[R.O. 1998 § 400.271; Ord. No. 2116, 1-3-2000]
The regulations set forth in this
Article, or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter when referred to in
this Article, are the regulations in "R-4" Single-Family Residence
District
[R.O. 1998 § 400.272; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
A.
A building or premises shall be used only
for the following purposes:
[R.O. 1998 § 400.273; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
A.
Accessory Building And Uses Customarily
Incidental To The Foregoing Uses. Accessory use does not include the
conducting of a profession or business.
B.
Any accessory building that is not a part
of the main structure shall not be located in front of the main structure.
C.
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building and accessory buildings connected by a breezeway may be erected in a required rear yard, but such accessory buildings shall not be nearer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot lines or shall conform with Fire District regulations where a larger side yard is required under said regulations. The size standards for accessory buildings are set out in Section 400.125 hereof.
D.
No accessory building shall be constructed
upon a lot until the construction of the main building has been actually
commenced, and no accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes.
E.
Gambrel or barn-type roofs shall not be
permitted on accessory buildings having a floor area greater than
two hundred (200) square feet as measured at grade level.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.274; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
A.
Facilities of hospitals, clubs and institutions
(excluding institutions for criminals and excluding any residential
or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug
abuse); provided, however, that such buildings may occupy not over
fifty percent (50%) of the total area of the lot or tract; provided
further, that the buildings shall be set back from all yard lines
heretofore established an additional distance of not less than two
(2) feet for each foot of building height.
B.
Plant Nursery. A farm, a garden or other
cultivated land, together with accessory structures and uses, designed
and intended to be used only for the cultivation of live vegetation.
Plant nursery usage, as herein defined, may be permitted within the
"R-4" Residential District, provided that:
C.
Nursing home and facilities.
D.
Residential group homes on sites of not
less than one (1) acre.
F.
Retirement Home Facility.
1.
Such facility shall be located on
a tract not less than four (4) acres in size, which parcel shall be
bounded by commercial zoning on at least one (1) side.
2.
There shall be a minimum of one hundred
(100) dwelling units which shall be located in clusters or connected
buildings.
3.
The density shall not exceed twenty-five
(25) units per acre.
4.
Not more than one-third (1/3) of
the apartment units shall contain two (2) bedrooms.
5.
There shall be one (1) main entrance
for ingress and egress to the site.
6.
A deed restriction shall be placed
on the property limiting the usage thereof to persons age sixty-two
(62) or older, which restriction shall not be amended or repealed
without the approval of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Ann.
7.
The exterior of any structure shall
be predominantly masonry or brick veneer.
8.
Such use shall comply with the yard
and height requirements for the "R-4" Zoning District.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.275; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000; Ord.
No. 2614 §1, 7-8-2009]
A.
Number Of Required Spaces.
1.
Single-Family Dwelling. One (1) parking
space.
2.
Community Building, Museum, Library
Or Art Gallery. Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking
space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area in excess
of two thousand (2,000) square feet.
3.
School. One (1) parking space for
each five (5) seats in the main auditorium or three (3) spaces for
each classroom, whichever is greater.
4.
Church. One (1) parking space for
each four (4) seats in the main auditorium. [A seat is defined as
eighteen (18) inches in a pew.]
5.
Hospital. One (1) parking space for
each four (4) beds.
6.
Club Or Lodge. One (1) parking space
for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area.
7.
Nursing Home Or Residential Group
Home. One (1) parking space for each five (5) beds.
B.
Additional Parking Requirements.
1.
Any driveway which is widened or lengthened in any way shall be constructed in accordance with the provision set out in Section 400.010 for the definition of residential driveways.
2.
No driveway located in the front
yard shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet in width. There shall be only
one (1) driveway, and a circle drive shall have a minimum radius of
forty (40) feet. Driveways shall not occupy more than fifty percent
(50%) of a front yard.
3.
No vehicle shall be parked in a front,
side or rear yard except in a residential driveway as defined in this
Code. No vehicle of any type, including any type of trailer, which
exceeds twenty-seven (27) feet in length, a height greater than eight
(8) feet and licensed for twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds or
more shall be parked within this zoning district, except that recreation
vehicles, properly licensed as such, shall be allowed, provided that
they are parked on a residential driveway as defined in this Code
and are located behind the front yard setback. A transition drive
consisting of an open cell high-density polyethylene plastic exchange
(HDPE) grassy paver, installed as per the manufacturer's specifications
or an approved product equal, shall be allowed between the existing
driveway and a recreation vehicle parking pad to facilitate the periodic
movement of said recreation vehicle. The open cell pavers shall only
be permitted with a grass or turf infill material and shall not be
used as a parking surface. No vehicle, including, without limitation,
any type of trailer, may be parked in a side or rear yard, except
in a residential driveway as defined in this Code.
4.
Motor vehicles that by their nature,
use or design, cannot be licensed, must be stored on a properly licensed
trailer or in an enclosed area.
5.
Unlicensed vehicles and trailers
shall be parked within an enclosed structure.
6.
The total number of vehicles, including
allowed recreational vehicles and trailers, on a premises shall not
exceed six (6) for any one (1) residential unit.
7.
Retirement Home Facility. One (1)
parking space for each apartment and one (1) space for every two (2)
employees on the maximum shift, provided that the Board of Aldermen,
for good cause shown, may reduce such requirement upon determining
that a lesser number of spaces is adequate.
C.
Tow Truck Parking.
[Ord. No.
3202, 9-8-2020]
1.
No tow truck shall be parked on the
street, unless it is in the process of towing a vehicle.
2.
Tow trucks shall only be permitted
to be parked on a driveway if the following criteria are met:
a.
The tow truck weighs twenty thousand
(20,000) or less pounds;
b.
The tow truck is thirty (30) feet
or less in length (as measured by the longest distance from front
to end of the vehicle);
c.
No part of the tow truck is parked
within twenty-five (25) feet of the center line of the abutting street;
d.
No part of the tow truck overlaps
the sidewalk for the abutting street;
e.
The tow truck is properly registered
with the State of Missouri; and
f.
The tow truck is covered by valid
insurance.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.276; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
A.
Front Yards.
1.
There shall be a front yard of not
less than fifty (50) feet to the front line of the building and not
less than forty (40) feet to the front line of an open porch or paved
terrace. However, any building now existing shall not be required
to change. Corner lots shall provide a front yard on both abutting
streets.
2.
Any residential building hereafter
erected or altered shall have a front entrance facing the street and
a driveway not less than nine (9) feet wide and extending to the rear
building line, except where a garage is attached to the building.
3.
Where lots compromising forty percent
(40%) or more of the frontage in a block are developed with buildings
having an average front yard with a variation of not more than ten
(10) feet, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall
project beyond the average front yard line. This regulation shall
not be interpreted to require a front yard of more than sixty (60)
feet.
B.
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard
having a depth of not less than fifty (50) feet or thirty percent
(30%) of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is the larger. In
the case of a corner lot, the rear yard shall not be less than ten
(10) feet.
C.
Side Yards. On interior lots, there shall
be a side yard on each side of not less than eight (8) feet from the
side lot line.
D.
Lot Area. Every single-family dwelling
hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a lot area
of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
E.
Frontage. Every lot shall be at least one
hundred (100) feet wide as measured from one property line to the
other, measured at the front building line.
F.
Window and door awnings may project thirty
(30) inches into a required front yard; however, such awnings shall
not extend more than one (1) foot on either side of the window or
door frame. Porch roofs may project six (6) feet into a required front
yard and may be physically supported; however, the covered space shall
not be enclosed on any side. The normal projections of chimneys and
bay, bow or box windows may extend into a required yard by no more
than twenty-four (24) inches.
G.
There shall be no storage of household
items, auto parts, tires, appliances, building materials, or of any
material within a front yard or in front of the main building or in
the rear yard except in an enclosed storage structure.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.277; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet, except as provided in Section 400.640. Permitted accessory buildings shall not exceed a height of sixteen (16) feet.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.278; Ord. No. 2116 §1, 1-3-2000]
Any single-family dwelling located in the "R-4" District which is non-conforming because of lot size or frontage which is damaged by fire, explosion or act of God may be reconstructed after such damage to the extent of the same density and configuration as existed prior to such casualty, regardless of the extent of the damage within eighteen (18) months of the eligible loss. In such instance, all regulations of this Chapter shall be complied with, except that there need not be compliance with the lot area requirements set forth in Section 400.250(D), so that all damaged units may be reconstructed as they existed prior to the casualty. The right to reconstruct as authorized in the foregoing provision shall be limited to a period of fifteen (15) years from March 1, 1998, except that those losses described above which occur within six hundred (600) feet of an interstate highway shall not be required to comply with this limitation.
