The final plat provides detailed graphic information and associated text indicating property boundaries, easements, streets, utilities, drainage, and other information required for the maintenance of public records of the subdivision of land. A final plat may be submitted only after submission of a preliminary plan for the subject property. However, it is highly recommended that the applicant not submit a final plat application until the preliminary plan has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. If the applicant wishes to submit a final plat application prior to approval of the preliminary plan, the applicant shall submit a letter with the final plat application acknowledging that the applicant is subject to liabilities associated with making any necessary changes to the final plat application to bring it into conformance with an approved preliminary plan.
(Ordinance CO42-07-07-12-3I adopted 7/12/07)
The final plat shall include the entire tract intended to be developed at one (1) time, and shall contain or have attached thereto:
(1) 
The plat shall consist of a drawing on Mylar or comparable substitute sheets twenty-four (24) inches by eighteen (18) inches and to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch. Where more than one (1) sheet is required, an index sheet of maximum size, twenty-four (24) inches by eighteen (18) inches shall be filed showing the entire subdivision. If the plat consists of five (5) acres or less the scale shall be of fifty (50) feet to one (1) inch.
(2) 
A location map showing the relation of the subdivision to streets and other prominent features.
(3) 
The submittal date, subdivision title, scale and north point shall be indicated on the first sheet.
(4) 
The names of the adjoining subdivisions or the names of the adjoining property owners, together with their respective plat or deed references.
(5) 
The lines and names of all proposed streets or other ways or easements, including a statement of the purpose for which such easements are dedicated; also the lines and names of other open spaces to be dedicated for public use granted for use of the inhabitants of the subdivision.
(6) 
Identification and location of proposed uses and reservations for all lots within the subdivision.
(7) 
Sufficient data to determine readily and reproduce on the ground the location, bearing and length of every street line, lot line, boundary line, block line and building line whether curved or straight, including the true north point. This shall include the radius, central angle and tangent distance for the property lines of curved streets and curved property lines that are not the boundary of curved streets.
(8) 
The location of all permanent monuments and control points.
(9) 
Suitable primary control points to which all dimensions, bearings and similar data shall be referred; dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot.
(10) 
Restrictive covenants imposed on the land if desired by the applicant.
(11) 
Engineering standard subdivision notes.
(12) 
A statement signed and acknowledged by the owner and any person holding a lien on the property dedicating all streets, alleys, easements, parks and other open spaces to public use or, when the applicant has made provision for perpetual maintenance thereof, to the inhabitants of the subdivision.
(13) 
The signature block for the chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission and secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission attesting approval of the plat.
(14) 
The signature block for the Director of Development Services attesting to the approval and authorization for recordation of the plat.
(15) 
A certificate bearing the signature and seal of the surveyor who made the survey that the requirements of this Chapter have been complied with.
(16) 
Signature blocks for the engineer, and property owner.
(17) 
If the subdivision is not to be served immediately by a water utility, the following is required to be shown on the plat: a restriction prohibiting occupancy of any lot until water satisfactory for human consumption is available from a source on the land or a community source in adequate and sufficient supply for family use and operation of a septic tank and system. Plans and specifications for a private water supply for subdivisions must be submitted by a registered professional engineer and approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). If private water wells are proposed, lots are required to comply with minimum lot size requirements of the Williamson Cities and County Health District and/or Austin-Travis County Health Department, depending on whose jurisdiction the subdivision falls within.
(18) 
If the subdivision is not to be served immediately by a sewage collecting system connected to a treatment plant or to a public sewer system, disposal of domestic sewage through an on-site sewage disposal facility is required to be approved by the County Health Officer. The following restriction is required to be placed on the plat: occupancy of any lot is prohibited until an on-site sewage facility has been installed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the TCEQ, the Williamson County and Cities Health District and/or the Austin-Travis County Health Department and has been inspected and approved by the County Health Officer.
(19) 
Subdivisions outside City limits are required to be reviewed and approved by the appropriate health officer for applicable environmental regulations.
(20) 
The plat shall indicate the route of sidewalks in compliance with the City’s adopted street standards.
(21) 
Tree survey indicating all protected trees as per the requirements of section 12.12.022.
(22) 
Three (3) copies of the approved utility plan.
(23) 
Three (3) copies of the approved preliminary plan.
(24) 
Surveyor’s certified perimeter field notes. Beginning point is to be an original corner of the original survey of which the plat is a part. At least one corner of a subdivision shall be tied by course and distance to a corner of the original survey of which it is a part or to a previously platted lot. The plat shall include a note describing the corner tie, and if the subdivision is located within one mile of a global positioning system (GPS) monument accepted by the City, the location, coordinates and elevation of a 5/8-inch iron rod set in concrete at two locations on the boundary of the subdivision shall be tied horizontally and vertically to the GPS monument.
(25) 
A minimum of two (2) survey ties are required across all right-of-way and at all changes in the width of right-of-way.
(26) 
Existing easements on or adjacent to the proposed subdivision including record references and a statement signed and sealed by the surveyor indicating that all existing easements on or adjacent to the proposed subdivision shown on the title policy or discovered with a title search prepared in conjunction with the most recent purchase of property currently being subdivided have been shown or noted on the plat.
(27) 
All information necessary to demonstrate compliance with driveway and/or street intersection spacing rules of section 12.12.015, Chapter 14 site development ordinance and the Criteria Manual.
(28) 
Additional information necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Chapter.
(29) 
An electronic copy of the final plat.
(30) 
All other application requirements specified in the final plat application/checklist.
(Ordinance CO11-20-01-09-H1 adopted 1/9/20)
After approval of the preliminary plan for a proposed subdivision, a final plat for that subdivision shall be submitted to the city for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The preliminary plan for the subdivision must be valid at the time the final plat for the subdivision is submitted to the city for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve or disapprove any final plat unless otherwise allowed under the Cedar Park Code of Ordinances.
(1) 
Legible prints, as indicated on the application/checklist form shall be submitted to the Development Services Department, along with the following:
(A) 
Completed application/checklist forms and the payment of all applicable fees listed on the application/checklist.
(B) 
Any materials or documents required by the Planning and Zoning Commission as a condition of preliminary plan approval.
(C) 
A letter requesting any variances from the provisions of this chapter, if not previously approved as part of the preliminary plan.
(D) 
Any additional documents needed to supplement the information provided on the final plat.
(2) 
City staff shall review all final plat submittals for completeness at the time of submission. If, in the judgment of city staff, the final plat submittal substantially fails to meet the minimal informational requirements as outlined above or does not meet the requirements set forth in the application/checklist, it will not be accepted as filed.
(3) 
Prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at which the final plat is presented, city staff shall review the plat for consistency with the preliminary plan as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as for consistency with city codes, policies and plans.
(4) 
City staff shall prepare a report analyzing the final plat submittal, as well as any comments received concerning the preliminary plan, and recommending either approval or disapproval of the final plat.
(Ordinance CO11-20-01-09-H1 adopted 1/9/20)
If a final plat is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the corrected and signed final plat shall be submitted to the Development Services Department with the appropriate number and format of electronic and paper copies as required by the Development Services Department, for recording with the appropriate County Clerk. The plat shall be filed and recorded within two (2) years of the date of final approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Otherwise, the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission becomes invalid. Planning and Zoning Commission approval becomes effective on the date the Planning and Zoning Commission takes final action on the plat.
(Ordinance CO11-20-01-09-H1 adopted 1/9/20)
Upon disapproval of the final plat, the final plat is invalid and the applicant shall begin the final plat approval process again, including paying all of the fees associated with this process prior to action by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ordinance CO10-15-01-08-C1 adopted 1/8/15)
Editor’s note–Former section 12.06.006 pertaining to the final plats expiration and deriving from Ordinance CO42-07-07-12-3I adopted 7/12/07, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance CO10-15-01-08-C1 adopted 1/8/15.
Editor’s note–Former section 12.06.007 pertaining to the final plats extension and deriving from Ordinance CO42-07-07-12-3I adopted 7/12/07, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance CO10-15-01-08-C1 adopted 1/8/15.
If a revision of the final plat is required by the Planning and Zoning Commission, then the final plat shall be considered statutorily disapproved until all revisions are met and fully acceptable, and shall not be recorded until the revised final plat has been resubmitted and approved by city staff for compliance with the commission’s requirements.
(Ordinance CO42-07-07-12-3I adopted 7/12/07)
Prior to the recordation of the final plat, one (1) original paper copy of the final plat shall be submitted to the city for signatures, and:
(1) 
The final plat shall have been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
All conditions of final plat approval established by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have been determined to be complete by city staff.
(3) 
Fees-in-lieu of parkland dedication as required by this chapter, if applicable, shall have been paid.
(4) 
Copies of any agreements required providing for the proper and continuous operation, maintenance, and supervision of any facilities that are of common use or benefit which cannot be satisfactorily maintained, or which have been rejected for operation and/or maintenance, by an existing public agency shall be executed.
(5) 
Written acceptance of all improvements required by this chapter by the city or, in lieu of acceptance, assurance of completion of said improvements pursuant to this chapter, shall be received by the city.
(6) 
Applicable fees pursuant to city ordinance(s) shall be paid.
(7) 
Notes shall be added to the plat describing any variances approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(8) 
City staff shall, upon determination that all provisions of this chapter have been satisfied, and all the above conditions have been met, obtain signatures certifying final plat approval by the chairperson of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Director of Development Services.
(9) 
City staff shall, after copies and the original final plat have been duly recorded in the official county records, return the original final plat to the surveyor within five (5) working days by notifying the surveyor that the original final plat is available for pick-up at City Hall.
(10) 
The city shall keep one (1) copy of the original approved final plat on file as public record.
(Ordinance CO11-20-01-09-H1 adopted 1/9/20)
Notwithstanding the approval of any final plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant and the engineer that prepares and submits such plats shall be and remain responsible for the adequacy of the design and nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed to relieve or waive the responsibility of the applicant or his/her engineer for or with respect to any plat submitted.
(Ordinance CO42-07-07-12-3I adopted 7/12/07)