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Bellefontaine Neighbors
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

Districts and Boundaries

Sec. 29-15 Districts enumerated.

[Ord. No. 396 Art. III § 1, 4-29-1960; Ord. No. 1450 § 1, 2-15-1990]
For purposes of this chapter, the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis County, Missouri, is hereby divided into districts, of which there shall be eight (8) in number, as follows:
R-1 single-family dwelling district (20,000 sq. ft.)
R-2 single-family dwelling district (10,000 sq. ft.)
R-3 single-family dwelling district (7,500 sq. ft.)
C-1 local business district
C-2 commercial district
PD planned development districts
M-1 industrial district
M-2 controlled industrial district

Sec. 29-16 District map.

[Ord. No. 396 Art. III § 2, 4-29-1960; Ord. No. 410, 6-30-1960; Ord. No. 453 § 1, 6-20-1961; Ord. No. 620 § 1, 7-1-1965; Ord. No. 974 § 1, 9-4-1975; Ord. No. 1100 § 1, 9-6-1979; Ord. No. 1234 § 1, 5-3-1984; Ord. No. 1452 §§ 1 — 2, 3-1-1990; Ord. No. 1481 § 1, 12-6-1990; Ord. No. 1580 § 1, 11-18-1993; Ord. No. 1606 § 1, 6-16-1994; Ord. No. 1621 §§ 1 — 2, 9-1-1994; Ord. No. 1692, 5-2-1996; Ord. No. 1745, 8-7-1997; Ord. No. 1820, 6-3-1999; Ord. No. 1822, 6-17-1999; Ord. No. 1853 § 1, 7-6-2000; Ord. No. 1948 § 1, 8-7-2003; Ord. No. 2099 §§ 1 — 2, 1-15-2009]
The boundaries of these districts are shown upon the map accompanying and made a part of this chapter, which map is designated as the "Zoning Districts Map" dated December, 2008, as prepared by the St. Louis County Department of Planning. The district map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon are a part of this chapter and have the same force and effect as if the district map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon were all fully set forth or described herein, which district map is properly attested and is on file with the clerk of the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors.

Sec. 29-17 District boundaries.

[Ord. No. 396 Art. III § 3, 4-29-1960]
(a) 
The district boundaries on said district map are either streets or alleys or lot lines unless otherwise shown and where the districts designated on the map are bounded approximately by street, alley or lot lines, the street or alley or lot line shall be construed to be the boundary of the district.
(b) 
In the case of unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the district map.

Sec. 29-18 Area not included within a district.

[Ord. No. 396 Art. III § 4, 4-29-1960]
(a) 
In any case where property is not specifically within a district shown on the district map, such property shall be considered as being within the R-1 single-family dwelling district until or unless otherwise classified by ordinance.
(b) 
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors shall automatically be classified in its existing classification, and if no zoning restrictions exist, it shall be classified in the R-1 single-family dwelling district until otherwise classified by ordinance.
(c) 
Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the board of aldermen, the zoning districts adjoining each side of such street, alley or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation, and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.