The purpose of the preliminary plat (including a preliminary replat) is to allow the development services department to review overall platting of the tract and street patterns within the subdivision for conformance with the requirements of this article. A preliminary plan is not required for a minor plat as defined in section
10.03.202(a)(3) and
(4).
(Ordinance 2021-39, sec. VII, adopted 10/12/21)
A preliminary plat is required for the subdivision of a tract
of land into two (2) or more lots. Approval of a preliminary plat
is required prior to the consideration of the final plat by the city
council.
(1) Procedures.
Formal application for preliminary plat
approval shall be made by the subdivider or his/her agent in the manner
prescribed by development services and shall be processed and considered
in accordance with division 3 of this article.
(2) Content.
A preliminary plat shall be signed and sealed
by a surveyor and include the following items:
(A) Location map showing the location of the subdivision in relation
to the city.
(B) Name, address, and telephone number of the subdivider, record title
owner, engineer, and surveyor.
(C) Proposed name of the subdivision, subject to city approval.
(D) Dashed in names and approximate layouts of contiguous subdivisions
and the owners of contiguous parcels of unsubdivided land, and an
indication of whether or not contiguous properties within 200 feet
of the proposed site are platted.
(E) Subdivision boundary lines, indicated by heavy lines, and the computed
acreage of the subdivision.
(F) The words “Preliminary Plat” in the title block.
(G) The location and approximate dimensions, description, and name of
all proposed streets, subject to city and county approval, common
areas, parks, public areas, playgrounds or other similar uses, reservations,
easements, visibility easements or rights-of-way, blocks, lots and
watercourses.
(H) Date of preparation, scale of plat, and north arrow.
(I) Topographic information shall include contours at two (2) foot intervals.
(J) Location of city limits line, the outer border of the city’s
ETJ land, survey and abstract lines, or independent school district
boundaries where applicable, and zoning district boundaries, if they
traverse the subdivision, form part of the boundary of the subdivision,
or are contiguous to such boundary.
(K) A number to identify each lot and block, and approximate square footage
or acreage of all lots.
(L) Identify any floodplains within the subdivision.
(M) All physical features of the property to be subdivided, including
locations and size of all watercourses, ravines, bridges, culverts,
existing structures, drainage area in acres or areas draining into
subdivision, and other physical features pertinent to the proposed
subdivision.
(N) The outline of wooded areas and the location of individual trees
18" in diameter or larger shall be shown for properties proposed to
be dedicated for public purposes.
(O) The city signature block.
(P) Phasing plan if the subdivision is to be constructed in phases.
(Q) Location of all hardwood trees with a diameter of 24 inches or greater
measured 4-1/2 feet above ground.
(3) When a preliminary plat is approved for a single-family residential
subdivision, and the plat includes developable property for other
uses (school sites, church sites, etc.), those areas shall be platted
and filed for record in conjunction with the platting process for
the single-family area.
(Ordinance 07-09-18F, sec. IV(b),
adopted 9/18/07; Ordinance
2021-39, sec. VIII, adopted 10/12/21)
(a) The development services department will notify the applicant of
the city council’s action approving or disapproving the preliminary
plat.
(b) Approval of a preliminary plat by the city council shall be deemed
an expression of approval of the layout submitted on the preliminary
plat as a guide to the final engineering of streets, water, sewer,
and other required improvements and utilities and to the preparation
of the final plat.
(c) Approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute automatic approval
of the final plat, nor be considered authorization to begin construction.
(d) Approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute a guarantee or
warranty, either implied or otherwise that the requirements of other
applicable codes and ordinances of the city have been met.
(e) It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to ensure that all
applicable requirements of the city relative to the subdividing and
development of property have been met.
(Ordinance 07-09-18F, sec. IV(c),
adopted 9/18/07)
(a) Minor revisions to approved preliminary plats.
The development
services manager may administratively approve minor revisions to approved
preliminary plats. A minor revision is one that:
(1) Changes the lot size or configuration provided that the total number
of lots does not increase; or
(2) Changes a local street width, length or alignment; or
(3) Changes a utility or access easement.
(b) Major revisions to approved preliminary plats.
The city
council may approve major revisions to approved preliminary plats.
A major revision may include, but is not limited to the following:
(1) An increase in the number of lots;
(2) A change to the street layout; or
(3) A modification of the parkland.
(Ordinance 07-09-18F, sec. IV(d),
adopted 9/18/07)
The approval of a preliminary plat shall expire one (1) year
from the date of approval unless a final plat for a portion of the
preliminary plat has been approved and recorded, in which case, the
preliminary plat is extended one (1) additional year from the date
each additional final plat is recorded.
(Ordinance 07-09-18F, sec. 4(e),
adopted 9/18/07)
(a) Where a proposed subdivision is to be developed in phases, or where
a tract of land containing forty (40) acres or more is to be subdivided
and will contain an internal street system, the subdivider shall be
required to submit, and receive approval by the city council of a
phased preliminary plat that includes the entire tract.
(b) The purpose of a phased preliminary plat is to allow the city council
to review the subdivision in relation to future phases of the development,
existing and proposed subdivisions adjacent to the site, and future
city service requirements.
(c) Content.
The phased preliminary plat shall be drawn
at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals two hundred (200)
feet on a topographic map. The phased preliminary plat shall include
all land under control of, or owned by, the developer, and contain
or have attached the following:
(1) Names and addresses of the subdividers, owner of record, engineer
and surveyor;
(2) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(3) Location in relation to the rest of the city and boundaries of the
proposed subdivision;
(4) Schematic layout of the entire tract and its relationship to adjacent
property and existing adjoining development;
(5) The successive order or phasing of the development of the tract;
(6) Proposed major categories of land use and current zoning;
(7) Number of dwelling units and population densities, where applicable;
(9) Location of sites for parks, schools and other public uses as shown
on the comprehensive development plan, where applicable;
(10) Significant natural features, including floodplains, floodways, and
wooded areas and location of hardwood trees with a diameter of 24
inches and greater measured 4-1/2 feet above ground.
(11) Significant existing man-made features such as buildings, utilities
or physical features.
(d) The overall layout, if approved by the city council, shall be attached
to and filed in the permanent records of development services. All
subsequent final plats shall be in accordance with the approved phased
preliminary plat; provided, however, that the city council may authorize
minor adjustments to the approved phased preliminary plat where the
city council determines such adjustments are consistent with the intent
and general layout of the approved phased preliminary plat. Where
the final plat deviates from the approved phased preliminary plat
to the extent that the city council finds such deviation to be significant
and not consistent with the intent and general layout of the approved
phased preliminary plat, such final plat shall not be approved until
it reflects the originally approved phased preliminary plat, or a
phased preliminary plat has been approved in accordance with this
division. However, the city council shall not change such approved
overall layout unless the subdivider agrees to such change or the
city council finds that:
(1) Adherence to the previously approved overall layout will hinder the
orderly subdivision of land in the area in accordance with the provisions
of this article; and
(2) Changes to the previously approved overall layout will not be detrimental
to the public health, safety or general welfare.
(e) Approval of a phased preliminary plat shall be effective for eighteen
(18) months. Approval may be extended for one (1) year periods by
consent of the city council, at the request of the developer.
(f) If the phased preliminary plat is attached as an exhibit to the amending
ordinance creating a planned development zone, such plan shall be
considered a condition of the zoning of the tract.
(g) Approval of a phased preliminary plat shall not constitute automatic
approval of the final plat. The developer shall be required to submit
a separate final plat, including construction plans, for each unit
or phase of development.
(h) For the purposes of meeting platting procedure requirements, a phased
preliminary plat shall be treated the same as a preliminary plat.
(Ordinance 07-09-18F, sec. 4(f),
adopted 9/18/07; Ordinance
2021-39, sec. IX, adopted 10/12/21; Ordinance 2021-39, sec. X, adopted 10/12/21)