[R.O. 1985 § 26-5; 1-12-2021 by Ord. No. 5119]
All terms used in these regulations shall have their commonly
accepted meaning based upon the context of their use within this Code.
The following terms shall have the meaning given below, unless more
specifically described, limited, or qualified within the standards
of this Code.
ABUTTING
Having a common border with, or being separated from such
a common border by, a right-of-way, alley, or easement.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A subordinate building having a use customarily incidental
to, and located on, the lot occupied by the main building. A building
housing an accessory use is considered an integral part of the main
building when it has any part of a wall in common with the main building,
or is under an extension of the main roof and designed as an integral
part of the main building. For the purposes of this Chapter, items
such as basketball goals and uprights, fences, bird baths, swing sets,
and landscaping-related site amenities, such as benches, yard lighting,
statuary, and landscape timbers used to define yard areas, shall not
be considered accessory buildings for the purpose of yard requirements.
Also see definition of "structure."
ACCESSORY USE
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of
the premises.
ALLEY
A minor public or private right-of-way shown on a plat providing
secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of a lot, block, or
parcel of land otherwise abutting a street.
ALTERATION
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the structural parts or in the means of egress. This definition
includes an enlargement or reduction of a building or structure, whether
by moving a side or by changing the height. Also, the moving of a
building or structure from one (1) location or position to another
is considered an alteration.
ARCHITECT
A professional architect registered in the State of Missouri.
AS-BUILT PLANS
Plans and other drawings that depict the actual as-constructed
conditions of a property and its improvements. Also known as "record
set."
ATRIUM
An open space within a building that connects two (2) or
more floors or levels.
AUTOMOBILE (AUTOMOTIVE)
As used herein, includes passenger cars, motorcycles, vans,
trucks, and recreational vehicles.
BASE FLOOD
The flood elevation having a one percent (1%) chance of being
equaled or exceeded in any given year.
BASEMENT
A floored and walled substructure of a building at least
fifty percent (50%) below the average finished grade of the building.
If more than fifty percent (50%) or five (5) feet, whichever is greater,
is exposed above the grade, the area is counted as a story in height
regulations.
BENCHMARK
A definite point of known location and elevation, and set
with a permanent monument. The identity and elevation shall be based
on United States Geological Survey (USGS) datum. Benchmarks established
by the 1981 Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) benchmark
loop system, and official additions thereto, or the Missouri Department
of Transportation (MODOT), or St. Louis County are acceptable benchmarks.
BLOCK
An area of land that is entirely bounded by streets, highways,
or rights-of-way except alleys, or between streets, highways, streams,
parks, etc., or any other barrier, or combination thereof, to the
continuity of development.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The proportion of the lot area, expressed as a percent that
is covered by the maximum horizontal cross section of a building or
buildings.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance from the average finished grade abutting
a building or structure to the highest point of the roof of a building
or highest point of any permanent part of a structure other than a
building.
CAR WASH ESTABLISHMENT
A facility primarily for the purpose of cleaning, washing,
and/or waxing motor vehicles, such as passenger cars, trucks, and
vans, and trailers, either by mechanical equipment with vehicles on
a self-propelled wash rack, or where a patron washes a vehicle with
a high-powered hose in a service bay.
[Added 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 5309]
CARPORT
An open-sided shelter designed primarily for parked motor
vehicles, whether attached to a house or detached. A carport may have
as many as three (3) walls or as few as none.
CEMETERY
A place for burial of the dead, including crematory facilities
as an accessory use.
CITY
The City of Crestwood, Missouri.
CITY ATTORNEY
See Sections
2-54 and
2-55 of this Code. "City Attorney" may also refer to any special counsel hired by the City.
CLUB, PRIVATE
A building or premises used for social, recreational, dining,
or philanthropic purposes, the normal use of which is limited to specific
members, patrons, or otherwise listed and enumerated persons.
COMMON GROUND
Natural or landscaped open space within or related to a development,
not in individually owned lots, designed and intended for siting common
facilities (e.g., recreation facilities and storm drainage detention
facilities) and for the common use of the residents and property owners
of the development. "Common ground" is intended to be synonymous with
"common open space," "common land," and "common area" when used in
the appropriate context.
COMMUNITY CENTER
A facility maintained by a public agency or by a not-for-profit
community or neighborhood association primarily for social, recreational,
or educational needs of the community or neighborhood.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Comprehensive Plan for the City of Crestwood as adopted
by the Planning Commission in accord with the provisions of Section
89.360, RSMo., and as may be updated or amended from time to time.
CONDOMINIUM
A form of property ownership occurring in accordance with
the Uniform Condominium Act, Chapter 448, RSMo.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
The engineering drawings showing types of materials and construction
details for physical structures and facilities.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail establishment having a gross floor area of ten thousand
(10,000) square feet or less, primarily selling foods as well as other
household goods customarily sold in larger food markets and supermarkets.
A convenience store may be paired with a gasoline station.
CURB LEVEL
The mean level of the curb in front of the lot, or in the
case of a corner lot, along the abutting street where the mean curb
level is the highest.
DENSITY
The number of dwelling units per acre of gross land area.
DEVELOPER
A person, firm, or corporation undertaking land development
activity, including the subdivision of land and other improvements
to land, pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter.
DEVELOPMENT
All structures and other modifications of the natural landscape,
above and below ground on a particular site, including, but not limited
to, grading, removal of trees, paving, installation of utilities,
or the erection of structures.
DEVELOPMENT, PLANNED
Land under unified control to be planned and developed in
a single development operation or a programmed series of development
operations or phases. A planned development includes principal and
accessory structures and uses strongly related to the character and
purposes of the planned development. A planned development is built
according to general and detailed plans for streets, utilities, lot
and building locations, landscaping, and the like. A planned development
includes provisions for the operation and maintenance of common areas,
facilities, and improvements that are for use by the occupants of
the planned development, but which will not be provided, operated,
or maintained at public expense.
DIRECTOR
The Director of Public Works of the City of Crestwood or his/her designee. Any reference to the "City Engineer," to the "Director of Public Services" or the "Public Works Director," whether in this Chapter
26 or any other chapter of this Code, shall be construed to mean the Director of Public Works of the City of Crestwood or his/her designee, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
[Ord. No. 5308, 11-22-2022]
DRIVE-IN or DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENTS
Any business so developed that its retail or services character
is dependent upon serving patrons who remain in their motor vehicles
in a driveway or parking spaces.
DUMPSTER, TEMPORARY
A large container designed and used for storage of items
to be thrown away, refuse, rubbish, trash, garbage, junk, and/or debris
for a period of time corresponding to a particular task or project.
Such container is typically rented or leased to owners or occupants
of property for their temporary use and is typically delivered and
removed by truck. This term shall not be interpreted to refer to a
trash can, trash container, or a dumpster that is stored in a more
permanent manner on the property and from which trash is collected
on a recurring basis.
DWELLING
A building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for
residential occupancy.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY
A building, or portion thereof, arranged, intended, or designed
for occupancy by two (2) or more families.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A detached building arranged, intended, or designed for occupancy by one (1) family. For the purpose of this Chapter, single-family dwelling shall include any not-for-profit home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside, and may include two (2) additional persons acting as house parents or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home. See Article
XII, Section 26-78A, "group homes" defined, for additional information.
EASEMENT
A grant of one (1) or more of the property rights by a property
owner to, or for use by, the public, a corporation, or another person
or entity for a specific purpose (e.g., for utility lines or ingress/egress).
ENGINEER
A professional engineer registered in the State of Missouri.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other
similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced,
relocated, or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting
therefrom.
FAMILY
An individual or any number of related, by blood or marriage,
persons, or a group of not more than three (3) unrelated persons,
or two (2) unrelated non-transient adults and their dependents, including
foster children living together as a single not-for-profit housekeeping
unit, sharing a common kitchen facility, but not including group quarters,
such as dormitories, fraternities, sororities, motels, hotels, rooming
houses, or boardinghouses.
FARM
A parcel of land used for commercially growing or raising
agricultural products, including related structures thereon.
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
Any establishment whose principal business is the sale of
foods, frozen desserts, or beverages in ready-to-consume servings,
for consumption either within the restaurant building or for carry-out,
and where either:
A.
Foods or beverages are usually served in edible containers or
in paper, plastic, or other disposable containers, or where customers
are not served their food or beverages of any type by a restaurant
employee at the same table or counter where the items are consumed;
or
B.
The establishment includes a drive-up or drive-through service
facility or offers curb service.
FENCE
A barrier made of posts, pickets, boards, masonry, stone,
metal, or other permanent, durable material, erected to mark or indicate
a nearby lot boundary line and/or to provide privacy and construction
in conformance with the Building and Property Maintenance Codes adopted
by the City of Crestwood.
[Ord. No. 5361, 5-23-2023]
FILL
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other
similar material is deposited, placed, pushed, pulled, or transported
to a place other than the place from which it was excavated and shall
include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FLOODPLAIN
That area within the City subject to a one percent (1%),
or greater, chance of flooding in any given year, as defined by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Flood Insurance Act.
FLOODWAY
That area derived by determining that portion of a river
or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved
in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing
the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The sum of the gross horizontal area of all floors of a building,
including basement areas, as measured from the interior perimeter
of exterior walls. Such area shall not include the following: interior
loading and parking areas, atriums except first floor area, rooftop
mechanical equipment enclosures, and the enclosed mall areas of shopping
centers.
FOOT-CANDLE
A measure of light falling on a surface. One (1) foot-candle
is equal to the amount of light generated by one (1) candle shining
on a one-square-foot surface located one (1) foot away.
FRONTAGE
The length of the property abutting on one (1) side of a
street measured along the dividing line between the property and the
street right-of-way.
GARAGE
An enclosed building primarily designed for motor vehicles.
A garage can either be attached to the main building or detached and
surrounded by open space.
GASOLINE STATION (SERVICE STATION)
Any structure or premises used for dispensing or sale, at
retail, of vehicle fuels or lubricants, including lubrication of vehicles
and replacement or installation of minor parts and accessories, but
not engaged in major repair work, such as engine replacement, body
and fender repair, or spray painting.
GRADE
A specific elevation or reference point associated with a
topographical survey point, building floor, benchmark, etc. See "slope."
GRADING
Excavation or fill, or any combination thereof, and shall
include the conditions resulting from any excavation, fill or reprofiling
the ground surface.
GRADING PERMIT
A permit allowing the commencement of grading, excavation,
or filling of land, but not permitting installation of site or building
improvements which require an improvements construction permit or
a building permit.
GROUP HOME
As defined in Article
XII, Special Uses, Section
26-78, Group Homes, of this Chapter.
GYMNASIUM
A building or portion thereof used for athletic training
or sports activities, including accessory seating for spectators.
HELIPORT
A facility for the servicing, take-off, and landing of helicopters.
HOME-BASED BUSINESS
A domestic activity carried on by members of a family residing
on the premises, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the
use of the premises for residential purposes and does not change the
residential character of the premises or adversely affect the character
of the surrounding neighborhood.
[Ord. No. 5167, 7-27-2021; Ord.
No. 5336, 2-28-2023]
HOSPITAL
An institution providing medical and surgical care for humans
only, for both in- and outpatients, including medical service, training,
and research facilities, but excluding residential or outpatient facilities
for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
The engineering and landscape design drawings and specifications
indicating types of materials, location, and construction details
for the improvements associated with a subdivision or other land development.
IMPROVEMENTS
Street pavement, sidewalk pavement, pedestrianway pavement,
water mains, storm sewer facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, signs,
survey monuments, landscaping, streetlighting, and similar items,
as distinguished from buildings and other structures requiring building
permits for the erection thereof.
IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
A permit allowing the installation of improvements in connection
with the development of a subdivision or other land development.
INCOMPATIBILITY OF LAND USES
A conflict situation arising from the proximity or direct
association of contradictory, incongruous, or discordant land uses
or activities, including the impacts of noise, vibration, smoke, odors,
toxic matter, radiation, and similar environmental conditions.
JUNKYARD
A parcel of land upon which the principal or accessory use
is the accumulation of used, discarded, or worn out materials, or
manufactured products, any of which may or may not be reusable or
salable.
LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Standards established in the regulations of this Chapter
which provide minimum standards of design and construction of land
improvements, such as streets, sidewalks, utilities, grading, lighting,
and similar improvements.
LAND SURVEYOR
A land surveyor registered in the State of Missouri.
LAUNDROMAT
A business that provides washing, drying, or ironing machines,
or professional type cleaning or pressing equipment for hire, to be
used by customers on the premises.
LOADING SPACE
A space within the main building or on the same lot providing
for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks.
LOT
A parcel of land which may include one (1) or more platted
lots, occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in this
title, having its principal frontage upon a street or upon an officially
approved place.
LOT (PARCEL) OF RECORD
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been legally approved by the City and recorded in the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds of the county.
LOT LINES
A.
LOT LINE, FRONTThe boundary between a lot and the street right-of-way on which it fronts.
B.
LOT LINE, REARThe boundary line or lines opposite and most distant from the front street right-of-way line; except that in the case of uncertainty, the Director of Public Works shall determine the rear line.
C.
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot boundary line that is not a front or rear line thereof; a side line may be a part lot line, a line bordering on an alley, place, or a side street right-of-way line.
LOT WIDTH
The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured
at the front building line.
LOT, CORNER
A parcel of land abutting two (2) or more road rights-of-way
at their intersection.
LOT, COVERAGE
Shall include the total area of all principal and accessory
buildings as measured along the outside wall at ground level or above
as viewed from above and include all projections other than open porches,
fire escapes, or the first three (3) feet of a roof overhang. Roads,
driveways, parking lots, and swimming pools shall not be included
in the maximum lot coverage requirement. The percent of lot coverage
shall be computed as follows:
Percent of lot coverage =
Square feet of ground coverage of all principal and accessory
building
÷ Total square feet of lot area x 100
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LOT, FLAG
A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by a narrow
corridor of property.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot having its front and rear yards each abutting on a
street (also known as "double frontage lot").
MALL
An enclosed public way upon which business establishments
have direct access and which serves primarily for the movement of
pedestrians, with trees, benches, or other furnishings provided and
with vehicular access prohibited, restricted, or reduced so as to
emphasize pedestrian use.
MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market
value of the structure either 1) before the improvement or repair
as started, or 2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored,
to before the damage occurred. For the purpose of this definition,
"material improvements" is considered to occur when the first alteration
of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building
commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions
of the structure. The term does not, however, include either 1) any
project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing State
or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are
solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or 2) any alteration
of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places
or a State inventory of historic places.
MATTRESS UPHOLSTERY, RETAIL
Retail sale of mattresses. For the purpose of such usage,
mattress upholstery can be conducted, provided that the retail sale
area occupies the frontage of the premises and not less than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the floor area, and the total area of the premises
does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet. All mattresses
upholstered on site shall be offered for retail sale only at said
location.
MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE (CLINIC)
A facility for the practice of medicine or dentistry for
humans, including accessory diagnostic laboratories, and in-patient
care and surgery, but not including operating rooms for major surgery
or overnight care.
MONUMENT
A permanent land survey marker placed by a land surveyor
in accordance with the current "Standards of Missouri Board for Architects,
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and Department of Natural
Resources."
MOTOR VEHICLE
A vehicle which is self-propelled and primarily used for
the transportation of persons. Motor vehicles include, but are not
limited to, passenger cars, vans, trucks, and motorcycles.
MOTOR VEHICLE ORIENTED BUSINESS
Any commercial use which, by design, type of operation, and
nature of business, has as one (1) of its functions, the provision
of goods, merchandise, or services to motorists or occupants of motor
vehicles in a short time span for each, or the provision of goods,
merchandise, or services to the occupants of the motor vehicles while
they remain in the vehicle. The list of businesses which constitute
motor vehicle oriented businesses include convenience stores having
a gross floor area of more than one thousand (1,000) square feet,
gasoline service stations having convenience store facilities with
a gross floor area of more than one thousand (1,000) square feet,
drive-in banks, drive-in or drive-through restaurants, drive-in beverage
sales, and car wash operations which are not accessory to an allowable
use. This enumeration is not intended as an inclusive list of such
businesses.
NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS
A home-based business meeting the following criteria: (1)
the total number of employees and clients on-site at one (1) time
does not exceed the occupancy limit for the premises; and (2) the
activities of the business are limited to the sale of lawful goods
and services; may involve having more than one (1) client on the premises
at one (1) time; does not cause a substantial increase in traffic
through the residential area; does not violate any parking regulations
established by the City; occurs within the premises or in the yard
of the premises; is not visible by the street; and does not otherwise
violate the City's ordinances applicable to home-based businesses.
[Ord. No. 5336, 2-28-2023]
NONCONFORMING USE, BUILDING, OR YARD
A use, building, or yard existing legally at the time of
the passage of this Chapter, or any amendment thereto, which does
not, by reason of design, use, or dimensions, conform to the regulations
of the district in which it is situated.
NONRESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION OR DEVELOPMENT
A subdivision or unsubdivided development whose principal
use is commercial or industrial in nature. A mixed residential/office
use, developed under the provisions of the MXD Zoning District, shall
be considered a non-residential development for purposes of this Chapter.
NURSING HOME
A building intended for use as a medical care facility for
persons who need nursing care and medical service, but do not require
intensive hospital care, licensed by the State.
OFF-SITE
Any premises not located within the property to be subdivided
or developed, whether or not in the same ownership of the developer
requesting approval of the subdivision or development.
OFFICE
A building or portion of a building wherein services are
performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or
clerical operations.
OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
A building(s) whereby the principal uses are split between
office use and warehouse/distribution uses and where the office use
occupies the predominant building frontage along the side edge which
faces the most primary street and where the office use constitutes
not less than twenty-five percent (25%) and not more than fifty (50%)
of the entire building.
OPEN STORAGE
Storage of material or goods on the ground or platforms outside
of a building.
OWNER
Any person, agent, firm, or corporation having a legal or
equitable interest in the property.
PARCEL (TRACT) OF LAND
A separately designated area of land delineated by identifiable
legally recorded boundary lines, which may or may not be a lot of
record.
PARKING AREA
An area of land used or intended for off-street parking facilities
for motor vehicles.
PARKING SPACE
A usable space, durably paved and properly graded for drainage, enclosed in a main building or in an accessory building, or unenclosed, which is reserved for the temporary storage of one (1) vehicle, and connected to a street, alley, or other designated roadway by a paved aisle or driveway. Each such designated space shall comply with the dimensional requirements set forth in Article
VI, Access and Parking, Section
26-27, Design Requirements, Subsection
H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Space Dimensions.
PAVE (PAVEMENT)
The act or result of applying a hard, all-weather, watertight
material to any ground surface in such manner as to present a uniform
surface in accordance with City standards.
PEDESTRIANWAY
An improvement pathway designed to separate pedestrian traffic
from vehicular traffic or otherwise provide for pedestrian traffic
circulation on-site. For purposes of this Chapter, "pedestrianway"
does not include sidewalks.
PERSON
A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization,
and any other group acting as a unit, as well as individuals. It shall
also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver, or other
representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person"
is used in any section of this Chapter prescribing a penalty or fine
as to partnership or association, the word shall include the partners
or members thereof, and, as to corporation, it shall include the officer,
agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of
such section.
PLANT NURSERY
A farm, garden, or other cultivated land, together with accessory
structures, designed and intended to be used only for the cultivation
and sale of live vegetation.
PLAT
A map, plan, or layout of a tract drawn to scale and indicating the subdivision of such tract in accordance with the requirements of Article
IX, Subdivisions And Land Development, Section
26-40, Generally, of this Chapter.
PLAT, APPROVED
A subdivision of land legally approved in accord with Article
IX, Subdivisions And Land Development, Section
26-40, Generally, of this Chapter.
PROPERTY LINE
The legally recorded boundary of a lot, tract, or other parcel
of land.
PUBLIC USE AREAS
Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, or designated
scenic or historic sites; school sites or sites for other public buildings,
and other areas dedicated to public use.
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITY, LOCAL
A public utility facility serving a local area only, such
as an electric substation; a water or gas pumping or regulating station;
telephone switching center; cable television distribution station;
or other similar ground-mounted equipment.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicular type portable structure without permanent foundation,
which can be towed, hauled, or driven and primarily designed as temporary
living accommodation for recreational, camping, and travel use and
including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping
trailers, and self-propelled motor homes; and the term as used herein
shall also include motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and trailers
to include, but not be limited to, boat trailers, motorcycle trailers
and sidecars, and utility trailers, and such other vehicles as may
be registered as a recreational vehicles by the State.
RESIDENCE
A building which is designed or used exclusively for residential
purposes, except hotels and motels.
SCHOOLS, NURSERY/PRE-PRIMARY/DAY CARE
A place which provides shelter and personal care on a regular
basis for five (5) or more preschool children who are not related
within the third degree computed according to civil law to the operator,
for four (4) or more hours per day, whether such place be organized
or operated for profit or not. In the case of nursery school, children
are primarily between the ages of three (3) and five (5).
SCREENING
A barrier consisting of berms, dense vegetative plantings,
fences, walls, or a combination thereof, erected to conceal mounted
equipment, loading and storage areas, and trash receptacles.
[Ord. No. 5361, 5-23-2023]
SETBACK (BUILDING LINE)
The required minimum distance from a road right-of-way or
lot line that establishes the area within which a structure can be
erected or placed, except as may be permitted elsewhere in this Chapter.
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of retail stores, planned and developed for the site
upon which they are built and managed as a unit with off-street parking
provided on the property.
SIDEWALK
An improved pathway, located within a street right-of-way
or easement along such street, designed to separate pedestrian traffic
from vehicular traffic on such street.
SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE
The triangle area of a corner lot bound by the property lines
and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines thirty
(30) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
SITE
A tract of land upon which actual development exists or development
is proposed.
SITE PLAN
A plan, to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for
a parcel of land as required by the regulations involved. It includes
lot lines, streets, building sites, reserved open space, buildings,
major natural and man-made landscape features, off-street parking
or loading spaces, and depending on requirements, the locations of
proposed utility lines.
SLOPE
The inclination from a horizontal reference line of the ground
surface, and expressed by stating the horizontal distance relative
to the amount of vertical rise or fall [e.g., two (2) horizontal units
to one (1) vertical unit].
STORY
That part of a building included between the surface of one
(1) floor and the surface of the floor next above, or if there be
no floor above, that part of the building which is between the surface
of a floor and the ceiling next above. A top story attic is a half
story when the main line of the eaves is not above the middle of the
interior height of such story. The first story is a half story when
between fifty percent (50%) and seventy-five (75%) of the area of
its exterior walls are exposed to outside light and air entirely above
grade and which exterior walls contain windows or doors permitting
the entrance of daylight and outside air.
STREET
A general term denoting a public or private thoroughfare
which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.
The term includes all facilities which are normally found within the
right-of-way; it shall also include such other designations as highway,
thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place, court or other such terms but shall not include pedestrianway
or alley.
STREET, COLLECTOR (NON-RESIDENTIAL)
A street designed to carry traffic to/from the system of
minor streets to/from the system of major streets; or a street located
in any non-residential zoning district, not including Watson Road
or Sappington Road.
STREET, CUL-DE-SAC
A minor residential or non-residential street, one (1) end
of which is closed, and consists of a circular turnaround.
STREET, MINOR (RESIDENTIAL)
A street which principally provides access to residential
neighborhood properties, carries relatively low traffic volumes which
are primarily generated within the immediate residential neighborhood,
and is not designed or intended to serve as a collector street.
STREET, PRIVATE
Any street which is privately owned by owners in common (e.g.,
owners of lots in a subdivision development), and is used for vehicular
traffic by the owners and those having express or implied permission
from the owner.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders, or the addition of new
electrical circuits or plumbing fixtures to the building.
STRUCTURE
That which is built or constructed, including, but not limited
to, buildings for any occupancy or use whatsoever, fences, signs,
billboards, fire escapes, chute escapes, railings, water tanks, towers,
open grade steps, sidewalks or stairways, tents, or anything erected
and framed of component parts which is fastened, anchored, or rests
on a permanent foundation or on the ground. For the purposes of this
Chapter, items such as basketball goals and uprights, bird baths,
swing sets, and landscaping-related site amenities, such as benches,
yard lighting, statuary, and landscape timbers used to define yard
areas, shall not be considered a structure for the purpose of yard
requirements.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a parcel or tract of land into
two (2) or more lots of any size for the purpose of sale, lease, or
development, whether immediate or future; or the dedication or establishment
of a street, alley, easement, or other public way in conjunction with
or used in any such tract.
SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATION
A private, not-for-profit association of property owners
that operates and maintains various common properties of a subdivision
or development.
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN LAND USE
A.
A change in land use that increases the intensity of land use;
or
B.
A change in land use that creates an incompatibility or increases
the incompatibility between such change in land use and adjacent land
use(s); or
C.
An increase in excess of twenty-five (25%) in the gross floor
area of non-residential buildings; or
D.
An increase in the number of dwelling units.
TERMINAL
A depot building or area specifically designated for the
storage or transfer of persons or material, or temporary storage and
service of operable vehicles used in the transport of persons, goods,
or materials.
TRACT
An area or parcel of land.
TRUST INDENTURE
Any recordable instrument by which common ground and improvements
are held or maintained or which assessments in a subdivision are levied
for the administration of specific maintenance obligations, or both.
USE
The purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its
buildings is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied
or maintained.
VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY
Any structure or premises conducting major vehicle repair
work within enclosed service bays or stalls, including the installation
or removal of engines, radiators, transmissions, differentials, fenders,
doors, bumpers, or other major body or mechanical parts, or spray
painting, but not including tire recapping or vulcanizing, or the
outdoor storage of wrecked or otherwise damaged and immobilized vehicles.
VEHICLE SERVICE CENTER
Any structure or premises used for the servicing and minor
repair of vehicles within enclosed service bays or stalls, including
diagnostic services, lubrication of vehicles, and minor engine repair,
such as tune-ups, and the sale and installation of minor parts and
accessories, such as tires, batteries, shock absorbers, brakes, mufflers,
and tail pipes. This use shall not include any establishment engaged
in major repair work, such as the installation or removal of engines,
radiators, transmissions, differentials, fenders, doors, bumpers,
or other major body or mechanical parts, spray painting, tire recapping,
or vulcanizing, or the storage of wrecked or damaged and immobilized
vehicles.
WAREHOUSE
A structure for use as a storage place for goods, materials,
or merchandise.
YARD
An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining
lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure
from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided. In measuring
a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the
depth of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal
distance between the lot line and the building shall be used. Where
lots abut a street, all yards abutting the street shall be measured
from the street right-of-way.
YARD, FRONT
A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the
front line of the main building to the front line of the lot.
YARD, REAR
A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the
main building and the side lot lines.
YARD, SIDE
A yard between the main building and the adjacent side line
of the lot, and extending entirely from a front yard to the rear yard.
ZONING DISTRICT
A district, established by Article
IV, Zoning Districts And Use Standards, Section
26-14, Zoning Districts Established, wherein certain use and development regulations apply to the land located within the district.