[R.O. 2013 §410.010; CC 1991 §405.010; CC §43.010]
A. The
following regulations have been adopted by the City Planning Commission
and the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Tarkio: to provide for the
harmonious development of Tarkio, for the coordination of streets
within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets, for adequate
open spaces for traffic, recreation, light, and air, for an appropriate
distribution of population and traffic, and for installation of physical
improvements which will tend to create conditions favorable to health,
safety, convenience and prosperity.
B. It
is recommended that each subdivider confer with the City Planning
Commission or City Engineer before preparing the preliminary plan
in order that he/she may become familiar with the requirements of
these regulations as they may apply to the land proposed to be subdivided.
[R.O. 2013 §410.020; CC 1991 §405.020; CC §43.020]
For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and terms
are herewith defined; the singular includes the plural and the plural
includes the singular; the word "shall" is mandatory
and not directory.
BUILDING LINE
A line on a plat between which line and a street no building
or structure may be erected.
COMMISSION
The City Planning Commission of Tarkio, Missouri.
CUL-DE-SAC
A minor street with only one (1) outlet and culminated by
a turnaround.
EASEMENT
A grant by the property owner of the use, for a specific
purpose, of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation,
or a certain person or persons.
LOT
A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership
or for building development.
MAJOR STREET
A street of substantial continuity which serves or is intended
to serve fast or large volumes of traffic, including all County, State
and Federal highways in the City of Tarkio and the streets designated
as major streets on the land use plan for Tarkio.
MINOR STREET
A street used primarily for access to abutting property.
PERFORMANCE BOND
A surety bond or cash deposit made out to the City of Tarkio
in an amount equal to the full cost of the improvements which are
required by these regulations, said cost being estimated by the City
Engineer or City Attorney and said surety bond or cash deposit being
legally sufficient to secure to the City of Tarkio that the said improvements
will be constructed in accordance with these regulations.
ROADWAY
That portion of the street available for vehicular traffic
and, where curbs are laid, the portion from face to face of curbs.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
estate, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit
dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision,
as defined herein, and includes any agent to the subdivider.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more lots,
or other divisions of land; it includes resubdivision and, when appropriate
to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land
or territory subdivided.