[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1
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A. General Statement. Words used in the present tense shall
include the future; the singular number shall include the plural and
the plural the singular; the word "building" shall
include the word "structure"; the word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
B. Definitions. For the purpose of this Article, the terms
used herein are defined as follows.
[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1
— 2, 10-20-2008]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
BLOCK
An area of land entirely bounded by streets, highways or
ways, except alleys, pedestrian ways or exterior boundaries of a subdivision
unless such exterior boundary is a street, highway or way or a combination
of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, bulk
headlines or shorelines or waterways, or corporate boundary lines.
BUILDING
Any structure, whether temporary, semi-permanent or permanent,
designed or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter or protection
of persons or property.
COMMISSION
Planning and Zoning Commission of Kearney, Missouri.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The plan or any portion thereof adopted for the coordinated
physical development of the City of Kearney, including, among other
things, plans and programs regarding the location, character and extent
of utilities, highways, transportation routes, bridges, public buildings,
schools, parks, forests, wildlife refuges, dams and projects affecting
the conservation of natural resources.
CUL-DE-SAC
A short street having only one (1) end open for vehicular
traffic and the other permanently terminated by a full turnaround
for vehicles.
DESIGN
The arrangement of land for easements, lots and rights-of-way
including materials, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
EASEMENT
A grant by the property owner to a person, corporation or
the public of the right to the use of designated land area for specified
purposes.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
All land subject to periodic inundation from overflow of
natural waterways when subjected to the maximum possible runoff from
three (3) inches of rain per hour as calculated by approved engineering
methods.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction
details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed,
both in or in conjunction with the plat.
LOT
A parcel of land intended to be separately owned, rented,
developed or otherwise used as a unit.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area within the boundaries of a lot,
exclusive of any land designated for roadway purposes.
LOT, CORNER
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets
as distinguished from a corner lot.
MASTER PLAN
The "Comprehensive Plan" made and adopted by the Planning
and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen.
NET AREA
The entire area within the boundary lines of the site, less
the area of any street right-of-way.
PARKING AREA OR PARKING SPACE
An area set aside, either on an individual lot or on any
other portion of a subdivision, which is reserved for vehicular parking.
PARKING LANE
An auxiliary lane of a roadway used primarily for vehicular
parking.
PEDESTRIAN WAY
A right-of-way dedicated to public use which cuts across
a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation.
RECREATION OR PLAYGROUND
A useable parcel of land suitably drained, free of stagnant
pools of water, with sufficient soil to support the growth of plant
material and containing a variety of recreational facilities.
ROADBED
The portion of a street, including shoulders, for vehicular
usage.
SETBACK LINE
The line generally parallel to the front, side or rear lot
line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side
or rear yard.
SLOPE
The degree of natural inclination of the existing ground
which is used as the basis for determining the hillsides.
STREET
A general term denoting a public or private way for the purpose
of vehicular travel. The term includes all facilities which normally
occur within the right-of-way. It shall also include such other designation
for a street as a highway, major or minor arterial, collector, local,
residential access street, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue,
boulevard, lane, place, drive, court or as otherwise designated, but
excluding an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.
STREET CLASSIFICATION
1.
Major Arterial Streets. Streets that serve
the highest traffic volume corridors and the longest trip. Provides
travel between business districts and outlying residential areas,
between major inner City communities and between major suburban centers,
and connects communities to major State and interstate highways. No
or limited access is allowed from residential streets. Access is usually
partially controlled. Spacing of major arterial streets is generally
from one (1) mile to five (5) miles.
2.
Minor Arterial Streets. Streets that interconnect
and augment the major arterial streets. No or limited access is allowed
from residential lots. Accommodate trips of moderate length at a lower
level of travel mobility than major arterial streets. Spacing of minor
arterial streets is generally from one-half (½) mile to three
(3) miles.
3.
Industrial/Commercial Collector. Streets that
collect traffic to and from commercial or industrial area and distribute
it to arterial streets.
4.
Residential Collector Streets. Streets that
collect traffic to and from residential areas and distribute it to
arterial streets. Limited access is allowed from residential lots.
Desirable maximum average daily trips (ADT) equals three thousand
(3,000) for residential collector streets. (Ten (10) trips per day
per typical single-family residence.)
5.
Residential Local Streets. Streets that only
carry traffic having its origin or destination within the immediate
neighborhood. Desirable maximum ADT equals one thousand (1,000) for
local streets. (Ten (10) trips per day per typical single-family residence.)
6.
Residential Access Streets. Streets that carry
traffic between residential lots and residential local streets or
residential collector streets. Residential access streets usually
carry no through traffic and include short loop streets, cul-de-sacs
and courts. Desirable maximum ADT equals two hundred (200) for cul-de-sacs
and four hundred (400) for loop streets. (Ten (10) trips per day per
typical single-family residence.)
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed which requires permanent or having a
permanent or temporary location on the ground.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
estate or other group or combination acting as a unit, dividing or
proposing to divide land in a manner that constitutes a subdivision
as herein defined. The term "subdivider" shall include
any agent of any subdivider.
SUBDIVISION
The division of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels
for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building
development. Excluded from this definition is the division of land
for agricultural purposes; division of land for cemetery usage; division
and distribution of land pursuant to law or court order; and the conveyance
of any tract of land constituting either one-half (½), one-fourth
(¼), one-eighth (1/8) or one-sixteenth (1/16) section of land
as defined in Sections 60.210, 60.220, 60.230, 60.240, RSMo. The term "subdivision" shall also include all resubdivision of land
or lots.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A division of land into two (2) but not more than four (4)
lots, which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements
or rights-of-way; the division of land held by a bona fide partnership
in existence for two (2) or more years upon dissolution thereof; or
a division of land among the immediate members of a family for personal
use which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements
or rights-of-way.
TRAVELED WAY
That portion of a street used for the movement of vehicles,
exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
YARD
Any open space located on the same lot with a building or
structure, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground up, except
for any accessory buildings or projections as are permitted on the
lot.
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending across the front of a lot between the side
yard lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street
line and the front building line.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending along the rear of a lot between the side
yard lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear
lot line and the rear building line.
YARD, SIDE
A yard extending along each side of a lot between the front
yard line and the rear yard line and being the minimum horizontal
distance between the side lot line and the side building line.