Camdenton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
Section 400.010 Definitions.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.010; CC 1984 § 42.010; Ord. No. 164-93 § 1, 2-2-1993; Ord. No. 1464-93 § 1, 2-2-1993; Ord. No. 1474-93 § 1, 3-16-1993; Ord. No. 1738-99 § 1, 4-6-1999; Ord. No. 1744-99 § 1, 5-4-1999; Ord. No. 1830-01 § 1, 6-19-2001; Ord. No. 1860-01 § 1, 12-4-2001; Ord. No. 1891-02 § 1, 5-21-2002; Ord. No. 1949-03 § 1, 5-20-2003; Ord. No. 2051-05 § 1, 1-4-2005; Ord. No. 2147-06 § 1, 9-5-2006; Ord. No. 2211-07 § 1, 11-6-2007; Ord. No. 2270-08 § 1, 8-19-2008; Ord. No. 2377-10 § 1, 8-17-2010; Ord. No. 2398-11 § 1, 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 2625-17, 1-17-2017; Ord. No. 2690, 2-20-2018; Ord. No. 2743-19, 5-21-2019; Ord. No. 2805-20, 5-19-2020; Ord. No. 2938-23, 2-21-2023; Ord. No. 2982-24, 2-20-2024; Ord. No. 2998-24, 9-3-2024; Ord. No. 3050-25, 6-17-2025]
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and terms as used herein are defined to mean the following: Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural; and words in the plural number include the singular; the word "building" includes the word "structure"; the word "shall" or the word "must" is always mandatory; the term "used for" includes the meaning "designed for" or "intended for."
A subordinate building no greater than two hundred (200) square feet, having a use customarily incident to and located on the lot occupied by the main building; or a use customarily incident to the main use of the property.
A minor way affording secondary access to properties which otherwise abut on a street.
Any structure or device used in sending and receiving electromagnetic waves or similar forms of wireless communications.
The vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna mount at grade to the highest point of the antenna.
A room or a suite of rooms within an apartment house arranged, intended or designed for a place of residence of a single-family or group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.
A building arranged, intended or designed for more than two (2) family units.
That portion of a building that is partly or completely below grade plane. A basement shall be considered as a story above grade plane where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is:
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. When such a structure is divided into separate parts by one (1) or more unpierced walls extending from the ground up, each part is deemed a separate building, except as regards minimum side yard requirements as hereinafter provided.
The vertical distance from the average contact ground level at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs.
An area or premises in which space is provided for transient occupancy of one (1) month or less or use of visitors occupying recreational vehicles, camping trailers or tents.
A child day care center, whether known or incorporated under another title or name, is a child care program conducted in a location other than the provider's permanent residence, or separate from the provider's living quarters, and licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services of the State of Missouri where care is provided for children not related to the child care provider for any part of the twenty-four (24) hour day. With reference to zoning in regard and to marijuana facilities, it shall mean a child-care facility as defined Section 210.201, RSMo., or successor provisions that is licensed by the State of Missouri.
At a minimum, a church includes a body of believers or communicants that assembles regularly in order to worship. Unless the organization is reasonably available to the public in its conduct of worship, its educational instruction, and its promulgation of doctrine, it cannot fulfill the associational role that Courts have increasingly adopted as a threshold for determining when an organization qualifies as a church. The definition of the word church includes synagogues and mosques. With reference to zoning in regard to marijuana comprehensive facilities, it shall mean a permanent building primarily and regularly used as a place of religious worship.
A building or premises used for social, recreational, dining or philanthropic purposes, the normal use of which is limited to specific members, patrons or otherwise listed and enumerated persons.
Locating more than one (1) antenna or set of antennae on the same antenna mount.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Camdenton.
A land- or water-based tower including television, AM/FM radio, two-way radio, microwave and similar transmission structures used for wireless communications.
A legal arrangement in which a dwelling unit in an apartment or other shared building is individually owned but to which the common areas are owned, controlled and maintained through an organization controlled by their individual owners.
An open, unoccupied space, other than yard, bounded on three (3) or more sides by exterior walls of a building or by exterior walls of a building and lot lines on which walls are allowable.
The mean level of the curb in front of the lot or, in case of a corner lot, along that abutting street where the mean curb level is the highest.
A privately-owned non-commercial building unit that floats on water and is moored in a permanent location and is constructed or occupied for the use of the residents of the associated single-family dwelling. (Per National Electric Code 2005, Article 553.)
Any restaurant, financial institution or product vending enterprise where the patron does not enter and remain within a building during the transaction of this business.
A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including one-family, two-family and multiple dwellings, boarding and lodging houses, group homes, apartment houses and townhouses, but not hotels. The classification "single-family dwelling" shall include any home 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 and shall include any private residence licensed by the Division of Family Services or Department of Mental Health to provide foster care to one (1) or more but less than seven (7) children who are unrelated to either foster parent by blood, marriage or adoption.
Any building or portion thereof having one (1) or more habitable rooms which are designed and arranged to be occupied by one (1) family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation.
A residential building designed for and occupied by three (3) or more families, with the number of families in residence not exceeding the number of dwelling units, commonly referred to, but not limited to, an apartment building.
A detached residential dwelling unit designed for and occupied by one (1) family. Townhouses as single-family dwellings may be attached.
A detached residential building containing two (2) dwelling units, designed for occupancy by not more than two (2) families and situated upon one (1) platted lot, commonly referred to, but not being limited to, a duplex but not a townhouse.
Abbreviation for the Federal Aviation Administration.
One (1) or more persons who are related by blood or marriage, living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities, or a group of not more than five (5) (excluding servants) living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities, and a non-profit cost-sharing basis.
Abbreviation for the Federal Communications Commission.
Any video game, electronic game, device displaying video images or any other type of machine which requires payment or any form of consideration to play or operate the game or device, and which offers a potential monetary prize to any person. This shall apply regardless of the frequency or odds of any individual user realizing a monetary prize. This shall not include any device operated, licensed or authorized by the State lottery under Chapter 313, RSMo.
A separate structure or subordinate building not intended for human habitation, having doors capable of opening for entrance and exit of automobiles and being greater than two hundred (200) square feet.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Camdenton.
A communication tower that is supported in whole or in part by guy wires and ground anchors.
Any indoor permanent or temporary building, structure or facility, or portion thereof, which provides walkways or any other system that transports passengers through a facility or course so arranged that the means of egress are not readily apparent due to theatrical distractions or displays, are not plainly visible due to low illumination, or are not readily accessible or available due to the type of course, pathways or method of transportation through the building or structure, and where the public is invited to view, be entertained, scared or amused by simulated creations of sound, theatrical displays or distractions, or sight and feeling of a ghoulish, ghostly, spectral, imaginary and haunting nature in the spirit of and celebration of the holiday known as Halloween.
An attraction similar to haunted houses, indoor, which occurs primarily outdoors but may include both outdoor or indoor areas where egress to a public way is not readily identifiable, where the public is invited to view, be entertained, scared or amused by simulated creations of sound, theatrical distractions, sight and feeling of a ghoulish, ghostly, spectral, imaginary and haunting nature in the spirit of and celebration of the holiday known as Halloween.
A retail outlet that specializes in selling or advertising for sale paraphernalia for the consumption of tobacco and cannabis.
U.S. Highway 54, State Highway 5 or Business Route 5.
Any business operated in a residential dwelling that manufactures, provides, or sells, goods and services, that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential dwelling.
A water pipe in which flavored tobacco is burnt using charcoal. The smoke is passed through an ornate water vessel and inhaled through a hose.
An establishment where patrons may purchase or consume hookah or shisha alone or communally.
A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by one (1) main building, or unit group of buildings, and the accessory buildings or uses customarily incident thereto, including such open spaces as are required under this Chapter and having frontage upon a public street. A lot as used herein may consist of one (1) or more platted lots, or tract or tracts as conveyed, or parts thereof.
The mean horizontal distance from the front street line to the rear line.
The boundary between a lot and the street on which it fronts. Corner lots shall meet the following requirements:
A corner lot which has one (1) of its lot lines along Highway 5, Highway 54 or Business Route 5 shall be deemed to have its front line along said highway.
The front lot line of other corner lots shall be determined by the Building Official according to the placement of existing or proposed buildings upon such corner lots.
Corner lot front setbacks may be reduced for the appropriate residential zoning district per Table 400.160, Footnotes 9 and 10 or Table 400.120, Footnote 2.
The boundary line which is opposite and most distant from the front street line, except that in the case of uncertainty the Zoning Inspector shall determine the rear line.
Any lot boundary line not a front or rear line thereof. A side line may be a party lot line, a line boarding on an alley or place or a side street line.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
The horizontal distance between side lines measured at the front building line.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
An interior lot having frontage on two (2) streets.
A transportable structure which is factory fabricated in one (1) or more sections, which in traveling mode is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. The term includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and complies with the standards established under Title 42 of the United States Code.
Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as seeds thereof and resin extracted from the plant and marijuana-infused products. Marijuana does not include industrial hemp.
The following definitions shall have the definitions as set forth in the Missouri Constitution, which definitions (listed below) are incorporated herein by reference:
COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY; |
COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY; |
COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITY; |
COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY; |
MARIJUANA MICROBUSINESS FACILITY; |
MICROBUSINESS DISPENSARY FACILITY; |
MICROBUSINESS WHOLESALE FACILITY; |
MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITY; |
MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS. |
An individual twenty-one (21) years of age or older who has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a Qualifying Patient and who is designated as such on the primary caregiver's application for an identification card.
A Missouri residence diagnosed with at least one (1) qualifying medical condition per State of Missouri regulations.
A building unit that floats on water and is moored in a permanent location and is comprised of fixed or floating piers, wharves, docks and other areas in marinas, boatyards, boat basins, boathouses, yacht clubs, boat condominiums, docking facilities associated with residential condominiums, any multiple docking facility or similar occupancies and facilities that are used or intended for use for the purpose of repair, berthing, launching, storage or fueling of small craft and the moorage of floating buildings. (Per National Electric Code 2005, Article 555.)
An establishment which has a fixed place of business having a source of income or compensation sixty percent (60%) or more of 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 the person to whom the treatment is being provided or a third (3rd) person 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 or professional physical therapist licensed by the State of Missouri.
Any attraction which occurs indoors or outdoors where the egress is not readily identifiable where the public is invited.
A residential building or structure constructed and/or assembled in a factory, which is not certified pursuant to the HUD Code or the Building Code adopted by the City and shall not be allowed within the City of Camdenton.
An establishment or business which provides for a fee or compensation for 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 wherever persons are enrolled in a class.
A factory fabricated transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure. This shall include major assemblies which are factory fabricated and shall not include prefabricated panels, trusses and other prefabricated sub-elements that are to be incorporated into a structure at the building site. These are factory-built structures which are certified by the manufacturer to be built to the State and local Building Codes where the home will be located.
Any prize in the form of cash, check, bank transfer, negotiable instrument, store credit, gift card or any ticket or other item that is redeemable for cash, check, bank transfer, negotiable instrument, store credit or gift card.
A self-supporting communication tower or sign constructed with a single pole.
A building or buildings containing in the aggregate, on one (1) undivided tract or parcel of land, a group of individual private units, each provided with separate sleeping room or rooms, having both lavatory and toilet facilities, designed and to be used primarily for transient guests traveling by automobile.
Any building or land lawfully occupied by a use at the time of passage of this Chapter, or any amendment to this Chapter, which does not conform with the use regulations of the district within which it is located.
A change in the purpose or level of activity within a structure that involves a change in application of the requirements of this Code.
A surfaced area not less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, either within a structure or in the open. The parking space must be served with a driveway which provides access to a street or alley.
Any container, enclosed non-licensed trailer, enclosed non-licensed vehicle or portion of a vehicle used for the storage of items of personal property.
A prefabricated building having over one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, manufactured in whole or in part off the site and transported to a site. It is not designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels. The home is designed to be placed on a permanent foundation.
The division line between two (2) units of land. See "LOT LINES."
A building wherein food is prepared and served to the public.
A dwelling occupied by a resident family or resident occupant and three (3) or more rent-paying persons.
Any land in or upon which any travel trailer, camper, tent or recreational vehicle is used or intended to be used for human occupation by the traveling public. Mobile homes, prefabricated homeS, manufactured homes and double-wide trailers are excluded from this definition.
A subordinate building, greater than two hundred (200) square feet in area, having a use customarily incident to and located on the lot occupied by the main building. A detached garage, shop or storage building.
The distance from the lot line/property line, as established per zoning district and the currently adopted building codes. Buildings, including roof eaves, soffits, projections, attached decks, porches and secondary buildings, must be built within the setback's dimensions.
A portable storage container designed and manufactured according to specifications form the International Standard Organization (ISO) as a standard, reusable vessel intended to be loaded on a truck, rail car or ship, used primarily for shipping goods.
A dwelling construction of shipping containers with a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet of living space. Shipping container homes must meet standards as outlined in Section 400.125.
A structure that contains a dwelling unit within or attached to an oversized garage, storage space or personal workshop all under a common or connecting roofing system. For purposes of a Shouse, these structures when on a farm, agricultural operation, or acreage shall not be classified as a farm building. In addition, the residence portion of the facility shall meet the requirements of Section 400.125 of this Code.
Any words, numerals, figures, devices, designs or trademarks by which information is made known to the public outside a building.
Sexual conduct, being acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person's unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or if such person be a female, her breast;
Sexual excitement, being the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; or
Sadomasochistic abuse, being flagellation or torture by or upon a person or condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained.
That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between floor and the ceiling next above it.
A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls are not more than four (4) feet above the floor of such story; provided, however, that any partial story used for residence purposes shall be deemed a full story.
A public right-of-way which provides a public means of access to abutting property. The term "street" shall include avenue, drive, circle, court, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, way, trafficway, thoroughfare or any other similar term.
The dividing line between the street and the abutting property.
Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, including, but not limited to, signs and excepting customary utility poles, retaining walls and boundary fences.
Any place where persons are tattooed or body-pierced for consideration other than a licensed medical practitioner or where tattooing or body-piercing is regularly conducted whether or not it is in exchange for compensation.
A retail business where a majority of its business is the sale of tobacco, cigarettes, cigars or tobacco related items such as pipes, rolling papers, etc., and may or may not provide a smoking area.
The square foot area of a building, including accessory buildings, measured from outside wall surfaces and including utility rooms, stairways, recreation rooms, storage rooms, but excluding unroofed balconies and patios.
A row of single-family dwellings usually connected by a common sidewall and constructed in a series or group of attached units with property lines separating such units and constructed as defined in the current adopted Edition of the International Residential Code.
A retail establishment where a majority of its business is the sale of vaping products, juices, e-cigarettes, kits, etc., and may or may not provide an area for consumption of the product.
A variation from a specific requirement in this Chapter, as applied to a specific piece of property, as distinct from rezoning.
An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from a ground upward, except as otherwise provided. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal distance between the lot line and the building shall be used.
A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the front line of the main building to the front line of the lot.
A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the main building and the side lot lines.
A yard between the main building and the adjacent side line of the lot and extending entirely from a front yard to the rear yard.
The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one (1) or more of the building's sides rests directly on a property line.
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State Law Reference: See Section 71.990, RSMo.
Section 400.020 (Reserved) [1]
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Editor's Note: Former Section 400.020, Customary Home Occupations, was repealed 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2938-23. Prior history includes: R.O. 1992 § 400.011; Ord. No. 1919-02; and Ord. No. 2211-07.
Section 400.030 Districts.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.020; CC 1984 § 42.020; Ord. No. 2211-07 § 1, 11-6-2007; Ord. No. 2377-10 § 1, 8-17-2010; Ord. No. 2398-11 § 1, 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 2415-11 § 1, 9-20-2011]
For the purpose of this Chapter, the City of Camdenton is hereby divided into ten (10) zoning districts to be known as follows:
District "A-1" | General Agricultural District |
District "R-1" | Single-Family Residential District |
District "R-2" | Two-Family Residential District |
District "R-3" | Multiple-Family Residential District |
District "R-3TH" | Multiple-Family Residential Townhouse District |
District "C-1" | General Commercial District |
District "C-2" | Highway Commercial District |
District "I-1" | Light Industrial District |
District "I-2" | Industrial District |
District "PUD" | Planned Unit Development District |
Section 400.040 District Boundaries.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.030; CC 1984 § 42.030; Ord. No. 660-76; Ord. No. 669-76; Ord. No. 737-78; Ord. No. 796-80; Ord. No. 831-81; Ord. No. 901-83; Ord. No. 902-83; Ord. No. 913-83; Ord. No. 928-83; Ord. No. 944-83; Ord. No. 961-84; Ord. No. 968-84; Ord. No. 995-84; Ord. No. 1059-85; Ord. No. 1127-86; Ord. No. 1208-88; Ord. No. 1209-88; Ord. No. 1218-88; Ord. No. 1264-89; Ord. No. 1265-89; Ord. No. 1269-89; Ord. No. 1270-89; Ord. No. 1284-90; Ord. No. 1309-90; Ord. No. 1355-91; Ord. No. 1407-92; Ord. No. 1448-92; Ord. No. 1452-92; Ord. No. 1685-98 § 1, 3-17-1998; Ord. No. 1719-98 § 1, 11-3-1998; Ord. No. 1720-98 § 1, 11-3-1998; Ord. No. 1743-99 § 1, 5-4-1999; Ord. No. 1746-99 § 1, 5-4-1999; Ord. No. 1773-00 §§ 1 — 2, 1-4-2000; Ord. No. 1792-00 § 1, 6-6-2000; Ord. No. 1793-00 § 1, 6-6-2000; Ord. No. 1867-02 § 1, 1-22-2002; Ord. No. 1901-02 § 1, 7-16-2002; Ord. No. 1904-02 § 1, 8-6-2002; Ord. No. 1907-02 § 1, 8-20-2002; Ord. No. 1908-02 § 1, 9-3-2002; Ord. No. 1947-03 § 1, 4-15-2003; Ord. No. 1966-03 § 1, 8-5-2003; Ord. No. 2023-04 § 1, 8-3-2004; Ord. No. 2053-05 § 1, 2-15-2005; Ord. No. 2161-07 § 1, 1-2-2007; Ord. No. 2162-07 § 1, 1-2-2007; Ord. No. 2184 § 1, 6-19-2008; Ord. No. 2211-07 § 1, 11-6-2007; Ord. No. 2265-08 § 1, 8-5-2008; Ord. No. 2266-08 § 1, 8-5-2008; Ord. No. 2294-08 § 1, 12-16-2008; Ord. No. 2297-09 § 1, 1-20-2009; Ord. No. 2348-10 § 1, 3-16-2010; Ord. No. 2364-10 § 1, 6-15-2010; Ord. No. 2415-11 § 1, 9-20-2011; Ord. No. 2420-11 § 1, 11-15-2011; Ord. No. 2506-14 § 1, 8-5-2014; Ord. No. 2510-14 § 1, 9-9-2014; Ord. No. 2511-14 § 1, 9-9-2014; Ord. No. 2519-14 § 1, 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 2545-15 § 1, 6-16-2015; Ord. No. 2635-17, 2-21-2017; Ord. No. 2644-17, 3-21-2017; Ord. No. 2645-17, 4-18-2017; Ord. No. 2689-18, 2-20-2018; Ord. No. 2695-18, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 2717-18, 10-16-2018; Ord. No. 2744-19, 5-21-2019; Ord. No. 2836-20, 12-15-2020; Ord. No. 2838-21, 1-5-2021; Ord. No. 2851-21, 3-16-2021; Ord. No. 2859-21, 4-20-2021; Ord. No. 2869-21, 6-15-2021; Ord. No. 2874-21, 7-20-2021; Ord. No. 2875-21, 7-20-2021; Ord. No. 2912-22, 5-17-2022; Ord. No. 2920-22, 7-20-2022; Ord. No. 2933-22, 11-15-2022; Ord. No. 2951-23, 5-16-2023; Ord. No. 2978-24, 1-3-2023; Ord. No. 2983-24, 2-20-2024; Ord. No. 2987-24, 4-2-2024; Ord. No. 3004-24, 10-15-2024; Ord. No. 3008-24, 12-3-2024; Ord. No. 3009-24, 12-3-2024; Ord. No. 3022-25, 2-20-2025; Ord. No. 3048-25, 6-17-2025; Ord. No. 3049-25, 6-17-2025]
A.
The boundaries of the districts as enumerated above are shown upon the map designated as the Camdenton Zoning District Map. The Camdenton Zoning District Map and all 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. The original of said district map is properly attested and is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Camdenton.
B.
Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action the zoning district 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 henceforth be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.
C.
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the City of Camdenton shall automatically be placed in the "A-1" General Agricultural District until otherwise changed by ordinance or unless otherwise designated in the ordinance providing for the annexation of such property.
D.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of the districts as shown on the Camdenton District Zoning Map, the following shall apply:
1.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center line of streets, highway, alleys, or other public rights-of-way shall be construed to be said streets, highway, alleys or other public rights-of-way.
2.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed to be said platted lot lines.
3.
Boundaries that divide a lot or parcel of property, location of any such boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on such map.
Section 400.050 General Provisions.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.040; CC 1984 § 42.040; Ord. No. 1744-99 § 1, 5-4-1999; Ord. No. 1861-01 § 1, 12-4-2001; Ord. No. 2147-06 § 1, 9-5-2006; Ord. No. 2211-07 § 1, 11-6-2007; Ord. No. 2377-10 § 1, 8-17-2010; Ord. No. 2982-24, 2-20-2024; Ord. No. 3038-25, 4-15-2025]
A.
Except as hereinafter provided:
1.
No building or land shall be used except for purposes permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.
2.
No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the height, off-street parking, loading, and area regulations of the district in which the building is located.
3.
The density and yard regulations of this Chapter are minimum regulations for each and every building existing at the effective date of this Chapter and for any building hereafter erected or structurally altered. No land required for yards or other open spaces about an existing building or any building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be considered a yard or lot area for more than one (1) building, except as specifically provided hereinafter.
4.
Every building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall be located on a lot and in no case shall there be more than one (1) principal building and its customary accessory and/or secondary buildings on any lot, except as specifically provided hereinafter.
5.
Cooperatives, condominiums and all other forms of property ownership do not affect the provisions of these regulations and all requirements shall be observed as though the property were under single ownership.
Section 400.060 Accessory And/Or Secondary Buildings.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.045; Ord. No. 1861-01 § 1, 12-4-2001; Ord. No. 2211-07 § 1, 11-6-2007; Ord. No. 2377-10 § 1, 8-17-2010]
A.
No accessory and/or secondary building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has actually been commenced and no accessory and/or secondary building shall be used unless the building for which the zoning district was intended is complete and used.
B.
No accessory and/or secondary building shall be used for dwelling purposes.
Section 400.070 Use Of Portable Temporary Storage Containers.
[R.O. 1992 § 400.046; Ord. No. 2270-08 § 1, 8-19-2008; Ord. No. 2415-11 § 1, 9-20-2011]
A.
Residential Districts. Portable temporary storage containers shall be allowed in residential zoning districts only under the following circumstances:
1.
The property must be improved with a residence or a residence for which a building permit has been issued.
2.
No more than one (1) portable temporary storage container may be used at any residence.
3.
No portable temporary storage containers may be used at any residential housing unit consisting of more than two (2) residential units except containers utilized by the owner or contractor during construction or remodeling for which a valid building permit has been issued.
4.
The container shall remain on the property a maximum of fifteen (15) days, including the day of delivery and removal, for completed residences or a maximum of sixty (60) days for residences for which a building permit has been issued.
5.
A container may be present on such site no more than two (2) times per calendar year with a minimum of thirty (30) days between such times.
6.
The container shall be placed on a driveway or in the side or rear yard.
7.
Hazardous materials, including flammable and biohazard substances shall not be stored in such containers.
8.
The placement of such containers shall not interfere with pedestrian and vehicular traffic or in such a position to interfere with the view of an operator of a motor vehicle.
9.
In the event the Board of Aldermen declares an emergency situation to exist, the times or terms herein may be extended or temporarily modified.
10.
Licensed construction trailers and containers for storage of construction equipment or property shall be allowed on any property for which a building permit has been issued. The Building Inspector may disallow such containers in situations where construction is not progressing in a reasonably timely manner.
B.
Agricultural, Commercial And Industrial Districts. Portable temporary storage containers shall be allowed in agricultural, commercial and industrial districts only under the following circumstances:
1.
No more than one (1) portable temporary storage container may be used at any agricultural or commercial property and no more than three (3) containers may be used at any industrial property without a conditional use permit.
2.
Licensed construction trailers and containers for storage of construction equipment or property shall be allowed on any property for which a building permit has been issued. The Building Inspector may disallow such containers in situations where construction is not progressing in a reasonably timely manner.
3.
Such containers shall not be placed in paved parking lots or areas commonly used as parking spaces for more than fifteen (15) days.
4.
The container shall be placed in the side or rear yard. In the event such containers are placed in a rear or side yard which adjoins a residential district, such container must be placed at least twenty (20) feet from the lot line.
5.
Storage containers in agricultural or commercial zoning districts shall not be larger than sixteen (16) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width and nine (9) feet in height.
6.
In no event shall containers be rented to or used by persons or businesses that are not on the property where the container is located.
7.
Such containers shall not have any signs on them which advertise any business except containers which are kept no longer than fifteen (15) days may have signs which advertise the name of the company or business which furnishes such containers.
8.
Hazardous materials, including flammable and biohazard substances shall not be stored in such containers.
9.
All portable temporary storage containers shall be maintained in a condition free from rust, peeling paint or other visible forms of deterioration.
10.
The placement of such containers shall not interfere with pedestrian and vehicular traffic or in such a position to interfere with the view of an operator of a motor vehicle.
11.
In the event the Board of Aldermen declare an emergency situation to exist, the times or terms herein may be extended or temporarily modified.
Section 400.075 Residential Structures Pre-Constructed Off Site.
[Ord. No. 3038-25, 4-15-2025]
A.
Mobile Homes. Mobile homes are not permitted in the City of Camdenton. Any existing mobile homes that are considered "grandfathered" in place shall not be moved to another location or replaced by a similar structure.
B.
All manufactured homes, modular homes and prefabricated homes shall be located in an approved "R-M" Manufactured/Modular/Shouse Residential District except as otherwise provided herein. Such structures may be located upon a sales lot for new and used manufactured homes as permitted in Section 400.140.
C.
Manufactured, Modular And Prefabricated Homes. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated homes may be located in any "R-1," "R-2," "R-3" or "R-M" Zoning District. To be located in "R-1," "R-2" or "R-3" Zoning Districts, such structures shall meet the following requirements:
1.
Minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet of living space.
2.
Minimum dimension or width of the shortest side shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
3.
If a City street abuts the lot upon which structure is to be placed, the longer side of the structure shall face a City street.
4.
The exterior material of the building shall be similar to that customarily used for residential structures and shall extend to at least the top of the foundation supporting the building.
5.
The roof of the building shall have a pitch of not less than four (4) inches of vertical rise for each twelve (12) inches of horizontal run (4/12 pitch).
6.
The roof shall have eave overhangs of not less than twelve (12) inches, and gable overhangs of not less than eighteen (18) inches, measured from the vertical side of the building, excluding guttering.
7.
All manufactured, modular and prefabricated homes shall have any device which was temporarily attached for transportation of the structure permanently removed and the home shall be permanently attached to a foundation.
8.
The foundation upon which the structure is placed shall meet all requirements for such structures pursuant to applicable Building Codes. The construction of such foundations shall not take place without an applicable building permit and inspection.
9.
All construction, attachment to foundation, attachment to electrical and all other construction processes and any alterations or additions shall be made pursuant to the building permit and inspected by the personnel of the City.
10.
All manufactured, modular and prefabricated homes placed in such districts shall be new structures and not pre-owned or used structures moved from another location.
11.
All structures shall meet the requirements of Missouri laws, including applicable provisions contained in Chapter 700, RSMo., as well as all Rules promulgated by the State of Missouri for such structures.