See "base flood."

Poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, cross-arms, braces, line transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, appliances and similar structures, attachments and appurtenances located above ground, upon, along, across or over any property in the City, including the streets, alleys and easements, and used in supplying electricity, communications or similar or related services.

A structure detached from the principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use. An accessory structure does not permit living quarters. See also "appurtenant structure."

Includes the placing of construction materials in permanent position and fastened in a permanent manner, except that where demolition or removal of an existing building is required, such demolition or removal shall be deemed to be actual construction, provided that work shall be diligently carried on until completion of the building involved.

See "risk premium rates."

Facilities determined to be capable of supporting and servicing the physical area and designated intensity of the proposed subdivision as determined by the Governing Body based upon specific levels of service.

Next to or within one hundred (100) feet. Adjacent properties include those properties which abut a property, as well as properties with any portion being located within one hundred (100) feet of any boundary of the subject property. If right-of-way abutting the property exceeds one hundred (100) feet in width, then land directly across the right-of-way from the subject tract shall be considered adjacent.

The Federal Insurance Administrator.

Adult uses are those which are not open to the public generally but only to one (1) or more classes of the public and excluding any minor by reason of age, a minor being a person under the age of eighteen (18) years. Adult uses involve specified sexual activities, including, but not limited to, adult bookstores, adult motion picture theaters, adult mini-motion picture theaters, adult massage parlors, adult saunas, adult rap/conversation parlors, adult health clubs, juice bars and adult cabarets, or similar adult uses.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Subdivisions which, when approved, met all then-existing regulations, but are inadequate by current market, land use or environmental standards.

A request for review of the Floodplain Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this Chapter or a request for a variance.

Any person requesting approval of any development application pursuant to these regulations, and shall include the owner of land proposed to be subdivided or its representative who shall have express written authority to act on behalf of the owner. Where the applicant is not the owner of the property which is the subject of the development application, written consent shall be required from the legal owner of the property.

A request for any development approval including all supplementary information specified in the application.

A structure that is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure. See also "accessory structure."

The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

Refers to buildings or structures that either, share one (1) or more walls and/or rooflines with an adjoining building or structure.

A farm building used for storing farm products, farm equipment, or sheltering livestock.

The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

The lowest story of a building, located totally or partially underground, and having the foundation of the building as all or part of its walls.

Any area of the structure having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, shorelines of waterways, or boundary lines of municipalities.

See "Board of Aldermen."

The Lake Lotawana Board of Adjustment.

The duly elected Board of Aldermen, the chief legislative body of the municipality.

A structure projecting into the water for the purpose of boat mooring or swimmers' use. Mooring may be to the sides, front, or in a well recessed into the dock.

An apparatus projecting into the water for the purpose of cradling and lifting a boat above the water.

Similar to a boat dock, but including a roof, with or without enclosures such as wells or storage lockers.

Any form of a surety bond in an amount and form satisfactory to the Governing Body. All bonds shall be approved by the Governing Body whenever a bond is required by these regulations.

Any structure having a roof supported by a column or a wall or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels.

See "structure."

The person designated by the local government to enforce these regulations. If no separate Building and Zoning Inspector is appointed by the Board of Aldermen, the Zoning Administrator shall function as the Building and Zoning Inspector.

The International Building Code, as amended, updated and supplemented, and the Performance Code for Buildings and facilities, as amended, updated and supplemented, both published by the International Conference of Building Officials, are hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Lake Lotawana.

Any activity which enables a person or group of persons to remain overnight on a piece of property for a temporary period, either without a structure or in a tent or similar temporary structure.

A public facility with a life expectancy of three (3) or more years, to be owned and operated by or on behalf of the local government.

A plan setting forth, by category of public facilities, those capital improvements and that portion of their costs which are attributable to serving new development within designated service areas for such public facilities over a period of specified years [ten (10) to twenty (20)]. Capital improvements program may refer either to the plan for a particular service area or to the aggregation of capital improvements and the associated costs programmed for all service areas for a particular category of public facilities.

A roofed structure without walls or doors for the storage of motor vehicles.

The suspended or floating walkway that leads from the shore or sea wall to the boat dock, boathouse, boat lift or other docking structure.

A community sewer system, including collection and treatment facilities established by the developer to serve a new subdivision in an outlying area.

The official of the community who is charged with the authority to implement and administer laws, ordinances, and regulations for that community.

The City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.

The licensed attorney designated by the Board of Aldermen to furnish legal assistance for the administration of these regulations.

The licensed engineer designated by the Board of Aldermen to provide engineering consultation services on policy and day-to-day operations for the administration of these regulations.

A technique which allows lots to be reduced in size and buildings to be sited closer together, provided the total development density does not exceed that which could be constructed on the site under conventional zoning, with the remaining land is utilized for open space or public purposes.

Any State or area or political subdivision thereof which has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for the areas within its jurisdiction.

The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri; a Comprehensive Plan for development of the local government prepared and adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to State law, and including any part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan, or parts thereof.

An informal map or drawing of a proposed subdivision or site plan sufficient for the purpose of general discussion and review but which carries no vesting rights or obligations on any party.

Requirement that development applications demonstrate that adequate public facilities be available at prescribed levels of service concurrent with the impact or occupancy of development units.

A use permitted in a zoning district upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with all conditions and standards as designated by the reviewing and approving authority.

The maps or drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Zoning Commission as a condition of the approval of the plat. Improvements may include, but are not limited to, road plans and profiles, drainage plans and utility plans.

Lots are contiguous when at least one (1) boundary line of one lot touches a boundary line or lines of another lot.

Jackson County, Missouri.

A sundeck with a partial or full roof covering.

A cover on a fixture that keeps light from going uselessly up or sideways.

Any person, group, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity which is the owner of land which is the subject of any application for development approval or is responsible for any undertaking that requires review and/or approval under these regulations.

Agreement between the City, through the Board of Aldermen, and developer through which the Board of Aldermen agrees to vest development use or intensity or refrain from interfering with subsequent phases of development through new legislation in exchange for the provision of public facilities or amenities by the developer in excess of those required under current community regulations.

Any approval or permit or order authorizing or relating to the development of land issued by the City, or any agency of the City, in connection with the use of land.

The zoning and subdivision regulations of the City of Lake Lotawana, as amended.

Any structure not described as a boat dock, boathouse, boat lift or catwalk that is anchored or cabled, and used as a dock.

The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means.

A building designed exclusively for residential occupancy.

One (1) or more connecting rooms designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter for occupancy by a single household, which have direct access to the outside or to a common hall, with lawful cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit. Dwelling units are usually located in dwelling, but may be included as a mixed or accessory use in buildings or in group quarters.

Authorization by a property owner for another to use all or a specified portion of the owner's property for a specified purpose.

The National Electrical Code, as amended, updated and supplemented, published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Lake Lotawana.

Electrical power lines or networks designed to transmit electrical power for regional use.

For insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns.

A community for which the Administrator has authorized the sale of flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Division of the Public Works Department responsible for regulation of on-site disposal waste treatment systems.

A deposit of cash with the local government or escrow agent to secure the promise to perform some act.

For the purposes of determining rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that date. "Existing construction" may also be referred to as "existing structures."

A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.

The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

An individual or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than five (5) persons who need not be related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together and subsisting in common in a dwelling unit as a separate, non-profit housekeeping unit, which provides only one (1) kitchen.

A map or drawing of all or a portion of a subdivision or site plan that is presented for development approval to the approving authorities for final approval.

The map of a subdivision to be recorded after approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and any accompanying material as described in these regulations.

The International Fire Code, as amended, updated and supplemented, published by the International Fire Code Institute, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Lake Lotawana.

Lots within platted blocks situated closest to the lake.

An Official Map of a community on which the Administrator has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the designated regulatory floodway.

A determination by the Administrator of the water surface elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has a one percent (1%) or greater chance of occurrence in any given year.

An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.

The area outside the floodway encroachment lines, but still subject to inundation by the regulatory flood.

An Official Map of a community, issued by the Administrator, where the boundaries of the flood areas having special flood hazards have been designated as (unnumbered or numbered) A Zones.

An Official Map of a community on which the Administrator has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations.

A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

The channel and adjoining lands of a natural river or stream which has been or may be inundated partially or completely by floodwater identified by the United States Corps of Engineers as a one-hundred-year flood.

The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management regulations.

Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain and grading ordinances) and other applications of police power. The term describes such State or local regulations, in any combination thereof, that provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.

Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see "flooding").

Any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, or structures and their contents.

The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State and local floodplain maps.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot.

A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway conditions, such as bridge openings and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.

The boundary line of a lot nearest to the lake with respect to first tier lots, and the boundary line of a lot nearest to a road with respect to all other lots, except that in the case of lots abutting on more than one (1) road and in the case of ambiguity or uncertainty, the Zoning Administrator shall determine and designate the front lot line.

An open space unoccupied by buildings or structures (other than a garage) on the same lot with a building, between the side lot lines, the front lot line and the wall of the building (other than a garage) closest to the front lot line and the line of that wall extended. The minimum depth of the front yard shall be the distance between the front lot line and the nearest point of a building (other than a garage).

That side of a lot abutting on a street or way and ordinarily regarded as the front of the lot; but it shall not be considered as the ordinary side of a corner lot.

A use that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. This term includes only docking facilities and facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.

A building or wing of a building in which to park or store vehicles.

Light that beams directly from the bulb into the eye causing annoyance, discomfort, or loss of visual performance.

The Board of Aldermen.

The slope of a road, street, or other public way specified in percentage terms.

Water below the ground surface in a zone of saturation.

A single-family residence which is sponsored by a public, private or not-for-profit entity for the residence and care of physically or mentally disabled persons, abandoned or neglected children, or juvenile offenders, in which not more than eight (8) unrelated people reside, not on a temporary basis, and which functions as a single housekeeping unit.

The top story of a building with living space equal to or less than sixty percent (60%) of the floor below whether the floor below consists of living space, storage space, or garage area. Living space in the "half story" is defined as that area having a minimum ceiling height of seven (7) feet.

The agency and person designated by the Governing Body to administer the health regulations of the local government or of the County.

The height of a building shall mean the vertical distance measured from the average finished ground level adjoining the foundation of the building on the street side, to the highest point of the top of the building. For purposes of determining the highest point, parapet walls and rooftop heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ("HVAC") equipment and associated screening shall not be included.

Any structure that is:

Any construction that results in an increase in living space or storage space to an existing structure.

High-pressure sodium.

See "lot improvement" or "public improvement."

The body of water identified as Lake Lotawana as shown on the plat of Lake Lotawana as recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence.

Acting with the purpose of meeting specific criteria regarding uses of outside space, including ground cover, buffers, and shade trees.

Light beamed upward into the sky.

Height at which a light fixture on a pole is to be placed for maximum usage with the least trespass.

Any light that shines on neighboring property.

The enclosed area of a dwelling suitable for year-round use, embodying walls, floors, and ceiling that are similar to the rest of the dwelling. This area of the dwelling is equipped to receive heating and cooling from a permanently installed source with continuous power. The walls and ceilings must be finished and the floors must be completely covered with an installed covering. Finished space that lacks permanent stairs or direct access are not considered living area.

A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building, and including such open spaces as are required under these regulations, and having its principal frontage at its front lot line. A parcel of land that is defined on a subdivision plat of record, which is intended to be occupied by a principal building(s) or building(s) and open space. Streets are not included in this definition.

The area of the lot shall be the net horizontal area of the lot and shall not include portions of streets, alleys and water bodies.

The horizontal distance from the front property line to the rear property line. If front and rear property lines are not parallel, the lot depth is the shortest distance between the front and rear property lines.

The distance for which a zoning lot abuts on a street. In case of two (2) or more frontages, the Director shall define lot frontage.

Any building, structure, place, work of art, or other object situated on a lot.

A line of record bounding a lot which divides one (1) lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

The horizontal distance between side property lines measured parallel to the street said property lines or to the tangent of a curved street property line.

A lot abutting upon two (2) or more intersecting streets. A corner lot shall be deemed to front on that street on which it has its least dimension.

An interior lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets.

A lot having no frontage or access to a street or place except by a narrow strip of land.

A lot whose side lines do not abut on any street.

The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable floodproofing design requirements of this Title.

A planning document, with associated maps and exhibits, as well as supporting goals and policies, identifying a transportation network of vehicular circulation and pedestrian access, a functional classification of streets and present and proposed major streets of the City.

All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions, including, but not limited to, subdivisions of three (3) or more lots, or any size subdivision requiring any new street or extension of the local government facilities or the creation of any public improvements, and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map or these regulations.

A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, that is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."

Factory-built, single-family structures that meet the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.). A manufactured home has a structural frame or chassis that supports the complete unit of walls, floor, and roof. Underneath is a running gear consisting of wheels, axles, and brakes for transportation to the homesite. Manufactured homes are built to be a permanent residence; they are not built for traveling, but can be transported to different sites by professional movers.

A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

The Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), or the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) for a community issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

A facility licensed by the State of Missouri to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport, and sell marijuana to a dispensary facility, marijuana testing facility, or to a marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

A facility licensed by the State of Missouri to acquire, store, sell, transport, and deliver marijuana, marijuana-infused products and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as provided for in this Code to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, another marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana testing facility, or a marijuana-infused projects manufacturing facility.

Any marijuana cultivation facility, marijuana dispensary facility, marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility, marijuana testing facility, or a marijuana transportation facility.

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 seed thereof and resin extracted from the plant and marijuana-infused products.

A facility certified by the State of Missouri, to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana.

A facility certified by the State of Missouri to store and transport marijuana.

Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.

A facility licensed by the State of Missouri, to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and sell marijuana-infused products to a marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana test facility, or to another marijuana-infused projects manufacturing facility.

An estimate of what is fair, economic, just and equitable value under normal local market conditions.

For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.

The Uniform Mechanical Code, as amended, updated and supplemented, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.

Those lights which are designed for dusk to dawn usage and furnished by the electrical utility company on a contractual basis.

Those improvements made to existing buildings, signs, walls, fences or other structures, which are non-structural in nature and which are identified in the City's administrative regulations, as amended.

Any subdivision containing not more than three (3) lots fronting on an existing street, not involving any new street or road, or the extension of municipal facilities or the creation of any public improvements, and not adversely affecting the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map or these regulations.

A movable, detached, single-family dwelling unit constructed or fabricated within a factory complete with an integral utility system capable of being connected to an outside system; which can be transported over the road on its own chassis and wheels to the site where it is to be connected semipermanently to a separate utility system, and is not permanently attached to any foundation as required for a permanent conventional structure. The term "mobile home" shall include mobile homes made of two (2) or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one (1) single residential unit which is kept on a separate chassis for repeated hauling.

Modular homes are constructed to the same State and local building codes and are subject to the same zoning regulations as site-built homes. Modular homes must conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and be inspected at the factory where they are assembled. In contrast, manufactured homes comply with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act[1] which requires homes to be constructed on a non-removable steel chassis.

For the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain management purposes, "new construction" means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

A project involving the construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; or any change in the use commencement of land; and which requires either the approval of a plat or the issuance of a permit pursuant to these regulations. To develop is to create a new development.

A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.

The National Flood Insurance Program.

One (1) that does not, by reason of use, design or size, comply with the regulations of the district in which it is situated.

The map established by the Board of Aldermen pursuant to law showing the streets, highways, parks, drainage systems and setback lines laid out, adopted, and established by law, and any amendments or additions adopted by the Governing Body resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the subsequent filing of approved plats.

A septic tank, seepage tile sewage disposal system, or any other approved individual wastewater disposal system.

Any parcel of land or water essentially unimproved or otherwise devoid of structures and paved areas set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment, or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space.

Any legislative action, however denominated, of a local government which has the force of law, including any amendment or repeal of any ordinance.

A zoning district that encompasses one (1) or more underlying base zoning districts and that imposes additional development, design and performance standards beyond what is required in the underlying base zone.

A contiguous lot or tract of land owned and recorded as the property of the same persons or controlled by a single entity.

An area of public land laid out with walks, drives, playgrounds, etc., for public use and enjoyment.

Also known as an "eligible community." A community in which the Administrator has authorized the sale of flood insurance.

Any individual or group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association, or any other entity, including Federal, State, and local governments and agencies.

An area to be planned, developed, operated and maintained according to a master development plan as a single entity and containing one (1) or more structures with appurtenant common areas.

A development constructed on a tract of minimum size, under single ownership and control, planned and developed as an integral unit and consisting of a combination of residential and/or non-residential uses on the land. See also "planned development."

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.

A map or drawing representing a tract of land showing the boundaries and location of individual lots and streets; a map or drawing of a subdivision or site plan.

The Uniform Plumbing Code, as amended, updated and supplemented, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of Lake Lotawana.

A dwelling unit constructed or fabricated in one (1) or more units, in a factory, complete with an integral utility system capable of being connected to an outside system, and can be transported over the road to the site where it is to be permanently attached to a foundation, as required for permanent conventional structure and so as to become an integral part of the real estate.

That portion of a preliminary plat submitted in connection with a multi-phase or phased subdivision application which provides the information and graphics meeting the requirements of this Title for the purpose of implementing an integrated development scheme for all phases of the proposed subdivision.

The preliminary drawing or drawings, described in these regulations, indicating the proposed manner or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval.

A structure in which is conducted the primary or predominant use of the lot.

At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the actual cash value of the structure, less land value, is above ground.

A meeting announced and advertised in advance and open to the public, with the public given an opportunity to talk and participate. A public hearing held in a contested case (as defined pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo.) or in connection with a quasi-judicial determination may be referred to as an adjudicatory public hearing and shall be conducted in accordance with law and in a manner which permits persons, including the applicant and any opponents, may call witnesses and introduce evidence for the purpose of demonstrating that the requested development approval should or should not be granted. Witnesses in such adjudicatory public hearing shall be sworn and subject to cross-examination. The rules of civil procedure binding on the courts shall not, however, be applicable.

Any improvement, facility or service together with its associated site or right-of-way necessary to provide transportation, drainage, utilities or similar essential services and facilities and that are usually and customarily owned and operated by a governmental agency.

A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission or Governing Body preceded by notice, open to the public and at which the public may, at the discretion of the body holding the public meeting, be heard.

A Missouri resident diagnosed with at least one (1) qualifying medical condition.

The boundary line of a lot which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line of the lot. In case of uncertainty the zoning engineer shall determine and designate the rear lot line.

An open space, unoccupied by buildings or structures (other than a garage) on the same lot with a building, between the side lot lines, the rear lot line and the wall of the building (other than a garage) closest to the rear lot line and the line of that wall extended. The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be in the distance between the rear lot line and the nearest point of a building (other than a garage).

The placement of overhead facilities for a distance of three (3) or more spans [four (4) poles] or five hundred (500) feet or less, exclusive of replacements due to casualty damage.

Any reasonable means of providing an account of some act, proceeding or hearing designed to remain as a memorial or permanent evidence of the matter to which it relates, including, but not limited to, written or audio and/or video format.

A vehicle which is:

Removal of existing facilities with subsequent reinstallation at an adjacent location, generally necessitated by roadway improvements or widening projects.

To bring the structure or other development into compliance with Federal, State, or local floodplain management regulations or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its non-compliance.

A structure using traditional wood-frame construction methods characterized by wood framing materials and exterior walls using wood, masonry or brick.

Those rates established by the Administrator pursuant to individual community studies and investigations which are undertaken to provide flood insurance in accordance with Section 1307 of the National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973[2] and the accepted actuarial principles. "Risk premium rates" include provisions for operating costs and allowances.

A thoroughfare or way which affords principal means of access to property abutting thereon, which includes streets, bridges and roadways.

A temporary use of property of facilities for the selling of produce when such produce has not been grown on the premises by the owner of the property concerned.

The improved portion of a thoroughfare, exclusive of berm or shoulder, used for vehicular travel.

Ownership by the same person, corporation, firm, entity, partnership or unincorporated association; or ownership by different corporations, firms, entities or unincorporated associations in which a partner, owner, stockholder, associate or a member of the family owns an interest in each corporation, firm, partnership, entity or unincorporated association.

Various combinations of walls, fences, earthen berms, trees, shrubbery, and landscape materials which comprise a screening plan to fulfill the requirements and serve the purposes of these regulations.

Facilities located on private property and/or for the specific purpose of servicing one (1) customer.

Lines that roughly parallel to the front, side or rear lot line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side or rear yard.

A small building or structure used for storage. Can be freestanding and open on one (1) side.

A building used for manufacture or repair.

Any boundary line of a lot which is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line.

A sketch preparatory to the preliminary plat (or final plat in the case of minor subdivisions) to enable the applicant to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning and Zoning Commission as to the form of the plat and the objectives of these regulations.

See "area of special flood hazard."

An area having special flood hazards and shown on a FHBM, FIRM or FBFM as Zones (unnumbered or numbered) A and AE.

The total floor area of a structure measured in square feet, including multiple floors.

A covered area used to shelter horses.

The date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvements were within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit date. The "actual start" means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, the installation of streets and/or walkways, excavation for a basement, footings, piers, foundations, the erection of temporary forms, nor installation on the property of accessory structures, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the "actual start of construction" means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. Includes substantial improvements.

That agency of the State Government or other office designated by the Governor of the State or by State Statute at the request of the Administrator to assist in the implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in that State.

That part of a building included between the surface of the floor next above, or if there be no floor above, that part of the building which is above the surface of the highest floor thereof. A top story attic is a half story when the mean line of the eaves is not above the middle of the height of such story measured at its highest point.

Any public ways.

For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home. "Structure," for insurance purposes, means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent site, as well as a manufactured home on a permanent foundation. For the latter purpose, the term includes a building while in the course of construction, alteration or repair, but does not include building materials or supplies intended for use in such construction, alteration or repair, unless such materials or supplies are within an enclosed building on the premises.

Anything constructed or erected, which is stationary on the ground, or attached to something that is stationary, including, but not limited to, advertising signs, billboards, and poster panels; but exclusive of customary fences or boundary retaining walls, and A/C units.

Any land, vacant or improved, which is divided or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, condominiums, tracts, or interests for the purpose of offer, sale, lease, or development whether immediate or future, either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions. "Subdivision" includes the division or development of residentially and non-residential zoned land, whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise, intestacy, lease, map, plat, or other recorded instrument. "Subdivision" includes resubdivision and condominium creation or conversion.

Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to pre-damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:

A deck open from the deck floor to the sky and totally unenclosed from the ground up except for required railings. Patios and the like over three (3) feet above the finished ground level are defined as a sundeck.

Any structure of fabric, plastic, canvas or like material so arranged as to provide shelter for animals, persons or equipment.

A lot. The term "tract" is used interchangeably with the term "lot," particularly in the context of subdivision, where a tract is subdivided into several lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, condominiums or interests.

A site maintained or intended to be used for the purpose of providing short-term accommodation for travel affairs.

A portable vehicular unit designed and intended to be used for temporary short-term occupancy and for frequent and extensive travel use. Such units commonly described as travel trailers, campers, motor homes, converted buses and other similar units, whether they are self-propelled, pulled or can be hauled without special permit, would be considered examples of travel trailers.

A building in which to park or store vehicles that is the only structure on the lot it occupies, is not used as a dwelling, is not taller than one and one-half (1 1/2) stories, and is of residential construction and appearance.

The purpose or activity for which land, buildings or structures are designed, arranged or intended or for which land, buildings or structures are occupied or maintained.

Water, gas, electrical, telephone, cable television and sewer services.

The failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required by this Title is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.

The height in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum where specified) of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplain.

An area that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. A wetland generally includes swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. A wetland is not an area that is artificially created on dry land and maintained for the treatment of mine drainage, stormwater control, and drainage associated with road construction. This definition is consistent with both the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 33 CFR 328.3(b), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR 232.2.

An open space unoccupied by buildings or structures (except as hereafter provided) across the full width of the lot extending from the front line of the building to the front property line of the lot or parcel.

The minimum horizontal distance from the front line of the building to the front property line of the lot or parcel.

An open space unoccupied (except as hereafter provided) between the rear lot line and rear line of the principal building and the side property lines.

The minimum horizontal distance from the rear line of the principal building to the rear lot line.

An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building between the main building and the adjacent side line of the lot, and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.

The planner or administrator designated by the Board of Aldermen to provide planning consultation services on policy and day-to-day operations for the administration of these regulations. The Zoning Administrator, for purposes of receiving applications and other documents, shall be the City Clerk. The Director of Public Works shall be the Deputy Zoning Administrator, and shall act as zoning administration for all purposes other than receiving documents until the Board of Aldermen shall have designated a different person.