The following sections provide specific regulations regarding the use and development of property within the various zoning districts. These district regulations are supplemented by additional regulations appearing elsewhere in this Ordinance or other regulations contained in the Sunset Hills Code of Ordinances. Other regulations contained in this Ordinance that provide development standards includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:

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Section 4, Development Standards and Review

(Ord. No. 2356, § 2, 5-14-2024)

3.2.1

POS District. The purpose of the Parks and Open Space District is to encompass those areas in the City that are under either public or private ownership and are parks, open space, vacant land, or agricultural land.

3.2.2

NU District. The purpose of the NU Non-Urban District is to encompass areas within which rough natural topography, floodplains, or locations create practical difficulties in providing and maintaining public roads, and public or private utility services. The district also encompasses areas where significant non-urban uses have been established and/or were zoned NU by St. Louis County prior to being annexed into the City of Sunset Hills.

3.2.3

R-1 District. The purpose of the R-1 District is to protect and preserve areas of low-density, estate-type, residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than one (1) acre in size.

3.2.4

R-2 District. The purpose of the R-2 District is to protect and preserve areas of low-density residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than twenty-thousand (20,000) square feet in size.

3.2.5

R-3 District. The purpose of the R-3 District is to protect and preserve areas of medium to low-density residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in size.

3.2.6

R-4 District. The purpose of the R-4 District is to protect and preserve areas of medium-density residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size.

3.2.7

R-5 District. The purpose of the R-5 District is to protect and preserve areas of medium to high-density residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in size.

3.2.8

R-6 District. The purpose of the R-6 District is to protect and preserve areas of high-density residential development and to allow for the construction of new single family detached dwellings on lots of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in size.

3.2.9

LC District. The intent and purpose of the Local Commercial District is to accommodate retail and office uses of a smaller scale which are intended to provide convenience shopping and services to persons living in adjacent residential areas.

3.2.10

GC District. The intent and purpose of the General Commercial District is to accommodate retail and wholesale uses serving a larger consumer population. A wider range of uses and structure sizes is permitted in a commercial center and outlot style development.

3.2.11

LI District. The intent and purpose of the Light Industrial District is to accommodate such uses as light manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, disassembly, or processing of goods and products, the nature of which does not have an adverse impact on surrounding uses.

3.2.12

PO District. The intent and purpose of the Professional Office District is to provide an environment suitable for office, research, and warehouse uses developed in a coordinated and complimentary manner to create a park-like atmosphere. Activities and scale are limited to assure high quality development and to limit adverse impacts on surrounding uses.

(Ord. No. 2356, § 2, 5-14-2024)

The following table addresses the dimensional (also known as bulk standards) applicable to the development or use of a lot in a given district. The dimensional standards by planned development district are specified in Appendix A, Section 4 - Development Standards.

(Ord. No. 2356, § 2, 5-14-2024)

The following uses shall be permitted in the applicable districts as indicated in the table of permitted uses, found at the end of this section.

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Permitted Uses. Except as provided below, uses which are marked by a "P" in the table shall be allowed with a zoning permit.

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Conditional Uses. Uses which are marked by a "C" in the table shall be allowed with a conditional use permit.

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Uses Not Permitted. Uses not marked by either a "P" or "C" in the table are not permitted. Uses not permitted are prohibited.

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Uses not listed. In the event that a use is proposed that is not listed in the table, the City Administrator or her/his designee shall determine if the use is the same or similar to a use listed in the table. If it is, he or she shall treat the use in the same manner as the "similar" use. If not, he or she shall treat the use as not permitted. If the applicant is not satisfied with the determination, they may appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

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More Than One Use on a Lot. Where a single business entity proposes to or is engaged in more than one principal use on a lot, or where two or more uses are located on one lot, each use must be a permitted use in the district in which it is located.

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Uses in Planned Development Districts. The uses for Planned Development Districts that existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, are specified in Appendix A, Planned Development Districts. New Planned Development Districts for Commercial, Office, and/or Industrial uses shall be established in accordance with Section 7 of the UDO and shall be set forth within the Ordinance governing such Planned Development District.

(Ord. No. 2279, § 1, 3-14-2023)

(Ord. No. 2280, § 1, 3-14-2023)