This Chapter and any amendments thereto shall be known, cited,
and referred to as the "Subdivision Regulations of the City of Twin
Oaks."
[R.O. 2016 § 405.010; R.O. 2011 § 405.010; Ord. No. 95-24 § 1, 8-30-1995]
The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the public health,
safety and general welfare of the City of Twin Oaks by regulating
the division and re-division of land in order to lessen congestion
in the streets and highways, further the orderly development and appropriate
use of land, establish accurate records of land subdivisions, protect
land title, implement the City's Comprehensive Plan and coordinate
the provision of transportation, water, sewerage and public utility
facilities.
[R.O. 2016 § 405.020; R.O. 2011 § 405.020; Ord. No. 95-24 § 2, 8-30-1995]
The following words, terms and phrases, for the purpose of this
Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section,
except where context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BUILDING LINE
A line on a plat between which line and street or private
place no buildings or structures may be erected.
COMMISSION
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Twin Oaks.
CONDOMINIUM
A unit available for sale in fee simple contained in a multi-occupancy
project subject to covenants and restrictions placing control over
the common facilities in an elected board.
METES AND BOUNDS
The method used to described a tract of urban land intended
to be used for dwelling or other purposes so that it can be recorded
in the St. Louis County Recorder's office, as contrasted with the
description of a part of a properly approved and recorded subdivision
plat by the lot and block number.
OWNER
Any person, corporation, partnership or other business entity
owning fee title or possessing a superior right to develop and/or
subdivide.
PLAT
A map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan of
the subdivision is presented and submitted for approval with the intention
of recording in final form.
SUBDIVISION
1.
The division of land into two (2) or more tracts, sites or parcels;
2.
Condominium creation or conversion;
3.
Dedication or establishment of a road, highway or street through
a tract of land regardless of area;
4.
Resubdivision of land divided or platted into lots, sites or
parcels;
5.
Any sale or contract of sale or agreement to purchase any lot
or subdivision of land by metes and bounds as defined herein shall
constitute a subdivision of land and require, prior to any sale or
contract of sale or agreement to purchase and before the delivery
of a deed, the submission of a plat to the Commission as required
by law. The term "subdivision" shall be applicable and the provisions
of this Chapter shall apply, any precedent, custom or usage to the
contrary notwithstanding, to the creation of one (1) or more additional
lots by the division, subdivision or dividing up of property used
as a single residential lot upon which only a single residence had
been situated.
[R.O. 2016 § 405.060; R.O. 2011 § 405.060; Ord. No. 95-24 § 6, 8-30-1995]
A. No subdivision plat shall be approved by either the Planning and
Zoning Commission or by the Board of Aldermen unless it conforms to
the following minimum standards and requirements:
1.
Relation To Adjoining Street System. The arrangement of streets
in new subdivisions shall make provisions for the proper location
and width of streets. The subdivider may be required to continue certain
existing or planned streets through or adjacent to the area that is
being subdivided, whenever same is necessary to provide for local
movements of vehicles or to enable adjoining property to be properly
subdivided.
2.
Streets And Alley Widths.
a.
All major through streets shall have a fifty-foot right-of-way
in width with a minimum paved width of thirty (30) feet. The paved
width shall be measured from back to back of curbs and gutters.
b.
All minor streets shall have a forty-five-foot right-of-way
with a minimum paved width of twenty-six (26) feet. The paved width
shall be measured from back to back of curbs and gutters.
c.
Alleys should not be provided in residential districts. Alleys
will, however, be required in the rear of all business lots and shall
be at least twenty (20) feet wide.
d.
Where it is desirable to subdivide a tract of land, which because
of its size or location, does not permit a normal street arrangement,
there may be established one (1) or more places. Such a place may
be in the form of a court, a cul-de-sac, or other arrangement, except
that it shall not end in a dead-end street. All places or culs-de-sac
shall have a circle at the end with a minimum of a sixty-foot turning
radius.
e.
Adequate provision shall be made adjacent to commercial buildings
for public street parking areas in accordance with minimum standards
and requirements in conformity with other laws of the City of Twin
Oaks.
3.
Easements.
a.
Where alleys are not provided, easements of not less than ten
(10) feet in width shall be provided on each side of all rear lot
lines, and side lines where necessary, for poles, wires, conduits,
storm and sanitary sewers, gas, water and heat mains. Easements of
greater width may be required along lines or across lots where necessary
for the extension of main sewers and similar utilities.
b.
Whenever any creek, stream or important surface watercourse
is located in an area that is being subdivided, the subdivider shall,
at his/her own expense, make adequate provisions for straightening
or widening the channel so that it will properly carry the surface
water and shall stabilize and secure the creek banks so that the same
will be free from erosion, and the subdivider shall also provide and
dedicate to the City an adequate easement along each side of the watercourse,
which easement shall be for the purpose of widening, improving or
protecting the same and for recreational uses.
4.
Lots. The minimum area of any lot in a subdivision shall not
be less than the minimum lot area requirements of the zoning districts
in which the area is located.
5.
Building Lines. Building lines shall be shown on all lots intended
for residential use of any character, and on commercial lots immediately
adjoining residential areas. Such building lines shall not be less
than required by the Zoning Code of the City.
6.
Improvements. Before the final plat of any subdivided area shall
be approved and recorded, the subdivider shall make and install the
improvements described in this Subsection. In lieu of final completion
of the minimum improvements before the plat is finally approved, the
subdivider will post a surety bond, which bond will insure to the
City that the improvements will be completed by the subdivider within
one (1) year after the final approval of the plan. The amount of the
bond shall not be less than the estimated cost of improvements, and
the amount of the estimate must be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
If the improvements are not completed within the specified time, the
Board of Aldermen may use the bond or any necessary portion thereof
to complete the same. The minimum improvements installed in any subdivision
before the plat can be finally approved shall be in accordance with
the following Subsections:
a.
The subdivider shall grade and improve all new streets within
the subdivision area. All such streets shall conform to the minimum
structural standards as established by St. Louis County. The paving
on all new streets shall be concrete. Curbs and gutters shall be of
concrete and conform to the minimum requirements and standards as
established by St. Louis County.
b.
The subdivider shall pay the cost of all labor, materials, and
incidental expense required for the installation of water mains and
fire hydrants in the subdivided area. Refund of monies for the installation
shall be made in accordance with the contract entered into with the
Missouri American Water Company to the subdivider by said water company.
Such installation of the water mains and fire hydrants aforesaid shall
be done by the Missouri American Water Company in accordance with
their standards and specifications as approved by the Board of Aldermen
of Twin Oaks. The water mains and hydrants, when installed, shall
become at once the property of the Missouri American Water Company,
and said company shall have exclusive control and use thereof, subject
to the right of the residents of the subdivided area to be connected
therewith, under the rules and regulations of the Missouri American
Water Company.
c.
The subdivider shall install sanitary sewers in conformance
with the minimum requirements and receive prior approval of the Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District and provide a connection with each lot. Before
the improvement is started, the plan therefor shall be approved by
the Board of Aldermen of Twin Oaks.
d.
The subdivider shall, when necessary, install storm sewers to
provide drainage of the development in conformance with minimum requirements
and receive prior approval of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Before the improvement is started, the plan therefor shall be approved
by the Board of Aldermen of Twin Oaks.
7.
Street Names.
a.
Streets that are obviously in alignment with others already
existing and named shall bear the names of the existing streets. New
street names shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
b.
Before the final plan for the subdivision shall be approved,
the subdivider shall submit to the Board of Aldermen a statement from
the local Postmaster approving the name of the proposed streets and
of the proposed system of postal addresses along such streets.
[R.O. 2016 § 405.070; R.O. 2011 § 405.070; Ord. No. 95-24 § 7, 8-30-1995]
Whenever the strict enforcement of these regulations would entail
unusual difficulties or hardships, the Planning and Zoning Commission
and Board of Aldermen of Twin Oaks may vary or modify them in such
a way that the subdivider be allowed to plan and develop the property
and record a plat of same; provided, however, that the public welfare
and interests of the City be fully protected and the general intent
and spirit of the regulations preserved.
[R.O. 2016 § 405.080; R.O. 2011 § 405.080; Ord. No. 95-24 § 8, 8-30-1995]
A. No plat of any subdivision shall be entitled to be recorded in the
County Recorder's Office or have any validity until it shall
have been approved in the manner prescribed herein.
B. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Twin Oaks shall not permit any
public improvements over which it has any control to be made or any
money expended for improvements in any area that has been subdivided
or upon any street that was platted after August 30, 1995, unless
such subdivision or street has been approved in accordance with the
provisions contained herein.
C. Any person who deems himself/herself aggrieved by any final action
of the Board of Aldermen in refusing to approve a plan for the design
or development of new subdivisions, as herein provided for, may appeal
to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, from such final order or
decision of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2016 § 405.090; R.O. 2011 § 405.090; Ord. No. 95-24 § 9, 8-30-1995]
Any owner violating the provisions of this Chapter is guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as set forth in Section
100.220 of this Code.