(a) 
Generally.
The standards of this article shall be applied when applicable to subdivision plat review in the context of the development design principles of this section. It is the policy of the city that the principles of this section be applied to the maximum extent possible without imposing burdensome restrictions on the applicant.
(b) 
Compatibility.
A proposed subdivision plat shall be designed in a way that:
(1) 
Provides appropriate space for buffers and transitions between incompatible land uses;
(2) 
Provides vehicular and pedestrian linkages between residential uses and nonresidential uses;
(3) 
Protects neighboring property from stormwater runoff;
(4) 
Anticipates and provides for future vehicular and pedestrian connections to neighboring properties that are likely to be developed or redeveloped with similar or supportive land uses within ten years;
(5) 
Minimizes interference with existing access to adjacent and nearby properties, unless new and improved access is provided by the proposed development; and
(6) 
Does not reduce the effectiveness of public utilities that are provided to surrounding development.
(c) 
Consistency with city public improvement plans.
The proposed site development plan or subdivision plat shall conform to all adopted and applicable capital improvement plans of the city with regard to public infrastructure and facilities, including trails and parks.
(d) 
Future development.
The proposed subdivision plat shall be designed in a way that shows how future development of adjacent parcels under common ownership will relate to the parcel that is the subject of the application in terms of transportation linkages and utilities.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Naming parameters.
Developers have the right and responsibility to determine any and all newly proposed street and subdivision names so long as:
(1) 
Duplicative names prohibited.
The name of either a street or subdivision is not duplicative or is phonetically similar to an existing street or subdivision name, irrespective of the use of suffix. For example, Pecan Street and Pecan Avenue would be considered duplicative. Additionally, West Austin Street would be considered duplicative from East Austin Street.
(2) 
Street alignment.
Proposed streets which are obviously in alignment with other existing and named streets, shall bear the assigned name and numbering scheme of the existing streets.
(b) 
Names placed on subdivision plat.
Proposed street names shall be clearly depicted on any and all required subdivision plat submittals.
(c) 
Emergency management coordination.
The administrator shall forward the information to the proper entities for additional review as it relates to addressing for dispatching of emergency services.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Subdivision plat approval required.
No concrete shall be poured for streets, structures, or curbs and gutters, nor shall any flexible base material be placed on the street subgrade, or asphaltic surface applied without approval being granted the right to do so via compliance with this chapter and all other development regulations of the city.
(b) 
Relation to adjoining street system.
The proposed street system shall extend all existing major streets and existing secondary and local access streets or terminate in accordance with subsection (h).
(c) 
Future street access.
If the lots or tracts of land in the proposed subdivision are large enough to permit further subdivision, consideration must be given to possible future street openings and access to future lots which could result.
(d) 
Through traffic.
Local streets shall be designed so as to discourage high-speed or through traffic.
(e) 
Topography.
The street system shall bear a logical relationship to the natural topography of the ground.
(f) 
Right-of-way minimum width.
See table 10.02.003.
(g) 
Street pavement minimum width.
See table 10.02.003.
Table 10.02.003. Right-of-Way and Street Pavement Widths by Street Classification Type1
Street Types
Right-of-Way Width Minimum2
Proposed Pavement Street Width Minimum
Arterial street (divided)
78 ft.
46 ft.
Arterial street (undivided)
76 ft.
46 ft.
Collector street
64 ft.
40 ft.
Local street
60 ft.
36 ft.
1 Additional right-of-way width and/or street pavement width may be required to accommodate the existing rights-of-way and existing street pavement.
2 “Right-of-way width minimum” shall be measured from front lot line to front lot line of opposite lots. See figure 10.02.003A, Right-of-Way and Pavement Width Minimums, for required cross-sections.
Figure 10.02.003A. Right-of-Way Width
-Image-2.tif
(h) 
Dead-end streets, turn-arounds, and cul-de-sacs.
(1) 
Generally.
(A) 
Permanent dead-end streets without a cul-de-sac are expressly prohibited.
(B) 
Cul-de-sacs and temporary turn-arounds are not allowed except as provided in this subsection.
(C) 
Dead-end streets, turn-arounds, and cul-de-sacs are expressly prohibited on collector or arterial streets.
(2) 
Cul-de-sacs.
Cul-de-sacs shall meet the following standards:
(A) 
Maximum length.
The maximum length of a cul-de-sac street with a permanent turn-around shall be 600 feet, measured from the right-of-way line of the intersecting street to the center point of the turn-around circle. The length of the cul-de-sac shall be measured along the centerline of the cul-de-sac street from a point beginning at the intersection of the cul-de-sac street and the intersecting street to its furthest point from the point of the beginning.
Figure 10.02.003B. Maximum Cul-De-Sac Length
-Image-3.tif
(B) 
Minimum radii.
The minimum radii of cul-de-sacs shall be at least:
(i) 
Residential (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH zoning districts): 50 ft. pavement; 70 ft. right-of-way.
(ii) 
Nonresidential (CU, CB, NC, GC, LI, HI zoning districts): 90 ft. pavement; 100 ft. right-of-way.
(3) 
Temporary turn-arounds.
In order to avoid requiring a cul-de-sac, dead-end streets may terminate in a temporary turn-around if the following requirements are met:
(A) 
The temporary turn-around is being installed only as a temporary measure until the remaining phase(s) of a multiphase project can be completed.
(B) 
Adequate surety is provided for both the temporary turn-around construction and the future development.
(C) 
A 50-foot radius is installed for the temporary turn-around, which allows for emergency vehicles to turn around without backing.
(D) 
The turn-around shall have a paved surface and a base that meets the requirements for a public street. A gravel surface may be allowed if the temporary turn-around will be in use for less than 12 months and security is provided to pave the turn-around if the anticipated connection is not made within 12 months.
(E) 
The following note should be placed on the subdivision plat: “Cross-hatched area is a temporary easement for turn-around until street is extended (give direction).”
(F) 
A temporary easement is recorded using the form provided in appendix B, Required Dedication Statement.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Appendix B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(i) 
Street intersections.
(1) 
Angle of intersection.
All streets shall intersect at a 90-degree angle. However, where natural resources, soils, or other site conditions justify variations from right angles, intersections between 70 and 110 degrees may be allowed, provided that the intersection is as close to 90 degrees as possible. Variations of more than five degrees must be approved by the planning and zoning commission.
(2) 
Centerline tie with existing streets.
Each new street intersecting with or extending to meet an existing street shall be tied to the existing street:
(A) 
With dimensions and bearings to show relationship; and
(B) 
Either on centerline or offset by the following distances:
(i) 
Local street: 125 ft.
(ii) 
Collector street: 150 ft.
(iii) 
Arterial street: 150 ft.
(j) 
Curb and gutter.
Curb and gutters shall be provided along both sides of the all local streets in accordance with the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(k) 
Street pavement.
All streets shall be paved in accordance with the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(l) 
Street lighting.
Street lighting shall be provided and shall meet the design standards for intensity, location, and type as provided in the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(m) 
Street name and traffic signs.
All street name signs and traffic signs shall be provided by the city.
(n) 
Partial streets/half-streets.
Partial streets and half-streets shall be prohibited except to complete abutting partial streets or half-streets that were dedicated prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(o) 
Private streets.
(1) 
Private streets are permitted only if they meet all city requirements including, but not limited to this chapter and the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(2) 
Gated streets shall provide access for entry via knoxbox, electronic card, or similar access.
(p) 
Fire lanes.
The city may require the applicant to provide areas reserved and identified for fire lanes or emergency access ways for certain commercial, apartment, industrial and other uses.
(q) 
Traffic impact analysis.
(1) 
Where a proposed new development may create either increased traffic, intersection congestion, or any transportation concern, the city may require the developer to fund a traffic impact analysis.
(2) 
The developer may be required to share with the city the cost of any traffic management facility as is roughly proportional to the new development.
(r) 
Public rights-of-way.
(1) 
Required.
(A) 
Generally.
Alleys shall be required along the rear line of all lots to be used in all residential, commercial, and industrial districts.
(B) 
Exception.
Where other definite and assured provisions can be made for service access, such as off-street loading, unloading, and parking consistent with and adequate for the use proposed, then the planning and zoning commission may waive the alley requirement in subsection (r)(1)(A) for properties within either a commercial or industrial district.
(2) 
Width.
(A) 
Residential.
Alleys in residential zoning districts (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH) shall not be less than 20 feet in right-of-way width and all 20 feet must be paved with either concrete or asphalt materials.
(B) 
Commercial and industrial.
Service alleys in commercial and industrial districts shall be a minimum of 25 feet in right-of-way width and must be concrete paved 20 feet in width.
(3) 
Cut-offs.
In case of two intersecting alleys or the intersection of an alley and street, a cut-off shall be required at each corner. Cut-offs shall be triangles having two equal sides each of which shall not be less than 20 feet in length or of such greater distance to provide safe vehicular movement.
(4) 
Dead-end alleys.
No permanent dead-end alleys shall be permitted.
(5) 
Connectivity.
Alleys and cul-de-sacs in new subdivisions shall connect to and/or be aligned with alleys and cul-de-sacs in adjacent subdivisions wherever feasible.
(s) 
Technical standards.
All streets shall be built in accordance with the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Required width.
Sidewalks not less than five feet in width shall be required on both sides of all city streets.
(b) 
Distance from roadway.
With the exception of properties located in the Central Business (CB) zoning district, sidewalks shall be constructed at least five feet from the off of [sic] the edge of the curb. This distance is measured from the back edge of the curb to the front edge of the sidewalk. If the street does not have a curb, then the measurement will be from the back edge of the road to the front edge of the sidewalk.
(c) 
Crosswalks required.
Crosswalks are required at the intersections of the following classifications of streets:
(1) 
Expressway and arterial.
(2) 
Arterial and arterial.
(3) 
Arterial and collector.
(d) 
Technical standards.
All sidewalks shall be built in accordance with the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(e) 
Maintenance.
Owners of property that abut a public sidewalk shall:
(1) 
Maintain the property between the edge of the pavement or the inside of the curb and the owner’s property line; and
(2) 
Provide for continuing compliance with section 14.05.006(b)(1) [section 14.05.006(c)(1)], Obstruction Prohibited.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Block length.
(1) 
Minimum.
Block length shall be a minimum of 500 feet.
(2) 
Maximum.
Blocks shall not be more than 1,200 feet in length.
(b) 
Block width.
Blocks shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots with a block width no less than 220 feet, except where reverse frontage lots are located along an arterial or collector street or where such an arrangement is prevented by the size or other inherent site conditions on the property.
(c) 
Block numbering.
The city reserves the right to provide any and all block numbers. Applicants need not submit plats and/or plans with block numbering.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Lot size.
All lots and tract sizes must conform to the regulations of article 14.05, Lot, Density, and Design Standards, including minimum area, width, and depth.
(b) 
Corner lots.
(1) 
Corner lots with a width of less than 65 feet are to be at least 5 feet wider than average of interior lots in the block.
(2) 
Corner lots with a width of less than 75 feet adjacent to an arterial street or expressway, as defined by appendix A, Thoroughfare Map,[1] are to be at least 15 feet wider than the average of interior lots in the block.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(c) 
Lots on expressway or arterial streets.
Lots facing or backing on expressway or arterial streets shall be at least five feet deeper than average lots facing on collector or local streets.
(d) 
Lots on drainage easements.
Minimum usable lot depths for lots backing on natural drainage easements shall be not less than 50 feet measured between rear lot line and drainage easement.
(e) 
Lot shape.
(1) 
Lots shall be as rectangular as is practicable.
(2) 
The ratio of depth to width shall not exceed two and one-half (2.5).
(3) 
Irregular shaped lots shall have sufficient width at the building line to meet frontage requirements for the appropriate zoning district.
(f) 
Lot lines.
Side lots shall be approximately at right angles to the centerlines of abutting streets. Alternative configurations may be approved to accomplish a public purpose, such as the preservation of natural resources.
(g) 
Lot facing.
(1) 
Street frontage.
Each lot shall be provided with adequate access to an existing or proposed public street by frontage on such street not to be less than 40 feet.
(2) 
Through lots.
(A) 
Generally.
Through lots are prohibited.
(B) 
Exception.
Through lots are permitted only under the following circumstances:
(i) 
The lot is not within a rural or residential zoning district (RA, SR, MR, MF, MH);
(ii) 
The lot fronts on one side to an expressway (see appendix A, Thoroughfare Map);[2] and
[2]
Editor’s Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(iii) 
A front building line shall be adhered to for each street.
(3) 
Front facing.
Wherever feasible, each lot should face the front of a similar lot across the street. In general, an arrangement placing adjacent lots at right angles to each other should be avoided.
(h) 
Lot numbering.
The city reserves the right to provide any and all lot numbers. Applicants need not submit plats and/or plans with lot numbers.
(i) 
Lot consolidation.
Lots may be consolidated provided that:
(1) 
None or only one of the applicable lots has a primary habitable structure located on it; and
(2) 
The minimum lot area requirements of the zoning district are met pursuant to either table 14.05.002, Rural and Residential Development Standards, or table 14.05.003, Nonresidential and Mixed Use Development Standards.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Generally.
During the development approval process, the city may require a variety of easements on private property. These easements may include, but are not limited, to the following purposes:
(1) 
Pedestrian access;
(2) 
Solid waste removal;
(3) 
Fire protection or hazard mitigation;
(4) 
Access to public utilities or drainage areas;
(5) 
Utilities; and
(6) 
Drainage.
(b) 
Utility easements.
Easements across lots centered on rear and side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary and shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide for two utility services (e.g., electric, gas, telephone, etc.) or 14 feet to 20 feet for two or more utility services. Consideration for size and alignment of utility easements shall be stated in the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(c) 
Water and wastewater easements.
Easements required for water and wastewater shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width in the right-of-way of the front property line or as otherwise specified in the City of Plainview Water and Sewer Construction Standards.
(d) 
Drainage and stormwater easements.
Whenever necessary for reasons of water drainage the city may require a stormwater or drainage easement that meets the requirements set out in the City of Plainview Stormwater Standards.
(e) 
Fire protection easements.
Rear fire protection access easements, where necessary to provide adequate protection for the structure, shall be improved as appropriate for fire protection equipment, at a minimum width of 20 feet, with appropriate turning radii for the city’s fire protection equipment as determined by the fire department.
(f) 
Pedestrian access easements.
Pedestrian access easements for sidewalk construction may be required in accordance with the City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(g) 
Encroachments and removal of encroachments.
No structures or permanent encroachments shall be allowed to be located within the area of any easement required by this section. While the city or utility provider benefiting from the easement will make efforts to minimize disturbances, both, however, shall have the right to remove any encroachment, structure, fence, landscaping (including overhanging limbs, shrubbery, or vegetation), or other improvements placed upon or over such easement. The city and/or utility provider shall not be obligated to restore or replace any such encroachment but shall restore any disturbed ground surfaces with seeding. The city may assess the cost of removing an unauthorized improvement from an easement against the landowner, including the placing of a lien on the property.
(h) 
Maintenance of easements.
The responsibility for the regular maintenance of the ground surface (meaning moving and removal of trash cans) in any easement shall rest with the owner of the property within which the easement exists.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Access to major streets.
Where a subdivision borders on or contains the right-of-way of an expressway (see appendix A, Thoroughfare Map),[1] drainage way or railroad, the planning and zoning commission shall require either:
(1) 
A public service street that meets or exceeds the Texas Department of Transportation Roadway Standards that is parallel to and on both sides of such right-of-way; or
(2) 
A lot without means of vehicular access.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(b) 
Driveway restrictions.
(1) 
Rear and side driveway access.
Rear and side driveway access to expressway, arterial, and collector streets (see appendix A, Thoroughfare Map) shall be prohibited.
(2) 
Distance between driveways and intersections.
Driveways shall be located a minimum of 35 feet away from the intersection of streets or other driveways, measured from the curb return of the street to the curb return of the portion of the driveway closest to the street.
(3) 
Access points.
No lot shall have more than two driveways accessing the same street.
(c) 
Driveway design requirements.
See City of Plainview Street Design Technical Standards.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Information required.
(1) 
Generally.
The following shall be used for mapping natural resources or other features of subdivision plats, site development plans, or other plans or plats as otherwise required by this section. In general, boundaries shall be measured as follows:
(A) 
Measurements for the boundary are to be made horizontally, perpendicular from, or radial from any feature or point.
(B) 
Boundaries that are dependent on elevation shall be based upon on-site elevations and shall not be interpolated.
(2) 
Water bodies and watercourses.
(A) 
Floodplains.
All development within the city, not part of a previously approved plan or plat, shall show the boundary of the floodplain and floodway, if such exists on the site. Such delineation shall be by a registered professional land surveyor.
(B) 
Streams.
Streams (perennial, intermittent, mapped, and unmapped) with identifiable banks and beds shall have their boundaries set at the top of the bank.
(C) 
Wetlands.
Wetlands shall be measured by the criteria of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(D) 
Other water bodies/watercourses.
Initial identification of other waterbodies/ watercourses not otherwise classified shall be made using the U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps or more accurate information, as available. Field survey verification to determine evidence and location of channelized flow is required for subdivision plats and site development plans.
(3) 
Topography.
Topographic lines shall be required only when the construction of a building is within the 100-year floodway and all other requirements permitting the land to be developed have been satisfied. When topographic lines are required they shall be drawn at one-foot contour intervals unless such intervals are impractical due to essentially flat topography.
(b) 
Monumentation.
Survey monuments shall be required.
(1) 
Monument markers.
All boundary corners, angle points, or points of curvature or tangency, including block corners, lot corners, street intersections, and all angle points and points of curvature in street lines, must be monumented by a surveyor using sufficient, stable and reasonably permanent survey markers.
(2) 
Monument size and material.
Each monument shall be described in such a way as to clearly define the size, type of material, and the nature of the monument (i.e., three-fourths-inch iron pipe, five-eighths-inch iron rod, cotton spindle, mag nail, etc.).
(3) 
Standards.
All monuments shall be set to the standard of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying Practices Act and the general rules of practices and procedures of the state board of professional land surveying and shall bear reference caps as indicated.
(4) 
Benchmarking.
(A) 
Location.
A benchmark monument or survey marker of a sufficient, stable, and reasonably permanent nature shall be found or placed within the boundaries of or within 300 feet of the boundaries of the subdivision for project elevation control.
(B) 
Identification.
The placement of the benchmark with the location, description, and elevation of the benchmark shall be identified on the face of the plat.
(C) 
Reference.
All project benchmarks and all project elevations shall be referenced to the published National Geodetic Survey (NGS) datum adjustment of the current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance rate map (FIRM) for the property location. Equations may be used to translate other datum adjustments to the required adjustment.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Stormwater.
All improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the City of Plainview Stormwater Control Technical Standards.
(b) 
Flood management.
Any parcel of property within the city which is also within the most recent Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) 100-year flood zone will not be considered for subdivision until adequate drainage or flood management protection has been provided.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Connections required.
Connection to the city’s water system and the city’s sewer system is required for all properties within the city limits. See section 13.03.003, Connection to Existing Main, section 13.03.004, Extensions of Mains, and the City of Plainview Water/Sewer Construction Standards.
(b) 
Approval required to cover.
No sanitary sewer, water, or storm sewer pipe shall be covered without approval of the director of public works, or his representative.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)