§ 2.6.5. Planned Riverboat Gaming Development District (commonly known as "Riverboat Gaming District").

Premises in the RGD-1 District.

Any use under C-1.

Operation of excursion gambling boats licensed pursuant to Chapter 313, RSMo, as amended.

Design, creation, manufacture, selling and generally dealing in jewelry, arts and crafts.

Any other use expressly permitted under a properly approved site plan.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the Riverboat Gaming District is to encourage the unified and harmonious improvement of land and buildings as an overall development for the operation, service, support and supplementation of an excursion gambling boat(s) under a single plan of development. The site plan must present an organized arrangement of buildings and service facilities which shall have a logical relationship to the properties comprising the Riverboat Gaming District and to the excursion gambling boat(s) docked within such district.

(b)

Adoption of Riverboat Gaming District.

(1)

The City Council may, upon its own initiative or upon submission of a site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission, rezone property to RGD-1 in accordance with this section.

(2)

The City Council shall forward the City Council initiative to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

(3)

The City Council, after receiving recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission, shall designate as Riverboat Gaming Districts those areas including and in the vicinity of a proposed dock which taken together are necessary, appropriate or desirable as an overall development for the operation, service, support and supplementation of an excursion gambling boat(s).

(4)

If a Riverboat Gaming District is created by the City Council, after receiving recommendations by the Planning and Zoning Commission but prior to approval of the required site plan or plans, the ordinance creating said Riverboat Gaming District shall set forth those features of land use for which a site plan must be approved, and provide further that no building permits may be issued prior to approval of the preliminary site plan by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The site plan as approved shall be entered in the records of the City Clerk and the Planning and Zoning Commission, and conformance with the site plan shall be mandatory, provided that the site plan as approved may specify permissible variations.

(5)

Should the Planning and Zoning Commission deny a request for rezoning or a request for a preliminary or final site plan approval, the applicant shall have the right to request a review before the City Council, which shall have the right, by resolution, to affirm or overrule the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

(c)

Every site plan shall contain the following information:

(1)

A site plan drawn at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger, showing approximate north arrow and scale.

(2)

Property lines of the proposed project.

(3)

Boundary survey showing measurements and legal description, present zoning and title report.

(4)

Name, address and phone number of land planners, engineers, architects and landscape architects preparing the site plan.

(5)

Delineation of sufficient surrounding area to demonstrate relationship of the proposed usage to adjoining uses, both existing and proposed.

(6)

A circulation diagram indicating the proposed movement of vehicles, goods and pedestrians within the area to be devoted to the proposed usage, to and from existing thoroughfares, and a delineation of proposed driveways to and from such thoroughfares.

(7)

Any special engineering features and traffic regulation devices proposed to be installed to facilitate or ensure the safety of this circulation pattern.

(8)

Existing contours with a solid line and proposed contours with a dashed lined; contours shall have a maximum vertical interval of five feet.

(9)

General location and width of all existing and proposed public rights-of-way, such as alleys, pedestrian ways and easements and proposed location of all utilities.

(10)

The proposed net density of dwellings, seats, employees or any other applicable unit of measure, in tabular form, by phase.

(11)

The proposed stages or phases of the construction schedule of all land development and improvements within the tract to be zoned.

(12)

Proposed height of structures and the proposed building layout or the front and rear building setback lines and yard and building bulk plans.

(13)

Proposed use of land and buildings, or a description of the proposed uses by type, character and intensity.

(14)

Proposed location of dock and excursion gambling boat(s).

(15)

Location and amount of parking, including ratio of spaces to boat passengers, and loading, or indication of the proposed parking and loading ratio and the location criteria.

(16)

Existing and proposed streets, drives, curb cuts, walkways, and entrances and exits from streets, or indication of the criteria for entrance and exit placement.

(17)

Location, type and size of signs, or indication of the criteria for location, type and size of signs.

(18)

Gross floor area of buildings, or indication of the desirable criteria with maximums.

(19)

Proposed landscaping.

(20)

Drawings or photographs of the excursion gambling boat(s) and of any other facility to be used in conjunction with the riverboat gambling project, with dimensions and passenger capacity.

(d)

Nonsubstantial Changes During Construction. In the course of carrying out any stage of the development, certain site plan revisions or adjustments of detail may be permitted if approved by the City Administrator and the Building Inspector. However, such revisions or adjustments of detail must be in compliance with all applicable provisions of this section and in substantial compliance with the Riverboat Gaming District site plan, as approved by the City Council. If the Building Inspector or the City Administrator determines that the modifications are not in accordance with such approval, the request shall be denied. The applicant may proceed with the approved site plan or may file an amended site plan for the Riverboat Gaming District.

(e)

Building Permits. Before any building permit is issued for work to be performed in the Riverboat Gaming District, the site plan shall be approved by the City Council. Every building permit issued in an RGD-1 district shall reference the resolution or ordinance approving the site plan. The Certificate of Occupancy shall reference the resolution or ordinance by the City Council approving the site plan and shall show the use for which the building was approved.

(f)

Excursion Gambling Boat. All excursion gambling boats shall conform to the provisions of the local building codes except to the extent that they are required to conform to standards set by the Missouri Gaming Commission. In that instance, they shall conform to the American Bureau of Shipping and/or Coast Guard and/or Corps of Engineer standards and, to the extent they can, shall also conform to local building code standards. All floating facilities shall be required to have a certificate of stability from the appropriate certifying agency.

(g)

Amendment to Site Plan. If any amendment is desired in the site plan as submitted, either during construction or in use thereafter, such change shall be made only after approval thereof by the City Council in accordance with the provision hereof.

(h)

Filing Fee. A filing fee sufficient to cover all reasonable review costs, including but not limited to legal fees and traffic and/or engineering studies or reviews, as determined by the City Council, shall be paid by the applicant before the site plan is placed on the agenda for formal consideration.

(Ord. No. 3295, §§ 3, 10, 3-4-96)