[CC 1990 § 31-10-01; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
A.
For the purpose of this Article, certain words and phrases are
herein defined. Words and phrases defined herein shall be given the
defined meaning. Words and phrases that are not defined shall be given
their usual meaning except where the context clearly indicates a different
or specified meaning.
B.
Words used in the present tense shall include the future; the
singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular;
the word "dwelling" includes the word "residence"; the word "shall"
is mandatory and not permissive.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-02; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The voluntary discontinuance of a use, when accompanied by
intent not to re-establish such use. Any of the following shall constitute
prima facie evidence of intent to abandon.
Any positive act indicating such intent; or
Any conscious failure to take all necessary steps to resume
the non-conforming use with reasonable dispatch in the circumstances,
including advertising of the property for sale or for lease; or
In the case of a structure or of a structure and land in combination,
discontinuance of the non-conforming use for twelve (12) consecutive
months; or
In the case of land only, discontinuance of the non-conforming
use for ninety (90) days, or for a total of six (6) months during
any one-year period.
Any building, the use of which is incidental to the principal
use of another structure on the same premises.
Any structure, the use of which is incidental to the principal
use of another structure on the same premises.
A secondary means of ingress or egress serving more than
one (1) tract of land and used primarily for vehicular service, and
which may be used for public utility purposes.
Any person submitting an application to the City of Chesterfield.
The form approved by the City, together with all necessary
and appropriate documentation, that an applicant submits in order
to be considered a complete submittal for review.
An open public area within a building established principally
for aesthetic purposes.
Includes passenger cars, motorcycles, vans, pickup trucks,
boats and recreational vehicles.
The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
A floored and walled substructure of a building at least
fifty percent (50%) below the average finished grade of the building.
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A definite point of known elevation and location and of more
or less permanent character. The identity and elevation shall be based
on United States Geological Survey (USGS) datum. Benchmarks established
from 1981 Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) Benchmark Loop
System and Missouri Department of Transportation Benchmarks or temporary
benchmarks established thereon are acceptable.
An area of land surrounded by public highways, streets, streams,
railroad rights-of-way, parks, rural land, drainage channels, or other
similar areas or facilities.
A structure that is affixed to the land, has one (1) or more
floors, one (1) or more exterior walls and a roof, and is designed
or intended for use as a shelter.
All window and wall area of a building in one (1) plane or
elevation.
An alignment established a certain distance from the curbline
(or property line) to a line along which the building shall be built.
Front porches and handicap ramps shall be exempt from build-to line
requirements, and must occur behind the property line.
The City of Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri.
The Planning Commission of the City of Chesterfield.
That land set aside for open space, including stormwater,
retention lakes, ponding, or recreational use for the owners of lots
in a subdivision, which land is conveyed in trust for the benefit,
use, and enjoyment of the lot owners.
A parcel or area of land or an area of water or a combination
of both within the planned unit development (PUD) which is designed
and intended for the use or enjoyment of the residents. This area
may include stream corridors, agricultural lands, archeological sites
or other elements to be protected from development as well as easements
for public utilities. It also includes any improvements as are necessary
and appropriate for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents or
land owners. Common open space does not include any portion of an
improved lot dedicated to buildings or vehicular navigation.
A plan or any portion thereof for the coordinated development
of the City of Chesterfield and adopted by the City Council. This
plan may also be known as the "Comprehensive Plan."
A form of property ownership under the Condominium Property
Act, Chapter 448, RSMo.
The City Council of the City of Chesterfield, Missouri.
The Department of Planning of the City of Chesterfield.
The temporary storage of the differential runoff of stormwater
by providing permanent facilities, such as dry reservoirs, ponds,
or other acceptable alternatives.
That person, firm, or corporation by whom a tract will be
subdivided, improved, constructed, graded, etc., pursuant to the requirements
of this Unified Development Code.
The act of changing and the state of a tract of land after
its function has been purposefully changed by man, including, but
not limited to, structures on the land and alterations to the land.
The rights of the owner of a parcel of land, under land development
regulations, to configure that parcel and the structures thereon to
a particular density for residential uses or maximum square feet of
a structure for non-residential uses or any other development right
as approved by the City of Chesterfield.
The Director of Planning of the City of Chesterfield.
A private thoroughfare which provides a means of access to
lots within a large-lot subdivision.
A private thoroughfare which provides a means of access to
parking areas and bays and to abutting buildings which are developed
solely or principally as multiple-family dwellings.
A designated vehicular access way for the servicing of individual
lots within a large-lot subdivision.
A grant by a property owner to the City, county, State, or
federal government for the purpose of road improvement and widening,
road maintenance, sidewalks, public or private utilities and sewers.
A grant by a property owner to the City of Chesterfield for
the purpose of road maintenance, improvement, and widening.
A grant by a property owner to the City or MSD for the purpose
of stormwater control.
A grant by a property owner to the City or MSD providing
access to stormwater control facilities for maintenance purposes.
A grant by a property owner to a public or private utility
company for the purpose of installation, improvement, and maintenance
of public or private utilities.
A professional engineer licensed in the State of Missouri.
The State and/or Federal Environmental Protection Agency
or its duly designated and authorized successor agency.
A title company, bank, savings and loan association, trust
company, attorney, or any other person or agency approved by the City
Attorney to act as escrow agent under the provisions of this Unified
Development Code.
The Federal Aviation Administration or its duly designated
and authorized successor agency.
An individual or two (2) or more persons related by blood
or marriage and their children or a group of not more than three (3)
persons and their children who need not be related by blood or marriage
living together and subsisting in common as a single non-profit housekeeping
unit utilizing not more than two (2) kitchens.
The Federal Communications Commission or its duly designated
and authorized successor agency.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency or its duly designated
and authorized successor agency.
A fence with an opaque value of seventy percent (70%) or
greater. Such structure may be a chain-link fence in combination with
slat or lattice materials.
Any fabric or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns,
or symbols, used to identify a governmental, political, or private
entity.
That area within the City of Chesterfield subject to a one-percent
or greater, chance of flooding in any given year. This area is designated
on the FEMA Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and the City of Chesterfield
Zoning Map, and is subject to FP Floodplain regulations of the UDC.
The area designated as floodway on the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Maps. It is derived by determining
that portion of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land
areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one
(1) foot.
The gross floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by
the total lot area. This square footage does not include any structured
or surface parking. The Planning Commission may request two (2) calculations:
one calculation for those areas above grade a another that includes
building area below grade. For uses other than residential, the floor
area shall be measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls
and shall include all floors, lofts, balconies, mezzanines, cellars,
basements and similar areas devoted to such uses.
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The sum of the gross horizontal area of all floors of a building,
including basement areas, as measured from the interior perimeter
of exterior walls. Such area shall not include the following: interior
loading and parking areas, atriums, except the first floor area, rooftop
mechanical equipment enclosures, and the enclosed mall areas of shopping
centers.
That edge of a lot bordering a right-of-way.
Clearing, excavation or fill or any combination thereof and
shall include the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.
All green, landscaped, or vegetation areas of a site, including
other non-paved surfaces.
See "street."
Street pavement, turning lanes, traffic signals, bridges
and culverts, sidewalk pavement, pedestrianway pavement, water mains,
fire hydrants, storm sewers and roadside drainage ditches, erosion,
siltation control, sanitary sewers, signs, monuments, landscaping,
streetlights, and other similar items.
A land surveyor registered in the State of Missouri.
Any person who leases all or a portion of a premises on a
day-to-day, week-to-week or month-to-month basis.
Means and includes, garbage, trash, refuse, junk, brush,
inoperative machinery, or other waste material.
A durably dustproofed, properly graded for drainage, off-street
space used for the loading and unloading of vehicles, except passenger
vehicles, in connection with the use of the property on which such
space is located.
A platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned,
developed, and otherwise used as a unit.
The total horizontal surface area within the boundaries of
a lot exclusive of any area designated for street purposes.
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A platted parcel of land abutting a minimum of two (2) road
rights-of-way at their intersection.
A lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets,
as distinguished from a corner lot.
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A residential lot with two (2) discernible portions described
as follows:
Access portion. That portion of the lot having frontage on or
abutting a public road, with the frontage being sufficient in width
for a private drive to serve the building site portion.
Building site portion. That portion of the lot not fronting
on or abutting a public road, but connected to a public road by the
access portion of the lot. The building site portion of the lot must
meet the minimum dimensions and area requirements for lots in the
particular zoning district.
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A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been legally approved and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
Deeds of St. Louis County, or a parcel of land which was legally approved
and the deed recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
An enclosed public way upon which business establishments
have direct access and which serves primarily for the movement of
pedestrians, with trees, benches, or other furnishings provided and
with vehicular access prohibited, restricted, or reduced so as to
emphasize pedestrian use.
A roof having two (2) slopes on all sides with the lower
slope steeper than the upper one.
For the purpose of this definition, material improvement is
considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term does not, however, include either any project for improvement
of a structure to comply with existing State or local health, sanitary,
or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure
safe living conditions, or any alteration of a structure listed on
the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic
Places.
The gross horizontal area of a floor of a building or structure
measured from the exterior walls or from the center line of party
walls. Structure square footage includes the floor area of accessory
buildings and structures.
A person who cooks, prepares and distributes food or offers
food for a charge from a mobile food vending unit located on any public
or private property for a temporary basis.
A self-contained mobile structure intended to be used for
dwelling purposes which has been, or reasonably may be, equipped with
wheels or other devices for transporting said structure.
State of Missouri Department of Transportation or its duly
designated and authorized successor agency.
A prefabricated building which arrives at its building site
virtually complete and requiring only site preparation and assembly
of major components, including installation on a permanent foundation.
A permanent marker to be made of materials and placed by a land surveyor at locations specified in Section 405.04.080 of this UDC.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District or its duly designated
and authorized successor agency.
Approval to erect, construct, post, alter, enlarge, maintain
or relocate a structure. Said authorization is issued by the City
of Chesterfield in accordance with all applicable regulations of this
UDC.
The total area of a site for residential or non-residential
development, excluding street rights-of-way and other publicly dedicated
improvements, such as parks, open space, and stormwater detention
and retention facilities, and easements, covenants, or deed restrictions
that prohibit the construction of a building on any part of the site.
Net area is expressed in either acres or square feet.
The result of multiplying the net area in acres times forty-three
thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet per acre and then
dividing the product by the required minimum number of square feet
per dwelling unit required by the UDC for a specific residential district;
to be expressed in residential density units per acre.
A use or structure which existed lawfully, whether by variance
or otherwise, on the effective date of this UDC or any amendment thereto
that became effective and which fails to conform to one (1) or more
of the applicable regulations of the UDC or such amendment thereto.
May include pervious surfaces such as ponds, grass areas,
and landscaped areas. Open space also includes water features or drainage
ditches, sidewalks, and pedestrian areas such as plaza areas for seating.
Open space specifically excludes any portion of a site covered by
a building, any paved area for vehicular circulation or parking, and
any outdoor storage areas.
Storage of material or goods on the ground outside of a building.
In compliance with applicable zoning district regulations
and with all rules, regulations, ordinances, conditions, permits,
and licenses applicable to the property or activity, whether arising
from this Unified Development Code or any other ordinance.
A set of additional zoning requirements that is placed on
a geographic area but does not change the underlying zoning of that
area. The overlay district adds additional restrictions, protections
or provides certain incentives in specific geographic areas or for
land with special physical features or characteristics.
A person, corporation, entity or organization, recorded as
such on official records and including a duly authorized agent or
notary holding legal title, or possession or control of the land.
A separately designated area of land delineated by identifiable
legally recorded boundary lines.
A paved vehicle storage area directly adjacent to the multiple-family
access street pavement.
A durably dustproofed, properly graded for drainage, usable
space, enclosed in a main building or in an accessory building, or
unenclosed, reserved for the temporary storage of one (1) vehicle,
and connected to a street, alley, or other designated roadway by a
surfaced aisle or driveway. Each such designated space shall comply
with the dimensional requirements as established by the City of Chesterfield.
A road or roadway intended to be used primarily for passenger
vehicles and developed with a parklike or scenic character.
The act or result of applying a hard, watertight material
to any ground surface in such manner as to present a uniform surface
over large areas.
An easement or right-of-way designated to facilitate pedestrian
access to adjacent streets and properties.
Any individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership,
joint-stock company, association of two (2) or more persons having
a joint common interest, or any other entity.
Any occupant, agent, servant, representative or employee
of any owner, or lessee or renter of any property who exercises any
control on behalf of the owner, lessee or renter.
A detailed plan illustrating current and proposed vegetation prepared in accordance with Section 405.04.020 of this UDC.
A plan indicating the location of all standards and fixtures; the proposed type of illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors and other devices and photometric information prepared in accordance with Section 405.04.030 of this UDC.
A plan required for a change in zoning to a planned district prepared in accordance with Section 405.02.040 of this UDC.
A plan for development which is over one thousand (1,000)
square feet and not located in a planned district.
A plan for development in planned districts that is being
done in one (1) phase.
A conceptual plan for development in planned districts being
done in phases. A site development concept plan provides an overall
picture of a development that is being divided into sections to be
developed in phases. A site development concept plan constitutes a
preliminary plat.
A plan showing the sections of a site development concept
plan and the details of the development thereof.
An informal plan indicating salient existing features of
a tract and its surroundings, including the general layout of a proposed
subdivision or land development.
A plan that delineates areas where trees are to be saved
and details measures to be taken to ensure protection and survivability
of trees to be saved prior to and during construction, and also complies
with guidelines which are listed in the tree preservation and landscape
requirements.
A subdivision of land legally approved and recorded.
A parcel of land with its appurtenances and buildings which,
because of its unity of use, may be regarded as the smallest conveyable
unit of real estate.
The legally recorded boundary of a lot, tract, or other parcel
of land.
One (1) or more districts to which the development rights
of parcels in a transfer district can be sent, conveyed or otherwise
obtained.
A parcel of land in the receiving district that is the subject
of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the parcel
is receiving development rights, directly or by intermediate transfers,
from a transfer parcel, and on which increased density and/or intensity
is allowed by reason of the transfer of development rights.
A related entity of another person or entity:
If any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
or other entity with a substantial interest in one entity, has a principal
(individual, corporate, or partnership) or substantial interest in
the other; or
If either entity has a principal or substantial [twenty-five
percent (25%) or more] interest in the other.
Any building which is designed or used exclusively for residential
purposes, except hotels and motels.
A strip of land reserved or acquired by dedication, prescription,
condemnation, gift, purchase, eminent domain or any other legal means
occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, sidewalk, railroad,
utility, sewer, or other similar use.
The boundary that divides a lot from a public or private
roadway.
The top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is
higher, excluding any mansards, chimneys, cupolas, or minor projections.
Missouri Revised Statutes.
An accessory structure which at its widest dimension is in
excess of thirty-six (36) inches; an earth-based station, the purpose
of which is to receive signals from orbiting satellites and other
extraterrestrial sources, together with other equipment related to
such purposes.
A temporary decorative display celebrating or denoting religious
holidays or events, the seasons of the year, State and national holidays,
and similar occasions.
The required minimum distance from a road right-of-way or
lot line that establishes the area within which a structure can be
erected or placed, except as may be permitted elsewhere in this UDC.
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A theoretical plane beginning at the edge of the street and
rising at a forty-five-degree angle over the required front yard to
the front yard setback line used to determine the starting point for
the sky exposure plan.
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The clear line of sight necessary for pedestrian safety or
safe operation of a motorized vehicle.
The triangular area of a corner lot bound by the property
lines and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines
thirty (30) feet from the point of intersection of the projected property
lines. The sight distance triangle also applies to driveways, points
of ingress/egress, or any other area where a conflict (whether vehicular
or non-vehicular) exists.
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The installation of such devices as sediment ponds, bales
of straw, fencing, siltation webbing, sodding, seeding and mulching,
or other devices to prevent silting of abutting properties and roadways
during the period of construction and up to and including such time
as permanent ground cover is attained.
Contiguous lots, tracts, projects or subdivisions of a single
owner or several owners.
A theoretical plane beginning on a line at the intersection
of the setback plane and front yard setback rising over the buildable
area of the lot on a slope determined by an acute angle of sixty degrees
(60°).
The rate of deviation of the ground surface from the horizontal
as expressed in percentages.
A procedure identified in this Unified Development Code as
a mechanism for allowing certain developments under a specific process
and requirements without modifying or changing the underlying zoning
district. Examples of special procedures in this Code include, but
are not limited to, the Residential Business Use and the Museum and
Arts Area. See Article 03 of this UDC for a complete list of special
procedures.
The State of Missouri.
The horizontal segment of a building between the floor surface
and the ceiling next above it, and wholly above grade.
A general term denoting a public or private right-of-way
which affords the principal means of vehicular access of abutting
property. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within
the right-of-way; it shall also include such other designations as
highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place, court, but shall not include an alley or a pedestrianway.
For the purposes of the sign regulations relative to sign location
and number to respective roadway or roadway frontage, roadway shall
include not only public or private rights-of-way providing access
to abutting properties from the front but also limited and restricted
access highways.
Collector streets function as secondary land service streets
in that they move traffic from the major streets, which distribute
traffic regionally, to local streets, which distribute the traffic
to individual lots, parcels, and uses within the subdivision, area,
or neighborhood. Collector streets also may serve individual lots,
parcels, and uses as a secondary or additional function.
A short, independent, street terminating in a circular turnaround.
A street generally parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets
and highways, which provides access to abutting properties and protection
from through traffic.
Local streets are exclusively land service facilities for
access to abutting properties. These serve the local neighborhood
and may be in the form of a cul-de-sac or loop street; provided, however,
that any combination of loop and cul-de-sac streets may be utilized
without the streets being designated as collector streets, provided
that such an arrangement serves the same function and also that the
maximum fronting lots do not exceed the total which would be allowed
within the provisions of this UDC.
A short, independent street which usually terminates along
the same collector street of its origin.
A private way which affords the principal means of vehicular
access to abutting property.
One serving a parcel of land that temporarily terminates
at a property line and is intended to be continued onto an abutting
parcel in the future.
This system, along with the State highway and interstate
routes, must serve as the principal network for through traffic flows.
Arterial streets should connect areas of principal traffic generation
with the designated United States and State highways. The primary
purpose of the arterial street system is to serve through traffic;
local access should be kept to a minimum. A properly designed and
developed major arterial street system should help define the residential
neighborhoods, industrial sites, and commercial areas and minimize
the conflicts with school and park development.
This system includes all distributor and collector streets
serving traffic between arterial and local facilities. This type of
roadway basically serves an equal function for providing for through
traffic movements and for access for abutting properties. These roads
may also serve to connect adjacent neighborhoods. To discourage through
traffic, some discontinuity of the collector system through residential
areas is often desirable. However, through commercial areas, the collector
system should be more continuous.
Included in this system are all streets used primarily for
direct access to residential, commercial, industrial, or other abutting
properties. Continuity of the local street system in residential areas
is necessary only to the extent required to provide easy and fairly
direct access to adjacent properties and to connect with collector
and arterial streets.
The character or scene observed along a street and as created
by natural and man-made components, including: width, paving materials,
plantings, street furniture, traffic lights, and the forms of the
surrounding buildings.
Any assembly of material forming a construction for occupancy
or use, excepting, however, utility poles and appurtenances thereto,
underground distribution or collection pipes or cables, and underground
or ground level appurtenances thereto.
A single-family residential subdivision wherein all lots
are three (3) acres or more in area and each boundary side is greater
than two hundred (200) feet in length.
Any classification of a subdivision wherein the division or redivision of land meets the criteria set forth in Section 405.02.110 of this UDC.
A tract of land, whether divided into separate lots or not,
which is intended for the construction of duplexes, multiple-family
dwellings, row houses, and other arrangements of attached or connected
building units.
Either:
A subdivision for single-family residential purposes wherein
any resulting lot, plat, or site:
Has less than three hundred (300) feet of frontage on a street
built to City standards; or
Is ten (10) acres or more in area but not located on a street
built to City standards with any side being less than three hundred
(300) feet in length; or
Is so proposed as to include the dedication or establishment
of a street, alley, or public way in conjunction with or used in any
such tract, or the designation of any additional private roadway easement
which serves as the principal means of access to any adjoining properties;
or
Is less than ten (10) acres in area.
An insurance company qualified and acting under the provisions of Chapter 379, RSMo., which has met the requirements of Section 379.020 thereof and which is approved by the City Attorney or to act as a surety under Section 405.02.120 of this UDC.
As provided or referenced herein, "survey" refers to a cadastral
survey, land survey, boundary survey, property survey, topographic
survey, spot survey, improvement survey, as may be appropriate to
the individual section. In all cases, a survey is required to be a
current survey which is signed and sealed by a registered, professional
surveyor, licensed to practice in the State of Missouri.
A parking space within a group of two (2) or more parking
spaces arranged one behind the other.
A corporation qualified and acting under the Missouri Title
Insurance Law[1] or a corporation which is an issuing agency for an insurance
company insuring land titles.
An area or parcel of land which the developer intends to
subdivide and improve, or to cause to be subdivided and improved,
pursuant to the requirements of this Unified Development Code.
A compact, mixed-use neighborhood where residential buildings
are in close proximity to commercial and/or civic buildings. The main
objective of a TND is to encourage public interaction in order to
create a sense of community. Cultural and environmental features influence
the way the site is developed and may include, but not be limited
to, diversity in residential architecture, inclusion of front porches,
common squares, public gathering spots, community amenities, pedestrian-oriented
site design, inclusion of boulevards or grid system of streets.
One (1) or more districts in which the development rights
of parcels in the district may be designated for use in one (1) or
more receiving districts, subsequently severing in part or in whole
the development rights of said parcels.
The procedure prescribed by this UDC whereby the owner of
a parcel in the transfer district may convey development rights to
the owner of a parcel in the receiving district or other person or
entity, whereby the development rights so conveyed are extinguished
on the transfer parcel and may be exercised on the receiving parcel
in addition to the development rights already existing regarding that
parcel or may be held by the receiving person or entity.
A parcel of land in the transfer district that is the subject
of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the parcel
is conveying development rights of the parcel in part or in whole,
and on which those rights so conveyed are extinguished and may not
be used by reason of the transfer of development rights.
A plan in accordance with the requirements in Article 04
of this UDC that provides a general accounting of existing vegetation
so that a conceptual design of the proposed development can be done.
Any recordable instrument by which common ground is held
or maintained or assessments in a subdivision are levied for the administration
of specific maintenance obligations, or both.
A means of granting a property owner relief from certain
provisions of this Unified Development Code where, owing to special
conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the Code will
result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the UDC
shall be observed and substantial justice done.
An open area between the structure setback lines of a lot
as established by the regulations of a particular zoning district,
and the property lines of the same lot.
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A space extending across the entire front of a lot between
the structure setback line as required by the regulations of a particular
zoning district and the roadway right-of-way line.
A space opposite the front yard, extending across the entire
rear of a lot between the structure setback line as required by the
regulations of a particular zoning district and the rear lot line.
A space extending between the structure setback line as required
by the regulations of a particular zoning district and the side lot
lines measured between the front yard and the rear yard.
A part or parts of the City of Chesterfield for which this
Unified Development Code establishes regulations governing the development
and use of land therein.
Districts which are available for a change of zoning, ordinance
amendment, or special procedure request.
Districts which are applicable to existing developments as
depicted on the City of Chesterfield Zoning Map but are not available
for future zoning Map amendment requests.
A method of zoning that allows for flexibility in specified
development standards.
A method of zoning that includes specific development standards
and establishes by-right entitlements.
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Editor's Note: See Section 381.011, et seq., RSMo.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-03; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 3138, 2-16-2021]
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the premises. See Section 405.03.020 of this UDC for more information on accessory uses.
An establishment primarily engaged in providing internal
office administration services as opposed to customer service.
A business primarily engaged in the marketing of new or used
aircraft. Secondary supporting uses may also exist upon the same site,
such as maintenance, repair, and service areas, parts storage areas,
and financial service areas.
Any area of land or water designated, set aside, used, or
intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any
appurtenant areas designated, set aside, used, or intended for use,
for airport buildings or other airport facilities, rights-of-way,
or approach zones, together with all airport buildings and facilities
located thereon.
A commercially operated park with various devices for entertainment
and booths for the sale of food and drink.
A use designed to serve the occupants and patrons of the principal permitted uses within the building. No separate access from the exterior building shall be permitted with respect to this use. See Section 405.03.020 of this UDC for more information on ancillary uses.
Any place or establishment, public or private, where animals
are bathed, clipped, or combed for the purpose of enhancing their
aesthetic value or health and for which a fee is charged.
A commercial structure with tiers of seats rising around
a field or court, intended to be used primarily for the viewing of
events. Sports arena may also be used for entertainment and other
public gathering purposes, such as conventions, circuses, or concerts.
A room or structure in which original works of art or limited
editions of original art are bought, sold, loaned, appraised, or exhibited
to the general public.
Work space for artists or artisans, including individuals
practicing one of the fine arts or skilled in an applied art or craft.
A senior residence assisted by congregate meals, housekeeping,
and personal services for persons who have difficulties with one (1)
or more essentials of daily living, but for whom full-time professional
medical care is unnecessary.
Areas, whether indoors or outdoors, for training or athletic
events. Such areas, include, but are not limited to, baseball fields,
basketball courts, tennis courts, racquetball courts, and other similar
uses.
A building or structure designed or intended for use for
the gathering of people as an audience to hear music, lectures, plays,
and other presentations.
A retail business primarily housed in a structure and characterized
by a mixture of related uses upon a site; however, the principal use
of the site shall be the marketing of new or used four-wheeled motor
vehicles designed for passenger transport, including passenger cars
and light-duty trucks (such as pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles,
vans, and minivans). Secondary supporting uses may also exist upon
the same site, such as maintenance, repair and service areas, parts
storage areas, and financial service areas.
A business engaged in the storage of four-wheeled motor vehicles
designed for passenger transport, including passenger cars and light-duty
trucks (such as pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, vans, and minivans)
that are not sold on the premises.
A facility which provides automobile-related services, including,
but not limited to, applying paint protectors, interior and exterior
cleaning and polishing as well as installation of aftermarket accessories
such as tinting, auto alarms, spoilers, sunroofs, headlight covers,
and similar items. However, engine degreasing or similar automobile
cleaning services shall not be included under this definition.
The use of any building, or portion thereof, for the display
and sale of new parts, tires and accessories for automobiles, panel
trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.
An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of
baked products for consumption off site. The products may be prepared
either on or off site. Such use may include incidental food service.
An establishment used by individuals or groups to accommodate
private functions, including, but not limited to, banquets, weddings,
anniversaries and other similar celebrations.
An area primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages
and in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption
of such beverages.
A place of business wherein barbering, spa, and/or cosmetology
services are provided including hair care, nail care, or skin care.
A plant for the manufacture or mixing of concrete, asphalt,
cement, and/or cement products, including any apparatus and uses incident
to such manufacturing and mixing.
An establishment involved in the creation of objects from
iron or steel by forging metal.
Any establishment that provides for the sale or charter of
new or used boats and similar vehicles. Secondary support uses may
also exist upon the same site, such as maintenance, repair and service
areas, parts storage areas, and financial service areas.
A public or private facility for the demonstration and observation
of the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
An establishment that devotes more than fifty percent (50%)
of its gross floor area to bowling lanes, equipment, and playing area.
Any establishment that brews ales, beers, meads, and/or similar
beverages on site. Breweries are classified as a use that manufactures
more than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of beverage (all beverages
combined) annually. In addition, uses that manufacture fifteen thousand
(15,000) barrels of beverage or less, but which do not meet one (1)
or more of the additional requirements needed to be considered brewpubs,
are breweries.
A restaurant that prepares handcrafted natural beer as an
accessory use intended for consumption on the premises. Production
capacity shall be limited to not more than five thousand (5,000) barrels
per year. Such accessory use may occupy up to thirty percent (30%)
of the gross floor area of the restaurant.
Commercial and public communications uses including radio
and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with
facilities entirely within buildings.
Any land and associated structures for camping, lodging,
swimming, picnicking, boating, fishing, hiking, and wildlife observation
facilities and customary service facilities necessary to provide the
direct support for such activities consolidated to camping facility.
This use does not include hotels/motels or mobile home parks.
Mechanical facilities for the washing, waxing or vacuuming
of private automobiles, light trucks and vans, but excluding heavy
trucks and buses.
Mechanical facilities for the washing, waxing, and vacuuming
of heavy trucks and buses.
A car wash wherein the customer provides labor and where
no self-propelled wash racks are provided.
Land used or intended to be used for internment of the dead
and dedicated for such purposes, including columbaria, mausoleums,
urn gardens, necessary sales and maintenance facilities.
A person or business that for compensation engages, in whole
or in part, in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money
orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. Check
cashing facility does not include a State or Federally chartered bank,
savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company. Check
cashing facility also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily
in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables,
to retail buyers that cash checks or issue money orders for a minimum
flat fee not exceeding two dollars ($2.00) as a service that is incidental
to its main purpose or business.
A building wherein persons regularly assemble for religious
worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body
organized to sustain public worship. Includes synagogue, temple, mosque
or other such place for worship.
Buildings and facilities, owned or operated by a corporation,
association, person or persons for a social, educational, or recreational
purpose, to which membership is required for participation and not
primarily operated for profit.
An informal restaurant primarily offering coffee, tea, and
other beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals
may also be sold.
An informal restaurant primarily offering coffee, tea, and
other beverages, and where light refreshments and limited menu meals
may also be sold and customer orders may be by means of a window designed
to accommodate automobile traffic.
Retail establishments that primarily render services rather
than goods. Such services may include but not be limited to copy shops,
printing services, package and postal services, janitorial services,
and similar operations.
A place, structure, area, or other facility used for and
providing religious, fraternal, social or recreational programs generally
open to the public and designed to accommodate and serve significant
segments of the community.
Uses which are not allowed as a matter of right within a
zoning district. Conditional uses are those uses where analysis and
judgment of the consequences of each development and use is necessary
to preserve and to promote the public health, safety, and general
welfare.
A facility for the detention, confinement, treatment or rehabilitation
of persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal
law. Such facilities include an adult detention center, juvenile delinquency
center, jail, and prison. These facilities house prisoners who are
in the custody of City/County/law enforcement and the facilities are
typically government owned.
A farm, garden, cultivated land, or building together with
accessory structure designed and intended to be used only for the
cultivation and sale of live vegetation including flowers, shrubbery,
vegetables, trees, and other horticultural and floricultural products.
A facility providing care for: (1) the elderly and/or functionally
impaired adults (eighteen (18) years of age or older); or (2) five
(5) or more children under the age of thirteen (13), not including
children of a family residing on the premises, for any part of a twenty-four-hour
day.
A single family residence where an occupant of the residence
provides care and supervision of adults or children for any part of
the twenty-four-hour day. For child day care homes, care shall be
given to a maximum of twelve (12) children, including children related
to the day care provider, for any part of a twenty-four-hour day.
Devices for the generation of energy, such as solar panels,
wind generators, and similar devices as an accessory use.
A dwelling containing sleeping rooms without separate cooking
facilities for a number of persons customarily unrelated but associated
with an educational, religious, charitable or service institution.
An establishment engaged in the retail sale of prescription
drugs, nonprescription medicines, cosmetics, and related supplies.
An establishment engaged in the retail sale of prescription
drugs, non-prescription medicines, cosmetics, and related supplies
in part, by means of a window designed to accommodate automobile traffic.
An establishment which launders or dry cleans articles dropped
off on the premises directly by the customer or where articles are
dropped off, sorted, and picked up but where laundering or cleaning
is done elsewhere.
An establishment which launders or dry cleans articles dropped
off in part, by means of a window designed to accommodate automobile
traffic, directly by the customer or where articles are dropped off,
sorted, and picked up but where laundering or cleaning is done elsewhere.
A building, portion of a building, or premises used or intended
to be used for cleaning fabrics, textiles, wearing apparel, or articles
of any sort, and the processes incidental thereto.
Any building, or portion thereof, used exclusively for human
habitation, except hotels, motels, or mobile homes.
A room or group of rooms located within a structure forming
a habitable unit for one (1) family.
Units only for watchmen, caretakers, or other personnel whose
residence on the premises is essential to the operation of the primary
use.
A building or portion thereof designed for or occupied exclusively
by two (2) or more families.
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Two (2) or more single-family dwellings sharing common wall
areas, each on its own individual lot.
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A detached building, on a single lot, containing one (1)
dwelling unit.
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An institution other than a trade school that provides full-time
or part-time education beyond high school.
A school or class for children generally under the age of
six (6).
A public, private, or parochial school offering instruction
at the elementary, junior, and/or senior high school levels in the
branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public
schools of the State.
A secretarial school or college, or business school or college,
when not public and not owned or conducted by or under the sponsorship
of a religious or charitable organization; school conducted as commercial
enterprise for teaching instrumental music, dancing, barbering, or
hairdressing, or for teaching industrial skills in which machinery
is employed as a means of instruction only within buildings.
A secretarial school or college, or business school or college,
when not public and not owned or conducted by or under the sponsorship
of a religious or charitable organization; school conducted as commercial
enterprise for teaching instrumental music, dancing, barbering, or
hairdressing, or for teaching industrial skills in which machinery
is employed as a means of instruction, whether indoors or outdoors.
An institution for students at the elementary, junior or
senior high level who have physical or mental characteristics which
require specialized or individual instruction.
Any establishment primarily engaged in the process of the
removal of physical matter in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state from
its naturally occurring location, and the processing of said materials.
An area of land use including but not limited to: agricultural
related office buildings, animal shows and judging, carnivals, circuses,
community meeting or recreational buildings and uses, concerts, food
booths and stands, games, rides, rodeos, sales and auctions, storage,
theaters. Such County fairs, exhibitions, and shows do not include
racetracks or motorized contests of speed.
An occasional or periodic market held in an open area or
in a structure where groups or individual sellers offer for sale to
the public such items as fresh produce, seasonal fruits, fresh flowers,
arts and crafts items, and food and beverages (but not to include
second-hand goods) dispensed from booths located on-site.
The growing of crops, plants, and trees. The term also includes
the maintaining of horses, livestock, or poultry for the residents'
needs or use and the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises,
plant crops or domestic animals.
A place where gasoline, motor oil, lubricants, or other minor
accessories are retailed directly to the public on the premises in
combination with the retailing of items typically found in a convenience
market or supermarket.
An establishment or business maintained for the drop-off
and pick-up of film without the maintenance or operation of any film
processing equipment or machinery on the premises.
A building, portion of a building, or premises used or intended
to be used for the development of film.
An establishment where the principal business is the receipt,
disbursement or exchange of funds and currencies, such as: banks,
savings and loans, or credit unions.
An establishment where the principal business is the receipt,
disbursement or exchange of funds and currencies (such as: banks,
savings and loans, or credit unions) and including provisions for
the conduct of banking services directly to the occupants of motor
vehicles.
A tract of land laid out with at least nine (9) holes for
playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and
hazards. A golf course may include a clubhouse, restrooms, driving
range, and shelters as accessory uses.
A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also
may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies
at least five thousand (5,000) square feet but not more than twenty-five
thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area.
A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also
may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies
less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area.
A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also
may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies
more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor
area.
A single-family dwelling or single-family residence in which
eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons
reside, and may include two (2) additional persons acting as houseparents
or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the
mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home.
An establishment qualified for a license by the State which
provides resident services to children or adults of whom one (1) or
more are unrelated. The individuals may be handicapped, aged, or disabled,
are undergoing rehabilitation or extended care, and are provided services
to meet their needs.
A building or portion thereof used for athletic training
or sports activities, including accessory seating for spectators.
A dock or basin where slips, moorings and often supplies,
repairs, and other services are available for craft.
Any landing area used for the landing and taking off of helicopters,
including all necessary passenger and cargo facilities, fueling, and
emergency service facilities.
A facility used by the Highway Department for the storage
and maintenance of vehicles used by the Highway Department.
Sites or buildings with a Historic Designation as detailed
elsewhere in this UDC.
Any lawful occupation performed by a resident within a residential
home or accessory structure, which is clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes and does
not change the residential character of the residential building or
adversely affect the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
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Any coordinated program of home care with provision for inpatient
care for terminally ill patients and their families. This care is
provided by a medically directed interdisciplinary team, directly
or through an agreement under the direction of an identifiable hospice
administration. A hospice program of care provides palliative and
supportive medical and other health services to meet the physical,
psychological, social, spiritual, and special needs of patients and
their families, which are experienced during the final stages of terminal
illness and during dying and bereavement.
An institution providing medical and surgical care for humans
only, for both inpatients and outpatients, including medical service,
training, and research facilities.
An establishment providing, for a fee, sleeping accommodations
and customary lodging services, including maid service, the furnishing
and upkeep of furniture and bed linens, and telephone and desk service
for transient occupancy. Related ancillary uses may include but shall
not be limited to conference and meeting rooms, restaurants, bars,
and recreational facilities.
A building or structure intended as, used as, maintained
as, or advertised as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished
to the public as regular roomers, primarily for periods of one (1)
week or more.
A plant designed to burn waste, often producing power as
a by-product but primarily for disposal.
A senior residence providing no regular assistance to residents
either with activities of daily living or with daily medical needs.
Facilities serving an individual dwelling or non-residential
use, as approved by the appropriate regulatory agency.
Establishments providing industrial sales, services, repairs,
and storage to individuals or businesses. This classification includes
metal, machine, and welding shops; cabinetry and woodworking shops;
furniture upholstery shops; and similar business engagements in custom
fabrication and repair.
Any location whose primary use is where waste or scrap materials
are stored, bought, sold, accumulated, exchanged, packaged, disassembled,
or handled, including but not limited to materials such as scrap metals,
paper, rags, tires, and bottles.
The use of land or building for the purpose of boarding or
keeping of five (5) or more dogs over four (4) months in age and not
owned by the proprietor, or the boarding or keeping of six (6) or
more cats over four (4) months of age and not owned by the proprietor
or the keeping or boarding of a combination of six (6) or more dogs
and cats which are sheltered, fed, and watered in return for a consideration.
A private kennel is defined as:
The use of land or building for the purpose of selling and breeding
of five (5) or more dogs over four (4) months in age or six (6) or
more cats over four (4) months in age, or a combination of six (6)
or more dogs and cats.
The word selling as herein used shall not be construed to include
the sale of animals four (4) months of age or younger, which are the
natural increase of animals kept by persons not operating a kennel
as herein defined; nor shall selling be determined to include isolated
sales of animals over four (4) months old by persons not operating
a kennel as herein defined.
A facility for analysis of natural resources, medical resources,
manufactured materials, or similar items.
An airstrip restricted, except for aircraft emergencies,
to use by the owner and, on an infrequent and occasional basis, by
invited guests and by commercial aviation activities in connection
with permitted uses of the land.
A business that provides washing, drying, and/or ironing
machines for hire to be used by customers on the premises.
A public facility for the use, but not sale, of literary,
musical, artistic, or reference materials.
An agricultural operation where domestic animals are kept
for use as part of a farm or raised for sale.
A facility owned by any person, firm, corporation, municipal
department, or board duly authorized to furnish, and furnishing under
State or municipal regulations, to the public services including electricity,
gas, steam, communication, telegraph, transportation, or water.
A facility over sixty (60) feet in height that is owned by
any person, firm, corporation, municipal department, or board duly
authorized to furnish, and furnishing under State or municipal regulations,
to the public services including electricity, gas, steam, communication,
telegraph, transportation, or water. This use does not include telecommunications
structures.
An area used for the storage, distribution, and sale of finished
or rough-cut lumber and lumber products, but not including the manufacture
or fabrication of lumber, lumber products, or firewood.
A business establishment that is primarily organized to warehouse
and fill requests for merchandise or services through the mail.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof used for the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, processing,
or packaging of goods. This use does not include:
A building where meat, poultry, or eggs are cooked, smoked,
or otherwise processed or packed.
Any area or tract of land designed for the parking or other
type of installation of mobile homes on spaces or lots offered for
lease or rent, including all improvements, buildings, structures,
recreation areas, or other facilities for the use of the residents
of such development.
An establishment in which the deceased are prepared for burial
or cremation. The facility may include a chapel for the conduct of
funeral services and spaces for funeral services and informal gatherings
or display of funeral equipment.
A retail business primarily engaged in the marketing of new
or used motorcycles, motor scooters, motorbikes, mopeds, off-road
all-terrain vehicles (ATV), jet skis, and other motor vehicles (except
passenger cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, and boats). Secondary
supporting uses may also exist upon the same site, such as maintenance,
repair, and service areas, parts storage areas, and financial service
areas.
A business engaged in the storage of motorcycles, motor scooters,
motorbikes, mopeds, off-road all-terrain vehicles (ATV), jet skis,
and other motor vehicles that are not sold on the premises.
A building having public significance by reason of its architecture
or former use or occupancy or a building serving as a repository for
a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities or objects
of interest, or works of art, and arranged, intended, and designed
to be used by members of the public for viewing, with or without an
admission charge, and which may include as an accessory use art galleries;
associated work and storage areas required by a business, firm, or
service to carry on business operations of the primary use; bookstores;
educational facilities, including, but not limited to: schools, service
facilities, studios, or work areas; employee cafeterias; offices;
outdoor art displays (said displays must be related to the use of
the property, but must not be utilized for advertisement); parking
areas, including garages, for automobiles, but not including any sales
of automobiles, or the storage of wrecked or otherwise damaged and
immobilized automotive vehicles for a period in excess of seventy-two
(72) hours; and the sale of goods to the public.
A temporary structure, manned by a vendor that sells newspapers,
magazines, and other periodicals.
A building intended for use as a medical care facility for
persons who need nursing care and medical service, but do not require
intensive hospital care. A nursing home may also include some assisted
and independent living uses.
A room, suite of rooms, or building operated by one (1) or
more licensed dentists for the examination and treatment of persons
solely on an outpatient basis.
A room, suite of rooms, or building in which a person transacts
the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government.
A room, suite of rooms, or building used by one (1) or more
physicians, chiropractors, nurses, or similar personnel for the examination
and treatment of persons solely on an outpatient basis.
Operations that provided lubrication and/or checking, changing,
or additions of those fluids and filters necessary to the maintenance
of a vehicle. It is intended that these services will be provided
while customers wait, generally within a fifteen- to twenty-minute
time period.
Any business that loans money on deposit of personal property
or deals in the purchase or possession of personal property on condition
of selling the same back again to the pledger or depositor, or loans
or advances money on personal property by taking chattel mortgage
security thereon, and takes or receives such personal property.
A use allowed in the zoning district in which it is listed,
subject to compliance with the dimensional requirements, development
standards, and any other special requirement of the zoning district
and the general requirements of this UDC.
Any establishment that includes the retail sale, repair service,
and/or warehousing of equipment for a plumbing, electric, air conditioning,
or heating business.
An establishment where work is done for others, predominately
on the premises of the office, by someone trained and engaged in such
work for a career; e.g. lawyers, accountants.
A government facility for public safety and emergency services,
including a facility that provides police or fire protection and related
administrative facilities.
An area that contains equipment enabling railway trains to
be guided from one (1) track to another.
A public or private facility for the use and sale of literary,
musical, artistic, or reference materials.
Any establishment whose main purpose is to provide the general
public with an amusing or entertaining activity. Includes, but not
limited to, skating rinks, water slides, miniature golf courses, arcades,
tennis courts, swimming pools, billiard halls, and fitness center
but not movie theaters.
A retail business primarily engaged in the marketing of new
or used recreational vehicles, commonly referred to as RVs. Secondary
supporting uses may also exist upon the same site, such as maintenance,
repair, and service areas, parts storage areas, and financial service
areas.
A business engaged in the storage of recreational vehicles,
commonly referred to as RVs, that are not sold on the premises.
A structure or complex of structures designed or used primarily
for research development functions related to industry and similar
fields of endeavor.
An establishment engaged primarily in the business of preparing
food and purveying it on a self-serve or semi self-serve basis. Customer
orders and/or service are generally by means of a walk-up counter.
Consumption may be either on or off the premises.
An establishment maintained, operated, and/or advertised
or held out to the public as a place where food and beverage are served
to the public on demand from a menu during stated business hours,
served in and on reusable containers and dinnerware, to be consumed
on the premises primarily inside the building at tables, booths, or
counters, with chairs, benches, or stools.
Retail shops and stores (excluding autos, boats, machinery,
groceries, etc.) such as apparel, books, hardware, jewelry, paint,
sporting goods, and electronics having between four thousand (4,000)
square feet and twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor
space.
Retail shops and stores (excluding autos, boats, machinery,
groceries, etc.) such as apparel, books, hardware, jewelry, paint,
sporting goods, and electronics having four thousand (4,000) square
feet or less of floor space.
Retail shops and stores (excluding autos, boats, machinery,
groceries, etc.) such as apparel, books, hardware, jewelry, paint,
sporting goods, and electronics having more than twenty-five thousand
(25,000) square feet of floor space.
The placement of goods for sale or for advertisement, outside
of the building or structure, including but not limited to garden
supplies, tires, motor oil, and clothes but not including vending
machines.
A facility which is operated by a non-profit organization,
provides opportunities for small groups of people to congregate temporarily
on a site for such purposes as education, enlightenment, contemplation,
renewal, or solitude; and by its nature needs to be located in a quiet,
sparsely populated, natural environment.
A building and designated site, whether indoors or outdoors,
intended or used as a shelter for horses or ponies, which provides
for commercial boarding, hire, sale, or training of such animals.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof, operated by a church or other place of worship, school,
or not-for-profit organization for the outdoor sale and display of
items for sale.
A disposal site and related facilities at which the method
of disposing non-hazardous solid waste is by landfill.
A building or group of buildings divided into separate compartments
used to meet the temporary storage needs of small businesses, apartment
dwellers, and other residential uses.
A wastewater treatment system, approved by the appropriate
County, State, City, or Federal agencies, which provides collection
networks and a central wastewater treatment facility.
Any establishment involved in the fabrication of sheet metal
products on the premises.
The use of a structure for archery and/or the discharging
of firearms for the purposes of target practice or temporary competitions.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof for archery and/or the discharging of firearms for
the purposes of target practice or temporary competitions.
A site that has been approved by the City, County, and the
State Pollution Control Agency for the storage, transfer, or composting
of specifically identified types of solid waste materials.
Establishment for the disposition of unwanted or discarded
material, including garbage with insufficient liquid content to be
free flowing.
A facility that receives primarily solid waste materials,
from commercial vehicles for the purpose of storing and handling prior
to transferring to another facility.
An accessory structure or land use that is designed, arranged,
used, or intended to be used for the keeping of equines for the private
use of the occupants of a principle dwelling and their guests, but
in no event for hire. This use includes an indoor riding arena.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof, engaging in the milling, foundry, or smelting of
steel.
Structures and land used for the treatment of alcohol or
other drug abuse where one (1) or more patients are provided with
care, meals, and lodging.
Structures and land used for the treatment of alcohol or
other drug abuse where neither meals nor lodging is provided.
Any plant engaged in the reclamation of sulfur, cement, and/or
rubber.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof engaged in the retail sale of tackle supplies and/or
bait for fishing.
An establishment whose principal business activity, either
in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice
of one (1) or more of the following: (1) placing of designs, letters,
figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person,
using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration
of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed
to contact or puncture the skin; and/or (2) creation of an opening
in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other
decoration.
A building or part of a building devoted to showing motion
pictures, or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances.
An establishment with open air seating devoted to showing
motion pictures, or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances.
An outdoor storage facility for the temporary storage of
towed vehicles.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof, whether inside or outside, for the storage, maintenance,
and repair of vehicles and equipment used for public or private transit
service.
The property, equipment, and improvements of whatever nature
owned, used, constructed, maintained, controlled, or operated to provide
mass transportation for passengers or to provide for the movement
of people, including park-and-ride stations, transfer stations, parking
lots, malls, and skyways.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof used for the storage of medium and heavy duty trucks,
trailers, construction equipment, or agricultural equipment.
The use of any building, land area, or other premises or
portion thereof used for the sale, rental, or leasing of medium and
heavy duty trucks, trailers, construction equipment, or agricultural
equipment. Secondary supporting uses may also exist upon the same
site, such as maintenance, repair, and service areas, parts storage
areas, and financial service areas.
The purpose for which a building, lot, sign, or other structure
is arranged, intended, designed, occupied, or maintained.
A facility for the general repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning
of engines, motor vehicles, or trailers, or providing collision services,
including body, frame, or fender repair, and overall painting.
An establishment for the care and treatment of the diseases
and injuries of animals and where animals may be boarded during their
convalescence.
A use engaged in storage and transporting manufactured products,
supplies, and equipment, excluding bulk storage of materials that
are inflammable or explosive or that present hazards or conditions
commonly recognized as offensive.
Any establishment that includes transporting or storage of
manufactured commodities, live animals, explosives, or flammable gases
and liquids.
Any establishment involved in the joining of materials, primarily
metals by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with
an intermediate or filler metal having a high melting point.
Lands that contain significant food, water, or cover for
native terrestrial and aquatic species of animals. Examples include
forests, fields, riparian areas, wetlands, and water bodies. Conservation
projects: A project designed for the management of natural resources
to prevent waste, destruction, or degradation.
Storage yards operated by, or on behalf of, a contractor
for storage of large equipment, vehicles, or other materials commonly
used in the individual contractor's type of business; storage of scrap
materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment;
and buildings or structures for uses such as offices and repair facilities.
An area, building, or structures which contain wild animals
on exhibition for viewing by the public.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-04; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 3192, 4-19-2022]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A balloon, banner, beacon, festoon, pennant or other similar
object erected on a site to draw attention to that particular site,
business, or activity. For additional information, see definitions
for balloon, festoon, and pennant.
Any non-porous bag of light material filled with heated air,
a gas lighter than air, or with continuous airflow so as to be inflated
whether it floats in the air or is inflated and remains on the ground.
For the purposes of these regulations, a balloon devoid of characters,
letters, symbols or illustrations shall be considered a sign.
Any temporary sign of light-weight fabric or similar material
that is mounted to a pole or building at one (1) or more edges. National
flags, State or municipal flags, official flags of any institution
or business, or subdivision promotion flags shall not be considered
banners. See also "sign, street banner."
Any light with one (1) or more beams directed into the atmosphere
or directed at one (1) or more points not on the same premises as
the light sources.
A sign structure advertising a commercial enterprise, product,
service, industry or other activity not conducted, sold, or offered
on the same premises on which the sign is erected.
A sign whose alphabetic, graphic, or symbolic informational
content can be changed or altered on a fixed display surface, composed
of electrically illuminated or mechanically-driven changeable segments
either by means of pre-programming or by computer-driven electronic
impulses. Also see "sign, changeable copy (automatic)."
A string of ribbons, tinsel, small flags or pinwheels used
primarily to gain attention. See also "pennant".
A written or pictorial likeness or image.
Any sign, wording, logo or other representation that, directly
or indirectly, names, advertises or calls attention to a business,
product, service, or other commercial activity.
Any sign, wording or logo that does not represent a commercial
message or commercial speech. Such signs may express messages, that
include, but are not limited to, free speech opinions, ideological
messages, religious messages, political messages, etc. See also "message,
commercial."
Any light-weight fabric, or other material suspended from
a rope, wire, or string, designed to move in the wind for the purpose
of gaining attention.
Any device, structure, fixture, or placard that uses any
graphics, symbols, written copy, and/or illumination to advertise,
direct, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person
or entity, or to communicate information of any kind to the public.
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Any artificial light source incorporated internally or externally
for the purpose of illuminating a sign.
A comprehensive, complementary and unified plan for signage
throughout a single development or contiguous lots under common ownership.
A license to proceed with erecting, constructing, posting,
altering, enlarging, maintaining, or relocating a sign.
Any structure which supports, has supported, or is capable
of supporting a sign including decorative cover.
A sign which no longer is utilized to identify, direct, or
otherwise advertise a bonafide business, lessor, service, owner, product,
or activity and/or which no legal owner can be found. A sign that
is in disrepair or has not been maintained by the owner in such a
fashion that is unsafe, unsound, or can no longer be read from a reasonable
distance as a result of failure to have been maintained.
A sign relating to an accessory use on a lot or development
that provides on-site directional information to pedestrians or motorists.
Also see "sign, incidental."
A sign intended to attract general public interest concerning
a commercial enterprise, product, service, industry, or other activity
not conducted, sold or offered on the same premises upon which the
sign is erected. Also see "billboard and sign, off-premise."
Any sign which includes action or motion. This term does
not refer to flashing or changing, all of which are separately defined.
A sign painted on, printed on, or otherwise affixed to the
surface of an awning, canopy or similar structural protective cover
over a door entrance, window or outdoor service area.
The entire area of a sign on which copy could be placed,
but does not include a permanent building surface.
Any freestanding sign made from plywood, particle board,
masonite or any other type of sawed lumber material.
A sign or portion thereof whose characters, letters, illustrations
or other informational content can be changed, altered, or rearranged
by manual or automatic means.
A sign whose characters, letters, illustrations, or other
informational content can be changed, altered, or rearranged by electronic
or mechanical means. A time and temperature and date sign, electronic
message center or reader board, and stock market sign are considered
automatic changeable copy signs.
A sign whose characters, letters, illustrations, or other
informational content can be changed, altered, or rearranged by manual
means.
A temporary sign used during construction of new buildings
or reconstruction of, or additions to existing buildings for the project
on which the sign is located.
A permanent business sign intended for customer convenience,
direction and safety which identifies a building, office park, or
industrial park by name/address and includes tenant names/locations.
A temporary sign intended to inform the general public about
a particular display house in a developing subdivision.
The entire area of a sign on which copy could be placed irrespective
of structural supports. The area of a sign which is visible from one
(1) direction as projected on a plane.
Any sign which contains an intermittent or flashing light
source or which includes the illusion of intermittent or flashing
light by means of animation or an externally mounted light source.
Automatic changing signs such as public service, time and temperature,
and date signs, stock market or electronically controlled message
centers are classified as flashing signs. Also see also "sign, animated."
A sign attached directly to the wall of a building which
is in the same plane as the face of the wall with the maximum space
between the sign and the face of the wall to be six (6) inches.
Single or double faced sign placed upon or supported by the
ground independent of any building or structure; including pole or
pylon signs and monument signs.
The vertical distance measured from the existing finished
grade adjacent to the sign or the elevation of the adjacent street,
whichever is higher, to the highest point of the sign.
A sign which contravenes this UDC or a non-conforming sign
for which a permit required under a previous ordinance was not obtained.
A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose solely
accessory to the use of the lot on which the sign is located. No sign
with a commercial message legible or apparent from off the lot on
which the sign is located shall be considered incidental.
A sign which identifies a residence, a non-commercial activity,
or conveys cautionary information. Also see "sign, public information."
A living or human sign is a sign held by or attached to a
human for the purposes of advertising or otherwise drawing attention
to an individual, business, commodity, service or product. This can
also include a person dressed in costume for the purposes of advertising
or drawing attention to an individual, business, commodity, service
or product.
A business identification sign expressly for the commercial
service procedure not to exceed eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four
(24) inches in sign face area.
A sign which lists the assortment of offerings that may be
ordered at a restaurant via the drive-thru lane.
A freestanding sign attached to a proportionate base, integrated
planter or structural frame, the width of which shall be a minimum
of one-half (1/2) the width of the widest part of the sign face.
A sign which existed lawfully whether by variance or otherwise,
on the date this Unified Development Code or any amendment thereto
became effective, and which fails to conform to one (1) or more of
the applicable regulations of this Unified Development Code or such
amendment thereto.
A sign which fails to conform to one (1) or more of the applicable
sign regulations or amendments thereto and was erected unlawfully
on the date this Unified Development Code or any amendment became
effective.
A sign which existed lawfully on the date that this Unified
Development Code or any amendment thereto became effective and which
fails to conform to one (1) or more of the applicable sign regulations
or amendments thereto.
A sign advertising an establishment, merchandise, service,
or entertainment, which is not sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished
at the property on which said sign is located. Also see "billboard
and sign, advertising".
A freestanding sign supported by uprights, braces, columns,
poles, or other vertical members which are not attached to a building
and where the bottom edge of the sign face is located three (3) feet
or more above the average grade at the base of the sign.
Any sign not permanently attached to the ground, building,
or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported
by means of wheels and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked
and visible from the public right-of-way unless said vehicle is used
in the normal day-to-day operations of a business.
A permanent, freestanding sign located at the main entrance
to a commercial or industrial development which is in excess of twenty
(20) acres in size. Also see "sign, directory."
Any sign, other than a flat or wall sign, affixed to a building
or wall in such a manner that its back edge extends more than six
(6) inches beyond the surface of such building or wall.
A sign erected on, over or above the roof line of a building.
Any sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially
integral part of a normal roof structure, such that no part of the
sign extends vertically above the highest portion of the roof and
such that no part of the sign is separated from the roof by a space
of more than six (6) inches.
Two (2) sign board faces, usually hinged, placed on the ground
which is used primarily for advertising purposes.
A temporary sign composed of light-weight fabric or similar
material attached to a pole or street light by means of a rigid frame
at one (1) or more edges.
A sign which is intended or contracted for a time of limited
duration not exceeding twelve (12) months.
Any sign attached parallel to, and with its back within six
(6) inches of, a wall, painted on the wall surface of, or erected
and confined within the outside limits of any building or structure,
which is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only
one (1) sign surface.
A sign placed on the surface of a window or other transparent
surface and is visible from the exterior of the window or surface.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-05; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The conversion of open land into forest through tree planting.
When adjacent to road rights-of-way, buffer areas shall be
measured from future rights-of-way.
A strip of land with natural or planted vegetation intended
to separate and partially obstruct the view of two (2) adjacent land
uses or properties from one another.
The diameter of the trunk of a young tree less than four
(4) inches in diameter, measured at six (6) inches above natural grade.
Deciduous trees that have a minimum height of thirty (30)
feet at maturity.
A tree specialist retained by the City to review tree protection
and preservation issues at the City's request.
The area of tree roots within the crown dripline. This zone
is generally defined as the area underneath a tree's canopy, extending
from the tree's trunk to a point no less than the furthest crown dripline.
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The diameter of the trunk of a tree, in inches of diameter,
measured at breast height four and one-half (4.5) feet above the original
soil or natural grade. If a tree forks or separates into two (2) or
more trunks below four and one-half (4.5) feet, then the trunk is
measured at its narrowest point below the fork.
The location on the ground which is just below the outer
extent of the tree branches.
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An area designated within a proposed development within which
all existing healthy trees, vegetation, stream corridors, soil grade
and any existing or additional landscape plantings are to be permanently
protected and preserved. No structures or paving are permitted in
a green space preservation area.
A group of trees similar in species or size and significant
enough to be given special attention. See also "monarch tree stand."
A vegetation species that grows aggressively in the State
of Missouri, as listed by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
An area of landscaping separating two (2) land uses, or a
land use and public right-of-way, and acts to soften or mitigate the
effects or impacts of one land use on the other.
A line that identifies the location on the ground where fencing
will be installed to protect trees from clearing, grading, soil filling,
storage of materials, parking of vehicles, utility installation or
other construction activity of any kind.
Any tree shall be classified as a monarch tree if it meets
two (2) or more of the following conditions:
It is a rare or unusual species; or
It is of exceptional quality; or
It has historical significance; or
It will be specifically used as a focal point in a project or
landscape.
Small trees (dogwood, redbud, serviceberry, etc.) measuring
at least twelve (12) inches DBH; or
Medium/large trees (pine, oak, maple, etc.) measuring at least
twenty (20) inches DBH.
A contiguous grouping of at least eight (8) trees which have
been determined to be of high value or comprised of monarch trees.
Determination is based upon the following:
A relatively mature even-aged stand of trees; or
A stand of trees with a purity of species composition; or
A stand of trees which is rare or unusual in nature; or
A stand of trees with historical significance; or
A stand of trees with exceptional aesthetic quality or size
that is a principal feature of a site.
A vegetation species that existed prior to the arrival of
settlers within the State of Missouri, as listed by the Missouri Department
of Conservation.
An area that is substantially undisturbed by development.
A vegetation species that is listed as a Missouri State noxious
weed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Toxic species known to cause death or severe allergic reactions
among a segment of the human population, such as poison hemlock, poison
ivy, and ragweed.
A small highly visual tree species that can attain a mature
height of twenty (20) to thirty-five (35) feet.
Any tree located on City-owned or -controlled property, including
parks, street rights-of-way, parkways, public facilities, etc.
Any tree that is currently located or proposed for planting
as part of the row of trees required along streets or highways.
A woody plant that grows mostly upright with a single or
multi-stem that may eventually attain a height of fifteen (15) feet
or more.
The upper portion of a tree or trees made up of branches
and leaves.
The area in square feet of a tree's spread. Existing tree
canopy is determined by measuring the ground's surface area that is
covered by the branch spread of a single tree or clump or grove of
trees. When trees are relatively close together, but the branches
are not touching, the general area covered by this group can be used
to determine the area of tree canopy coverage.
Includes the intentional, unintentional or negligent removal,
destruction, or killing of any tree, or causing the loss of the tree
canopy coverage or critical root zone of individual trees or group
of trees.
A grouping of three (3) or more trees whose canopies intertwine
or overlap.
A plan that delineates areas where trees are to be saved and details measures to be taken to ensure protection and survivability of trees to be saved, prior to and during construction, in accordance with Section 405.04.020 of this UDC.
The area above ground necessary to protect the critical root
zone, including the trunk and scaffold branches of a tree.
A person who meets one (1) of the following criteria:
Arborist/certified arborist: a person who is a full-time owner
or employee of a commercial tree service with at least five (5) years
of field experience or a person who is certified through the International
Society of Arboriculture.
Forester/certified forester: a person with a degree in forestry
and at least five (5) years of field experience or a person certified
through the Society of American Foresters.
A detailed description and location of individual trees,
groups of trees, tree-covered lots, and forested lands, prepared in
map form, as explained in the tree preservation and landscape requirements.[1]
Drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature
trees.
A type of vegetation ground cover, managed by weed removal
and mowing to maintain a uniform height.
Broadleaf weeds, annual and perennial grasses that invade
or disrupt the uniformity of turf grass lawns.
Ultimate tree canopy is determined by assigning the following
area values for planted trees, and the tree sizes may be used in combination
to attain the necessary density for tree planting.
Deciduous trees that have a maximum height of less than thirty
(30) feet at maturity.
Five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of tree canopy
coverage and where the tree canopy is primarily comprised of trees
equal to or larger than five (5) inches in DBH. The five thousand
(5,000) square feet may be in a single grouping or comprised of several
single trees or groupings of scattered trees in old yards or old fields,
as well as land with thick tree cover or forested lands. The five
thousand (5,000) square feet need not be contiguous.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Section 405.04.020, Tree Preservation And Landscape Requirements.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-06; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The perimeter vertical surface of a building.
A structure partially or entirely supported by or attached
to a wall and which is covered by canvas, cloth, plastic or other
similar temporary material, used as a protective cover for a door
entrance, window, or outdoor service area.
A relative term which requires the analysis of site, building,
and landscape design in relationship to adjacent development. Compatibility
is established when there are consistent design and functional relationships
so that rehab and new development complements the existing or adjacent
development. Achieving a compatible design does not require the imitation
or repetition of the site, building and landscape design of adjacent
development.
Site design, building design, and landscape design are achieved
when the proposed design responds to, or contributes to, the existing
land use patterns, character, and zoning context. Complementary development
does not necessarily mean the imitation or replication of adjacent
development.
That portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending
from grade to top of the parapet, wall, or to the eaves and the entire
width of the building elevation.
The architectural relationship, proportion, profile, and
contour among the various masses or volumes of a building or landscape.
The mass of a building is defined by the roof, walls and floor. It
may be a simple box form, but more often it is a composite of various
forms. Plant massing can be used to create architectural forms as
can site elements in the landscape, such as screens, canopies, barriers,
floors, pavements and ground surfaces. These can be used to define
edges of open spaces and/or directional movement.
The extension of a wall or other architectural facade above
the roofline.
The ordered relationship of bulk, massing and scale in building
design so as to create a harmonious relationship between the parts,
and as a whole. Proportion can be used to describe height-to-height
ratios, width-to-width ratios, width-to-height ratios, and ratios
of massing. Proportion should be evaluated for individual buildings,
as well as in relationship to adjacent buildings and groups of buildings.
The flow of design elements in one (1) building or the relationship
of design elements in two (2) or more buildings.
The comparison of the size of one object to another. In building
design, scale is created by the articulation of building mass by use
of design elements such as projections and recesses, doors and windows,
texture and color, to create relationships at many levels in the building
design. Examples of different levels of scale which can be created
in a building include: human scale, the relationship of the building
and its design elements to the size of a human being; the size of
building elements in relation to the overall size of the building;
the size of a building as a whole in relation to adjacent buildings;
and the size of a project in relation to the building site.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-07; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Light emitted directly from the lamp, off of the reflector
or reflector diffuser, or through the refractor or diffuser lens,
of a luminaire.
The assembly that holds a lamp and may include an assembly
housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast,
a reflector or mirror, and a refractor or lens.
A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points
of which are one (1) foot from a uniform point source of one (1) candle.
Direct light emitted by a luminaire that causes reduced vision
or momentary blindness.
The level of light measured at a surface.
The component of a luminaire that produces the light.
A p-n junction solid-state diode whose radiated output is
a function of its physical construction, material used, and exciting
current. The output can be in the IR or in the visible region.
A method of lighting, such as for signs, where artificial
or reflected light is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity
or color.
General sky glow caused by the scattering of artificial light
in the atmosphere, much of which is caused by poorly designed luminaires.
Any attachment which interrupts and blocks the path of light
emitted from a luminaire or fixture.
Light emitted by a luminaire that shines beyond the boundaries
of the property on which the luminaire is located.
A unit of measure of luminous flux.
The complete lighting system, including the lamp and the
fixture.
A luminaire that allows no direct light emissions above a
horizontal plane through the luminaire's lowest light-emitting part.
Outdoor artificial illuminating devices, installed or portable,
used for floodlighting, general illumination, or advertisement.
A light fixture whose output is controlled in such a manner
that a direct view of the light emitting surface from an adjacent
property is either minimized or prevented. This control could be as
a result of the fixture housing, external or internal control devices
(louvers, shields, barn doors, etc.), placement of the luminaire on
the subject property, or the combinations of these elements. Shielding
may either be full or partial.
Outdoor light fixtures shielded or constructed so that no
light rays are emitted by the installed fixture at angles above the
horizontal plane passing through the lowest point of the fixture from
which the light is emitted as certified by a photometric test report.
Outdoor light fixtures shielded or constructed so that the
lower edge of the shield is at or below the center line of the light
source or lamp so as to minimize light emissions above the horizontal
plane.
Lighting applications located on the exterior or visible
from the exterior of a building that highlight and accentuate certain
portions, features, or entire facades of a building or structure and
that may utilize non-traditional colors, motion, or other similar
features. The use of such lighting transforms the architecture rather
than simply embellishing it; architectural elements may be designed
specifically for the specialty lighting application. Lighting that
uses projection to display logos, text, animations, holograms, etc.,
shall be classified as signage.
[Ord. No. 3001, 5-7-2018]
The specific illumination of an outside area or object by
any man-made device located outdoors that produces light by any means
for a period of no more than thirty (30) days, with at least one hundred
eighty (180) days passing before being used again.
White or neutral colored lighting applications that illuminate
the architecture of a building without changing the building's character.
[Ord. No. 3001, 5-7-2018]
[CC 1990 § 31-10-08; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Vertical components not generally designed for use as antenna-support
structures, including but not limited to structures such as church
steeples, light poles and water towers.
An electrical conductor or group of electrical conductors
that transmit or receive radio waves, excluding amateur radio antennas.
An antenna or other piece of related equipment affixed to
a transmission tower, building, silo, smokestack, water tower, light
or utility pole, or an alternative support structure.
Placement of an antenna on an existing transmission tower,
building, light or utility pole, water tower or other structure where
the antenna and all supports are located on the existing structure.
A circumstance which may excuse the applicant or holder from
performing a requirement of Article 06 of this UDC. Such an excuse
may be granted where these three (3) conditions exist:
An application that contains all information and/or data
necessary to enable the Council to evaluate the merits of the request
and to make an informed decision with respect to the effect and impact
of wireless telecommunications facilities on the City in the context
of the permitted land use for the particular location requested.
The official document or permit by which an applicant is
allowed to construct and use wireless telecommunications facilities
as granted or issued by the City.
A tower which is supported by the use of cables (guy wires)
which are permanently anchored.
The difference in elevations, as measured from the preexisting
natural grade level to the highest point on the tower or structure,
even if said highest point is an antenna, attachments, or camouflage
feature.
A self-supporting tower characterized by an open framework
of lateral cross members which stabilize the tower.
An important, essential or significant change to an existing
wireless telecommunications facility. Changes that materially affect
the obvious physical appearance of a facility, materially increase
a facility's height or structural loading, or otherwise materially
affect the safety of the facility would be material modifications.
An increase of ten percent (10%) or more in the height of a wireless
telecommunications facility shall be presumed to constitute a material
modification, unless the applicant, owner or operator of the facility
demonstrates that such increase or addition will not materially affect
the appearance or safety of the facility. Collocation on a telecommunications
structure for which a facilities siting permit allowing such collocation
had previously been granted in conformity with this UDC shall not
be considered a material modification for purposes of this statute
so long as such collocation does not increase the height of the wireless
telecommunications facility and does not increase the previously existing
antenna array of the wireless telecommunications structure. Ordinary
repair and/or maintenance (which includes the replacement or upgrade
of components with substantially similar components), without any
material addition, removal or other material modification of any visible
components or aspects of a wireless telecommunications facility shall
not be considered a material modification for the purposes of this
Chapter.
A single upright pole engineered to be self-supporting and
does not require lateral cross supports or guys.
An antenna, including support structure(s) if any, or telecommunications
facility that is designed or located in such a way that the antenna
and facility are not readily recognizable as telecommunications equipment.
A structure, facility or location designed, or intended to
be used as, or used to support antennas or other telecommunications
transmitting or receiving devices, including but not limited to, towers
of all types, the tower compound, alternative support structures,
fencing, enclosures, roads, parking areas, generators, required lighting,
landscaping and similar structures that employ camouflage technology
or stealth design, including but not limited to structures such as
multistory buildings, church steeples, silos, water towers, signs
or other similar structures intended to mitigate the visual impact
of an antenna or the functional equivalent of such. It does not include
home or office devices that are contained wholly within an existing
home or office, nor over-the-air-reception devices, including reception
antennas for direct broadcast satellites, multichannel multipoint
distribution (wireless cable) providers, television broadcast stations
and other customer-end antennas that receive and transmit fixed wireless
signals that are primarily used for reception. It is a structure intended
for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, cellular, SMR,
paging, 911, personal telecommunications services, commercial satellite
services, or microwave telecommunications, and any commercial wireless
telecommunications service not licensed by the FCC.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-09; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The highest point of an airport's usable landing area measured
in feet from sea level.
A structure, including a mobile structure, constructed or
installed by man, or a product of nature, including but without limitation,
buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formations, trees, overhead
transmission lines, and utility poles.
A defined area on an airport prepared for landing and takeoff
of aircraft along its length.
A runway that is constructed for and intended to be used
by propeller-driven aircraft of greater than twelve thousand five
hundred (12,500) pounds maximum gross weight and jet-powered aircraft.
A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure
utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance,
or area type navigation equipment, for which a straight-in non-precision
instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned.
A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure
utilizing an instrument landing system (ILS) or precision approach
radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision-approach
system is planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout
plan or any other planning document.
A runway that is constructed for and intended to be used
by propeller-driven aircraft of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500)
pounds maximum gross weight and less.
A runway intended solely for the operation of aircraft using
visual approach procedures.
A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway
center line, extending outward and upward from the end of the primary
surface and at the same slope as the approach zone height limitation
slope. In plan the perimeter of the approach surface coincides with
the perimeter of the approach zone.
A surface extending outward and upward from the periphery
of the horizontal surface at a slope of twenty to one (20:1) for a
horizontal distance of four thousand (4,000) feet.
A horizontal plane one hundred fifty (150) feet above the
established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in plan coincides
with the perimeter of the horizontal zone.
A surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway
has a specially prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends
two hundred (200) feet beyond each end of that runway; when the runway
has no specially prepared hard surface, or planned hard surface, the
primary surface ends at each end of that runway.
These surfaces extend outward at ninety-degree angles to
the runway center line and the runway center line extended at a slope
of seven (7) feet horizontally for each foot vertically from the sides
of the primary and approach surfaces to where they intersect the horizontal
and conical surfaces. Transitional surfaces for those portions of
the precision approach surfaces, which project through and beyond
the limits of the conical surface, extend a distance of five thousand
(5,000) feet measured horizontally from the edge of the approach surface
and at ninety-degree angles to the extended runway center line.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-10; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An establishment having ten percent (10%) or more of its
stock-in-trade in books, photographs, magazines, films for sale or
viewing on or off the premises by use of motion-picture devices, video
players, DVD players, computers or coin-operated means, or other periodicals
which are distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis
on matters depicting, describing or relating to sex or sexual activity
or the principal purpose of which is to sexually stimulate or sexually
arouse the patron viewer or reader or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia
that are designed or marketed for use in connection with specified
sexual activities.
Any of the establishments, businesses, buildings, structures
or facilities which fit within the definition of adult bookstore,
adult entertainment facility, adult motion-picture theater, bathhouse,
massage parlor and/or modeling studio.
Any building, structure or facility which contains or is used
entirely or partially for commercial entertainment, including theaters
used for presenting live presentations, video tapes, DVDs, sexual
paraphernalia or films predominantly distinguished or characterized
by their principal emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating
to sexual activities, and erotic dance facilities (regardless of whether
the theater or facility provides a live presentation, video tape,
DVD, or film presentation), where the patrons either: engage in personal
contact with, or allow personal contact by employees, devices or equipment,
or by personnel provided by the establishment which appeals to the
prurient interest of the patrons; or observe any live presentation,
video tape, DVD or film presentation of persons wholly or partially
nude, unless otherwise prohibited by ordinance, with their genitals
or pubic region exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque
covering, or in the case of female persons with the areola and nipple
of the breast exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque covering
or to observe specified sexual activities.
It is not intended to identify as an adult entertainment facility
those buildings, structures or facilities in which part of any play,
drama, ballet, or motion picture in any theater, concert hall, museum
of fine arts, school, institution of higher education, or other similar
establishment which include nudity as a form of expression or opinion
or communication of ideas or information, which is to be differentiated
from the promotion or exploitation of nudity for the purpose of advancing
the economic welfare of the commercial or business enterprise.
An enclosed building used for presenting or showing, for
money consideration, movie or video films or pictures or other material
distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting,
describing or relating to specific sexual activities for observation
by customers therein.
An establishment or business which provides the services
of baths of all kinds, including all forms and methods of hydrotherapy,
unless operated or supervised by a medical or chiropractic practitioner
or professional physical therapist licensed by the State.
An establishment which has a fixed place of business having
a source of income or compensation which is derived from the practice
of any method of pressure on or friction against or stroking, kneading,
rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulation of external parts
of the human body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical
electric apparatus or appliances with or without such supplementary
aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams,
lotion, ointment or other similar preparations commonly used in the
practice of massage under such circumstances that is reasonably expected
that the person to whom the treatment is provided or some person on
his/her behalf will pay money or give any other consideration or gratuity;
provided that this term shall not include any establishment operated
or supervised by a medical or chiropractic practitioner, professional
physical therapist or professional massage therapist licensed by the
State of Missouri; operation of barbershops, beauty salons, health
clubs, or similar places of business in which massages are administered
to the patron fully clothed involving only the scalp, the face, the
neck, or the shoulders or services performed by a licensed therapist
or other persons who are not engaged in prohibited specific sexual
activities as defined herein.
An establishment or business which provides for a fee or
compensation the services of modeling on premises for the purpose
of reproducing the human body wholly or partially in the nude by means
of photography, painting, sketching, drawing or otherwise. This does
not apply to public or private schools or other not-for-profit organizations
in which persons are enrolled in a class or individual artist or sculptor
not engaged in prohibited specific sexual activity as defined herein.
Sexual conduct, being acted or simulated, acts of human masturbation;
sexual intercourse; a physical contact in an act of apparent sexual
stimulation or gratification with a person's clothed or unclothed
genitalia, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female, or any
sadomasochistic abuse or acts, including animals or any latent objects
in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-11; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A negative impact on land, water, and associated resources
resulting from grading activity. The negative impact includes increased
risk of flooding, degradation of water quality, increased off-site
sedimentation, reduced groundwater recharge, adverse effects on aquatic
organisms, wildlife, and other resources, and threats to public health,
welfare and safety.
Practices, procedures or a schedule of activities to reduce
the amount of sediment and other pollutants in stormwater discharges
associated with construction and grading activities. For examples
of BMPs, refer to the City of Chesterfield's Sediment and Erosion
Control Manual.
Any activity that removes vegetative surface cover.
A person who contracts with the owner, developer, or another
contractor to undertake any or all grading activities covered by this
UDC. This definition encompasses subcontractors.
The wearing away of the land surface by the action of wind,
water or gravity.
Practices, measures or a schedule of activities to reduce
the wearing away of the land and reduce the sediment and other pollutants
carried by stormwater, wind or gravity.
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar
material is cut into, dug, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated
or bulldozed, and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar
material is deposited, placed, pushed, pulled or transported to a
place other than the place from which it was excavated and shall include
the conditions resulting therefrom.
Clearing, excavation or fill or any combination thereof and
shall include the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.
Written approval from the City of Chesterfield authorizing
grading activities.
A plan that accurately depicts a representation of the existing,
intermediate and final rough grading prior to construction of improvements
and structures.
A person who, under the direction of the Director of Public
Works, reviews any grading activity for compliance with this UDC.
Refers to Section 402 of the Missouri Department of Natural
Resource's Water Pollution Control Program.
The applicant in whose name a valid permit is duly issued
pursuant to this UDC, and his/her agents, employees, and others acting
in his/her direction.
A manual which establishes minimum requirements, and provides
guidance and additional resources to facilitate control of soil erosion
on land that is undergoing development for non-agricultural uses,
and to preserve the natural terrain and waterways within the incorporated
limits of the City of Chesterfield.
Solid material, mineral or organic, that has been moved from
the point of origin by erosion.
The SWPPP covers required sediment and erosion control practices
specific to site conditions and maintenance and adherence to the SWPPP
plan. Its purpose is to ensure the design, implementation, management
and maintenance of BMPs in order to reduce the amount of sediment
and other pollutants in stormwater discharges associated with land
disturbance activities, comply with the Missouri Water Quality Standards
and ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the NPDES.
[CC 1990 § 31-10-12; Ord. No. 2828, § 2 (Att. B), 1-5-2015]
All definitions pertaining to floodplain development and floodplain
damage prevention are located in Article 05, Flood Damage Prevention,
of this Unified Development Code.
