A building or pole building that is secondary to the main use of tract of land and located on the same or jointly owned lot as the principal building. Accessory buildings shall include garage and other buildings placed on gravel, concrete, treated wooden skids or metal runners, securely anchored at ten-foot intervals with screw anchors or bolted into concrete. These buildings are to be constructed as such to prevent animals from entering under the floor of the building.

A person designated by the Board of Aldermen to perform the duties of the Administrative Officer as described in this Chapter.

A narrow public serviceway providing secondary access to abutting properties.

A change in building structural parts or main support walls, posts, etc.

A specific geographic division of the City of Clarence.

A parcel or parcels of land that are surrounded by public streets, roads or highways.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall serve as the Board of Adjustment set forth in this Title and as required by Chapter 89, RSMo. Board of Adjustment shall consist of a Mayor and four (4) Aldermen.

A structure having a roof supported by columns of walls for the shelter, support, enclosure or protection of persons, animals, chattels or property.

The vertical distance measured from the average ground elevation adjacent to the building to the highest point of the roof.

A structure with a roof and closed in on one (1) side only (usually being the side of the house). When a structure is closed in on more than one (1) side, it ceases to be a carport.

Publicly owned and/or used for civic purposes only.

Discarded materials, goods, trash or junk.

The Board of Adjustment may not discriminate in any way regarding age, race, color, sex, religion, handicap, ancestry and national origin.

A section of the City for which the regulations governing the use of buildings or premises, height of buildings, size of yards and use of intensity are uniform.

A building or portion thereof designed for residential occupancy, which has any number of rooms, assembled under one (1) roof, containing kitchen, bath and toilet facilities. When a dwelling is a "one-family dwelling," this shall include any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside and may include two (2) additional persons residing in the home. In the case of any such residential home for mentally or physically handicapped persons, the City may require that the exterior appearance of the home and property be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. The City may also establish reasonable standards regarding the density of such individual homes in any specific single-family-dwelling neighborhood.

One (1) or more persons whether or not related to each other by birth, adoption or marriage living in one (1) dwelling unit.

An area used for growing crops or raising livestock and the usual processing of that farm's product.

The footings need to be in place and inspected before the modular home or double-wide home or mobile home is set. The minimum requirements for the footings of the foundation of such homes are a "T" footing consisting of a three-foot deep by six-inch wide trench capped with a sixteen-inch-wide by eight-inch-thick footing with steel reinforcing provided by one-half-inch reinforcing rod and a concrete mix of not less than five and one-half (5 1/2) bag mix. The use of conventional concrete foundation must be a minimum of eight (8) inches in thickness and may be constructed of concrete, concrete block, brick or any combination thereof. All footing and foundation specifications shall be inspected and approved by the Mayor or his/her authorized representative prior to the setting of any mobile home, modular home or double-wide mobile home. Footing must be poured before a home is set and the foundation must be completed within six (6) months of the completion of the footing. Violation of these provisions shall subject the owner to the penalties specified in Chapter 100, Article III, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clarence, Missouri.

The distance along a street line from one intersecting street to another or to the end of a dead-end street.

An occupation traditionally carried on in a home by the resident(s) thereof which is secondary to the use of the home as a place of residence. The home occupation must be carried on entirely within not more than twenty percent (20%) of the home. Non-illuminated window signs that do not exceed one (1) square foot by two (2) square feet in size are permitted.[1]

Land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in this Chapter including one (1) main building, together with its accessory buildings and the yards and parking spaces required by this Chapter having its principal frontage upon a public street or place, which has been improved to where motor-driven vehicles may move in any weather condition.

The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line.

A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets or places at their intersection.

A lot abutting on two (2) streets or places but do not intersect while abutting the lot.

A lot that abuts other lots on either side.

If properly State-licensed, this is a permitted use in "C1" Commercial District.

If properly State-licensed, this is a permitted use in "AG" Agricultural District or "I" Industrial District.

Any manufactured home or structure designed to a single- or two-family dwelling having an exterior construction of materials commonly used in residential construction, placed on a foundation of concrete or concrete blocks around the exterior perimeter meeting the specifications set forth in the definitions of "foundations and footings" and used with any other support(s) needed for structural integrity, and permanently placed on a foundation as herein specified with all wheels removed.

Any building or land occupied by a use at the time of adoption of this Chapter which does not conform after the adoption of this Chapter with the use regulations of the district in which it is located.

A durably surfaced area enclosed in the main building, in an accessory building, and if the space is unenclosed, comprising an area not less than one hundred ninety-eight (198) square feet, exclusive of a durably hard-surfaced driveway connecting the parking space with a street or alley and permitting the satisfactory ingress and egress of an automobile. The minimum area for vehicles other than automobiles shall be of sufficient size to adequately provide the required parking space.

A storage container is a fully enclosed and securable single-unit body for the storage of equipment, product, raw materials, fixtures, etc., similar in function and design to a containerized shipping unit, typically constructed of metal, without running gear or other permanently attached equipment allowing movement from place to place. Such storage container must be placed on gravel, concrete, treated wooden skids or metal runners to prevent animals or water from entering under the floor of the container. This definition is not intended to include trailers or other similar items.

Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground.

Any structure, vehicle or trailer other than a permanent accessory building constructed on site or utility building as defined herein, and does include items known as "shipping containers," "box trailers" or similar items sometimes used for storage or shipping.

Any vehicle drawn by a cab or tractor having motive power and shall include house trailers, truck trailers, travel trailers and stock trailers.

A non-attached, freestanding building no larger than ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet with walls no higher than six (6) feet. This building must be anchored at each corner. If building falls into these guidelines, no permit is required. Inspectors have authority to inspect to verify that building meets requirements.

An open space on the same lot with a building, which is unoccupied by any portion of the building or accessory building.

A yard extending across the front of a lot between each side of the lot and from the main building to the street right-of-way. On corner lots, the front yard is the side of the lot having the least dimension.

A yard extending across from the rear of a lot from either side of the lot and from the rear of the main building to the rear lot.

A yard extending from the main building to the side of the lot and from the front to the rear of the main building.