[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.040), 5-6-2013]
A.
For
the purpose of this Chapter, certain rules of construction apply to
the text, as follows:
1.
Words used in the present tense include the future tense; and the
singular includes the plural, unless the context clearly indicates
the contrary.
2.
The terms "shall" and "must" are
always mandatory and not discretionary; the words "may" or "should" are permissive.
3.
For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and phrases are herein
defined. Words and phrases defined herein shall be given the defined
meaning. Words and phrases which are not defined shall be given their
usual meaning except where the context clearly indicates a different
or specified meaning.
4.
The word "person" includes a firm, organization,
association, partnership, trust, company, or corporation, as well
as an individual.
5.
The words "use" or "occupy" shall
include the words "intended", "designed", or "arranged" to be "used" or "occupied".
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.050), 5-6-2013]
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this Chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning
they have in common usage and to give this Chapter its most reasonable
application.
See "BASE FLOOD".
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A subordinate building or structure 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 floodplain purposes, means the same as "appurtenant structure."
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of
the premises.
See "RISK PREMIUM RATES".
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The Federal Insurance Administrator.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming,
dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture
and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses
for packing, treating, or storing the produce; provided however, that
the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that
of the normal agricultural activities. The operation of commercial
feedlots or pens, sales yards and auction yards for cattle or hogs
shall be deemed an industrial and not an agricultural use.
Agricultural products and livestock.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any structure used exclusively in connection with the production,
harvesting, storage, drying or raising of agricultural commodities.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A minor public or private right-of-way shown on a final record
plat, providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of
a lot, block, or parcel of land otherwise abutting a street.
Any addition, removal, extension, or change in the location
of any exterior wall of a main building or accessory building.
A request for review of the Floodplain Administrator's interpretation
of any provision of this Chapter or a request for a variance.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A structure that is on the same parcel of property as the
principal structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental
to the use of the principal structure.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Construction plans revised to show a facility or structure
as actually constructed and as it appears on the tract of land involved.
An open public area within a building established principally
for aesthetic purposes.
Includes passenger cars, motorcycles, vans, pickup trucks,
and recreational vehicles.
An office building or portion thereof which provides for
the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, the extension of credit,
or facilitating the transmission of funds, and which may include accessory
drive-up units on the same premises.
The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled
or exceeded in any given year.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any area of the structure having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A shallow depression for storm water runoff which uses natural
means, including vegetation and soil, to treat storm water by filtering
out contaminants being conveyed in the water.
An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded
by streets, highways, or right-of-way, except alleys, or between streets,
highways, streams, parks, etc., or any other barrier, or combination
thereof, to the continuity of development.
The officially elected Board of Aldermen of the City of Valley
Park; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter as the Board.
A building, other than a hotel, occupied as a single housekeeping
unit, where lodging or meals are provided for four (4) or more persons
for compensation, pursuant to previous arrangements, but not for the
public or transients.
A structure that is affixed to the land, has one (1) or more
floors, one (1) or more exterior walls, and a roof, and is designed
or intended for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals,
chattel, or property of any kind, but not including any vehicle, trailer
(with or without wheels), nor any movable device such as furniture,
machinery, or equipment.
For "floodplain management purposes", see "STRUCTURE."
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Includes 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 includes 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 building or lot coverage
shall be computed as follows:
Percent of building or lot coverage equals the total square
feet of ground coverage of all principal and accessory buildings divided
by total square feet of lot area.
The vertical distance from the average ground level 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.
A line parallel to a street right-of-way line, edge of a
stream, or other property line established on a parcel of land or
lot for the purpose of prohibiting construction of a building or structure
in the area between such building line and right-of-way, stream bank,
or other property line.
A place for burial of the dead, including crematory facilities
as an accessory use.
Compact fluorescent lamp, one (1) type of energy-efficient
bulb that uses less wattage to produce the same amount of lumens as
a standard bulb.
The official of the community who is charged with the authority
to implement and administer laws, ordinances and regulations for that
community.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A building used principally for religious worship but the
word "church" shall not include or mean an undertaker's
chapel, or funeral building, a religious educational institution or
parochial school or day care center.
The City of Valley Park, Missouri.
The officially appointed engineer of the City of Valley Park.
The officially appointed Planning and Zoning Commission of
the City of Valley Park; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter
as the "Commission".
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.
The officially designated representative of the City of Valley
Park responsible for the enforcement of the sign, zoning, and other
ordinances.
Any State or area or political subdivision thereof which
has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations
for the areas within its jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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.
The officially appointed or full-time Community Development
Director and/or the Building Commissioner of the City of Valley Park.
A use that would not be appropriate generally or without
restriction throughout the zoning district but which, if controlled
as to number, area, location, or relation to the neighborhood, would
promote the public health, safety, morals, order, comfort, convenience,
appearance, propriety, or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted
in such zoning districts as conditional uses, if specific provisions
for such conditional use are made in this Zoning Code.
The engineering drawings showing types of materials and construction
details for physical structures and facilities, including dwelling
units to be installed in conjunction with development of a subdivision.
A retail establishment having a gross floor area of five
thousand (5,000) square feet or less, primarily selling foods as well
as other household goods customarily sold in larger food markets and
supermarkets.
The mean level of the curb in front of the lot or, in case
of a corner lot, along that abutting street where the mean curb level
is the highest.
A place which provides shelter and personal care on a regular
basis for five (5) or more children who are not related within the
third degree computed according to civil law to the operator, for
four (4) or more hours of any part of a twenty-four (24) hour day,
whether such place be organized or operated for profit or not. The
term "day care center" includes child care facility,
kindergarten, nurseries or any other facility that falls within the
scope of the definitions set forth above, regardless of auspices.
Intentional transfer by the developer to the public of ownership
of or an interest in land for a public purpose. Dedication may be
effected by formal deed of conveyance, or by any other method recognized
by the laws of the State of Missouri.
The number of dwelling units per acre of gross land area.
Any person, persons, corporation, or government agency undertaking
any development as defined in this Chapter. The term "developer" includes such commonly used references as subdivider, owner, and
proprietor.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to buildings or other structures, levees,
levee systems, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation
or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A section or sections of the City for which the zoning regulations
governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings,
the size of yards, and the intensity of use are uniform.
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.
A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential
occupancy.
The area of a dwelling unit is composed of those rooms designed
for and exclusively used for residential purposes, including bedrooms,
kitchen, dining room, den/library, bathrooms, family and living rooms,
and hallways connecting these rooms.
A building or portion thereof arranged, intended or designed
for occupancy by two (2) or more families.
A detached building arranged, intended, or designed for occupancy
by one (1) family.
Two (2) or more single-family dwellings sharing common wall
areas, each on its own individual lot.
A right or privilege to use a portion of another's property
for a particular purpose.
For insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has
its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation
walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings or columns.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A community for which the Administrator has authorized the
sale of flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A professional engineer registered in the State of Missouri.
For the purposes of determining rates, structures for which
the "start of construction" commenced before the effective date of
the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that
date. "Existing construction" may also be referred
to as "existing structures."
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets and either final site grading or the pouring
of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain
management regulations adopted by a community.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction
of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
One (1) or more persons who are related by blood, marriage,
or adoption, living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit
with single kitchen facilities, or a group of not more than three
(3) unrelated persons living together by joint agreement occupying
a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities, on a non-profit
cost-sharing basis.
A parcel of land used for growing or raising agricultural
products, including related structures thereon.
Any establishment whose principal business is the sale of
foods, frozen desserts, or beverages in ready-to-consume individual
servings for consumption either within the restaurant building or
for carry-out. In addition, where either:
Foods, frozen desserts, or beverages are usually served in edible
containers or in paper, plastic, or other disposable containers, or
where customers are not served their food, frozen desserts or beverages
by a restaurant employee at the same table or counter where the items
are consumed, or
The establishment includes a drive-up or drive-through service
facility or offers curb service.
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 primarily engaged in major repair work such as engine replacement,
body and fender repair, or spray painting.
An official map of a community on which the Administrator
has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the designated
regulatory floodway.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A determination by the Administrator of the water surface
elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has a
one percent (1%) or greater chance of occurrence in any given year.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The area outside the floodway encroachment lines, but still
subject to inundation by the regulatory flood.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An official map of a community, issued by the Administrator,
where the boundaries of the flood areas having special flood hazards
have been designated as (unnumbered or numbered) A Zones.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An official map of a community, on which the Administrator
has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium
zones applicable to the community.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards
and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from: (1) the overflow of inland,
and/or (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface
waters from any source.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive
measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency
preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management
regulations.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes,
health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain
and grading ordinances) and other applications of police power. The
term describes such State or local regulations, in any combination
thereof, that provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention
and reduction.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from
any source (see "flooding").
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any combination of structural and non-structural additions,
changes, or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, or structures and their contents.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State
and local floodplain maps.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The channel 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.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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 the first (1st) floor area,
rooftop mechanical equipment enclosures, and the enclosed mall areas
of shopping centers.
The unit of measure expressing the quantity of light received
upon a surface. One (1) foot-candle is the luminance produced by a
candle on the surface of one (1) foot square projected from a distance
of one (1) foot.
A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood
level for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to
compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood
heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood
and floodway conditions, such as bridge openings and the hydrological
effect of urbanization of the watershed.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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.
A luminaire constructed and installed in such a manner that
all light emitted, both directly from the lamp or a diffusing element,
or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part, is projected
below the horizontal plane through the lowest light-emitting portion.
A use that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it
is located or carried out in close proximity to water. This term includes
only docking facilities and facilities that are necessary for the
loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, but does not include
long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A building or portion thereof, other than a public or repair
garage, providing storage for motor vehicles but no other services,
such garage to be in lieu of private garages within a block or portion
of a block.
An accessory building or portion of a main building used
for storage of motor vehicles.
A gasoline station, fast-food restaurant, and convenience
store located on the same lot and planned, operated, and maintained
as an integrated planned development.
Lighting entering the eye directly from luminaires or indirectly
from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced
visibility.
A commercial recreation facility, resembling golf, containing
short "holes", the majority of which are under three hundred (300)
feet in length, and primarily utilizing putting irons.
Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or
physically handicapped persons reside, and may include two (2) additional
persons acting as houseparents or guardians who need not be related
to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped
persons residing in the home. The exterior appearance of the home
and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood
standards.
A building or portion thereof used for athletic training
or sports activities, including accessory seating for spectators.
The vertical distance from the average ground level 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.
A facility for the servicing, takeoff, and landing of helicopters.
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior
to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any structure that is: (a) listed individually in the National
Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department
of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior
as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National
Register; (b) certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary
of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of
a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined
by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; (c)
individually listed on a State Inventory of Historic Places in States
with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the
Secretary of the Interior; or (d) individually listed on a local inventory
of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs
that have been certified either: (1) by an approved State program
as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or (2) directly by
the Secretary of the Interior in States without approved programs.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A domestic activity carried on by members of a family residing
on the premises, but excluding beauty shops, barbershops, music schools,
convalescent or nursing homes, massage or other establishments offering
services to the general public, and providing that there are no signs
nor any display that will indicate from the exterior of the building
that is being utilized, in whole or in part, for any purpose other
than that of a dwelling; providing, also, that there is not stock
in trade or commodity sold upon the premises, no person is employed
other than a member of the family residing on the premises, and no
mechanical equipment is used except as is customary for purely domestic
or household purposes. The care and supervision of not more than four
(4) children other than those residing on the premises shall be considered
a permitted home occupation.
An institution providing medical and surgical care for humans
only, for both in- and out-patients, including medical service, training,
and research facilities.
A facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the
general public and which may include additional facilities and services,
such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services,
and recreational facilities.
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
saleable.
An establishment in which dogs or domesticated animals are
housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold, all for a fee or
compensation.
A business that provides washing, drying or ironing machines
and professional type cleaning and pressing equipment for hire to
be used by customers on the premises.
Light emitting diode, one (1) type of energy-efficient bulb
that uses less wattage to produce the same amount of lumens as a standard
bulb.
Any adverse effect of artificial light including, but not
limited to, glare, light trespass, sky-glow, energy waste, compromised
safety and security, and impacts on the nocturnal environment.
A space within the main building or on the same lot providing
for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks, which space shall
have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and
a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
A platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned,
developed, and otherwise used as a unit.
A platted parcel of land abutting two (2) road rights-of-way
at their intersection.
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 St. Louis County, or a parcel of land which was
legally approved as a subdivided lot by the City, and the deed recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds.
The boundary between a lot and the street right-of-way on
which it fronts.
The boundary line or lines opposite and most distant from
the front street right-of-way line; except that in the case of uncertainty
the Building Inspector shall determine the rear line.
Any lot boundary line not a front or rear line thereof; a
side line may be a party lot line, a line bordering on an alley or
place or a side street right-of-way line.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at
the front building line.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement.
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access, or storage, in an area other than a
basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided
that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in
violation of the applicable floodproofing design requirements of this
Title.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The unit of measure used to quantify the amount of light
produced by a lamp or emitted from a luminaire (as distinct from "watt",
a measure of power consumption).
The complete lighting unit (fixture) consisting of a lamp,
or lamps and ballast(s) (when applicable), together with the parts
designed to distribute the light (reflector, lens, diffuser), to position
and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply.
A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, that
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
(2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM), or the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) for a community
issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An estimate of what is fair, economic, just and equitable
value under normal local market conditions.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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:
Before the improvement or repair as started, or
If the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before
the damage occurred. For the purpose of this definition, "material
improvements" is considered to occur when the first (1st)
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.
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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
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Any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register
of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places.
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For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum,
to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A facility for the practice of medicine or dentistry for
humans, including accessory diagnostic laboratories, but not including
inpatient or overnight care, or operating rooms for major surgery.
A single-family dwelling unit that has the following characteristics:
Designed for long-term occupancy containing sleeping accommodations,
flush toilet, tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities, with plumbing
and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems.
Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels,
flat bed, other trailers or detachable wheels.
Arrives at site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling unit
complete with major appliances and furniture and ready for occupancy
except for minor incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location
of foundation supports, connection to utilities, and the like.
Any parcel of land consisting of three (3) or more acres
upon which two (2) or more mobile homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping
purposes are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made
for such accommodation. A "mobile home space" means
the area within a mobile home district designed for the accommodation
of one (1) mobile home.
A structure intended for residential use and manufactured
off-site in accordance with the local or State code.
For the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures
for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective
date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later,
and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain
management purposes, "new construction" means structures for which
the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community and
includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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.
A building used for the supervision and care of five (5)
or more preschool children, other than those of the operator, during
daylight hours.
A pre-kindergarten school for children primarily between
the ages of three (3) and five (5).
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 of Missouri.
A building or portion of a building wherein services are
performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or
clerical operations.
Storage of materials or goods on the ground or platforms
outside of a building.
A separately designated area of land delineated by identifiable
legally recorded boundary lines, which may or may not be a lot of
record.
An area open to the general public and reserved for recreational,
educational or scenic purposes.
An area of land used or intended for off-street parking facilities
for motor vehicles.
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 VII, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
A community in which the Administrator has authorized the
sale of flood insurance.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The act or result of applying a hard, all-weather water-tight
material to any ground surface in such manner as to present a uniform
surface over large areas in accordance with City standards.
Porous asphalt, porous concrete, permeable interlocking concrete
pavers, permeable pavers, and open-cell unit paver systems.
Any individual or group of individuals, corporation, partnership,
association or any other entity, including Federal, State and local
governments and agencies.
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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.
A subdivision of land legally approved.
At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the actual cash value
of the structure, less land value, is aboveground.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The legally recorded boundary of a lot, tract, or other parcel
of land.
Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, designated
scenic or historic sites; school sites or sites for other public buildings,
and other areas dedicated to public use.
A public utility facility serving a local area only, such
as an electric substation or a water or gas pumping or regulating
station or a telephone switching center.
A swale, or low tract of land into which water flows, planted
with vegetation that requires or tolerates high moisture levels. A
rain garden can reduce the volume of water entering storm drains and
replenish ground water.
A vehicle which is:
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Built on a single chassis;
Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the
largest horizontal projections;
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty
truck; and
Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal
use.
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Recreational vehicles are also portable structures without permanent
foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and primarily designed
as temporary living accommodations for recreational, camping and travel
use and including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers,
camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes. The term used herein
shall also include motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles including
motorcycle and utility trailers.
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To bring the structure or other development into compliance
with Federal, State or local floodplain management regulations or,
if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its non-compliance.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two (2)
separate occasions during a 10-year period for which the cost of repairs
at the time of each such flood event, equals or exceeds twenty-five
percent (25%) of the market value of the structure before the damage
occurred.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
Any building which is designed or used exclusively for residential
purposes, except hotels and motels.
A building or group of buildings with designated open areas
utilized and maintained for educational and religious conclaves, seminars,
and similar activities by particular educational, religious, fraternal
or other groups.
When a residential subdivision lot occurs between two (2)
non-intersecting streets, one (1) of which is a parkway, thoroughfare,
or collector and the other is a minor residential street, the lot
will front on the minor residential street and a non-access reservation
will be provided buffering the rear of the lot from the traffic artery.
The land opened, reserved, or dedicated for a street, sewer,
water, walk, drainage course or other public purpose.
Those rates established by the Administrator pursuant to
individual community studies and investigations which are undertaken
to provide flood insurance in accordance with Section 1307 of the
National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the accepted actuarial
principles. "Risk premium rates" include provisions
for operating costs and allowances.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The entire area within public or private vehicular easement
or right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved.
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.
A group of retail stores planned and developed for the site
upon which they are built, owned and managed as a unit with off-street
parking provided on the property.
The triangle area of a corner lot bound by the property lines
and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines forty
(40) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
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 landscape features (both natural and man-made) and, depending
on requirements, the locations of proposed utility lines.
The brightening of the nighttime sky that results from scattering
and reflection of artificial light by moisture and dust particles
in the atmosphere. Sky glow is caused by light directed or reflected
upwards or sideways and reduces one's ability to view the night sky.
See "AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD."
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
An area having special flood hazards and shown on a FHBM,
FIRM or FBFM as Zones (unnumbered or numbered) A and AE.
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Includes substantial improvements and means the date the
building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction,
repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, additional placement or other
improvements were within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit
date. The "actual start" means either the first placement
of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring
of slabs or footings, the installation of piles, the construction
of columns, any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement
of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does
not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling,
the installation of streets and/or walkways, excavation for a basement,
footings, piers, foundations, the erection of temporary forms, nor
installation on the property of accessory structures, such as garages
or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
For a substantial improvement, the "actual start of construction" means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other
structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimensions of the building.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
That agency of the State Government or other office designated
by the Governor of the State or by State Statute at the request of
the Administrator to assist in the implementation of the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in that State.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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 (1st) story is a half story when between
fifty percent (50%) and seventy-five percent (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.
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 normally are 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 pedestrian
way or alley.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girder, or the addition of new
electrical circuits or plumbing fixtures to the building.
Any improvement on land composed of man-made materials. For
floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building, including
a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally aboveground, as
well as a manufactured home. "Structure", for insurance
purposes, means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or
liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground and affixed
to a permanent site, as well as a manufactured home on a permanent
foundation. For the latter purpose, the term includes a building while
in the course of construction, alteration or repair, but does not
include building materials or supplies intended for use in such construction,
alteration or repair, unless such materials or supplies are within
an enclosed building on the premises.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
The partitioning of a parcel or tract of land by an owner
or developer into two (2) or more lots of any size for the purpose
of sale, lease, or development, whether immediate or future; included
are all changes in street lines, dedication or platting of streets,
and changes in lot lines.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would
equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure
before the damage occurred. The term includes repetitive loss buildings
(see definition).
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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For the purposes of this definition, "repair" is considered
to occur when the first repair or reconstruction of any wall, ceiling,
floor, or other structural part of the building commences. The term
does not apply to:
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Any project for improvement of a building required to comply
with existing health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which
have been identified by the Code Enforcement Official and which are
solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or
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Any alteration of a "historic structure" provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic
structure," or
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Any improvement to a building.
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Any combination of reconstruction, alteration, or improvement
to a building, taking place during a 10-year period, in which the
cumulative percentage of improvement equals or exceeds fifty percent
(50%) of the current market value of the building. For the purposes
of this definition, an improvement occurs 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 building. This term includes structures, which have incurred
"repetitive loss" or "substantial damage," regardless of the actual
repair work done.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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The term does not apply to:
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Any project for improvement of a building required to comply
with existing health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which
have been identified by the Code Enforcement Official and which are
solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or
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Any alteration of a "historic structure" provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic
structure," or
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Any building that has been damaged from any source or is categorized
as repetitive loss.
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Recommend development of written and adopted policy and procedure.
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Is where the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement
of the streets, utilities and pads equals or exceeds fifty percent
(50%) of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair,
reconstruction or improvement commenced.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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.
A land use and/or structure as defined in Section 545.020: Definitions.
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.
A modification of the specific requirements of this Chapter
granted by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the terms of
this Chapter for the purpose of assuring that no property because
of special circumstances applicable to it shall be deprived of privileges
commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zoning
district. Such modifications shall not include authorizing a use not
among the uses specified by this Chapter as permitted in the district
in which such property is located. With regard to floodplain, a variance
represents a grant of relief by the community from the terms of a
floodplain management regulation. Flood insurance requirements remain
in place for any varied use or structure and cannot be varied by the
community.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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.
Any structure or premises used for the servicing and minor
repair of vehicles with 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.
A facility for the practice of veterinary medicine.
The failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations.
A structure or other development without the elevation certificate,
other certifications or other evidence of compliance required by this
Chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation
is provided.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
A structure for use as a storage place for goods, materials
or merchandise.
The height in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum where specified) of floods of
various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplain.
[Ord. No. 1937 Art. 8, 12-15-2014]
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 said street shall be measured
from the street right-of-way.
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.
A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the
main building and the side lot lines.
A yard between the main building and the adjacent side line
of the lot, and extending entirely from the front lot line to the
rear lot line.
The duly approved, enacted, and amended ordinance which controls
and regulates zoning in the City of Valley Park.
