City of Camdenton, MO Article VII Subdivision Design Standards And Requirements

Section 405.290 Physical Problem Areas.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.290; CC 1984 § 43.500; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

In order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the people, the Planning and Zoning Commission will reject any proposed subdivision located in an area subject to periodic flooding. Whenever a subdivision is proposed to be located in an area having poor drainage or other adverse physical characteristics and impairment, the Planning and Zoning Commission may approve the plat, provided the developer binds himself/herself legally to make such improvements as, in the judgment of the Planning and Zoning Commission, will render the subdivision substantially safe and otherwise acceptable for the intended use.

Section 405.295 Prepared By Professional Engineer.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.295; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

All design elements submitted for consideration for the development of subdivisions within the City limits of Camdenton shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State of Missouri, including streets, storm drainage (construction and permanent), street lighting and water and sewer systems. These drawings and/or prints shall bear the seal and signature of the professional engineer who has design jurisdiction.

Section 405.300 Comprehensive Plan — Compliance.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.300; CC 1984 § 43.510; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

The subdivision layout shall conform to the official Comprehensive Plan. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Aldermen provision must be made for the extension of main thoroughfares as designated by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and other major or collector streets must provide free circulation with the subdivision.

Section 405.310 The Street And Block Layout.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.310; CC 1984 § 43.520; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

A. The system of streets designated for the subdivision shall connect with streets already dedicated in adjacent subdivisions; and where no adjacent connections are platted shall in general be the reasonable projections of streets in nearest subdivided tracts, and shall be continued to the boundaries of the tract subdivided, so that other subdivisions may connect therewith.

1. New street systems shall be designed to allow future continuation of streets through adjoining properties and subdivisions whenever possible.

2. Cul-de-sac streets shall be limited in use and allowed only when no other options are available.

3. All new subdivisions shall be designed to allow access by platted streets that are accessed from existing City streets or from platted streets from subdivisions that have been approved per Article III, Article IV and Article V of this Chapter.

a. Subdivisions shall not be accessed by roadway easements.

b. Subdivisions shall not be accessed by private driveways.

c. Subdivisions shall not be accessed only from fire apparatus access roads (fire lanes).

Section 405.320 Street Right-Of-Way Requirements And Utility Easements.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.320; CC 1984 § 43.530; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

A. The following shall be the minimum street right-of-way requirements and utility easements:

1. Highways And Major Thoroughfares. Highways and major thoroughfares as specified in the official thoroughfare plan, not less than seventy-two (72) feet in any case.

2. Collector Streets. Sixty (60) feet.

3. Local Streets. Fifty (50) feet.

4. Minor Streets, Dead-End Streets And Cul-De-Sac Streets. Cul-de-sac streets shall be limited to five hundred (500) feet in length. All dead-end streets shall terminate in a circular turn-around having a minimum right-of-way diameter of one hundred (100) feet.

5. Alleys. Alleys, where platted, shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet.

6. Utility Easements. Utility easements, where required, shall be at least fifteen (15) feet wide along rear or side lot lines. Easements of adequate width shall be provided for open drainage channels, where required.

a. A ten-foot horizontal separation shall be maintained between parallel runs of water and sewer lines.

b. A five-foot horizontal separation shall be maintained between City regulated utilities and all other utilities.

c. All underground electric utilities shall be thirty-six (36) inches below finished grade and all communications utilities shall be twenty-four (24) inches below finished grade.

Section 405.330 Minimum Pavement And Sidewalk Widths.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.330; CC 1984 § 43.540; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

A. Minimum pavement widths, required to be installed at subdivision expense, shall be as follows:

1. Major Thoroughfares And Collector Streets. Twenty (20) feet. In the case of a major thoroughfare or collector street requiring pavements wider than twenty (20) feet, the matter of financial and other arrangements for installing such wider pavements at the time the developer will make the improvements shall be taken up by the developer with the officials having jurisdiction.

2. Minor, Local, Dead-End And Cul-De-Sac Streets. Twenty (20) feet. The pavement of a turning circle at the end of a dead-end street shall have a minimum outside diameter of eighty (80) feet.

3. Alleys And Service Drives. Eighteen (18) feet.

4. Sidewalks. Installed sidewalks shall conform to the currently adopted ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard and the current edition of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

Section 405.340 Street Grades And Curves.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.340; CC 1984 § 43.550; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

A. The grades of streets shall not exceed the following, except that where unusual or exceptional conditions exist, the Planning and Zoning Commission may modify these requirements.

1. Highways And Major Thoroughfares. Four percent (4.0%).

2. Collector Streets. Ten percent (10%).

3. Minor And Local Streets, Service Drives And Alleys. Twelve percent (12%).

4. Pedestrianways And Crosswalks. Twelve percent (12%), unless steps of an acceptable design are to be constructed.

5. Minimum Grade. In no event shall the minimum grade of any street or alley be less than four-tenth of one percent (0.4%).

6. Radii Of Curvature. The radii of curvature on the center line shall not be less than four hundred (400) feet for major thoroughfares and one hundred (100) feet for collector and minor streets.

Section 405.350 Lot Dimensions, Shapes And Position.

[R.O. 1992 § 405.350; CC 1984 § 43.560; Ord. No. 2269-08 § 1, 8-19-2008]

A. The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location and physical character of the proposed subdivision and for the type of development contemplated in compliance with the applicable Zoning Ordinance or Regulations.

1. Street Access. Every lot shall abut on a street, subject to the requirements of Section 405.310.

2. Width. Lots for residential purposes shall have sufficient width at the building set-back lines to permit compliance with side yard or distance requirements of the applicable Zoning Ordinance or Regulations and still be adequate for a building of practicable width.

3. Double-Frontage. Except as otherwise provided herein, double-frontage lots and reversed-frontage lots shall be avoided.

4. Side Lot Lines. Where practicable, side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles to the right-of-way line of the street on which the lot faces.

5. Corner Lots. Corner lots for residential use shall be platted wider than interior lots to permit compliance with the yard and setback requirements for the applicable Zoning Ordinance.

6. Minimum Lot Size. Where not otherwise determined by applicable Zoning Ordinance or Regulations, the minimum lot size for residential purposes shall be nine thousand (9,000) square feet with a minimum frontage of seventy-five (75) feet.