IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 50 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the allowance of easements through Jackson County Parks, with a penalty provision by enacting six (6) new sections to be known as Sections 5099., 5099.1, 5099.2, 5099.3, 5099.4 and 5099.5.
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ORDINANCE # 3710, November 7, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Director of Parks and Recreation recommends the development of an easement policy that will allow the County to cooperate in providing for essential public needs while protecting the irreplaceable natural resources that lie within the park boundaries regulated by the County; and,
WHEREAS, such regulation is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County to update and improve the procedures and requirements which govern the easement requests on park land in Jackson County; and, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 5099., Jackson County Code , is hereby enacted, consisting of six (6) new sections to be known as Sections 5099., 5099.1, 5099.2, 5099.3, 5099.4, and 5099.5 to read as follows:
5099. General.
An easement through Jackson County Park real property will be granted only if it is impossible for the applicant to secure an easement on non-county owned real property to accomplish the same goal. All possible alternatives to a park land easement must be explored and proven by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Director or his designee to be impossible before the Department will enter into the process of considering an easement request.
Nothing in this policy prohibits any applicant from applying and securing a permit from the Jackson County's Public Works Department to utilize the road right o...
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