[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.010), 5-6-2013]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited hereinafter as the "Zoning Code of the City of Valley Park".
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.020), 5-6-2013]
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The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate and control the zoning of land and subsequent use of said land within the City of Valley Park in order to promote public safety, health, and general welfare of the citizens. These regulations are specifically designed to:
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Protect the character and stability of residential, recreation, commercial, industrial, and open space areas within the City of Valley Park and promote their orderly and beneficial development;
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Provide privacy and convenience of access to property;
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Regulate the intensity of land use and establish open areas surrounding buildings and structures necessary to provide adequate light and ventilation and to protect public safety and health;
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Regulate and limit the height of buildings and structures;
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Lessen and avoid congestion on public streets by providing off-street parking and loading;
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Regulate and limit the density of population based on the City's ability to provide for water, sewerage, schools, parks and other essential public services;
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Divide the City into zoning districts and establish, by reference to a map, the boundaries of said districts;
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Fix reasonable standards to which land, buildings, structures, and their uses must conform;
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Prohibit uses, buildings, or structures which are incompatible with the character of development or uses, buildings, or structures permitted within specified zoning districts;
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Prevent illegal additions or alterations of existing buildings or structures;
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Protect against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and odor, heat, dust, smoke, glare, noise, vibration, radioactivity, and other nuisances and hazards in the interest of public health, safety, and general welfare;
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Prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of buildings and structures so far as is possible and appropriate in each zoning district by regulating the use and bulk of buildings in relation to the land surrounding them;
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Preserve and enhance the taxable value of land, buildings, and structures throughout the City;
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Provide for the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of non-conforming uses;
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Designate and define the powers and duties of the officials administering and enforcing this Chapter; and
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Provide penalties for the violation of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.030), 5-6-2013]
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The regulations set by this Chapter within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided.
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No building shall be erected, converted, placed, enlarged, reconstructed, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used except for a purpose and in the manner permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.
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No land required for yards, open spaces, or off-street parking or loading spaces about an existing building or any building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be considered as required yard of lot area for more than one (1) building.
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Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot and in no case shall there be more than one (1) main building on one (1) lot except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
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The provisions of these regulations shall be considered the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, comfort and welfare. Wherever the regulations of this Chapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other Statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations of this Chapter shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other Statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or a less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by this Chapter, the provisions of such Statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
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This Chapter is not intended to abrogate or annul any easement, covenant or other private agreement provided that where any provision of this Chapter is more restrictive or imposes a higher standard or requirement than such easement, covenant or other private agreement, the provision of this Chapter shall govern.