[Ord. No. 02-01, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05, 10-2-2008]
A. The
following information, standards and BMPs have been developed by and
for Cass County Road and Bridge Department to help provide practical,
safe and economical access to the land in Cass County. An attempt
has been made to achieve a balance between the sometimes conflicting
concerns for safety, economy and scenic beauty, using the MHTD, FHTD,
FHALTSP(LTAP), FHA, ASCE, AASHTO, MUTCD and standards as a guide.
B. Safety
must be the highest priority to establish safe roadways for our residents,
school buses, service vehicles and farm equipment.
C. Economy
is construed to apply to direct construction/maintenance costs and
to the indirect costs to roadway users in the way of increased vehicle
maintenance/repairs due to inadequate roadways. It is the long-range
goal of the County to provide for a hard-surface roadway within two
(2) miles of every resident.
D. Scenic
and environmental concerns were considered as these BMPs were developed
to respect the desires of property owners adjacent to Cass County
roadways.
E. Every
effort was made to develop standards and BMPs that are consistent
with State law, County planning and zoning and County subdivision
regulations. These standards and BMPs should serve to supplement and
support other existing policies and regulations and the best interests
of Cass County citizens.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part A §1, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part A §1, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part A §1, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part A §1, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part A §1, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part A §1, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part A §1, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part A §1, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part A §1, 10-2-2008]
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 "shall" is mandatory;
the word "may" is permissive.
B. For
the purpose of these regulations, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT)
The total volume of traffic during a given period (in whole
days), the greater than one (1) day and less than (1) year, divided
by the number of days in that time period. It is recognized that there
may be variations in the ADT different days of the week, the month
and seasonal variations (agricultural areas, recreational areas, schools,
etc.). Counters to be placed at both ends of the road to be counted
for a period of twenty-four (24) hours, Monday — Friday, not
on weekends, per MoDOT practices.
COUNTY ENGINEER
A professional engineer, registered in the State of Missouri,
designated by the County Commission to perform professional engineering
service for the County.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land acquired by the County, either by public virtue, public
dedication or road establishment, for the construction and maintenance
of a street or roadway.
ROAD AND BRIDGE DIRECTOR
The official appointed by the Cass County Commission to be
the chief officer of the County in all matters pertaining to highways,
roads, bridges, culverts and surveys and is responsible for all operations
of the County Road and Bridge Department.
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part A §2, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part A §2, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part A §2, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part A §2, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part A §2, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part A §2, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part A §2, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part A §2, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part A §2, 10-2-2008]
A. Type I — Arterial, Minor. Arterials connect population
centers and economic activity with each other and the State or municipal
road systems, occurring at reasonably regular intervals to collect
traffic from roads of lesser importance and carrying relatively heavy
corridor traffic movements, present or potential. Arterial classification
will be as designated by the County Commission. Typical four thousand
(4,000) to ten thousand (10,000) ADT.
B. Type II — Collector. Collectors occur at reasonably
regular intervals to collect traffic from local roads and channel
it into the arterial road system. These roads serve minor population
centers not feasibly served by arterial routes. Collectors are the
main school bus routes, mail route and farm to market routes. Collector
classification will be as designated by the County Commission. Typical
one thousand (1,000) to four thousand (4,000) ADT.
C. Type III — Local Road. Type III roads are through
roads whose primary purpose is to serve abutting properties and provide
for minor volumes of through traffic. Type III classification will
be as designated by the County Commission. Typical nine hundred ninety-nine
(999) or less ADT.
D. Type IV — Local Subdivision Road. Type IV roads consist
of cul-de-sac legs and short and/or dead- end road sections serving
the immediate area. Type IV classification will be as designated by
the Cass County Commission.
E. Type V — Minimum Maintenance Road. Minimum maintenance
roads are old County rights-of-way where regular maintenance has previously
been discontinued due to lack of use and which may have been subsequently
placed into the limited maintenance category by past County Commission
actions. Type V classification will be made by County Commission action
upon recommendation by the Road and Bridge Director.
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
F. Type VI — Private Road Or Dedicated Non-Maintenance Road. Private roads are roads that have not been dedicated to the public
and/or provide access to property with said roads not maintained by
public funds. Dedicated non-maintained roads may be old County roadways
and/or rights-of-way not falling into the category of minimum maintenance
or roads that have been dedicated and constructed but never accepted
for maintenance by the County.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part A §3, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part A §3, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part A §3, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part A §3, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part A §3, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part A §3, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part A §3, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part A §3, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part A §3, 10-2-2008]
A. Present
or future roadway(s) in Cass County must meet the geometric and construction
standards in effect at the time the roadway(s) were (are) constructed.
Roadways that do not meet the current standard will require variance
approval(s) by the County Commission for County maintenance.
B. All
rights-of-way must be dedicated by the public as a road right-of-way
through the subdivision platting process or must be granted by way
of quick claim deed or general warranty deed in the case of roadways
being established by Chapter 228, RSMo., 1986, and all future supplements
or revisions.
C. Roadways
shall not be accepted for County maintenance until a roadway maintenance
acceptance certificate is issued and approved by the Road and Bridge
Director and the County Commission. (Maintenance certificate is on
file in the City Clerk's office.)
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
D. Existing Non-Maintained County Roadways. This includes roadways
that were constructed previous to the adoption date of these BMPs
and do not presently receive full maintenance.
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
1. Written request shall be to the Road/Bridge Department for a roadway
inspection to determine compliance with roadway geometric and construction
standards outlined in this manual.
2. The Road/Bridge Department shall respond with a written report outlining
any items that do not conform to the roadway geometric and construction
standards.
3. The requesting party(ies) shall notify the Road/Bridge Department
when corrective actions are to be performed to allow for inspection
of the work in progress by the department.
4. When all corrective work is complete, a final inspection shall be
scheduled (as deemed necessary) and if all work meets the requirements,
a roadway maintenance acceptance certificate shall be issued and approved
by the Road and Bridge Department and County Commission.
*** NOTE: The entire roadway is subject to complete
reinspection at the discretion of the Road and Bridge Director depending
on the timeliness that corrective actions are made.
E. Newly Constructed Roadways.
1. Property owners, contractors and/or developers who intend to construct a new street or roadway shall contact the Road and Bridge Department at least thirty (30) days prior to starting construction of any new roadway. A construction permit will be required as per Section
510.120 Permits/Bonds. The department will outline the level of street plans and specifications required; and any bonding requirements, certifications and inspections that will be required during construction of the street or road. Roadways constructed without proper notification will be required to be maintained by the owner, contractor or developer for a minimum of one (1) year from the completion of construction before being considered by the County for acceptance for maintenance.
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
2. Persons desiring to establish roadways by the provisions of Section
510.040 or the Revised Statutes of Missouri must meet all of the provisions of these regulations. Roadway improvements shall be completed and accepted by the BMPs herein stated and/or a suitable surety shall be provided to the County to ensure that construction conforms to these specifications. Improvements shall be completed or surety provided before the County Commission will formally establish the roadway.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part A §4, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part A §4, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part A §4, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part A §4, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part A §4, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part A §4, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part A §4, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part A §4, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part A §4, 10-2-2008]
A. The
County has many roadbeds and roadways which were established in past
years by public consent, public dedication or road establishment which
because of changing demographics and travel patterns presently have
little or no public utility. This BMP is presented herein to outline
the method of road vacation established by Section 228.110, RSMo.,
and Section 71.270, RSMo.
B. Roadways Established by Subdivision Platting. The following
procedure shall be followed for vacation of streets, avenues, roads,
alleys, public square or common marked on the recorded plat of a subdivision:
[Ord. No. 24-03, 5-29-2024]
1. The petitioners for vacation should contact the County Clerk's office
and indicate their interest in vacating said street, etc.
2. Written or printed notice of application to vacate shall be posted
in five (5) public places in the County or publication of notice of
application to vacate shall be published in a newspaper published
in the County at least fifteen (15) days prior to the term of the
Commission at which such petition shall be presented. This notice
shall state distinctly the nature of the application, when it is to
be made and what street, avenue, road, alley, public square or common
or part thereof is proposed to be vacated. Proof of notification will
be required to be presented to the Commission. All costs associated
with notification will be borne by the petitioner(s).
3. Petition from the owner(s) of the ground lying on both sides of or
fronting on the area proposed to be vacated shall be presented to
the County Commission stating the request to vacate and a legal description
of the area to be vacated.
4. The County Commission shall meet at an adjourned term as per Statute
for their decision.
C. Other County Roadways. The following procedure shall be
followed for vacation or other County roadways not established by
subdivision platting:
1. The petitioners for vacation should contact the County Clerk's office
and indicate their interest in vacating said roadway.
2. Petitions signed by twelve (12) (or more) freeholders of the township
through which said road runs shall be presented to the County Commission
stating the request to vacate and a legal description of the road
to be vacated.
3. County Commission meeting. The petition to vacate
shall be publicly read on the first (1st) day of the term at which
it is presented.
4. County Commission shall direct County Engineer to evaluate the request
of the petitioners and make report to the County Commission prior
to the second (2nd) reading and action by the Commission.
5. Written or printed notice of the filing of such petition and of the
road sought to be vacated shall be posted in not less than three (3)
places in the township, at least twenty (20) days before the first
(1st) day of the next term of the Commission. Proof of notification
will be required to be presented to the Commission. The County Clerk's
office shall send (by certified mail) a copy of the notice to all
persons whose lands are crossed or touched by the road proposed to
be vacated.
6. Persons opposed to the requested vacation may present a petition
signed by at least twelve (12) freeholders to the County Commission
at the Commission meeting.
7. County Commission meeting and decision. The printed
notice shall be read. The County Commission shall proceed with the
public hearing, at the conclusion of which a decision will be reached.