2024.05.23.-.Road.and.Bridge.-.Road.Petition.pdf transcript
County of
State of Missouri
TANEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
P.O. BOX 1018 FORSYTH, MO 65653
(417) 546-7268 FAX: (417) 546-7710
Devin Huff Jack Cole Kathy Roberts Bridget Collins
County Highway Admin. Assistant Admin. Office Mgr. Admin Asst.
ROAD PETITION STEPS
1. Read entire petition.
2. Petition must be completely filled out. Petition must include road name, section,
township, range and if possible please provide the legal description. You can find this
information at the Assessors' Mapping Department or on Beacon (taneycounty.org)
then go to departments, then go to assessor, you will then see GIS mapping, click on
GIS mapping and follow directions.
3. A map must be returned with the petition.
4. Notice of posting must be returned with petition.
5. County Road Affidavit must be filled out notarized.
6. Once Petition is completed in full and documents are attached please return to the
Taney County Road & Bridge Department. If any portions of the Petition are not filled
out correctly, the Petition will be returned to be completed.
7. There will be a $3.00 charge that needs to be taken to the Taney County Clerk's Office
per statute 51.410, to verify registered voters signatures.
Additional fees.
51.410. The county clerk shall charge a fee of three dollars for each certificate, bond,
filing, petition, license, order, recording, or other document, writing, or transaction
handled in accordance with the duties of the office of county clerk. The clerk shall pay
into the treasury of the county any and all fees collected under the provisions of this
section.
If there is anything I can do or if you have any further questions you may reach me at
(417) 546-7268, or you may also email me at kathyr@co.taney.mo.us.
Sincerely,
Kathy Roberts
Office Manager
Taney County Road & Bridge
NEW ROAD ADOPTION POLICY
The Taney County Commission will consider the following items before taking any new
road into the county for maintenance.
l. Roads within Sub-divisions:
a. Development must be at least 60% built out or 4 years elapsed since the start of the
first house.
b. Right of Way must be at least 40 feet or residents willing to donate sufficient land to
meet the requirement.
c. Turn-Around must exist or land owners willing to donate the necessary land to build
one if not a through road.
2. Roads not within a Sub-division:
a. Traffic count must be at least 50 vehicles per week.
b. Must be three (3) or more permanently occupied dwellings on the road.
c. Right of Way must be at least 50 feet or the landowners willing to donate the
additional needed.
d. Turn-arounds, if not a through road of at least 80'diameter or hammer head
turnaround must exist or land owners willing to donate the necessary land to build
one.
3. Petitions:
a. Any road petition that has been taken before the County Commission and requires
additional information, right-of-way or turn-a-round etc. shall have ninety (90) days
to forward required documents to the County unless otherwise noted by the County
Commission. Should documentation not be handled within the specified timeline,
said petition will be denied and petitioner will have to re-submit.
All costs associated with verification and staking of right of way will be the responsibility
of the petitioner.
The above criteria is used to help the Commission make their decision, but it does not
imply that if the above conditions exist that any petitioned road meeting them will
automatically be taken in.
Approved and adopted this 4th day of February 2008.
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ROAD PETITIONS
New County Roads are Established, Changed or Relocated in accordance with the
Missouri Revised Statutes 228.101 through 228.190. Taney County offers the following
forms to assist you in the process of establishing a new road or requesting that an existing
road be taken into the county road system..
Procedure for establishing a County Road shall be as follows: Applications for the
establishment of all public roads, except state roads, shall be made by petition to the
County Commission. Such petition shall be signed by at least twelve registered voters of
the Municipal Township or Townships through which such proposed road may run, three
of whom shall be of the immediate neighborhood, and shall specify the proposed
beginning course and termination thereof, and shall be accompanied by the names of all
persons owning land through which such road shall run, with the amount of damages, if
any, claimed by them, so far as can be ascertained, and also the names of those who are
willing to give the right-of-way for such proposed road, except that if the proposed road
begins or terminates on, or runs along a boundary between the county wherein such
petition is filed and an adjoining county, any or all of the petitioners may be registered
voters of such adjoining county, and of the Municipal Township or Townships thereof
through which the proposed road may run, or in which the proposed road may begin or
terminate.
Attached is sample Petition, Signature sheet. Listing of Land Owners, and the Taney
County Road Classification System.
The Taney County Commission will assign a Road Classification to the road being
petitioned, should they deem that it is in the best interest of the public to establish said
road as a Taney County Public Road and include it in the road to be maintained by the
County. There is included a form on which the petitioners may request the lowest
classification they are willing to accept for the road being petitioned. A selection of that
class should be made and the form signed by all those signing the petition. The County
Commission takes this into consideration when making their decision as to the County's
ability to maintain any new roads in certain classifications. The County Commission may
possibly request additional information or commitments prior to making its final
decision.
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Petition for Establishment Change
or Relocation of Public Road
STATE OF MISSOURI )
ss.
COUNTY OF TANEY ) IN THE COURT,____________________TERM, 20 _____
To the Honorable Commission of Taney County, Missouri:
We, the undersigned citizens of said County, at least twelve duly qualified and competent adult
petitioners, residents of registered voters in the townships hereinafter named, three of whom reside
in the immediate neighborhood of the following described proposed road, respectfully represent
and aver that the proposed public road hereinafter described is ______ feet in width, and situated in
the township of _______________________, in the County of _________________, and State of
Missouri, and is of sufficiently great utility to the general public, and that the beginning, courses
and terminations thereof, with not less than two points named on the direction of said public road
are as follows, to-wit:
(Give a general description, Road Name if available, Township, Range and Section, and attach a
map showing location of the road)
(attach additional sheet if more room is required)
And we further aver that said proposed public road is entirely practicable and a public necessity.
And we further aver that this petition is accompanied by the names of all resident and other persons
owning land through which said proposed public road shall run, with the amounts of damages
claimed by each of them so far as can be ascertained, and also by the names of all those who are
willing to give the right of way for said proposed public road. And we further aver that as and for
public notice of this application not less than three triplicate original written handbills were by said
petitioners duly put in not less than three distinct, separate and independent public places in said
townships, one at the proposed beginning of said public road, and one at the proposed termination
of said public road, and one at (give additional Location of third notice)
________________________________________________, in said _______________________
township, in said County, and there maintained until taken up by the County Commission, and that
a duplicate original copy of one of said public notices is herewith filed with return thereof duly
entered thereon, and that by said means public notice of this application has been duly given, and
said County Commission has duly obtained jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of all parties
herein, and that the facts herein justify the establishment of said public road to be maintained in the
future at the expense of said County. Wherefore, said petitioners make a request for the
establishment of said proposed road.
(attach sheet with petitioner's names, signatures and addresses)
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Signature Sheet: Dated at said County this ______ day of _____________________, 20______, as
witness our respective hands, full names and proper signatures for taking ____________________
into the County Road System.
Name of Petitioners Township Where Resident & Registered Voter
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
Print Name Signature Address
I _______________________________ certify that the signatures above were obtained by me for
(print name)
the purpose stated in the attached petition and I can be reached at (address) ________________
_________________________________ _________(current phone) (_____)_______-__________
Signed: ______________________________________ Date:
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MAP SHOWING LOCATION
OF PETITIONED
ROAD
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NAMES OF ALL RESIDENT PERSONS AND OTHERS OWNING LAND
THROUGH WHICH SAID PROPOSED ROAD OR CHANGE OF ROAD
WILL RUN
Note: Please list names of persons, who may sustain damages by making the proposed
road a public road, include all property owners over which the road will traverse.
Name Address Agree to Donate Damages
Necessary R.O.W. Claimed
(Yes or No) Dollars
Failure to give the names of all owners and parties interested and amounts claimed and
names of all who will give right of way may avoid the proceedings.
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TANEY COUNTY ROAD
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
CLASSIFICATION TYPE DESCRIPTION
Class I
Major County Highway Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Over 400 ADT
Through roads 20-24 ft surface
Easements as needed
Maintenance Level:
Snow & Ice control (bare pavement)
Pavement markings (centerline & edge lines)
Mowing & brush control (3 times a season)
Pothole patching
Resurface as needed
Ditch cleaning and culvert maintenance as needed
Class II
Minor County Highway Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete 250-400 ADT
May dead-end but will or Seal Coat Aggregate 18-24 ft. surface
have cul-de-sac at the end 40 ft. plus right-of-way
with slope casements
as needed
Maintenance Level:
Snow & Ice Control (treat hills and curves, first, entire surface if storm lasts over 24 hrs)
Pavement markings (centerline only)
Moving & brush control (2 times a season)
Pothole patching
Resurface as needed
Ditch cleaning and culvert maintenance as needed
Class III
Major local road Seal Coat Aggregate 100-250 ADT
Dead-end with cul-de-sac 16-22 ft. surface
or approved turn around at 40 ft. plus right-of-way
end permitted with slope easements
as needed
Maintenance Level:
Snow & Ice control (treat hills and curves, first, entire surface if storm lasts over 24 hrs)
Pavement markings (centerline only)
Mowing & brush control (2 times a season)
Pothole patching
Resurface as needed
Ditch cleaning and culvert maintenance as needed
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CLASSIFICATION TYPE DESCRIPTION
Class IV
Minor local road Seal Coat Aggregate 25-100 ADT
Dead-end with cul-de-sac at or Aggregate Surface 16-20 ft. surface
or approved turnarounds at 40ft. right-of-way
end permitted
Maintenance Level:
Snow &Ice Control (treat hills and curves after Class 1/II/III received proper attention)
Pothole patching, blading on a regular schedule and resurface as needed
Ditch cleaning and culvert maintenance as needed
Mowing & brush control (I time with 2nd mowing as time permits or vegetation growth
demands. (After Class I, II, and Ill ]:have had treatment)
Class V
Subdivision streets through Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Less than 25 ADT
streets and/or Dead-end with Seal Coat Aggregate or 10-16 ft width
cul-de-sac or approved Aggregate Surface 30ft min. right-of way
turnarounds
Maintenance Level:
Snow & Ice Control (Treat hills and curves after Class I/II/III received proper attention)
Pothole patching, occasional blading of aggregate on aggregate type roads
Ditch cleaning and culvert maintenance as needed
Mowing & brush control (I time with 2nd mowing as time permits or vegetation growth demands
(After Class I/II/III have had treatment)
Class VI
Service roads Aggregate or Unimproved Less than 25 ADT
Dead-end roads 10-16 ft width
30ft min right-of-way
Maintenance Level:
Emergency maintenance only
No scheduled snow removal
***Note: Road may move up and down in the Classification System, depending
on its use, type change and other improvements ***
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Classification Designation
Based upon the Taney County Road Classification System we the undersigned petitioners
desire that the previously described road be classified as follows:
Class I ___ Class II ___ Class Ill ___ Class IV ___ Class V ___ Class VI ___
We will accept the County Court's decision to place the road in a Class VI classification
should they deem that to be in the best economic interest of Taney County.
YES NO
Signatures of Petitioners:
Please use additional sheets if there is a difference of opinion between the petitioners.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
PETITION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO
THE TANEY COUNTY COMMISSION TO
MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING ROADS
VENTURA DRIVE
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COUNTY ROAD NOTIFICATION AFFIDAVIT
On this __________ day of ____________________, 20_____, I, __________________
___________________, attest that I have posted three signs of notification of _________
_______________________ to be taken into the County Road System. Notification was
placed at the beginning of the road, the end of the road and the following public place:
______________________________.
State of Missouri
County of Taney
On this __________ day of ____________________ in the year __________, before me,
the undersigned notary public, personally appeared ______________________________,
known to me to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
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