City of St. Charles, MO Planning and Zoning Commission

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Article XI Planning and Zoning Commission

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Section 400.970 Membership — Appointment — Compensation — Terms — Vacancies — Removal — Rules — Meetings — Officers — Minutes And Records.

Section 400.980 Powers And Duties.

Section 400.990 Applications Generally.

Section 400.1000 Overturning Of A Negative Recommendation.

Section 400.970 Membership — Appointment — Compensation — Terms — Vacancies — Removal — Rules — Meetings — Officers — Minutes And Records.

[R.O. 2011 § 400.970; R.O. 2009 § 156.246; CC 1981 § 30-218; Ord. No. 77-31, 7-5-1977; Ord. No. 95-183, 7-20-1995; Ord. No. 98-209, 5-15-1998; Ord. No. 99-53, 2-4-1999; Ord. No. 99-205, 6-3-1999; Ord. No. 03-52, 3-6-2003; Ord. No. 04-38, 2-13-2004; Ord. No. 04-109, 5-28-2004; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010; Ord. No. 14-246 § 2, 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 24-001, 1-2-2024]

Membership — Appointment — Compensation. The Planning and Zoning Commission is a Committee that shall have the composition, powers and duties prescribed in Chapter 125, Article I and in this Article XI and shall consist of ten (10) members who shall include the Mayor, if the Mayor chooses to be a member, a member of the City Council selected by the Council, if the Council chooses to have a member serve on the Commission, and eight (8) citizens appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. All citizen members of the Commission shall be residents and qualified, registered voters of the City.

Rules. The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Meetings. Regular meetings of the Commission will be held each month as needed, at a place and time designated by the Commission.

Officers. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and a Secretary from among the members. These officers shall serve one-year terms.

Minutes And Records. The Department of Community Development shall keep the minutes and records of the Commission.

Section 400.980 Powers And Duties.

[R.O. 2011 § 400.980; R.O. 2009 § 156.247; CC 1981 § 30-219; Ord. No. 77-31, 7-5-1977; Ord. No. 98-209, 5-15-1998; Ord. No. 01-262, 11-13-2001; Ord. No. 03-52, 3-6-2003; Ord. No. 04-176, 8-4-2004; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010; Ord. No. 24-009, 2-6-2024]

The Commission shall make and adopt a City Comprehensive Plan for the physical development of the municipality. The City plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the Commission's recommendations for the physical development and uses of land and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets and other public ways, grounds, places and spaces; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, the acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment or change of use of any of the foregoing; the general character, extent and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas.

The Commission may prepare a land use plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location and use of private, non-profit and public structures and premises and of population density.

The Commission shall recommend and the City Council may by ordinance adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction.

The Commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the City to the City Council.

All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to the Commission, within a reasonable time, all available information it requires for its work. The Commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land to make examinations and surveys for which an application has been submitted/under review. In general, the Commission shall have the power necessary to enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review and make a recommendation to the City Council on all applications for conditional uses as provided in Article IX.

Section 400.990 Applications Generally.

[R.O. 2011 § 400.990; R.O. 2009 § 156.248; CC 1981 § 30-220; Ord. No. 77-31, 7-5-1977; Ord. No. 98-209, 5-15-1998; Ord. No. 01-111, 6-8-2001; Ord. No. 01-262, 11-13-2001; Ord. No. 03-52, 3-6-2003; Ord. No. 04-2, 1-7-2004; Ord. No. 04-176, 8-4-2004; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010; Ord. No. 12-126 § 1, 7-25-2012; Ord. No. 12-188 § 1, 10-18-2012; Ord. No. 24-009, 2-6-2024]

All applications shall be addressed to the Planning and Zoning Commission and submitted to the Department of Community Development by the deadline date for the requested meeting per the schedule annually approved by the Commission.

Provisions as to applications to amend, supplement, change or modify the number, shape, area or boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established are contained in Sections 400.1010 et seq., "Amendments and Modifications."

Section 400.1000 Overturning Of A Negative Recommendation.

[R.O. 2011 § 400.1000; R.O. 2009 § 156.249; CC 1981 § 30-221; Ord. No. 77-31, 7-5-1977; Ord. No. 98-209, 5-15-1998; Ord. No. 01-262, 11-13-2001; Ord. No. 04-176, 8-4-2004; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010; Ord. No. 24-009, 2-6-2024]

Rezoning, Conditional Use Or Text Amendments. In case of a negative recommendation for rezonings, conditional uses or amendments to Title IV: Land Use, the Commission shall communicate its reasons to the City Council. The City Council may overrule the negative recommendation by a vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the entire City Council.