[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
This Chapter shall be known as the "Subdivision Ordinance of
the City of Leadington, Missouri."
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
The purpose of this Chapter is to set forth rules and regulations
for the subdivision of real property so that each subdivision shall
be properly coordinated with existing streets, utilities, public facilities,
and plans for developing these entities. For the purpose of this Chapter
the term "subdivision" shall mean the division of a parcel of land
into two (2) or more lots, or other divisions of land; it includes
resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the
process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. In
their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter
shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the protection
of the public health, safety and welfare. To protect the public, among
other purposes, such provisions are intended to provide for permanently
wholesome community environment, adequate municipal services, safe
streets, and comprehensive sound development of the municipality,
both as to its present and future requirements.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
A.
A preliminary plat must be filed with the Commission. The plat shall
be drawn to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch; provided,
however, the Commission may waive this requirement if the plat can
be more readily portrayed at a different scale. The preliminary plat
shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
1.
The proposed name of the subdivision (which must not be so similar
to that of an existing subdivision as to cause confusion) and names
of adjacent subdivisions.
2.
The names of the owner, licensed engineer, or surveyor responsible
for the survey and design.
3.
The location of boundary lines and their relation to established
section lines and fractional section lines.
4.
The location and width of existing and proposed streets, roads,
lots, and alleys, building lines, park and other features, and similar
facts regarding property immediately adjacent thereto; also the location
and size of existing sewers and water mains. If there are no adjacent
subdivisions then a map made on a smaller scale, may be required by
the Commission showing the outline and ownership of adjacent properties,
the location and distance of the nearest subdivisions, and how the
streets, alleys, or highways in the subdivision offered for record
may connect with those in the nearest subdivisions.
5.
A survey showing physical features of the property, including
locations of water courses, ravines, bridges, culverts, present structures,
size of adjacent drainage areas in acres, and other features pertinent
to the subdivision. The outline of wooded areas and the location of
important individual trees may be required. On extensive or broken
tracts, the Commission may require contours at intervals of two (2)
or five (5) feet. All grades shown shall be referred to U.S.G.S. date.
The approximate acreage of the property is to be indicated.
6.
Approximate grades and gradients of streets, including existing
streets within the proposed development, and outside streets tangent
or adjacent thereto.
7.
A designation of the proposed uses of land within the subdivision;
that is, the type of residential use, location of business or industrial
sites, and sites for churches, schools, parks or other special uses.
8.
North point, scale, and date.
B.
As soon as practicable and not later than thirty (30) days after
its receipt of the preliminary plat, the Commission shall, after having
given due consideration to the said preliminary plat, advise the person
filing said plat of its approval or disapproval of the plat; and,
if the same be disapproved, shall advise the person filing said plat
of the reasons for its disapproval. Upon refusal of the Commission
to approve the preliminary plat, the applicant may make such changes
as are required for approval and resubmit the plat or he/she may appeal
the decision to the Board of Aldermen, who may reverse the decision
of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve said preliminary
plat. The approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute acceptance
of the subdivision, but merely an authorization to proceed with the
preparation of the final plat. No construction work shall be done
on the subdivision before the final plat is accepted, except with
the written approval of the Commission and the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
A.
After the preliminary plat has been approved by the Commission, a
final plat in the form of a record plat shall be prepared and submitted
to the Commission for approval by that body and the Board of Aldermen.
This plat shall be at the same scale as the approved preliminary plat
and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
1.
The name of the subdivision and adjacent subdivisions, the names
of streets (to conform wherever possible to existing street names)
and numbers of lots and blocks, in accordance with a systematic arrangement.
In case of branching streets, the lines of departure shall be indicated.
2.
An accurate boundary survey of the property, with bearings and
distances, referenced to section corners, and showing (in dotted lines)
the lines of all adjacent lands and the lines of adjacent streets
and alleys, with their widths and names.
3.
Locations of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and
other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet,
with the length of radii and of arcs of all curves, and with all other
information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground. Dimensions
shall be shown from all angle points and points of curve in lot lines.
4.
The location of building lines on front and side streets and
the location of utility easements.
5.
Profiles of grades for streets, if required by the Board of
Aldermen or by the Commission.
6.
Certification of dedication of all streets, public highways,
alleys, parks and other land intended for public use, signed by the
owner or owners and by all other parties who have a mortgage or lien
interest in the property.
7.
An affidavit of ownership, showing fee simple title and encumbrances
and liens.
8.
Certification by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor
to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him, and that
all the necessary survey monuments are correctly shown thereon.
9.
Certificates of approval on the tracing to be filled out by
the Commission.
10.
North point, scale, and date.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Aldermen, provision
must be made for the extension of main thoroughfares as shown on the
major street plan of the City Planning and Zoning Commission; and
secondary streets must provide free circulation with the subdivision.
Off-center street intersections will not be approved except in unusual
cases.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
The system of streets designated for the subdivision, except
in unusual cases where land use will not justify same or in other
unusual cases, 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.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
In case a tract is subdivided into larger parcels than normal
building lots, such parcels shall be arranged to permit the opening
of future streets and logical resubdivisions.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
Except in unusual cases, no dead-end streets will be approved
unless such dead-end streets are provided to connect with future streets
in adjacent land, but courts or "places" may be permitted where the
contour of the land makes it difficult to plat with connecting streets.
Such courts or "places" shall provide proper access to all lots and
shall generally not exceed four hundred (400) feet in length, and
a turnaround shall be provided at the closed end, with an outside
curb radius of at least forty (40) feet.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
All streets shall be at least fifty (50) feet in width, but
a greater width may be required by the Board of Aldermen upon the
recommendation of the Commission.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
Except in unusual cases alleys or loading courts must be provided
in business blocks. Alleys are optional in residential districts,
but may be required where alleys of adjoining subdivisions would be
closed or shut off from egress by the failure to provide alleys in
the new subdivisions. Alleys shall have a minimum width of fourteen
(14) feet. In case of intersecting alleys, a cutoff shall be required
of at least five (5) feet measured from the point of intersection
of the alley lines, the resultant connecting lot line to be at least
five (5) feet in length.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
In general, intersecting streets determining block lengths shall
be provided at such intervals as to serve cross traffic adequately
and to meet existing streets or customarily subdivision practice in
the neighborhood. Where no existing plats control, the blocks may
not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet in length, except that a greater
length may be permitted by the Board of Aldermen upon the recommendation
of the Commission. In blocks longer than one thousand (1,000) feet,
pedestrian ways through the block may be required near the center
of the block. Such pedestrian ways shall have a minimum width of ten
(10) feet.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
All lots shall have the side lines as nearly as practicable
at right angles to the street on which the lot faces. Lots with double
frontage are undesirable, and should be avoided wherever possible.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
Easements of not less than eight (8) feet shall be provided
on each side of rear or side lines, where necessary for public utilities.
If necessary for the extension of main water or sewer lines, or similar
utilities, easements of greater width may be required along lot lines
or across lots. Easements where practicable shall connect with established
easements in adjoining property. The indication of easements on a
plat does not necessarily constitute a dedication of such easements
to public use, but the easements as shown shall not thereafter be
changed without the consent of the Board of Aldermen. Adequate drainage
courses for stormwater shall be provided for by the easement.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
Suitable sites for parks, schools, playgrounds, and any other
public requirements should be carefully considered and indicated on
the preliminary plat so that it can be determined which of such sites
should be indicated on the final plat and when and in what manner
such areas will be acquired by the City. Attention is called to the
advantages on a large tract of dedicating a reasonable percent of
the property for such use.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
A.
Prior to the granting of final approval by the Board of Aldermen,
the subdivider shall provide for the installation of the following
improvements:
1.
A minimum of twenty (20) feet of the width of each street shall
be reserved for walks and parkways, ten (10) feet on each side, except
that in streets of a greater width than fifty (50) feet, the Commission,
with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, may require a wider area
to be reserved for walks and parkways. Areas reserved for walks and
parkways shall be of equal width on each side of the street so that
the centerline of the roadway shall in all events be the centerline
of the street.
2.
All roadways shall be surfaced as directed by the City Planning
and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen.
3.
A sanitary sewer system shall be planned and installed in accordance
with the standards of the Missouri Water Pollution Board and the City
of Leadington.
4.
A public water distribution system shall be planned and installed
in accordance with the standards of the Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services.
B.
The Board of Aldermen shall not approve the final lot or tract within
the subdivision until all improvements required by this Section are
actually installed; or a surety performance bond acceptable to the
City is posted with the City guaranteeing the installation of said
improvements; a cash escrow account in favor to the City is established
in an amount sufficient to pay for said improvements is made; or a
combination of actual construction, surety bond and escrow account
which is acceptable to the City is provided by the subdivider.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
The developer may, after receiving approval of the preliminary plat, petition the Commission to proceed with the subdivision by stages. The area may be divided into sections and after approval by the Commission and the Board of Aldermen the installation of the improvements required in Section 410.150 preceding, may be constructed. Ordinarily, the minimum length of street to be improved shall be three hundred (300) feet unless permission is granted by the Commission for a lesser amount.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
The Board of Aldermen may refuse to approve a plat unless it
is evident that proper water and sewer facilities can be supplied
within a reasonable time. Permission shall not be granted for the
connection of utilities to the various City utility systems, nor shall
the City-owned utility systems be extended to serve a subdivision
until the plat for the subdivision has been approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 70, 2-20-1981]
The Commission shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt
of the final plat, determine its recommendation as to whether the
plat shall be approved, approved with modifications, or disapproved
and shall within said thirty-day period give notice to the subdivider
of its determination. If approved, the Commission shall so note on
the fact of the plat and shall thereupon forward said plat to the
Board of Aldermen, notifying the subdivider of its action. If approved
with modification, or if disapproved, the Commission shall attach
to the original plat a statement of the reasons for such action and
shall forthwith return the original of said plat to the subdivider,
retaining one (1) copy thereof for its records.
