District Classifications and Use Regulations
One-family detached dwellings. | |||
One-family, owner-occupied detached dwellings, not enlarged after the effective date of this Chapter, September 6, 1995, for the purpose of accommodating an additional dwelling unit, with one (1) additional dwelling unit occupied by not more than one (1) family within the same building, on the conditions that: | |||
1. | Such building was designed, erected and occupied as a single-family dwelling prior to the effective date of this Chapter, September 6, 1995; | ||
2. | The exterior of that part of the building facing the front lot line is not altered after such effective date to accommodate such additional dwelling unit; and | ||
3. | There is at least one (1) off-street parking space provided for one (1) of the dwelling units. | ||
Customary accessory buildings including private garages, carports, pergolas, swimming pools, fireplaces and similar accessory uses. | |||
Public, private and parochial schools. | |||
Public buildings erected by any public agency except those buildings used primarily for maintenance and storage purposes. | |||
Devices for the metering of electrical, gas or water services to dwellings. | |||
Public parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, swimming pools, community centers, athletic fields and recreation buildings therein; but commercial endeavors are prohibited except as specifically permitted in this Section. | |||
Churches or other places of worship, including religious education buildings, or other associated structures including church signs. | |||
Agricultural uses, including nurseries and truck gardening, provided that no offensive odors or dust or chemical overspray are created and, provided further, that no retail sales shall be permitted, except items grown on the premises or other items incidental thereto. | |||
Temporary buildings to house offices, store equipment, and permit other functions incidental to construction and development activities on or appurtenant to the affected lot or lots, provided that such buildings shall be removed within eleven (11) months after the date of permit for their erection. | |||
One (1) sign not exceeding thirty-six (36) square feet in area referring to the construction, lease, hire or sale of a building, premises or subdivision lot, which sign shall refer to the subdivision or property on which the sign is located and shall be removed as soon as the premises are sold or leased or construction is completed. | |||
Home occupations within any residence otherwise lawfully occupied, as permitted and subject to the regulations in Section 420.700. An unlighted sign of not more than ten (10) square feet in area, and attached flat against the building or set back from the edge of the street/curb, shall be permitted for the purpose of identifying the home occupation business. No portion of the sign shall be less than eight (8) feet from the edge of the street/curb, also, any such signs placed near street intersections shall comply with Section 420.690 of this Code regarding open views at intersections. | |||
Owner-occupied bed-and-breakfast homes. | |||
One (1) unlighted sign not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, either attached flat to the front of the building or set back from the edge of the street/curb, containing the name of a bed-and-breakfast establishment on the premises. No portion of the sign shall be less than eight (8) feet from the edge of the street/curb; also, any such signs placed near street intersections shall comply with Section 420.690 of this Code regarding open views at intersections. | |||
Banners may only be displayed for non-profit organization events with prior approval from the City Administrator's office for the duration of two (2) weeks prior to the event and must be removed no later than two (2) days after the event. This excludes political signs. | |||
Any use permitted in the "R-1," "R-2" or "R-3" Districts | ||
Antique shops | ||
Appliance stores | ||
Art galleries or museums | ||
Automotive parts sales establishments | ||
Bakeries whose products are sold at retail on the premises | ||
Banks and savings and loan companies | ||
Barber, beauty shops, nail salon, tattoo parlor, body piercing, tanning beds or similar appearance maintenance/enhancement establishments | ||
Bed and breakfast homes | ||
Bed and breakfast inns, guest houses, vacation rentals or any other non-owner-occupied lodging establishments | ||
Bicycle rental and repairs | ||
Clothing or wearing apparel shops | ||
Clubs, lodges and meeting places for other organizations | ||
Delicatessens | ||
Drugstores | ||
Eyeglass stores or dispensaries | ||
Farm feed stores | ||
Fitness centers | ||
Funeral homes and mortuaries | ||
Gift, florist and music stores | ||
Grocery stores, specialty food markets and supermarkets | ||
Health spas and massage therapy establishments | ||
Hobby or craft shops | ||
Hotels | ||
Jewelry stores | ||
Laundry and dry cleaning establishments | ||
Lumber, hardware and paint stores | ||
Marijuana dispensary, which shall be subject to all "C-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B) | ||
Medical and dental offices and clinics | ||
Microbreweries | ||
Microdistilleries | ||
Miscellaneous trades and businesses, such as plumbing and heating, upholstering, sheet metal shops and sign paint shops; provided that all materials and supplies are stored in an orderly fashion within an enclosed area | ||
Parking structures and lots | ||
Printing, publishing and related trades | ||
Professional offices exemplified by, but not limited to those lawyers, architects, engineers, accountants, etc. and offices of financial, insurance, real estate and philanthropic organizations | ||
Public transportation terminal facilities | ||
Residential or out-patient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse | ||
Restaurants and taverns but excluding drive-in eating establishments | ||
One (1) sign no greater than twenty-four (24) square feet in area and the maximum of thirty (30) square feet of signage if multiple signs are displayed, unless attached to the structure and parallel to the surface to which attached, limited to those listing the name of businesses permitted under this Section or products, activities or services offered on the premises | ||
Shoe repair shops | ||
Small craft-type manufacturing establishments having less than 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to producing the following products principally by hand or hand tools: | ||
Blacksmith | ||
Blown glass | ||
Candles | ||
Ceramics | ||
Leaded/stained glass | ||
Leather working shops | ||
Picture frames | ||
Wooden staved barrels | ||
Woodworks or furniture | ||
Wrought iron or other metal crafts | ||
Specialty food shops, sweet shops, coffee shops, tea rooms, etc. | ||
Stores or shops for the conducting of a convenience-type retail business but excluding gasoline service stations | ||
Studios for artists, photographers, teachers, sculptors, musicians, etc. | ||
Theaters, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, video rental stores and other commercial recreation establishments | ||
Warehouses and storage buildings | ||
Wineries and distilleries licensed for operation by all necessary regulatory agencies, provided that the facilities are located on a site which contains a minimum area of two (2) contiguous acres | ||
Banners may be displayed for non-profit organization events with prior approval from the City Administrator's office for the duration of two (2) weeks prior to the event and must be removed no later than two (2) days after the event. | ||
Commercial establishments shall be allowed one (1) banner which shall only depict the name of the establishment or advertising for items, events, products or services unique to the premises. These banners shall be no more than twenty-four (24) square feet in size and shall be removed no later than two (2) days after the conclusion of the event/activity, but in no case shall these banners be displayed for more than sixty (60) continuous days. These banners shall be allowed only upon approval from the City Administrator's office. The banner shall also be well-maintained and properly secured at all times during its display. No product logos or trademarks shall be depicted on these commercial banners. | ||
No banners shall be allowed in the Market Street Parkway area, defined to include that entire area bound to the north by the south line of First Street, to the south by the north line of Third Street, to the west by the east line of the southbound lane of Highway 19 and to the east by the west line of the northbound lane of Highway 19. Also, no banners shall be allowed at the Gerald Engemann Memorial Parking Lot at Lots 1 and 2, Block 5 of West Wharf Street, per the plat of the Original Town of Hermann, including, but not necessarily limited to, the parking lot area, landscaped area, walls, buildings and fences. | ||
Any other use which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses but not including any use which is first permitted in the "C-2," "I-1" or "I-2" Districts. | ||
Any use permitted in the "C-1" District. | |
Auto body shops. | |
Automatic car wash establishments. | |
Automotive sales and service establishments. | |
Contractors' yards and related establishments, such as building material yards and equipment storage, but excluding concrete and asphalt batch plants. | |
Drive-in eating establishments. | |
Farm, yard and garden implement sales and repair establishments. | |
Frozen food lockers. | |
Gasoline service stations including those in which repair work is a part of the business, provided that no part of the structure shall be used for dwelling purposes. | |
Marijuana dispensary, which shall be subject to all "C-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B). | |
Motels and motor-hotels. | |
Non-flashing signs of all types, no greater than forty (40) square feet in area unless attached to the structure and parallel to the surface to which attached, limited to those listing the name of businesses permitted under this Section, or products, activities or services offered on the premises. | |
Sales lots for new and used boats and recreational vehicles. | |
Sales lots for new and used cars and other motorized vehicles. | |
Sales lots for new and used mobile homes. | |
Trucking or motor freight stations or terminals. | |
Veterinary medicine offices, animal hospitals or kennels. | |
Wholesale lumberyards including incidental mill work. | |
Any other use which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses but not including any use which is first permitted in the "I-1" or "I-2" Districts. |
Any use permitted in the "C-1" or "C-2" Districts, except that none of the following uses may be commenced or the structure within which such use is to be conducted be constructed or first renovated or substantially modified to accommodate such use after January 1, 2002: single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, apartment houses, planned residential uses, rooming and boarding houses, bed and breakfast homes and bed and breakfast inns, and public, private or parochial schools. | |
Bottling plants. | |
Manufacture or assembly of medical and dental equipment, drafting and optical instruments, watches, clocks, toys, musical instruments, novelties, metal stamps, and electrical or electronic apparatii. | |
Assembly of small component parts for farm implements, aircraft and automobiles and trucks, such as generators and carburetors. | |
Ice manufacturing plants. | |
Manufacturing and maintenance of electric and neon signs, billboards, commercial advertising structures and light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating ducts and equipment, cornices, eaves and similar products. | |
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and toiletries. | |
Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas. | |
Non-retail marijuana facilities, which all shall be subject to all "I-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B). | |
Industrial research laboratories. | |
Other uses which in the opinion of the Commission are of similar character with respect to the emission of dangerous and offensive elements to the uses listed above. | |
Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard. |
Any use permitted in the "I-1" District. | |
Bulk stations for propane and butane gas. | |
Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of dairy and food products, except fish products, sauerkraut, vinegar and yeast, and except the rendering or refining of fats or oils. | |
Meat and poultry processing and packing. | |
Non-retail marijuana facilities, which all shall be subject to all "I-2" Zoning District regulations and Code Section 420.040(B). | |
Ready-mix concrete plants. | |
Sandblasting or cutting. | |
Sawmilling and the manufacture of wood products and novelties or sawdust products. | |
Stone and monument works. | |
Welding and machine shops. | |
Other uses which in the opinion of the Commission are of similar character with respect to the emission of dangerous and offensive elements to the uses listed above. | |
Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard. |
Agriculture uses, provided that no offensive odors or dust are created and no retail sales shall be permitted, except items grown on the premises or other items incidental thereto. Such permitted use shall not be construed to include the operation of livestock or poultry confinement or feeding areas, or auctions, public stables, boarding kennels or veterinary clinics, or such similar uses. | |
Truck gardening, nurseries, and greenhouses, provided that no permanent dwelling units shall be erected thereon unless the tract contains three (3) or more acres. | |
Airports and landing fields, subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen. | |
Forests and forestry. | |
Parks, playgrounds, public and private golf courses, and recreational uses including boat ramps and docks. | |
Any use erected or maintained by a public agency. | |
Parking facilities. | |
Public utility structures and equipment necessary for the operation thereof. | |
Transmitting stations and towers. | |
Railroad right-of-way, subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen. |
Planned District | Equivalent District | |
|---|---|---|
"RP-1" | "R-1" | |
"RP-2" | "R-2" | |
"RP-3" | "R-3" |
District Classifications and Use Regulations
One-family detached dwellings. | |||
One-family, owner-occupied detached dwellings, not enlarged after the effective date of this Chapter, September 6, 1995, for the purpose of accommodating an additional dwelling unit, with one (1) additional dwelling unit occupied by not more than one (1) family within the same building, on the conditions that: | |||
1. | Such building was designed, erected and occupied as a single-family dwelling prior to the effective date of this Chapter, September 6, 1995; | ||
2. | The exterior of that part of the building facing the front lot line is not altered after such effective date to accommodate such additional dwelling unit; and | ||
3. | There is at least one (1) off-street parking space provided for one (1) of the dwelling units. | ||
Customary accessory buildings including private garages, carports, pergolas, swimming pools, fireplaces and similar accessory uses. | |||
Public, private and parochial schools. | |||
Public buildings erected by any public agency except those buildings used primarily for maintenance and storage purposes. | |||
Devices for the metering of electrical, gas or water services to dwellings. | |||
Public parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, swimming pools, community centers, athletic fields and recreation buildings therein; but commercial endeavors are prohibited except as specifically permitted in this Section. | |||
Churches or other places of worship, including religious education buildings, or other associated structures including church signs. | |||
Agricultural uses, including nurseries and truck gardening, provided that no offensive odors or dust or chemical overspray are created and, provided further, that no retail sales shall be permitted, except items grown on the premises or other items incidental thereto. | |||
Temporary buildings to house offices, store equipment, and permit other functions incidental to construction and development activities on or appurtenant to the affected lot or lots, provided that such buildings shall be removed within eleven (11) months after the date of permit for their erection. | |||
One (1) sign not exceeding thirty-six (36) square feet in area referring to the construction, lease, hire or sale of a building, premises or subdivision lot, which sign shall refer to the subdivision or property on which the sign is located and shall be removed as soon as the premises are sold or leased or construction is completed. | |||
Home occupations within any residence otherwise lawfully occupied, as permitted and subject to the regulations in Section 420.700. An unlighted sign of not more than ten (10) square feet in area, and attached flat against the building or set back from the edge of the street/curb, shall be permitted for the purpose of identifying the home occupation business. No portion of the sign shall be less than eight (8) feet from the edge of the street/curb, also, any such signs placed near street intersections shall comply with Section 420.690 of this Code regarding open views at intersections. | |||
Owner-occupied bed-and-breakfast homes. | |||
One (1) unlighted sign not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, either attached flat to the front of the building or set back from the edge of the street/curb, containing the name of a bed-and-breakfast establishment on the premises. No portion of the sign shall be less than eight (8) feet from the edge of the street/curb; also, any such signs placed near street intersections shall comply with Section 420.690 of this Code regarding open views at intersections. | |||
Banners may only be displayed for non-profit organization events with prior approval from the City Administrator's office for the duration of two (2) weeks prior to the event and must be removed no later than two (2) days after the event. This excludes political signs. | |||
Any use permitted in the "R-1," "R-2" or "R-3" Districts | ||
Antique shops | ||
Appliance stores | ||
Art galleries or museums | ||
Automotive parts sales establishments | ||
Bakeries whose products are sold at retail on the premises | ||
Banks and savings and loan companies | ||
Barber, beauty shops, nail salon, tattoo parlor, body piercing, tanning beds or similar appearance maintenance/enhancement establishments | ||
Bed and breakfast homes | ||
Bed and breakfast inns, guest houses, vacation rentals or any other non-owner-occupied lodging establishments | ||
Bicycle rental and repairs | ||
Clothing or wearing apparel shops | ||
Clubs, lodges and meeting places for other organizations | ||
Delicatessens | ||
Drugstores | ||
Eyeglass stores or dispensaries | ||
Farm feed stores | ||
Fitness centers | ||
Funeral homes and mortuaries | ||
Gift, florist and music stores | ||
Grocery stores, specialty food markets and supermarkets | ||
Health spas and massage therapy establishments | ||
Hobby or craft shops | ||
Hotels | ||
Jewelry stores | ||
Laundry and dry cleaning establishments | ||
Lumber, hardware and paint stores | ||
Marijuana dispensary, which shall be subject to all "C-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B) | ||
Medical and dental offices and clinics | ||
Microbreweries | ||
Microdistilleries | ||
Miscellaneous trades and businesses, such as plumbing and heating, upholstering, sheet metal shops and sign paint shops; provided that all materials and supplies are stored in an orderly fashion within an enclosed area | ||
Parking structures and lots | ||
Printing, publishing and related trades | ||
Professional offices exemplified by, but not limited to those lawyers, architects, engineers, accountants, etc. and offices of financial, insurance, real estate and philanthropic organizations | ||
Public transportation terminal facilities | ||
Residential or out-patient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse | ||
Restaurants and taverns but excluding drive-in eating establishments | ||
One (1) sign no greater than twenty-four (24) square feet in area and the maximum of thirty (30) square feet of signage if multiple signs are displayed, unless attached to the structure and parallel to the surface to which attached, limited to those listing the name of businesses permitted under this Section or products, activities or services offered on the premises | ||
Shoe repair shops | ||
Small craft-type manufacturing establishments having less than 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to producing the following products principally by hand or hand tools: | ||
Blacksmith | ||
Blown glass | ||
Candles | ||
Ceramics | ||
Leaded/stained glass | ||
Leather working shops | ||
Picture frames | ||
Wooden staved barrels | ||
Woodworks or furniture | ||
Wrought iron or other metal crafts | ||
Specialty food shops, sweet shops, coffee shops, tea rooms, etc. | ||
Stores or shops for the conducting of a convenience-type retail business but excluding gasoline service stations | ||
Studios for artists, photographers, teachers, sculptors, musicians, etc. | ||
Theaters, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, video rental stores and other commercial recreation establishments | ||
Warehouses and storage buildings | ||
Wineries and distilleries licensed for operation by all necessary regulatory agencies, provided that the facilities are located on a site which contains a minimum area of two (2) contiguous acres | ||
Banners may be displayed for non-profit organization events with prior approval from the City Administrator's office for the duration of two (2) weeks prior to the event and must be removed no later than two (2) days after the event. | ||
Commercial establishments shall be allowed one (1) banner which shall only depict the name of the establishment or advertising for items, events, products or services unique to the premises. These banners shall be no more than twenty-four (24) square feet in size and shall be removed no later than two (2) days after the conclusion of the event/activity, but in no case shall these banners be displayed for more than sixty (60) continuous days. These banners shall be allowed only upon approval from the City Administrator's office. The banner shall also be well-maintained and properly secured at all times during its display. No product logos or trademarks shall be depicted on these commercial banners. | ||
No banners shall be allowed in the Market Street Parkway area, defined to include that entire area bound to the north by the south line of First Street, to the south by the north line of Third Street, to the west by the east line of the southbound lane of Highway 19 and to the east by the west line of the northbound lane of Highway 19. Also, no banners shall be allowed at the Gerald Engemann Memorial Parking Lot at Lots 1 and 2, Block 5 of West Wharf Street, per the plat of the Original Town of Hermann, including, but not necessarily limited to, the parking lot area, landscaped area, walls, buildings and fences. | ||
Any other use which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses but not including any use which is first permitted in the "C-2," "I-1" or "I-2" Districts. | ||
Any use permitted in the "C-1" District. | |
Auto body shops. | |
Automatic car wash establishments. | |
Automotive sales and service establishments. | |
Contractors' yards and related establishments, such as building material yards and equipment storage, but excluding concrete and asphalt batch plants. | |
Drive-in eating establishments. | |
Farm, yard and garden implement sales and repair establishments. | |
Frozen food lockers. | |
Gasoline service stations including those in which repair work is a part of the business, provided that no part of the structure shall be used for dwelling purposes. | |
Marijuana dispensary, which shall be subject to all "C-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B). | |
Motels and motor-hotels. | |
Non-flashing signs of all types, no greater than forty (40) square feet in area unless attached to the structure and parallel to the surface to which attached, limited to those listing the name of businesses permitted under this Section, or products, activities or services offered on the premises. | |
Sales lots for new and used boats and recreational vehicles. | |
Sales lots for new and used cars and other motorized vehicles. | |
Sales lots for new and used mobile homes. | |
Trucking or motor freight stations or terminals. | |
Veterinary medicine offices, animal hospitals or kennels. | |
Wholesale lumberyards including incidental mill work. | |
Any other use which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses but not including any use which is first permitted in the "I-1" or "I-2" Districts. |
Any use permitted in the "C-1" or "C-2" Districts, except that none of the following uses may be commenced or the structure within which such use is to be conducted be constructed or first renovated or substantially modified to accommodate such use after January 1, 2002: single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, apartment houses, planned residential uses, rooming and boarding houses, bed and breakfast homes and bed and breakfast inns, and public, private or parochial schools. | |
Bottling plants. | |
Manufacture or assembly of medical and dental equipment, drafting and optical instruments, watches, clocks, toys, musical instruments, novelties, metal stamps, and electrical or electronic apparatii. | |
Assembly of small component parts for farm implements, aircraft and automobiles and trucks, such as generators and carburetors. | |
Ice manufacturing plants. | |
Manufacturing and maintenance of electric and neon signs, billboards, commercial advertising structures and light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating ducts and equipment, cornices, eaves and similar products. | |
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and toiletries. | |
Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas. | |
Non-retail marijuana facilities, which all shall be subject to all "I-1" Zoning District regulations and Section 420.040(B). | |
Industrial research laboratories. | |
Other uses which in the opinion of the Commission are of similar character with respect to the emission of dangerous and offensive elements to the uses listed above. | |
Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard. |
Any use permitted in the "I-1" District. | |
Bulk stations for propane and butane gas. | |
Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of dairy and food products, except fish products, sauerkraut, vinegar and yeast, and except the rendering or refining of fats or oils. | |
Meat and poultry processing and packing. | |
Non-retail marijuana facilities, which all shall be subject to all "I-2" Zoning District regulations and Code Section 420.040(B). | |
Ready-mix concrete plants. | |
Sandblasting or cutting. | |
Sawmilling and the manufacture of wood products and novelties or sawdust products. | |
Stone and monument works. | |
Welding and machine shops. | |
Other uses which in the opinion of the Commission are of similar character with respect to the emission of dangerous and offensive elements to the uses listed above. | |
Accessory uses clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard. |
Agriculture uses, provided that no offensive odors or dust are created and no retail sales shall be permitted, except items grown on the premises or other items incidental thereto. Such permitted use shall not be construed to include the operation of livestock or poultry confinement or feeding areas, or auctions, public stables, boarding kennels or veterinary clinics, or such similar uses. | |
Truck gardening, nurseries, and greenhouses, provided that no permanent dwelling units shall be erected thereon unless the tract contains three (3) or more acres. | |
Airports and landing fields, subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen. | |
Forests and forestry. | |
Parks, playgrounds, public and private golf courses, and recreational uses including boat ramps and docks. | |
Any use erected or maintained by a public agency. | |
Parking facilities. | |
Public utility structures and equipment necessary for the operation thereof. | |
Transmitting stations and towers. | |
Railroad right-of-way, subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen. |
Planned District | Equivalent District | |
|---|---|---|
"RP-1" | "R-1" | |
"RP-2" | "R-2" | |
"RP-3" | "R-3" |