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Cottleville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Community College Special District

Section 405.175 Purpose.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.01, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 230 §18.01, 11-2-1995]
The purpose of the Community College Special District is to insure that all new development that will occur in the vicinity of the St. Charles County Community College will be attractive, functional, safe and compatible with the college operations and educational environment.

Section 405.180 Subdistricts.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.02, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 230 §18.02, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 1400 §11, 12-18-2014]
A. 
The Community College Special District is composed of eleven (11) subdistricts, as follows:
SD/C-CC
College Campus Subdistrict
SD/C-C1
College/Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict
SD/C-C2
College/General Commercial Subdistrict
SD/C-C3
College/General Commercial Retail Subdistrict
SD/C-C5
College/General Public Subdistrict
SD/C-R1
College/Single-Family Residential Subdistrict
SD/C-R2
College/Two-Family Residential Subdistrict
SD/C-R3
College/Multi-Family Subdistrict
SD/C-I1
College/Light Industrial Park Subdistrict
SD/C-PO
College/Park and Open Space Subdistrict
SD/C-UC
College/Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict
B. 
The boundaries of the district and subdistricts shall be delineated on the official Zoning Map of the City, as provided for in the Special District map overlay.
C. 
All subdistricts, except the "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict, shall function as independent zoning subdistricts and shall meet the design standards contained herein.
D. 
The "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict is intended to be superimposed over any existing zoning district located in this subdistrict zone. Unless otherwise noted in the "SD/C-UC" subdistrict regulations, the regulations of the underlying zoning district shall be maintained and not affected. Where additional requirements are specified in the "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict, the more stringent requirements shall apply.

Section 405.185 Site Plan Requirement.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.03, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 1400 §12, 12-18-2014]
A. 
No building permit shall be issued within the Special District without approval of a site plan pursuant to Article VI of this Chapter.
B. 
The owner(s) of record or any person(s) acting on behalf of the owner(s) of any tract located within the designated College Special District may file a request for a site plan review by filing with the Director of Public Works the completed application, required plans and payment of the review fee as described in Section 405.420 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cottleville.

Section 405.190 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.190, Authority, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.04, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §13.

Section 405.200 Uses and Operations Permitted in the "SD/C-CC" College Campus Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.08, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose. The "SD/C-CC" College Campus Subdistrict is designed to permit the establishment of uses normally associated with a college campus and to provide a landscaped buffer from adjoining zoning districts and public streets.
B. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
Colleges, including administrative and faculty offices, classrooms, laboratories, chapels, auditoriums, lecture halls, libraries, student and faculty centers, athletic facilities, but not including colleges or trade schools operated for profit.
2. 
Child day care center.
3. 
Community events.
4. 
University-sponsored lectures, speakers, musical performances and other cultural events and amateur athletic events.
5. 
Off-street parking spaces and structures for passenger automobiles accessory to uses permitted.
6. 
Parks and playgrounds.
7. 
Playfields accessory to permitted uses.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Art galleries, libraries and museums which are not part of an institution permitted in this district.
2. 
Churches.
3. 
Food cooperatives in legally established churches, not-for-profit recreational buildings and community centers, private and public schools and private clubs.
4. 
Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional or religious non-profit organizations and service clubs.
5. 
Public utility uses, including outside telephone pay booths and public transportation shelters.
6. 
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities.
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019]
D. 
Use Restrictions.
1. 
Residential screening.
a. 
A transition strip screen shall be provided along all property lines that abut a residential district.
b. 
Such transition strip screen shall be improved at the time the property is improved and shall consist of compact evergreen trees of not less than six (6) feet in height so spaced that an effective visual screen will be provided at plant maturity.
A six (6) to eight (8) foot screen wall or fence may be required in addition to, or in lieu of, a planting screen when the reviewing authority deems it necessary in order to adequately screen certain types of non-compatible uses.
c. 
Sight triangle exception. On a corner site no planting, berm, fence or wall shall be placed in such a manner as to impede vision within the ten (10) foot sight triangle as defined in the Cottleville City zoning ordinance.
2. 
Access points on Mid Rivers Drive. The creation of access points or the relocation of existing access points on Mid Rivers Drive, which are in addition to the approved site development plan, shall be allowed only upon approval by the City Board of Aldermen.

Section 405.205 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-R1" College Single-Family Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.09, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose. The "SD/C-R1" Subdistrict is created to promote and encourage the establishment of a high quality, low density residential environment located close to the college campus.
B. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
Single-family dwelling.
2. 
Public park or playground.
3. 
Public schools or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school.
4. 
Accessory uses incident to the above uses when located on the same lot.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Privately operated recreational facility including a swimming pool, tennis court or golf course on a site of not less than five (5) acres.
2. 
Substation or pumping station for electric, gas or telephone utilities.
3. 
Clubs, private, on a site of not less than two (2) acres.
4. 
Nursery, prekindergarten, play, special or other private school.
5. 
Radio, television or microwave towers more than fifty (50) feet tall, provided that the distance from the center of the base of the tower to the nearest property line shall be not less than the height of the tower plus twenty-five (25) feet. One (1) permanent building containing transmitting equipment shall be permitted as an accessory use.
6. 
Greenhouse on a site of not less than two (2) acres.
7. 
Public building or facility erected by a governmental agency.
8. 
Church.
9. 
Institution (hospital, nursing, rest or convalescent home and educational, philanthropic or religious) on site of not less than five (5) acres, provided not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area may be occupied by buildings and, provided further, that the buildings shall be set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height.
10. 
Nurseries and truck gardens.
11. 
Agricultural operations except livestock.
D. 
Use Restrictions. None.

Section 405.210 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-R2" College Two-Family Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.10, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose. The "SD/C-R2" Subdistrict is created to promote and encourage the establishment of a high quality residential environment of medium density.
B. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
All uses permitted in "SD/C-R1" College Single-Family Subdistrict.
2. 
Two-family dwellings.
3. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
All uses permitted as conditional in the "SD/C-R1" College Single-Family Subdistrict.
D. 
Use Restrictions. None.

Section 405.213 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-R3" College Multi-Family Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 843 §1, 6-8-2006; Ord. No. 945 §1, 8-23-2007]
A. 
Purpose. The "SD/C-R3" Subdistrict is created to promote and encourage the establishment of a high quality residential environment of high density.
B. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
Single-family dwelling.
2. 
Multi-family dwelling(s) and apartments.
3. 
Public park or playground.
4. 
Public elementary school or high school or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school.
5. 
Cemetery on a site of not less than twenty (20) acres.
6. 
Golf course and clubhouse, except miniature course or driving range operated for commercial purposes.
7. 
Railroad and utility rights-of-way, not including railroad yards or electric, gas and telephone substations.
8. 
Accessory uses incident to the above uses when located on the same lot and including vegetable and flower garden, the raising and keeping of small animals or fowl not on a commercial basis and including garages, pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, gardenhouses and fireplace sheds.
[Ord. No. 1513 §6, 3-16-2016]
9. 
Group home. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Substation or pumping station for electric, gas or telephone utilities.
2. 
Clubs, private, on a site of not less than two (2) acres.
3. 
Nursery, pre-kindergarten, play, special or other private school.
4. 
Radio, television or microwave towers, provided that the distance from the center of the base of the tower to the nearest property line shall be not less than the height of the tower plus twenty-five (25) feet. One (1) permanent building containing transmitting equipment shall be permitted as an accessory use.
5. 
Public building or facility erected by a governmental agency.
6. 
Institution (hospital, nursing, rest or convalescent home and educational, philanthropic or religious) on site of not less than five (5) acres, provided not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area may be occupied by buildings and, provided further, that the building shall be set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height.
7. 
Sewage treatment plants, oxidation basins and related facilities, water supply plants, pumps, reservoirs, wells and elevated storage tanks for the purpose of providing services to the public.
8. 
Church.
D. 
Height, Area And Lot Requirements.
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot area
3,111 square feet per family (14 units per acre)
Minimum dwelling size
1,000 square feet per family

Section 405.215 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-C1" College Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 230 §18.11, 11-2-1995]
A. 
Purpose.
1. 
This subdistrict, located adjacent to the college campus, is intended to be developed as a special pedestrian oriented retail/service/office center catering to the shopping, service and recreational needs of the college student, as well as the general public.
2. 
Development standards for this subdistrict encourage the concentrated arrangement of stores and shops in order to allow convenient one-stop shopping with a minimum of walking after parking. Parking lots which create significant gaps in the continuous building wall along these streets are restricted. In exchange for allowing businesses to build to the front and side property lines, businesses will be required to provide wide sidewalks, street trees and other streetscape improvements.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted by right in the "SD/C-C1" Subdistrict.
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Advertising offices
Barber shops
Beauty shops
Child day care services
Combination utility services offices
Commodity contracts brokers/dealers
Credit reporting and collection services
Electric service offices
Engineering and architectural services
Fire, marine and casualty insurance offices
Gas production offices and distribution offices
Insurance agents, brokers and services offices
Investment offices
Irrigation systems offices
Landscape and horticultural services
Legal services offices
Life insurance offices
Mailing, reproduction and stenographic services
Management and public relations services
Medical service and health insurance offices
Miscellaneous investing offices
Pension, health and welfare funds offices
Radio and television broadcasting (no towers)
Real estate agents and managers offices
Real estate operators and lessors offices
Sanitary sewer offices
Security and commodity exchanges
Security brokers and dealers
Security and commodity services
Steam and air-conditioning supply offices
Subdividers and developers offices
Surety insurance offices
Telegraph and other communications (no towers)
Telephone communications (no towers)
Title insurance offices
Title abstract offices
Trusts offices
U.S. Postal Service
Water supply offices
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
C. 
Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be allowed in the "C-1" District if approved in accordance with the conditional use review and approval procedures.
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019]
Candy, nut and confectionery stores
Coin-operated amusement devices
Computer and data processing services
Dairy product stores
Eating and drinking places
Florists
Miscellaneous general merchandise
News dealers and newsstands
Soil preparation services
Variety stores
Veterinary services
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
D. 
Use Restrictions.
1. 
No permanent outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted.
2. 
Where a "SD/C-C1" Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict is adjacent to any residential zoning district, a landscaping greenbelt at least fifteen (15) feet in width shall be provided continuously on the back and/or sides of the commercial property lines and shall consist of a compact evergreen hedge, foliage screening, solid masonry wall, solid wood fence or other type of screening with a minimum height of six (6) feet above grade, so long as the degree of screening is not less than the screening afforded by the fence, etc., and shall be maintained along the appropriate property line by the users of the C-1 property. All landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition by the property owner. This greenbelt shall not be used for off-street parking facilities or for loading space.
E. 
No motor vehicle oriented businesses, such as drive-up banks, restaurants or carwash business, shall be permitted.

Section 405.220 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.220, Uses Permitted in “SD/C-C2 College General Commercial Subdistrict, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.12, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §14.

Section 405.225 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-C2" College General Commercial Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 230 §18.12.1, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 1400 §15, 12-18-2014]
A. 
Purpose. This subdistrict is designed to serve the services needs of the traveling motorist. Development standards for this commercial subdistrict are designed to create a safe, attractive, parkway image along public streets by requiring additional setbacks, landscaping and restricting driveway access. Access to individual commercial sites on Mid Rivers Mall Drive shall be from a frontage or reverse frontage road.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted by right in the "SD/C-C2" Subdistrict:
Barber shops
Beauty shops
Business credit institutions
Cable and pay television services
Commercial banks
Computer and data processing services
Credit unions
Federal and Federal-sponsored credit
Foreign banks and branches and agencies
Functions closely related to banking
Light rail system
Mortgage bankers and brokers
Outside drive-up ATMs
Personal credit institutions
Personnel supply services
Photographic studios, portrait
Physical fitness facilities
Public golf courses
Savings institutions
Shoe repair and shoeshine parlors
Note: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
C. 
Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be allowed in the "SD/C-C2" Subdistrict if approved in accordance with the conditional use review and approval procedure:
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019; Ord. No. 1831, 2-19-2020]
All conditional uses in the "SD/C-C1" College Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict, except as otherwise provided for in Section 405.225
All permitted uses in the "SD/C-C1" College Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict, except as otherwise provided for in Section 405.225
Automobile service stations
Candy, nut and confectionery stores
Coin-operated amusement devices
Dairy product stores
Display and sales rooms new or used goods
Eating and drinking places
Farm implements, sale and repair
Florists
Frozen food lockers
General services (laundry, plumbing, heating, printing, painting, upholstery)
Greenhouses
Health clubs
Home health care services
Individual and family services
Medical and dental laboratories
Medical hospitals and clinics
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
Motion picture production and services
Motion picture distribution services
Motor-vehicle-oriented businesses (MVOB) (such as banks and restaurants with drive-up windows and car wash businesses)
1. 
Special conditions. Motor-vehicle-oriented businesses, except those in a planned development area where the means of ingress and egress to the MVOB is via the internal circulation system, shall be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from all other motor-vehicle-oriented businesses, which distances shall be computed as follows:
a. 
For such businesses on the same side of the street, a minimum of three hundred (300) feet between the two (2) closest property lines shall be determined as the minimum distance.
b. 
For such businesses on opposite sides of the street, no such business shall be allowed on a lot where a line, drawn from both or either front corner of said proposed lot, across the street and perpendicular to the street right-of-way on the opposite side of the street at a point less than three hundred (300) feet from the closest property corner of an already existing or approved motor-vehicle-oriented business lot on said opposite side of the street.
c. 
For four-corner intersections, two (2) motor-vehicle-oriented businesses may be allowed at such an intersection but only on diagonally opposite corners, regardless of their distance from one another; however, no other motor-vehicle-oriented businesses shall be allowed within three hundred (300) feet of those intersection corners that are unoccupied nor within three hundred (300) feet of the property lines of those motor-vehicle-oriented businesses so situated on corner lots.
d. 
Exception to the minimum spacing requirements contained herein as may be allowed on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Aldermen after considering the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, traffic studies and other pertinent information. The applicant for a conditional use shall provide such additional information and studies as requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Board of Aldermen.
News dealers and newsstands
Nursery sales offices
Nursing and personal care facilities (non-resident)
Office buildings
Offices and clinics of medical doctors
Offices of other health practitioners
Offices of osteopathic physicians
Offices and clinics of dentists
Pet grooming
Private schools, including dancing (commercial school)
Public garages or parking lots
Radio stations and associated antennae
Research and testing services
Self-storage warehouses
Television stations and associated antennae
Temporary fireworks stands
Tire sales and service
Variety stores
Watch, clock and jewelry repair
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
D. 
No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted, except automobiles, trucks or trailers for sale may be stored or displayed outside a building, provided they are located within the required setback lines.

Section 405.230 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-C3" College General Commercial Retail Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 230 §18.12.2, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 887 §2, 12-14-2006]
A. 
Purpose. This subdistrict is designed to serve the commercial retail needs of the traveling motorists. Development standards for this commercial subdistrict are designed to create a safe, attractive "parkway image" along public streets by requiring additional setbacks, landscaping and restricting driveway access. Access to individual commercial sites on Mid Rivers Mall Drive shall be from a frontage or reverse frontage road.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted by right in the "SD/C-C3" Subdistrict.
Auto and home supply stores Bowling centers
Clothing stores
Eating and drinking places
Florists
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Household appliances
Miscellaneous food stores
News dealers and newsstands
Optical goods stores
Radio, television and computer stores
Retail nurseries and garden stores
Shoe stores
Temporary fireworks stands
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Motor vehicle oriented businesses (MVOB) (such as banks and restaurants with drive-up windows and car wash businesses).
a. 
Special conditions. Motor vehicle oriented businesses, except those in a planned development area where the means of ingress and egress to the MVOB is via the internal circulation system, shall be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from all other motor vehicle oriented businesses, which distances shall be computed as follows:
(1) 
For such businesses on the same side of the street, a minimum of three hundred (300) feet between the two (2) closest property lines shall be determined as the minimum distance.
(2) 
For such businesses on opposite sides of the street, no such business shall be allowed on a lot where a line, drawn from both or either front corner of said proposed lot, across the street and perpendicular to the street right-of-way on the opposite side of the street at a point less than three hundred (300) feet from the closest property corner of an already existing or approved motor vehicle oriented business lot on said opposite side of the street.
(3) 
For four-corner intersections, two (2) motor vehicle oriented businesses may be allowed at such an intersection but only on diagonally opposite corners, regardless of their distance from one another; however, no other motor vehicle oriented businesses shall be allowed within three hundred (300) feet of those intersection corners that are unoccupied nor within three hundred (300) feet of the property lines of these motor vehicle oriented businesses so situated on corner lots.
(4) 
Exception to the minimum spacing requirements contained herein as may be allowed on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Aldermen after considering the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, traffic studies and other pertinent information. The applicant for a conditional use shall provide such additional information and studies as requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Board of Aldermen.
2. 
The following uses shall be allowed in the "SD/C-C3" District if approved in accordance with the conditional use review and approval procedures.
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019; Ord. No. 1831, 2-19-2020; Ord. No. 2024, 8-24-2022]
All conditional uses in the "SD/C-C2" College Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict, except as otherwise provided for in Section 405.230
All permitted uses in the "SD/C-C2" College Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office Subdistrict, except as otherwise provided for in Section 405.230
Amusement parks
Auto and home supply stores
Automotive rentals, no drivers
Candy, nut and confectionery stores
Coin-operated amusement devices
Commercial sports
Dairy product stores
Department stores
Drug stores and proprietary stores
Gasoline service stations
Grocery stores
Hardware stores
Liquefied petroleum gas retail
Liquor stores
Medical marijuana dispensary facility
Membership sports and recreation clubs
Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
Miscellaneous shopping goods stores
Motion picture theaters
Non-classifiable retail trade establishments
Non-store retailers
Retail bakeries
Tobacco stores and stands
Variety stores
Video tape rentals
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities
Women's accessory and specialty stores
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment.
D. 
No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted on a lot, except that automobiles, trucks or trailers for sale may be stored or displayed outside of a building, provided they are located within the required setback lines.
[Ord. No. 1400 §16, 12-18-2014]

Section 405.235 "SD/C-C5" General Public District.

[Ord. No. 395 §1(18.12.3), 3-4-1999]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the "SD/C-C5" General Public District is to accommodate health care, public administration, educational and religious (and related uses) uses and to promote employment, care facilities, educational and religious assembly opportunities for area residents. The regulations of the "SD/C-C5" District are intended to allow the development of public uses, while protecting residential areas from the adverse impacts sometimes associated with non-residential uses. The "SD/C-C5" District is intended to be applied in these areas of the City designated for public facilities use in the Comprehensive Plan.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted by right in the "SD/C-C5" District.
Administration of education programs offices
Administration of general economic programs offices
Botanical and zoological gardens
Churches, temples, synagogues, places of worship, etc.
Colleges and universities
Court
Dance studios, schools, band halls
Elementary and secondary schools
Executive offices
Executive and legislative combined
Finance, taxation and monetary policy offices
General government
Hospitals
Job training and related services
Legislative bodies
Libraries
Museums and art galleries
National security offices
Public order and safety offices
Residential care
Social services
Vocational schools
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment. No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted, except automobiles, trucks or trailers for sale may be stored or displayed outside a building, provided they are located within the required setback lines.
C. 
Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be allowed in the "SD/C-C5" District if approved in accordance with the conditional use review and approval procedures.
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019]
Coin-operated amusement devices
Heliport or helipad
Non-classifiable public administration establishments
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities
NOTE: None of the above are permitted to store hazardous materials open to the environment. No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted, except automobiles, trucks or trailers for sale may be stored or displayed outside a building, provided they are located within the required setback lines.

Section 405.240 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-I1" College Light Industrial Park Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.13, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose.
1. 
The "SD/C-I1" College Light Industrial Park Subdistrict is intended to provide for a mixture of land uses including commercial services, research administrative facilities, distribution, warehousing and light manufacturing uses that meet high development and use standards.
2. 
It is intended that the College Light Industrial Park Subdistrict have a park-like environment created by large setbacks, landscaping and screening of parking and service areas.
B. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
Manufacturing uses similar to those listed below which do not create any more offensive noise, odor or vibration than that which is generally associated with light industries of this type specifically permitted below:
a. 
Manufacture or assembly of small electrical appliances or electronics apparatus.
b. 
Manufacture of medical instruments and supplies.
c. 
Manufacture or assembly of sheet metal products including heating and ventilating ducts and equipment.
d. 
Warehousing, services including retail and wholesale sales.
2. 
Laboratories and office/research and testing.
3. 
Public utility facilities.
4. 
Professional offices:
a. 
Contractors.
b. 
Engineers.
c. 
Architects.
5. 
Specialty supply/center services (wholesale/retail):
a. 
Data programming services.
b. 
Sporting goods/outdoor equipment supplies.
6. 
Accessory uses when related to a permitted use such as, but not limited to, restaurants, corporate offices and businesses which provide services to light industrial uses.
C. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Trade schools.
2. 
Plastic products manufacturing.
3. 
Airports and heliport pads.
4. 
Retail and wholesale sale of hazardous agricultural fertilizers.
5. 
Wireless support structures and wireless facilities.
[Ord. No. 1748, 1-16-2019]
D. 
Use Restrictions.
1. 
All products that are stored or sold and materials used in production shall be kept inside a building and all services shall be rendered inside a building with the exception of outdoor play areas for licensed child care facilities.
2. 
All company service vehicles, fleet trucks, etc., used in conjunction with a permitted use shall be stored overnight inside a structure or screened with a landscape buffer so that they are not visible from a public street.
3. 
Retail sales within the Business Park Subdistrict shall be subordinate to another permitted use in the same building.
4. 
No smoke, radioactive emission, vibration or concussion, heat, dust or glare shall be produced that is perceptible outside a building and no dust, fly ash or gas that is toxic, caustic or injurious to humans or property shall be produced.
5. 
In no case shall the noise level exceed sixty (60) dB(A) at repeated intervals or for a sustained length of time, measured at any point along the property line.

Section 405.245 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-PO" College Park and Open Space Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.14, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose.
1. 
This subdistrict is intended to serve as an open space buffer between the Special College District and adjacent land uses.
2. 
Development standards for this subdistrict provide for the preservation of the open space character of the area and encourage the development of public and private parks and recreational uses which are compatible with the open space image.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted within the "SD/C-PO" Park and Open Space Subdistrict.
1. 
Publicly owned and private parks and playgrounds, including public recreation or service buildings within such parks, administration buildings, Police, fire stations and public utility buildings, structures and substations.
2. 
Golf courses and clubhouses customarily incident thereto except miniature golf, driving ranges and similar activities used as a business which are not compatible with the open space character of the area.
3. 
Riding stables and riding trails, but not including riding tracks, operated as a business.
4. 
Farming, dairy farming, livestock and poultry raising and all uses commonly classed as agriculture. There shall be no restriction of operation of vehicles or machinery customarily incidental to such uses; or the sale or marketing of products raised on the premises.
5. 
Kennels.
6. 
Nurseries, greenhouses and truck gardens.
7. 
Picnic areas.
8. 
Accessory uses, including repair shops, sheds, garages, barns, silos, irrigation wells and pumps, bunk houses, incidental dwellings, buildings and structures customarily required for any of the above uses.
C. 
Conditional Uses. None.
D. 
Use Restrictions.
1. 
Any building, structure or yard constructed for the raising, feeding or housing of animals shall be located at least five hundred (500) feet from a residential district or the street right-of-way lines of Mid Rivers Drive and St. Peters-Cottleville Road.
2. 
Off-premises signs are prohibited.

Section 405.250 Uses Permitted in "SD/C-UC" College Urban Corridor Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.15, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Purpose.
1. 
The "SD/C-UC" Subdistrict is designed to beautify the major routes leading to the college campus. The Urban Corridor Subdistrict is intended to function as an "overlay district" to any existing zoning district and provides supplemental zoning standards that require additional building and parking setbacks and landscaping and screening requirements.
2. 
The Urban Corridor Subdistrict includes portions of the following arterial roadways:
Cottleville Parkway
Mid Rivers Drive
St. Peters-Cottleville Road
B. 
Permitted And Conditional Uses. The uses permitted in the Urban Corridor Subdistrict shall be the same uses permitted in the applicable underlying district.
C. 
Use Restrictions. None, except as required by underlying districts.

Section 405.255 Application.

[Ord. No. 230 §18.19, 11-2-1995]
A. 
The following special development standards apply to all subdistricts within the Special College District unless otherwise noted. The special development standards are intended to create a high quality urban environment that will support and compliment the environmental quality of the St. Charles County Community College.
B. 
All special subdistricts, except the "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Subdistrict, are established as separate zoning units and contain standards related to a specific location and a specific type of use.
C. 
The "SD/C-UC" College/Urban Corridor Subdistrict is designed as an "overlay district" and is designed to be superimposed over any existing zoning district in order to create additional or more stringent standards designed to enhance the environmental quality of the major approach routes to the college. Unless otherwise superseded by the"overlay" regulations, the regulations of the underlying district(s) shall be maintained and not be affected.

Section 405.260 Minimum Open Space Requirement.

[Ord. No. 230 §18.20, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 843 §2, 6-8-2006; Ord. No. 1400 §17, 12-18-2014]
The minimum percentage of the lot area that shall be open space, exclusive of buildings, parking facilities and access drives, shall be as follows:
Special Subdistrict
Percent Open Space
SD/C-CC College Campus
35%
SD/C-R1 College/Single-Family
N/A
SD/C-R2 College/Two-Family
N/A
SD/C-R3 College Multi-Family
N/A
SD/C-C1 College/Pedestrian Commercial and Light Commercial Office
15%
SD/C-C2 College/General Commercial
25%
SD/C-C3 College/General Commercial Retail
25%
SD/C-I1 College/Light Industrial Park
25%
SD/C-PO College/Park and Open Space
N/A
SD/C-VC College/Urban Corridor Overlay
N/A
SD/C-C5 College/General Public District
30%

Section 405.265 Street and Property Line Setbacks.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.21, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 843 §3, 6-8-2006; Ord. No. 1400 §18, 12-18-2014]
A. 
Special Setbacks For Mid Rivers Mall Drive And St. Peters-Cottleville Road Frontages. All special subdistricts except "SD/C-UC" and "SD/C-C1" shall provide a minimum building and parking setback distance of forty (40) feet from the right-of-way of St. Peters-Cottleville Road and Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Such setback shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Sections 405.300 and 405.470.
B. 
Special Setbacks For The "SD/C-UC" College Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict. Any development except "R-1A" Single-Family Residential District located in the "SD/C-UC" College Urban Corridor Overlay Subdistrict shall provide a minimum building setback of thirty (30) feet and a minimum parking setback of twenty-five (25) feet from the street rights-of-way of the following major corridor routes:
Cottleville Parkway
Mid Rivers Mall Drive
St. Peters-Cottleville Road
C. 
Minimum Street And Property Lines Setbacks For Uses Not Fronting On Mid Rivers Mall Drive And St. Peters-Cottleville Road. Minimum setbacks for buildings (including structures) and parking from street rights-of-way and interior property lines shall be as follows:
Special District
Minimum Setback
(feet)
Front
Side
Rear
SD/C-CC
Buildings
40
40
40
Parking lots
40
40
40
SD/C-R1
Buildings
35
15
25
Parking lots
N/A
N/A
N/A
SD/C-R2
Buildings
30
25
25
Parking lots
N/A
N/A
N/A
SD/C-R3
Buildings
25
25
25
Parking lots
N/A
N/A
N/A
SD/C-C1
Buildings
4
0
0
Parking lots
0
0
0
SD/C-C2
Buildings
25
25
25
Parking lots
15
15
15
SD/C-C3
Buildings
25
25
25
Parking lots
15
15
15
SD/C-C5
Buildings
30
30
30
Parking lots
20
20
20
SD/C-I1
Buildings
35
15
15
Parking lots
35
10
10
SD/C-PO
Buildings
70
70
70
Parking lots
45
45
45

Section 405.270 Building Height.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.22, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 843 §4, 6-8-2006; Ord. No. 1400 §19, 12-18-2014]
A. 
Building Height. Building height limitations in the various subdistricts shall be as follows:
Special Subdistrict
Height Limitation
(feet)
SD/C-CC
45
SD/C-R1
35
SD/C-R2
35
SD/C-R3
45
SD/C-C1
35
SD/C-C2
35
SD/C-C3
35
SD/C-I1
45
SD/C-PO
35
SD/C-UC
Same as underlying district
SD/C-C5
40
B. 
Building Height Exceptions. Structures may exceed the maximum height limitation, provided that a site development plan for the structure is reviewed by the City Board of Aldermen to ensure that structures in excess of the height limitation will:
1. 
Be designed and located to provide adequate setbacks from adjacent public streets and adjacent properties.
2. 
Not adversely impact other developments in the area.
3. 
Not create excessive density.
4. 
Provide additional setback as specified in Subsection (C) below.
C. 
Additional Setback Requirements For Tall Buildings. Building setback for buildings exceeding the standard height limitation shall be increased by one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of building height in excess of the standard height limit.
D. 
In order to encourage variation in setbacks and building heights, the additional setback requirement in Subsection (C) of this Section shall apply only to building elements exceeding the standard height limit. Thus, a low-rise element must observe the original setbacks while taller elements must observe the increased setbacks.
E. 
No site development plan shall be approved unless all buildings in excess of the standard height limit have an interior sprinkler system, and fire prevention and fire suppression materials and/or equipment have been incorporated into buildings over the height limit to the satisfaction of the appropriate fire protection district.

Section 405.275 Off-Street Parking.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.23, 12-7-1989]
All off-street parking areas shall meet the parking requirements of Article VIII, Section 405.495 et seq. of the City zoning ordinance.

Section 405.280 Loading and Service Areas.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.24, 12-7-1989]
A. 
All loading areas shall meet the off-street loading requirements of Article VIII, Section 405.495 et seq. of the City zoning ordinance.
B. 
No loading or service area shall be visible from any street designated as a "Special Corridor Street" (Mid Rivers Drive, St. Peters-Cottleville Road and Cottleville Parkway).

Section 405.285 Refuse Collection Areas.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.25, 12-7-1989]
A. 
No refuse collection areas shall be permitted between a street and the front of a building. All refuse containers shall be visually screened within a durable six (6) feet or higher enclosure, so as not to be visible from neighboring properties or streets.
B. 
Refuse collection areas should be effectively designated to contain all refuse generated on site and deposited between collections. Deposited refuse should not be visible from outside the refuse enclosure.
C. 
Refuse collection enclosures should be designed of durable materials with finishes and colors which are unified and harmonious with the overall architectural theme.
D. 
Refuse collection areas should be so located upon the lot as to provide clear and convenient access to refuse collection vehicles.

Section 405.290 Underground Utilities and Communication Devices.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.26, 12-7-1989]
A. 
All electric power lines (not to include transformers or enclosures containing electrical equipment including, but not limited to, switches, meters or capacitors which may be pad mounted), telephone, gas distribution and cable television lines in developments constructed after the effective date of this Section shall be placed underground in accordance with the specifications and policies of the respective utility service providers.
B. 
No antenna or device for transmission or reception of any signals including, but not limited to, telephone, television and radio shall be placed so that it is visible from five (5) feet above the ground or ground floor level at a distance of five hundred (500) feet in any direction, unless specific written approval is granted by the City Board.
C. 
Temporary overhead power and telephone facilities are permitted during construction.

Section 405.295 Driveway Entrances and Exits.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.27, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 267 §1, 8-28-1996]
A. 
The minimum distance of any driveway to a side property line shall be fifteen (15) feet.
B. 
The minimum distance a driveway shall be located from the street intersection of a minor roadway shall be thirty (30) feet measured from the intersection of street right-of-way lines measured to the nearest end of the curb radius. This distance shall be a minimum of ninety (90) feet for a collector or arterial roadway.
C. 
The number of entrances for each lot shall be limited on the basis of street frontage as follows:
Frontage (feet)
Maximum Number of Entrances
Less than 350
One (1)
350 to 700
Two (2)
700 to 1,100
Three (3)
More than 1,100
Four (4)
Lots which have frontage on two (2) more streets may have entrances on each street in accordance with the above criteria.
EXCEPTIONS —
1.
For properties having street frontage on Mid Rivers Mall Drive for which multiple driveways are permitted, not less than one (1) driveway shall be a right-in/right-out only, unless that driveway is located on a property line allowing joint use by the adjacent property owner. Where four (4) driveways are permitted, two (2) of these driveways shall be right-in/right-out only.
2.
For commercial zoned properties having street frontage on St. Peters-Cottleville Road or Cottleville Parkway for which multiple driveways are permitted, not less than one (1) driveway shall be a right-in/right-out only, unless that driveway is located on a property line allowing joint use by the adjacent property owner. Where four (4) driveways are permitted, two (2) of these driveways shall be right-in/right-out only.
3.
The centerline of driveways shall align with existing and/or proposed driveways or streets on the opposite side of a street. Where direct alignment is not feasible, driveways/streets shall be separated by not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, center-to-center.
D. 
Businesses which are a part of a shopping center or cluster of commercial facilities shall use the common access with other business establishments in that center. Whenever possible, adjacent business sites are encouraged to share driveways which connect to public streets or provide internal connections between business sites.

Section 405.300 Landscaping and Screening Requirements.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.28, 12-7-1989; Ord. No. 230 §18, 11-2-1995; Ord. No. 395 §1, 3-4-1999; Ord. No. 1400 §20, 12-18-2014]
A. 
Landscape Plan Required. All plans submitted in support of a building permit application shall include a landscape plan and include screening, where appropriate, which meets the landscaping and screening regulations of Article VII, Section 405.460 et seq. of the City of Cottleville Zoning Ordinance.
B. 
Minimum Tree Requirements.
1. 
All tree planting in the Community College Special Subdistricts must comply with Section 405.470.
2. 
Existing trees saved. Existing trees saved on the site during construction may be credited toward the minimum tree requirements specified for each zoning district. Those existing trees credited shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper as measured six (6) inches above the ground for deciduous shade trees. Minimum size for existing ornamental and evergreen species shall be six (6) feet in height. All existing plant material saved shall be healthy and free of mechanical injury.
3. 
Trees planted. The majority of the required trees planted shall be medium and large deciduous shade trees as specified in Section 405.485 of the City Zoning Ordinance.

Section 405.305 Special Streetscape Improvements Required in the "SD/C-C1" College Pedestrian Commercial Subdistrict.

[Ord. No. 91 §18.29, 12-7-1989]
A. 
Application. All sites located in the "SD/C-C1" Subdistrict shall provide streetscape improvements within the designated "pedestrian streetscape zone" located in the public right-of-ways of the designated major corridor routes prior to building occupancy.
B. 
Streetscape Zone. The pedestrian streetscape zone shall include the area between the front building setback line and edge of street pavement of Cottleville-St. Peters Road and College Boulevard (Birdie Hills Road extension).
C. 
Streetscape Design Standards.
1. 
Street trees. Street trees shall be planted twenty-five (25) feet on center and centered within a four (4) foot wide brick pavement band extending along the street curb line. Street trees shall be a minimum of two (2) inch caliper and shall be enclosed with forty-eight (48) inch tree grates and tree guards. A list of acceptable tree varieties and planting specifications may be obtained from the City Engineer.
405-305C1.tif
2. 
Pedestrian walks. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the remaining surface area extending from the four (4) foot brick planting strip shall be paved for continuous pedestrian circulation. Design detail of the pedestrian circulation pavement area shall be compatible with the brick pavement band and adjacent walk areas.
3. 
Sidewalk benches. Each business shall provide a minimum of one (1) pedestrian bench located in the streetscape zone. Pedestrian benches shall be so located to not create an obstruction to pedestrian circulation. A list of acceptable bench designs and sitting specifications may be obtained from the City Engineer.
4. 
Off-street parking. All parking in the "SD/C1" Pedestrian Commercial Subdistrict shall be located to the rear of all businesses fronting on College Boulevard (Birdie Hills Road extension) and St. Peters-Cottleville Road. Access to rear parking areas shall be by a reverse frontage service road designed to minimize conflicts between pedestrian and vehicles.
Individual businesses are encouraged to combine driveway entrances and parking lots in order to reduce the number of driveway intersections.
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5. 
Building entrances. All sides of structures located in the "SD/C-C1" Special Streetscape Zone shall receive equal architectural treatment. Businesses shall provide attractive customer entrances on both the street and rear parking sides of buildings.
6. 
Installation. Streetscape improvements shall be installed by the developer and constructed to City standards.

Section 405.310 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.310, Application Procedure for Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.36, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §21.

Section 405.315 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.315, Information Required –– Preliminary Site Plan, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.37, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §22.

Section 405.320 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.320, Information Required –– Final Site Plan, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.38, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §23.

Section 405.323 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.323, Processing Procedures for Special District Plan/Approval, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 91 §18.38, 12-7-1989, was repealed 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1400 §24.

Section 405.324 Miscellaneous Regulations.

[Ord. No. 882 §3, 12-14-2006]
A. 
This Section contains miscellaneous regulations generally applicable to various Sections of this Chapter.
1. 
An adult business shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property line of any "R" Residential District, regular place of religious worship, a public or private school, hospital or nursing home, licensed day care for children, public park, cultural institution such as a museum or pre-existing adult business. An "adult business" is any business which offers its patrons goods of which a substantial portion are adult-oriented items or services relating to such items. Any business where more than fifteen percent (15%) of the retail value of merchandise offered for sale consists of adult-oriented items shall be presumed to be an adult business. No adult business shall advertise, display or promote adult-oriented items so that they are visible from outside the premises.