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Council hears staff proposal to add condominium-plat procedures to subdivision code
Summary
City planner Jason Jagie presented a text amendment to chapter 410 to create condominium plat procedures and declaration requirements that reference Missouri’s Condominium Act, add certification and content requirements, and change the timing of public-hearing scheduling; the item received questions and will return for final action.
Jason Jagie, director of community development, introduced a text amendment to the city’s subdivision and development of land code (chapter 410), saying the change is “a text amendment application to our subdivision and development of land code” intended to fill a gap revealed by a recent condominium plat application.
Jagie explained the draft would create a new section (410.15) titled “Condominium Plat Procedures” and amend section 410.53 concerning public-hearing timing. The amendment references the Missouri Condominium Act (RSMo. ch. 448) and requires that plats prepared by a surveyor or engineer certify compliance with state law. Jagie described several required elements for the condominium declaration: trustee responsibility for compliance with city ordinances, a mechanism for service of ordinance violations related to common elements, assessment powers for the board (including levying assessments to cover compliance costs), a fidelity bond covering the board, and city-attorney approval of initial or future declarations.
Jagie said the proposed procedure mirrors other application processes: staff review, a public-notice requirement at least 10 days before Planning & Zoning Commission consideration, a staff report to P&Z and council, a P&Z recommendation, and a council public hearing (as required by state statute when condominium plats are involved). He confirmed the amendment would apply to both residential and commercial condominium plats and would cover amendments to recorded condominium plats that change dedication, unit counts/sizes, or common elements.
The council received the public‑hearing exhibits into the record and scheduled final action for the next meeting.
