Other ordinances and codes of the City of Sunset Hills governing buildings, land development, property maintenance, and building occupancy include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

1)

2.1.3, Building Code: (Chapter 7, City of Sunset Hills Code of Ordinances);

2)

2.1.4, Flood Damage Control: (Appendix E, City of Sunset Hills Code of Ordinances);

3)

2.1.5, Explosives Code: (Chapter 9.5, City of Sunset Hills Code of Ordinances); and

4)

2.1.6, Zoning Performance Standard Regulations: (Section 1003.163, subsection 3, Revised Ordinances of St. Louis County).

In order to regulate and restrict the location of businesses, industries, residences and other land uses and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected or altered; to regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas, and to regulate and determine the area of yards, courts, and other spaces within and surrounding such buildings, the City is hereby divided into the following districts. Furthermore, such districts classifications as were in effect at the time of adoption of this Ordinance are hereby afterwards to be classified as follows:

1)

POS: Parks and open space

2)

NU: Non-urban

3)

R-1: Single family

4)

R-2: Single family

5)

R-3: Single family

6)

R-4: Single family

7)

R-5: Single family

8)

R-6: Single family

9)

LC: Local commercial

10)

GC: General commercial

11)

LI: Light industrial

12)

PO: Professional office

13)

PD-BC: Planned Development - Business Commercial

14)

PD-LC(A) - Planned Development - Limited Commercial

15)

PD-LC(B) - Planned Development - Limited Commercial

16)

PD-LC(C) - Planned Development - Limited Commercial

17)

PD-LI - Planned Development - Light Industrial

18)

PD-LS - Planned Development - Lifestyle

19)

PD-MXD - Planned Development Mixed Use

20)

PD-R - Planned Development - Residential

21)

PD-RC - Planned Development - Residential/Cluster Homes

22)

PD-RV - Planned Development - Residential/Villas

(Ord. No. 2267, § 1, 12-13-2022)

2.3.1

Official zoning map. The boundaries of the zoning districts established herein are delineated on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map." The official zoning map and all the notations, references, and other information shown thereon are a part of this Ordinance, and have the same force and effect as if the official zoning map and all the notations, references, and other information shown thereon were all fully set forth or described herein, which zoning map is attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance by reference.

2.3.2

Record of amendments to official zoning map. The zoning enforcement officer shall maintain a record of all subsequent amendments to the official zoning map. An up-to-date copy of said map shall be available at City Hall for public inspection.

2.4.1

Zoning of streets, alleys, etc. All open, vacated, or abandoned streets, alleys, and railroad rights-of-way, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same district as the property immediately abutting upon such streets, alleys or railroad rights-of-way.

2.4.2

District boundaries. Wherever any uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any zoning district shown on the official zoning map, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

1)

Where district boundary lines are indicated as following streets, alleys, or similar rights-of-way, they shall be construed as following the centerlines thereof.

2)

Where district boundary lines are indicated as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

3)

Where a lot of record is divided by a district boundary line, the entire lot shall be construed to be within the district containing more than one-half (½) of the area of the lot.

As soon as practical after the annexation of property into the City, the Board of Aldermen shall adopt an ordinance, or ordinances, that rezones the annexed property, or properties, to an appropriate zoning district, or districts, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11, Amendments.

For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain rules of construction apply to the text, as follows:

2.6.1

Tense. Words used in the present tense include the future tense; the singular includes the plural; and plural indicates singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary;

2.6.2

Mandatory versus permissive. The terms "shall" and "must" are mandatory and not discretionary; the words "may" or "should" are permissive;

2.6.3

Definitions herein. The words and phrases expressly defined herein shall be given the defined meaning, unless indicated otherwise by the context;

2.6.4

Not defined herein. Words and phrases that are not defined herein shall be defined in Section 13, Definitions, or given their usual meaning except where the context clearly indicates a different or specified meaning;

2.6.5

Use or occupy. The words "use" or "occupy" shall include the words "intended", "designed", or "arranged" to be "used" or "occupied."

2.7.1

Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the time within which an action is to be taken shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, observed by the City, the deadline for action shall be the next day that the City is open for business. When the period of time prescribed includes intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and/or legal holidays, such days shall be counted.

2.7.2

Calendar days. The time period legally required by law for public notices shall include all calendar days, unless specified otherwise by law.

2.7.3

Notice by mail. Unless otherwise specifically provided, whenever a person has the right or is required to do some act within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon such person and the notice or paper is served by mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period.