The Public Works
Building Department handles aspects of Building Code Conformance (as it applies to City Ordinances) and Zoning. While we contract with St. Louis County for construction oversight, the City was originally formed to control land use and therefore maintains local control of Zoning.
The Public Works
Department also provides technical & administrative support to the Street Division with in-house GIS resources, Database Administration, Contract and Pavement Management oversight.
GIS Resources
Incorporating aerial photography, data from St. Louis County, MSD, and in-house developed data-layers; the Sunset Hills Public Works Department uses Arcview GIS to monitor, categorize and maintain numerous City assets from sidewalks, to Pavement Management, to street signs.
Database Administration
The Public Works Department developed and maintains several databases in-house to monitor and maintain items such as complaint response, fleet maintenance, and many of the assets tracked in GIS.
The Public Works Department inspects the City's street network each year using the PASER method of pavement evaluation to target maintenance resources in the most effective manner possible.
The City Street Network include 202 street pavement sections or 48.2 center-line miles.
82 sections of asphalt pavement or 24.04 miles
104 sections of concrete or 17.37 miles
16 sections of asphalt over concrete pavement or 3.30 miles
The Public Works
Street Department handles aspects of city streets including reconstruction, repair, snow removal, signage, and striping. In addition, the department is responsible for items such as Building Maintenance, Flood Control, Storm Water, Traffic control and Tree Maintenance as described below. .
Building & Grounds Maintenance
Painting
Plumbing
Electrical
Sprinkler (irrigation) system
Fleet Preventative Maintenance
City cars
Trucks pick up
Dump trucks (5500 to 8500 series)
Snow plows and material spreaders
Computer system for material spreaders
Heavy construction equipment (skid-loader, backhoe and all attachments, and tar melter)