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BILL NO. 34
ORDINANCE NO. 34
AN. O''DiNANCE ZONING TEE CITY 0:7 RIVERSIDE, iIISSOURI, UNDER THE
PROVISIONS 07 THE ZONING ACT 07 THE STATE O'_a' NISSOURI PROVIDED
,OR BY THE REVISED STATUTES 02 ::ISSOURI, 1949, _'INKING AND
DECLARING THAT THE PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY TO THE PASSAGE OF -
J.'HE ZOINING ORDINANCE UNDER SAiD ACT HAVE BEEN 7OLL0VJED AS IN
SAID ACT D. TJIRED; DE7I iNG T: p,S AS THEY ARE USED AND APPLL:'D
IN THIS ORDINANCE; DIVIDING THE CITY INTO ZONE DISTRICTS AND
7 IFG TEE BOUNDARY TI-�1"'-'+ T �T-'iT -� RESTRICTING TTT.�
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PUT; R_7 'InI ' THE 7I:TGNT AND SIZE 07 BUILDINGS
LILDJNGS AND OTHER
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STRUCTURES: 7 iNIATITG AND RESTRICTING THE AREA TO BE OCCUPIED
A..il '_:il,)IT:GS 'J r1� .✓ OTHER STRUCTURES UNDER A '.,0 P'1�J,.:J S �.V_, PLAN;
�T CR IUG ANT) _?I ITI THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A BUILDING
INSPECTOR AND A BOARD 01' ADJUST:' ITT; PROVIDIi:'-G FOR A ZOITING
COT.;i',:ISSION AND RTTLES 70 R AI 'TT)ITING TTIS 07,DINANCE; 17,PEALING
OR _0DI'YLT: ATL ORDiNANCES A?'7 PARTS 07 OT'DIJAITC TS 1f COT,^LICT
VWI`J'_, THIS 0 .DI ;ANCE AND P''OViDIIT 707 P ;''A ITI S 70 IOLATING
THE PT'.OVISIOOS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAIHED 00 1010 I AYO- AND BOARD 07 AIDEION 00 THE: CITY
O' RIVERSIDE, L:I.SSOURI, AS 7.'0LL0'WS
Section 1. :Definitions. -- nor the purpose of this
ordinance, the following words and terms, as used herein, are
defined and shall have the following designated meanings:
Words used in the present tense include the future; the word
"shall" is mandatory and not directory; the word "building"
shall include the word "structure"; the word "lot" includes
"plot" and shall be a parcel of land occupied or to be occupied
by a building; and its accessory buildings and includes such
open spaces as are recuired under this ordinance and having
a principal frontage on a street or avenue; a "corner lot"
is a lot abutting_; on two or more streets at their intersection,
and the frontage of a corner lot shall be on that street on
which the City has the narrower dimension; the word "apartment"
Deans a suite of rooms or a room. in an apartment house arranged,
Intended, designed for or used as a place of residence of a
single family or group of individuals living together as a
single house -keeping unit; an "apartment house" is a building
arranged, intended or designed for or occupied by more than
two families; "hotel" means a building occupied or used as
a more or less temporary abode of individuals or groups of
individuals who are lodged with or without meals, and which
has no provisions for cooking in individual rooms; the term
"front yard" means an open space unoccupied by buildings or
structures across the full width of the lot, extending from
the front line of the building to the front street line of the
lot; "private garage" is an accessory building for storage '
of motor vehicles only; "Accessory building" is a subordinate
building customarily incident idoluw.nd located on the lot oc-
cupied by the main building; "conforming use, building or
lot" is one that does not, by reason of design or use, con-
form to the regulations of the zoning district in which it is
situated; the word "story" means that part of the building
included between the surface of one floor and the surface
of the floor next above, or if there be no floor above, that
part of the building which is above the surface of the highest
floor thereof; "half story" means a story under a gable, hip
or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two
opposite exterior walls are not more than two feet above the
floor of such story; the term "street" means a public thorough-
fare or place which affords principal means of access to property
GILT• No.
34 page 2
"street line" means the dividing
a
the term abutting propsrth; "structural
line
thereon; the and the r member of a
trations" the stern change in the supporting
'+ means any r walls, columns, beams or girders.
alterations" as bearing building, such the basis of use
Section 2.. Zones or Districts.
_ 0nand
be constructed, reconstructed,
ec net uct ind various
forc which the
fa Riverside, vdriouicts."
occupier, he City °zones to be herein designated as
The
d or classes e°as follows;
she districts residence district for
let. DistrictA is to be a r�.-
one family dwell ngs and duplexes.
District B is to be a residence district for
2nd. -o�els and motels.
apartment housos, �• � district
3rd. )istrict C
is to be a public buildings
other dipustrict
for city,
schoo , - s a e and federal buildings and
uses.
Lth. District D 1S to qe the retail business district.
a
District E is to be a special district in which
5tcourts for residence use may be maintained•
trailers and r�--a'iTer which
6th. District F is to be a special district in
aye operated.
tavern businesseand heavy industries.
7th. District Cs is to be for light
District H is to be a special district in which
Banmay be operated.
junking and wrecE n� yard business ndary lines
3. District Boundaries. -- TheTboubOU ;
of said eight zoning; districts shall be
on the south by a strip
District A shall be bounded from the
the north side of Highway 1�5 High-
way shwa, � 5 with Him
w3ee0 feetcivri e a Jtn he, of said Highway `a'- adjoininggh-
way city limits to the junctions oys feet wideand
uncti9n by a strip 300Highway 71
way north9 and from said j to its junction with Hi y
the side of Highway 69 by a strip 300 feet ad -
from said junction with Highway 71Highway 71 southeastfetwide to ad-
joining c i Said district shall be bounded on the; its
the east and north sides of Iii„ the north- city
byst ity licity•limits, on the north by
the west city city limits.
and on the east by the easta zone 300 wide
B. District B shall consist O1 unction of feetaid Highway
e o 7hway 71 from the junction
Highway 71
from1each s wide from
and of a zone 300 feet
71 and Vanden Road south and southeast 69 from thejunction
to the Platte County Lifland of Highway bits to the jctionon
each sideo of Highway wa5s with the city a zone 300
of each of said Higywith Highway 71; and by junction with
of eachwof saidfrom bothHighways69from its
limits; and a zone com-
posedfig ayde northeast sidesoof east
within the triangle formed
Highway 71 ofareae the easa city ande a zone composed
yof all of thef aencamp and L5;
by the junctions of Highways 71, 69 unctions of highways
and a zone 300 feet wide on each side
of all of the area encompassed within t
69f and Valleyy Drive Line Creek; east subdivision
Tract 1
Tract 2 of the side
on
of Tract from the northsoan line of line ofaTr a
of 31 following and east to the71 at its
2 in Northwood Acres, an
zoneof subdivision of cton3the west line of Hi.
beginning at a point
ORDINANCE NO. 314.
BILL No. 34
page 3 ORDINANCE ITo. 34
intersection with the north line of the Southeast Quarter of
the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 50, :,an;e 33,
thence west along said north line to the northwest corner
of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
4, Township 50, Range 33, thence south along the west line
of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4,
Township 50, Range 33, to a point 300 feet distant an.d perpen-
dicular to the northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway b9,
thence in a southwesterly and westerly direction along a line
parallel to and 300 feet distant from the northwesterly line
of Highway 69 to its junction with Highway 45.
C. District C shall be bounded on the south by the
junction of Highway 71 and Mandan 3oad and shall be bounded
on the east by a line 300 feet east of highway 71 and on the
west by a line 300 feet west of Highway 71 and north by the
north city limits.
D. District D Is to consist of a zone 300 feet wide
extending from each side of Highway 71 from the junction of
said _Highway 71 and Landan goad south and southeast along said
Highway 71 to the Platte County line; and of a zone 300 feet
wide from each side of Highway 45 and of Highway 69 from the
junction of each of said Highways with the City limits to the
junction of °each of said highways with Ilighway,71; and by a
zone 300 feet wide from both sides of _ighway b9 from its
junction with -Highway 71 northeast to the eas$ City limits;
and a zone composed of all of the area encompassed within the
triangle formed by the junctions of I'_ighways 71, 69 and L5;
and a zone composed of all of the area encompassed within
the junctions of Tii;.hways 69 and 71 and Line Creek; and a zone
300 feet wide on each side of Valley Drive from the south line
of Tract 2 of the subdivision of tract 31 following north and
east to the east line of Tract 1 of the subdivision of Tract 32
in Northwood Acres, and also a zone 300 feet wide on the north
and northwest side of :Highway 69 from its junction with High-
way 45 south and southwest to its junction with Highway 71.
E. District E is to he pounded on the south by the
south city limits, on the west by the west Citt* limits, on
the north by a line 300 feet south of Highway 45 and Highway
71, and on the east by the east city limits.
F. District F shall consist of a zone 300 feet wide on
the east anTnorth side of Highway 71 from the junction of
said Highway 71 with Line Creek southeast to the Platte County
line. Also, area encompassed within Line Creek from the west
line of highway 71 to the South City limits, the south City
limits, the east City limits, and the north line of Highway 71,
and a zone composed of the area encompassed wit --in the junctions
of .ighways 69 and 71 and Line Creek.
CT. District G shall be bounded on the west by the west
City limits, on the south by the south City limits, on the
east by the east City limits, and on the north by a line 300
feet south of Ili: h.ways t 5 and 71.
H. District H shall be bounded on the north by the
C. D. Q. _1"1if1road right of way on the east by the east City
limits, on the south by the river and on the west by Tillson
Lane.
Section 4. District Restrictions -- The specific uses
for which the several districts shall be put to are as follows:
District A shall be the high class residence district
restricTe7To one -family dwellings and duplexes.
BILL HiO.
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District B shall be used for the same purposes as
District A wit.l the additional right to construct and operate
therein apartment houses, hotels and motels.
District C shall be the district for public uses and
the fell -owing buildings and enterprises can be established
therein; Schools, cite buildings, churches, public parks and
playgrounds and other proper public uses. The uses that can
be made oC Districts A and T3 also apply to this district.
District D shall be known as the retail business
district, and- the businesses which may be carried on in this
district are as follows;
ar_ k s
Barber and Beauty Shops
usj.ness, Co.°mercial, :Dancing or Iusic Schools
Clinics and veterinarians and kennels
Clothing or ready-to-wear stores
Confectionaries
I)ry "Dods or Motion Stores
Drug Stores
Dyeing;, dry cleaning or laundry collection offices
Dyeing, dry cleanin~ or laundry businesses
bi_llin Stations
?ix -it or radio re'Tar shops
_'urniture homes or stores
'Florists or gift shops
rlara;es for motor vehicles
'ITrocery, fruit or ve-etable stores
TIardware stores
Jewelry Stores
Lodge and fraternal halls
Iossen,_rer or telegraph service stations
;.':eat r: Markets or delicatessens
:ovine,; picture shows and theatres
Offices, includi.n_: ticket offices For railroad,
steamship, bus and aviation lines
pastry shops
Public parkin; lots or stations forlassenger cars
or taxis
'estaurants or tearooms
'etail trades or shops for custom work
Shoe stores or shoe repair shops
photograehers or artists' studios
Painting and decorating shops
Plumbin shops
Telephone Exchange or public utility stations or
subdivision
Wholesale sales office or sample room
Undertaking establishments
Newspaper
Job printing
SkatinT; rink or dance hall
Warehouse
The same uses can be made of this district as of District B
with the additional right therein to conduct retail business.
District E shall be the only district in which trailers
or trailer courts for residential purposes may be maintained.
District P shall be the only district in which tavern
businesses a�.'"'fte operated.
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rage 5 ORDINANCE NO. 34
District G shall be known as the light and heavy
industrial district. All of the uses which can be made
of District D can be made of this district with the addi-
tional right to carry on light or heavy industries. Such
light or heavy industries shall include all lawful businesses
which are not otherwise provided for or prohibited by the
terms of this ordinance.
District H shall be the only district in which junkyard
or wrecking businesses may be conducted.
Section 5. Rules for classification. -- Any building
or business enterprise not heretofore listed and classified
in a zoning district may be classified and located by the
Building Inspector, subject to review and re-classification
and location, however, shall reasonably come within the general
intent and purpose of this ordinance in classifying and locating
buildings and business enterprises.
Section 6. Building Restrictions. The building
restrictions shall be as :follows;
District A. No residence or duplex shall be erected
on a lot contaffgEg less than 6000 square feet per living
unit intended to occupy said building, nor shall such lot
be less than 60 feet wide at the front building line.
All residences and duplexes shall set back at the
foundation line not less than 35 feet from the front property
line.
All residences and duplexes must set back from the side
property lines at least six feet.
Any unattached ,garage or other out -building must set
back at least two feet from the side and back property lines.
District B. All apartment houses, hotels and motels
must set back from the side property lines at least six feet.
All streets in all districts shall be in accordance
with specifications provided by ordinances of the City.
Section 7. Non -conforming Uses. -- A non -conforming
use of existing buildings or land lawfully existing at the
time of the passage of this ordinance, although such. use does
not conform to the provisions hereof, may be continued, subject
to the provisions of this ordinance or any amendments thereto,
but if such non -conforming use is discontinued or title to the
land and buildings shall be conveyed by the lawful owner of said
land and buildings, who owned said land and buildings at the
date of the passage of this ordinance and such land and buildings
are located in District A or in such portion of District B as
is not included within the boundaries of District D, then any
future use of said premises shall be in conformity with the
provisions of this ordinance. If such land and buildings are
not located in District A or in such portion of District B as
is not included within the boundaries of District D then such
non -conforming use may be continued.
"she provisions of this ordinance shall apply to any
alterations of a building to provide for its use for a purpose
or in a manner different from the use to which it was put
before the alterations.
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A non -conforming use if changed to a conforming use
or more restricted, non-conf ormin- use, may not thereafter
be chaned back to a less restricted use than that to which
it was changed. If any property is hereafter transferred to
a more restricted district by a chance in the district boun-
daries, or the regulations and restrictions in any district
are made more restrictive or of a higher classification by
amendment to this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance
relating to the non -conforming use of buildings or premises
existing at the time of the passage of this ordinance, shall
a-Dply to buildings or premises occupied or used at the time
of the passage of such amendment.
A building arranged, designed or devoted to a non-
conforming use at the time of the passage of this ordinance,
may not be reconstructed or structurally altered to an
extent exceeding in aggregate cost, during any ten-year
period, sixty (60) per cent of the assessed value of the
building.
Section 8. Completion and Restoration of Existing
Building. -- Nothing herein contained shall require any
change in the plans, construction or designated use of a
building for which. a building permit has been heretofore
issued, and plans for which are on file with the City Clerk
at the time of the passage of this ordinance and the con-
struction of which in either case shall have been diligently
prosecuted within one year of the date of such permit, and
the ground story framework of which, including the second
tier of beams, shall have been completed within such year
and which entire building shall be completed, according to
such plans as filed, within two years from the date of the
passage of this ordinance.
Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the restoration
of a non -conforming building_ partly= destroyed by fire, ex-
plosion, act of God, or act of the public enemy, subsequent
to the passage of this ordinance, or prevent the continuance
of the use of such a building orpart thereof, as such use
existed at the time of such destruction of such building or
mart thereof, or prevent a change of such existing use under
the limitations provided herein, provided such building is
not destroyed to the extent of more than seventy-five (75)
per cent of its reasonable valuation. This ordinance shall
prevent the restoration of such non -conforming building so
damaged more than seventy-five (75) per cent of the reasonable
valuation, and shall prevent the continuance of the use of
such building or part thereof as such use existed at the time
of such damage, and shall prevent a change of such existing
use under the limitations provided by this ordinance.
The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to
prevent the extension of any building, existing in any district
at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, to the height
which the walls, foundations and framework of such existing
buildin,, originally were intended, designed and constructed
to carry; provided, however, that the actual construction of
the extensions in height permitted by this paragraph shall
have been duly commenced within five years from the date of
the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 9. Interpretation -- purpose. -- In inter-
preting and a -plying the provisions of this ordinance, they
shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion
BILL NO 34
page 7 ORDINANCE NO 14
of the health, safety, morale and the general welfare.
It is not intended by this ordinance to repeal, abrogate,
annul, or in any way to impair or interfere with any existing
provisions of law or ordinances or any rules or regulations
previously adopted pursuant to law relating to the use of
buildings or premises; nor is it intended by this ordinance
to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements or cov-
enants between parties; provided, however, that where this
ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of
buildings or premises than are imposed by such existing pro-
visions of law or ordinance or by such rules or regulations
or by such easements, covenants, or agreements, t he provisions
of this ordinance shall control, and where the provisions of
such easements, covenants, agreements, laws or ordinances
impose greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or
premises, such provisions of such easements, covenants, agree-
ments, laws or ordinances shall not be interfered with by any
of the provisions of this ordinance.
Sections 10. Zoning Commission. -- Pursuant to the
requirements of section 89.070, Iiissouri Revised Statutes
1949, a Zoning commission shall be appointed to be composed
of five members. The members of such commission who shall
be freeholders shall be appointed by the Mayor and app®oved
by the board of aldermen. The membership for the first
commission appointed following the adoption of this ordinance
shall serve respectively-; One for one year, one for two
years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for
five years. Thereafter members shall be appointed for t erms
of five years each. The powers and duties of this Zoning
Commission shall be those set forth in said Act of the
Legislature and by the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 11. Future Amendments. -- The board of
aldermen may, from time to time, on its own motion or on
petition or recommendations, after due public notice and
hearings thereon at which parties in interest and citizens
shall have opportunity to be heard as provided herein, amend,
change, modify or repeal regulations and restrictions as
established herein and' may change, restrict or extend the
boundaries of the various districts established herein.
Before taking any action upon any proposed amendment, modi-
fication, change, restriction or extension, the same shall be
referred by the board of aldermen to the Zoning Commission,
which commission, after due public notice and hearing,
shall submit a report to the board of aldermen containing
its recommendation thereon.
Section 12. `protest.-- If a protest against such
amendment, change, modifications, repeal, restriction or
extension shall be presented, duly signed and achnowledged
by the owners of ten (10) per cent or more, either of the
land (exclusive of streets and allys) included in such proposed
change, or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel
to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the
boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, such amend-
ment shall not be passed except by three -fourths vote of the
Board of Aldermen in the passage of the amending ordinance.
Section 13. Notice of Bearings.-- No action on an
amendment, change, modification or repeal shall be taken
until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which
parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity
to be heard. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the time
and place of said hearing shall be published in an official
paper, or a paper of general circulation in the City of
Riverside, Missouri.
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Section 14. Buil ding Inspector.*:: There is hereby
created the position of building inspector to serve at the
will of the board of aldermen and not for any definite term.
His compensation shall be fixed by the board of aldermen.
Appeal from his rulings shall be to the board of Adjustment
for disposition.
Section 15. Enforcement.-- It shall be the c,uty of
the building inspector to enforce the provisions of this
ordinance and refuse to issue any building permit for any
building or structure which would violate any of the provisions
hereof, and the said building inspcetor or any deputy or
inspcetor working under his dttection, by and with the consent
of the building inspector, is hereby authorized and instructed
to arrest, prosecute, or bring any proceedings in a proper
court in the name of the city of Riverside, Iiissouri, against
any person violating any of the terms of this ordinance, and
in case any building or structure is erected, constructed,
re -constructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained,
or any building, structure or land is used in violation of
this ordinance, said building Inspector is hereby authorized
and directed to institute any appropriate action or proceedings
to prevent such unlawful erection, maintenance, construction,
re -construction, alteration, repair, conversion or use, to
restrain, correct or abate such violation and to prevent any
illegal act, conduct or use on or about such premeises.
Section 16. Board of adjustment.-- Pursuant to the
requirements of section 89.080 Revised Statutes of Missouri
1949. there is hereby created a Board of Adjustment, to be
composed of five members. Their appointment, qualifications,
terms of office, powers and duties shall be those set forth
in said act of the legislature. This Board, after organization,
shall promulgate rules not inconsistent with this ordinance
for handling matters properly within its jurisdiction. All
necessary expenses created by the Board in carrying on its
work and not properly chargeable to tither pa ries shall be
paid for out of funds of the city to appropriated for the
purpose.
Section 17. Four -Fifths Vote-- The concurring vo re
of four members of the board of adjustment shall be necessary
to reverse any order, requ-.rement, decision of determination
of any administrative official, or to decide in favott of the
applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass
under any such ordinance, or to effect anyj, variation in such
ordinance.
Section 18. Violation of Act of Iisdemeanor--
The owner or general agent of a building or premises where
a violation of any provisions of the regulations of this
ordinance has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee
or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the
owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the
building or premises in which such violation has been con -
mitt ed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect,
builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes
part or assists in any such violation or who maint ains any
building or premises in which any such violation shall exist
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not
less than ten dollars (10.00) and not more than One Uundred
(100.00) Dollars for each and every day that such violation
continues.
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Section 19. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict or inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby
repealed, except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance.
Section 20. Should any clause, sentence or paragraph
of this ordinance be declared ille„al by any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the 'Lard of
Aldermen that such holdin;_-, or the court siaall in no way
affect the le ality of the remainin- provisions of the
ordinance.
ATTTST
passed this /12 day of �%'�iL
1952.
vOR'/
Approved this ) , day of y,og j_AL___,
1952.