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Published in 2011 by Order of the City Council

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Adopted: December 13, 2011

Effective: December 13, 2011

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OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF

BELTON, MISSOURI

AT THE TIME OF THIS REPUBLICATION

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Jimmy Odom

Mayor

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City Council

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Ronald Trivitt

City Manager

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Jay Leipzig

Community Development Director

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Shannon Marcono

Christine Bushyhead

City Attorneys

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Patti Ledford

City Clerk

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Dot Watkins

Deputy City Clerk

PREFACE

This Unified Development Code constitutes a republication of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Belton.

Source materials used in the preparation of the republication were revised portions of the city Code. The source of each new section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is part of the 1976 Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this republication, the reader can locate any section of the Code, as updated.

The Code has been arranged into chapters, articles and sections. The various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the republication, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this republication at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This republication was under the direct supervision of Beth Tattershall, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Ms. Patricia Ledford, City Clerk, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republication. It is hoped that her efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a republication of this Unified Development Code which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

Copyright

All editorial enhancements of this Code are copyrighted by Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Belton, Missouri. Editorial enhancements include, but are not limited to: organization; table of contents; section catchlines; prechapter section analyses; editor's notes; state law references; code comparative table; state law reference table; and index. Such material may not be used or reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Belton, Missouri.

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Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Belton, Missouri. 2011.

BILL NO. 2011-87     ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3772

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE CITY OF BELTON, MISSOURI; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELTON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Code entitled "Unified Development Code, City of Belton, Missouri" published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of chapters 1 through 42, each inclusive, is adopted.

Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before July 12, 2011, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the city to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 5. Ordinances adopted after July 12, 2011, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 6. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage.

Duly read two (2) times and passed this 13 ^th day of December, 2011.

Approved this 13^th day of December, 2011.

ATTEST:

STATE OF MISSOURI )
CITY OF BELTON    )SS
COUNTY OF CASS   )

I, Patricia A. Ledford, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I have been duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Belton and that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced for first reading at a meeting of the City Council on the 13^th day of December, 2011, and thereafter adopted as Ordinance No. 2011-3772 of the City of Belton, Missouri, at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 13^th day of December, 2011, after the second reading thereof by the following vote, to-wit:

Certificate of Adoption

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the ordinance passed at the regular meeting of the City Council, held on the 13^th day of December, 2011.