Definitions. Definitions for the
interpretation of these rules and regulations are as follows:
ABUT
Touch on or have a common boundary limit with another property.
AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
The use of a tract of land of not less than forty (40) acres
for the growing of crops, pasturage, nursery, or the raising of livestock
and poultry, including the structures necessary for carrying out farming
operations and the residence or residences of those owning or operating
the premises, a member of the family thereof, or persons employed
thereon, and the family thereof, but such use shall not include feedlots
as defined by State Statute.
APWA
The American Public Works Association, which has adopted
standards for the management of storm water and pollution issues.
BLOCK
A tract of land bounded entirely by public highway, streets,
streams, railroad rights-of-way, or parks, etc., or a combination
thereof.
CLEAN WATER ACT
The Federal standards regulating the impact of development
on the waters of the United States, as administered for lands under
the jurisdiction of the County.
COMMON WATER OR SEWER
A utility service operated by a private authority permitted
by the State or County, for the common benefit of the owners of a
tract of individual parcels. See "Public Water or Sewer."
COUNTY (THE)
The political subdivision of Cass County, Missouri.
CUL-DE-SAC
A street having one (1) end open to traffic and being permanently
terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
DESIGN
The location of streets, alignment of streets, grades and
widths of streets, alignment of easements, grades and widths of easements,
alignment and rights-of-way for drainage and sanitary sewers and other
utilities, and the designation of minimum lot area, width and length.
EASEMENT
A grant by the property owner to the public, a corporation,
or persons, of the use of a portion of land for specific purposes.
ENGINEER
An engineer licensed to practice in the State of Missouri.
FINAL PLAT
A plan or map prepared in accordance with the provisions
of this Regulation and graphically depicting the final and complete
solutions for boundaries, features, improvements and descriptions
of a parcel, which plat is prepared to be placed on record in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds of the County in which any part of
the parcel is located. See "Preliminary Plat."
IMPROVEMENTS
Any construction altering the land from its existing conditions,
including and not limited to street work, signage, storm water management
structures and landscaping, utilities that are to be installed, or
agreed to be installed by the subdivider on the land to be used for
public or private use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local
neighborhood traffic and drainage needs.
LOT
A portion of land in a subdivision, or other parcel of land,
intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development. See
also "Parcel."
PEDESTRIAN WAY
A right-of-way dedicated to public use, which cuts across
a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
PLANNING AREA
That area on a map prepared and maintained for or by the
Planning Board describing the planning area limits.
PLANNING BOARD
The Cass County Planning Board, unless otherwise specified.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
Any Township, City, Town, Village, school, public library,
road, drainage, sewer, levee, or fire district, soil and water conservation
district, watershed sub-district, or any other public corporation
providing community infrastructure services and having the power to
tax.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A plan or map prepared in accordance with the provisions
of this Regulation and graphically depicting the proposed, conceptual
plan for boundaries, features and descriptions of a parcel, and generally
a subdivision of the parcel, which is prepared to be placed on record
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds.
PUBLIC WATER OR SEWER
A utility service operated by an authority permitted by the
State or County, for the benefit of the public in general. See "Common
Water or Sewer."
SETBACK
A distance from the street or property line, and generally
parallel to them, and shown on a plat indicating the limit beyond
which buildings or structures may not be erected or altered except
as otherwise provided in the Zoning Order or Subdivision Regulations.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
A triangular area at the intersection of two (2) streets,
in which nothing shall be erected, placed, or allowed to grow high
enough above the elevation of the adjacent roadway to constitute a
sight obstruction. The area included in a Sight Triangle shall be
bounded on two (2) sides by the centerline of each street, and on
the third side by a line connecting the two (2) lines. The unobstructed
sight distance must be sufficient to allow the operator of vehicles
approaching the intersection simultaneously, to see each other in
time to prevent a collision. The sight distance must be related to
vehicle speeds and to the resultant distances traversed considering
perception, reaction time and braking. (See the Transportation and
Traffic Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, Institute of Transportation
Engineers, most recent edition).
STREET TERMS (see also Regulations of the Road and Bridge Department
of the County)
1.
ALLEYA public or private right-of-way which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.
2.
ARTERIAL STREETA street serving major traffic movements, designed primarily as a traffic carrier between various sections of the County and which forms part of the through street network.
3.
COLLECTOR STREETAny street designed primarily for the purpose of gathering traffic from local or residential streets and carrying it to the major street system.
4.
LOCAL STREETA street or road which provides direct access to adjoining properties and is designed to serve minor traffic needs.
5.
MAJOR THOROUGHFAREA street, highway, or roadway designated as such on the official Major Street Plan.
7.
STREETA right-of-way, dedicated to the public use, which provides principal vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
SUBDIVIDER
A person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
who causes land to be divided from a larger parcel into smaller parcels
for the purposes of transfer of ownership.
SUBMISSION DATE
For all subdivision plats, the date of the Planning Board
or Commission meeting at which the application is first considered,
shall constitute the official submission date of the plat on which
the statutory period required for reporting on the Plat shall begin.
ZONING OFFICER
The Director of the County Planning and Zoning Department
or other individual as designated by the County Commission who administers
and enforces the Subdivision Regulations.