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

Village of Riverview’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction within Riverview village limits, Title V Chapter 500

  • Chapter 500 is titled as an adoption chapter; the specific code editions it adopts were not opened.

  “chapter 500 adoption of technical codes (section 500.010 – section 500.160)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Riverview village limits, under the village's own Zoning Regulations (eCode360 Title IV, Chapter 405)

  • Code text refers to both 'village of riverview' and 'city of riverview'; the adopted code is the village's own zoning ordinance.

  “for the purpose of this title, the village of riverview, missouri, is divided into the following zoning districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts for land inside Riverview village limits

  • Districts: PS park and scenic, R-1, R-2, R-3, PR, C-1, C-2, PC, PC/R, I, PI; zoning map kept in the building commissioner's office.

  “for the purpose of this title, the village of riverview, missouri, is divided into the following zoning districts”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 single-family residence district, Riverview village

  • Lot must have a minimum frontage of 70 feet.
  • Lots of record that are smaller than this section requires are addressed by a separate grandfathering provision in section 405.150 that was not opened.

  minimum lot area: >= 10000 square feet · minimum lot frontage: >= 70 feet

  “each single-family detached dwelling located within the "r-1" residence district shall be located on a lot having a minimum area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, a minimum frontage of seventy (70) feet”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 single-family residence district, Riverview village

  • Accessory buildings may be located no closer than 5 feet of any side lot line or 10 feet of any rear lot line.
  • Corner-lot sight triangle and other general yard rules are in other sections not opened.

  front yard: >= 30 feet · side yard: >= 8 feet · rear yard: >= 20 percent of lot depth (or feet, whichever is greater) (whichever is greater: 20 feet or 20% of lot depth)

  “a minimum front yard of thirty (30) feet, a minimum side yard of eight (8) feet, and a minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the lot depth, whichever is greater. however, accessory buildings may be located no closer than five (5) feet of any side lot line or ten (10) feet of any rear lot line.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential structures in the R-1 single-family residence district, Riverview village

  • Non-residential structures in R-1 (other than a public utility tower under a conditional use permit) are limited to 60 feet above average finished ground elevation at the perimeter of the structure.

  residential structure height: <= 35 feet (also limited to two and one-half stories)

  “no residential structure shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Dividing land inside Riverview village limits

  • Chapter 410 Subdivision Code exists; its requirements were not opened.

  “chapter 410 subdivision code (section 410.010 &ndash; section 410.060)”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Riverview village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Riverview village
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Riverview village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new buildings inside Riverview village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Riverview village

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 Riverview 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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