[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.01), 10-19-2005]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited hereinafter as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Melle".
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.02), 10-19-2005]
The City of New Melle zoning ordinance (Number 123 adopted on January 24, 1998) and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed effective coincident with the effective date of this Chapter, Number 224 dated October 19, 2005.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.03), 10-19-2005]
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The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate and control the zoning of land and consequent use of said land within the City of New Melle in order to promote public safety, health, citizen preference of community and general welfare of the citizens. These regulations are specifically designed to:
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Protect the character and stability of residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and open space areas within the City of New Melle 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 and/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 official(s) administering and enforcing this Chapter; and
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Provide penalties for the violation of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.04), 10-19-2005]
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The City of New Melle, Missouri, has an established residential character and it is the goal of the City of New Melle, Missouri, to retain this character.
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Strategies outlined in the City's Comprehensive Plan to ensure that the character of the community does not change include:
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Adoption of lower zoning intensity zoning classifications and the recommendation that all rezoning applications include an analysis of the impact the zoning would have on the existing community character.
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Implementation of natural resource protection regulations which limit development in environmentally sensitive areas and thus preserve existing open space.
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Adoption of green space and floor area standards designed to maintain a private, rural character.
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The establishment of a policy allowing the ultimate intensity of commercial development to be dictated in part by the balance between building bulk and green space.
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The adoption of a growth management program which restricts non-residential land use to specified areas of the City of New Melle, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.05), 10-19-2005]
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If any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare any part of this Chapter to be invalid, such ruling shall not affect any other provisions of this Chapter not specifically included in said ruling.
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If any court of competent jurisdiction shall declare invalid the application of any provision of this Chapter to a particular land, parcel, lot, district, use, building or structure, such ruling shall not affect the application of said provision to any other land, parcel, lot, district, use, building or structure not specifically included in said ruling.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.06), 10-19-2005]
A. 
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, moved, 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 or 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 the Chapter.
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No building hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent specifically provided hereinafter except as otherwise provided in the 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. Where provisions of the regulations of this Chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any Statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations of this Chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any Statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this Chapter, the provisions of such Statute, other ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.
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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.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(1.07), 10-19-2005]
The City of New Melle, Missouri, shall be exempt from the zoning and subdivision regulations contained in this Title with respect to any property owned and operated by the City of New Melle, Missouri.