[Ord. No. 489 Art. II §2.2, 8-19-1997]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
ALLEYA public or private street primarily designed to extend only secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal frontage and access is on some other street.
APPLICANTA developer or any individual submitting an application for a permit or subdivision plat as required by this Chapter.
BOARD OF ALDERMENThe Governing Body of the City of Reeds Spring. Also referred to as Board.
BUILDINGAny structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter or enclosure of persons or property.
CITYThe City of Reeds Spring, Missouri.
COMMISSIONThe Reeds Spring Planning and Zoning Commission.
COMMON OPEN SPACELand within or related to a development, not individually owned or dedicated for public use, which is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of the development. It may include complementary structures and improvements.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANThe Reeds Spring Comprehensive Plan which is a comprehensive long- range plan policy guide to aid in decision making regarding the growth and development of the City.
CONDOMINIUMReal property, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real property is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in the unit owners.
CONSTRUCTIONThe act of adding an addition to an existing structure or the erection of a new principal or accessory structure on a lot or property.
CUL-DE-SACA street having one (1) end open to traffic and being terminated at the other end by a vehicular turnaround. Dead-end streets are not culs-de-sac.
DEDICATIONAn act transmitting property or interest thereto.
DETENTION BASINA man-made or natural water collector facility designed to collect surface and subsurfaced water in order to impede its flow and to release the same gradually at a rate not greater than that prior to the development of property into natural or man-made drainage outlets.
DEVELOPERThe legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or any land included in a proposed development. Also the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or any other person having enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
DEVELOPMENTA construction project involving substantial property improvement and usually a change of land use character within the site; the act of using land for building or extractive purposes.
DRAINAGEThe removal of surface water or ground water from land by drains, grading or other means.
EASEMENTA right-of-way granted for limited use of private land for a public or quasi-public purpose and within which the owner of the property shall not erect any permanent structures.
ENGINEERA registered professional engineer in the State of Missouri.
EROSIONThe detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments, or the wearing away of the land surface by water, wind, ice or gravity.
ESCROWA deed, bond, money, or a piece of property delivered to the City of Reeds Spring in lieu of an amount required and still in force on a performance or maintenance bond.
FINAL PLATThe final map of all or a portion of a subdivision which is presented for final approval.
FRONTAGEThat part of a lot or premise immediately adjacent to a street or streets without regard to access to, or elevation of, the street or streets.
GRADEThe average level of the finished surface of the ground for buildings more than five (5) feet from a street line. For buildings closer than five (5) feet to a street line, the grade is the sidewalk elevation at the center of the building. If there is more than one (1) street, an average sidewalk elevation is to be used. If there is no sidewalk, the City Engineer shall establish the sidewalk grade.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACEAny part of a lot that is covered by buildings, structures, parking areas, driveways, and any other surfaces which reduce or prevent absorption of storm water.
IMPROVEMENTSPhysical construction or changes, such as clearing, grading, street surfacing, curbs and gutters, survey markers, sidewalks, crosswalks, culverts, bridges, water and sanitary storm sewer lines and systems, and other utilities.
LOTA designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT AREAThe size of a lot measured within the lot lines and expressed in terms of acres or square feet.
LOT, CORNERA lot abutting on two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
LOT DEPTHThe horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured along the median between the two (2) side lot lines.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGEA lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets, as distinguished from a corner lot.
LOT, FRONT OFThe front of a lot shall be considered to be that side of the lot which fronts a street. In the case of a corner lot, the narrowest side fronting on the street shall be considered to be the front of the lot.
LOT LINE, FRONTThe lot line separating a lot from the street. On a corner lot, the shortest lot line abutting a street is the front lot line; on a through lot, both lot lines abutting the streets are front lot lines; on a flag shaped lot, the front lot line is also the lot line most parallel to the front lot line abutting the street.
LOT LINE, REARAny lot line not a front or side lot line. The rear lot line for a triangular shaped lot shall be a line ten (10) feet long drawn between the lot's side lot lines and parallel to the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDEThe lot lines that intersect with a lot's front lot line.
LOT OF RECORDA lot which is part of a recorded subdivision or a parcel of land on a plat or deed which has been recorded by the Stone County Recorder of Deeds.
LOT, THROUGHA lot having a frontage on two (2) parallel streets, or which fronts upon two (2) streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
LOT WIDTHThe mean horizontal distance between the side lot line of a lot measured at right angles to the depth; or the same distance measured at a point midway between the front lot line and the rear lot line; or at the rear lot line of the required front yard (building line, especially on irregularly shaped lots).
OPEN SPACE, PRIVATELand which is dedicated or reserved by any owner(s) for private use by residents of the subdivision, such as, but not limited to, recreation areas, parks, green areas or improvements thereon.
OPEN SPACE, PUBLICLand which is dedicated or reserved by any owner(s) and accepted by the appropriate governmental authority for general use by the public including, but not limited to, parks, recreation areas, and conservation areas.
OWNER OF RECORDThe person, corporation, or other legal entity listed as owner of a lot on records of the County Recorder of Deeds.
PARKING LANEA lane usually located on the sides of streets, designed to provide on-street parking for vehicular traffic.
PAVEMENT WIDTHThe actual road surface area from curb back to curb back, which may include travel lanes, parking lanes, and deceleration and acceleration lanes. Where there are no curbs, the pavement width is that portion between the edges of the paved or hard surface width.
PAVINGBrick, stone, concrete, asphalt or other impervious dustless material placed on the surface of the land.
PEDESTRIAN WAYA right-of-way, dedicated to or set aside for public use, which cuts across a block to allow pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
PRELIMINARY PLATA map indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision development and related information that is submitted for preliminary approval.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONDescriptions of a lot, tract or parcel by metes and bounds, by reference to a plat or by reference to government survey. Also referred to as legal description.
PUBLICMaintained for or used by the people of the City of Reeds Spring on a non-commercial basis.
REGULATIONSThe Development Codes of Reeds Spring, Missouri.
RIGHT-OF-WAYArea dedicated to provide for streets, roads, sidewalks and pedestrian ways.
SETBACKThe required minimum horizontal distance between the nearest front, side or rear line of every structure and the front line of the lot.
SIDEWALKA walk for pedestrians at the side of a street.
STREETA public or private way used or intended to be used for passage or travel by motor vehicles.
STREET FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONStreets and roads are classified by function in the City's transportation network. Design standards are related to functional classification. These functional classifications include:
1. COLLECTORA street which collects and distributes traffic to and from the arterial system. The collector is primarily intended to provide for low to moderate volume, low speed and short length trips while providing access to abutting property.
CUL-DE-SAC OR DEAD-END STREET: A minor street with only one (1) outlet.
LOCAL: A street primarily providing direct access to abutting property and designed to accommodate low volume, low speed traffic.
MAJOR COLLECTOR: A street primarily intended to provide for high volume, moderate speed, and extended trip length and traffic movements throughout the City and between major activity centers with access to abutting property subordinate in function to traffic movement.
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL: A street primarily intended to provide for high volume, high speed, and extended trip length and traffic movements throughout the City and between major activity centers with access to abutting property subordinate in function to traffic movement.
STREET LINEA dividing line between a lot and a contiguous street.
STREET WIDTHThe horizontal distance between the outside edges of a street's pavement, including any curbing and guttering, measured at right angles to the street's centerline.
STRUCTUREAnything constructed or erected, the use of which required permanent or temporary location on or in the ground.
SUBDIVIDERAny person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity acting as a unit subdividing or proposing to subdivide land as herein defined.
SUBDIVISIONThe division of any parcel or tract into two (2) or more parcels, sites or lots for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or development; it includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided.
SUBDIVISION, MINORA subdivision that does not involve any of the following:
1. The creation of more than a total of four (4) lots;
The creation of any new public streets;
The extension of a public water or sewer system; or
The installation of drainage improvements through one (1) or more lots to serve one (1) or more other lots.
SURVEYORA registered land surveyor in the State of Missouri.
TRACTA lot. The term "tract" is used interchangeably with the term "lot", particularly in the context of subdivisions, where one (1) "tract" is subdivided into several "lots".
VARIANCEA grant of permission from the Board of Aldermen that allows the recipient to waive compliance with a specific provision of this Chapter, granted because of the practical difficulties or undue hardship that would be imposed by the strict application of that provision of the Chapter.
WORKING DAYSThe days of the week, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and recognized holidays, during which normal business is conducted by the City of Reeds Spring.
YARDAn open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard or the depth of a front yard or a rear yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
YARD, FRONTA yard extending across the front of a lot and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the main building or any projections thereof other than the projection of the usual uncovered steps, unenclosed balconies or unenclosed porches. On corner lots the front yard shall be considered as parallel to the street upon which the lot has its least dimension.
YARD, REARA yard extending across the rear of a lot and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building or any projections thereof other than the projection of uncovered steps, unenclosed balconies or unenclosed porches. On all lots the rear yard shall be in the rear of the front yard.
YARD, SIDEA yard between the main building and the side line of the lot, and extending from the required front yard to the required rear yard, and being the minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the side of the main buildings or any projections thereof.