[CC 1976 §24½-6; Ord. No. 94-12, §1(Art. 2, §24½-2.1), 2-28-1994]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ALLEYA minor public or private right-of-way shown on a plat, providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of a lot, block, or parcel of land otherwise abutting a street.
AS-BUILT PLANSConstruction plans revised to show a facility or structure as actually constructed and as it appears on the tract of land involved.
BENCHMARKA definite point of known elevation and location, of more or less permanent character. The identity and elevation shall be based on United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) datum. Benchmarks established in 1981 by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (M.S.D.) Benchmark Loop System or the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department (M.H.T.D.) are acceptable.
BLOCKAn area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bound by streets, highways, or rights-of-way except alleys, or between streets, highways, streams, parks, or any other barrier, or combination thereof, to the continuity of development.
BONDAny form of security including a cash deposit, surety bond, collateral, property, or instrument of credit in an amount and form satisfactory to the City Attorney and approved by the Council.
BUILDINGA structure that is affixed to the land, has one (1) or more floors, one (1) or more exterior walls, a roof, and is designed, or intended for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind; but a "building" shall not include any vehicle, trailer (with or without wheels), nor any movable device such as furniture, machinery, or equipment.
BUILDING LINE OR SETBACK LINEA line parallel to the street right-of-way line, edge of a stream, or other property line established on a parcel of land or lot for the purpose of prohibiting construction of building or structure in the area between such building line and right-of-way, stream bank, or other property line.
CITYCity of Overland, Missouri.
CITY COUNCILThe officially elected City Council of the City of Overland; the term may be abbreviated as the Council.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANA comprehensive land use plan made and adopted by the City Council which through combination of text, charts, and maps, sets forth proposals for general locations for various land uses, streets, parks, schools, public buildings, utilities and for the physical development of the City.
COMMON LANDThat land set aside for open space including stormwater, drainage areas, retention lakes, ponding, or recreational use areas for the owners of lots in a subdivision, which land is conveyed in trust for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the lot owners.
CONDOMINIUMA form of property ownership under the Condominium Property Act, Chapter 448, Missouri State Revised Statutes. A multiple-family dwelling wherein the residents own the unit in which they live.
CUL-DE-SAC LENGTHThe length of a cul-de-sac, as referenced in the street standards of this Chapter, shall be measured from the center of the cul-de-sac radius along the street centerline to the right-of-way line of the correcting through street. For the purposes of determining the maximum length of a cul-de-sac in cases where a cul-de-sac branches from another cul-de-sac or street with a singular access, the maximum length shall be measured along the centerline of the longest route of access from the through street to the center of the most remote cul-de-sac.
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The temporary storage of the differential runoff of stormwater by providing permanent facilities.
DEVELOPERAny person or government agency undertaking any development as defined in these regulations. The term developer includes such commonly used references as subdivider, owner, and proprietor.
DIRECT COSTDirect cost shall be the actual cost of labor plus the actual cost of materials.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKSThe officially designated or appointed Director of Public Works of the City; the term may be abbreviated as the Director.
EASEMENT, PRIVATE ROADWAYA grant by a property owner for a designated vehicular access way for the servicing of individual lots within a large lot subdivision.
EASEMENT, UTILITYA grant by a property owner to a public or private utility company for the purpose of installation, improvement, or maintenance of public or private utilities.
ENGINEERA professional engineer registered in the State of Missouri.
ESCROW AGENTA title company, bank, savings and loan association, trust company, attorney, or any other person or agency approved by the City Attorney to act as escrow agent under the provisions of these regulations.
F.E.M.A.Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FLOOD, BASEThe flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year.
FLOOR INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)An official map, issued by F.E.M.A., on which the flood insurance study has delineated the flood hazard boundaries and the zones establishing insurance rates applicable to the City.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDYThe official report provided by F.E.M.A. The report contains flood profiles as well as the flood boundary/ floodway map and the water surface elevations of the base flood.
FLOODPROOFEDAny combination of structural and non-structural changes or adjustments to a structure including utility and sanitary facilities which would preclude entry of water. Structural components shall have the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy.
FLOODWAYThe channel of a river or other watercourse and adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot.
FLOODWAY FRINGEThat area of the floodplain, outside of the floodway that, on the average, is likely to be flooded once every one hundred (100) years (i.e., that has one percent (1%) chance of flood occurrence in any one year).
FREEBOARDA factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management.
FRONTAGEThe length of the property abutting on one (1) side of a street measured along the dividing line between the property and the right-of-way.
GRADEThe inclination from the horizontal of a road, unimproved land, etc. and expressed by stating the vertical rise or fall as a percent of the horizontal distance.
HEAD-IN-PARKINGParking which is at an angle to or perpendicular to and directly adjoins the drive aisle or roadway pavement.
IMPROVEMENTSStreet pavement, turning lanes, traffic signals, bridges and culverts, sidewalk pavement, pedestrian-way pavement, water mains, fire hydrants, storm sewers and roadside drainage ditches, erosion and siltation control, sanitary sewers, signs, monuments, landscaping, street lights, and other similar items.
JOINT OWNERSHIPTwo (2) or more united persons construed as the same owner; "constructive ownership" for the purpose of imposing subdivision regulations.
LAND SURVEYORA land surveyor registered in the State of Missouri.
LOTA platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned, developed, and otherwise used as a unit.
LOT AREAThe total horizontal surface area within the boundaries of a lot exclusive of any area designated for street right-of-way purposes.
LOT, CORNERA platted parcel of land with frontage abutting two (2) road rights-of-way at their intersection.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGEA lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets, as distinguished from a corner lot.
LOT OF RECORDA lot recorded in the office of the County Recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has also been recorded.
LOT WIDTHThe distance between the two (2) side property lines of a lot measured along the building setback line as established by the Zoning Code for the applicable district.
M.H.T.D.State of Missouri Highway and Transportation Department.
M.S.D.The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
MONUMENTA permanent marker placed by a land surveyor.
NORMAL WEARFor asphalt or concrete surfaces normal wear includes surface abrasions and discoloration. Blow-ups, buckling, corner breaks, durability cracking, faulting, linear cracking, pumping, punchouts, map cracking or crazing, shrinkage cracks, corner or joint spalling, rutting, alligator cracking, bleeding, shoves, swell, corrugation, raveling, slippage cracking and edge cracking are not considered normal wear for the time period covered by a maintenance bond. For evaluation purposes detailed descriptions of the various failures are contained in the APWA — Paver Pavement Condition Index Field Manual for Concrete and Asphalt Pavements, date July 1984, The American Public Works Association.
OFF-SITEAny premises not located within the area of the property to be subdivided, whether or not in the same ownership of the developer requesting subdivision approval.
PARKING BAYA paved vehicle storage area directly adjacent to multiple-family access street pavement.
PAVE (PAVEMENT)The act or result of applying Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete to any ground surface in such manner as to present a uniform surface over a large area.
PEDESTRIAN-WAYAn easement or right-of-way designated to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets or properties.
PLATA subdivision of land legally approved and recorded by the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds.
RIGHT-OF-WAYA strip of land reserved or acquired by dedication, prescription, condemnation, gift, purchase, eminent domain or any other legal means occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, sidewalk, railroad, utility, sewer, or other similar use.
SILTATION CONTROLThe installation of such devices as sediment ponds, bales of straw, fencing, siltation webbing, sodding, seeding and mulching, or other devices to prevent silting of abutting properties and roadways during the period of construction and up to and including such time as permanent ground cover is attained.
STREETA general term denoting a public or private way which affords the principal means of vehicular access of abutting property. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within right-of-way; it shall include such other designations as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court, but shall not include an alley or pedestrian-way.
STREET, COLLECTORStreets which move traffic from major streets, which distribute traffic regionally, to minor streets, which distribute traffic to individual lots, parcels, and uses within subdivision, area, or neighborhood. Collector streets also may serve individual lots, parcels, and uses as a secondary or additional function.
STREET, CUL-DE-SACA short, independent, minor street terminating in a circular turnaround.
STREET, FRONTAGE OR SERVICEA minor street generally parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
STREET, LOOPA short, independent street which usually terminates along the same collector street of its origin.
STREET, MAJOR (ARTERIAL)A street utilized for high vehicular speeds or for heavy volumes of traffic on a continuous route.
STREET, MULTIPLE-FAMILY ACCESSA private way or driveway which affords a means of vehicular access to parking areas and bays and to abutting buildings in a multiple-dwelling unit subdivision.
STREET, PRIVATEA private way which affords the principal means of vehicular access to abutting property and is owned by the abutting private property owners or in common by a group of property owners.
STREET, STUBA street located in one phase of a phased development subdivision such that the street, after construction of one (1) phase of development, terminates in a dead end without a permanent turnaround or cul-de-sac as otherwise required in these regulations, but which will be extended in a subsequent phase so as not to terminate in a dead end without a permanent turnaround or cul-de-sac. No stub street or any other street terminating in a dead end without a permanent turnaround or cul-de-sac as required by these regulations shall be allowed except in a phased subdivision, and then, only with the specific approval of the Director of Public Works and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
SUBDIVISIONThe division or redivision of land into lots, tracts, sites, or parcels or the dedication of street right-of-way.
SURETY COMPANYAn insurance company qualified and acting under the provisions of Chapter
379, Revised Statutes of Missouri, which has met the requirements of Section
379.020, RSMo., thereof and which is approved by the City Attorney to act as a surety.
A corporation qualified and acting under the Missouri title insurance law or a corporation which is an issuing agency for an insurance company insuring land titles.
TOWNHOUSEThe townhouse, also known as the row house, is a single-family attached unit. Townhouses are characteristically built as individual units in a series of four (4) to eight (8) houses, with common side walls between units and a side yard on the end unit only.
TRACTAn area or parcel of land.
TRUST INDENTUREAny recordable instrument by which common ground is held or maintained or assessments in a subdivision are levied for the administration of specific maintenance obligations or both.
ZONING CODEThe Zoning Ordinance of the City of Overland.
