HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.5276.04-06-2020 BILL NO. 20-52 ORDINANCE NO. 5a1U
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, REGARDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE
DEVELOPMENT CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1 . Section 25-203, entitled "Required number of
spaces", of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, reading as follows :
Sec. 25-203 . - Required• number of spaces .
�- `--_ --^' --- Parking -.traces Stacking
Spaces
Residential Uses
Single-family, I
townhouse, manufactured
homes and two-family 2 for each dwelling unit
dwellings - - - - -_-
2 . 1 Multifamily dwellings
Efficiency and one--
bedroom duelling units 1,1 for each dwelling unit
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r Dwelling units with
2 for each dwelling unit
two or more bedrooms
D.nrmi. t•oories,
2
�- for each 3 occupants
3. fraternities; sororities based on the designed
and other student
capacity of the building
housing
1 for each sleeping room,
4 . Hotels plus any required for
restaurants, bars, meeting
rooms, etc.
Business and Commercial Uses
Animal hospitals and 1 for each 300 square feet
5. veterinary clinics of total building floor
area
• 1 for each 300 square
Banks and financial 5 per drive--
6. institutions feet of total building up window*
area
1 for each 2, 000
7 . Banquet halls square feet of total
'building area
S Barber shops and beauty 2 . 5 for each chair
parlors
1 for each 75 square
feet of total building
floor area, or spaces
9. Bars equal to 35 percent of
the capacity in
• persons, whichever is
greater
5 for each alley, plus
10 . Bowling alleysany requ •
ired for
restaurants, bars,
etc.
1 for each 350 square
. feet of total.-building
floor area, or 1 for
Business or each employee plus 10
professional offices,
11.' F percent additional
except medical and spaces; plus 1 for
dental offices
each vehicle kept on
the premises for the
business
Cleaning and laundry
1 for each 250 square
12 pick-lip stoles, tailor feet of total building
4 per drive-
- and dressmaking shops up window*
arid shoe repair- shops: area
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1 for each 350 square
feet of total building
floor area, plus 1. for
each 2 . 5 seats of on-
13.
Convenience stores: site seating, but not 6 per drive-
less than 10 . Service up window*
area at gas pumps
shall not be counted
as parking spaces
1 for each 200 square 5 per drive-
14 . Drug stores/pharmacies : feet of total building up window*
floor area
Furniture and appliance 1 for each 300 square
15. feet of total building
• stores : floor area
Hardware and building 1 for each 300 square
16. feet of total building
supply stores :
floor area
1 for each 200 square
17 . Health/fitness clubs : feet of total building
floor area
Medical and dental 1 for each 250 square -
18 . office and clinics : feet, of total building
floor area
Mortuaries and funeral 1 for each 4 seats,
19. homes : plus 1 for each
employee
1 for each 400 square
feet Of enclosed total
Motor vehicle,- mobile building floor area,
20. home and. trailer sales
(new .and used) plus 1 for each 3, 000
square feet of open
sales lot area
Nursing homes, assisted
I. 1:ivind- .and residential 1 for each 4 beds,
• ) 2j treatment -facilities plus I for each
rand .transitional employee
housing .
Restaurants '-- -- —
1 for each 80 square
feet of total building
With no pick-up or floor area, or 1 for
• drive-thr._u service- each 2 . 5 seats,
whichever is greater .
6 per
With pick-up or- • 1 for each 70 square ordering
• drive-thru service feet of total building window/3 per
floor area but not
and on-site seating less than 10 pick-up
window*
9 per
With pick-up or 1 for each employee on ordering
• drive-thru and no on- the largest shift but window/4 per
. site seating not less than 6 pick-up
window*
• 1 for each 200 square
feet of total building
floor area or 1 for
23. Retail stores (unless each 160 square feet
listed separately) of net usable building
floor area, whichever
requires less parking
spaces
1 for each 20 storage
units without
vehicular access plus
1 for each employee
24 . Self-service storage and 2 if a resident
mafager is present,
plus 2 additional at
the office
Shopping centers 1 for each 222 square
25 . feet of gross leasable
(regional)
area
Supermarkets and 1 for each 250 square
. - 26. feet of total building
`.grocery stores
floor area
27 . Theaters 1 for each 4 seats
Any needed
1 for each employee, for
Vehicle fueling
-stations plus - any needed for convenience
?4.1 . convenience .stores stores
• {:
; associated with . associated
_ fueling station with fueling
station
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2 for each service
Vehicle service, bay, plus 1 for each
2 I repair, body shop
employee
3� Veb:i.cle washing 1 for each employee 4 for each
Establishments washing stall
. Industrial:,. Manufacturing and Warehouse Uses
Nanufacturirig uses and
any establ_ishnients 2 for each 3 employees
engaged-:in -production,; on the largest shift,
31. processing, cleaning; plus 1 for each
servLcing, testing or vehicle kept on the
repair of materials, premises
goods or products
Railroad terminals,
32 . yards, shops and engine 2 for each 3 employees
houses
2 for each 3
employees, plus 1 for
33. Truck terminals each truck or semi-
trailer kept on the
premises
Warehouse and storage 2 for each 3
34 . establishments employees, plus 1 for
each 800 square feet
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1 of total building
floor area in excess
of 4, 000 square feet
and 1 for:each vehicle
kept on the premises
Schools, Institutions and Places of Assembly
Auditoriums, stadiums,
gymnasiums, convention
35 .
halls, and other places
of assembly
TF With fixed seats 1 for each 4 seats
1 for each 3 persons
Ptithout fixed seats 2 based upon designed
Ifmaximum capacity
Churches, temples, rand - - -
36" ( other places of worship 1 for each 4 seats
1 for each employee on
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the largest: shift,
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plus 2 for each 3
_. commuting students of
the largest class
Co.l._eges, --unive r'sities . attendance period.
vocational , trade and Parking for
business schools dormitories,
fraternities,
sororities and other
living quarters shall •
. be calculated
separately
38 ' Daycar-es
1 for each employee or
• Home staff member, plus any •
required for the
residence
1 for each employee
and staff member, plus
• Commercial 1 for each 5
individuals being
cared for
2 for each classroom
or 1 for each 5 seats
of the largest place
39. Elementary and junior of public assembly
high schools (stadium, auditorium
or gym) , whichever
requires the greatest
number of parking
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spaces
1 for each 4 students
based on - the maximum
number of students for
which the school is
designed, plus 2 for
High schools, or each classroom or 1
40 . for each 5 seats of
secondary schools
the largest place of _
public assembly
(stadium, auditorium V
or gym) , whichever
requires the greatest
number of spaces -
2 . 5 for each 1 bed for
. :inpatient care
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facilities and 1 for -
41 . Hospitals. each 250 square feet - - -
of total building
floor area for
outpatient facilities
f o r each 300 square
42 : I Libraries, art feet of total building .. -
galleries, and museums - -
_ . _ ---- floor area
1 for each 5, 000 -
square feet of gross
land area or one for
43 . Parks, playgrounds and each 4 persons at
athletic fields
maximum design
capacity, whichever is _
greater
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PrivatE� :clubs..and 1 for each 3 persons,
44 . at maximum design .
lodges
capacity
* The number of stacking spaces may be reduced by twenty (20)
percent for each additional window provided; however, there
shall be at least two (2) stacking spaces at each window.
is hereby repealed in it_s entirety and a new Section 25-203,
entitled "Required number of spaces", is hereby enacted in lieu
thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows, to-wit :
Sec. 25-203 . - Required number of spaces.
Stacking
Parking Spaces
Spaces
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Residential Uses
Single-family
detached dwellings,
two-family (duplex)
1 . 2 for each dwelling unit
dwellings,
townhouses, and
mobile homes
2 . Multifamily dwellings
Efficiency and one-
bedroom dwelling . . 1 . 5 for each dwelling unit
units
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Dwelling units with
! two or more 2 for each dwelling unit
bedrooms
Dormitories,
fiaternities, I2 -for -each 3 occupants based
3 :
sororities and other on the maximum occupancy
student housing
• Commercial Uses
Animal hospitals,
veterinary clinics.,. 1 for each 300 square feet
4 .. - -pet grooming
of total floor area
favi}iti_es.,,_ and
kennels
5 for
Banks and other each
5. financial 1 for each 300 square feet drive-up
of total floor area
institutions window
or ATM*
Banquet halls and 1 for each 200 square feet
6.
meeting halls of total floor area
Barber shops and
7 . 2 . 5 for each work station
beauty salons
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1 for each 75 square feet of
total floor area, or spaces
8 . Bars equal to 35 percent of the
maximum occupancy, whichever
is greater
1 for each guest room, plus
2 for the residents of the
dwelling, plus additional
9. Bed and Breakfasts
spaces as required for
• affiliated uses, such as
restaurants _
5 for each alley, plus
_ - additional spaces as
• 10 . Bowling alleys required for affiliated
uses, such as restaurants
and bars
1 for each 350 'square feet
of total floor area, or 1
_,siness and
-- for each employee on the
11 . professional offices, largest shift plus 10
except medical and
percent additional spaces;
dental offices
plus 1 for each business
vehicle kept on the premises
1 for each campsite/cabin or
travel trailer/recreational
vehicle pad or- . lot, plus 1 •
Campgrounds, travel
for each employee on the
trailer and
12 . largest shift (for
recreational vehicle
recreational vehicle parks,
parks
the recreational vehicle pad
can count as the required
parking space)
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Dry cleaning and
laundry pick-up 4 for
1 for each 250 square feet of each
13 . stores, tailor and
total floor area drive-up
dressmaking shops, window*
and shoe repair shops
1 for each 350 square feet of
total floor area, plus 1 for 6 for
each 2 . 5 seats, but not less each
14 . Convenience stoles
than 10 (service areas at drive-up
fuel pumps shall not be window*
counted as parking spaces)
5 for
15
. Drug stor.es- and - 1 for each 200 square feet of each
pharmacies-_ . total floor area drive-up_
window*
1 for each 4 seats, plus 1
Funeral homes and
16.- for each employee. on the
mortuaries
largest shift
Furniture and 1 for each 300 square feet of.
17 . !
appliance stores total floor area
Hardware and building 1 for each 300 square feet of
18 .
supply stores total floor area
Health clubs and_ 1 for each 200 square feet of •
19,
fitness centers . total floor area
1 for each guest room, plus
additional spaces as required
20 . Hotels and motels 1f_or affiliated uses, such as
restaurants, bars, and
meeting rooms
'Medical and dental 1 for each 250 square feet of
21 .
offices and clinics total floor area
1 for each 20 storage
units without vehicular
Mini warehouses and access, plus 1 for each
22 .
self-storage units employee on the largest
shift, plus 2
1:i7
additional spaces
1 for each 400 square
Motor vehicle, mobile feet of total floor
23 , home and trailer area, plus 1 for each
sales ,(new and used) 3, 000 square feet of
open sales lot area
Nursing 'homes-, II�
assisted living.:-and Y1 for •each 4 beds, plus
- 24 . residential treatment-" 1 - for each employee on •
facilities, and • the largest shift
-trans.itional housing
i^ 1 for each 80 square
feet of total floor
o i
With no pick-up or area, or 1 for each 2 . 5
drive-thru service
seats, whichever is
greater
` I 9 for each
•
ordering
- . - • 1 for each 70 square window or
With pick--up or
feet of total floor station,
• drive-thru service
area but not less than including the
and on-site seating
10 space at the
pick-up
window*
9 for each
With pick-up or ordering
1 for each employee on - window or
drive-thru service
• the largest shift but station,
and no on-site
not less than 6 including the
seating
space at the
pick-up
•
window*
1 for each 300 square
feet of total floor
Retail and rental
area . up to 20, 000
26 establishments square'- feet, plus 1 for
(unless listed
separately) each 400 square feet of
total floor area over
20, 000 square feet
1 for each 222 square
Shopping centers
27 . feet of gross leasable
- (regional)
area
Supermarkets and 1 :Cor=each 250 square
28 . • feet of total floor
grocery stores
area
29. ; Theaters 1- for each 4 seats
1 for -eadh employee on
the largest shift, plus
required parking for
Vehicle fueling the convenience store,.' - •
30.
stations if present (service
areas at fuel pumps •
shall not be counted as
parking spaces)
Vehicle service and 2 for each service bay,
repair facilities, plus 1 for each
31 .
. including body and employee on the largest
paint shops shift
Vehicle washing
1 for each employee on 4 for each
32 . facilities, automatic
or hand wash the largest shift washing stall*
Manufacturing and Industrial Uses
•
Manufacturing uses
and any
establishments
engaged in
production, 2 for each 3 -employees on the largest
33. processing, cleaning, shift, plus 1 for each business
servicing, testing or vehicle kept on the premises
repair of materials,
goods or products
(unless listed
separately)
Railroad- terminals:,.
2 for each 3 employees on the largest
34 . yards, shops and
--engine_ houses shift
2 for each 3 employees on the' largest
-- shift, plus I for each business
35. i?:uck -terminals
vehicle or trailer kept op the
- - f .- premises -
t
_ _---i 2 for each 3 employees on the largest
shift, plus 1 for earth 800 square feet
G�!a"tehouses and
36. - of "total floor area in excess of 4, 000
distribution centers -
- square feet, plus 1 for, each business
• vehicle kept on the premises
schools, Institutions, and Places of Assembly
Arenas, - auditoriums-,- "
37 . gymnasiums, and
stadiums
• With fixed seats 1 for each 4 seats--
.
1 for each 3 persons based on the
• Without fixed seats ,
maximum occupancy
1 for each 4 persons based on the
Churches, temples,
maximum occupancy of the largest place
38 . and other places of
of public assembly (such as a chapel
worship or sanctuary)
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1 for each employee on the largest
shift, plus 2 for each 3 commuting
Colleges,
students of the largest class
universities,
39. attendance period. Parking for
vocational, trade and
dormitories, fraternities, sororities
business schools w
and other living quarters shall be
calculated separately
• 40. Day cares
2 for the residents of the dwelling,
• Home
plus 1 for each non-resident employee
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- 1 for each 5 individuals at maximum
.Commercial enrollment, plus 1 for each employee •
on the largest shift
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-Hospitals, behavioral
1 . 5 for each 1 bed
health
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J2 . 5 for each 1 bed for inpatient care
facilities, plus 1. for each 250 square
142 . Hospitals, general
feet of total floor area for
outpatient facilities
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Libraries, art
1 for each 300 square feet of total
43 . galleries, .andk
floor area
• museums-
Parks, playgrounds 1 for each 5, 000 square feet of total
-44 , land area or 1 for each 4 persons at
and. athletic fields
- maximum -capacity, whichever is greater
Schools, primary
(including elementary
2 for each classroom or 1 for. each 5
schools, middle
persons based on the maximum occupancy
schools,- junior high
of the largest place of public
schools, and
45. assembly (such as an arena,
development centers
auditorium, gymnasium, or stadium) ,
for people with
whichever requires the greater number
physical, mental, or
of parking spaces
developmental
disabilities)
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1 for each 4 students based on the
maximum number of students for which
• the school is designed, plus 2 for
Schools, secondary each classroom or. 1 for each 5 persons
. ;46. (including high based on the maximum occupancy of the
schools) ; largest place of public assembly (such
as an arena, auditorium, gymnasium, or
stadium) , whichever requires the
greater number of parking spaces
* The. number of stacking spaces may he reduced by twenty (20)
percent _for each additional drive-up window or ATM, " ordering
window or station, or washing stall provided; however, there
shall be at least two- (2) stacking spaces at each drive-:up -
window_ or ATM, ordering window' .or station, or washing Stall .
- ARTICLE-- 2 . ARTICLE VIII, entitled "Landscaping,
_ But.fe=ryard , .. and Screening", of _Chapter 25 of the Code of _
Ordir antes of the City of Cape Girardeau, reading as follows:
_ VIII. -. LANDSCAi'1NG, E-UTT'.ER1ARUS, AND SCREENING
Sec , `2 5-,"Ci. - 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.
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- 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,
storrnwater, 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.
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(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 ._ •
Secy 2.5--804 , - Parking lot landscaping requirements .
•(a.). Street Ja.ndscaping s.trips. . - =
- (1; A,1:1 parking lotlocated within twenty (20) feet of a . .
public . ..s_treet r?_ght-of-way- s!-xal .be ..eparated from. .the ..
igti sof-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 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.) Interio-r landscaping-. shall be distributed throughout the
, parking lot_, to the extent,feasible.
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(3) - Interior landscaping areas shall contain at least one
- (1) type of ground cover from the list in section 25L806,
'- providing full coverage.
- (4) '. _ P.edestrian crossings are permitted in interior
larc c �p�.ng areas, at the discretion of .the city manager.
(c) .Inte.rior iandsrap_ing strips.
(1) :•` Parking lots with at least three hundred (300) parking
- paces shall be divided into sections using interior
.landscaping strips such that no section contains more than
dne hundred fifty (150) parking spaces .
(2) Ai1- interior landscaping strips shall ' have a minimum
- wi.dth: of ten (10) feet and contain a minimum of four ' (4)
pinting types.- from the list in section 25-806, - including
at--least ' one. (1) type of ground cover providing • full
coverage and one . (l) 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. -
Sec. 2,5-805. - Ruffer-yards .
(a) Bufferyards shall be required per the following table:
Bufferyard Development Type and Required Plantings per One
Type - - . - Location Hundred (100) Linear Feet
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. One (1)
deciduous shade
tree
Two (2)
Multifamily residential or mobile home park, deciduous
A adjacent to a single-family or two-family ornamental
(duplex) residential _ use or district trees
Two (2) conifer
or evergreen
trees
Ten (10) shrubs
Two (2)
deciduous shade
- trees
Three (3)
deciduous
Non-residential except ornamental
I6 manufa�Ytur.inVg/.inciu.strial, aaj:acerit to a
trees
res.id=._:;.a__�i .use or district
- Two (2) conifer
or " evergreen
trees - -
Sixteen (16)
shrubs •
V -- Three (3)
deciduous shade
trees
Three (3)
deciduous
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Manufcturing/Industrial, adjacent to a ornamental
a
O trees
commercial or residential use or district
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-$06. - Minimum planting sizes. -
All plantings _requir.ed -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 _
spec.i-fied by ' the .American Association of Nurserymen or the
• Missouri Prairie Foundation' s Grow Native program, with
the exception of true dwarf species .
(q) Conifer tree: Five (5) feet in height . All conifer trees
:aha 1.1 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) Shruh: 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) .
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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
motori.sts 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.
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is h reby repealed in its _ entirety and a new ARTICLE VIII,
entitled "Landscaping, Bufferyards, and Screening", is ' hereby
enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE VIII . - LANDSCAPING, BUFFERYARDS, AND SCREENING
Sec. 25-801 . - Applicability.
The requirements of this article shall apply to all
development projects except the following:
(a) Any development project for an individual single-family or
two-family (duplex) lot; or •
(b) Any development project that does not involve construction or
installation of a new building, parking lot, outdoor service
area or equipment, or drive-thru facility; or an addition to
or expansion thereof, provided that any reconstruction or
modification of an existing parking lot shall not reduce the
existing parking lot interior landscaping area percentage,
which shall be calculated based on the total parking lot area
as described in section 25-804 (b) (1) .
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 . A landscaping plan
shall also be required as part of any application for a
stormwater permit if the project involves a new parking lot or
an addition to or expansion of an existing parking lot . No
permit or approval for which a landscaping plan is required
shall be issued unless the landscaping plan is approved.
Sec. 25-803. - General requirements.
(a) Site landscaping area percentage. A minimum of fifteen
( 15) percent of the total area of any individual development
site 'shall contain landscaping, which shall be distributed
throughout the site, to the extent feasible. Any existing
deveIopment that does not meet the minimum site landscaping
area : percentage may be redeveloped without providing
additional landscaping area, provided that the existing site
landscaping area percentage is not reduced.
- (b) Landscaping areas - that •count toward the minimum site
landscaping area percentage or the existing site landscaping
area percentage shall be . completely covered with at least one
(1) , of :the ground cover types in section 25-806 (a) and
cont<in at least one (1) of the plant types in section 25-
- . 806 (5) through (f) . A sufficient •number of plantings shall
- be provided within each . landscaping area so as to achieve a
. balanced look. The number and distribution of plantings
shad - be at the discretion of the city manager.
(c) Stormwater management features may be incorporated into
landscaping areas in accordance with the city' s stormwater
management regulations .
_ (d) All required landscaping shall be installed prior to the
issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In instances where it
• is not ' feasible to install the required landscaping prior to
occupancy, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued
at the discretion of the city manager.
(e) All landscaping shall be properly maintained and kept
alive, .free of disease and damage. Any plants used to meet
the requirements of section 25-803 (b) that die shall be
replaced within one (1) month unless additional time is
granted by the city manager due to extenuating circumstances .
(f) 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.
(g) No tree shall be planted within a utility easement unless
approved by the city manager.
Sec. 25-804 . - Parking lot landscaping requirements .
(a) Street landscaping strips.
(1) All parking spaces 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 be completely
covered with at least one (1) of the ground cover types in
section 25-806 (a) and contain at least four (4 ) of the
plant types in section 25-806 (b) through (f) . At least
one (1) of the plant types shall be a tree, which shall be
provided at a ratio of one (1) tree per fifty (50) linear
feet of street landscaping strip.
(3) Driveways and pedestrian crossings are permitted in a
street landscaping strip, at the discretion of the city
manager.
(b) Interior landscaping areas.
(1) - _ Interior landscaping area percentage. A minimum of
fifteen- (15) percent of the total parking lot area shall
' contain. landscaping. The total parking lot area shall be _ - . -
deterrnined by calculating the area of a polygon having the
mi-nimum number -of sides necessary to include all parking V
spaces . The boundary of the polygon shall run along the
- edges- or corners of the outermost parking spaces, as shown _
i.n the example-below. Any area occupied by a building or
located outside of the site boundary . shall not count _
toward the total parking lot area. For additions to or
expansions of an existing parking lot, the minimum
interior landscaping area percentage shall only be -
r.egdi.red for the added or expanded portion. The existing
- portion of the parking lot may be reconstructed , or
modified to the extent , that it does not reduce the
existing parking lot interior landscaping area..percentage,
which shall_ be calculated based on the total parking lot
area as described, herein.
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(2) Interior landscaping areas shall be distributed
throughout the total parking lot area, to the extent
feasible .
(3) Landscaping areas that count toward the minimum
interior landscaping area percentage or the existing
interior landscaping area ;.percentage shall be completely
covered with at least one ('1) of the ground cover types in
section 25-806 (a) and contain at least one (1) of the
plant types in section 25-806 (b) through (f) . A
sufficient number of plantings shall be provided within
each landscaping area so as to achieve a balanced look.
The number and distribution of plantings shall be at the
discretion of-_the city manager.
(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
gone hundred fifty- (150) parking spaces .
- (2) - All interior. landscaping strips shall be at least
ten (10) feet r. width, be completely covered with at '
-least one (1) of the ground cover types in section 25-
.806 (a) , and contain at least four (4 ) of the plant types
in section 25-806 (b) through (f) . At least ,one (1) of the
plant types shall be a tree, which shall be provided at a
• ratio of one (1) tree per fifty (50) linear feet of
interior landscaping strip.
(3) Drive aisles and pedestrian crossings are permitted in
- an. interior landscaping strip, at the discretion of the
city,manager:. -.
(d) Parking. st-ructures-: - Any parking lot located on or within a
parsing structure shall be exempt from the requirements of
section 25-804 (h) and (c) . .
Sec. 2.5-805 . - Bufferyards .
(a) Bufferyards shall be required per the following table:
Bufferyard Development Type and Minimum Elements Required
Type - Location Bufferyard in Bufferyard
Width (Plantings are per
Fifty (50) Linear
Feet)
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A Multifamily Option 1 Privacy fence
residential or mobile None
home park, adjacent
to a single-family or
two-family (duplex) Option 2 One (1) deciduous
residential use or Twenty (20) shade tree;
district feet One (1) deciduous
ornamental tree;
Two (2) conifer or
evergreen trees;
and
Ten (10) shrubs
I� Non-residential Option 1 Privacy fence
except None
manufacturing-/industr •
ial, adjacent to a
residential use or
Idistrict Option 2 One (1) deciduous
- Twenty (20) shade tree;
feet One (1) deciduous
• I ornamental tree;
Two (2) conifer or
evergreen trees;
and
Ten (10) shrubs
-IC Manufacturing/industr Option 1 Privacy fence
ial, adjacent to a None
commercial use or
district
Option 2 One (1) deciduous
Twenty (20) shade tree;
feet One (1) deciduous
ornamental tree;
Two (2) conifer or
evergreen trees;
and
Ten (10) shrubs
D Manufacturing/industr Ten (10) Privacy fence
ial, adjacent to a feet
residential use or
district
(b) All bufferyards shall extend across the entire property
line shared by the adjacent use.
(c) Any privacy fence required in the foregoing table shall be
a continuous, solid screen along the entire length of the
bufferyard, to the extent that it does not interfere with
sight distance as determined by the city manager. The fence
height: shall be six (6) feet, except for commercial uses
(rear and side yards only) and manufacturing/industrial uses
(all yards) , which shall have a fence height of at least six
(6) feet but no greater than eight (8) feet . The height and
surface requirements in section 25-604 shall not apply to
privacy fences that are subject to this provision.
(d) In addition to the required plantings in the foregoing
table, the bufferyard shall be completely covered with at
least one- (1) of the ground cover types in section 25-806 (a) .
(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 that such vegetation is an
• appro .riate 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)- 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_ Miss.o.uri 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 rocks : An average of one (1) to two (2)
inches in diameter, in earth tone color (s) . Ordinary
gravel, such as gravel typically used as a driving and
parking surface, shall be prohibited.
(b) 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.
(c) Deciduous ornamental tree: Four (4 ) feet in height as
specified by the American Association of Nurserymen or the
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Missouri Prairie Foundation' s Grow Native program, with
the exception of true dwarf species .
(d) Conifer tree: Five (5) feet in height . All conifer trees
shall stand upright .
(e) Evergreen tree: Four (4 ) .feet in height as specified by
the American Associationl'ef Nurserymen or the Missouri
Prairie Foundation' s Grow Native program, with the
exception of true dwarf species. All evergreen trees shall
stand upright.
(f) Shrub: Two-gallon size.
Sec. 25-807 . - Screening.
(a) For ' multifamily residential uses, mobile home parks, and
nonresidential __uses : outdoor service areas and equipment,
storage, areas, and : 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. Any screening required by this
section shall be shown on the site plan, including
specifications; as part of any required plan submission.
(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
appr.o.ach 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 . Section 25-1103, entitled "Water and sanitary
sewer mains", of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, reading as follows :
Sec. 25-1103 . - Water and sanitary sewer mains.
(a) Design and construction standards . The city shall
establish and maintain design and construction specifications
and standards for the installation of all mains, water service
connections, and wyes. In the design of mains, the city' s
standard specifications and drawings shall govern. -
(1) All developments shall have an approved water and/or
sanitary sewer system that provides adequate potable water
and/or sewer service to each lot, if applicable. All systems
shall be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable
city ordinances and the city' s standard specifications and
drawings, and regulations of the Missouri Clean Water Commission
and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Building
service lines shall extend perpendicular or at forty-five (45)
degrees from the main directly to the property in which they
serve. Building service lines shall not be allowed to cross
adjacent lots or run parallel to the public main within city
right-of-way.
(2) Where an approved sanitary sewer system is within two
hundred (200) feet and meets the requirements of the city and
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the developer
shall connect with such system and provide adequate wyes to each
lot .
(3) Water systems shall be designed to provide adequate
. fire flow within the development. If additional upgrades are
required in the system, in order to achieve adequate flows, the
developer shall pay all costs associated with the upgrades,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
(b) Improvement plans. See improvement plans section of
chapter 25, article XIII .-
(c) Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover,
- _: make ,any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb
_ - - .any.:public sanitary . sew.er- or water main .or .appurtenance thereof,
. without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.
-:(d) Materials ' generally. All materials, of whatever
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nature;- required in the construction of ,the • work .embraced shall •
be - -in ;-.accordance with the city' s standard -specifications and
drawings, furnished by the contractor, and shall be. subject to
inspection and standard testing by the city manager before being
placed: All rejected materials shall at once be removed from the
project site.
:",e) Inspection. An inspector shall be present at all times
while.. pipe - is installed or before it is backfilled, and shall
inspect the work as it progresses. It shall be' the duty of the -
cont.ractor . to ensure that no pipes are backfilled in the absence
o the"-inspector. Pipes installed without an inspector present
sh:albe subject to removal and reinstallation before acceptance
by •the city council, at the discretion of the city manager.
(fi .1 Work in custody of developer until accepted by city.
Until wor.k • has been accepted by the city council, it shall be in
the custody and under the charge and care of the developer. The
developer shall rebuild, repair, restore, or make good, at his
or. her, .-expense, any lost or stolen materials, and all injuries
or damages to any portion of the work before its completion and
acceptance, caused by the action of the elements or from any
other reason.
(g) . Acceptance. See improvement plans section of chapter
25, article XIII .
(h) Extension of mains; generally.
- (1) The extension of sanitary sewer and water distribution
mains may be initiated and made in any one (1) of the following
ways:
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a. Any individual, _ groups of individuals, corporation,
-association, institution, club or other parties desiring to
become customers of the . public system, may upon approval of
proper application and as otherwise herein provided, extend the
city' s mains . All extensions shall be wholly within the
corporate city limits or the property to be served must be - -
covered under an executed - voluntary annexation petition and
agreement .
b. The city may install and extend mains essential to
providing adequate service to an area.
c. The city council may declare the necessity for and
direct the extension of mains as a public improvement .
,(2) All applications for permission to make extensions
shall :-be submitted -in writing to the city manager who shall - --
approve or disapprove such application. The application shall
clearly indica-te .the- desired route and approximate length of the
extension and that the applicant agrees to the following:
• a. -To construct the entire extension from the end of the -
existing main to and across the entire frontage, rear, - side, or
other dimenion of the lot or tract to be served as determined
by the ciy-,manag.er.. Such extension shall be of a pipe size, . as
determined by the city manager that will -provide -adequate - - -
service.
,service. .:to. the area-, but in no case shall the pipe size be less
than eight (8) inches- for water or 'sanitary -sewer main
extensions. -
• . b. -- To locate and construct the extension in accordance
with the regulations, standard specifications and requirements -
of '-thE city, and under the inspection and direction of the city
manager- .- The applicant shall provide the design, construction-
specificati.ons, and materials list necessary for the extension.
c. ' Upon completion, and after passing final inspection and -- -- = -- - -
- _ tests,_, to :transfer ownership of the complete- main extension to
the - city: - . in consideration of its perpetual upkeep and
maintenance.- The city shall not be required to provide service
or to perform maintenance- on such main extension until after the - -
transfer of ownership has been completed.
d. To . assume the cost of the entire extension. Valves and
fire hydrants shall he installed by the applicant at locations
determined - by the city manager. Valves and fire hydrants shall
be in conformance with city standards and specifications . When a
fire hydrant is required per chapter 7 article VI for a
development, the hydrant shall be located within the required
distance -on the same side of the street as the development when
on an arterial street . Fire hydrants required on local and
collector streets may be -located on the opposite side of the
street from the development, as long as it is provided within
the required distance.
e. The cost of system improvements such as additional
pumping or storage equipment to provide adequate service to the
area to be extended, as required by the city' s standard
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specifications and drawings, shall be paid by the applicant,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
(3) The city manager shall determine the priority of need
and the location of mains to be installed by the city. Such
determination shall consider the actual needs of the area to be
served as well as the availability of funds. The city may
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install and extend mains under aiiy of the following conditions :
a. Through an undeveloped area to bring service to a -
developed or developing area.
b. To provide an increase in volume or pressure to a
developed area.
- c. To close loops in the system to provide circulation and
increased volume.
d- .. To connect and -bring service to a system other than the -
city` s fdr _the ,purpose. -of taking over or acquiring such system. -
ee.-_ For the° purpose - of replacing, to bring up to city - -
standards, mains which_ are ,acquired from others .
f. Any other-. reason which, in the opinion of the city
- manager is essential. to• .providing adequate service to an area.
- . -(4) : Extension of mains as a public improvement may be paid
.,for ray pe•c.ia.l - assessments - in .accordance with- existing .laws of
the c -ty; and state, - or from. revenues of the., utility service as
directed by the city council .
- • (5) - When a cu;steme•,r requests a connection to .be made from -
- - a public main .such customer shall pay to the city a fee as
• ' outlined. on the city's fee schedule. •
(6,) private water mains shall be prohibited.
(7) - Private water wells in the city limits shall be
prohibited,' unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
Existing private water wells shall be allowed to remain until
such -time-- a change in use occurs unless otherwise approved by
the city- manager-.
-(i) ; —Relocation or adjustment of mains. Relocation or
adrustment 'in elevation - of an existing main or appurtenances,
including meters, that is 'required because of changes proposed
by a property owner or other private party shall be made under
the dir- ect-ion and inspection of the city manager at no cost to
the city.-
(j ) _ Adjustment of elevation over existing mains .
Relocation or adjustment of an existing main or appurtenances
that is_ required because of elevation changes over the existing
main or appurtenances, including- meters, proposed by a property
owner or other private party, shall be made under the direction
and inspection of the city manager at no cost to the city.
is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section 25-1103,
entitled "Water and sanitary sewer mains", is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows, to-wit:
Sec. 25-1103 . - Water and sanitary sewer mains .
(a) Design and construction standards . The city shall
establish and maintain design and construction specifications
and standards for the installation of all mains, water service
connections, and wyes . In the design of mains, the city' s
standard specifications and drawings . shall govern.
(1) All developments shall have an approved water and/or
sanitary sewer system that provides adequate potable water
and/or sewer service to each lot, if applicable. All systems
shall be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable
city ordinances and the city' s standard specifications and
drawings, and regulations of the Missouri Clean Water Commission
. and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Building
service lines shall extend perpendicular or at forty-five (45)
- degrees- from the main directly to the property in which they
serve. Bi.ji]_di-ng service lines shall not be allowed to cross
other lots or- run parallel to the public main within city right-
of-way; however, the . city manager may waive this requirement due
to-.elevation restrictions and other issues .
- (2.-)- Where an approved sanitary sewer system is within two .
hundred (-200) feet and meets the requirements of the city and
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the . . Missour:i - Department of .Natural •-Resources, the developer
„shall connect with -such- system and provide adequate -wyes to each
lot .-
- (3) : Water systems• shill be • designed to _provide 'adequate
- fire flow within the development . If additional -upgrades are
- : --- required ,in the system, in order to achieve adequate flows, the
developer : shall pay all costs associated with the upgrades,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
• - . , (b) Improvement plans . See improvement plans section of
chapter 25, article XIII .
.._ (c) , Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover,
make --any, . connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb
any- public sanitary sewer or water main or appurtenance thereof,
without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.
(d) Materials- generally-. All materials, of whatever
nature, required in the construction of the work embraced shall
be "in : accordance with the city' s standard specifications and
drawings, furnished by the contractor, and shall be subject to
inspection--and standard testing by the city manager before being
placed: - All rejected materials shall at once be removed from the
project-site.
'(e) , 'Inspection. An inspector shall be present at all times
w•h-il.e pipe is installed or before it is backfilled, and shall
inspect- the work as it progresses . It shall be the duty of the
contractor to ensure that no pipes are backfilled in the absence
of the inspector. Pipes installed without an inspector present
shall be subject to removal and reinstallation before acceptance
by the city council, at the discretion of the city manager.
(f) Work in custody of developer until accepted by city.
Until work has been accepted by the city council, it shall be in
the custody and under the charge and care of the developer. The
developer shall rebuild, repair, restore, or make good, at his
or her expense, any lost or - stolen materials, and all injuries
or damages to any portion of the work before its completion and
acceptance, caused by the action of the elements or from any
other reason.
(g) Acceptance. See improvement plans section of chapter
25, article XIII.
(h) Extension of mains; generally.
(1) The extension of sanitary sewer and water distribution
mains may be initiated and made in any one (1) of the following
ways :
a . Any individual, groups of individuals, corporation, -
association, institution, club or other parties desiring to- - -
become customers- of the public system, may upon approval of .- -
proper application and_. as. otherwise herein provided, extend the
city' s- mains-. All extensions shall be wholly within the
corporate- city limits or- the property to be served - must be-
covered :under an- - executed voluntary annexation petition and- - - -
agreement . - --
b. The city may install and extend mains essential to
providing..adequ_ate service to an area .
c. ;.;The city council. may declare the necessity for - and
direct the extension of mains as a public improvement.
N) . . All applications for permission to make extensions
shall be submitted in writing to the city manager who shall - - -
• - approve ...o"r- disapprove such application. The application shall
• clearly indicate the desired route and approximate length of the
extension` and that the applicant agrees to the following: •
a. To :construct the entire extension from the end of the
existing main to and across the entire frontage, rear, side, or
other dimension - of the lot or tract to be served as determined
by the city manager. Such extension shall be of a pipe size, ..as
determined. by the city manager that will provide adequate
service to the area, but in no case shall the pipe size be less
than . eight (8) inches for water or sanitary sewer main
extensions:
b. To locate and construct the extension in accordance
with the ',regulations, standard specifications and requirements
of the city, and under the inspection and direction of the city
manager. The applicant shall provide the design, construction
specifications, and materials list necessary for the extension.
c. Upon completion, and after passing final inspection and
tests, - to ' transfer ownership of the complete main extension to
the • city in consideration of its perpetual upkeep and
maintenance. The city shall not be required to provide service
or to perform maintenance on such main extension until after the
transfer of ownership has been completed.
d. To assume the cost of the entire extension. Valves and
fire hydrants shall be installed by the applicant at locations
determined by the city manager. Valves and fire hydrants shall
be in conformance with city standards and specifications . When a
fire hydrant is required per chapter 7 article VI for a
development, the hydrant shall be located within the required
distance on the same side of the street as the development when
on an arterial street . Fire hydrants required on -local and
collector streets may be located on the opposite side of the
street from the development, as'. long as it is provided within
the required distance. :r
e. The cost of system improvements such as additional
pumping or storage equipment to provide adequate service to the
area Lo be extended, as required by the city' s standard
specifications and drawings, shall be paid by the applicant,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
(3) The city manager shall determine the priority of need
and the location of mains to be installed by the city. Such
determination shal•l .-co.ns.id-e.r ..the actual needs of the area to be
served - as well as, the. availability of funds . The city may
install and extend ma-ins under any of the following conditions :
a. -Through •.: an, undeveloped area to bring service to a
developed or. developing area. -
- b. T•o . provide an increase in volume or pressure to a
dev.e.lcped area.
c. To close . loops- in the system .to _provide circulation and
increased :'volume.. -
- . d. - To connect and bring service to' a system other than the
city",s for- the purpose of taking over or acquiring such system.
e. -For the purpose of replacing, to bring up to city.
standards, mains which are acquired from others .
" f . Any other reason which, in the opinion of the city
manager is essential to providing adequate service to an area.
(4) Extension of mains as a public improvement may be paid
for by speciaL assessments .in accordance with existing laws of
the city and - state; --or from revenues of the utility service as - -
directed by the city council ..
(5) . When a_ customer.- requests a connection to be made from
a -public main such- customer shall pay - to the city a fee as
outlined on the city' s fee schedule.
( 6) Private water mains shall be prohibited.
• •(7)• Private water wells '- n the city limits shall be
prohibited; unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
Existing private water wells shall be allowed to remain until
such time a change in use occurs unless otherwise approved by
the city manager.
(i) Relocation or adjustment of mains . Relocation or
adjustment in elevation of an existing main or appurtenances,
including meters, that is required because of changes proposed
by a property owner or other private party shall be made under
the direction and inspection of the city manager at no cost to
the city.
(j ) Adjustment of elevation over existing mains.
Relocation or adjustment of an existing main or appurtenances
that is required because of elevation changes over the existing
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main or appurtenances, including ' meters, proposed by a
property owner or other private party, shall be made under the
direction and inspection of the city manager at no cost to the
city.
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is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section 25-1103,
entitled "Water and sanitary sewer mains", is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows, to-wit :
Sec. 25-1103 . - Water and sanitary sewer mains .
(a) Design and construction standards . The city shall
establish and maintain design and construction specifications
and standards for the installation of all mains, water service
connections, and wyes . In the design of mains, the city' s
standard specifications and drawings shall govern.
(1) All developments shall have an approved water and/or
sanitary sewer system that provides adequate potable water
and/or sewer service to each lot, if applicable. All systems
shall be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable
city ordinances and the city' s standard specifications and
drawings, and regulations of the Missouri Clean Water Commission
and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Building
service lines shall extend perpendicular or at forty-five (45)
degrees from the main directly to the property in which they
serve. Building service lines shall not be allowed to cross
other lots or run parallel- to the public main within city right-
of-way; however, the city manager may waive this requirement due
to elevation restrictions and other issues.
(2) Where an approved sanitary sewer system is within two
hundred (200) feet and meets the requirements of the city and
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the developer
shall connect with such system and provide adequate wyes to each
lot .
(3) Water systems shall be designed to provide adequate
fire flow within the development. If additional upgrades are
required in the system, in order to achieve adequate flows, the
developer shall pay all costs associated with the upgrades,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
(b) Improvement plans . See improvement plans section of
chapter 25, article XIII .
(c) Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover,
make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb
any public sanitary sewer or water main or appurtenance thereof,
without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.
(d) Materials generally. All materials, of whatever
nature, required in the construction of the work embraced shall
be in accordance with the city' s standard specifications and
drawings, furnished by the contractor, and shall be subject to
inspection and standard testing by the city manager before being
placed. All rejected materials shall at once be removed from the
project site.
(e) Inspection. An inspector shall be present at all times
while pipe is installed or before it is backfilled, and shall
inspect the work as it progresses . It shall be the duty of the
contractor to ensure that no pipes are backfilled in the absence
of the inspector. Pipes installed without an inspector present
shall be subject to removal and reinstallation before acceptance
by the city council, at the discretion of the city manager.
(f) Work in custody of developer until accepted by city.
Until work has been accepted by the city council, it shall be in
the custody and under the charge and care of the developer. The
developer shall rebuild, repair, restore, or make good, at his
or her expense, any lost or stolen materials, and all injuries
or damages to any portion of the work before its completion and
acceptance, caused by the action of the elements or from any
other reason.
(g) Acceptance. See improvement plans section of chapter
25, article XIII .
(h) Extension of mains; generally.
(1) The extension of sanitary sewer and water distribution -
mains may be initiated and made in any one (1) of the following
ways :
a. Any individual, groups of individuals, corporation, -
association, institution, club or other parties desiring to
become customers of the public system, may upon approval of
proper application and as otherwise herein provided, extend the
city' s mains. All extensions shall be wholly within the
corporate city limits or the property to be served must be
covered under an executed voluntary annexation petition and - •
agreement .
b. The city may install and extend mains essential to
providing adequate service to an area.
c. The city council may declare the necessity for and
direct the extension of mains as a public improvement .
(2) All applications for permission to make extensions
shall be submitted in writing to the city manager who shall
approve or disapprove such application. The application shall
clearly indicate the desired route and approximate length of the
extension and that the applicant agrees to the following:
a. To construct the entire extension from the end of the
existing main to and across the entire frontage, rear, side, or
other dimension of the lot or tract to be served as determined
by the city manager. Such extension shall be of a pipe size, as
determined by the city manager that will provide adequate
service to the area, but in no case shall the pipe size be less
than eight (8) inches for water or sanitary sewer main
extensions.
b. To locate and construct the extension in accordance
with the regulations, standard specifications and requirements
of the city, and under the inspection and direction of the city
manager. The applicant shall provide the design, construction
specifications, and materials list necessary for the extension.
c. Upon completion, and after passing final inspection and
tests, to transfer ownership of the complete main extension to
the city in consideration of its perpetual upkeep and
maintenance. The city shall not be required to provide service
or to perform maintenance on such main extension until after the
transfer of ownership has been completed.
d. To assume the cost of the entire extension. Valves and
fire hydrants shall be installed by the applicant at locations
determined by the city manager. Valves and fire hydrants shall
be in conformance with city standards and specifications. When a
fire hydrant is required per chapter 7 article VI for a
development, the hydrant shall be located within the required
distance on the same side of the street as the development when
on an arterial street. Fire hydrants required on local and
collector streets may be located on the opposite side of the
street from-- the development, as long as it is provided within
the required distance.
e. The cost of system improvements such as additional
pumping or storage equipment to provide adequate service to the
area to be extended, as required by the city' s standard
specifications and drawings, shall be paid by the applicant,
unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
(3) The city manager shall determine the priority of need
and the location of mains to be installed by the city. Such
determination shall consider the actual needs of the area to be
served as well as the availability of funds. The city may
install and extend mains under any of the following conditions:
a. Through an undeveloped area to bring service to a
developed or developing area.
b. To provide an increase in volume or pressure to a
developed area.
c. To close loops in the system to provide circulation and
increased volume.
d. To connect and_ bring service to a system other than the
city' s for the purpose of taking over or acquiring such system.
e. For the purpose of replacing, to bring up to city
standards, mains which are acquired from others .
f. Any other reason which, in the opinion of the city
manager inessential to providing adequate service to an area.
(4 ) Extension of mains as a public improvement may be paid
for by special assessments in accordance with existing laws of
the city and state, or from revenues of the utility service as
directed by the city council.
(5) When a customer requests a connection to be made from
a public main such customer shall pay to the city a fee as
outlined on the city' s fee schedule.
(6) Private water mains shall be prohibited.
(7) Private water wells in the city limits shall be
prohibited, unless otherwise approved by the city manager.
Existing private water wells shall be allowed to remain until
such time a change in use occurs unless otherwise approved by
the city manager.
(i) Relocation or adjustment of mains. Relocation or
adjustment in elevation of an existing main or appurtenances,
including meters, that is required because of changes proposed
by a property owner or other private party shall be made under
the direction and inspection of the city manager at no cost to
the city.
(j ) Adjustment of elevation over existing mains.
Relocation or adjustment of an existing main or appurtenances
that is required because of elevation changes over the existing
main or appurtenances, including meters, proposed by a property
owner .or other private party, shall be made under the direction
and inspection of the city manager at no cost to the city.
ARTICLE 4 . Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby amended by adding a
new ARTICLE XIV, entitled "City Projects", in words and figures
to read as follows:
ARTICLE XIV. City Projects .
Sec. 25-1401 . Design-build process.
(a) The City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hereby adopts,
re-adopts, and codifies the design-build process set out
in sub-paragraph (b) herein, for use on City projects which
have been selected by the City Manager to be designed and
constructed using a design-build contract.
(b) The City will advertise a request for proposals . The
information contained in the request for proposals will
include a description of the project, the proposal
requirements, the procedure which will be used for
selection of the desired applicant, and the City budget for
the project .
ARTICLE 5 . 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 6. 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 6th DAY OF April , 2020.
Bob Fox, M or
ATTEST:
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Gayle L. Conrad, City Clerk `
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