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City of St. Charles, MO
St. Charles County
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[R.O. 2011 § 505.010; R.O. 2009 § 54.002; CC 1981 § 24-2]
All utility stop boxes or attachments or any other device in the sidewalks of the City shall be at the same level of the sidewalk in which it is located. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or control such device which is not on the same level as the sidewalk.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.030; R.O. 2009 § 54.004; CC 1981 § 24-7]
It shall be unlawful for any person to attach in any way a sign, poster, bill, banner or any other material or thing to any standard or any part of the supports for the street lights along Main Street from First Capitol Drive to Clark Street without first securing the permission of the City Engineer by presenting a written petition stating in detail an exact description of the sign, poster, bill, banner or other material or thing to be attached and an explanation of the manner and place of attachment. Except as provided above, it shall be unlawful to post any sign or advertisement of any nature on any tree or public utility pole in or along any street or sidewalk in the City.
[1]
Cross CFR: As to signs generally, §§ 400.1370 et seq.; as to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.040; R.O. 2009 § 54.005; CC 1981 § 24-8]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, tear up, deface or otherwise destroy, injure or alter any bridge, culvert or crosswalk of the City without having lawful authority to do so from the City Council.
[1]
Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.050; R.O. 2009 § 54.006; CC 1981 § 24-9; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970; Ord. No. 3790, 9-23-1970; Ord. No. 72-49, 7-5-1972; Ord. No. 89-72, 5-4-1989; Ord. No. 95-120, 5-2-1995]
A. 
Ingress and egress to property from public streets shall be made only upon a properly constructed driveway. In accordance with the specifications on file in the office of the Director of Public Works, curbs shall be constructed of cast-in-place concrete and sidewalks and driveways shall be constructed of cast-in-place concrete or concrete pavers.
B. 
The City Engineer, upon the written application of a property owner, may grant a temporary variance from the requirements of Section 505.280(A) pertaining to the width and fall of sidewalks.
C. 
The City Engineer, upon the written application of a property owner, may grant a temporary variance from the requirements of Subsection (A) relative to driveways being constructed of concrete and permit a temporary driveway constructed of asphalt when the subject property does not have, and is not required to have, sidewalks and the abutting property does not have sidewalks.
D. 
The temporary variances authorized in Subsections (B) and (C) of this Section may be terminated by the City Engineer at such time as sidewalks are planned or constructed on properties abutting the property for which temporary variances were granted. When a temporary variance is terminated, the property owner shall, within sixty (60) days, construct sidewalks or driveways in accordance with Section 505.280(A) and Subsection (A) of this Section.
E. 
Properties which have asphalt driveways prior to September 23, 1970, may be repaired, overlayed or seal-coated.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.060; R.O. 2009 § 54.007; CC 1981 § 24-10; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970]
It shall be the duty of the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of ground abutting upon or laying adjacent to any public street within the City to level or fill the space between the curbstone and the sidewalk with suitable soil or dirt to grow grass. Such parkway shall be sowed in grass and shall be kept mowed and in good condition by the abutting property owner.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.070; R.O. 2009 § 54.008; CC 1981 § 24-11; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970; Ord. No. 88-6, 1-20-1988]
It shall be unlawful to surface or pave any parkway within the City with asphalt, seal-coat, concrete, rock, gravel or any similar material, except as may be authorized by the Director of Public Works. Planting of trees and shrubs in the parkway is regulated by Chapter 225 of this Code.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.080; R.O. 2009 § 54.009; CC 1981 § 24-12]
No water from any downspout or from any gutter or drain from any building or premises shall be permitted to drain or run onto the surface of any sidewalk or cross the same, unless it be made to pass through conduits, drains or pipes placed beneath the surface of the sidewalk.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.090; R.O. 2009 54.010; CC 1981 § 24-13]
Every person who shall, within the City, erect or set up, or cause to be erected or set up, or in case the same is already erected, upon due notice by the Chief of Police or City Engineer, shall not remove within three (3) days any lamppost, sign, pole or any other thing on any street or sidewalk, or who shall suspend any awning, sign or other thing extending over any sidewalk beyond the outline of such sidewalk, or less than eight (8) feet, six (6) inches in height above the pavement without first having obtained permission of the City Building Commissioner specifying the thing to be put up or suspended shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation. Such permission may be revoked by the City Council at any time and after due notice of such action by the City Building Commissioner, any person violating any of the provisions of this Section, or failing to remove any such obstruction on notice of such revocation, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation as if such permission had never been given; provided that movable awnings made of cloth or canvas, put up or placed by permission of the City Building Commissioner, shall, when lowered, be not less than seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet, in the clear, above the sidewalk. It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any awning which is less than seven (7) feet above the street or sidewalk.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.100; R.O. 2009 § 54.012; CC 1981 § 24-14.1; Ord. No. 87-67, 4-18-1987; Ord. No. 03-122, 5-27-2003]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation to whom a building, demolition, or grading permit has been issued shall remove at least twice each working day any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter or foreign matter of any kind carried into or deposited upon any public street or public sidewalk of the City by any vehicle or by the wheels of any vehicle entering or leaving the site of the project for which the building, demolition or grading permit was issued. The removal shall be performed once prior to noon and once at the end of the working day.
B. 
Any landowner involved in building construction, demolition or grading shall remove at least twice each working day any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter or foreign matter of any kind carried into or deposited upon any public street or public sidewalk of the City by any vehicle or by the wheels of any vehicle entering or leaving the site of the project of building construction, demolition or grading. The removal shall be performed once prior to noon and once at the end of the working day.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.110; R.O. 2009 § 54.013; CC 1981 § 24-19]
It shall be unlawful for any person to expose or offer any merchandise or other property for show or sale by auction or otherwise upon any street, sidewalk or public place without first having obtained permission of the City Council upon written application therefor, specifying the purpose, location and length of time for which such permission is requested.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.120; R.O. 2009 § 54.014; CC 1981 § 24-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or scatter any bottles, tacks, scraps of iron or other metal, stones, glass or any other substance, likely or liable to cause injury or damage to the tires of motor vehicles, upon the streets of this City.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.130; R.O. 2009 § 54.015; CC 1981 §§ 24-21 — 24-22; Ord. No. 09-91, 5-15-2009]
A. 
Bonfires On Streets And Sidewalks. It shall be unlawful for any person to kindle or maintain any bonfire on any street or sidewalk in the City.
B. 
Flying Kites And The Like On Streets.[2] It shall be unlawful for any person to fly any balloon or kite in or along the streets and sidewalks of the City except that a person may fly a balloon or kite in a cul-de-sac, eyebrow or alley.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 236, Miscellaneous Regulations, regarding regulation of crewless aircraft systems (drones), of this Code.
C. 
Playing Ball On Streets. It shall be unlawful for any person to play baseball, football or any game of ball or engage in throwing and catching balls on any streets of the City except that a person may play baseball, football or any game of ball in a cul-de-sac, eyebrow or alley.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.140; R.O. 2009 § 54.016; CC 1981 § 24-25; Ord. No. 89-17, 1-19-1989]
No underground sprinkler system or underground irrigation system shall be installed on any street right-of-way.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.150; Ord. No. 10-219 § 1, 10-26-2010]
Upon annexation of property containing a street, such street shall be petitioned for acceptance as a public street in accordance with Sections 505.330 and 505.340.