[Ord. No. 552 §7.1, 11-21-2006]
A.
The purpose
of this Section is to allow adjustments to be made to lot lines of
platted lots or other lawful parcels for the purpose of adjusting
the sizes of building sites; however, it is not intended that extensive
replatting be accomplished by use of this Section.
1.
Boundary
adjustments must meet the following criteria:
a.
No
additional lot shall be created by any boundary adjustment.
b.
The
resulting lot or lots shall not be reduced below the minimum sizes
and dimensions required by the Zoning Code.
c.
The
boundary adjustment shall not increase or decrease any original lot
size by more than ten percent (10%).
d.
Boundary
adjustments that do not meet the above criteria shall be considered
a subdivision and must follow the procedures for subdivisions as set
forth in this code.
2.
Procedure.
a.
A
boundary adjustment shall be accomplished by plat and must include
an adequate legal description of the boundaries of the original lots
and of the adjusted lots. The plat survey shall be tied to the Missouri
Coordinate System in accordance with the current Missouri Minimum
Standards for Property Surveys and the coordinates of the exterior
corner shall be shown on the plat. The coordinate system setup shall
be:
b.
The
boundary adjustment plat shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner
for review and approval prior to its recording with the Recorder of
Deeds of St. Louis County.
c.
Processing
fees as presented in the Municipal Code shall be filed in conjunction
with any boundary adjustment plat or deed.
3.
Lots in compliance. Boundary adjustments may be allowed
for lawful lots existing in non-compliance with minimum area, frontage
and dimensional requirements of this Chapter or the Zoning Code, provided
that resulting adjustment of lot lines does not increase the degree
of non-compliance with the Zoning Code and this Chapter.
