IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 5290. and 5291., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to limited access roads, with a penalty provision.
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ORDINANCE #2690, June 16, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Dixie M. Flynn, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, there exist in Jackson County certain dead end roads which are difficult for the Sheriff's Department to properly patrol and which provide opportunities for illegal dumping and vandalism; and,
WHEREAS, abutting property owners along several of these roads have requested that they be gated so as to restrict access by those who have no need to be in the area; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County that a mechanism be established to limit access to such roads; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause.
Sections 5290. and 5291., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby enacted, to read as follows:
5290. Limited Access Roads.
The roads specified in Schedule XII to this chapter are hereby declared "Limited Access Roads."
5290.1 Criteria for Limited Access Classification.
A road, or portion thereof, may be declared by the legislature to be a limited access road upon application by the county traffic engineer or upon the filing of petitions with the traffic engineer signed by all abutting property owners on the road, or portion thereof, if the road meets the following criteria:
a. Dead End.
The road must have a dead end.
b. Gated.
The road must be gated and locked. The gate may be installed either by the traffic engineer or by the abutting property owners pursuant to a permit issued by the traffic engineer.
c. No Occupied Dwellings.
No occupied dwellings may be located on the road.
d. Maintenance by Abutting Property Owners.
Unless the traffic engineer determin...
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