City of Lake Saint Louis

100-YEAR FLOOD

See "base flood."

ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS <div style="margin-left:40px">Permanent or portable ramps utilized to provide a disabled person with accessibility to a structure.</div>

ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT

As used in the context of Section 420.110(A), Wireless Communications, any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a wireless communications facility or wireless support structure. The term includes utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters, or similar structures.

ACTUARIAL RATES

See "risk premium rates."

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, agricultural products and livestock.

AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE

1. Any structure used exclusively in connection with the production, harvesting, storage, drying, or raising of agricultural commodities.
2. As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, structures, including but not limited to outbuildings, sheds, barns, tack rooms, stables, etc., which are primarily intended for the storage of equipment and supplies associated with an agricultural use on the same site.

AGRICULTURE

The production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease or personal use, of plants and animals useful to persons, including the storage of agricultural products produced off the premises

ALLEY

A minor public or private right-of-way providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of a lot, block, or parcel of land otherwise abutting a street.

ANIMAL GROOMING

A place or establishment or place where animals are bathed and/or groomed for a fee, excluding kennels, veterinary clinics and hospitals

ANTENNA

Communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of any type of wireless communications services.

APPEAL

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a request for review of the Floodplain Administrator's interpretation of any provision of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, or a request for a variance.

APPLICANT

The author or contact person responsible for completing and submitting an application established in this Code.

APPURTENANT STRUCTURE

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a structure that is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure.

ARBOR <div style="margin-left:40px">A shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework.</div>

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES

The visible, functional, or ornamental objects accessory to, and part of a building, such as chimneys, bay windows, roof overhangs, and similar features.

AREA

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, that portion of the City which the Board of Aldermen has found or shall find to be blighted, following a public hearing thereon, so that the clearance, replanning, rehabilitation, or reconstruction thereof is necessary to effectuate the purposes of Chapter 353, RSMo., as amended, and Chapter 405 Article IX, Urban Redevelopment. Any such area may include buildings or improvements not in themselves blighted, and any real property, whether improved or unimproved, the inclusion of which is deemed necessary for the effective clearance, replanning, reconstruction or rehabilitation of the area of which such buildings, improvements or real property form a part.

AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD

The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

ASSEMBLY

A facility intended primarily for organized services, meetings, events, or programs to benefit, educate, entertain, or promote public discourse, with membership not required for participation. Examples include community centers, meeting or lecture halls, or exhibition rooms. If an assembly use is accessory to another principal use and has a gross floor area of less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, it is considered part of that use and is not considered a separate principal use.

AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (STAND-ALONE)

An automated device that provides bank and financial institution customers with cash withdrawal and other financial services without the need for a bank teller. Such uses are independent and not attached to a physical building containing a financial institution.

AUTOMOBILE WASH

A facility for the cleaning of automobiles or other motor vehicles, operated by the public or by on-site employees, whether or not in conjunction with other goods or services provided to customers

AUTOMOBILE-RELATED USES

Uses in this category include a broad range of uses for the maintenance, sale or rental of motor vehicles and related equipment.

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP

A facility providing services including engine tune-ups, the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, exhaust systems, brakes, water pumps, alternators, radiators, and similar accessories. Activities such as painting, auto-body work, steam cleaning, utility truck and trailer rental, tractor trailer repairs, farm equipment repairs, major auto and truck repairs, similar activities, and outdoor storage of any kind including vehicles shall be prohibited.

AUTOMOTIVE SALES OR LEASING

The sale, display, lease, rental, or storage of light motor vehicles, including automobiles, vans, light trucks, light trailers, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles, and recreational vehicles. This definition shall not include salvage operations, scrap operations, vehicle impound yards, or commercial parking lots for short-term use.

AWNING

A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and affixed to a building directly above a doorway or windows.

BALCONY

A platform structure supported by and projected from or inset into the exterior of a building having sole access from said building.

BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

An establishment that provides retail banking, mortgage lending, and financial services to individuals and businesses. Accessory uses may include automatic teller machines, drive-through services, and offices.

BAR, LOUNGE, OR TAVERN

An establishment dispensing alcohol by the drink for on-site consumption and in which the sale of food products is secondary

BASE FLOOD

The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

BASEMENT

1. A building story partly or wholly below grade.
2. As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, any area of the structure having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

BERM

A raised form of earth to provide screening or to improve the aesthetic character.

BLIGHTED AREA

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, that portion of the City which the Board of Aldermen determines is a "blighted area" based on written findings in accord with the applicable provisions of Chapter 67, 99, 100, or 353 of RSMo., as amended.

BLIGHTING ANALYSIS

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, a written analysis of the conditions of an area confirming that such area qualifies as a blighted area.

BLOCK

One (1) or more individual lots or building sites entirely surrounded by streets or by any combination of streets, internal drives, open space, watercourses, or railroad right-of-way.

BOAT DOCKS

An accessory structure intended solely for the purpose of mooring a boat or boats.

BUILDING

1. Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind and includes any structure.
2. For the purposes of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, see "structure."

BUILDING FACADE AREA

1. The building facade area is the entire surface area of the facade where a sign is located or is proposed to be located, including building walls, doors, windows, recessed and projecting areas, and all other features.

2. The calculation shall be based on viewing the facade from a ninety-degree angle (i.e., straight on), regardless of facade insets, offsets, or angles.
3. For single-tenant buildings and multi-tenant buildings with a shared entrance, the facade length is measured between two (2) side facades.
4. For multi-tenant buildings with separate entrances for each tenant, the facade length is measured from the individual tenant's party wall to the opposite party wall or the side facade, if applicable.
5. The facade height is measured from the ground to the top edge or roofline of a building with a flat roof, the eave line of a building with a gambrel, gable or hip roof, or the deckline of a building with a mansard roof.

BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLY STORE

An establishment engaged in the storage, distribution, and sale of building materials, such as brick, tile, cement, insulation, floor covering, lighting, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cabinetry and roofing materials

BUILDING SEPARATION

The required minimum distance between the nearest portions of any principal structures on a single lot.

BUILDING, ACCESSORY

A building that is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the principal use and building on the lot and that is customarily used or occupied in conjunction with a permitted accessory use.

BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

An entity developed to manage and maintain a nonresidential subdivision for which there is a declaration requiring a person, by virtue of his ownership of a separate property within the planned community, to pay assessments for share of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance, or improvement of, or services or other expenses related to common elements and other real estate described in that declaration.

CABINET

As used in the context of Section 420.110(A), Wireless Communications, a structure for the protection and security of communications equipment associated with one (1) or more antennas where direct access to equipment is provided from the exterior and that has a horizontal dimension that does not exceed four (4) feet by six (6) feet and a vertical height that does not exceed six (6) feet.

CALIPER

The diameter of a tree measured at six (6) inches above ground.

CANOPY

A permanent, but not completely enclosed structure which may be attached to or near a building for the purpose of providing shelter.

CANOPY TREE

Deciduous trees that have a minimum height of thirty (30) feet at maturity.

CARETAKER'S RESIDENCE

A dwelling unit located on the premises of another principal use for the occupancy of a caretaker, security guard, or other person charged with oversight or protection of the principal use.

CARPORT

A roofed accessory structured designed or used for the storage of a vehicle by the occupant of the building to which it is accessory.

CATERING SERVICE

An establishment whose principal business is to prepare food on-site, then to transport and serve the food off-site. This use includes a commercial kitchen. On-site consumption of food or beverages is prohibited.

CEMETERY, MAUSOLEUM, AND COLUMBARIA

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of human remains

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, the official of the community who is charged with the authority to implement and administer laws, ordinances and regulations for that community.

CITY

The City of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri.

CITY ATTORNEY

The licensed attorney designated by the Board of Aldermen to furnish legal assistance for the administration of these regulations.

CIVIC BUILDING

Any noncommercial public building housing uses for the purpose of offering education, arts and cultural materials, or attractions for the general public, including exhibits and events; or offering administrative, social, tourism, or charitable services to the general public. Examples include museums, libraries, public safety, government buildings, post offices, or recreation centers.

COLLECTOR ROADS

A road intended to move traffic from local roads to secondary arterials. A collector road serves a neighborhood or large subdivision.

COLLOCATION

The placement or installation of a new wireless facility on a structure that already has an existing wireless facility, including electrical transmission towers, water towers, buildings, and other structures capable of structurally supporting the attachment of wireless facilities in compliance with applicable codes.

COMMERCIAL HORSE STABLE

A place or establishment for keeping horses other than for the property owner's personal use, for compensation, hire, boarding, riding, or show

COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT

The ownership, lease, operation, or management of a parking lot or parking structure in which fees are charged

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Every motor vehicle which has one (1) or more of the following characteristics:

1. Is used, in whole or in part, for business, commercial or industrial enterprises;
2. Features signage advertising a commercial enterprise or business;
3. Is identified by the type of equipment or cargo it carries;
4. Carries persons or products for hire;
5. Is registered as a commercial vehicle;
6. Is equipped with equipment generally associated with a business, commercial or industrial enterprise, including, but not limited to, ladder racks, plowing blades, external fuel tanks, devices for spraying chemicals, and/or similar devices that indicate commercial use of the vehicle.

COMMON GROUND

Natural or landscaped open space within or related to a development, not in individually owned lots, designed and intended for siting common facilities (e.g., recreation facilities and storm drainage detention facilities) and for the common use of the residents and property owners of the development. "Common ground" is intended to be synonymous with "common open space," "common land," and "common area" when used in the appropriate context.

COMMUNITY

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, any state or area or political subdivision thereof which has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for the areas within its jurisdiction.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL FACILITIES

Uses in this category include buildings and facilities owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental or nonprofit entity providing a service to the public.

COMMUNITY FOREST, PRIVATE

All trees within municipal boundaries but not owned by the City.

COMMUNITY FOREST, PUBLIC

All street and park trees and other trees owned by the City as a total resource.

COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY

A comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility, comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility, or a comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, package, store on-site or off-site, transport to or from, and sell marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (also known as clones) to a medical facility, comprehensive facility, or marijuana testing facility. A comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana products as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana. A comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the creation of prerolls, but shall not include the manufacture of marijuana-infused products.

COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITY A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store on-site or off-site, sell, transport to or from, and deliver marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (also known as clones), marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, or to a consumer, anywhere on the licensed property or to any address as directed by the patient, primary caregiver, or consumer and as otherwise allowed by law, to a comprehensive facility, a marijuana testing facility, or a medical facility. Comprehensive dispensary facilities may receive transaction orders at the dispensary directly from the consumer in person, by phone, or via the internet, including from a third party. A comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana products as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana, but shall collect all appropriate tangible personal property sales tax for each sale. A comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the creation of prerolls.

COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store, manufacture, transport to or from a medical facility, comprehensive facility, or marijuana testing facility, and sell marijuana-infused products, prerolls, and infused prerolls to a marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana testing facility, or another marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility. A comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana products as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

A Comprehensive Plan for development of the City prepared and adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to State law, and including any part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.

CONDOMINIUM

Real estate, portions of which are designed for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium unless the undivided interest in the common elements are vested in the unit owners.

CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY

An establishment, having been awarded a certificate of need from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, used as a dwelling place by the aged, infirmed, chronically ill or incurably afflicted persons in which not fewer than eight (8) persons live or are provided for on the premises, for compensation. Such facilities include nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, convalescent homes, rehabilitation facilities, assisted living facilities, and memory care facilities.

CONSTRUCTION TRAILER

Construction trailers are mobile structures used to accommodate temporary offices, dining facilities, and storage of building materials during construction projects.

CONSTRUCTION WORK

The taking possession of land, clearance of the area, erection of improvements and all other related matters to effectuate an approved development plan causing the physical rehabilitation, construction, reconstruction and redevelopment of the area.

CONTRACTOR OFFICES AND OUTDOOR STORAGE YARDS

A building and related outdoor areas used to store and maintain construction equipment and other materials and facilities customarily required in the building trade by a construction contractor. This use may include showrooms and shops for the display and sale of electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioners, sheet metal, and other material in connection with contracting services.

CONVENIENCE STORE

A small retail establishment primarily selling food, beverages, and other household goods to customers for off-site use or consumption. A convenience store may be paired with a gasoline station.

CORPORATION

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, an urban redevelopment corporation organized and existing under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 353.

COURTYARD

An open unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building and bounded on two (2) or more sides by such building and its accessory structures.

CUL-DE-SAC

A local street with only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal (turnaround) of traffic movement.

DATA CENTER

A facility in which the majority of the space is occupied by computer systems and associated components, such as servers, switches, routers, data storage devices, telecommunication equipment, wiring cages/closets, vaults, and racks, where digital data and information is managed, processed, transferred and/or stored. This definition includes, but is not limited to data centers, data storage and hosting facilities, collocated server hosting facilities (CoLo), network operations centers, web hosting facilities, and other similar facilities.

DAY-CARE CENTER

An establishment designed to provide day-time care and instruction for children or adults

DECIDUOUS

Plants that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn.

DECKS

An above ground platform, freestanding or projecting from the wall of a structure and supported by posts or pillars.

DECLARATION

As used in the context of Section 430.225, Business Associations, the recorded instrument, however denominated, subjecting the property within a nonresidential subdivision to covenants, conditions, easements, or restrictions, including providing for the creation of a business association and the maintenance of common ground and common elements, and requiring a member to pay assessments for: 1. The maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of common ground or common elements in the nonresidential subdivision; or 2. Services or benefits which the member is entitled to receive by ownership of the member's unit.

DENSITY, NET

The number of dwelling units permitted per acre of land, excluding land dedicated for street right-of-way, floodways, retention and detention basins, areas which exceed slopes of three to one (3:1), access easements, and land cut off from the main parcel by a road, railroad or major stream such that common use is hindered or that the land is unavailable for building purposes.

DEPOSIT

As used in the context of Chapter 430, Subdivision and Improvement Standards, any form of security, including cash, letter of credit or surety bond, provided to the City to ensure the completion of work in conformance with a permit or approval.

DETACHED HOUSE

A residential building located on one (1) lot and designed for one (1) dwelling unit

DETENTION BASIN

A manmade structure designed and constructed to temporarily impound stormwater runoff and allow a controlled release or discharge of water at a predeveloped rate.

DEVELOPER

A person, firm, or corporation undertaking land development activity, including the subdivision of land and other improvements to land, pursuant to the requirements of this Code.

DEVELOPMENT

1. The performance of any building activity or the making of any material change to any structure or natural surface of land to include activities that change or disturb the natural surface of the land such as clearing, excavating and filling; or any change in the use or appearance of any structure or land; or the division of land into two (2) or more parcels for the creation or termination of rights of access.
2. For the purposes of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, levees, levee systems, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials.

DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, that contract or agreement entered into between the City and a corporation pursuant to an approved development plan.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

As used in the context of Chapter 405, Article IX, Urban Redevelopment, a plan, including a blighting analysis, together with any amendments thereto, for the redevelopment of all or any part of a blighted area.

DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH)

The diameter of a tree measured at four (4) feet above ground.

DISGUISED SUPPORT STRUCTURE

Any freestanding, manmade structure designed for the support of antennas, the presence of which is camouflaged or concealed as an appropriately placed architectural or natural feature. Depending on the location and type of disguise used, such concealment may require placement underground of utilities leading to the structure. Such structures may include, but are not limited to, clock towers, campaniles, observation towers, water towers, light standards, flagpoles and artificial trees.

DISPLAY HOUSE

A detached house, duplex, or townhouse constructed for the purpose of marketing or promoting the sale of lots or sale/lease of dwelling units in a subdivision or development.

DONATION COLLECTION BIN

A small freestanding receptacle used to collect donated materials from the public.

DRIVE-THROUGH/DRIVE-UP FACILITY

Uses at which an occupant of a vehicle may make use of the service or business without leaving their vehicle.

DUPLEX

A residential building located on one (1) or two (2) lots and designed to accommodate two (2) dwelling units. The dwelling units in duplexes may be stacked vertically, sharing both common and horizontal walls and ceilings, or attached to each other by common party walls without openings.

DWELLING UNIT

Any building or portion of a building intended for use and occupancy by a single household.

EASEMENT

Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his/her property.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Uses in this category include public, private, and parochial institutions at the primary, elementary, middle, high school, or post-secondary level. Accessory uses include play areas, cafeterias, recreation areas, auditoriums, and day-care facilities.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ( EV) PARKING SPACE

A public or private parking space that is served by battery charging mechanical equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING POST

An apparatus which supplies electricity and to which an electric vehicle must be connected for the purpose of charging its batteries.

ELEVATED BUILDING

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, for insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings or columns.

ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY OR PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a community for which the Federal Insurance Administrator has authorized the sale of flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

EQUIPMENT SALES AND RENTAL

The sales and rental of supplies and equipment primarily intended for homeowner use and minor residential gardening and construction projects, but not including car or truck rentals. This term includes incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing of such equipment.

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EVERGREEN

A plant that retains green leaves throughout the year.

EXISTING CONSTRUCTION

For the purposes of determining rates, structures for which the start of construction commenced before the effective date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRM effective before that date. "Existing construction "may also be referred to as "existing structures."

EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.

EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration.

FACADE

The exterior walls of a building or building face exposed to public view.

FAMILY

See "household."

FCC

The Federal Communications Commission.

FENCE

A structure erected at or above grade, either attached to another structure or freestanding, as a dividing marker, partition or barrier, excluding tie walls and retaining walls.

FLAGPOLES

A pole used for flying a flag.

FLOOD BOUNDARY AND FLOODWAY MAP (FBFM)

An official map of a community on which the Federal Insurance Administrator has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the designated regulatory floodway.

FLOOD ELEVATION DETERMINATION

A determination by the Federal Insurance Administrator of the water surface elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has a one-percent or greater chance of occurrence in any given year.

FLOOD ELEVATION STUDY

An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.

FLOOD FRINGE

The area outside the floodway encroachment lines but still subject to inundation by the regulatory flood.

FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP (FHBM)

An official map of a community, issued by the Federal Insurance Administrator, where the boundaries of the flood areas having special flood hazards have been designated as (unnumbered or numbered) A Zones.

FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)

An official map of a community on which the Federal Insurance Administrator has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)

An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations.

FLOOD OR FLOODING

A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: 1. The overflow of inland; and/or 2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management regulations.

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain and grading ordinances) and other applications of police power. The term describes such State or local regulations, in any combination thereof, that provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.

FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA

Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. (See "flooding.")

FLOODPROOFING

Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, or structures and their contents.

FLOODWAY ENCROACHMENT LINES

The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State and local floodplain maps.

FLOODWAY OR REGULATORY FLOODWAY

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot.

FLOOR AREA RATIO

The total gross floor area of the building or buildings on any lot divided by the total lot area.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS

Uses in this category include establishments that serve prepared food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises.

FREEBOARD

A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway conditions, such as bridge openings and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.

FRONT-LOADED

A structure or lot whose vehicular access is directly off of a street.

FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a use that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. This term includes only docking facilities and facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.

GARAGE

A part of a principal building or a detached accessory structure used for the parking or storage of vehicles as an accessory use.

GARAGE SALES

A sale of goods offered to the public conducted at a single-family, a dual-family or a multi-family residential dwelling place.

GARDEN SUPPLY STORE

An establishment engaged in the storage, distribution, and sale of garden supplies, including plants; nursery products and stock; potting soil, fertilizers, mulch or rock that is sold in bags that are fifty (50) pounds or less in weight; hardware; power equipment and machinery; lawn and garden variety tools; lawn and garden supplies; water gardens; outdoor furniture; irrigation equipment; and yard ornaments. These establishments may include a nursery and/or greenhouses.

GASOLINE STATION

An establishment primarily engaged in selling gasoline and lubricating oils and which may sell other convenience merchandise or perform minor repair work

GAZEBOS

A freestanding, unenclosed, roofed structure which provides shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest.

GOLF COURSE LOT

A lot with a portion of its property line abutting a golf course.

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

As used in the context of Section 430.225, Business Associations, the articles of organization or incorporation of the business association filed with the Missouri Secretary of State as the same may be amended, and the bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational documents of the business association, as the same may be amended.

GRADE

The elevation of the natural or finished surface of the ground. The slope of a road, street or other public way, specified in percentage terms.

GROCERY STORE

A retail establishment that primarily sells food, but may also sell convenience and household goods for off-site use or consumption

GROSS FLOOR AREA

The sum of the gross area of every story of a building measured from the exterior limits of the faces of the structure, excluding unfinished basements, garages, porches, attics, parking structures and parking areas.

GROUP HOME

Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside, and may include two (2) additional persons acting as houseparents or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home; or, any home which is licensed by the Children's Division or Department of Mental Health to provide foster care to one (1) or more, but fewer than seven (7), children who are unrelated to either foster parent by blood, marriage or adoption

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GROUP LIVING

Uses in this category are residential in nature and provide living space for groups of people. Group living often, but not always, features a common eating area for residents and provides care or services for residents that is not commercial in character.

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Uses in this category are characterized by activities focusing on medical services, particularly licensed public or private institutions that provide primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons suffering from illness, disease, injury or other physical or mental conditions. Accessory uses may include laboratories, outpatient facilities, and amenities primarily for the use of employees in the building.

HEIGHT

1. For buildings, height is the vertical distance above finished grade at the front of the building measured to the highest point of a flat or mansard roof, or to the midpoint of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. (See Figure 410.140.A.)
2. For other structures, height is the vertical distance above finished grade of the base of the structure measured to the highest point, including the main structure and all the attachments thereto.

HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Any structure that is: 1. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; 2. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; 3. Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or 4. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either by: 4. a. An approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or 4. b. Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.

HOME OCCUPATION

A business, profession, occupation, or trade that is conducted within a residential dwelling unit for the economic gain or support of a resident of the dwelling and is incidental and secondary to the residential use of the lot and that does not adversely or perceptively affect the character of the lot or surrounding area.

HOSPITAL

An institution providing medical and surgical care for humans only, for both in- and out-patients, including medical service, training, and research facilities, but excluding residential or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse

HOTEL

A building or group of buildings where transient lodging is offered in bedrooms, sleeping rooms, and dwelling units. The building or buildings may include accessory facilities, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, recreation areas or similar facilities commonly associated with lodging. Examples also include motel, hostel, or lodge.

HOUSEHOLD

An individual or any group of individuals living together in a dwelling unit and sharing a common kitchen facility, household expenses and utilities, not including group quarters, such as dormitories, fraternities, sororities, motels, hotels, rooming houses, or boardinghouses.

HOUSEHOLD LIVING

Uses in this category are characterized by residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household.

IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC

Any drainage ditch or engineered channel, storm or sanitary sewer, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrianway, tree, lawn, off-street parking area, site improvement or other facility for which the local government may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for which local government responsibility is established. All such improvements shall be properly bonded.

IMPROVEMENT, SITE

Constructed utilities, roads, driveways, parking areas, landscaping, sidewalks, or structures on a site.

KENNEL

A place or establishment other than a pound where animals not owned by the proprietor are sheltered, fed and watered for a fee; or, a place or establishment maintaining five (5) or more female cats or dogs as breeding stock. This definition does not include veterinary clinic and hospital, or animal grooming facilities.

LAKE LOT

A lot with a portion of its property line abutting Lake Saint Louis or Lake Saint Louise.

LANDMARK TREE

1. A tree in fair or better condition, which is not considered an invasive species, and equals or exceeds these diameter sizes:

a. Large hardwoods (oaks, hickories, etc.): twenty-four (24) inches DBH.
b. Large softwoods (pines, spruces, etc.): twenty (20) inches DBH.

2. For the purposes of this definition, "fair or better condition" means a tree having a normal life expectancy, a relatively sound and solid trunk with no extensive decay, no more than one (1) major and several minor dead limbs (hardwoods only) and no major insect or disease problems.
3. A lesser sized tree can be considered a landmark tree if it is a rare or unusual species, of exceptional quality or of historical significance.

LANDSCAPE SUPPLY STORE

An establishment engaged in the storage, distribution, and sale of landscape supplies, including retaining walls, pavers, natural stone and bulk materials, including mulch, decorative gravel, topsoil, compost, and sand

LIQUOR STORE

A retail establishment that sells sealed alcoholic beverages in original packages for consumption off the premises, in which those sales are the primary goods being sold and produce the majority of the revenue generated by the business

LODGING FACILITIES

Uses in this category include facilities where lodging, meals, and other services are provided to transient visitors and guests for a fee for a defined period of time less than thirty (30) days per instance. Accessory uses may include storage, cafeterias, limited retail, health and recreation facilities, and other amenities.

LOT

A parcel, tract, or area of land established by a subdivision plat or otherwise permitted by law, to be separately owned, used, developed or built upon.

LOT AREA

The total horizontal area included within lot lines.

LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT

The minimum lot area that is required for each dwelling unit on the property.

LOT COVERAGE

The total area of a lot occupied by buildings, structures, and impervious surfaces, expressed as a percentage of the total lot area.

LOT DEPTH

1. Lot depth is the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured at right angles to the front lot line.
2. Where the front and rear lot lines are not approximately parallel, the lot depth shall be the average of the length of the two (2) side lot lines.

LOT FRONTAGE

The portion of the lot that directly abuts a street or water body.

LOT LINE

A line of record bounding a lot that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

LOT LINE, FRONT

The lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way. On corner lots and double-frontage lots, each lot line with street frontage is considered a front lot line. See Figure 410.090-2.

LOT LINE, REAR

The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. On corner lots, the lot line opposite the front lot line with the least amount of frontage is the rear lot line. On double -frontage lots and pie-shaped lots, there is no rear lot line. See Figure 410.090-2.

LOT LINE, SIDE

Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. See Figure 410-090-2.

LOT WIDTH

1. Lot width is the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at the front setback line.
2. On corner lots, lot width is measured between the side lot line and the opposite front lot line along the front setback line.
3. On lots located on a concave curve, lot width is measured between the side lot lines along a line tangent to the midpoint of the front setback line.
4. On lots located on a convex curve, lot width is measured between the side lot lines along the chord of the front setback line.
5. On lake lots, the minimum lot width is measured at both the front setback line and rear setback line.

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LOT, CORNER

A lot located at the intersection of two (2) streets that has frontage on each street. See Figure 410.090-1.

LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE

A lot having a frontage on two (2) nonintersecting streets. Also known as a "through lot." See Figure 410.090-1.

LOT, FLAG

A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by a narrow corridor of property. See Figure 410.090-1.

LOT, INTERIOR

A lot having a frontage on one street and all other lot lines being shared with adjacent lots, not right-of-way. See Figure 410.090-1.

LOWEST FLOOR

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable floodproofing design requirements.

MAINTENANCE

The act of maintaining or preserving, including, but not limited to, operation construction and reconstruction.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES

Uses in this category include those engaged in repair or maintenance of equipment, home appliances, and building components. Accessory uses may include storage yards.

MANUFACTURED HOME

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, that is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION

Uses in this category include establishments engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, processing, and assembly of products.

MANUFACTURING, ARTISAN

An establishment or business where an artist, artisan, or craftsperson teaches, makes, or fabricates crafts or products by hand or with minimal automation and may include direct sales to consumers. This definition includes uses such as small-scale fabrication, manufacturing, and other industrial uses, such as welding and sculpting.

MANUFACTURING, LIGHT

Industrial operations relying on the assembly, distributing, fabricating, manufacturing, packaging, processing, recycling, repairing, servicing, storing, or wholesaling of goods or products, using parts previously developed from raw material. Light manufacturing uses include only those uses that will not create noise, smoke, fumes, odors, glare, or health or safety hazards outside of the building where such assembly, fabrication, or processing takes place.

MAP

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) for a community issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

MARIJUANA FACILITY A comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility, comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility, marijuana testing facility, comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility, microbusiness wholesale facility, microbusiness dispensary facility, or any other type of marijuana-related facility or business licensed or certified by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, but shalt not include a medical facility.

MARIJUANA MICROBUSINESS FACILITY A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services as a microbusiness dispensary facility or microbusiness wholesale facility.

MARIJUANA OR MARIHUANA

Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the marijuana plant and marijuana-infused products. Marijuana or marihuana does not include industrial hemp, as defined by Missouri Statute, or commodities or products manufactured from industrial hemp.

MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITY

A facility certified by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana, including those originally licensed as a medical marijuana testing facility.

MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS

Products that are infused, dipped, coated, sprayed, or mixed with marijuana or an extract thereof, including, but not limited to, products that are able to be vaporized or smoked edible products, ingestible products, topical products, suppositories, and infused prerolls.

MARINA

A public or private facility for docking, mooring, anchoring and fueling boats, indoor and outdoor parking and storage of boats and boat trailers, launching, minor repairs and service

MARKET VALUE OR FAIR MARKET VALUE

As used in the context of Chapter 425, Article IX, Floodplain Management, an estimate of what is fair, economic, just and equitable value under normal local market conditions.

MEAN SEA LEVEL

For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

Equipment, devices and accessories, the use of which relates to water supply, drainage, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and similar purposes.

MEDICAL FACILITY Any medical marijuana cultivation facility, medical marijuana dispensary facility, or medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY

A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, package, store on-site or off-site, transport to or from, and sell marijuana, marijuana seeds, and marijuana vegetative cuttings (also known as clones) to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, medical marijuana testing facility, medical marijuana cultivation facility, or to a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility. A medical marijuana cultivation facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the production and sale of prerolls, but shall not include the manufacture of marijuana-infused products.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITY

A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store on-site or off-site, sell, transport to or from, and deliver marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (also known as clones), marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, anywhere on the licensed property or to any address as directed by the patient or primary caregiver, so long as the address is a location allowing for the legal possession of marijuana, another medical marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana testing facility, a medical marijuana cultivation facility, or a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility. Dispensary facilities may receive transaction orders at the dispensary in person, by phone, or via the internet, including from a third party. A medical marijuana dispensary facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the production and sale of prerolls, but shall not include the manufacture of marijuana-infused products.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES and MARIJUANA FACILITIES

Uses in this category are primarily engaged in cultivating, manufacturing, testing, transporting, and sales of medical marijuana and marijuana.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY

A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store on-site or off-site, manufacture, transport to or from, and sell marijuana-infused products to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana testing facility, a medical marijuana cultivation facility, or to another medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

MEDICAL OR DENTAL CLINIC

A facility for the examination and treatment of human patients, provided that patients are not kept overnight

MEETING FACILITY

A facility with or without food preparation equipment, used for meetings, conferences, receptions, fellowship, catered meals, and other functions; and available on a rental basis to the general public

MEMBER

As used in the context of Section 430.225, Business Associations, any owner of a unit in a nonresidential subdivision subject to a declaration; excluding, however, a person only having a security interest in, or lien upon, a unit.

City of Lake Saint Louis, MO

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