City of Monett, MO Design Standards

[R.O. 2012 §405.150; CC 1979 §28-15; Ord. No. A-3976 §9, 8-15-1978; Ord. No. A-6460 §1, 2-28-1997; Ord. No. A-6630, 2-5-1998; Ord. No. A-6739 §1, 9-3-1998; Ord. No. A-6952 §1, 5-10-2000; Ord. No. 7423, 6-1-2004]

Conformity To Official Map, Etc. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Official Map and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions and to public convenience and safety and in their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets. Where not shown on the Official Map, the arrangement and other design standards of streets shall conform to the provisions found herein.

Relation To Adjoining Street System. The arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall make provision for the continuation of the existing streets in adjoining areas.

Projection Of Streets. Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall make provision for the proper projection of streets.

Streets To Be Carried To Property Lines. When a new subdivision adjoins unsubdivided land susceptible of being subdivided, the new streets shall be carried to the boundaries of the tract proposed to be subdivided. Permanent dead-end streets shall terminate in a cul-de-sac. Temporary dead-end streets, designated for eventual continuation onto unsubdivided land, shall terminate in either a temporary cul-de-sac, an alternate configuration such as a tee, or other approved design. Such temporary turnaround areas may be paved with six (6) inch Type 1 compacted base rock, and may be on easements granted to the City of Monett. Minimum area of each side of the tee shall be twenty-five (25) feet by twenty-five (25) feet. The easements shall be released whenever the adjoining land is subdivided and the street is properly extended.

At least one (1) new street shall be carried to the boundaries of adjacent tracts susceptible of being subdivided on each side of each new subdivision, in at least every one-quarter (¼) mile, unless technically or topographically impracticable to do so.

Street Jogs. Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be avoided.

Street Widths And Cul-De-Sac.

Street designs. Streets shall have right-of-way widths, pavement widths, and cul-de-sac lengths as follows:

Zoning District "A," "MH" and mobile home parks. Must have a minimum right-of-way width of sixty (60) feet; minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet; and a maximum cul-de-sac length of three hundred (300) feet.

[Ord. No. 8961, 7-20-2023]

Zoning Districts "B," "C," "D" and "AG". Must have a minimum right-of-way width of sixty (60) feet; minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet; and a maximum cul-de-sac length of three hundred (300) feet.

Zoning District "MD" feeder streets. Must have a minimum right-of-way width of fifty (50) feet; minimum pavement width of twenty-six (26) feet; and a maximum cul-de-sac length of six hundred (600) feet.

Zoning District "MD" collector streets. Must have a minimum right-of-way width of sixty (60) feet; minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet; and a maximum cul-de-sac length of six hundred (600) feet.

Pavement width specified is exclusive of the curb and gutter. Cul-de-sac diameter shall in all Zoning Districts be a minimum one hundred (100) feet diameter to property line, minimum eighty (80) feet diameter paved surface.

Intersections. The intersection of more than two (2) streets at one (1) point shall be avoided, except where it is impracticable to secure a proper street system otherwise. Streets shall intersect one another at an angle as near to a right angle as possible. Street intersections shall be rounded with a radius of twenty (20) feet measured at the back of curbs when such intersection occurs at right angles. If an intersection occurs at an angle other than a right angle, it shall be rounded with a curve of a radius acceptable to the Commission.

Subdivision Into Tracts Larger Than Ordinary Building Lots. Where a tract is subdivided into larger parcels than ordinary building lots, such parcels shall be arranged so as to allow the opening of future streets and logical further resubdivision.

Half Streets. Half streets shall be prohibited, except where essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision in conformity with the other requirements of this Chapter and where the Commission finds it will be practicable to require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining property is subdivided. Wherever a half street is adjacent to a tract to be subdivided, the other half of the street shall be platted with such tract.

Street Names And Numbers. Names of new streets shall not duplicate or sound similar to existing or platted street names, unless a new street is a continuation of or in alignment with the existing or platted street. The names of streets shall be subject to approval by the City Council.

Access To Streets Across Ditches. The subdivider shall provide access to all proposed streets, across all ditches, in a method approved by the City Engineer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Vacation Of Streets. The Council shall not vacate any street or part of a street dedicated for public use, if such vacation interferes with the uniformity of the existing street pattern or any future street plans prepared for the area.

Private Streets And Cross-Access Easements. Private streets shall not be approved nor shall public improvements be approved for any private street in a residential subdivision. Cross-access easements shall be permitted in commercial or industrial subdivisions to allow access from one lot to another and to a City street. Construction and maintenance of the drives in the cross-access easements shall be the responsibility of the property owners.

Arrangement To Avoid Hardship To Owners Of Adjoining Property. The street arrangements shall not be such as to cause hardship to owners of adjoining property in platting and providing convenient access to their own land.

[R.O. 2012 §405.180; CC 1979 §28-18; Ord. No. A-3976 §9, 8-15-1978; Ord. No. A-6952 §1, 5-10-2000]

Dimensions. Lot dimensions and area shall not be less than the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.

Location. All lots shall abut by their full frontage on a publicly dedicated street or a street that has received legal status as such.

Lines. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines.

Corner Lots. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets.

Uninhabitable Lots. Lots subject to flooding and lots deemed by the Commission to be uninhabitable shall not be platted for residential occupancy, or for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life or property or aggravate the flood hazard, but such land within the plat shall be set aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation or shall not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.

Lot Remnants. All remnants of lots below minimum size, left over after subdividing of a larger tract, must be added to adjacent lots, rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.