[Ord. No. 06-142 §1, 11-1-2006; Ord. No. 08-115 §1, 9-30-2008; Ord. No. 10-018 §1, 4-7-2010]
The County Executive is hereby authorized to approve acquisition
of right-of-way and related easements, or other easements required
for neighborhood improvement district projects, including, without
limitation, permanent drainage easements, permanent wall easements,
permanent utility easements and temporary slope and construction easements
up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) per parcel for County
road and bridge projects that are approved in the County's annual
budget or in the transportation improvement plan and up to fifteen
thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for neighborhood improvement district
projects in districts duly established by ordinance. Acquisitions
of parcel(s) which are valued in excess of the limits stated herein
for road and bridge projects may be approved on the consent agenda
of the County Council if a written request by the County Engineer
is approved by the County Executive. After approval of the acquisition
on the consent agenda, the County Executive shall have authority to
approve all necessary acquisitions of right-of-way and related easements
on the approved parcel(s) including, without limitation, permanent
drainage easements, permanent wall easements, permanent utility easements
and temporary slope and construction easements for County road and
bridge projects that are approved in the County's annual budget or
in the transportation improvement plan. Such acquisitions may be by
purchase, condemnation, receipt of gifts, intergovernmental agreements
and/or by negotiated adjustments to the planned construction of a
project. Such acquisitions shall be administered by the Highway Department
after receiving approval from the County Executive to proceed with
right-of-way acquisition for each project or by the Director of Community
Development after passage and approval of an ordinance duly establishing
a neighborhood improvement district. Once the County Executive has
given such approval, the County Engineer or, in the case of a neighborhood
improvement district, the Director of Community Development shall
be authorized to initiate condemnation proceedings to complete the
approved acquisitions.
[Ord. No. 06-142 §2, 11-1-2006; Ord. No. 08-115 §2, 9-30-2008]
Purchases or condemnations of right-of-way and related easements,
or of any other property interests required for a neighborhood improvement
district, with initial valuations in excess of ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) per parcel, or for such lesser amounts where required
by Federal participation, shall be made only upon the condition of
appraisal supporting the offered purchase price.
[Ord. No. 06-142 §3, 11-1-2006; Ord. No. 08-115 §3, 9-30-2008]
The County Executive and County Engineer or Director of Community
Development hereby are each authorized to acknowledge acceptance of
any donation or dedication of right-of-way and related easements or
any other property interests required for a neighborhood improvement
district pursuant to Section 49.292, RSMo., as amended.
