Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bloomsdale, Missouri

Bloomsdale’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Every building and addition erected in Bloomsdale that fronts on a street, regardless of size or proposed use.

  • Permit must be obtained from the Board of Aldermen before construction begins.
  • Permit expires one year after issuance; an extension application must then be approved by the City.

  building permit fee: 25 USD · permit expiration: 1 year after issuance (Extension application must be approved by the City.)

  “The provisions of this Section shall apply to all buildings and additions hereafter erected in the City of Bloomsdale, Missouri, regardless of size, or proposed use, fronting on any street.”

• Building code adoptedPartial

  All construction inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • The located city code expressly adopts state seismic-design requirements; no general residential building-code adoption provision was located.

  “All construction in the City shall comply with the requirements of Sections 319.200 through 319.207, RSMo., and any amendments thereto, relating to earthquakes and seismic construction requirements.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots for new dwellings, including manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes, inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • This is a minimum lot-width standard, not a minimum lot-area standard.

  minimum city-lot width: >= 70 feet

  “No new dwelling, including manufactured home, modular unit or mobile home, shall be set up within the corporate limits of the City of Bloomsdale unless it is placed upon a City lot for a minimum of seventy (70) feet in width”

• SetbacksSpecified

  New dwellings, including manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes, inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • The cited provision describes a 15-foot separation from another structure and 25 feet front and rear from a roadway, dwelling, or easement not attached to the dwelling.

  minimum separation from other structure: >= 15 feet (Overhang excluded.) · front and rear distance: >= 25 feet (Applies as described in §510.060.)

  “unless it is set up and maintained a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet (not including overhang) from any other structure and twenty-five (25) feet front and rear from a roadway dwelling or easement which is not attached to the dwelling including manufactured home, modular unit or mobile home.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Portable storage buildings on residential lots inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • Applies only to a portable storage building situated on the same lot as the main building and subject to the additional limits in §500.030(B).

  maximum portable-building coverage: <= 20 percent of lot area (Portable storage building only.)

  “Portable buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of that area of the lot or be larger in size than twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length.”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Recreational vehicles used as temporary living quarters inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • Use or occupancy may not exceed 30 days in any calendar year.

  maximum temporary living-quarter occupancy: <= 30 days per calendar year

  “No person may use or occupy a recreational vehicle or park trailer in the corporate limits of the City of Bloomsdale as a temporary living quarters for a period exceeding thirty (30) days in any given calendar year.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal and municipal sewer connections inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • The ordinance preserves additional requirements that may be imposed by the State or County Health Officer.

  “A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Inspector.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Construction, development, or substantial improvement in special flood-hazard areas inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • Applies to numbered and unnumbered A Zones and AE Zones identified on the city’s FIRM and FBFM, as amended and revised.
  • A separate development permit is required for each development before work begins.

  “A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Article III, Section 400.040.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  City building permits for buildings and additions inside Bloomsdale city limits.

  • The cited fee applies to the building permit in §500.020.

  building permit fee: 25 USD

  “The building permit fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Bloomsdale or Ste. Genevieve County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Bloomsdale city limits.
• Inspections — General building-construction inspections inside Bloomsdale city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Bloomsdale city limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Bloomsdale city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — New dwellings inside Bloomsdale 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.