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City of Eureka, MO
St. Louis County
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[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
The purpose of the "R-5C", Multiple-Family Residential District is to provide areas for multiple-family residential uses of an urban character. It is further intended to provide for other uses that are customarily found with and are not detrimental to multiple-family residences.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §13, 10-5-2004]
Buildings or structures may be erected, altered or used for the following:
(a) 
Detached single-family dwellings.
(b) 
Two-family attached (duplex) dwellings.
(c) 
Attached single-family dwellings.
(d) 
Multiple-family dwellings.
(e) 
Group homes.
(f) 
Public elementary and secondary schools.
(g) 
Public administration including only the following:
(1) 
Executive, legislative and other general government support;
(2) 
Police protection;
(3) 
Fire protection; and
(4) 
Other justice, public order and safety activities.
(h) 
Places of worship.
(i) 
Arts, entertainment and recreation including only the following:
(1) 
Golf courses and country clubs; and
(2) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(j) 
Libraries.
(k) 
Day care homes.
(l) 
Minor public and private utilities, including substations, lift stations, water towers and similar uses.
(m) 
Home occupation.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §7, 10-5-2004]
Uses and structures customarily accessory to a permitted use may be allowed within the "R-5C" District, subject to further restrictions of this Section.
(a) 
Not more than two (2) accessory buildings may be located on any lot devoted to single-family use and the sum of the floor area of such accessory buildings shall not exceed a total square footage of seven hundred (700) square feet under roof and shall not exceed one (1) story with gable roof to a maximum height of sixteen (16) feet above ground floor elevation.
(b) 
Private stables shall only be allowed on tracts of land of at least three (3) acres and shall provide a minimum of one (1) acre of land for each horse. Stables must be set back at least seventy-five (75) feet from all property lines and at least two hundred (200) feet from any dwelling on an adjoining lot.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
The following uses may be allowed within the "R-5C" District subject to the procedures in Section 23-182.
(a) 
Child care centers and State of Missouri regulated day care homes (as defined by the State of Missouri) in which care is given to between five (5) and ten (10) people.
(b) 
Private elementary and secondary schools, including schools with residential facilities, provided that such institutions are located on lots of at least five (5) acres.
(c) 
Nursing homes, assisted care facilities and life care facilities based on the following criteria:
(1) 
Shall be on a site of at least five (5) acres;
(2) 
The density of development (for apartment-type units) within an assisted care facility or life care facility shall not exceed twenty (20) dwelling units per acre. Living units with cooking facilities shall count as one (1) dwelling unit, and living units without cooking facilities shall count as two-thirds (2/3) of a dwelling unit for purposes of calculating the density of development;
(3) 
Life care facilities shall be primarily residential in character; however, convalescent and nursing homes, centralized eating facilities for residents of the facility, medical facilities and similar uses associated with the long- or short-term care of patients may be included.
(d) 
Riding stables, provided that such uses are located on lots of at least three (3) acres.
(e) 
Greenhouses and plant nurseries, provided that such are located on lots of at least five (5) acres.
(f) 
Not-for-profit private clubs and recreational land uses, provided that such are located on lots of at least five (5) acres.
(g) 
Retreats owned and operated by religious, educational or other not-for-profit institutions, provided that such institutions are located on lots of at least five (5) acres.
(h) 
Telecommunications facilities, subject to additional provisions contained in this Chapter.
(i) 
Level 3 electric vehicle charging station.
[Ord. No. 2601, 8-17-2021]
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
(a) 
Every carport or detached garage shall provide a minimum interior space nine (9) feet wide by nineteen (19) feet long for each motor vehicle stored or intended to be stored.
(b) 
Residential developments may provide for one (1) or more groups of carports or detached garages in common areas. Such carports or detached garages may be erected in front yard areas provided that they do not encroach into any required minimum front yard.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
All uses shall be required to provide off-street parking in accordance with Article XV of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §8, 10-5-2004]
(a) 
Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet, except that such dwellings may be placed on non-conforming lots of record created prior to March 16, 1982.
(b) 
Minimum Lot Frontage. Eighty (80) feet.
(c) 
Minimum Lot Depth. One hundred (100) feet.
(d) 
Minimum Front Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet.
(e) 
Minimum Side Yard. Five (5) feet.
(f) 
Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet for principal buildings; five (5) feet for accessory buildings, except for attached or detached garages abutting an alley that shall require no setback.
(g) 
Maximum Building Height. Two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet. Structures accessory to single-family dwellings shall not exceed one (1) story nor sixteen (16) feet above ground level.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
(a) 
Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(b) 
Minimum Lot Frontage. Eighty (80) feet.
(c) 
Minimum Lot Depth. One hundred (100) feet.
(d) 
Minimum Front Yard. Twenty (20) feet.
(e) 
Minimum Side Yard. Ten (10) feet; five (5) feet for accessory buildings.
(f) 
Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet for principal buildings; five (5) feet for accessory buildings, except for attached or detached garages abutting an alley that shall require no setback.
(g) 
Maximum Building Height. Two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
(h) 
Maximum Building Coverage. Forty percent (40%).
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002Ord. No. 1692 §3, 5-20-2003; Ord. No. 1795 §9, 10-5-2004]
(a) 
Minimum Lot Size. A minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of land area shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(b) 
Minimum Lot Frontage. Thirty (30) feet.
(c) 
Minimum Lot Depth. Eighty (80) feet.
(d) 
Minimum Front Yard. Twenty (20) feet.
(e) 
Minimum Side Yard. Ten (10) feet; none between two (2) single-family attached dwellings; twenty (20) feet between two (2) groups of single-family attached dwellings; five (5) feet for accessory buildings.
(f) 
Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty (20) feet; five (5) feet for accessory buildings, except for attached or detached garages abutting an alley that shall require no setback.
(g) 
Maximum Building Height. Two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet. Structures accessory to single-family dwellings shall not exceed one (1) story nor sixteen (16) feet above ground level.
(h) 
Maximum Density. Twelve (12) dwelling units per gross acre.
(i) 
Maximum Building Coverage. Fifty percent (50%) of the lot area.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002]
(a) 
Single-family attached dwellings shall not form long unbroken lines of row housing. Single-family attached dwellings shall constitute groupings making efficient, economical, compatible and convenient use of land and open space and serving the public purposes of zoning by a means alternative to conventional arrangements of yards and building areas.
(b) 
Single-family attached dwellings may be built in clusters of two (2) and three (3) contiguous attached units, however, no more than fifty percent (50%) of such contiguous dwelling units shall be of groups of three (3) units. Moreover, no more than two (2) contiguous single-family attached dwellings shall be built with the same front line. The required difference in front lines shall be a minimum of three (3) feet. In addition, there shall be a minimum separation of twenty (20) feet between groups of single-family attached dwellings.
(c) 
Each single-family attached dwelling shall provide not less than six hundred (600) square feet of yard space exclusive of private access ways and off-street parking. If the yard space is divided, one (1) space shall contain not less than four hundred (400) square feet and the other space shall contain not less than two hundred (200) square feet.
(d) 
Every or detached garage shall provide a minimum interior space nine (9) feet wide by nineteen (19) feet long for each motor vehicle stored or intended to be stored.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §14, 10-5-2004[1]]
(a) 
Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet per multiple-family dwelling, with a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet per dwelling unit.
(b) 
Minimum Frontage. One hundred (100) feet.
(c) 
Minimum Lot Depth. One hundred (100) feet.
(d) 
Minimum Front Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
(e) 
Minimum Side Yard. Fifteen (15) feet; five (5) feet for accessory buildings.
(f) 
Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet for principal buildings; five (5) feet for accessory buildings, except for attached or detached garages abutting an alley that shall require no setback.
(g) 
Maximum Building Height. No residential building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height.
(h) 
Multiple-Family Buildings. There may be more than one (1) multiple-family building on a lot. In such cases, the buildings shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet apart, except where two (2) side walls without windows face each other in which case the separation distance may be reduced to twenty (20) feet.
(i) 
Maximum Building Coverage. Thirty percent (30%).
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1795 §14, adopted October 5, 2004, repealed section 23- 72.11 "dimensional regulations for detached single-family dwellings on non- traditional lots" in its entirety and renumbered sections 23-72.12 to 23-72.14 as 23-72.11 to 23-72.13. Former section 23-72.11 derived from ord. no. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; ord. no. 1692 §4, 5-20-2003.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §14, 10-5-2004]
(a) 
Minimum Lot Size. Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
(b) 
Minimum Lot Frontage. Eighty (80) feet.
(c) 
Minimum Lot Depth. .One hundred (100) feet.
(d) 
Minimum Front Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
(e) 
Minimum Side Yard. Ten (10) feet; five (5) feet for accessory buildings.
(f) 
Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet for principal buildings; five (5) feet for accessory buildings.
(g) 
Maximum Building Height. Non-residential structures may be erected to a height not exceeding fifty (50) feet when the front, side and rear yards are increased an additional two (2) feet for each foot exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height; provided, that no structure shall be erected to a height that would encroach into or through any established public or private airport approach plan prepared according to the criteria established by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(h) 
Maximum Building Coverage. Thirty percent (30%).
(i) 
Buffer Yards. Buffer yards shall be provided as required by the City. Said buffer yards shall be landscaped and provided with other screening devices and devoted entirely to landscape material, including trees, bushes, grasses, fences, walls and berms.
[Ord. No. 1633 §4, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §14, 10-5-2004]
Any tract of land abutting a single-family residential zoning district, except those tracts devoted to detached single-family dwellings, shall provide a buffer yard of twenty (20) feet adjacent to such single-family district. Said buffer yard shall be landscaped and provided with other screening devices and devoted entirely to landscape material, including trees, bushes, grasses, fences, walls and berms.
[Ord. No. 1795 §15, 10-5-2004]
No application for rezoning of a parcel to this zoning district classification may be considered without being accompanied by a subdivision plat and/or site plan depicting the manner in which the property is to be developed including, but not limited to, lot and/or structure numbers, size and location; street locations; park size and location; common ground size and location; storm water management facilities; and buffers. Any proposed deviations from that which is approved in connection with rezoning requests must be authorized by the Board of Aldermen following receipt of a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.