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Building Information

Welcome to the City of St. Clair's Building Department Page! The City thanks you for your interest in our community and is looking forward to sustaining growth through these trying times. The sections below contain useful information pertaining to Building and Land Use requirements.

"All contractors must obtain a current Business License prior to beginning any work."

The application must be filled out in full and returned to the City Collectors office along with proof of General Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance and a check made out to the City of St. Clair in the amount of fifty dollars for the yearly Business License fee.

General Information

General Permit Fee schedule and Permit Fee Calculation Breakdown for Building Requirement Information.
Fee Schedule for expenses associated with various Land Use Activities.
Land use Zoning and Subdivision Procedures.
Printable Zoning Map
Required Right-of-way Excavation Deposits

Cross Connection Prevention

To safeguard the public water supply of the City of St. Clair from potential Cross Connections, backflows or back-siphonage, the City of St. Clair requires that certain standards be met and that annual reports be submitted on all existing or required backflow devices within City Limits. This section has been created to provide resources to assist in the understanding of the City’s requirements and to provide a digital report submittal link and Backflow Device Viewer for DNR certified testers. If you or your contractor have any questions or issues regarding the information provided within this section or any of the forms or submission processes, please feel free to contact the City Inspector at: 636-629-0333 ext. 106 or through the email link below.

Resources:

Certified Tester Links:

City of St. Clair’s GeoForm: Backflow Assembly Test Data and Maintenance Report Form
This GeoForm must be completed in its entirety, and a Missouri Department of Natural Resources Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Data and Maintenance Report as provided within the link below must be completed and attached to this GeoForm and a location provided prior to Submittal. If completed through a smart phone on site where the device is located, ensure your location services are turned on and click “Locate Me”, confirm your location or correct as necessary. There is also an option to Find address or place through any device, just ensure you include St. Clair, Mo. after the search criteria and press enter or click the hourglass to the left, then hover your mouse over the map and zoom or drag as necessary to the approximate location of the device and left click on the location. Many reports have already been submitted and placed within the approximate location of the devices. The exact device locations have yet to be determined and will be indicated with a green symbol in the future. Note: you cannot edit any submitted reports, so ensure all the fields are accurate prior to submitting your report.
State of Missouri Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Data and maintenance Report
Backflow Device Report Viewer: This app allows a user to view submitted backflow device reports within St. Clair City limits. Owner’s of these devices can use this app to ensure their contractor has submitted their required annual reports and contractors can use this app to ensure their report has been submitted. Note: If this app is open at the same time the GeoForm is open and data was submitted, you will need to refresh the page to view the latest submitted report. Clicking on a device location will bring up a popup with relevant information. Near the top left of the popup there will be (numbers) indicating how many reports have been submitted. Clicking the arrow to the right of the report (numbers) allows users to view each report. Note to contractor’s: some fields are hidden intentionally within this viewer to restrict sensitive data access to the public.

Present Codes Observed:

2009 EDITIONS OF
ICC International Building Code
ICC International Residential Code
ICC International Plumbing Code
ICC International Mechanical Code
ICC International Property Maintenance Code

2003 EDITIONS OF
ICC International Fire Code

2005 EDITION OF
NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
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If you have any question or need any assistance,
please feel free to contact Jeremy Crowe at Email: cityinspector@stclairmo.us

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