a. 
The requirements of the Development Ordinance as set forth below are designed and intended to ensure that, for all subdivisions of land within the scope of the Development Ordinance, all improvements as required herein are installed properly and:
1. 
The Town can provide for the orderly and economical extension of public facilities and services;
2. 
All purchasers of property within the subdivision shall have a usable, buildable parcel of land; and
3. 
All required improvements are constructed in accordance with Town standards.
b. 
Adequate Public Facilities Policy.
The land to be divided or developed must be served adequately by essential public facilities and services. No subdivision shall be approved unless and until adequate public facilities exist or provision has been made for water facilities, wastewater facilities, drainage facilities, electricity and street facilities which are necessary to serve the development proposed, whether or not such facilities are to be located within the property being platted or off-site. This policy may be defined further and supplemented by other ordinances adopted by the Town. Wherever the subject property abuts adjoining undeveloped land and/or wherever required by the Town to serve the public good, utilities shall be extended to adjacent property lines to allow connection of these utilities by adjacent property owners when such property is platted.
c. 
The public improvements required by the Town of Bartonville for the acceptance of the subdivision by the Town shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. 
Water and wastewater facilities;
2. 
Drainage facilities;
3. 
Streets;
4. 
Street signs;
5. 
Traffic-control devices required as part of the project; and
6. 
Appurtenances to the above, and any other public facilities required as part of the proposed subdivision.
d. 
All aspects of the design and implementation of public improvements shall comply with the Town’s current design standards and any other applicable Town codes and ordinances, including preparation and submittal of construction plans and construction inspection. The construction of all of the improvements required in this Ordinance shall conform to the latest edition of the Town’s EDS, as may be amended.
e. 
Changes or Amendments to the EDS and Other Construction/Design Documents.
The Engineering Design Standards (EDS) will, from time to time, require revisions and updates to allow for changing construction technology. When changes are required, the EDS (i.e., Appendix A) may be amended by separate ordinance. It is the developer’s responsibility to obtain a copy of, and be familiar with, the Town’s latest EDS.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
In all subdivisions and additions, monuments shall be established at the corner of each block in the subdivision consisting of an iron rod or pipe not less than one-half inch (1/2") in diameter and eighteen inches (18") deep, and set flush with the top of the ground. Lot corner monuments shall be placed at all lot corners except corners which are also block corners, consisting of iron rods or pipes of a diameter of not less than one-half inch (1/2") and eighteen inches (18") deep, and set flush with the top of the ground. In addition, curve point markers shall be established of the same specifications as lot corners. Each block corner monument shall include a cap with the surveyor’s name and registration number attached to it. All block corners shall be installed prior to the final inspection of the subdivision by the Town. Lot corners shall be installed prior to issuance of a building permit.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
Street names must be submitted to the Town for review and approval in accordance with the Town’s guidelines for the naming of streets. Proposed street names shall be submitted for review along with (and as a part of) the preliminary plat application, and shall become fixed at the time of approval of the preliminary plat. On the final plat, street names shall not be changed from those that were approved on the preliminary plat unless special circumstances have caused the major realignment of streets or a proposed street name(s) is discovered to have already been used elsewhere in the Town (or some other similar eventuality). If additional street names are needed for the final plat, then they must be submitted for Town staff review and approval along with the final plat application. A fee may be established by the Town for the changing of street names after approval of the preliminary plat.
b. 
Surnames of people or the names of corporations or businesses shall not be used as street names, unless approved by the Town Council. The Town will maintain a list of existing street names (and “reserved” street names that have been approved on a preliminary plat), and will update the list as new streets are platted.
c. 
New street names shall not duplicate existing street names either literally or in a subtle manner (e.g., Smith Street vs. Smythe Street; Oak Drive vs. Oak Place vs. Oak Court vs. Oak Circle), shall not be so similar as to cause confusion between names (e.g., Lakeside Drive vs. Lake Side Drive vs. Lake Siding Drive), and shall not sound like existing street names when spoken (e.g., Oak Drive vs. Doak Drive; Lantern Way vs. Land Tern Way).
d. 
New streets which extend existing streets shall bear the names of the existing streets. Streets crossing thoroughfares or other roadways shall bear the same name on both sides of the thoroughfare, wherever practical, unless otherwise approved by Town Council.
e. 
The developer shall provide all street identification signs and attachment hardware for streets within the subdivision, to include frontage entrances onto F.M. 407. The street identification signs shall be high intensity prismatic constructed of 9" flat aluminum and shall include the Town Logo on the left side with 6" white reflective letters on a green background, indicating the street name, as provided in the Town’s Engineering Design standards. The Developer shall provide poles and attachment hardware and any necessary traffic-control signs (such as stop signs) as directed by the Town Engineer.
f. 
Street name signs shall be installed in accordance with the Town’s guidelines before issuance of a building permit for any structure on the streets approved within the subdivision.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03; Ordinance 605-16 adopted 7/19/16)
a. 
All on-site (i.e., internal) streets shall be constructed by the developer at the developer’s expense, unless otherwise allowed by this Ordinance. If the subdivision is adjacent to a planned/future or substandard arterial or collector street (as shown on the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan) and derives access (either direct or indirect) from said roadway, then the developer shall be required to design and construct a reasonable portion of the roadway (as well as any required median openings/left turn lanes needed to serve his subdivision) (see Section 5.8). The Town Council may, at its option, accept escrow funds in lieu of immediate roadway construction if the subdivision derives principal access from another improved roadway and if delaying construction/improvement of the road will not harm or otherwise inconvenience neighboring property owners or the general public.
b. 
All streets shall be constructed using reinforced concrete, unless otherwise approved by the Town Council, and per the specifications in the Town’s EDS.
c. 
Where street sections require the construction of curb and gutter, the minimum street and curb and gutter standards for which the construction shall be made by the developer are shown in the EDS.
d. 
All signs and barricades shall be in conformity with the EDS, with ADA standards, and/or with specifications for uniform traffic-control devices, as adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation and/or the Texas Department of Public Safety.
e. 
Approval is required prior to the installation of any driveway connecting to a public street. The Town Engineer shall approve all driveway cuts. The minimum distance (as measured from edge/curb to edge/curb of driveways, and not from the centerlines of the driveways) between driveway openings for all developments shall be as specified by Section 3.1 c.4.c. of this Ordinance. Driveways shall not be within the transition or stacking portion of a right turn lane.
f. 
Where a residential subdivision contains two (2) or fewer lots with each lot containing a minimum of five (5) acres and each lot within the residential subdivision contains a minimum lot frontage of three hundred (300) feet as measured at the right-of-way for all lot lines adjacent to an existing paved public street that is adequate to serve the lot(s), then the perimeter street improvement requirements shall not apply.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
Retaining Wall Requirements.
When property within or directly adjacent to a subdivision contains changes in elevation exceeding two and one-half feet (2.5') and the slope exceeds one unit vertical in two units horizontal, a retaining wall shall be required at the locations specified herein prior to the acceptance of the subdivision:
1. 
Location A.
The grade change roughly follows a side or rear lot line.
2. 
Location B.
The grade change is adjacent to a proposed building site boundary.
3. 
Location C.
The grade change is adjacent to a watercourse or drainage easement.
b. 
Retaining Wall Design and Construction.
All retaining wall design and construction shall be in compliance with the provisions of the Building Code and/or the EDS of the Town of Bartonville, and shall be approved by the Town Engineer.
c. 
Retaining Wall Maintenance.
Retaining walls shall be maintained by the owner of the property where such retaining wall is located.
d. 
Retaining walls shall not be constructed parallel to and within any portion of a utility easement.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
Entryway Features (neighborhood identification).
1. 
Subdivisions in excess of ten (10) platted lots may provide a low-maintenance landscaped entryway feature at access points from streets and thoroughfares into the subdivision. The entryway feature shall be placed on private property and within an easement identified for such use (limited portions of the feature/landscaping may be placed within the right-of-way), and shall observe all sight visibility requirements. Most of the feature/landscaping shall be located on private property so that long-term maintenance responsibility will be borne by the property owner or an approved homeowners’ association (see Section 4.3).
2. 
Design Requirements.
The entryway feature shall include low-maintenance, living landscaped materials as approved by the Town. The design of the entryway feature shall also include an automatic underground irrigation system, and may also include subdivision identification (i.e., signage located on the wall). All plants shall be living and in a sound, healthy, vigorous and growing condition, and they shall be of a size, fullness and height that is customary for their container/ball size (as per the latest edition of the “American Standard for Nursery Stock,” by the American Association of Nurserymen, as may be amended). Any walls or structures used in the entryway feature must conform to the Town’s regulations pertaining to maximum height within the front yard of residential lots (see the Zoning Ordinance) wherever the adjacent lot sides onto the arterial street and the wall will be located within the front yard setback area.
3. 
The design of the entryway shall be in accordance with design policies as provided by the Town of Bartonville. The design of the entry shall be reflected on the engineering plans submitted with the final plat, and shall be approved by the Town in conjunction with approval of the construction plans.
4. 
The maintenance of the entryway shall be the responsibility of the developer for a period of at least two (2) years or until building permits have been issued for eighty percent (80%) of the lots in the subdivision, whichever date is later. Following that period of time, maintenance responsibility shall be borne by the private property owner(s) upon whose lot(s) the entryway feature is located, or by an approved homeowners’ association (see Section 4.3). If, at some point in time, the maintenance responsibility shifts to the Town, the Town shall have the right to upgrade, reduce or eliminate entirely, at its sole option, the landscaping and other amenities in order to simplify and/or minimize the amount of time and effort that maintenance of the entryway will require.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
The installation of all water and wastewater lines shall be in conformance with the EDS.
b. 
No final plat shall be approved for any subdivision within the Town or its extraterritorial jurisdiction until the subdivider has made adequate provision for a water system and a sanitary sewer system of sufficient capacity to adequately provide service to all tracts and lots within the area to be subdivided. The design and construction of the water system and of the sanitary sewer system to serve the subdivision shall be in conformance with the Town’s master plans for water and wastewater facilities and with the EDS, and shall be approved by the Town Engineer.
c. 
Water system with mains of sufficient size and having a sufficient number of outlets to furnish adequate fire protection to all lots shall be provided.
d. 
Services for utilities shall be made available to the property line of each lot in such a manner as will minimize the necessity for disturbing the street pavement and drainage structure when connections are made.
e. 
Fire hydrants shall be installed in residential areas every five hundred feet (500') of hose laying distance, and in nonresidential areas every three hundred feet (300') of hose laying distance. The Fire Marshal shall have the authority to approve the locations and placement of all fire hydrants (and fire lanes), and may, at his discretion, modify fire hydrant spacing based upon special design/distance circumstances.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
When a proposed subdivision, whether residential or nonresidential, abuts on one or both sides of an existing substandard street (or on a planned/future road as shown on the Thoroughfare Plan), being substandard according to the then existing current Thoroughfare Plan, the developer shall be required to improve the existing on-site facility as that term is defined herein, including landscaping, stormwater drainage, and other utilities as defined in Section 1.16, to bring the same to Town standards, or to replace it with a standard Town street as determined by the traffic impact analysis (if required; see Section 3.1), at no cost to the Town.
b. 
The developer’s share of a perimeter road shall be eighteen and one-half feet (18.5') of pavement along the entire front footage of the subdivision (unless the traffic impact analysis, if required, indicates that some other pavement width is needed to achieve/maintain an acceptable level of service on the roadway). If the subdivision is to be located on both sides of the roadway, eighteen and one-half feet (18.5') of pavement will be constructed by the developer on each side of the road along the entire front footage of the subdivision on each respective side of the road (unless the traffic impact analysis determines otherwise). Design and construction of the roadway shall be in accordance with the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan (right-of-way width and general location), EDS, and with any other applicable Town codes and ordinances. Depending upon the specific roadway in question (and upon the traffic impact analysis results), any oversizing above the eighteen and one-half foot (18.5') width shall be borne by the Town, the County, the State or by some other entity. The Town Council may, at its option, accept escrow funds in lieu of immediate roadway construction if the subdivision derives principal access from another improved roadway and if delaying construction/improvement of the road will not harm or otherwise inconvenience neighboring property owners or the general public.
c. 
Streets which dead-end at power lines or similar rights-of-way or easements, and which are intended for future extension across these rights-of-way or easements, shall be constructed in the right-of-way or easement for half the distance across the right-of-way or easement, and shall be further restricted as set forth in Section 3.1. As with any other dead-end street, a note shall be placed on the final plat clearly labeling the dead-end streets that will, at some point, be extended across the power line easement (or right-of-way), and signage shall be placed at the end of the constructed street stub (on the barricade) also stating that the street will be extended in the future (signage size and lettering shall be large enough to be legible by a person with normal vision at a distance of twenty feet).
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
An adequate storm sewer system consisting of inlets, pipes and other underground structures with approved outlets shall be constructed where runoff of stormwater and the prevention of erosion cannot be accomplished satisfactorily by surface drainage facilities. Areas subject to flood conditions and/or inadvertent stormwater retention (i.e., standing or pooling water), as established by the Town, will not be considered for development until adequate drainage has been provided.
b. 
The criteria for use in designing storm sewers, culverts, bridges, drainage channels, and drainage facilities shall conform to the Town of Bartonville’s drainage criteria in the EDS. In no case shall drainage areas be diverted artificially to adjacent properties or across roadways. Stormwater drainage from one residential lot onto another shall not be allowed unless such does not pose any harm or inconvenience to the downstream property owner(s) and unless specifically approved by the Town Engineer.
c. 
The developer shall ensure that all drainage improvements within public easements or rights-of-way are functioning properly prior to the expiration of the maintenance bond. The developer shall be responsible for removing any significant build-up of sediment and/or trash from drainage improvements, with the exception of backlot and sidelot drainage swales, at the eleventh month of the second year for the required two-year maintenance bond for the applicable facilities. The Town shall inspect the improvements to determine any maintenance or correction of deficiencies at the conclusion of this period.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)