(a) 
Generally.
The administrator shall be responsible for issuing all building permits.
(b) 
Record required.
No permit for the construction of a building or buildings upon any tract or plot shall be issued unless the plot or tract is part of a plat of record, properly approved by the planning and zoning commission and city council and filed in the plat records of Hale County, Texas.
(c) 
Issuance.
No building permits shall be issued until all improvements are in place and all necessary plans have been approved as required by the city’s Code of Ordinances, unless a developer has entered into a binding development agreement with the city that has been authorized by the city council pursuant to article 10.03, Special Agreements. See also article 3.03, Buildings.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Purpose.
The purpose of the concept plan is to ensure that future and directly adjacent growth to the location of a submittal will be similar in both form and development.
(b) 
Applicability.
A concept plan is required for phased large-scale development projects. When property proposed for a subdivision constitutes a unit of a larger tract owned or controlled by the subdivider, a concept plan shall be required showing the conceptual layout of the entire area of the tract, including the tentative layout of streets, blocks, drainage, water, sewer, and other improvements.
(c) 
Procedure.
(1) 
Concept plans are to be prepared for and presented in accordance with section 10.05.002, Pre-Application Conference, and shall be referred to other departments and agencies, as applicable.
(2) 
The administrator shall be responsible for acceptance of the proposed concept plan which will become part of the applicant’s official application for a preliminary plat.
(3) 
When a concept plan is required, every subsequent preliminary plat must substantially comply with the approved concept plan.
(4) 
The overall layout of the concept plan shall be attached to and filed with a copy of the approved subdivision plat.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Applicant responsibilities.
The applicant for a minor plat amendment shall submit to the city manager a statement:
(1) 
Detailing the specific minor plat amendment requested; and
(2) 
Identifying the specific subsection of TLGC section 212.016, Amending Plat, that permits the plat to be amended without requiring a replat.
(b) 
City manager responsibilities.
The city manager may:
(1) 
Administratively approve minor plat amendments when the requirements of TLGC section 212.016, Amending Plat, are met; or
(2) 
Elect to present the plat to the planning and zoning commission for approval, conditional approval, or denial.
(2000 Code, sec. 23-5; Ordinance adopting Code)