[R.O. 2013 § 410.010; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
The regulations and requirements relative to area of lots which
may be occupied by buildings, front yards, side yards, rear yards,
heights of buildings, and other regulations and requirements as set
out in foregoing Sections of this Chapter shall be subject to the
exceptions and additional regulations of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.020; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. KK418 § 9, 5-14-1990]
Alleys. The width of an abutting alley shall not be included
in the required depth of a rear yard.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.030; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
A.
The heights of buildings and appurtenance structures shall be subject
to the following regulations, exemptions and variations.
1.
One (1) additional foot of heights may be permitted for each
one (1) foot of additional front, rear and side yards provided.
2.
Flag poles, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator headhouses, fire towers, grain elevators, monuments, stacks, stage towers, or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, and spires, church steeples, radio and television towers or necessary mechanical appurtenances, usually required to be placed or extended above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy, are not subject to the height limitations contained in Section 400.110 through 400.210.
3.
Parapet walls, mansard roofs and other similar items may extend
six (6) feet above the required height limitation.
4.
The height of all structures shall be subject to air space and
other applicable regulations.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.040; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways
and balconies opening upon fire towers, the ordinary projections of
chimneys and flues, buttresses, eaves, overhangs, open-unenclosed
porches or other similar architectural projections may extend into
any required yard for a distance of not more than thirty percent (30%)
of the required yard dimension.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.050; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. KK558 § 1, 2-27-1995]
A.
Accessory uses are permitted in any zoning district in connection
with any principal use which is permitted.
1.
Definitions. An accessory use is a structure or use which:
a.
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building and principal
use;
b.
Is subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building
or buildings served;
c.
Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants,
business or industry in the principal building or principal use served;
d.
Is located on the same lot as the principal building or principal
use served.
2.
Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings shall not be erected
in any required front or side yard. Detached accessory buildings shall
not be erected closer than ten (10) feet to any other building. Accessory
buildings may be located in the rear yard, but shall not be closer
than five (5) feet to the rear and side lot lines, except that if
the building has a vehicular alley entrance, the sum of the width
of the alley and the setback of the structure shall not be less than
twenty-five (25) feet. The height of accessory buildings shall not
exceed the height of the principal building and in no case shall it
exceed fourteen (14) feet above the ground level.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.060; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. KK807, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. KK843, 6-20-2005; Ord. No. 06-01-10 § 1, 7-19-2010]
A.
Any structure or use that complies with Section 400.270 of this Chapter may be allowed as an accessory use or structure. Accessory structures and uses include, but are not limited to, the following list of examples:
2.
A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use, provided
no such structure that is accessory to a residential building shall
exceed thirty percent (30%) of the main structure on lots less than
one (1) acre with a roof no higher than fourteen (14) feet. Limit
of accessory buildings shall be one (1) per lot; all buildings must
be totally enclosed.
3.
A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use, provided
no such structure that is accessory to a residential building shall
exceed fifty percent (50%) of the main structure on lots between one
(1) acre to just less than three (3) acres with a roof no higher than
sixteen (16) feet. Limit of accessory buildings shall be one (1) per
lot; all buildings must be totally enclosed.
4.
A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use, provided
no such structure that is accessory to a residential building shall
exceed the square footage of the main structure on lots three (3)
or more acres with a roof no higher than eighteen (18) feet. A twenty-five-foot
setback on all sides is required. Limit of accessory buildings shall
be one (1) per lot; all buildings must be totally enclosed.
5.
A guest house (without kitchen facilities) or rooms for guests
in an accessory building, provided such facilities are used for the
occasional housing of guests of the occupants of the principal building
and not as rental units for permanent occupancy as housekeeping units.
6.
Statuary, arbors, trellises, barbecue stoves, flagpoles, fences,
walls, hedges, radio and television antennas and television dishes.
7.
Fallout and storm shelters, provided that they shall not be
used for any principal or accessory use not permitted in the zoning
district.
8.
Signs, when permitted in other Sections of this Chapter.
9.
Off-street parking and loading spaces as regulated by other
Sections of this Chapter.
10.
Storage of major recreational vehicles and equipment, including,
but not limited to, boats, boat trailers, self-contained mobile homes,
converted buses, converted trucks, house trailers, travel trailers
and mobile homes when not in use.
11.
Restaurants, drug stores; gift shops, clubs and lounges and
newsstands when located in a permitted hotel, motel or office building.
12.
Employee restaurants and cafeterias when located in a permitted
commercial or industrial building.
13.
Offices for permitted business and industrial uses when said
office is located on the same site as the business or industry to
which it is accessory.
14.
Retail sales for permitted industrial uses when located on the
same site as the industrial use.
15.
The storage of retail merchandise when located within the same
building as the principal retail business.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.070; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. KK685 §§ 1 —
2, 3-20-2000; Ord. No. 09-03-2022, 9-26-2022]
A.
The following uses shall not be permitted as an accessory use:
1.
Outdoor storage and parking of trucks and buses at eighteen
thousand (18,000) gross vehicle weight rating or over in a residential
district is prohibited.
2.
Outdoor storage, except as specifically permitted in the district
regulations.
3.
Residing or dwelling within a recreational vehicle within the
City of Lawson except under the following conditions:
a.
Dwelling or residing within any recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 400.045, shall be prohibited without a short-term occupancy permit. It shall be considered prima facie evidence of dwelling or residing within a recreational vehicle for any person to remain within the recreational vehicle and perform activities that would be consistent to residency within a home. Routine cleaning or maintenance of the recreational vehicle shall not be considered activities of residency.
b.
A short-term occupancy permit may be issued by the City Administrator,
authorizing the use of a recreational vehicle as a short-term residence,
which shall be valid for no more than four (4) continuous weeks within
any twelve-month period. Only one (1) permit may be issued in any
twelve-month period per lot.
c.
The City Administrator shall be authorized to establish a fee
for the issuance of this short-term occupancy permit.
d.
In situations of unusual hardships, such as, but not limited
to, recovery from storm or fire damage, the City Administrator may
wave the permitting fee, extend the short-term occupancy permit to
a period not to exceed six (6) months within any twelve-month period,
and waive the restriction of one (1) permit per twelve-month period
only if a permit had been issued prior to the hardship. The City Administrator
shall have discretionary decision-making authority, judging each hardship
on a case-by-case basis, to issue the extended permit or waiver of
a fee. Appeal of the City Administrator's decision shall be made by
special application to the Planning and Zoning Committee. That decision
shall be considered final.
e.
Wastewater generated and stored in the recreational vehicle shall
be disposed of at a regular dumping station. It shall not be dumped
into a sanitary sewer manhole.
4.
Repair of trucks and buses at eighteen thousand (18,000) gross
vehicle weight rating or over in a residential district is prohibited,
including the usual and normal upkeep, maintenance and repairs of
vehicles owned or leased by the owner or tenant of the lot upon which
the work is being completed.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.080; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
[R.O. 2013 § 410.090; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
Lots and tracts in a single-family zoning district shall have
only one (1) principal structure. Lots and tracts in other than single-family
district may have more than one (1) principal structure and use provided
that all structures and uses conform to the requirements of the district
in which the lot or tract is located.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.100; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
All commercial and industrial districts shall have direct access
to a street. Land that is in a residential district shall not be used
for driveways, walkways or access of any type to a commercial or industrial
district.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.110; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
The development of all corner lots shall be subject to and comply
with the requirements of the sight triangle as defined and detailed
in the Development Regulations, City of Lawson, Missouri.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.120; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988]
A.
Temporary use permits may be issued for special and seasonal uses.
These special uses include but are not limited to the following:
1.
Seasonal Sales. Seasonal sales, unless otherwise prohibited,
of such items as flowers, wreaths, fireworks, pumpkin and Christmas
trees for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Displays need not
comply with yard and setback requirements in Commercial and Industrial
Districts except that displays will not be permitted within the sight
triangle or at any location that limits the view of traffic or that
will cause traffic congestion.
2.
Farm Produce. Sale of farm produce grown on the premises, in
an "A" District. Structures incidental to such sale need not comply
with the applicable front yard requirements if the structures are
removed or moved back of the required front yard setback line at the
end of the season during which they are used.
3.
Housing.[1]
Utility connections, including water and sanitary sewers, shall
be extended to the temporary housing in such a way that they can be
extended to the permanent dwelling upon completion.
4.
Contractors. Contractor's office and equipment sheds (containing
no sleeping or cooking accommodations) accessory to a construction
project for the duration of such project.
5.
Real Estate Offices. Real estate offices (containing no sleeping
or cooking accommodations unless located in a model dwelling unit)
incidental to a new housing development to continue only until the
sale or lease of all dwelling units in the development.
6.
Carnivals And Circuses. A carnival or circus, limited to "A,"
"C-1," "C-2," "C-3," "I-1" and "I-2" Districts, for a period that
does not exceed three (3) weeks. Such use need not comply with the
front yard requirements, provided that structures or equipment which
might block the view of operators of motor vehicles on the public
streets shall conform to the requirements of the sight triangle as
defined by these regulations.
[R.O. 2013 § 410.130; Ord. No.
KK354 § XXV, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. KK418 § 10, 5-14-1990]
A.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in other codes and regulations,
the following regulations shall apply to the construction of fences:
1.
Fences shall not be constructed that will constitute a traffic
hazard.
2.
Fences shall not be constructed in such a manner or be of such
design as to be hazardous or dangerous to persons or animals.
3.
Fences shall not be constructed on public or parochial school
grounds or in public parks and playgrounds of a height greater than
eight (8) feet; provided, however, that the Board of Adjustment may,
as an exception, authorize the construction of a fence higher than
eight (8) feet if the Board finds the public welfare is preserved.
4.
Screen fences may be required to separate and screen various
permitted uses and zoning districts. The requirements for these fences
shall be as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission during
the reviewing process. The requirement for said fences are as set
forth in the Development Regulations, City of Lawson, Missouri.
