Fences in residential districts or subdivisions in agricultural districts. A fence may be erected or constructed in compliance with all County ordinances as well as the following general conditions:

Fences in residential districts and subdivisions in the agricultural district. A fence may be erected or constructed subsequent to compliance with all County ordinances as well as the following criteria:

Driveways, in all residential districts and in the "A" Agricultural District, shall be perpendicular to the street and at a time of permitting have a width no greater than ten (10) feet beyond the width of the garage up to a maximum of forty (40) feet or twenty (20) feet where no garage exists, and, in commercial and industrial districts, no greater than the entrance width as approved by the St. Charles County Highway Department. Circular driveways shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development or his/her designee.

The triangular area formed by intersecting property lines (or their extension, in the case of rounded corners) and a line connecting those intersecting lines at points thirty (30) feet from their intersection; and

The triangular area formed by intersecting edges of street pavement and of a driveway or alley pavement and a line connecting those intersecting edges at points ten (10) feet from their intersection.

The screening shall be attached to the building and shall be capable of withstanding all load requirements embodied in the adopted building code.

The screening shall be constructed with non-reflective materials that are architecturally compatible with the building. The use of wood in whole or part as a screening material shall not be considered as being architecturally compatible unless the building is constructed with a wood exterior.

A parapet wall of sufficient height and as an integral part of the building shall be considered as approved screening.

All roof-top screening shall be kept in repair or proper state of preservation.

Use. No recreational equipment shall be inhabited or occupied other than in conformance with Section 405.420(B) of the Unified Development Ordinance, nor shall it be supplied with dedicated utilities.

Maximum number and size. On any lot or parcel with a dwelling, no more than one (1) trailer or item of recreational equipment shall be parked or stored outside a fully enclosed structure, nor shall such trailer or recreational equipment stored outdoors exceed twenty-four (24) feet in length or eight and one-half (8.5) feet in width.

Parking surfaces. To avoid rutting and erosion, any trailer or recreational equipment shall be parked or stored on an all-weather surface which shall be maintained free of grass and weeds. Any graveled parking surface must be graveled to a uniform depth of six (6) inches and must be maintained free of weeds and vegetation.

Ownership. The owner of a trailer or recreational equipment parked on a lot within a residential district in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall also be the owner or the renter of such residential lot.

The recreational vehicle may be placed on the parcel for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days per calendar year. A temporary permit will be issued by the Division of Planning and Zoning specifying the one hundred eighty (180) day period.

No more than one (1) recreational vehicle may be placed on the parcel, unless it is an approved campground or travel trailer park.

The recreational vehicle must be currently licensed and ready for highway use.

The recreational vehicle must either have a self-contained water and sewage disposal system or be connected to an external water and sanitary sewage system approved by the St. Charles County Division of Building and Code Enforcement.

The recreational vehicle must either have its own power source or be connected to an external power source approved by the St. Charles County Division of Building and Code Enforcement.

Any commercial vehicle shall be parked and/or stored in a private garage or completely covered by a carport, unless it is a vehicle:

No buses shall be parked on a lot occupied by a residential unit, except as permitted in Section 405.420(C)(3).

Licensed vanpool vans or other motor vehicles seating not more than fifteen (15) passengers are allowed in residentially zoned areas so long as no commercial message is conveyed on the vehicle and all other provisions of this Section are met.

The owner of a commercial vehicle parked on a lot or parcel within a residential or agricultural district in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall also be the owner or the renter of such lot or parcel or that owner or renter's employer.

Commercial vehicles shall not be parked on a public street except when temporarily parked while providing a service or delivery to a residential dwelling.

In the "A" Agricultural Zoning District, any lot or parcel containing a residence may also contain, in addition to the one (1) piece of recreational equipment or the one (1) trailer allowed under Subsection (A) above, a maximum of two (2) additional vehicles which may be trailers, boats, boat trailers, boats on boat trailers or unlicensed vehicles, provided such additional vehicles are kept for personal use and are parked as required by Subsection (A)(2) above. Additional vehicles or equipment primarily used for an active agricultural use of a lot or parcel in the "A" District, including but not limited to vehicles, trailers, equipment, implements or tractors, may be kept on such lots or parcels in the "A" District.

Where a recreational vehicle is permitted on an unimproved parcel for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days under Subsection (B) above, a maximum of two (2) additional vehicles, which may be trailers, boats, boat trailers, or boats on boat trailers, may be kept on the unimproved parcel, provided that such vehicles are kept for personal use and are parked on a paved or graveled all-weather surface either beside or behind the recreational vehicle a minimum of seven (7) feet from all property boundaries.

The use of temporary outdoor lighting used during customary holiday seasons; and

The use of temporary outdoor lighting used for civic celebrations and promotions; and

Lighting required by a government agency for the safe operation of airplanes, or security lighting required on government buildings or structures; and

Lighting installed to illuminate public or private rights-of-way or to regulate traffic or illuminate work to improve, maintain or repair facilities within them.

Orientation of fixture. In no instance shall an exterior lighting fixture be oriented so that the lighting element (or a transparent shield) is directed to an adjacent property located within a residential zoning district. The use of shielded luminaries and careful fixture placement is encouraged so as to facilitate compliance with this requirement.

Intensity of illumination. In no instance shall the amount of illumination attributable to exterior lighting, as measured at the property line, exceed 0.50 foot-candles.

Location. Light fixtures shall not be located within required buffer areas as defined in Section 405.435.

Flashing, flickering and other distracting lighting. Flashing, flickering and/or other lighting which may distract motorists is prohibited.

Height of fixtures. Lights on poles shall not be taller than the building whose area they illuminate nor taller than twenty (20) feet, whichever is shorter.

Non-conforming lighting. All lighting fixtures legally existing prior to the adoption date of this Section, shall be considered as legal non-conforming uses. However, with respect to orientation, all non-conforming lighting fixtures on single-family residential attached and detached developed properties shall comply with the provisions of this Section.

Persons selling goods pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Persons acting in accordance with their powers or duties as public officials.

Any sale conducted by any merchant or mercantile or other business establishment from or at a place of business wherein such sale would be permitted by the zoning regulations of St. Charles County, or under the protection of the non-conforming use Section, or any other sale conducted by a manufacturer, dealer, or vendor wherein such sale would be conducted from properly zoned premises and not otherwise prohibited in other ordinances.

Any legitimate charitable, eleemosynary, educational, cultural, or governmental institution or organization when the proceeds for the sale are used directly for the institution or organization's charitable purpose, and the goods or articles are not sold on a consignment basis.

The organization conducting the fund-raising sale conducts no more than six (6) such events per calendar year, and

The fund-raising sale does not exceed a period of three (3) consecutive days.

Limited to items customarily sold by such businesses at their permanent business sites, and conducted on the premises occupied by those sites, or

Limited to food items sold by single vendors from stands occupying a site no greater in size than one hundred twenty (120) square feet and located on premises only with the written permission of their record owners, and for no more than one hundred twenty (120) days nor less than thirty (30) consecutive days, during any twelve (12) month period under any single zoning confirmation. For purposes of this provision only, the terms "site" and "stand" are defined as follows.

Shall not be located within any required buffer yards.

Shall not be located within the sight triangles for any intersections, public or private.

Shall not reduce the available parking spaces below what is required for a site as provided in Article II Parking and Loading Requirements.

Are subject to any applicable building codes, health regulations, fire district codes and any other applicable regulations.

Signage shall be limited to two (2) signs or banners of not more than thirty-two (32) square feet. Advertising may appear on both sides of the signs or banners. The signs or banners shall be on-premises grounds signs and meet all applicable setbacks.

May be subject to additional conditions as deemed necessary by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

New commercial, industrial or public facility development.

Development authorized by ordinances approving conditional use permits conditioned upon submission of an approved site plan.

Expansion and/or conversion of an existing use that may require landscaping as determined by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning.

In the case of undue hardship, landscaping requirements may be modified upon review by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning.

In locations where the planting of landscaping is not viable, acceptable architectural screening materials may be utilized with the authorization of the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning.

These materials include wood or vinyl fences, decorative masonry walls, brick walls, earth berms and other like materials approved by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning.

Developments within the "A" (except required by conditional use permits), "RM", "PR", "HTCD" and "SWD" zoning districts.

Property boundary, including north arrow and scale.

Topographical information, detailing the final grading of the site and all drainage for the landscaped areas.

All structures, parking and loading areas, islands, sidewalks, entrances and exits, drives, utilities and right-of-ways (if applicable).

The location and identification of all existing trees, shrubbery and other vegetation.

The locations, varieties (botanical and common names), the number and mature size of all plant materials to be planted within the buffer areas and front yard setbacks.

Any sight-proof fencing, solid screening and/or earth berming to be utilized on the site.

Overall Length of Frontage (in feet, rounded to the nearest whole number)

Divided by Two (2) = Landscaping Required (in points)

Example: 220 feet of frontage/2 = 110 points

Planting arrangements in front yards.

Alternative compliance provisions. A developer may choose to follow the point system described above or to submit a landscape plan to the Director of the Planning and Zoning Division under this alternative compliance provisions Section. This provision is intended to give the developer flexibility needed to respond to unique site issues and client needs and still meet the intent of this Article. All landscape plans submitted in lieu of the point system must meet the stated intentions of the landscaping requirement.

Deciduous trees. Large flowering, shade trees with a mature height of thirty (30) feet or greater and a mature spread of thirty (30) feet or greater. All deciduous trees planted must have a minimum caliper of two and one-half (2½) inches and a minimum height of six (6) feet at the time of installation.

Coniferous (evergreen) trees. Trees with a mature height of at least ten (10) feet which usually have green foliage throughout all seasons. All coniferous trees shall be a minimum height of six (6) feet at the time of installation.

Intermediate trees. Deciduous plants characterized by a height and/or spread that is generally smaller than that of a shade tree under natural growing conditions. Such plants will shed their leaves and are dormant during winter. Intermediate trees may have either a single trunk or multiple trunks.

The types, sizes and varieties of plant materials within the six (6) foot wide buffer area may be determined by the developer of the site by utilizing Exhibit B.

Berms shall not be located in any right-of-way.

Berming generally varies in height, width and length to create a free-form naturalistic effect.

The slope of a berm may not exceed a thirty-three and thirty-three hundredths percent (33.33%) slope.

The design of berms shall include provisions for drainage that is tied into the entire site drainage system, is necessary or applicable.

All trees must be in place and healthy prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit. Upon approval by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning, a temporary certificate may be issued without the installation, provided written assurances are given that the planting will take place when the proper season arrives.

New landscaping shall not be planted within any right-of-way or sight triangle.

Newly planted trees shall be supported (staked and tied) through the first (1st) growing season to insure proper growth.

The landscaping must be maintained in a healthy growing condition as is appropriate for the season of the year. Plant materials, which exhibit damage, must be restored to healthy condition or replaced within the next growing season.

All parking areas, including driveways and aisles, shall be paved and striped. Such paving shall consist of Portland concrete, an asphaltic overlay or permeable pavement alternative. An alternative dust-free surface six (6) inches in depth may be approved by the Director of the Division of Planning and Zoning provided that surface is maintained free of weeds and vegetation.

In the A and R districts, where the required number of parking spaces for the use is two (2) spaces or less and where a lot or parcel is one (1) acre or greater in size, the parking area and drive shall be an all-weather surface of a uniform depth of six (6) inches at a minimum. This surface must be maintained free of weeds and vegetation.

Any parking lot with at least fifty (50) parking spaces must have at least one (1) landscaped island or peninsula containing at least two hundred (200) square feet for every fifty (50) parking spaces.

The dimensions of any planting area shall be sufficient to support the landscaping materials planted therein and to insure proper growth.

The primary landscaping materials used in parking lots shall be trees, which provide shade or are capable of providing shade at maturity. Shrubbery, hedges and other materials may be used to complement the trees. All islands or peninsulas must contain at least one (1) large deciduous tree.

A representation of the proposed sign, to scale, including the height of the sign, width, and length of sign faces and wording.

The proposed location of the sign on the property or on the building.

For off-premise, informational, and subdivision signs not on the development site, the following information is also required:

Agricultural and Residential Districts ("A", "AT", "R1A", "R1B", "R1C", "R1D", "R1E", "R2", "R3A", "R3B", "PR", "RF", and "RM" Districts).

Commercial and Industrial Districts ("CO", "C1", "C2", "I1", and "I2" Districts).

Entrance monuments are permitted as provided herein (all districts).

Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Districts. All signs erected in a "PUD" Overlay District shall conform to the land use as depicted on the preliminary plat.

Off-premise signs are permitted only in the following zoning districts:

Construction of the sign and materials shall comply with Section 903 of the Missouri Standard Specification for Highway Construction, as applicable, and must meet the current adopted Building Code of St. Charles County, Missouri.

All off-premise signs must be erected within the first (1st) one hundred (100) feet of depth from the adjoining street frontage of the property upon which the sign is to be located.

All off-premise signs shall not exceed the maximum height of forty-five (45) feet from the highest point of the sign to the natural grade, which is the grade unaffected by construction techniques such as fill, landscaping, or berming.

The maximum area for an off-premise sign shall not exceed six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet in size per facing, with a maximum width of twenty (20) feet and a maximum length of fifty (50) feet, inclusive of border and trim, but excluding the base, apron, supports, and other structural members.

Signs may be placed back-to-back, double faced, or in V-type construction, with not more than two (2) sides of facings and two (2) side-by-side displays to each facing, but such sign structures shall be considered as one (1) sign.

No such signs shall be erected within two thousand (2,000) feet of an existing off-premise sign.

No such sign shall be erected within five hundred (500) feet of a residence and fifty (50) feet of a non-residential structure, regardless of the zoning district.

Except as provided below, off-premise signs shall be erected only along the following rights-of-way in unincorporated St. Charles County:

Off-premise signs not exceeding sixty-four (64) square feet in size shall be allowed along all State routes designated by letters.

Electronic display off-premise signs. Electronic display techniques are permitted as off-premise signs when meeting criteria found herein and include any portion of said sign which contains alphanumeric characters, graphics or symbols defined by a small number of matrix elements using different combinations of light emitting diodes (LED's), fiber optics, light bulbs or other illumination devices within the display area, including computer programmable, microprocessor controlled electronic displays and projected images or messages with these characteristics onto the sign face. Any off-premise sign constructed meeting these criteria shall meet the following operational standards:

Temporary off-premises subdivision signs are defined as directional signs displaying the name or logo of a subdivision, directing the general public to that subdivision and advertising the development or sale of lots or parcels within that subdivision for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes.

An application for a permit for a temporary off-premises subdivision sign shall be a form provided by the Division of Building and Code Enforcement and shall be accompanied by: two (2) sets of construction plans, including a site location map, drawn to scale, addressing all requirements of this Section; and a letter from the owner(s) of the site at which the temporary off-premises subdivision sign is to be erected permitting the sign's erection at that site.

An application for a permit for a temporary off-premises subdivision sign shall be approved if the proposed sign conforms to the requirements of this Article (Section 405.470, Sign Permit Applications) and to the following standards for the location, the quantity and duration for the area, and for the height and illumination of temporary off-premises subdivision signs.

A nameplate not exceeding two (2) square feet in an area lighted with only non-intermittent light identifying a private residence.

Non-illuminated signs for home occupations indicating only the name of the persons and their occupation or their business name, not to exceed two (2) square feet.

Signs indicating privacy, including "No Trespassing" signs, not exceeding two (2) square feet.

On-premise directional signs not exceeding four (4) square feet for uses other than single-family residential.[1]

Signs advertising the sale, rent or lease of real estate. The maximum area shall not exceed four (4) square feet in single-family residential districts and thirty-two (32) square feet in districts other than single-family residential. Such signs shall be removed ten (10) days following the sale, rent or lease of the entire property.

One (1) on-premise, new-project construction sign shall be permitted not exceeding the following, provided such sign shall be removed ten (10) days after completion of the project:

On-premise signs advertising general sales of personal property operated by private individuals:

On-premise fireworks signs and banners, not exceeding four hundred (400) square feet. Approval for the fireworks sign or banner shall accompany the issuance of the fireworks conditional use permit before the sign or banner is erected. Such signs or banners must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours of the last day of sales.

On-premise church, school, charitable, institutional public or semi-public, signs, banners, changeable copy signs, or bulletin boards indicating upcoming or on-going special events not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet. Such signs and banners shall be removed, or changeable copy and bulletin boards shall be cleared of notices, within twenty-four (24) hours after the last date of a temporary special event.

Political signs not to exceed four (4) square feet per sign and a total sign area of sixteen (16) square feet in single-family residential districts and thirty-two (32) square feet in districts other than single-family residential.

Public signs and notices posted by or at the direction of a unit of government.

Agricultural seed number signs posted during the growing season in fields under cultivation and identifying the crops under cultivation.

Only one (1) occupation or profession shall be permitted per resident residing at the premises.

No more than two (2) customers or clients may be served in a residence at one (1) time, except in the case of photography studios, where the number of customers shall not exceed ten (10).

The occupational use may occupy not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area of the primary residential structure, and in no case more than five hundred (500) square feet of total floor area combined in all structures on the property.

Signage for home occupations shall be in conformance with Section 405.480.

The occupation must be carried on only by the members of the household residing on the premises.

No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare shall be produced by the home occupation.

No exterior storage of materials or outdoor display shall be allowed.

No additional or separate exterior entrance, except as required by the State of Missouri for beauty salons, from outside the principal building to the home occupation, except that which serves the residential portion.

No structural additions, enlargements, or exterior alterations are permitted that would change the residential character of the principal building.

The goods and services shall be provided principally on a custom, individual appointment or to-order basis, rather than a continuing and regular businesses enterprise.

Only normal domestic or household equipment shall be used to accommodate the home occupation. This prohibits the use of gases, chemicals, commercial or industrial mechanical and electrical equipment.

A professional such as an engineer, planner, architect, attorney, or accountant.

Dressmakers, seamstresses, or tailors.

Music, dancing, and other teachers or tutors.

Beauty, barber, or manicure services having not more than two (2) operators who are principal occupants of the premises.

Real estate or insurance services.

Photography studio devoted to the photography of individuals or small groups.

Artists, composers, and authors.

Taxidermists.

Automobile, truck, or vehicle repair.

Rental business.

Stables or kennels.

Eating or drinking establishments.

Veterinarian services and animal hospitals.

Mortuaries and embalming establishments.

Private clubs, including fraternity and sorority houses.

Storage of construction materials or contractors' equipment.

Retail sales.

Wholesale or retail distribution of firearms.

An existing wastewater treatment facility approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and owned and operated by an appropriate local wastewater regulatory authority as referenced below in Section 405.500(B)(2)(a—b).

A newly constructed wastewater treatment facility regulated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and approved and operated as provided herein.

A no-discharge facility approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Charles County Division of Building and Code Enforcement.

Private sewage disposal systems regulated by the St. Charles County Division of Building and Code Enforcement requiring a permit and all necessary inspections where there is no possibility for connection to a sanitary sewer according to the local wastewater regulatory authority. Such systems may be permitted as follows:

Building permit. A building permit for a wastewater treatment facility shall not be issued by the Division of Building and Code Enforcement until a copy of an approved engineering report and an approved construction permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is received for the construction of the facility and the Division of Building and Code Enforcement has determined that the requirements of Section 405.500(B)(2) are met or shall be met by the time the plant is operational and eligible for an operating permit from MDNR and for a certificate of occupancy from the Division of Building and Code Enforcement. Whenever the Division must determine whether those requirements shall be met in the future, the Division may do so upon an applicant's submission of evidence including documentation that a continuing authority meeting the requirements of Section 405.500(B)(2) or an entity seeking certification by the PSC as such an authority has agreed to own, operate and maintain the permitted wastewater treatment system. Under such circumstances, any land use and building permit issued for such a wastewater treatment plant shall provide that no certificate of occupancy may be issued for it until it is owned, operated and maintained by such a continuing authority.

Notice. The following notice shall appear on all plats served by new wastewater treatment systems and be supplied by developer or seller to all buyers of lots within those plats: "Property within this plat is to be served by a new wastewater treatment plant that will not operate until the St. Charles County Division of Building and Code Enforcement issues a certificate of occupancy after confirming that it is owned, operated and maintained by an operating authority specified in Section 405.500 of the United Development Ordinance of St. Charles County, Missouri."

Reducing flood impacts by absorbing peak flows and slowing the velocity of floodwaters;

Benefitting the community economically by minimizing encroachment on natural watercourses and the need for costly engineering solutions; by reducing property damage and threats to safety of watershed residents; by contributing to the scenic beauty and environment of the community, and thereby preserving the character of the community, improving the quality of life of its residents, and increasing the value of their property;

Providing infiltration of stormwater and runoff, and reducing impervious surfaces;

Stabilizing banks of natural watercourses;

Reducing sediment and erosion along natural watercourses;

Removing pollutants from stormwater;

Restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the water resources;

Maintaining base flows of natural watercourses;

Contributing organic matter that is a source of food and energy for the aquatic ecosystem;

Providing tree canopy to shade natural watercourses;

Providing habitat to a wide array of wildlife by maintaining diverse interconnected riparian vegetation;

Furnishing recreational opportunities; and

Allowing areas for natural watercourses to meander naturally reducing infrastructure and property damage.

This Article shall apply to all proposed development except for that development which meets waiver or adjustment criteria as provided in this Article.

This Article shall apply to surface mining operations except that this Article's standards in Section 405.5025 shall not apply to active surface mining operations that are operating in compliance with Missouri Department of Natural Resources surface mining permit.

Except as provided in Section 405.5026(A) and Section 405.5026(B)(5), this Article shall not apply to land used primarily for agricultural or farming purposes.

All natural watercourses depicted on the most current United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S) 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) Maps for St. Charles County, Missouri, shall be left in their natural state.

All natural watercourses left in their natural state shall be flanked with vegetated buffers meeting the requirements of this Article.

Within such vegetated buffers, there shall be no clearing, grading, construction or disturbance of vegetation except as permitted by Section 405.5026 of this Article.

Development along natural watercourses that are left in their natural state shall have residential, commercial or industrial improvements, parking areas, driveways and in all subdivisions, except those with lots three (3) acres or larger in size, lot lines set back from the top of the existing stream bank or the 10-year, twenty-four (24) hour or 15-year, twenty (20) minute water surface elevation where no established top-of-bank can be determined, all as provided by this Article. In the case of subdivision plats, except those with lots three (3) acres or larger in size, the watercourse and the above-mentioned setback area shall be preserved and made the responsibility of the subdivision trustees. In the case of a subdivision with lots three (3) acres or larger in size, site plan, commercial, industrial or private site, the watercourse and the above-mentioned setback area shall be preserved and made the responsibility of the property owner(s). Permanent vegetation and existing ground elevation and grades within the above-mentioned setback area shall be left intact and undisturbed, except as permitted by this Article.

A location or vicinity map;

Field-surveyed natural watercourses which are left in their natural state;

Field-surveyed vegetated buffers adjacent to natural watercourses which are left in their natural state;

Proposed clearing or grading limits;

Limits of the 100-year flood plain and floodway as identified on the official FIRM.

Fifty (50) feet along the main branch of the Dardenne Creek, the Peruque Creek, the Femme Osage Creek, the Big Creek, and the McCoy Creek;

Twenty-five (25) feet along all other natural watercourses left in their natural state.

Drain fields from on-site sewage disposal and treatment systems (i.e., septic systems)—one hundred (100) feet;

Raised septic systems—two hundred fifty (250) feet.

Clearing of existing vegetation;

Soil disturbance by grading, stripping, or other practices;

Filling or dumping;

Drainage by ditching;

Installation or removal of berms or dams across natural watercourses that are not depicted on the most current United States Geological Survey 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) Maps for St. Charles County, Missouri, that cause the impoundment of stormwater.

Roads, bridges and utilities (including sanitary and storm sewers). The right-of-way shall be the minimum width needed to allow for maintenance access and installation. The angle of the right-of-way or utility crossing shall be perpendicular to the natural watercourse or vegetated buffer in order to minimize clearing requirements. Plats and site plans shall include only the minimum number possible of such crossings.

Paths, including hard-surfaced trails.

Show the boundaries of any vegetated buffer on the subject property;

Provide a note to reference any vegetated buffer stating: "There shall be no clearing, grading, construction or disturbance of vegetation except as permitted by Section 405.5026 of the Unified Development Ordinance of St. Charles County, Missouri".

The application is for a lot that:

The proposed accessory structure is permissible without any other variance.

The encroachment is the minimum necessary to accommodate the proposed accessory structure.

The encroachment will not substantially impair the policy, purpose and standards stated in Sections 405.5021, 405.5022 and 405.5025, above.

The lot size reductions shall not exceed the area encompassed within such common ground area;

No lot may be reduced to a size smaller than that permitted under the next highest level of density allowed in the residential zoning hierarchy established in the Unified Development Ordinance; and

Those lots that are reduced in size shall also be entitled and have applied to them the yard, area, lot widths and setbacks under the next highest level of density allowed in the residential zoning hierarchy established in the Unified Development Ordinance.

Except as permitted by a conditional use permit in the "I1," Light Industrial District or "I2," Heavy Industrial District, only one (1) telecommunication tower shall be allowed on an individual property.

All towers shall be secured with fencing or anti-climbing devices.

Stealth telecommunications facilities (concealed towers) may be located in attics, steeples, towers, behind and below parapets or totally concealed within a new architectural addition to a building or a structure. On existing structures the antennas for telecommunication facilities with stealth design shall not extend more than eight (8) feet vertically beyond the edge of the attached structure and shall be painted and/or textured to match the existing structure on which it is installed.

No sign shall be allowed on the antennas, telecommunication facility, or equipment enclosures other than the telecommunication company's identification sign or warning signs not to exceed two (2) square feet in area.

The regulations concerning telecommunication towers shall prevail when there are conflicts between the height limits and the building setback standards of the respective zoning districts and these regulations.

Telecommunication towers, guy wires, shelter structures and other equipment, except for properties zoned "A" or "I," shall provide a minimum setback of twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from the property limits. Those properties zoned "I" must meet all setback requirements of the zoning district. In the "A" Agricultural District the minimum front, side and rear setbacks for the tower shall be equal to the height of the telecommunication facility. All other structures associated with the telecommunication facility in the "A," Agricultural District shall meet the minimum principal structure setbacks.

The design of the telecommunication facility shall maximize the use of building materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that effectively blend the facilities with the surrounding natural setting and environment.

No telecommunication tower shall be used for any other use other than as an antenna support structure, except when such other use is part of the applicant's efforts to camouflage the facility or have a stealth design.

(Reserved)

The Planning and Zoning Division shall be notified within thirty (30) days when a telecommunication facility is no longer in use for communication purposes under County ordinance. All abandoned or unused telecommunication facilities shall be removed from the property within one hundred eighty (180) days of the ceasing of operations.

An existing telecommunication facility may be replaced with a new facility including for co-use under the existing facility’s already approved land use or conditional use permit, provided the existing facility is removed from the property. The new telecommunication facility shall not exceed the height of the facility being replaced. New facilities approved under this provision are not exempt from other requirements of this Unified Development Ordinance (such as requirements for site plan approval) or of the Building Code of St. Charles County.

Telecommunication farms shall have all towers of similar design and height. Said farm shall not contain more than three (3) towers per acre.

Exemptions: The following are considered exempt telecommunication facilities, and are not governed by this Section when erected as an accessory structure:

Applicants for land use permits or for conditional use permits for telecommunication facilities or towers shall provide the Planning and Zoning Division with a detailed site plan for review and approval along with their permit applications, except those for towers of stealth design. Such detailed site plans shall include or show: the location of the proposed tower and all other elements of a telecommunication facility, fencing or anti-climbing devices, and their distances from all property lines, from all other structures on the site, and from all structures on adjoining properties.

In addition to the detailed site plans required above, all applications for land use permits or for conditional use permits for telecommunication facilities or towers shall also include or be accompanied by:

Upon submission of applications for land use permits or for conditional use permits required by this section, the Division of Planning and Zoning shall immediately send the applicant written notice that:

Incomplete applications shall be deemed abandoned if deficiencies are not cured within thirty (30) days or within such additional time as the applicant may request pursuant to these regulations.

If an application is for a conditional use permit, it shall be set for hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its next scheduled meeting; provided however, that:

An applicant may make a written and signed request for an additional thirty-day period to cure deficiencies as provided herein:

Conditional use permits shall be required:

Where conditional use permits are required by these regulations, applications for such permits shall be accepted for filing only on the application deadline date published on the St. Charles County Government website, which shall be the 21st day prior to the next scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

A sexually oriented business may only be operated in "I1" Light Industrial and "I2" Heavy Industrial zoning districts as those districts are defined and described in the Unified Development Ordinance.

A sexually oriented business shall not be operated within five hundred (500) feet of the following:

A sexually oriented business shall not be operated, established, substantially enlarged or undergo transfer of ownership or control within five hundred (500) feet of another sexually oriented business.

For purposes of this provision, the distance between any two (2) sexually oriented businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to the intervening structures or objects or political boundaries, from the closest exterior wall of the structure in which each business is located.

A person shall not cause or permit the operation, establishment or maintenance of more than one (1) sexually oriented business in the same building, structure, or portion thereof, or the increase of floor area of any sexually oriented business in any building, structure, or portion thereof containing another sexually oriented business.

Any sexually oriented business lawfully operating on the effective date of this Article that is in violation of Section 405.5063 of this Article shall be deemed a non-conforming use. The non-conforming use will be permitted to continue for a period not to exceed one (1) year, unless sooner terminated for any reason or voluntarily discontinued for a period of thirty (30) days or more. Such non-conforming uses shall not be increased, enlarged, extended, or altered except that the use may be changed to a conforming use. If two (2) or more sexually oriented businesses are within five hundred (500) feet of one another and otherwise in a permissible location, the sexually oriented business which was first established and continually operating at a particular location is the conforming use and the later-established business(es) is/are non-conforming.

The business is part of a commercial multi-unit center; and

The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multi-unit center, including the exterior portions of the business, are painted the same color as one another or are painted in such a way so as to be a component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-unit center.

Only one (1) on-premises properly-permitted sign is allowed to advertise the sexually oriented business.

Signs shall be a flat plane, rectangular in shape and have no more than two (2) display surfaces. Each display surface shall not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in area and shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height or ten (10) feet in length.

No sign shall contain photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations of any manner, and may only contain the following:

FACILITY;

MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY;

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITY;

MEDICAL MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY;

MEDICAL MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITY; and

MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.

A church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or building which is used for religious worship and/or related religious activities;

A public or private educational facility, including but not limited to child day-care facilities, nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, private schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education schools, junior colleges, and universities; and the grounds upon which any educational facility is located;

Any residential zoning district as defined in the Unified Development Ordinance; or

The property line of a parcel of land zoned "A" Agricultural District and containing a residence.

In the case of a freestanding Facility, the distance between the Facility and property listed in Subsection (B) shall be measured from the Facility to the closest point of the property line of the property listed in Subsection (B).

In the case of a Facility that is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance between the Facility and property listed in Subsection (B) shall be measured from the property line of the property listed in Subsection (B) to the facility's entrance or exit closest in proximity to the property line of the property listed in Subsection (B).

Measurements shall be made along the shortest path between the demarcation points using a straight line.