Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Glenaire, Missouri

Glenaire’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, additions, and some remodeling or updating projects inside Glenaire city limits.

  • The City says permits and inspections apply to most construction; project-specific applicability must be confirmed with the Building Permit Alderman.

  “A building permit is required on all new construction, any additions to the existing structures and some remodeling and updating projects.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Residential construction inside Glenaire city limits.

  • The cited code identifies Clay County's September 10, 2012 code adoptions; the current applicability of later code amendments should be confirmed with the City.

  “The City of Glenaire hereby accepts those as applying within the City.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Glenaire city limits.

  • The code identifies one Residential (R) district.

  “This chapter and its corresponding ordinances shall be known and may be cited as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Glenaire, Missouri.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Glenaire city limits.

  • The code treats Glenaire as one zoning district: District R - Residential; the district map is kept on file by the City Clerk.

  zoning district: District R - Residential

  “the City of Glenaire, Missouri is hereby considered as one district as follows: District R - Residential.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Use or occupancy of trailer coaches/RVs inside Glenaire city limits.

  • Occupancy is restricted to a duly licensed trailer park; separately, the City prohibits living in an RV on a home construction site before, during, or after construction.

  “It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy any trailer coach except in a duly licensed trailer park.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile-home occupancy during reconstruction of a destroyed primary dwelling inside Glenaire city limits.

  • Only after a fire or other natural disaster destroys the primary dwelling; Board approval is discretionary; temporary permit may be up to 180 days; a County Commission hardship hearing is required.

  temporary permit duration: <= 180 days (Only after destruction of the primary dwelling by fire or other natural disaster.)

  “the Glenaire Board of Aldermen may grant a temporary (up to 180 days) permit to put a mobile home on the property during reconstruction.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Trailer-park sewage and private disposal systems inside Glenaire city limits.

  • The cited provision applies when a public sewer connection is not accessible and requires approval by the health director.

  “a private sewer and disposal plant or septic tank system approved by the health director.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Trailer parks inside Glenaire city limits where a public sewer connection is not accessible.

  • A private sewer, disposal plant, or septic tank system must be approved by the health director.

  “if no public sewer connection is accessible, then into a private sewer and disposal plant or septic tank system approved by the health director.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Proposed construction or other development, including manufactured-home placement, in the flood-hazard areas identified by Chapter 10 inside Glenaire city limits.

  • A separate floodplain development permit is required for each structure or other development before work begins.

  “A floodplain development permit shall be required for all proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes”

Rules another office applies inside Glenaire

Glenaire does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  New dwellings in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • Area is measured from the outside of outside walls and excludes attached accessory-building area; construction must comply with the referenced Residential Construction Regulations.

  minimum dwelling area: >= 1200 square feet (Measured from outside of outside walls and excluding attached accessory buildings.)

  “Every dwelling hereafter erected or constructed in District R must contain a minimum of twelve hundred (1,200) square feet”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential development in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • The standard is expressed as lot area per family.

  lot area per family: >= 7500 square feet

  “one family for each seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet of the area.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Buildings in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • Front yard: 25% of lot depth, not less than 30 feet and need not exceed 30 feet. Side yard: at least 10% of lot width and at least 15 feet; a reversed-frontage corner lot has a 30-foot street-side yard. Rear yard: 25% of lot depth and need not exceed 30 feet.

  minimum side yard: >= 15 feet (Except accessory buildings; additional reversed-frontage corner-lot condition applies.)

  “Such side yard shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Detached accessory buildings in rear yards in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • This is a rear-yard accessory-building coverage limit, not an overall parcel coverage limit.

  maximum detached accessory-building rear-yard coverage: <= 40 percent

  “shall not exceed forty (40) per cent of the area of the rear yard.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings and structures in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • A building or structure also may not be higher than the tallest peak of the residential dwelling structure.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet (Also limited to two and one-half stories and cannot exceed the tallest peak of the residential dwelling structure.)

  “shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Gravel driveways in Glenaire District R - Residential.

  • A gravel driveway must be at least nine feet wide and 20 feet long, connect to a public street or alley, use at least six inches of crusher-run rock or equivalent, and have drainage pipe where the adjoining street has a ditch instead of curbs.

  minimum driveway width: >= 9 feet (Gravel driveway.) · minimum driveway length: >= 20 feet (Gravel driveway.)

  “Shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet in length and shall be connected to a public street or alley.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Glenaire or Clay County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Glenaire city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Glenaire city limits.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Glenaire city limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Glenaire city limits.
• Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwelling units inside Glenaire city limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.