Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Marlborough, Missouri

Village of Marlborough’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Marlborough village limits (not the unincorporated county area): Marlborough village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance, Chapter 405 Zoning Regulations.

  • Use and dimensional rules come from the district regulations in Chapter 405; development is allowed only as those district rules permit.
  • The editor's note records the adoption of the current Chapter 405 by Ord. No. 05-424, adopted November 14, 2005; later amendments are recorded in the section histories and were not individually reviewed.

  “chapter 405 zoning regulations (section 405.010 – section 405.360)”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Marlborough village limits: the village zoning code (Chapter 405) names four districts. Section 405.020 lists no agricultural or rural-residential district, so none exists in the code.

  • The four districts are R-1 single-family residential, R-2 multiple-family residential, C-1 commercial and C-2 higher intensity commercial.
  • The zoning map is listed as a companion document on the eCode360 page but was not opened, so district boundaries were not verified.
  • Uses are limited by district: R-1 permits single-family dwellings (including attached or detached garage) and village-owned parks, and other uses only as planned uses approved under Section 405.090.

  “the village is hereby divided into districts of which there shall be four (4) known as: 1. "r-1" single-family residential district 2. "r-2" multiple-family residential district 3. "c-1" commercial district 4. "c-2" higher intensity commercial district.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Family dwellings in the R-1 single-family residential district inside Marlborough village. The code's only other residential district, R-2, is multiple-family and is not covered here; the code has no agricultural or rural-residential district.

  • Source is Section 405.070 a.3 (R-1 residence district) of the Village of Marlborough zoning code.
  • No minimum lot size was found for other districts in the sections read.

  minimum lot area per family dwelling: >= 5000 square feet · minimum average lot width at the building line: >= 50 feet

  “every family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered in the "r-1" residential district shall provide a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and no lot shall have an average width at the building line of less than fifty (50) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Buildings and structures on lots in the R-1 single-family residential district inside Marlborough village. R-2 and commercial setbacks are not covered here.

  • Front yard: 15 feet, or the average front lot line of all lots within 200 feet on the same side of the street, whichever is less.
  • Corner lot: no building in the front or rear yard within 15 feet of the street-side lot line.
  • Side yard along a street: no building within 10 feet of the side lot line.
  • A detached garage may not exceed a 30 by 24 foot dimension.
  • Source is Section 405.070 a.2 (R-1 residence district) of the Village of Marlborough zoning code.

  front yard setback: 15 feet (or average front lot line of lots within 200 feet on same side of street, whichever is less) · rear yard setback: 5 feet · side yard setback: 5 feet

  “2. front and rear yards. in the "r-1" residential district, no building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered within: front fifteen (15) feet or the average front lot line of all lots within two hundred (200) feet and on the same side of the street, whichever is less. rear five (5) feet side five (5) feet in the case of a corner lot, no building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered in the front or rear yard within fifteen (15) feet of the street side lot line.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in the R-1 single-family residential district inside Marlborough village. Commercial and multiple-family district heights are not covered here.

  • Residence maximum: 2.5 stories or 35 feet.
  • Other buildings: 18 feet from ground level, which may increase by 1 foot for each 2 feet of setback from the applicable building line, to a maximum of 35 feet.
  • Source is Section 405.070 a.1 (R-1 residence district) of the Village of Marlborough zoning code.

  maximum height, residence: <= 35 feet (not more than two and one-half (2½) stories) · maximum height, other buildings: <= 18 feet (may increase 1 foot for each 2 feet of setback from the applicable building line, to a maximum of 35 feet)

  “no residence shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height and no other building shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed eighteen (18) feet in height from ground level except that such maximum height of other buildings may be increased an additional one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of setback from the applicable building line with a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet for any building.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Marlborough or St. Louis County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Marlborough village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Marlborough village limits.
• Building code adopted — New construction inside Marlborough village limits: which building code, if any, the village adopts.
• Inspections — Building inspections for work inside Marlborough village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes inside Marlborough village 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Marlborough means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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