HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.4888.09-06-16 ` BILL NO. 16-149 ORDINANCE NO. #SVS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, REGARDING RETAINING WALLS,
LANDSCAPING, BUFFERYARDS, AND SCREENING
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1 . Article VII of Chapter 25 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as
follows :
Sec . 25-701 . - Applicability.
The requirements of this section shall apply to the
construction, installation, extension and replacement of
all retaining walls of more than four (4) feet in height,
as measured from the final grade at the lower-side of the
wall to the top of the wall .
Sec . 25-702 . - Exemptions .
Retaining walls that meet the following requirements
shall be exempt from the requirements of this section:
(a) Retaining walls less than four (4 ) feet in height .
(b) Retaining walls designed as part of a structure .
(c) Retaining walls shown on approved improvement plans.
(d) Retaining walls designed as part of a public capital
improvement project .
Sec . 25-703 . - Permitting process .
A retaining wall permit shall be obtained prior to
beginning any construction, extension or replacement of
all applicable retaining walls . To obtain a retaining
wall permit, a completed application form and site plan
must be submitted to the city manager. The site plan
shall include the following information:
(a) Location of all property lines .
(b) Location of all existing and proposed structures .
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(c) Location of existing retaining walls on or adjacent
to the property that are to remain in place, if
applicable .
(d) Portions of existing retaining walls that will be
replaced, if applicable .
(e) Location of new retaining wall .
(f) Location of utilities and utility easements;
drainage easements and drainageways .
(g) Construction details to include, but not limited to,
dimensions, cross-sections and footing design.
(h) Elevations above and below the retaining wall .
(i) The height of the proposed retaining wall and the
material to be used.
(j ) Engineer' s certification, if required.
(k) Any additional information that may be requested by
city staff after initial review.
Once all of the required information is submitted, it
shall be reviewed for compliance . If the application is
approved, the applicant shall pay the permit fee and the
retaining wall permit will be issued. All retaining walls
shall be installed in compliance with the retaining wall
regulations and with the information shown on the
approved site plan and retaining wall permit application
form. The applicant shall contact the division of
inspection services to request a final inspection upon
completion of the retaining wall . If the inspector
determines that the retaining wall was constructed in
accordance with the requirements contained in this
section and the approved retaining wall permit, a
certificate of compliance will be issued forthwith. If
the retaining wall does not pass the inspection, the
inspector shall prepare an inspection report detailing
the deficiencies within five (5) business days .
Sec . 25-704 . - Engineer certification required.
An engineer' s design, certification and construction
observation shall be required in the instances listed
below. All engineering services shall be performed under
the supervision of a professional engineer registered in
the State of Missouri .
(a) Any retaining wall over four (4) feet in height
where one and one-half (1 . 5) times the height of
the wall is either (1) greater than or equal to the
building setback of an adjacent lot, or (2) such
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calculated distance would encroach upon any
structure .
(b) Any retaining wall over four (4) feet in height
located adjacent to a public right-of-way.
Sec . 25-705 . - Location of retaining walls .
The location of all retaining walls shall conform to the
following standards .
(a) Private property. All retaining walls shall be
located on private property and shall be built with the
consent of the property owners . The retaining wall
installer and/or property owner shall be responsible to
correctly locate property boundaries .
(b) Sight triangle. Retaining walls over thirty (30)
inches tall constructed near street intersections shall
not be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the
intersection, as measured from the property/right-of-way
line, in order to provide a reasonable degree of traffic
visibility.
(c) Easements. Retaining walls shall not restrict access
to utilities . Retaining walls shall not impede the normal
flow of stormwater and shall not cross an open drainage
channel . Approval of retaining walls proposed in a
utility or drainage easement shall be subject to the
discretion of the city manager. Retaining walls shall not
be constructed over a public or private access easement.
Sec . 25-706 . - Terraced retaining walls .
If walls are terraced, the upper wall shall be located no
closer to the lower wall than one (1 . 0) time the height
of the tallest wall .
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Secs . 25-707-25-800 . - Reserved.
is hereby repealed inits entirety, and a new Article VII of
Chapter 25 is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures,
to read as follows :
Sec . 25-701 . - Applicability.
The requirements of this article shall apply to the
construction, installation, extension, structural repair,
and replacement of all retaining walls four (4) feet or
more in height, as measured from the final grade at the
lowest point of the wall to the top of the wall, except
Section 25-704 (d) , which shall apply to all retaining
walls two and one-half (2 . 5) feet or more in height .
Sec . 25-702 . - Permit required.
A retaining wall permit shall be required for the
construction, installation, extension, structural repair,
or replacement of any retaining wall . Application for a
retaining wall permit shall be submitted to the city
manager using a form provided by the city, and contain
all necessary information as determined by the city
manager. The retaining wall permit fee shall be per the
city' s fee schedule . All work shall be in compliance with
the approved retaining wall permit . The city manager may
require inspections as necessary to ensure compliance .
This section shall not apply to any retaining wall that
is part of a public capital improvement project .
Sec . 25-703 . - Professional engineer required.
All retaining walls shall be designed and certified
by a professional engineer registered in the State of
Missouri . The construction, installation, extension, or
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replacement of any retaining wall shall be observed by
the engineer who designed and certified the wall .
Sec . 25-704 . - General requirements .
(a) No retaining wall shall cross a property line unless
both properties are owned by the retaining wall owner or
written permission is obtained from the other property
owner and a copy submitted to the city manager as part of
the retaining wall permit application. The retaining wall
owner shall be responsible for locating the property
lines .
(b) No retaining wall shall be located in an easement,
except as approved by the city manager.
(c) No retaining wall be located in a public street or
alley right-of-way, except as approved by the city
manager.
(d) No retaining wall exceeding two and one-half (2 . 5)
feet in height shall be located within thirty (30) feet
of a street intersection, as measured from the right-of-
way line, except as approved by the city manager.
(e) No retaining wall shall impede or restrict access to
utility or stormwater drainage infrastructure .
(f) No retaining wall shall impede or restrict the flow
of stormwater, unless such wall is part of an approved
stormwater management system.
(g) Retaining walls shall contain safety guards as
required by the building code .
(h) Terraced walls shall be spaced apart such that the
upper wall is no closer to the lower wall than the height
of the tallest wall, as shown in the example below.
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Secs . 25-705 — 25-800 . - Reserved.
Article 2 . Article VIII of Chapter 25 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled
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"Landscaping and bufferyards" reading as follows :
ARTICLE VIII . - LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERYARDS
Sec . 25-801 . - Purpose .
The intent of this section is to:
(a) Establish healthy environmental conditions by
providing shade, air purification, oxygen regeneration,
groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff retention and
treatment, erosion control, and noise, glare and heat
abatement .
(b) Provide visual buffering from a street, to buffer
potentially incompatible land uses, and to generally
enhance the quality of appearance of a development site,
and the city as a whole .
(c) Encourage the preservation of existing trees and
vegetation.
Sec . 25-802 . . - Applicability.
The landscaping and bufferyard requirements of this
section shall apply to those districts containing such
requirements, as specified in chapter 30, zoning
regulations .
Sec . 25-803 . - General landscaping requirements .
(a) Unless otherwise specified in chapter 30, zoning
regulations, a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the
total land area of any tract, parcel or lot shall be
landscaped. Landscaping shall be reasonably distributed
throughout the site. No utility easement may be used for
the required landscaping areas, unless approved in
writing by the appropriate official of each affected
utility.
(b) No new buildings or additions to existing buildings
shall be permitted unless additional landscaping is
provided on the tract, parcel or lot in an area equal to
at least fifteen (15) percent of the land area occupied
by the new building or addition, unless otherwise
specified in chapter 30, zoning regulations .
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Sec . 25-804 . - Parking lot landscaping requirements .
(a) All parking lots located within twenty (20) feet of
a street right-of-way shall have a ten-foot wide street
landscaping strip on private property separating parking
areas from abutting street rights-of-way containing no
less than four (4) of the categories of planting
materials listed below. The street landscaping strip
shall contain at least one (1) tree per fifty (50) linear
feet of street frontage . Such trees may be clustered or
arranged within the area and need not be placed at even
intervals . The street landscaping strip may contain
driveways . In the central business district (CBD) , this
street landscaping strip shall be designed and
constructed to create an edge along street rights-of-way
that minimize the disruption of the urban environment
created by the wide expanse of parking lots and vehicular
use areas and shall be consistent with any adopted
streetscape plans adopted for the area.
(b) A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of all parking
lots must consist of landscaped area. The landscaped
areas shall be reasonably distributed throughout the
parking lot . Any interior landscaped areas shall be
recessed areas which help control and treat stormwater
runoff, unless otherwise allowed by the city manager.
(c) If the parking requirements for a land use exceed
one hundred fifty (150) parking spaces, parking areas of
no more than one hundred fifty (150) spaces shall be
separated by a landscaped area which is at least ten (10)
feet in width. The ten-foot wide landscaped area shall
contain at least four (4) of the categories of planting
materials listed below. In addition, trees shall be
planted within the ten-foot wide landscaped area at the
rate of a minimum of one (1) tree for each fifty (50)
linear feet . Appropriately placed connections between
parking areas are permitted. The following uses are
exempt from the requirements of this section: motor
vehicle or trailer sales and service; and farm machinery
sales and service .
(d) Landscaping shall not be allowed to obstruct the
view of motorists using any street, private driveway,
parking aisles or the approach to any street intersection
so as to constitute a traffic hazard or condition
dangerous to the public safety. Landscaping in these
areas shall be a maximum of eighteen (18) inches tall .
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(e) Landscaping shall be maintained in good condition
and replaced within one (1) season where necessary to
ensure the continuation of appropriate landscaped
material .
(f) The landscape plantings shall be considered as an
element of a project in the same manner as paved parking,
building construction and materials, stormwater drainage,
and other elements and shall be included in the required
site plan. All plant materials shall be installed prior
to issuance of certificates of occupancy. A temporary
certificate of occupancy (TCO) may be issued prior to
installation of plant materials provided that a written
assurance and a financial guarantee is furnished to the
city manager to insure the installation of required
materials within six (6) months of the issuance of the
TCO. The financial guarantee shall be equal to two (2)
times the cost of the materials, as estimated by the
owner' s landscape architect, architect, land planner or
nurseryman, and the guarantee may be in the form of a
letter of credit, bond or cash.
(g) Property owners are encouraged to incorporate
stormwater management features into required landscaping
areas . If landscaped areas are used to fulfill required
stormwater management requirements, owners shall annually
certify to the city that the stormwater management
practices are being maintained and performing properly.
Stormwater management requirements are specified in
chapter 23 of this Code .
Sec . 25-805 . - Bufferyards .
Bufferyards shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide
and may be included within required yard setback areas .
No utility easement may be included in the bufferyard
area, unless approved in writing by the appropriate
officialof each affected utility. Plantings shall
achieve an eighty (80) percent opacity within four (4 )
years . Three (3) types of bufferyards are required,
depending on the use of the property being developed and
the use or zoning district of the adjacent property: Type
A, B, and C. Type A is required for multifamily
residential uses or mobile home parks, either of which
are located adjacent to single-family residential
districts or uses . Type B is required for commercial
uses, which are adjacent to any residential use or
district . Type C is required for manufacturing/industrial
uses, either of which are located adjacent to any
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commercial or residential use or district . Barriers are
also required for the Type C bufferyard.
Type A Bufferyard. Plantings required per one hundred
(100) linear feet :
Two (2) small deciduous or ornamental trees .
One (1) medium and large deciduous shade tree .
Two (2) conifer or upright evergreen trees .
Ten (10) shrubs .
Grasses, groundcover plants, flowers or forbs as desired.
Natural buffer area, where existing vegetation is equal
to or greater than required plantings as approved by the
city manager.
Type B Bufferyard. Plantings required per one hundred
(100) linear feet :
Three (3) small deciduous or ornamental trees .
Two (2) medium or large deciduous shade trees .
Two (2) conifers or upright evergreen trees .
Sixteen (16) shrubs .
Grasses, groundcover plants, flowers or forbs as desired.
Natural buffer area, where existing vegetation is equal
to or greater than required plantings as approved by the
city manager.
Type C Bufferyard. Plantings required per one hundred
(100) linear feet :
Three (3) small deciduous or ornamental trees .
Three (3) medium or large deciduous trees .
Four (4 ) conifers or upright evergreen trees .
Twenty (20) shrubs .
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Grasses, groundcover plants, flowers or forbs as desired.
Natural buffer area, where existing vegetation is equal
to or greater than required plantings as approved by the
city manager.
Solid barrier: Six-foot tall solid wood fence; or six-
foot tall solid masonry/brick wall; or six-foot tall
solid evergreen hedge.
Sec . 25-806 . - Planting materials .
The categories of planting materials, and the minimum
planting sizes for planting materials, where applicable,
shall be as follows :
(a) Medium and large deciduous shade trees: Two-inch
caliper, as measured six (6) inches above the ground, as
specified by the American Association of Nurserymen or
Shaw Nature Reserve .
(b) Small deciduous or ornamental trees: Four (4) feet
in height as specified by the American Association of
Nurserymen or the Missouri Prairie Foundation' s Grow
Native program, with the exception of true dwarf species.
(c) Conifers: Six (6) feet in height .
(d) Missouri native grasses/sedges: As specified by the
GrowNative Native Planting Information.
(e) Upright evergreen trees: Four (4) feet in height as
specified by the American Association of Nurserymen or
the GrowNative Native Planting Information, with the
exception of true dwarf species .
(f) Deciduous shrubs: Minimum two-gallon size .
(g) Evergreen shrubs: Minimum two-gallon size .
(h) Ground cover plants (crowns, plugs, containers) : In
a number as appropriate by species to provide at least
fifty (50) percent surface coverage after two (2) growing
seasons .
(i) Grass seeding or sod: As appropriate to provide
complete coverage within the first growing season.
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(j ) Perennial flowers or native Missouri forbs: As
specified by the GrowNative Native Planting Information.
Secs . 25-807-25-900 . - Reserved.
is herebi _ repealed in its entirety, and a new Article VIII of
Chapter 25 of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled
"Landscaping, bufferyards, and screening" is hereby enacted in lieu
thereof , in words and figures, to read as follows :
ARTICLE VIII . LANDSCAPING, BUFFERYARDS, AND SCREENING
Sec . 25-801 . - Applicability.
The requirements of this article shall apply to all
development projects except any development on an
individual single-family or two-family (duplex) lot or
any interior alteration project .
Sec . 25-802 . - Landscaping plan required.
A landscaping plan shall be required as part of any
application for a building permit, special use permit, or
rezoning to a planned development district . No grading,
stormwater, or building permit shall be issued unless the
landscaping plan is approved.
Sec . 25-803 . - General requirements .
(a) A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total area
of any property being developed shall be landscaped.
Landscaping shall be distributed throughout the site, to
the extent feasible .
(b) No new building, new parking lot, or addition to an
existing building or parking lot shall be permitted
unless additional landscaping is provided on the property
being developed equal to at least fifteen (15) percent of
the area occupied by the new building, new parking lot,
or addition.
(c) No tree shall be planted within a utility easement
unless approved by the city manager.
(d) Landscaping shall not be allowed to obstruct the
view of motorists using any street, driveway, parking
aisle, or approach to any street intersection so as to
constitute a traffic hazard or condition dangerous to the
public safety.
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(e) All landscaping shall be properly maintained, as
determined by the city manager, and kept alive and free
of disease and damage.
(f) All Eeauired landscaping shall be installed prior to
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. A temporary
certificate of occupancy may be issued at the discretion
of the city manager.
(g) Stormwater management features may be incorporated
into landscaping areas in accordance with the city' s
stormwater management regulations .
Sec . 25-804 . - Parking lot landscaping requirements .
(a) Street landscaping strips.
(1) All parking lots located within twenty (20) feet of
a public street right-of-way shall be separated from the
right-of-way by a street landscaping strip having a
minimum width of ten ( 10) feet .
(2) All street landscaping strips shall contain a
minimum of four (4) planting types from the list in
section 25-806, including at least at least one (1) type
of ground cover providing full coverage and one (1) tree
for each fifty (50) linear feet .
(3) Driveways and pedestrian crossings are permitted in
a street landscaping strip, at the discretion of the city
manager.
(b) Interior landscaping areas .
(1) All parking lots shall contain interior
landscaping areas equal to at least fifteen
(15) percent of the parking lot area . The
area of a parking lot shall be determined by
calculating the area of a polygon having the
minimum number of sides necessary to include
all parking spaces . The boundary of the
polygon shall run along the edges or corners
of the outermost parking spaces, as shown in
the example below.
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(2) Interior landscaping shall be distributed
throughout the parking lot, to the extent
feasible.
(3) Interior landscaping areas shall contain at
least one (1) type of ground cover from the
list in Section 25-806, providing full
coverage.
(4 ) Pedestrian crossings are permitted in interior
landscaping areas, at the discretion of the
city manager.
(c) Interior landscaping strips .
(1) Parking lots with at least three hundred (300)
parking spaces shall be divided into sections
using interior landscaping strips such that no
section contains more than one hundred fifty
(150) parking spaces .
(2) All interior landscaping strips shall have a
minimum width of ten (10) feet and contain a
minimum of four (4) planting types from the
list in Section 25-806, including at least one
(1) type of ground cover providing full
coverage and one (1) tree for each fifty (50)
linear feet .
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(3) Drive aisles and pedestrian crossings are
permitted in an interior landscaping strip, at
the discretion of the city manager.
Sec . 25-805 . - Bufferyards .
(a) Bufferyards shall be required per the following
table :
Bufferyard Development Type and Location Required Plantings per One
Type Hundred (100) Linear Feet
A Multifamily residential or One (1) deciduous shade
mobile home park, adjacent to a tree
single-family or two-family
(duplex) residential use or Two (2) deciduous
district ornamental trees
Two (2) conifer or
evergreen trees
Ten (10) shrubs
B Non-residential except Two (2) deciduous shade
manufacturing/industrial, trees
adjacent to a residential use
or district Three (3) deciduous
ornamental trees
Two (2) conifer or
evergreen trees
Sixteen (16) shrubs
C Manufacturing/Industrial, Three (3) deciduous shade
adjacent to a commercial or trees
residential use or district
Three (3) deciduous
ornamental trees
Four (4) conifer or
evergreen trees
Twenty (20) shrubs
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Solid barrier
(b) All bufferyards shall have a minimum width of
twenty (20) feet and extend across the entire
property line shared by the adjacent use .
(c) For bufferyard type C, a solid barrier shall be
required. The solid barrier shall consist of a
fence in accordance with article VI of this chapter
or a six (6) foot tall solid evergreen hedge as
approved by the city manager.
(d) In addition to the required plantings in the
• foregoing table, ground cover such as grass,
flowers, ivy, natural mulch, or decorative rocks
shall be installed throughout the bufferyard to
ensure full coverage .
(e) The city manager may waive all or some of the
required plantings in order to preserve existing
vegetation in the bufferyard if he or she
determines such vegetation is an appropriate
substitute for the plantings .
Sec . 25-806 . - Minimum planting sizes .
All plantings required by this article shall conform
to the following minimum planting sizes :
{a) Deciduous shade tree: Two-inch caliper, as measured
six (6) inches above the ground, as specified by
the American Association of Nurserymen or the Shaw
Nature Reserve .
(b) Deciduous ornamental tree: Four (4 ) feet in height
as specified by the American Association of
Nurserymen or the Missouri Prairie Foundation' s
Grow Native program, with the exception of true
dwarf species .
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(c) Conifer tree: Five (5) feet in height . All conifer
trees shall stand upright .
(d) Evergreen tree: Four (4) feet in height as
specified by the American Association of Nurserymen
or the Missouri Prairie Foundation' s Grow Native
program, with the exception of true dwarf species .
All evergreen trees shall stand upright .
(e) Shrub: Two-gallon size .
(f) Ground cover:
(1) Grass seeding or sod: As appropriate to ensure
full coverage after the first growing season.
(2) Missouri native grasses/sedges: In accordance
with the Missouri Prairie Foundation' s Grow Native
program.
(3) Perennial flowers or native Missouri forbs: In
accordance with the Missouri Prairie Foundation' s
Grow Native program.
(4) Ground cover plants (crowns, plugs,
containers) : As appropriate to ensure at least
fifty (50) percent coverage after the second
growing season.
(5) Decorative rock: Two (2) to three (3) inches
in diameter, in earth tone color (s) .
Sec . 25-807 . Screening.
(a) For multifamily residential uses, mobile home parks, and
nonresidential uses : outdoor service areas and equipment
such as loading docks, mechanical equipment, storage
areas, or waste containers shall be screened on all
sides . Screening shall consist of wood, masonry or other
materials as approved by the city manager. Chain link
shall not be used for screening. Screening for outdoor
service areas and equipment shall be shown on the site
plan with specifications .
(b) Drive-thru facilities shall be screened in a manner that
minimizes headlight glare to adjacent properties and streets .
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The nature and extent of the screening shall be at the
discretion of the city manager.
(c) Screening shall not be allowed to obstruct the view of
motorists using any street, driveway, parking aisle, or
approach to any street intersection so as to constitute a
traffic hazard or condition dangerous to the public safety.
Secs . 25-808-25-900 . - Reserved.
Article 3 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof .
Article 4 . It is the intention of the governing body and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code may be
renumbered to accomplish such intention.
Article 5 . This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
ten days after its passage and ap roval .
PASSED AND APPROVED this �Q day of �� W, 2016 .
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ARTICLE VII. - RETAINING WALLS
Sec. 25-701. -Applicability.
See 25 702.Rxentiptions,
Sec. 25 703. Pecm#tine arec^ss Sec. 25-702. - Permit required.
Sec. 25 701. Engineer certification required. Sec. 25-703. - Professional engineer required.
See. 25-705-Location of rctarning wall. Sec. 25-704. - General requirements.
Sec. 25 707 25 800. Reserved.
Sec. 25-701. -Applicability.
The requirements of this section article shall apply to the construction, installation, extension
extension, structural repair and replacement of all retaining walls of-mere-than four (4) feet or more in
height, as measured from the final grade at the lege lowest point of the wall to the top of the wall.
wall, except Section 25-704 (d), which shall apply to all retaining walls two and one-half(2.5)feet or more
in height.
(Ord. No. 4178, art. 4, 12 6 10)
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(Ord. No. 1178, art. 1, 12 6 10)
Sec. 25-702. - Permit required.
A retaining wall permit shall be :: - .•-'•- --• • - -• - •• .-• -
if feraatiem required for the construction, installation, extension, structural repair or replacement of any
retaining wall. Application for a retaining wall permit shall be submitted to the city manager using a form
provided by the city, and contain all necessary information as determined by the city manager. The
retaining wall permit fee shall be per the city's fee schedule. All work shall be in compliance with the
approved retaining wall permit. The city manager may require inspections as necessary to ensure
compliance. This section shall not apply to any retaining wall that is part of a public capital improvement
project.
(b) I ocation ef a istin
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(e) Location of new rctaining wall.
(g) Construction details to include, but not limited to, dimensions, cross sections and footing
design.
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(Ord. No. 1178, art. 1, 12 6 10)
- - • . -' . - ' - =. Sec. 25-703. - Professional engineer
required.
- -_ •- -- _ - _ •.• ..•. All retaining walls shall be designed and certified by a professional
engineer registered in the State of Missouri. The construction, installation, extension or replacement of
any retaining wall shall be observed by the engineer who designed and certified the wall.
(Ord. No. 1178, art. 1, 12 6 10)
- . -, _ • _ _ . - Sec. 25-704. - General requirements.
•• - - - - - - _ - -- - - traffic 4sibi
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easement,
(a) No retaining wall shall cross a property line unless both properties are owned by the retaining
wall owner or written permission is obtained from the other property owner and a copy submitted
to the city manager as part of the retaining wall permit application. The retaining wall owner shall
be responsible for locating the property lines.
(b) No retaining wall shall be located in an easement, except as approved by the city manager.
(c) No retaining wall shall be located in a public street or alley right-of-way, except as approved by
the city manager.
(d) No retaining wall exceeding two and one-half(2.5) feet in height shall be located within thirty (30)
feet of a street intersection, as measured from the right-of-way line, except as approved by the
city manager.
(e) No retaining wall shall impede or restrict access to utility or stormwater drainage infrastructure.
(f) No retaining wall shall impede or restrict the flow of stormwater, unless such wall is part of an
approved stormwater management system.
(g) Retaining walls shall contain safety guards as required by the building code.
(h) Terraced walls shall be spaced apart such that the upper wall is no closer to the lower wall than
the height of the tallest wall, as shown in the example below.
Example •
3`
4'
A.
I4.
(Ord. No. 1178, art. 1, 12 6 10)
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ARTICLE VIII. - LANDSCAPING, BUFFERYARDS,
AND SCREENING
Sec. 25 801. Purpocc. •
Sec. 26-802 Sec. 25-801. -Applicability.
Sec. 25-802. - Landscaping plan required.
Sec. 25-803. -General landscaping requirements.
Sec. 25-804. - Parking lot landscaping requirements.
Sec. 25-805. - Bufferyards.
Sec. 25-806.-Planting�,at'erials. Minimum planting sizes.
Sec. 25-807. - Screening.
Sec.,25 807 25 000. Reserved.
The intent of this section is to:
(Ord. No. 4178, art. 6, 12 6 10)
Sect-25402,Sec. 25-801. -Applicability.
-• ' -••-- •- -• • •.: - _! -:_ - . The requirements of this article shall
apply to all development projects except any development on an individual single-family or two-family
(duplex) lot or any interior alteration project.
(Ord. No. 4178,art. 5, 12 6 10)
Sec. 25-802. — Landscaping plan required.
A landscaping plan shall be required as part of any application for a building permit, special use
permit, or rezoning to a planned development district. No grading. stormwater, or building permit shall be
issued unless the landscaping plan is approved.
Sec. 25-803. -General landscaping requirements.
total land area of any tract, parcel or lot shall be landscaped. Landscaping shall be r asonably
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(a) A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total area of any property being developed shall be
landscaped. Landscaping shall be distributed throughout the site. to the extent feasible.
regulations,
(b) No new building, new parking lot, or addition to an existing building or parking lot shall be permitted
unless additional landscaping is provided on the property being developed equal to at least fifteen
(15) percent of the area occupied by the new building. new parking lot, or addition.
(c) No tree shall be planted within a utility easement unless approved by the city manager.
(d) Landscaping shall not be allowed to obstruct the view of motorists using any street, driveway,
parking aisle, or approach to any street intersection so as to constitute a traffic hazard or condition
dangerous to the public safety.
(e) All landscaping shall be properly maintained, as determined by the city manager, and kept alive and
free of disease and damage.
(f) All required landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. A
temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued at the discretion of the city manager.
(g) Stormwater management features may be incorporated into landscaping areas in accordance with
the city's stormwater management regulations.
(Ord. No. 4178, art. 5, 12-6-10)
Sec. 25-804. - Parking lot landscaping requirements.
:• :- --
(a) Street landscaping strips.
(1) All parking lots located within twenty (20) feet of a public street right-of-way shall be separated •
from the right-of-way by a street landscaping strip having a minimum width of ten (10)feet.
(2) All street landscaping strips shall contain a minimum of four (4) planting types from the list in
section 25-806, including at least at least one (1) type of ground cover providing full coverage and
one (1) tree for each fifty(50) linear feet.
(3) Driveways and pedestrian crossings are permitted in a street landscaping strip, at the discretion
of the city manager.
(b) Interior landscaping areas.
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(1) All parking lots shall contain interior landscaping areas equal to at least fifteen (15) percent of
the parking lot area. The area of a parking lot shall be determined by calculating the area of a
polygon having the minimum number of sides necessary to include all parking spaces. The
boundary of the polygon shall run along the edges or corners of the outermost parking spaces, as
shown in the example below.
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(2) Interior landscaping areas shall be distributed throughout the parking lot, to the extent feasible.
(3) Interior landscaping areas shall contain at least one (1) type of ground cover from the list in
section 25-806, providing full coverage.
(4) Pedestrian crossings are permitted in interior landscaping areas, at the discretion of the city
manager.
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(c) Interior landscaping strips.
(1) Parking lots with at least three hundred (300) parking spaces shall be divided into sections using
interior landscaping strips such that no section contains more than one hundred fifty (150) parking
spaces.
(2) All interior landscaping strips shall have a minimum width of ten (10)feet and contain a minimum
of four (4) planting types from the list in section 25-806, including at least at least one (1) type of
ground cover providing full coverage and one (1)tree for each fifty(50) linear feet.
(3) Drive aisles and pedestrian crossings are permitted in an interior landscaping strip, at the
discretion of the city manager.
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eighteen (14) inches tall
certificates of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) may be issued prior to
(Ord. No.4178, art. 5, 12-6-10)
Sec. 25-805. - Bufferyards.
bufferyard,
s._
Ten (10)-shrubs
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Two (2)conifers or upright evergreen trees.
a
Natural buffer or a, where existing vegetation is equal to or greater than required plantings as
apprevsd b,,tl.e citym
Three(3) small deciduous or ornamental trees.
Twenty ( moo.
approved-4r the-eity-manager
solid-evergreen-hedge, , ..
(Ord. No. 9178, art. 5, 12 6 10)
(a) Bufferyards shall be required per the following table:
Bufferyard Development Type and Location Required Plantings per One Hundred
Type (100) Linear Feet
A Multifamily residential or mobile home One(1)deciduous shade tree
park, adjacent to a single-family or two- Two(2)deciduous ornamental trees
family (duplex) residential use or district Two (2)conifer or evergreen trees
Ten (10)shrubs
B Non-residential except Two (2) deciduous shade trees
manufacturing/industrial, adjacent to a Three (3) deciduous ornamental trees
residential use or district Two (2) conifer or evergreen trees
Sixteen (16) shrubs
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C Manufacturing/Industrial, adjacent to a Three (3)deciduous shade trees
commercial or residential use or district Three (3)deciduous ornamental trees
Four(4) conifer or evergreen trees
Twenty(20) shrubs
Solid barrier
(b) All bufferyards shall have a minimum width of twenty(20)feet and extend across the entire
property line shared by the adjacent use.
(c) For bufferyard type C, a solid barrier shall be required. The solid barrier shall consist of a fence
in accordance with article VI of this chapter or a six (6) foot tall solid evergreen hedge as
approved by the city manager.
(d) In addition to the required plantings in the foregoing table, ground cover such as grass, flowers,
ivy, natural mulch, or decorative rocks shall be installed throughout the bufferyard to ensure full
coverage.
(e) The city manager may waive all or some of the required plantings in order to preserve existing
vegetation in the bufferyard if he or she determines such vegetation is an appropriate substitute
for the plantings.
Sec. 25-806. - . Minimum planting sizes.
applisabler shall-be-as-fellows,All plantings required by this article shall conform to the following minimum
planting sizes:
(a) ..: . =: e - :.:.. . .:: : Deciduous shade tree: Two-inch caliper; as
measured six (6) inches above the ground, as specified by the American Association of
Nurserymen or the Shaw Nature Reserve.
(b) - " "-- ..... . . •. :• - -.-: Deciduous ornamental tree: Four (4) feet in height as
specified by the American Association of Nurserymen or the GrewNative—Native-Planting
1ef a,�^''^^, Missouri Prairie Foundation's Grow Native program, with the exception of true
dwarf species.
(c) Conifers:Conifer tree:Six (6)Five(5) feet in height. All conifer trees shall stand upright.
(c) Upright evergreen trees: Four (1) feet in height as specified by the American-Association-of
season-
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InfeFrnation.
(d) Evergreen tree: Four (4)feet in height as specified by the American Association of Nurserymen
or the Missouri Prairie Foundation's Grow Native program, with the exception of true dwarf
species. All evergreen trees shall stand upright.
(e) Shrub:Two-gallon size.
(f) Ground cover:
(1) Grass seeding or sod:As appropriate to ensure full coverage after the first growing season.
(2) Missouri native grasses/sedges: In accordance with the Missouri Prairie Foundation's Grow
Native program.
(3) Perennial flowers or native Missouri [orbs: In accordance with the Missouri Prairie
Foundation's Grow Native program.
(4) Ground cover plants (crowns, plugs, containers):As appropriate to ensure at least fifty (50)
percent coverage after the second growing season.
(5) Decorative rock: Two(2)to three (3) inches in diameter, in earth tone color(s).
(Ord. No. 4178, art. 5, 12-6-10)
Sec. 25-807. - Screening.
(a) For multifamily residential uses, mobile home parks, and nonresidential uses: outdoor service
areas and equipment such as loading docks, mechanical equipment, storage areas, or waste
containers shall be screened on all sides. Screening shall consist of wood, masonry or other
materials as approved by the city manager. Chain link shall not be used for screening.
Screening for outdoor service areas and equipment shall be shown on the site plan with
specifications.
(b) Drive-thru facilities shall be screened in a manner that minimizes headlight glare to adjacent
properties and streets. The nature and extent of the screening shall be at the discretion of the
city manager.
(c) Screening shall not be allowed to obstruct the view of motorists using any street. driveway,
parking aisle, or approach to any street intersection so as to constitute a traffic hazard or
condition dangerous to the public safety.
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