[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
This Chapter shall be known and cited as the "Zoning Code of
the City of Twin Oaks, Missouri," hereinafter referred to as "this
Chapter."
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
A. Establishment. The locations and boundaries of the zoning districts
established herein shall be and are shown on the zoning map that is
hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Code. The zoning
map, together with all officially authorized notations, references
and other information shown thereon and all amendments thereto, shall
be a part of this Zoning Code and shall have the same force and effect
as if the zoning map, together with all notations, references and
other information shown thereon, were fully set forth and described
herein.
B. Maintenance. The City Clerk or his/her designee shall maintain the
zoning map and shall be responsible for making any officially approved
changes thereto.
C. Zoning Of Streets, Alleys, Public Ways, And Railroad Rights-Of-Way.
All streets, alleys, public ways, and railroad rights-of-way, if not
otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same
zone as the property immediately abutting upon such alleys, streets,
public ways, or railroad rights-of-way. Where the centerline of a
street, alley, public way, or railroad right-of-way serves as a district
boundary, the zoning of such areas, unless otherwise specifically
designated, shall be deemed to be the same as that of the abutting
property up to such centerline.
D. General Revisions To Zoning Map. The City may from time to time formally replace the zoning map of the City by ordinance as may be deemed appropriate in the public interest. Such ordinance shall not be subject to any procedures for adoption above and beyond the mandatory requirements for amending zoning district boundaries and regulations as set forth in Sections 89.050 — 89.060, RSMo. Any revisions to the zoning map thereafter as authorized by Subsection
(B) of this Section by the City Clerk shall include placement on the map of the date the map has been revised.
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
A. This Chapter is enacted to promote the health, safety and general
welfare of the citizens of the City and to avoid street congestion,
achieve appropriate population distribution, provide necessary spaces
for light, air and recreation, protect the natural environment and
existing property values, and secure the proper future development
of the City in accordance with the Master Development Plan by regulating
the use, bulk and density of land and structures and providing standards
and procedures.
B. This Chapter is not intended to abrogate, annul, or void any easement,
covenant, indenture or other private agreement or legal relationship.
This Chapter and amendments shall be separate from any such private
agreement or relationship.
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
A. In interpreting and applying this Chapter, the provisions contained
herein are minimum requirements for the purposes set forth. Whenever
the requirements of this Chapter are at variance with the requirements
of any easement, covenant, agreement or other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, or ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
B. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future; words used in the singular include the plural,
and words used in the plural include the singular; the words "shall,"
"will," or "must" are mandatory, not merely directory.
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
Ordinances relating to the zoning of land existing on January
4, 1984, are superseded and amended as herein set forth; provided,
however, that this Chapter shall be construed as a continuation of
previous ordinances and not a new enactment insofar as the substance
of revisions of previous ordinances is included herein. Furthermore,
this Chapter shall be so interpreted with regard to tenure of officers
and boards established by previous ordinances.
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
A. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare any Article,
Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Chapter to be invalid or unconstitutional, or unlawful for any reason,
such portion shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be a separate,
distinct, and independent provision of this Chapter and such ruling
shall not affect the validity of any other provisions of this Chapter
not specifically included in said ruling.
B. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare any Article,
Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Chapter to be invalid or unconstitutional, or unlawful for any reason
as applied to a particular land, parcel, lot, district, use, building
or structure, such ruling shall not affect the application of such
portion to any other land, parcel, lot, district, use, building or
structure not specifically included in said ruling.