[R.O. 2012 § 400.030; CC 1989 § 9-3; Code 1972 § 401.03]
A. 
In order to regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings erected or altered for specified uses, to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected or altered, to regulate and determine the area of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population, the City is hereby divided into districts which shall be known as:
District
Type
A
Residential
B-1
Residential
B-2
Residential
C
Commercial
C-2
Planned Commercial
B. 
The boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled the "District Map" on file in the office of the Commission.
[1]
State Law Reference: Zoning districts, § 89.030, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 § 400.040; CC 1989 § 9-4; Code 1972 § 406.04]
A. 
No building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose other than is permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.
B. 
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered so as to produce greater heights, smaller yards or less unoccupied area and no building, structure or premises shall be occupied by more families than prescribed for such building, structure or premises for the district in which it is located.
C. 
No yard, court or open space or part thereof shall be included as a part of the yard, court or open space similarly required for any other building, structure or dwelling under this Chapter.
D. 
No building shall be erected or structurally altered unless located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one (1) building on one (1) lot except as hereinafter provided.
E. 
Where areas are zoned for business to a lot depth from a street and where the areas beyond this depth are zoned for residences, that portion of the lot which faces the street which is of the most predominant business classification shall be considered the front of that lot and shall be used as the entrance to the business establishment erected thereon. Under this arrangement the only entrance from the reverse side may be for servicing that establishment. The restrictions in this Subsection shall not apply where the property beyond the lot depth is zoned for business.
[1]
State Law Reference: Applicability of zoning and planning law, § 89.010, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 § 400.050; CC 1989 § 9-26; Code 1972 § 402.01; Ord. No. 1002 §§ 1 – 2, 6-14-1993]
A. 
In District A, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected, converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1. 
Single-family dwellings with a minimum lot size of nine thousand (9,000) square feet.
2. 
Group Homes. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
3. 
Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship, but any such structure which is on a new site shall provide off-street parking space upon the lot or within two hundred (200) feet thereof, which space is adequate to accommodate one (1) car for every five (5) persons for which seating is provided in the main auditorium of the building exclusive of the seating capacity of Sunday school and other special rooms, and any existing place of worship which shall be converted, reconstructed or enlarged shall provide the same off-street parking space for any additional seating in the main auditorium provided by such conversion, reconstruction or enlargement as is required for places of worship on new sites. Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship shall be located on sites of not less than one (1) acre. Each church, synagogue or place of worship shall be in a separate building or structure.
4. 
Certain Uses Requiring A Special Use Permit.
a. 
Schools, libraries, museums, parks, playgrounds or community buildings constructed after the effective date of this Chapter, shall require a special use permit. Applications for permits for new construction, extensions or alteration of existing uses and uses previously authorized by this Section with site plan and necessary descriptive material relating to the intensity and extent of use shall be made to the Board of Aldermen, which shall forthwith refer the application to the Planning and Zoning Commission to investigate and report as to the effect of such building or use upon traffic and fire hazards, the character of the neighborhood and general welfare of the community. Such report and recommendation shall be filed with the Board of Aldermen within sixty (60) days of the day of reference to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon the receipt of the report and recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Aldermen shall hold a public hearing in relation to the matter and shall give notice of the time and place thereof by causing a notice thereof to be published at least two (2) times in a newspaper printed or published in the City or if no newspaper is printed or published in the City, then in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The first publication of such notice shall be at least fifteen (15) days prior to the day of such hearing. After such hearing the Board of Aldermen shall determine whether such building or use will:
(1) 
Substantially increase traffic hazards or congestion.
(2) 
Substantially increase fire hazards.
(3) 
Adversely affect the character of the neighborhood.
(4) 
Adversely affect the general welfare of the community.
(5) 
Overtax public utilities.
b. 
If the findings of the Board of Aldermen are negative as to all the subjects referred to in Subsection (A)(4)(a)(1) – (3), then the application shall be granted; if affirmative as to either subject, then such permit shall be denied.
5. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses, not involving the conduct of a business, including one (1) private garage when located not less than six (6) feet from any line of the lot wherein such building is located or a private garage constructed as part of the main buildings.
6. 
One (1) nameplate of the occupant of the premises not exceeding one (1) square foot in area shall be permitted.
[R.O. 2012 § 400.060; CC 1989 § 9-27; Code 1972 § 402.02; Ord. No. 1002 §§ 1, 3, 6-14-1993]
A. 
In District B-1, single-family dwellings with a minimum lot size of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet shall be permitted as well as any use permitted in District A subject to any conditions required therein.
B. 
In District B-2, no buildings or land shall be used and no building shall be erected, connected or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1. 
Any use permitted in District A subject to any conditions required therein.
2. 
Multiple dwellings.
[R.O. 2012 § 400.070; CC 1989 § 9-28; Code 1972 § 402.03; Ord. No. 1002 §§ 1, 4, 6-14-1993; Ord. No. 1003 § 2, 6-14-1993; Ord. No. 1037 § 1, 2-12-1996; Ord. No. 1067 § 1, 9-9-1998; Ord. No. 1070 §§ 1 – 2, 11-23-1998; Ord. No. 1082 § 1, 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 1089 § 1, 4-24-2000]
A. 
In District "C," no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected, converted or structurally altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses which are considered satisfactory:
1. 
For any uses not forbidden by the laws of the United States or the State, except the following which are not considered satisfactory:
a. 
Bakeries, other than those whose products are sold at retail only on the premises.
b. 
Blacksmith or horseshoeing shop.
c. 
Bottling works.
d. 
Building material storage yard.
e. 
Carting, express, hauling or storage yard.
f. 
Contractor's plant or storage yard.
g. 
Coal, coke or wood yard.
h. 
Cooperage works.
i. 
Dyeing or cleaning works [employing more than five (5) persons on the premises].
j. 
Ice plant or storage house of more than five-ton capacity.
k. 
Laundry [employing more than five (5) persons on the premises].
l. 
Livery stable or riding academy.
m. 
Lumberyard.
n. 
Machine shop.
o. 
Milk distributing station other than a retail business conducted on the premises.
p. 
Abattoirs.
q. 
Stone monument works [employing more than five (5) persons].
r. 
Storage warehouse.
s. 
Wholesale houses.
t. 
Any kind of manufacture or treatment other than manufacture or treatment of products clearly incidental to the conduct of a retail business conducted on the premises and then only such manufactures such as not to produce noxious, dangerous or disagreeable odors, loud or disturbing noises or which may involve the transportation or storing within that district of explosives or highly inflammable substances. They shall not be construed to prohibit the storing or transportation of gasoline and oil when safely stored in adequate containers or ammunition and gunpowder when properly stored and kept only for resale on the premises or for private use by a citizen.
u. 
Public garage, except when usage is incident to the operation of a new car agency or distributor.
v. 
Kennels for animals, without an accommodation veterinary hospital or clinic.
w. 
Any establishment dispensing food, confection or drink for sale, in whole or in part, by means of providing "drive-in" or "curb" service to its customers or patrons or serving or dispensing in any manner food, confection or drink outside its building to its customers or patrons for consumption on the premises.
x. 
The use of any land or property for the purpose of storing, displaying or selling used motor vehicles, except when such use is incident to the operation of a new car agency or distributorship.
y. 
The use of any land or property in front of a place of business for the purpose of displaying wares.
z. 
House trailer courts.
aa. 
Junk yards.
bb. 
The housing or storage of livestock.
cc. 
Fortune tellers.
dd. 
Palmists.
ee. 
Check cashing.
ff. 
Pawnbrokers.
gg. 
Payday loans.
hh. 
Title loans.
ii. 
Hotels, motels and other lodging establishments.
2. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to permitted uses, including signs and bulletin boards not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building or premises or to the advertisement of the business or any product sold on the premises; provided, however, that no billboard or sign of a larger size or any other character shall be permitted in District C except that such signs which are in excess of twenty-four (24) square feet in area and shall be wholly or substantially electric in nature may be erected in District C providing the same are constructed or erected at least sixty (60) feet from the center of any street or highway which same may be facing or near, if, in the sole discretion of the Board of Aldermen, same do not constitute a hazard or nuisance to and in connection with the public health, welfare and safety of the City.
3. 
Any building used primarily for the purposes permitted in District C may have not more than forty percent (40%) of the floor area devoted to the storage purposes incidental to such primary use.
4. 
On property located within District C which abuts property located within residential district A, B-1 or B-2, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected, converted or structurally altered, unless the owner or person using the premises shall erect or construct a fence, wall or screen between the commercially zoned properties and any abutting residentially zoned properties. Plans for such fence, wall or screening shall be first submitted to the Board of Aldermen and the City Engineer for approval and upon their approval, the Building Inspector may issue a permit for such fence, wall or screening.
[R.O. 2012 § 400.080; CC 1989 § 9-29; Code 1972 § 402.031]
A. 
General. The C-2 Planned District encompasses areas wherein may be located developments and uses permitted in the C District on a tract of land in single ownership or management control. Within the Planned District, it is the purpose of these regulations to facilitate the establishment of combinations of developments and uses for which no provision is made in the C District or the establishment of developments and uses in locations where it would be appropriate to the area if it were to take place under approved site plans and conditions necessary to protect the general welfare. These regulations are supplemented and qualified by additional general regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter.
B. 
How Established. A Planned District may be established by ordinance of the Board of Aldermen in the same manner that other mapped districts are established where the Board of Aldermen determines that any particular tracts or areas should be developed for use, but because of potential conflicts with adjoining uses, existing or potential, a greater degree of control of the manner of development is necessary to protect the general welfare than is possible under the regulations of C Commercial Districts.
C. 
Permitted Land Uses And Developments. In a Planned Commercial District, the uses permitted are only the uses permitted in the C Commercial District.
D. 
Height And Area Regulations. The height, area, yard, parking and sign regulations for a C-2 Planned Commercial District shall be the same as for a C Commercial District; however, the specific ordinance approving the development plan for a tract of land in a particular Planned Commercial District may further limit or expand such regulations.
E. 
Development Plan. After passage of an ordinance authorizing the establishment of a planned commercial district by the Board of Aldermen or simultaneously with the introduction of an ordinance to establish a Planned Commercial District, the developer (petitioner) shall submit development plans to the Board of Aldermen for the property or any portion thereof within three (3) years from the passage of the ordinance or the Board of Aldermen may, on its motion or on a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and after appropriate public hearing, rezone the property or any portion thereof to the zoning district classification that prevailed prior to the approval of the Planned Commercial District classification or to a C Commercial District. The plans shall satisfy the other pertinent City regulations where applicable. The development plan shall be prepared by and bear the seal of an architect, landscape architect, engineer or land surveyor and shall include the following information:
1. 
Survey of the property to be developed showing existing features of the property, including contours, buildings, structures, streets, utility easements, rights-of-way and land use;
2. 
Site plan showing building locations and land use areas;
3. 
Traffic circulation, parking areas and pedestrian walks;
4. 
Landscaping plans, including site grading and landscape design;
5. 
Drawings for buildings to be constructed in the current phase, including floor plans, exterior elevations and sections;
6. 
Engineering plans, including street improvements and public utility extensions and other development situations as may be requested by the Board of Aldermen;
7. 
Drainage system plans with approval of such plans by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District endorsed thereon; and
8. 
Estimated construction sequence and time schedule for completion of each phase for buildings, parking areas and landscaping.
F. 
Procedure For Approval Of Plan.
1. 
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the development plans and program for the development of the property for commercial use. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall transmit to the Board of Aldermen its recommendation concerning the development with a statement of reasons in support of the recommendation. If the recommendation is one of approval, it shall contain recommended conditions or restrictions to be included in an ordinance authorizing the approval of the plan.
2. 
A public hearing shall be held by the Board of Aldermen on the development plan in the same manner and with the same public notice procedure as is required for a change of zoning. No public hearing or action shall be taken by the Board of Aldermen with respect to the development plan until it has received the recommendation, affirmative or negative of the Planning and Zoning Commission; however, if the Planning and Zoning Commission has not acted and submitted a report to the Board of Aldermen within forty-five (45) days, it shall be presumed that the Planning and Zoning Commission favors such plan and the Board of Aldermen may then proceed to hold the public hearing and act on such plan.
3. 
When a development plan acceptable to the Board of Aldermen has been presented and subject to Section 400.230, the Board shall enact an ordinance approving the plan which may establish conditions or restrictions for the plan for:
a. 
Time limit for completion of the plan, not more than five (5) years;
b. 
Uses permitted in the district;
c. 
Any changes in the height, area, yard, parking and sign regulations for the development district; and
d. 
A requirement that the ordinance approving the plan and designated portions of the plan be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis County, Missouri.
G. 
Board May Rezone If Construction Or Development Not Started. If substantial construction or development of the district does not begin within the period of time specified in the conditions of the ordinance approving a development plan, the Board of Aldermen may, on its motion or on a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission after an appropriate public hearing, rezone the property or any portion thereof to the zoning district classification that prevailed prior to the approval of the Planned Commercial District classification or to a C Commercial District.
H. 
Changes Approved And Disapproved. After recording of a development plan for a planned commercial district, changes not inconsistent with the purpose or intent of this Section may be approved by the Board of Aldermen by resolution. Substantial changes affecting the purpose or intent of this Section shall require the presentation of a new development plan.
I. 
Board Of Aldermen May Extend Time Limitations. The time limitations specified in this Section and the ordinance approving a development plan for completion of construction may be extended by a majority of the elected members of the Board of Aldermen for any reason by resolution.