratories.
An indoor facility designed for the discharge of paintball
guns.
An outdoor facility designed for the discharge of paintball
guns.
A use engaged in the provision of services to individuals
and households where professional or personal services are performed
on site with regular daily interaction with customers or the general
public. Examples include a barber shop or beauty salon, a small professional
services office [under ten (10) employees] such as accountant, travel
agent, real estate office, or law office, small appliance repair shop,
tailor or other small-scale services for the general public.
A use offering recreation, entertainment or games of skill
to the public for a fee or charge and that is wholly enclosed in a
building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, banquet or concert
halls, theaters, bingo parlors, pool halls, billiard parlors and video
game arcades.
A use offering recreation, entertainment or games of skill
to the public for a fee or charge, wherein any portion of the activity
takes place in the open. Typical uses include archery ranges, batting
cages, golf driving ranges, drive-in theaters, outdoor concerts, live
performances or plays, festivals and miniature golf courses.
Land designed for occupancy by recreational vehicles for
transient living purposes, including the use of camping spaces for
tents.
A use primarily engaged in the sale of food and non-alcoholic
beverages in a ready-to-consume state and where the design or principal
method of operation is that of a fast-food or drive-in restaurant
offering quick food service, where orders are generally not taken
at the customer's table, where food is generally served in disposable
wrapping or containers, and where food and beverages may be served
directly to the customer in a motor vehicle.
A use where the principal business is the sale of food and
beverages in a ready-to-consume state.
An indoor facility designed for the discharge of firearms
at targets.
An outdoor facility designed for the discharge of firearms
at targets.
Any business which loans money on a short-term basis to members
of the general public as an element of its operation, including businesses
offering title loans, payday loans, signature loans and small loans
under Chapter 367 or Section 408.500, RSMo., and other similar businesses,
but not to include a bank, savings and loan association or credit
union which is licensed by appropriate State and Federal agencies,
or a retail credit financing institution which is licensed under Chapter
364 or 365, RSMo., or pawnbrokers governed by Chapter 367, RSMo.,
or retail merchants covered by Chapter 400, Article 2, RSMo.
A use primarily engaged in the provision of recording or
broadcasting services accomplished through the use of electronic mechanisms.
A use primarily engaged in painting of or body work to motor
vehicles or heavy equipment. Typical uses include paint and body shops.
A use providing automobile repair or maintenance services
within completely enclosed buildings.
7.
ARTISAN/MICRO-MANUFACTURING
BUILDING OR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR (WITH MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT,
OR STORAGE)
FOOD PRODUCTION, LIMITED
INDUSTRY, LIGHT
MANUFACTURING, LIMITED
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Light Industrial/Craft Manufacturing
Use Group. This use group provides for production, processing and
sale of consumer products, smaller-scale business products or related
services that create employment opportunities and support for other
service or commercial businesses. These uses have limited scale operations
with little or no negative external impacts on adjacent areas, enabling
them to be complimentary to mixed-use environments. A customer destination
such as a gallery, front office or small retail outlet is often part
of this use, adding to its commercial/retail or employment nature.
All activities, production and storage occurs indoors, and there are
limited frequency of delivery services, typically by small truck or
van services available to the general public, with no large truck
traffic.
On-site production of goods by hand, using hand tools, or
with small-scale or light mechanical equipment. Production activities
typically occupy less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. Typical
uses include art studios, woodworking or metal shops, arts and craft
manufacturing and other smaller-scale assembly.
Construction contractor shall mean a person engaged in the
construction of buildings, engaged in heavy construction (such as
streets, bridges, or utilities), or specialized in such construction
trades such as plumbing, heating and air condition, electrical wiring,
masonry, roofing or gutters, well drilling, or house painting. Construction
equipment shall mean a self-propelled or non-propelled equipment designed
for off-road use in grading or construction, including trailers, attachments,
and component parts for such equipment.
[Ord. No. 4625 § 11, 11-21-2016]
A use engaged in the manufacture of food and food products
primarily for delivery or commercial use off premises, with limited
on-premises services. Production activities typically occupy less
than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. Typical uses include a bakery,
caterer, winery or other specialty food production service.
A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of
materials and products to support other businesses and industries,
from small or moderate amounts of raw materials. Production areas
typically occupy less than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet,
and more frequent truck traffic is associated with operations.
On-site production of goods or services using light mechanical
equipment or other processes where some larger storage or warehousing
capacity may be needed. Production activities typically occupy less
than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. Typical uses include computer
and electronic product assembly, printing and publishing shops, small
equipment repair or services, furniture assembly, clothing or dry
goods production and other small- or moderate-scale assembly or production
services.
A use that may combine combinations of office, warehousing,
manufacturing, and light processing of materials, including for research,
testing, or production of prototype products. Production areas typically
occupy less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet, and operations
involve no need for outdoor storage of supplies or equipment, with
limited frequency delivery services, with only occasional need for
large truck traffic for shipping or deliveries. Examples include laboratories,
processing centers or other applied research for business purposes.
8.
ABOVEGROUND TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP
CORRECTION FACILITY
FOOD PRODUCTION, GENERAL
INDUSTRY, EXTRACTIVE
INDUSTRY, GENERAL
LAUNDRY SERVICE
MANUFACTURING, GENERAL
MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY
MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY
MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITY
MARIJUANA TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
STOCKYARD
STORAGE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
STORAGE, RESIDENTIAL WAREHOUSE
STORAGE, WAREHOUSE/WHOLESALE
STORAGE, YARD
WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION CENTER
WASTE PROCESSING, LANDFILL
WASTE PROCESSING, RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER (MAJOR)
WASTE PROCESSING, RECYCLING COLLECTION STATION
WASTE PROCESSING, RECYCLING COLLECTION STATION (MINOR)
Industrial Use Group. This use group
provides the handling or production of noxious, offensive or dangerous
materials, where things are done at a large scale or which have potential
negative impacts on adjacent property through noise, vibration, smoke
or fumes, outdoor operation or storage of materials and equipment,
and frequent or commercial and larger truck access.
A self-contained, aboveground facility or tank structure
for the storage of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3A flammable liquids
as defined by the International Fire Code adopted by the City.[1]
[Ord. No. 4739, 5-7-2018]
Any public or privately owned or operated ground facility
designed to accommodate landing and take-off operations of aircraft,
including all taxiways, aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars
and other necessary buildings and open spaces.
A facility providing housing and care for individuals confined
for violations of law.
A use engaged in the manufacture of food and food products,
including non-retail bakeries, canning facilities and creameries.
A use engaged in the extraction or processing of minerals,
natural gas or other similar raw materials. Typical uses include quarries,
mine, and oil or gas refineries.
A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of
materials or products predominately from extracted or raw materials.
Typical uses include asphalt or concrete plant, construction landfill
or recycling, distilleries, pulp processing and paper products manufacturing,
glass, brick or steel manufacturing, steel works, tanneries, and fertilizer
or chemical manufacturing.
A use that is primarily engaged in the large-scale washing
or cleaning of laundry, rugs and similar materials. This definition
does not include laundromat or dry cleaning pick-up stations.
Establishment engaged in the manufacture, predominately from
previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including
processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such
products, and incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such
products.
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport,
and sell marijuana.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and
sell marijuana-infused products.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
A facility certified by the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
A facility certified by the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services to transport marijuana.
[Ord. No. 4839, 7-15-2019; Ord.
No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
A non-farm-based facility used or intended to be used for
selling or holding livestock.
The storage, processing or distribution of large quantities
of materials that may present the potential for serious hazards to
human life and health. Typical uses include arsenals, atomic reactors,
fuel and gas storage, explosives and fireworks manufacture, hazardous
waste disposal, medical waste disposal and radioactive waste handling.
An enclosed storage facility containing independent, fully
enclosed bays that are leased to individuals exclusively for long-term
storage of their household goods or personal property.
A use primarily engaged in the storage or sales of materials,
equipment, or products or sales to wholesalers or retailers. Typical
uses include cold storage, warehousing and long-term storage facilities.
Land or building used primarily for the collecting, storage,
or salvaging of machinery or vehicles, which may include the sale
or disposition of parts. Typical uses include equipment or vehicle
storage, automobile salvage yards and junk yards.
A use primarily engaged in the receiving, storage, and distribution
of goods. Typical uses include distribution centers in which goods
are received by truck, stored, and delivered to residential or commercial
customers off-premises by truck or other delivery vehicle.
[Ord. No. 4971, 12-21-2020[2]]
A disposal facility employing an engineered method of disposing
of solid waste, including demolition and construction debris, processing
facilities, materials recovery facilities, solid waste transfer stations
or any facility where municipal solid wastes are salvaged, sorted,
processed or treated.
A building or site designed for source separated collection,
storage and preparation for distribution of recoverable materials
such as newspapers, glass, aluminum and other metals, household waste,
yard waste and other products which can be processed and converted
to usable products or raw materials.
An accessory use or structure that serves as a drop-off station
or buy-back station, occupying no more than five hundred (500) square
feet for the collection of recyclable materials. Includes reverse
vending machines. The temporary storage of such items would be permitted,
but no processing would be allowed. The facility would generally be
located in a shopping center parking lot or in other public/quasi-public
areas, such as in churches and schools.
A building designed to fully enclose the source separated
collection, storage and preparation for distribution of recoverable
materials such as newspapers, glass, aluminum and other metals, household
waste, yard waste and other products which can be processed and converted
to usable or raw materials.
9.
AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING
AGRICULTURAL SALES AND SERVICES
AGRICULTURE, GENERAL
AGRICULTURE, LIMITED
Agriculture Use Group. This use group
provides for farming and food production uses on open, rural and undeveloped
lands at a scale that requires large land parcels.
The initial processing of crop-based agricultural products
that is reasonably required to take place in close proximity to the
site where such products are produced. Typical uses include grain
mills.
A use primarily engaged in the sale or rental of farm tools
and implements, feed and grain, tack, animal care products and farm
supplies. This definition excludes the sale of large implements, such
as tractors and combines, but includes food sales and farm machinery
repair services that are accessory to the principal use.
The use of land for the production of livestock, dairy products,
poultry or poultry products.
The use of land for the production of row crops, field crops,
tree crops or timber.
10.
COMMUNICATION TOWERS
HELIPORT or HELIPAD
MICRO-WIND TURBINE (MWT)
MILITARY SERVICE
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
TRANSIT FACILITY
UTILITY, MAJOR
UTILITY, MINOR
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS)
Supplemental Use Group. This use
group is for uses that are typically supplemental to other primary
uses of land or buildings, or which are of a nature that require City-wide
application of the use in a variety of settings that require special
planning, design and siting considerations to be compatible with general
development patterns.
An area, either on the ground or on a building, used as a
landing pad for helicopters to pick up or discharge passengers or
cargo.
A wind energy conversion system (WECS), consisting of a wind
turbine, tower (unless roof mounted) and associated control or conversion
electronics, which has a rated capacity of ten (10) kilowatts or less.
A facility used or intended to be used by a branch of the
United States Armed Forces, including military reserves.
A use that displays off-premise messages on a permanent sign
visible to the public, such as a billboard. An off-premise message
is any message not pertinent to the premise on which the message is
displayed. This shall not be construed to infringe on any speech protected
by the First Amendment.
[Ord. No. 4885, 2-3-2020]
A facility used or intended to be used as an area for loading,
unloading and interchange of transit passengers. Typical uses include
bus terminals, rail stations and passenger related mass transit facilities.
Generating plants; electrical switching facilities and primary
substations; solar farm; water and waste water treatment plants; water
tanks; and similar facilities of agencies that are under public franchise
or ownership to provide the public with electricity, gas, heat, steam,
communication, rail transportation, water, sewage collection or other
similar service. The term "utility" shall not be construed to include
corporate or general offices; gas or oil processing; manufacturing
facilities; postal facilities or other uses defined in this Section.
[Ord. No. 4837, 7-1-2019]
Services and facilities of agencies that are under public
franchise or ownership to provide services that are essential to support
development and that involve only minor structures, such as poles
and lines.
Any machine designed for the purpose of converting wind energy
into electrical energy.
11.
ANTIQUE SHOPS
ART GALLERIES
ARTS AND CRAFTS STUDIOS
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
COFFEE HOUSE
MUSEUM
RESTAURANT, SPECIALITY
TEA ROOM/SHOP
Historic Overlay District Use Group. This use group provides
uses that may be permitted through the conditional use permit process
in a designated Historic Overlay District. This use group provides
low intensity, small-scale community and commercial uses that are
compatible in predominately residential and mixed-use neighborhoods.
[Ord. No. 4795, 2-19-2019]
A place offering antiques for sale. "Antiques" shall include
works of art, pieces of furniture, decorative objects, or the like,
belonging to the past, at least eighty percent (80%) of which are
over fifty (50) years old or have collectible value.
An establishment engaged in the sale, loan, or display of
art books, paintings, sculpture, or other works of art.
A use involving the production of works of art by individuals
and assistants and the incidental sale to consumers of those works
produced, limited to the use of hand tools or domestic mechanical
equipment.
An establishment or place or business that is in a private
residence with one (1) to four (4) guest rooms, occupied or used as
a transient abiding place of individuals or groups of individuals
who are lodged for compensation and making available services normally
provided by hotels.
An informal restaurant primarily offering coffee, tea, and
other beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals
may also be sold.
An establishment utilized for the display of exhibits of
historic, educational, or cultural nature which are not operated commercially
on a for-profit basis.
An establishment whose primary business is the sale of a
single specialty type of food or beverage that is not considered a
complete meal (e.g., candy, coffee, or ice cream). The sale of other
food, beverages, or merchandise is incidental to the sale of the specialty
food or beverage.
A public house or restaurant where tea and light refreshments
are served.
[R.O. 1996 § 411.040; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015]
All terms shall have the meaning
given below, unless the context of the use of the term clearly indicates
otherwise based on the purposes and intent statements or specific
definitions in these regulations.
Detached non-dwelling unit structure, including a garage,
that is located on the same lot or premises as the main structure.
Accessory structures shall not be located in the front yard.
A structure or use that:
A private street or driveway that affords a means of access
to parking areas and bays and to abutting buildings and is less than
four hundred (400) feet in length.
Very low capacity roadway with two-way yield operation along
the rear of properties providing common access for parking, service
areas and accessory units as well as utility easements.
As applied to a building or structure, means a change or
rearrangement in the structural parts of an existing building or structure.
Enlargement, whether by extending a side, increasing in height, or
the moving from one location or position to another shall be considered
as an alteration.
A frontage wherein the facade is a colonnade that overlaps
the sidewalk, while the facade at sidewalk remains the frontage line.
This type is conventional for retail use, with other uses in the occupied
space above the colonnade.
Construction plans revised to show a facility or structure
as actually constructed and as it appears on the tract of land involved.
A mechanized consumer banking device operated by a financial
institution for the convenience of its customers, whether outside
or in an access-controlled facility. ATMs located within a building
shall be considered accessory to the principal use unless the ATM
is likely to be an independent traffic generator.
Medium capacity roadway with intensive pedestrian use appropriate
as the main street of the commercial or mixed use zone.
That portion of a building having more than one-half (1/2)
of its height below grade.
The aerodynamic surface that catches the wind.
An area of land that is entirely bounded by streets.
Any structure designed or intended for the enclosure, shelter
or protection of persons, animals or property.
The Building Code of the City of Blue Springs.[1]
The area of a lot covered by buildings or roofed areas, as
measured along the outside wall at ground level, and including all
projections, other than open porches, fire escapes, canopies and the
first three (3) feet of a roof overhang. Ground-level parking, open
recreation areas, patios and plazas shall not be counted as building
coverage.
An imaginary line running parallel to a lot line, that is
the same distance from the lot line as the closest portion of a building
on the site.
City of Blue Springs, Missouri.
The term defining not-for-profit organizations dedicated
to religious, cultural, educational or governmental missions.
An open area dedicated for public use. Civic space is also
the zone in which prominent civic buildings are located.
A frontage wherein a group of buildings share a common lawn
on a single lot. The frontage has a visual relation to the street
and to the buildings across the lawn. Common lawn frontages may have
only one (1) accessory unit.
See "open space, common."
The official long-range development plan adopted by the City
of Blue Springs Planning Commission, and any official plan or program
implemented under the guidance of that plan.
The engineering drawings showing types of materials and construction
details for public facilities and improvements intended to be dedicated
to the City.
Low to very low capacity divided roadway with a landscaped
median to provide direct local access along a dead-end alignment.
Intentional transfer by the developer to the public of ownership
of, or an interest in, land for a public purpose. Dedication may be
affected by compliance with statutes relating to dedication of land,
by formal deed of conveyance, or by any other method recognized by
the laws of the State of Missouri.
The official document adopted by the City of Blue Springs
to regulate the construction of public infrastructure improvements
within the City including the design and construction of streets,
water lines, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers.
Any subdivision of land or partition of real estate interests;
any consolidation or accumulation of tracts of land; any material
change in the use or appearance of any parcel of land; any activity
that affects lot lines, easement locations, number of lots, setbacks,
locations of structures, dedications of streets or utilities; or the
act of building structures or improvements on land.
The Federal Department of Energy.
A portable receptacle or container made of metal, steel or
any other material designed or intended for the collection and temporary
storage of donated clothing or other salvageable personal property.
This term does not include solid waste collection/processing facilities
or recycling collection bins for the collection of recyclable materials
as defined herein.
[Ord. No. 4926, 8-17-2020]
A frontage wherein the facade is aligned with the sidewalk
and the entry is a door flush with the facade or recessed into the
facade. This type is similar to storefront frontages, except that
they are primarily used for residential entries.
A frontage wherein the facade is set back from the frontage
line by an at-grade courtyard. This type buffers residential use from
urban sidewalks and removes the private yard from public encroachment.
The dooryard is suitable to conversion for outdoor dining.
The Official Zoning Map showing the disposition of T-Zones,
streets and public spaces of the Downtown Development Code (DDC).
Site specific modifications to the Downtown Zoning Map.
A building or portion of a building that contains living
facilities for not more than one (1) family and that includes provisions
for sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation.
A grant by a property owner to the public, a corporation,
or a person(s) of the use of a recorded strip of land for certain
specified purposes.
A professional engineer licensed in the State of Missouri.
A title company, bank, savings and loan association, trust
company, attorney or other person, company, or agency approved by
the City Council to act as escrow agent.
Those services provided by the City and other governmental
entities that are directly related to the health and safety of its
residents, including fire, police and rescue.
The Federal Aviation Administration.
One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption,
living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of not more
than four (4) unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping
unit as distinguished from persons occupying a boarding or rooming
house; plus in either case, usual domestic servants.
An enclosure or barrier such as wooden posts, wire, iron,
etc., used as a boundary, means of protection, privacy screening or
confinement, but not including hedges, shrubs, trees or other natural
growth.
The vertical distance measured from the side of the fence
that is exterior to the property or from the lowest adjacent ground
level to the top of the fence material. In the case of wire fencing,
height shall be measured by the width of the material used providing
that when installed the material is directly adjacent to the ground
level.
A barbed fence, a fence with spikes, other sharp points or
a razor blade fence.
A fence whose principal material is wire. This, includes,
but is not limited to, chain link fences.
That area of land adjoining the channel of a river, stream,
watercourse, lake or similar body of water which is subject to a one
percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year; as defined
by the United States Corps of Engineers and the National Flood Insurance
Act.
A frontage wherein a portion of the facade is close to the
frontage line and the central portion is set back. The forecourt created
is suitable for vehicular drop-offs. This type should be allocated
in conjunction with other frontage types. Large trees within the forecourts
may overhang the sidewalk.
A frontage wherein the facade is set back from the frontage
line with an attached porch permitted to encroach. A fence at the
frontage line is optional.
The front property line and/or right-of-way line of a building
lot measured along a public way or street. Alleys are not considered
to have frontages.
Low to very low capacity roadway parallel to a thruway to
provide access to abutting property.
A frontage wherein the facade is aligned close to the frontage
line with an attached cantilevered shed or a lightweight colonnade
overlapping the sidewalk. This type is conventional for retail use.
April 15 to November 1.
Any substances or materials that, by reason of their toxic,
caustic, corrosive, abrasive or otherwise injurious properties, may
be detrimental or harmful to the health of any person handling or
otherwise coming into contact with such material or substance.
An area, either on the ground or on a building, used as a
landing pad for helicopters to pick up or discharge passengers or
cargo.
The type of wind turbine that has the main rotor shaft and
electrical generator at the top of the tower and must be pointed into
the wind. The turbine is generally pointed upwind of the tower and
the blades placed some distance in front of the tower.
A waste that is considered hazardous because of the way it
affects humans or reacts with other chemicals. They are usually grouped
into these five (5) categories: caustic, explosive, infectious, toxic
and radioactive.
Any structural, material, or physical change incident to
servicing or furnishing facilities for a subdivision, such as, but
not limited to, grading, street pavements, curb and gutter, driveway
approaches, sidewalks and pedestrian ways, water mains and lines,
sanitary sewers, storm sewers, culverts, bridges, utilities, lakes,
waterways, canals, permanent street monuments, and other appurtenant
construction; demolition of structures; planting and landscaping;
or removal of trees and other vegetative cover.
Any motor vehicle that is unable to operate or move under
its own power. It shall also mean any motor vehicle that is in an
abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, scrapped, junked or partially dismantled
condition.
References to less restrictive or more restrictive zoning districts refer to the base zoning districts established by Section 404.010 and represent a progression from the RE District as the least intensive zoning district to the H District as the most intensive zoning district. Special purpose base districts and overlay districts are not included in the zoning district hierarchy. References to less intensive or more intensive uses refer to the zoning districts in which such uses are first permitted. Use "X" is to be construed as more intensive than Use "Y" if Use "X" is first permitted by-right in a zoning district that is more intensive than the district in which Use "Y" is first permitted by-right.
Low to very low capacity roadway with two-way yield operation
to provide direct access to abutting land. Yield operation means the
street widths are such that when cars traveling opposite directions
meet, one (1) driver must yield to allow passage.
A small scale wind generation facility tower that is constructed
to be self-supporting by lattice type supports and without the use
of guyed wires or other supports.
An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building,
or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of
a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials,
and which abuts upon a street or other appropriate means of access.
A parcel of real property that complies with the minimum
lot area and setback standards of this Development Code which is developed
or intended to be developed as a unit under single ownership or control.
A lot may consist of one (1) or more lots of record, one (1) or more
portions of a lot or lots of record, or any combination thereof.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets,
as distinguished from a corner lot.
A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
The lines bounding a lot.
A lot which is a part of a subdivision, the plat of which
has been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds or a lot
described by metes and bounds, the description of which was recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds prior to January 21, 1980.
Manual developed by the Mid-America Regional Council and
American Public Works Association for best management practices associated
with stormwater quality.
National standard developed by the United States Department
of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for all traffic control
devices installed on any street, highway, bikeway, or private road
open to public travel.
A transportable, factory-built structure that is manufactured
in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and
Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401) and that
is designed to be used as a single detached dwelling unit.
As defined in 19 CSR 30-95.010, Definitions.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019]
Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof
and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including,
but not limited to edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019]
The production, consumption, possession, delivery, distribution,
transportation, or administration of marijuana or a marijuana-infused
product, or drug.
[Ord. No. 4826, 5-20-2019; Ord. No. 5192, 3-6-2023]
Durable, long-lasting materials such as stone, brick, cast
stone, stucco, synthetic stone, cultured stone and glass-fiber reinforced
concrete.
A facility in which source separated commingled recyclable
materials, such as newspapers, glass, metals and plastic containers,
are stored, flattened, crushed and/or bundled prior to shipment to
others who will use those materials to manufacture new products.
A temporary tower designed to support the gathering of wind
energy resource data.
A small building [under seven hundred twenty (720) square
feet] designed as a single detached principal dwelling unit.
A facility used or intended to be used by a branch of the
United States Armed Forces, including military reserves.
A facility that operates similar to a MRF with the exception
that recyclable materials are recovered from municipal solid waste
at the facility rather than at origin.
A large vehicle equipped for cooking and/or providing food
for sale. A mobile food truck/trailer serves food or beverages from
an enclosed self-contained motorized vehicle and/or trailer. Mobile
food trucks/trailers are intended to be mobile and shall not be permanently
placed on one (1) particular property or street for a period exceeding
twenty-four (24) hours at a time except when servicing a festival,
carnival or similar activity.
A business that serves food or beverages from a self-contained
unit either motorized or in a trailer on wheels, and conducts all
or part of its operations on premises other than its own and is readily
movable, without disassembling, for transport to another location.
A transportable, factory-built structure that was manufactured
prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401) and
that is designed to be used as a single detached dwelling unit.
A small scale wind generation facility tower consisting of
a single freestanding pole or spire self-supported on a permanent
foundation constructed without guy wire, ground anchors or other supports.
The body of the propeller-type wind turbine.
A parcel or tract of subdivision land withheld from development
and subject to private use and access restrictions for the purpose
of protecting the environment of a subdivision, or to enhance a street
right-of-way, or to improve traffic flow on a principal street.
Buildings and structures, not including signs, legally established
prior to November 18, 1996, that do not conform with the property
development standards of the zoning district in which the use is located
are referred to as "non-conforming structures."
Uses legally established prior to November 18, 1996, that
do not conform with the use regulations of the district in which the
use is located are referred to as "non-conforming uses."
A non-conforming use or non-conforming structure.
[Ord. No. 4885, 2-3-2020]
An outdoor, unenclosed area, located on the ground or on
a roof, balcony, deck, porch or terrace designed and accessible for
outdoor living, recreation, pedestrian access or landscaping, but
not including roads, parking areas, driveways, or other areas intended
for vehicular travel.
Open space within a development, not in individually owned
lots or dedicated for public use, but which is designed and intended
for the common use or enjoyment of the residents or occupants of the
development. Common open space does not include areas utilized for
streets, alleys, driveways, private roads, off-street parking or loading
areas. However, the area of recreational activities such as swimming
pools, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, etc., may be included as
common open space.
Open space within a development that is contained within
individually owned lots and which is designed and intended primarily
for the private use of residents or occupants of the lot on which
the private open space exists. Private open space does not include
areas utilized for streets, alleys, driveways, private roads, off-street
parking or loading areas. The area of recreational activities such
as swimming pools, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, etc., may be
included as private open space.
An area where food or beverage are served or consumed outside
of the interior of an establishment in which the principal use produces,
processes, prepares, sells, or serves food or beverage.
[Ord. No. 5017, 7-7-2021]
The property owner of record, according to the County's Register
of Deeds.
A continuous area or acreage of land which can be divided
or subdivided as provided for in the State of Missouri and by this
Chapter. Same as "tract."
A park, playground or community facility, owned by or under
the control of a public agency or Property Owners' Association, that
provides opportunities for active or passive recreational activities.
A separate right-of-way dedicated to or reserved for public
use by pedestrians, which crosses blocks or other tracts of land to
facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
Any association, company, corporation, firm, organization,
or partnership, singular or plural, of any kind.
A map, or chart of a tract of land or a subdivision, or a
depiction of any partition of interests in real estate required by
State law to be recorded before conveying title to that interest.
A final plat that contains the approval of the Blue Springs
City Council and which is recorded by the Jackson County Department
of Records.
A building in which a principal use is conducted.
The primary use and chief purpose of a lot or structure.
An incorporated, non-profit organization operating under
recorded land agreements through which each lot owner or homeowner
in a planned district or other described land area is automatically
a member and each lot is automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate
share of the expenses for the organization's activities, such as maintaining
common property.
A low-speed roadway configuration for areas of significant
public use. The public square typically has angled parking on both
sides of the roadway.
Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, designated
scenic or historic sites; school sites or sites for other public buildings;
and other areas dedicated to public use or employment.
Any publicly owned, franchised or regulated facility for
rendering electrical, gas, communications, transportation, water supply,
sewage disposal, stormwater drainage, garbage or refuse disposal and
fire protection to the general public.
The return of municipal solid waste items, most notably,
glass, paper, aluminum, steel, other metals, motor oil, yard waste
and plastics, into a usable product.
The land opened, reserved, or dedicated for a street, sewer,
water line, sidewalk, trails, drainage course or other public purpose.
An electrical or mechanical device used to display the score
of an athletic event or other information about the event.
The distance that is required by this Development Code to
be maintained in an unobstructed state between a structure and the
property line of the lot on which the structure is located. (Note:
The term "setback" refers to a required minimum area, while the term
"yard" refers to the actual open area.)
The use of one (1) wind generation facility by two (2) or
more property uses or owners.
A structure, including necessary guardrails and steps, placed
within the right-of-way of existing streets or connecting buildings,
parking lots, public use area, or other facilities having access to
the street right-of-way, for the purpose of providing safe pedestrian
movement.
Any device used to collect solar energy and convert it to
any other form of energy, including, without limitation, photovoltaics,
flatplate concentrating devices, vacuum tubes and greenhouses. A solar
collector does not include standard skylights or windows.
[Ord. No. 4837, 7-1-2019]
Materials that are separated from the municipal solid waste
stream at the point of origin for the purpose of recycling. For example,
households separating paper, glass and aluminum from the rest of the
solid waste.
Any temporary or permanent building or portion thereof that
is occupied for amusement, entertainment, or educational purposes
and that contains a device or system that conveys passengers or provides
a walkway along, around or over a course in any direction so arranged
that the means of egress path is not readily apparent due to visual
or audio distractions or is intentionally confounded or is not readily
available because of the nature of the attraction or mode of conveyance
through the building or structure. A building may become a special
amusement building because of a permanent or temporary use contained
therein or the addition of a use.
Sexual conduct, being acts of masturbation,
homosexuality, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person's
unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female,
her breast;
Sexual excitement, being the condition
of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation
or arousal; or
Sadomasochistic abuse, being flagellation
or torture by or upon a person or the condition of being fettered,
bound or otherwise physically restrained.
A frontage wherein the facade is aligned close to the frontage
line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional
for retail use. It has substantial glazing on the sidewalk level and
an awning that may overlap the sidewalk to the maximum extent possible.
A right-of-way, dedicated to the public use, which provides
vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
A local street that is parallel and adjacent to expressway,
arterial or collector streets that provides direct access to abutting
properties and protection from through traffic.
The following types of streets are described in the Public
Works Design and Construction Manual. All streets in the network may
be designated as a design type per the Comprehensive Plan (Standard,
Activity) or other types based on specific plans to account for the
urban design and development patterns that the street function serves
provided an exception is granted by the Director of Public Works:
ARTERIAL/THOROUGHFAREA street that provides for through traffic movement between and around areas, with restricted access to abutting property and subject to necessary control of entrances, and exits.
COLLECTOR/MINOR COLLECTORA street that provides for traffic movement between arterials and local streets, with direct access to abutting property.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALStreets that collect traffic to and from commercial or industrial areas and distribute it to arterial and collector streets.
RESIDENTIAL LOCALA street that provides direct access to abutting land and local traffic movement.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, or girders, or any
complete rebuilding of the roof or the exterior walls. For the purpose
of this Development Code, the following shall not be considered structural
alterations:
Anything constructed or erected on the ground or which is
attached to something on the ground. Structures include buildings,
communication towers, sheds and permanent signs. Excluded are wing
walls attached to and extending from the building where use of such
wing walls is for decorative or landscaping purposes, and provided
said wing walls are not used to support roof structure. Also excluded
are sidewalks, pavement, and public improvements such as utility poles,
streetlight fixtures and street signs.
The partitioning of a parcel or tract
of land by an owner or developer into two (2) or more lots or units
of any size for the purpose of sale, lease, or development, whether
immediate or future;
Changes in street lines;
Changes in the dedication or platting
of streets or utility easements; or
Changes in lot lines or unit dimensions
for a condominium plat.
That portion of a road bed upon which a compacted base course
is to be constructed or a road surface placed.
A bond approved by the City posted with a surety company
to guarantee a developer's performance of subdivision improvements.
A surety, title, or insurance company approved by the Council
to act as surety.
A continuous area or acreage of land which can be divided
or subdivided as provided for in the State of Missouri and by this
Chapter. Same as "parcel."
Having the property of transmitting light without appreciable
scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly: having a
void or material that is able to be seen through. Transparency does
not necessarily mean or require glass.
[Ord. No. 4625 § 12, 11-21-2016]
A geographical cross-section used to identify the level of
urban character and intensity of a traditional neighborhood design
project.
A frontage wherein the facade is set back from the frontage
line by an elevated terrace or sunken light court. The sunken court
can potentially access an additional unit below grade. This type buffers
residential use from urban sidewalks and removes the private yard
from public encroachment. The terrace is suitable to conversion for
outdoor dining.
Part of a wind energy system including the blades and nacelle.
The type of wind turbine that has the main rotor shaft arranged
vertically.
Any machine designed for the purpose of converting wind energy
into electrical energy.
Any structure and support thereto designed and constructed
primarily for the purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas intended
for transmitting or receiving personal wireless services, telephone
and similar and other telecommunications purposes and services including
lattice, monopole and guyed towers. The term includes personal wireless
service facilities for the provision of commercial mobile services,
unlicensed wireless service facilities (telecommunications services
using duly authorized devices which do not require individual licenses)
and common carrier wireless exchange access services. Also referred
to as a "tower." The term does not include radio and television transmission
towers, amateur radio transmitting towers and broadcast facilities.
The component of a wind energy conversion system that transforms
mechanical energy from the wind into electrical energy.
The height of a tower structure shall be measured from the
grade of the surrounding property adjacent to the surface of the tower
base to the top of the tower and does include the height of the blades
above the top of tower.
An area that extends from the front setback line or front
of the principal structure, whichever is greater, to the front property
line and extends between both side lot lines
A setback that is to extend from the street right-of-way
line or the front wall of an existing building to the rear lot line
along the side of a lot that is adjacent to another lot, the required
depth of which is measured as the minimum horizontal distance between
the side lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot.
A setback that is to extend across the full width of a lot,
the required depth of which is measured as the minimum horizontal
distance between the rear lot line and the back of an existing building
or a line parallel thereto on the lot.
A yard that is to extend from the street right-of-way line
to the rear lot line along the side of a lot that is adjacent to a
street or street right-of-way line, the required depth of which is
measured as the minimum horizontal distance between the side or rear
lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot.
Grass clippings, leaves, tree and shrub prunings, garden
wastes and other yard debris.
