Ofallon City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
General Provisions
Section 400.040 Establishment Of Districts.
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The City is hereby divided into the following zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which together with all explanatory matter shown thereon is hereby adopted by reference and declared part of this Chapter.
"R-1" | Single-Family Residential District |
"R-1A" | Single-Family Suburban Residential District |
"R-2" | Two-Family Residential District |
"R-3" | Medium Density Residential District |
"R-4" | Apartment Building District |
"R-5" | Mobile/Manufactured Home Park District |
"C-O" | Office District |
"C-1" | Restricted Business District |
"C-2" | General Business District |
"C-3" | Highway Commercial District |
"I-1" | Light Industrial District |
"I-2" | Heavy Industrial District |
"AG" | Agricultural District |
"P-R" | Park-Recreation District |
"PD" | Planned Development |
"PUD" | Planned Unit Development |
"TGD" | Transitional Growth District — St. Paul |
"HTCD" | High Tech Corridor District |
"MUTDD" | Mixed-Use Traditional Development District |
Section 400.045 Changes To Official Zoning Map.
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If, in accordance with procedures of this Chapter and of Chapter 89, RSMo., as amended, a change is made in a zoning district boundary, such change shall be made by the City Administrator or his/her designee promptly after the ordinance authorizing such change shall have been adopted by the City Council and published, with an entry on the Official Zoning Map.
Section 400.060 Rules For Interpretation.
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A.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of Zoning Districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map the following rules for interpretation shall apply:
1.
A boundary indicated as approximately following the centerline of a highway, street, alley or easement shall be construed as following such centerline.
2.
A boundary indicated as approximately following a recorded lot line or the line bounding a parcel shall be construed as following such line.
3.
A boundary indicated as approximately following the corporate boundary line of a City, Village, or Township shall be construed as following such line.
4.
A boundary indicated as following a railroad line shall be construed as being midway between the main tracks.
5.
A boundary indicated as following a shoreline shall be construed as following such shoreline, and in the event of change in a shoreline shall be construed as following the actual shoreline.
6.
A boundary indicated as following the centerline of a stream, river, canal, lake, or other body of water shall be construed as following such centerline.
7.
A distance not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
9.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot which is in single ownership at the time of adoption of this Chapter, the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit as a conditional use, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot to the nearest lot line, but not to exceed fifty (50) feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.
Section 400.065 Application Of Regulations.
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The regulations established by this Chapter within each zoning district shall be minimum regulations for promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare and shall be uniform for each class of land or building, dwellings and structures throughout each district. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this Chapter, the Board of Adjustment shall have power in passing upon appeals to vary or modify any rules, regulations or provisions of this Chapter so long as the intent and purposes of this Chapter shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done.
Section 400.070 Scope Of Provisions.
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The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all uses, structures, improvements, and alterations approved by the City after enactment of this Chapter.
Section 400.075 Saving Clause.
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All rights or remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and all violations of any previous Zoning Code or amendments thereto, of the City and that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Chapter (October 16, 1984) and such accrued violation of previous Zoning Codes which would otherwise become non-conforming uses under this Article, shall be considered as violations of this Chapter in the same manner that they were violations of prior Zoning Codes of the City.