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F'rmrt Yard: A yard extending ncrons the
I C � front or the tat between the Inner aide yard
lines earl measured between:
' (a) the front line of the Int and front line of
the building,rind
Dwelling,Two-Family: A detached or semi-I (b) the front line of the lot road the nearest
AN ORDiNANC8 In regulate and restrict dolached building designed for or nerupied ox- line of any porch or proved terrace.
the height,number of stories and size of build- elusively by two families.
Ingo and other structures, the percentage of Itcer Yard: A yard extending across the full
lot that may ho occupied, the size of yards, Dwelling. Four-Family: A multiple dwell-' width of the Int and measured between the
end other open spaces,the density or population Ing with accommodations for four families rear line of the lot and the rear line of the build-
the locations,erection,construction,reconstruct and mo designed that there are provisions for ing.
Won,alteration and use of buildings,structures two families on both the brat and second Ounrs. Side Yard: A yard between the building and
and land for trade,Industry,residence or othor I Dwelling, Multiple: A building or portion the side line of the lot and extending from the
purposes:all for the purpose of mromoting the i thereof used ar designed as n residence for three street Ilnc to the rear yard.
health,safety,morale or general welfare of the or more rd for dsh or d a sehesid living rode
i City of Jefferson and for said purposes to divide
the City of Jefferson Into districts;to provide pendently of each other.
for change of the regulations restrictions, and Family: One or more persons occupying a SECTION 2
boundaries of much districts; to provide for a premiere and living as a single housekeeping
Board of Adjustment.; to provide for enforce- unit, an distinguished from a group occupying DISTRICTS meet,to proscribe penalties for violation of the a boarding house,n lodging house,or hotel,so DISTRICTS
provislons hereof,and containing an emergency herein defined.clause. Be it ordained by the Council of the In order to regulate and restrict the location
i City of Jefferson,Missouri,as fellows; Frontage: All the property abutting on one of trades industries and residences and the
tilde of n street between two intersecting streets, specific of buildings erected or altered for
WHEREAS,by the provisions of House Bill measured along the street line. specified uses, and to regulate and limit the I
No. 296, an Act of the General Amsembly of height and hulk of buildings hereafter erceted
the State of Missouri for the year 1926,and as Garage,Private: A garage with capacity for or altered, to regulate and determine the area
amended by House Bill No.233,Session Laws not more than four (4) self-propelled vehicles of yards and other open spaces,and to regulate
of the year 1927. authority Is conferred upon for storage only. Provided,however,n private and limit the density of population,the City of
the City of Jefferson to establish districts or garage may exceed a four(4)vehicle capacity it Jefferson is hereby divided into districts of
zones within its corporate limits for the pur• the lot whereon such garage Is located contains which there shall be eight (8), known as:
pose of regwattng the use of land and buildings, not less than fifteen hundred (1600) square "A" One-Family District
the height of buildings. the size of open spaces feet for each vehicle stored.
surrounding buildings, and the density or "B' Four-Family District
population;and, Garage,Public: Any premises,except those "C' Apartment District
described as a private or storage garage, used "D' Commercial District
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of for the storage or care of self-propelled vehicles, "E' Commercial District
Jefferson dooms It necessary in order to lemon or where any such vehicles are equipped for
congestion in the streets;to secure safety from operation, repaired or kept for remuneration,; "F" Business District
f1ro,panic and other dangers: to premotp the hire or sale,
{ health and general welfare,to provide adequate "G" Light Industrial District
i light and air: to prevent the over crowding of Garage.Storage: An "II' Heavy industrial District
6 R y premier except those'
land;to avold undue concentration of popula• defined as a private or public garage, used I'he City of Jefferson is hereby divided into
tion; to facilitate the udequate provision of exclusively for the storage of salt-propelled eight(81 districts aforesaid and the boundaries
transportation,water,sewerage,schools,parks, vehicles. of such districts are shown upon the map st-
and other public requirements, all in accord- tached hereto and made a part of this ordinance,
ance with a comprehensive plan: Now,There- Hotel: A building occupied its the more or being designated as the 'District Map" and
fore, less temporary abiding place of individuals who said map and all tine notations,references and
are lodged with or without meats and in which other information shown thereon shall be as
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL there are more than fifteen(16)sleeping rooms much a part of this ordinance as if the matters
OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MIS- usually occupied singly and no provision made and information net forth by said mail were all
SOURI: for conking In any individual room or apart- fully described herein.
h, meat.
Lodging House: A building, other than a Except as hereinafter provided:
(1) No building shall be erected, recon-
SECTION 1 hotel, where lodging for five (fi) or more per- structed or structurally altered nor shall any
sons is provided for compensation.}. on. building or land be used for any purpose other,
DEFINITIONS i Lot of Record: A lot which is a part of a than is permitted in the district In which such
subdivision, the map of which has been re- building or land is located.
For the purpose of this ordinance certain co=ded in the office of the County Recorder of (2) No building Shull he erceted, recon-
terms and words are herewith defined as I Cole County.
structed or structurally altered to exceed the
follows' Lol: Land occupied or to be occupied by a height or bulk limit herein established for the
Words used In the proatint tense Include the building and its accessory buildings together district in which such building is located.
future; words fa the singular number include with such open spaces as are required under this I (3) No lot area shall be so reduced or dimin-
the plural, and words in the plural number ordinance, and having its principal frontage
include the singular; the word 'building' In- upon a street or officially approved place fished that the yards or other open spaces shall
eludes the word "structure,' the word "shall" I be smaller than prescribed by this ordinance,
Is mandatory and not directory. Corner Lul: A lot situated at the junction nor shall the density of population be increased
of two or more strants,and having it width not in any manner except In conformity with the
Accessory Building: A subordinate building greater than seventy-live (76) feet �area regulations herein established.
,or portion of main building,the use of which is Interior Lot: A lot other than a corner lot. (4) No building shall hereafter be erected
incidental to that of the main building Lot: An interior lot having front• or structurally altered unless located on a lot as
Through Lot: defined, and In no case shall there be
Alley: Away which affords only a secondary age orb two parallel or npprosimately parallel more than one building on one lot except as
means of access to abutting property streets. P
hereinafter provided
Apartment Houre: See Dwelling, Multiple. l.ut Lines: The lines bounding a lot as de.
fined herein.
%sement: A story partly underground and
having at least one-half of Its height above the Nun-Conforming Use: A building or land SECTION 3
average level of the adjoining ground. A tone- occupied by a use that dues not conform to the
meat shall be counted as a story for the pur- regulations of the use district in which it is I USE REGULATIONS
Poses of height measurement if subdivided and situated.
used for dwelling or business purposes. "A" One-Farnily District
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Boarding House: A building other than a In the'A" One•Famfly District no building
hotel,where lodging and meals for five or more or land shill t e used and no ly alter shall unless
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persons are served for compensation. Place: An open unoccupied space other hereafter erected or structurally altered unless
than a street or alley permanently reserved as otherwise provided in this ordinance, except
Building: A structure having a root sup• the principal means of access to abutting prop-I for one or more of the following uses: I
ported by columns or walls and when separated arty. I. One-Family Dwellings,
by a divialon wall without opening,each per.
St
r' tfon of ouch building shall he deemed a separate able, Private: A stable with capacity for I 2 Churches
building except as provldod in Section 16. not more than two horses provided, however, 3, Schools,Elementary and High. AM
that the capacity of a private stable may be 4. Museums,Libraries,Parks,Playgrounds
Building, Height of: The vertical distance increased if the premises whereon such stable or Community Centers�
measured from the curb level to the highest; Is located contains an area of not less than 2600 rJf Ol���✓
point of the roof surface,It a flat rout; to the I square feet for each horse accommodated. 6. Gulf Couilies, • ►'� '�
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dock Iind of mansard roofs; and to the mean Stable, Public: A stable with a capacity �.
height level between caves and ridge for gable, '
hip, and gambrel roofs. For buildings act for more than two horses. 6. 11'arming and Truck Gardening.
�i•back from the street line the height of the build- 7 Nurseries and Greenhouses for the prop
ing may be measured from the average clove- Story: That portion of a building included
i tier of the finished grade along the front of the between the surface of any floor and the surface' ugating road cultivating of plants only,
of the floor next above it,or if there be no user provided,however,that before permit la
building, issued, there are on file in the office of
above it, then the space between such floor
Buslne im Includes the Commercial, Light and the ceiling next above it, the Building Inspector, the written con-
j' :. seats of the owners of the majority of
Industrial and Heavy Industrial Uses and D IS. the area of all real estate within two
-` tricts out heroin defined. Story. Huth A story under a gable, hip or
gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at I hundred (200) (set of any part of the
reml
Cellar: A story having more than one-hall least two (2) opposite exterior walls are not premises.
of Its hulght below the averugo level of the more than two (2) feet above the floor Of such I 8 Accessory Buildings, including one prl-
adjufning ground A cellar shall not be oc•i story vutogarageorprivatestab lewhenlocated
cupled ax living quarters by other than the not leas than sixty (60) feet from the
jlanitor and his family and shall not be counted Street: A thoroughfare which affords the front lot line nor less than five (6) feet
is s story for purposes of height measurement, principal means of access U:abutting property. from any Other street Una, or u private
Curb Level: The level of the established Structure: Anything constructed or erected, RxruRe constructed as u port Of the main
theuseof whichrequlresmoroorlesspermunentl building.
curb in (runt of the building W oe o u curt)kiss ut the location on the ground or attached to sumo- 9 Usus cuatornuril incident W an of the
t
center al such front. 1Yharo no curb bus been''thing having a permanent location on the above used when situated in the same
wtahliehod, the city engineer shall estahllsh.�
sucb curb level or its equivalent for the purpose ground. dwelling,Including home occupation ouch
u the office of a physician, surgeon,
otthbordinence Structural Alterations. Any change in fit(,fit(, s dentist, musician or artist; provided no
Dwelling District: Includes the "A" One- supporting members of u building, ouch as name plate exceeding one(1)square font
Family District, 1,13" Four-Fnmlly District bearing walls,columns,beams or girders. in area, nor bulletin boards, nor signs
and the "C" Apartment Districts an herein exceeding twelve (12) square feet in
.defimed. Turd: An open space On the dame lot with u I urou appertaining to the lease, hire or
building unoccupied and unobstructed from sale of a building or promisee, nor ad-
'g` Dwelling,One-Family: A dolached building the ground upward except its otherwise pro:- vorttaing sign of any other character
dened (or or occuptei exclusively by ono s
sig ided herein, shall be permitted In any One-Family
,'.family., Diatrict
j.
SECTION ,1 I 21, Any kind of manufacture or treatment
other than manufacture or treatment of 2 41
USE REGULATIONS products clearly incidental to the can-, SE( l'lON 0
duct of a retail business conducted an the I USE REGULATIONS
"B" Four-Family Dimtriet. premisra,
In the"B"Four-Family Dlst.riet nn building in the "E" Commercial District public f "Ii" Heavy industrial District
or land shall be used red no buiding abaft ho garages shall be permitted provided that repair _
or lands erected s stand nuft ilitcred, all he and ntoraga fneilitins for automobiles shell he In the"il"lleavy industrial District,build-
.on purely Incidental to nn automobile sole.room fogs and Innd may be used far an purpose
otherwise provided In this ordinance,oxce t far Y p n ao
n p where the molar business Is tiro display and "'hate(rover not in conflict with any ordinance
one or more of the following uses: .1110 of new automobiles by nn authorized, of the City of Jefferson regulating nuisances;
1. Any use permitted in the "A" Ono agency and provided further that the area provided, however, that nn building or oc•
Family District, allowed for the repair and storage of cars"hall cvpanvy permit thnh be Issued for any of the
2. Two-Family Dwellings. tint he nearer than thirty (30) feet from the following uses until and unless the location of
front line or the building, such use shall have been approved by the City
3. Four-Family Dwellings. Council,
•1. Boarding and lodging Houses. 1. Acid manufacture.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily
Incident to any of the above uses when SECTION i 2. Cement,limo gypsum or plaster of parts
located on the same lot and not involving manufacture.
the conduct of it business, including USE Ri':CULATIONS 3, Distillation(it bones,
private garages when located not less 4. Explosives,manufacture or storage.
than sixty (60) feet from the front fat "I'°' Rushiess District itnd "G'/ 6. Fat rendering.
line nor Jose than five(G) feet from any Light industrial Districts
other street line or n private garage can- 6. Fertilizer manufacture.
structed no a part of the main building' In the "F" Business District and the "G'• 7. Garbage,offal or dead animal reduction
Light Industrial Districts all buildings and land, or dumping.
i except as otherwise provided in this ordinance 8. Gas manufacture.
E may be used for any use permitted in the Cam' 9. Glue manufacture.
6. Name plate not exceeding one(1)square mercial Districts or for any other use oxrept
P 1 10. Petroleum relining.
foot in area,signs not exceeding twelve the following:
(12) square feet in area appertaining to 1. Acetylene gas manufacture or atarago, 11. Smelting of tin, copper, zinc, or iron
! the lease, hire or sale of a building or
I 2. Acid manufacture, 12. Stock
premises, provided, however, that no yards of slaughter of animal".
advertising sign of any other character, 3. Alcohol manufacture,
nor bulletin board, shall be permitted 4. Ammonia. bleaching powder, or ehlor-
in any Four-Family District. Inc manufacture.
6. Arsenal. + SECTION 9
6 Asphalt manufacturing or refining. NON-CONFORMING USES
SECTION S 7, Bag cleaning.
8. Blast furnace, I The lawful use of land existing at the time of
USE REGULATIONS 9. Bad Ior works. the passage of this ordinance,although such use
10. Brick, Clio or tarry cotta manufacture dooa not conform to the provisions hereof,may
"C" Apartment District 11. Can die tnanufaeture. be continued, but if such non-conforming use
12, Celluloid manufacture. is discontinued,any future use of Field promises
In the"C"Apartment District no buildings shall be in conformity with the provisions of
or land shall be used and no buildings shall be 13. Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of this ordinance,
hereafter erected or structurally altered,unless parts manufacture, The lawful use of the building existing at the
otherwise provided a this ordinance except I 14. Cokeovens. time of the passage of this ordinance may be
for one car more of the following uses; 16. Cotton gin continued,although such use does not conform
1. Any use permitted in the "D" Four- 16. Creosote treatment or manufacture. to the provisions hereof,and such use may be
Family District. 17. Disinfectants manufacture, extended throughout the building provided no
2. Multiple Dwellings. structural alterations,except those required by
18. Distillation of bones,coal or wood.
S. Hotels, excepting those containing bust- ' or ordinance, are made therein. If no;
nose for other than the sole convenience 19. Dyestuff manufacture st
( structural alterations are made, a non-con-
of the guests in the building. 20. Explosives,manufacture orator I 'forming use of a building may be changed to'
21. Exterminator and Insect oieon menu- another non-conforming use of the same or
4. Hospitals and l linlm. i P more restricted classification.
manu-
facture.
6. Institutions of an educational or pirilan-' 22. Emery cloth and sand The foregoing provisions shall also apply to
throttle nature. Y paper menu•
facture. non-conforming uses in districts hereafter
6. Private Clubs, Fraternities, Sororities,I changed
Lodge,excepting those the chief activity 23• Fat rendering. I
of which is a service customarily carried 24. Fertilizer manufacture. Nothing in this ordinance shall be taken to
on as a business. 25. Firework
manufacture or prevent the restoration of a building destroyed
s or
7. Accessory Buildings slid Uses custom- storage, to the extent l not more than 76 per cent t Its
aril incident to any of the above uses reasonable value, by Piro, explosion.or other
Y 26. Fish smoking and curing, casualty or act el God,or the public enemy,
when located on the same lot and not in- $7• Forgo plant. I nor the continued occupancy or use of such
solving the conduct of a business, in building or part thereof which existed at the
eluding private and"forego garages when 28. Garbage, offal or,dead animals, cedar- �time of such partial destructions.
located not less than sixty(60) feet from! tion or dumping.
the front lot line nor lees than five (6)I 29. Gus(illuminating or heating) manatee By specie permit, utter public hearings, the
feet from any other street line or a Cure. City Council may authorize the location,erect
private or storage garage constructed as 30. Glue,size or golutine manufacture. tion or structural alteration of any of the fallow•
u part of the main building. 31. Gunpowder,manufacture or storage. Ing land uses or structures in any district from
,
8. Name plates not exceeding one (1) which they are prohibited by this ordinance.
square foot in area,signs not exceeding 32. Iron,steel,Bross or cropper foundry,or 1. Cemeteries,
twelve(12)square feet In area appsrtain• fabrication plant.
Ing to the )ease, hire or safe of 1r 33. Lamp black manufacture. 2. Airports.
building or premises,provided,however, 31. Match manufacture. 3. Tourist Camps
that no advertising sign of any other r 4. Libraries or Museums.
character, nor bulletin board, shall be 3�• Oil cloth or linoleum manufacture.
permitted In any Apartment District. 26. Oiled or rubber goods manufacture. 6. ttonal or philanthropic nat ure.
Hospitals and institutions at ure of an educe•
a 37. Ore reduction.
38. Paint,oil,shellac,turpentine,or varnish
manufacture. +
SECTION 6 39, Paper and pulp ru natfucture: ' " ( SECTION 10
USE REGULATIONS 40. Planing m products,refining. HEIGHT AND AREA REGULA-
I 41. Planing mills. 'PIONS
"D"and "E"Commercial Districts 42, Potash works.
43, Pyroxl)n manufacture. "A" One-Family and "ID" Four-
In the"D" and "1" Commercial Dletdete 44, Rock crusher. Family Districts.
all buildings and land except as otherwise qG Rolling mitt
provided in this ordinance, may be used for . ong s, i
any use permitted In the Apartment Districts In the "A" One-Family and "B" Four.
I
or for any other use except the fullowin¢: Family Districts the height of buildings, the
I� 1. Bakeries, outer than those whose prod. 40• Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum
ucts are sold at recall only on the pram-
treatment. lot area per family shall be an foliose:
47. Salt works,
toes. Height: No building hereafter erected or.
i,. 2. Blacksmith or horseshoeing shop. 48• Sauerkraut manufacture. structurally altered shall exceed two and one
o- 8. Bottling works. 49. Shoe polish manufacture. halt(2h)stories,or thirty-five 13G)feet sea "f
4. Building tg works. 60.60. Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or Iron Section 16.
G. Carting.express,heating or storage yard. 61. Sou manufacture, other than liquid Clear depth Thorn shall a s rosy yard hauler
6. Contractor's plant or storage yard. P q u depth of not Icse than twenty (20). per
soap• cent of the depth of the lot, provided such
7. Coal,coke or wood yard. 62. Sods and compound manufacture. rear yard need not exceed twenty-live (26)
1 8, Cooperage works. 1 63. Stock yards or slaughter of animals. test. Soo Section IG.
9. Dyeing or donning works (employing 64. Stone mill or quarry. Side Yardt On interior iota there shall be a.
more than five(6)persona on the prem- 66. Storage or baling of rugs, iron or Junk. tilde yard on each aido of a building having
lees).
G a width of not lean than ton(10) per cent of
10. lea
plant or storage house lit moro than 6 Stove palish manufacture.
p ¢ the width of the lot, provided such tilde
five(6)tots capacity. G7 Sulphuric, nitric or hydrochloric sold yards need not exceed live(6) feet In width.
manufacture.
11. Laundry (employing more than live(G) I SeoSectinn 16,
persons on the promises). 68• Tallow, grease or lard manufacture or
refining from unimal fat. Thu above regulation shall apply to all lots,
12. Livery stable or riding acadomy. 6p, Tanning,curing orstoragoof raw hldrm including corner lots, and in the coo of co-
18. Lumberyard. orskins, I
versed corner lota4vhich face an Intersecting
14. Maehineshop. :street, the silo yard of the street side of such
60. Tar distillution or manufacture earner lot shall he Increased from ton (10)per
16. Pudic Garage, except us provided in 61• Tar roofing or waterproofing manu• cent of the width of the lot to flfty (60) per
Section l8, facture. par cent of the front yard required on the lots
16. Milk distributing station other than a 6'l• Tobacco (che%fng) manufacture or In the rear of such corner lot;provided, how-
retailbusinessconductedontimpremise s, treatment' over, that this additional width of the side
17. Sf,mo monument works(employing more fi3, Vinegar manufacture, yard on the street side of the reversed corner
than five(6)portions). I lot shall not rosins the huildablo width of such
18, Storage warehouse. 64, Woul pulling or scouring. I lot,It of record at the time of the passage of
86, Yeast plant. this ordinance,to toes than twenty-eight (28)
10, Wholesale houses, foot. I'rovidod, further, that no necessary
66, And in general those user which may bo
20, All urea excluded from the Industrial obnoxious or offensive by reason of buitdinr on said reversed corner lot shall
dlutrlets, emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or protect beyond the front yard lino of the tots
noiso. in the roar, but this regulation shall not pro.
Whit the eraction of an sccawry building when-
ever it cannot be troasuaa01y11 oni lied aitb,
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Front Yard% There shall be a front yard of not Front Yard: Where nil the frontage on one
tees than twenty-five (25) feet to the front SECTION 12 side or the street between two intersecting
line of the building and not loan than fifteen streets is located In the "E" Commercial,
(I))feet to the(rent line of a porch or paved IIE MIT AND AREA REGULA- "G" Light industrial or "H" Heavy In.
terrace, provided,however, thatt 'PIONS duatrial Districts no front yard shall be ro.
Whore tats comprising forty(40) per cent llD" Ctninnerchd District. quired• Where the frontage on one side of
or more of the frontage are developed with the street between two Intersecting streets
buildings having an average front yard with In the "D" Commercial District the height is located in it business district and n dwelling
a variation of not more than six(6) feet,no of buildings,the minimum dimensions of yards, district, the front yard requirement to the
building hereafter erected or structurally and the minimum lot area per family shall be Dwelling District shall apply to the Business
altered shall project beyond the average front as follows; provider!, however, that buildings District.
Yard line so established, provided, further, erected for dwelting purposes shall comply
that this regulation shall not be so inter- with the front, rear, and aide yard regulations Lot Area Per Family: Every building hereafter
prated as to require a front yard of more than of the "A" One-Family District. erected for dwelling purposes shall provide a
fifty(60)feet, lot area of not lean than four hundred (400)
Lot Area Per Family: n the"A"One-Famil I Height: No building hereafter erected or square feet per family, provided, however,
y' y I structurally altered shall exceed two and that this regulation shall not apply to hotels
District, every single family dwelling here-I one-half (2,10 stories, or thirty-five (36) or apartment hotels where no cooking in
after erected or structurally altered shall! feet. Scesection 16. done in any individual room,suite or apart-
provide a lot-area of not less than five thou. ment. See Section 16.
sand(6,000)square feet per family. floor Yard: There shall be a rear yard having
In the "B" Four-Family District the lot a depth of not Iona than twenty(20)per cent
area per"family for single family buildings of the depth of the lot, provided such rear
shall be the name au that in the "A" One- yard need not exceed twenty-five (26) feet. SEC'T'ION 14
Family District, and every two-lastly See Section 16.
dwelling shall provide a lot area of not leas IMIGHT AND AREA REGULA-
Side Yard: Where s lot abuts upon the aids TIONS
-•--- -.,._. .___� __ __._�..__ -. of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes there
shall be a aide yard of not less than three(3) "F" Business District
feet. Where a reversed corner lot rears
than three thousand (3,000)square feet per; upon a lot zoned for dwelling purposes,the In the"F"Business District,the height and
family,and every four-family dwelling hero- aide yard on the street side of the reversed size of buildings shall be as follows; provided,
after erected or structurally altered shall corner lot shall be the same as required in however, that buildings erected or structurally
i provide a lot area,of not foes than fifteen the"A" One-Family Dwelling District. In altered for dwelling purposes shall comply
hundred (1,600)square feet per family. all other canes, it aide yard for it business with the side and rear yard and lot area per
Provided, however, that where a lot has I building shall not he required, but if pro- family regulations of the"C" Apartment Dis-
lean area titan herein required and was of ! vided, It shall not be less than three (3) trict. See Section 16.
i record at the time of the passage of this feet.
ordinance,said lot may be occupied by not Height: No building hereafter erectedorstrue-
more titan one family. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of turally altered shall exceed a height at the
not loan than twenty-five (25) feet to the street line of one and one-half 0 10 times
front line of the building and not.less than the width of the street,but above the height
fifteen (16) feet to the front line of a porch
or paved terrace, provided, however, that: Permitted at the street line three (3) feet
SEC'T'ION 11 Where lots comprising forty(40)per cent may be added to the height of the building
or more of the frontage are developed with for each one (1) foot that the building or
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULA- buildings having an average front yard with I portion thereof Is set back from the street
TIONS a variation of not more than six (6)feet,no line; provided, however, that the cubical
tc rr building hereafter erected or structurally contents of such building shall not exceed
C Apartment District altered shall project beyond the average the contents of a prism having a base equal
front yard lino so established; provided, to the area of the lot and a height equal to I
In the"C"Apartment District the height of further, that this regulation shall not be so one and one half (15¢) times the width of
buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards Interpreted as to require a.rant yard of more thestreet
and the minimum lot area per family shall be as than fifty(60)feet,
follows:
Lot Area Per Family: Every building hereafter
Seight: No building hereafter erected or erected or structurally altered shall provide SECTION 15
structurally altered shall exceed six (6) a lot area of not less than two thousand five
stories, or seventy-five (76) feet. See Sec hundred (2,600) square feet per family. HEIGHT AND AREA EXCEP-
Man I6. TIONS
jRear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having The foregoing requirements in the height
a depth of not lase thin twenty(20)per cent SECTION 13 and area districts shall be subject to the follow.
J of the depth of the lot, provided such rear
ing exceptions and regulations:
yard need not exceed twenty-five (26) feet HEIGHT AND AREA REGULA-
for Interior lots nor fifteen(16)root for corner TIONS Height: (a) That in the thirty-five (86)
tots. "E" Commercial, "G" Light In- foot height districts public or semi-public
dustrial and "II'r Heavy buildings, hospitals, sanitariums or schools
?tr. .Side Yard: For buildings not exceeding two r Y
and one-half (2A) stories In height the side Industrial Districts may beerectedet aheightnot front, side,, and
yard requirement shall be the same as re- rear y ds feet when the raisin ll feet and
In the "E" Commercial, "G" LighC In- rear yards are increased an additional toot!or
)t't quired in the"A" One-Family District. 'dustrial, and "H" Heavy Industrial Districts each toot such buildings exceed thirty-five
For buildings more than two and ono- the height of buildings,the minimum dimension (36)feet in height.
w j hell(2 ji)stories in height the side yard al)al! (of yards,and the minimum lot area per family (b) Dwellings in the thirty-five (36) foot
".i -be Increased one (1) foot in width for each
shall be as follows; provided, however, that height height district may ha increased In height by
:. additional story above the second story. buildings erected for dwelling purposes ex- not more than ten(10) feet when two(2) side
The above regulation shall apply to sit lots, elusively shall comply with the rear and side yards of not less than fifteen(16)loot each are
(; Including corner lots, and in the cage of ro- yard regulations of the "C" Apartment Die-) provided. Such dwellings,however,obeli pot jy
versod corner iota which face an intersecting Lrict. exec-ad three(3)stories in height.glfrn'1 retivl
street, the side yard on the street side of such height: No building hereafter erected or. (c) Wntr eye, towers, penthouses, scenery
corner,lot shall be increased from ten(10) per atructurally altered shall exceed six (6) lofts, sugar refineries, monuments, cupolas,
cent of the width of the lot to fifty (60) per stories, or seventy-five (76) feet. See Set-I domes, spires, false mansards, parapet walls,
e.nt of the!coat yard required on the iota In tion 16. similar structure+ and necessary mechanical
Ithe rear of such corner lot;provided,however, appurtenances may be erected as to their height
that thin additional width of the side yard on Rear Yard: In the"E" Commercial District in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted
the street aide of the reversed corner lot shall there shall be a rear yard having a depth of ordinances of the City or Jefferson.
nat reduce the buildable width of such lot, It not less than twenty(20)per cent of the depth (d) On through lots one hundred and fifty
of record at the time of the passage of this of the lot,provided such rear yard need not (160)feet or Ices in depth the height of a build-
ordinance,to lees than twenty-eight(28) feet,, exceed twenty-live (26) feat for interior lots ing may he measured from the curb level on
iR; Provided, further, that no accessory building nor fifteen(16)!'set for corner lots.
t}"ati'sadd reversed corner lot 11119,11 project beyond In the "•r,," Light Industrial and "H" either street. On through lots more than one
r + hundred and fifty(160)feet in depth the height
.Lho Croat yard Itae o[the tots in the rear, but Heavy Industrial Districts no rear yard shall regulations and basis of height measurements
this regulation shall not prohibit the erection be required except where the "G" Light for the street permitting the greater height
fin of an accessory building whenever It cannot be Industrial and "H" Heavy Industrial Die-
. reasonably compiled with. tricta abut on a Dwelling District in which shall apply to a depth of not more than one
case there shall be a rear yard of not less hundred and fifty (160) feet from that street.
Ililroat.Yard: There shall be a front yard of than ten(10)feet. (e) In the "F" Business District for a
' not toes than twenty-five(26)feet to the front building located on a lot at the intersection of j
i' ss':Aijne o!the building and not le than fifteen Side Yard; In the "E" Commercial District streets of different widths the height per-I
(16) feet to the front line of a porch or paved where a lot abuts upon the aide of a lot zoned mitted on the wider street shall,he allowed;
'1"' terrace,provided,however,that: for rlwelNng Purposes there shall be n aide along the narrower street.
;f<;• :. yard of not less than three(3)feet. Where a (f) In the "F" Business District where
Where lots comprising forty (40) per cent reversed corner lot rears upon a lot zoned for. streets are less than rift (60) feet wide, the
s•. : or more of the frontage are developed with dwelling purposes, the side yard on the y
�I bsitldlage having an average front yard with street aide of the reversed corner lot shall
same height regulations shall apply as on
7� a variation.of not more than six(6)feet,no be the same as required in the"C" Apart- more fifty (60) feet in (100) and on streets
f. ;butiefing hereafter erected or atructurally mont District. morn than one hundred (100) foot wile, the
"altered shall project beyond the average In the "G" Light Industrial and "H" same height regulations shall be applied as an
front yard lino so established, provided Heavy Industrial Districts a aide yard shall streets one hundred(100)feet In width,
further,that thin regulation shall not be so not be required except on that aide of a lot Area: (a) For the purpose of aide yard
Interpreted as to require a front yard of abutting upon the aide of a lot zoned for regulations a semi-detached (two-family)
more than fifty(60)root. dwelling purposes, in which case there shall i dwelling or a double duplex ([our-family)
be it side yard of not less than three(3)feet dwelling shall be considered an one building
?� ,Lot A9ca Per Famtlys Every building here- In other cases,u side yard,if provided,for an occupying one lot.
after erected shall provide a lot area of not industrial building shall be not less than
(.. few than four hundred (400)square feet per three(8)feat. I (h) In the cane or group houses or court
family,provided, however, that this regain- apartments, buildings may rear upon the ro-
tan shall net apply to apartment hotels' puked side yard provided that:
'•' where no cooldnc Is done In any Individual
room .
, sotto or apartment. Sea Section l6.a (1) For group houses the required aide yard
P shall 1)e increased by one (1) foot for
f' each building abutting therorn,
.4 ..a.. • .. (2) For apartment houses the required aide
yard shall bu Increased by one (1) foot
for each stairway opening onto or served
by such tilde yard,
a (3) The width of the place or court shall not
+ be less than three (3) times the width
of the side yard as required in this pro•
vision, provided that open, unonclosod
porches 'nay project Into a required
place or court not more than twenty
(20) par cent of the width of such place
g' or court.
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(4) Where a roadway is provided in the
place or court the width allowed for
Ruch roadway shall be in addition to that' _ / �!
required above. J lb � LZ�G O d �tij (8) To vary or modify the application of any
y / � �r of the regulations or provisions of this ordl.
(6) All other requirements including front, nance where there are practical difficulties or
side, and rear yards shall be complied Z� / ,{ Z unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying
with In accordance with the district in C. ��'' tJ /u� ! GTE d out the strict letter of this ordinance,so that
which such group houses or court apart "'/ %/� the spirit of the,ordinance shall be observed,
manta are located. / j^�I I L'lP t*SLf/tiL`G[—� public safety and welfare secure,and substan.
(c) The side yard requirements for dwellings ^7 / tinl justice done,
shelf be waived where dwellings are erected In exercising the above mentioned
above stores. power.
✓L ZGLl.. „�.�GG !/JZ the Board may, 1n conformity with the pro.
(d) In computing the depth of a rear yard, visions of the law, reverse or affirm,wholly or
for any building where such yard opens onto 11 partly or may modify the order,requirement,
an alley,one-half of such alley may be assumed "L' "'' �`Er decisions or determination appealed from and
to be a portion of the rear yard, / may make such order, requirement, decision,
(a) An accessory building not exceeding / /� Q4� or determination as ought to be made,and to
twelve(12)feet In height may occupy not more that end shall have all the powers of the Build-
than thirty (80) per cent of a required rear ing Inspector.
The concurring vote of four(4) members of
yard.
�1'L�LZ` �ic prat
(f) Every part of a required yard or court the Board shall b re
Ile necessary to reverse any
shall be open from Its lowest point to the sky %� order, requirement, decision or determination
unobstructed, except for the ordinary projeer u y.�. 'l jL �n yyti� -d of the Building Inspector,or to decide in favor
tion of sills, belt courses,cornices, buttresses, of the applicant on any matter upon which it
ornamontal features, and eaves; provided, Is required to pass under this ordinance,or to
however, that none of the above projections /✓dot ��, I effect any variation in this ordinance
.hall extend into a court more than six (6)
inches or into a minimum side yard more than Any person or persona jointly or soveraliy
twenty-tour, (24)inches. i aggrieved by any decision of the Board of
Adjustment
P j Z of County,present
, Miss uri,the a petition(g) No cornices shalt duty
reject over the street� � `
line more than five(6)per cent of the width of verified, setting forth that Ruch decision is
such street,and shall in no case project more illegal,in whole or in part,and specifying the 1
than four (4) feet. Meetings: Meetings of the Board shall be grounds of Illegality. Such petition shall be
(h) Open or enclosed fire escapes,Ilre-proof' held at the call of the chairman and at such presented to the court within thirty (30) days
outside stairways and balconies projecting I other times as the Board may determine. Such after the filing of the decision in the office of
into a yard or court not more than three and chairman, or In his absence, the acting chair- the Board.
one-half(8 JJ)feet,and the ordinary projections man, may administer oaths and compel the
attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the Upon the presentation of such petition the
of chimneys and flues may be'perare oat placed the Board shall be open to the public. The Board court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to
as not t Inspector whore same are it placed shall keep minutes of its proceedings, Showing file Board to review such decision of the Board
as not to distract the fight and ventilation, the vote of each member upon each qucation,I and shall prescribe therein the time within
IL
.
-- or if absent or failing to vote,indicating such I which a return thereto must be made, and r
fact,and shall keep records of its examinations, served upon the relator's attorney,which shall
SECTION 16 and other official actions,all of which shall be' be not less than ten (10) days and may as
immediately filed in the office of the Board and extended by the court. The allowance of the
shall be a public record. All testimony, ob• writ shall not stay proceedings upon tyre deci-
IBOARD OF ADJUSTMENT p
(ectiene thereto, and rulings thereon, shall be - Rion appealed from, but the court may, on
A Board of Adjustment is hereby established. taken down by a reporter employed by the application,on notice to the Board and on due
The word"Board" when used In this section Board for the purpose. cause shown,grant a restraining order. i
shall be construed to mean the Board of Ad- The Board shall not be required to return
justment. The Board shall consist of five(6) Appeal.: Appeals to the Board may be!
taken by an arson aggrieved or b ! the original papers acted upon by it, but it
members who shall be Freeholders appointed y P y any officer, shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn 1
by the Mayor and a roved by the Cit department, board or bureau of the City of
Pp_, Y copies thereof or of such portion. thereof as
Council. /p Jefferson affected by any decision of the Build. may be called for by such writ, The return'.'
��,pJ� Ing Inspector. Such appeal shall be taken' shall concisely set forth such other facts an
y `ter A'Wj `n7�' within a reasonable time,as shall be prescribed may be pertinent and material to show the
by the Boned by General Rule,by with grounds of the decision appealed from and
I the Building inspector and with the a Board a ;
notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. shall be verified.
The Building Inspector shalt forthwith trans- It,upon the hearing, it shall appear to the
roll to the Board all the paper. constituting �court that testimony Is necessary for Lhe proper. ,
the record upon which the action appealed disposition of the matter,it may take evidence
from is taken. or appoint a referee to take such evidence as it
An appeal stays all proceedings in further- may direct and report the same to tine court
I with his findings of fact and conclusions of law,
ance of the action appealed from, unless the, which shall constitute a part of the proceedings
Building Inspector certifies to the Board after upon which the determination of the court shall
/ the notice of appeal shall have been filed with he made The court may reverse or affirm,.
him that by reason of facts stated in the certi8• wholly or partly, or may modify the decision -
cate a stay would,in his opinion,causR immi•
nent peril to life or property In such cage,
brought up for review.
proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than Costs shall not be allowed against the Board
jjA by a restraining order which may be granted by , unless It shall appear to the court that It acted
r�Z a1i �/d�lid'b�[rdri�. the Board,or by a court of record on applies• with gross negligence,or in bad faith,or with
tion or notice to the Building Inspector and malice In making the decision appealed from.
--2` on duo cause shown.
The Board shall fix a reasonable time for
the hearing of the appeal, give public notice
✓�� thereof, as well as duo notice to the parties in SEC LION 17
r t interest,and decide the same within a remon.+I
.(✓J able time. Upon the hearing any party may I It
1w .r/i ✓��Gr7�'" appear in person or by agent or by attorney. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY., ..
Jurisdiction: The Board shall have the! No vacant land shall he occupied or userd,cj.
following powers,and it shall be its duty: except for agriculture uses, and no building
hereafter erected or structurally altered shall
To hear and decide appeals where It be occupied or used until a certificate of ocou�i
alleged there is error to any order,requtremedt, pancy shall have been issued by the Butldlna
The term of office of the members of decision or determination made by the Building Inspector.
.he Soard of Adjustment shall be for five(6) Inspector In the enforcement of this ordi- j
'years, excepting that the five (6) membors' nance. Certificate of Occupancy for a Building: ?
i first appointed shalt serve respectively for. (2) To adopt from time to time such rules Certificate of Occupancy for new building
torms of one(1)year;two(2)years;three(3) and regulations as may he deemed necessary to or the reconstruction or alteration of an exist-
carry yours;tour(4)years;and five(6)years;Chore carry into effect the provisions or this ordi• Ing building shall be applied for coincident with
after members shall be appointed for terms of nance. the application for a building permit and antd
five he years each. Vacnly. shall be filled (3) To permit the extension of a district certificate shall be Issued within three days,
j for the unexpired term only. Members shall• Y .
be removed for cause by the Afayor and City where the boundary line of a district divides a after the requests for same shall have been
Council upon written charges and after public lot in a single ownership at the time of the made in writing to the Building Inspector after'
hearing. passage of this ordinance. the erection or alteration of such building or
The Board shall elect Its own chairman and (4) Permit u temporary building for corn. part thereof shall have been completed In con.
vice-chairman, who shall serve for one year, mores or Industry In a Dwelling District which formity with the provisions of these regula.
I.Ll is incidental to the residential development, tfons. Pending the issuance of a regular certifi.
w cute a temporary certificate of occupan
ol cy such permit to be issued for a period of not D Y p cY may
more than one(1)year. I be issued by the Building Inspector for a period
not exceeding six months, during the comple.
(6) Permit a public garage In a Commercial tion of alterations or during partial occupancy
District where it Is deemed necessary for the' of a building pending Its completion. Such
I public convenience or welfare, temporary certificate shall not be construed
(6) To Interpret the provisions of this us In any way altering the respective rights,
d� ordinance in such a way as to carry out the duties or obligations of the owners or of the
Intent and purpose of the plan,as shown upon city relating to the use or occupancy of the
//� / the map fixing the several districts accompany promises or any other natte�rwvorad by this
(l4 f�/J[�'T Ing and made a part of this ordinance where the ordinance and Ruch temporary certificate shall
street layout actually on the ground varies not be Issued except under such restrictions
from the street layout as shown on the map and provisions as will adequately Insure the
it, s 'd r aforesaid, safety of the occupants. i
>w V ! (7) To permit the erection and use of a ;
building,or the use of a premises In any loca.
V ��
tion for a public service corporation or for
[, public utility purposes necessary to the public
_... convenience or welfare,
Tho Boaref ili6Tt adopt?rem Umu ter fleas sac r
rules and rgtuistlana as it may dewrn necessary
to carry Into effect the provisions of this
ordinance +
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Certificate of Occupancy for land:
Certificate of Occupancy for the use of
vacant land or the change in the character of SECTION 21
the use of land ae herein provided, shall be
applied for before any much land shall be occu. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
pied or used and a cortilicate of occupancy shall The City Council may from time to lima,on
be Issued within three(8)days after the appli- Its own motion or an from ti meter at Ionet
cation has been made,provided ouch ume is in
conformity with the provisions of these regula• fifteen(16)days'public notice and hearings as
eons• provided by law,amend,supplement or change,
C modify or repent the boundaries or regulations
Certificate of Occupancy shall state that the subsequently
building or proposed time of a building or land, herein s me tt Zo intnbommi, after sub-
building with all the building and health laws milting enure to the Zoning rt. in case,for Its
and ordinances and with the provisions of these ever, of a pro ns and repast. in cnge, how-
regulationn. A record of ell certificates shall ever, of n protest acknowledged each changes duly
be kept on file In the office of the Building signed and acknowledged Uy the owners of •�
Inspector and copies Bhall be furnished, on ton(lo)per cent or more,either d the area of
request,to any person having a proprietary or I the eluded I (exclusive of streets and alloys), in•
tenancy interest in the building affected. No eluded a such Proposed change or within an
fee shall be charged for a certificate of oecu- area determined by Imes drama parallel to and
panty one hundred and eighty-five(186) feet distant
from the boundaries of the district proposed to
No permit for excavation for any building be changed,Buell amendment shall not become
shall be Issued before application has been made effective except by the favorable vote of three-
for certificate of occupancy fourths of all the members or the City Council.
SECTION iii SECTION 22
PLATS VALIDITY
Applications for building permits shall be If any section, subBection, sentence, clause
accompanied by a drawing or plat,In duplicate, or phrase of thin ordinance is for any reason
is showing the lot plan;the location of the build• held to be unconstitutional,such decision ohall
Ing on the lot;accurate dimensions of building not affect the validity of the remaining portions
and lot and such other information an may be of this ordinance.
necessary to provide for the enforcement of
these regulations. A careful record of the
original copy of such applications and plata
shall be kept in the office of the Building In-
spector and the duplicate copy shall be kept SECTION 23
at the building at all times during construction.
ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATION
AND PENALTY
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector
SECTION 19 to enforce this ordinance. Appeal from the
decision of the Building Inspector may be made
BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS to the Board of Adjustment as provided in
Where uncertainty exists with respect to Section 18.
the boundaries of the various districts as shown The owner or agent of a building or premises
on the mop accompanying and made a part of in or upon which a violation of any provision
thin ordinance the following rules shall apply: of this ordinance has been committed or nhull
(a) The district boundaries are either slyer is exist;or the lessee or tenant of an entire build-
or alleys unhas otherwise shown, and where ing or entire premises In or shall which
the designation on the map accompanying and lion has been committed or shall exist;or r he
the
!" owner, agent, lessee,or tenant of any part of
made a part of this ordinance indicating the I the building or premises in or upon which such
various districts are approximately bounded i violation has been committed or shall exist,or
by street or alley lines,said street or alley shall
y. be construed to be the boundary of such dla- the agent,architect,building contractor or any
�1 other person who commits,takes part or assists
in any violation or who maintains any building
(b) Where the district boundaries are not or premises in or upon which such violation
otUerwlso Indicated and where the property has shall exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
ff' i been or may y hereafter be divided Into blocks punishable by n fine of not less than Ten
!and lots, the district boundaries shell be con- Dollars ($10,00) and not more than One
strued to be lot lines and where the designa- Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for'each and every
'F! tion on the map accompanying and made a day that such violation continues but if the
k• part of this ordinance indicating the various offense be willful, on conviction thereof the
districts are approximately bounded by lot punishment shall be a fine of not two than One
lines,said lot lines shall be construed to be the Hundred Dollars($100.00)nor more than Two
1. bouudaryoteuchd ietrlctunleeeesidboundaries Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($260.00) for each
are otherwise indicated on the map. and every day that such violation shall con-
qt`; (c) In unsubdivided property, the district tinge, or by imprisonment for ten days for
r«{; boundary lines on the map accompanying and each and every day such violation shall con•
made a part of this ordinance shall be deter- Matte,or by both such fine and imprisonment In
'i•'i," mined by use of the scale contained on such ,the discretion of the court. Any such person,
map. who, having been served with an order to
11 remove any such violation,shall fail to comply
with said order within ten(10)days after such
service,or shall continua to violate any provt-
sion of the regulations made under authority
SECTION 20
of thin ordinance in he respect named in such
IN'T'ERPRETATION, PURPOSE order, nhall also be subject to a civil penalty
AND CONFLICT of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.001.
In interpreting and applying the provisions
of tbls ordinance,they shall be hold to be the
minimum requirements for the promotion of
( I the public safety,health,convenience,comfort, SECTION 24
prosperity or general welfare. Itienotintended r
by this ordinance to Interfere with or abrogate WHEN EFFECTIVE
or annul any easements, covenants or other
This ordinance shall be in full force and
s; agreement between parties,provided,however,
effect from and otter its passage and publics.
that where this ordinance Impose, a greater
restriction upon the use of buildings or premises lion as provided by law.
or upon height of buildings,or requires larger
open spaces than are imposed or required by
1 other ordinances,rules,regulations or by ease-
ments,covenants or agreements,the provisions
of this ordinance shall govern.
PASSED:. Sept. 12th, 1932, APPROVED: Sept. 16th, 1932.
s: CHAS. G. MACE. 11. C ASEL.
Prel�ident Pro Tem of the Council.
,,.r or.