[R.O. 2009 §24-131]
The regulations for the "A" Single-Family Dwelling Districts are contained in this Division.
[R.O. 2009 §24-132; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. IV §1), 1-11-1983; Ord. No. 664 §2, 11-10-1987; Ord. No. 828 §2, 6-14-1994; Ord. No. 979 §1, 9-28-1999]
A. 
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1. 
Single-family dwellings;
2. 
Municipally owned or operated parks and playgrounds;
3. 
Churches;
4. 
Public schools and similar educational institutions;
5. 
Forests, nurseries, farms and truck gardening containing a minimum of five (5) contiguous acres, but not the raising of poultry, pets or livestock for commercial purposes;
6. 
Accessory buildings when located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front line and not less than six (6) feet from any side lot line;
7. 
Customary home occupations including, but not limited to, artist's studio; use of the home by a lawyer, engineer or other professional person for consultation; dressmaker, milliner or seamstress; voice or musical instruction limited to a single pupil at a time; and home child care facilities for which a conditional use permit has been issued pursuant to Section 400.670.
8. 
Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work;
9. 
Group homes. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
10. 
Garage sales for the sale of miscellaneous household goods and wearing apparel of the occupant; provided however, that no item shall be placed in front of the building line and that a permit has been secured from the City Clerk and posted on a sign in the front yard. No garage sale shall be held on Sunday or a holiday. Garage sales shall be held between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. No garage sale shall last longer than two (2) days and no garage sale shall be held on the same premises more frequently than once every six (6) months.
[R.O. 2009 §24-133; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. IV §2), 1-11-1983; Ord. No. 973 §1, 8-24-1999]
A. 
Home child care facilities may be permitted as a home occupation in any single-family dwelling upon issuance of a conditional use permit as hereinafter provided.
1. 
Child care facilities which are limited to providing care for no more than six (6) children not residing on and listed on the occupancy permit for the premises may be provided as a home occupation in a residence if the owner(s) and, if different, the adult occupant(s) of the property apply for and are issued a conditional use permit pursuant to this Section. No permit for a home day care facility may be issued to any person who does not personally provide day care service to the children in attendance and no facility may be permitted or allowed to continue to operate, if any person not residing in the home is involved in providing care to the children in attendance. Any permit issued under the provisions of this Section shall be so limited such that the number of children on the premises under the age of thirteen (13) years, including the operator's children, shall not exceed ten (10) at any one time. Provided however, that any person having a home child care license issued by the State of Missouri prior to August 24, 1999, authorizing care for more than six (6) children in the licensee's home in the City of Cool Valley may apply for and, if otherwise qualified and subject to the other conditions and restrictions of this Section, be issued a permit under the provisions of this Section to provide care for that number of children allowed under the State license as issued on or before August 24, 1999.
2. 
The application for a home day care conditional use permit shall include:
a. 
A diagram of the main building on the property designating the areas to be utilized in providing the service and the number of square feet on the premises available for outside recreation for the children;
b. 
Any and all physical changes to be made to the interior or exterior of the property in association with such service;
c. 
Copies of any State child day care license application and any license issued by the State which may be applicable;
d. 
Detailed information as to the days and hours during which service is to be available;
e. 
The maximum number of children to be cared for, including children residing in the home under the age of thirteen (13) years; and
f. 
Information as to how parking for clients is to be provided.
3. 
Upon receipt of the application and any applicable processing fee, the application shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review. If the Commission finds:
a. 
The service can be provided without disturbing the appearance and tranquility of the neighborhood;
b. 
The premises can accommodate the reasonably required off-street parking and any physical changes reasonably necessary to provide the service; and
c. 
There is at least seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of contiguous, fenced outside play area in the rear yard of the premises regardless of the number of children to be cared for and that such play area does not include any common ground, public property or any other property where possession is in fact shared with other residents or where other residents have the right to use such property, it may recommend approval of the application, subject to such reasonable condition as may be necessary to avoid adverse impact on nearby properties.
4. 
After review by the Commission the application is to be forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for consideration. If the Board finds in the affirmative as to the criteria set forth above, a permit may be issued and/or issued subject to such reasonable conditions as may be determined by the Board to be necessary. Any permittee shall also be required to obtain and maintain in force any business license required by the ordinances of the City of Cool Valley.
5. 
A home day care permit shall not be issued and may be revoked, if previously issued, if it is determined by the Board of Aldermen that the operator thereof or any person regularly on the premises has committed an act demonstrating a lack of fitness to care for children, including child molestation or abuse, theft, fraud or any other act of moral turpitude.
6. 
Any home day care permit shall not be issued and may be revoked, if previously issued, if the operator of the facility operates it in such a manner that the residential character of the neighborhood is disturbed. For this purpose, the operator shall not permit:
a. 
Excessive noise in connection with the operation of the facility which would annoy a person of ordinary sensibility; or
b. 
Children to trespass on property where there is no permission for the children to enter; or
c. 
Operation of the facility in such a manner as to cause damage to the property of others; or
d. 
Operation of the facility in such a manner as to cause or contribute to causing the permitted premises to become deteriorated.
[R.O. 2009 §24-134; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. IV §3), 1-11-1983]
A. 
Public, semi-public and public service buildings, schools and institutions shall not exceed sixty (60) feet in height; churches may exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height to a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet providing that for each foot in height exceeding thirty-five (35) feet, the building shall be set back one (1) foot from each yard line.
B. 
No other building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories in height; however, single-family dwellings may be increased in height to a maximum of forty-five (45) feet or three (3) stories providing that both side and rear yard requirements are exceeded by not less than ten (10) feet.
[R.O. 2009 §24-135; Ord. No. 498 §1(Art. IV §4), 1-11-1983]
A. 
Intensity. The minimum area of any lot shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet.
B. 
Front Yard Requirements. The minimum depth of the front yard for all buildings including accessory buildings shall be thirty (30) feet. The minimum front yard shall be provided on all streets for both corner and double frontage lots providing that the building dimensions of such lot shall not be reduced to less than twenty-two (22) feet.
C. 
Side Yard Requirements. The minimum depth of the side yard shall be the greater of six (6) feet or ten percent (10%) of the average lot width, providing that the side yard need not exceed ten (10) feet.
D. 
Rear Yard Requirements. The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be the greater of thirty-five (35) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the overall depth of the lot, providing that the rear yard need not exceed fifty (50) feet.