(A) Purpose.
The purpose of a Minor Plat is to facilitate divisions of land
under the circumstances described in section 212.0065 of the Texas
Local Government Code.
(B) Applicability.
An application for a Minor Plat may be approved under the following
circumstances:
(1) The
proposed plat or replat results in four or fewer lots;
(2) All
lots in the proposed subdivision front onto an existing public street
and the construction or extension of a street or alley is not required
to meet the requirements of this GDC; and
(3) The
plat does not require the extension of any municipal facilities to
serve any lot within the subdivision, however, right-of-way dedication
and the establishment of new on-site easements (or off-site easements,
via separate instrument) are allowed as part of, and shall be shown
on, a Minor Plat.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7055, sec. 9, adopted 5/7/19)
(A) Application
Submission and Processing.
A complete application for Minor Plat approval shall be submitted, and will be processed, in accordance with Section
3.06 of this Chapter
3. A Minor Plat application must meet all application and recordation requirements of a Final Plat.
(B) Review
Process.
A Minor Plat application shall be reviewed by
the DRC and the Planning Director in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the City’s
Development Application Packet, as amended. The Planning Director shall take action on the Minor Plat application, or shall schedule the application for Plan Commission consideration, in accordance with Section
3.04 of this Chapter
3.
(C) Accompanying
Documents.
An application for a Minor Plat may be submitted with accompanying documents similar to those for a Final Plat, as set forth in Section
3.15(C) of this Chapter
3.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) Review
and Determination.
The Planning Director shall review
the Minor Plat application, the findings of the DRC, and any other
information submitted with the application (including the Site Engineering
Drawings, if applicable). From all such information, the Planning
Director shall determine whether the Minor Plat application is in
compliance with this GDC.
(B) Action
by Planning Director.
The Planning Director shall take
one of the following actions:
(1) Approve
the Minor Plat as submitted by the applicant;
(2) Refer the Minor Plat to the Plan Commission for consideration prior to expiration of the required 30-day approval period unless a Waiver of Right to 30-Day Action is submitted in accordance with Section
3.04 of this Chapter
3.
(C) Appeal.
The applicant may appeal a decision of the Plan Commission (upon referral by the Planning Director) to deny a Minor Plat application to the City Council. Such appeal shall be processed and decided in accordance with applicable provisions of Article 1, Division
1 of Chapter
5 of this GDC.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The Planning Director, or the Plan Commission on referral, shall
decide whether to approve or deny the Minor Plat application based
upon the following criteria:
(A) The Minor
Plat is consistent with all zoning requirements for the property (if
applicable), any approved Subdivision Improvement Agreement (if applicable),
and all other requirements of this GDC that apply to the plat;
(B) All lots
to be created by the plat already have access to an improved public
or private street, and all are connected to or readily connectible
to all other required City utilities and services;
(C) The ownership,
maintenance, and allowed uses of all designated easements have been
stated on the Minor Plat;
(D) The plat
does not require the extension of any municipal facilities to serve
any lot within the subdivision; and
(E) The lot
configuration does not adversely affect surrounding storm drainage
patterns, nor does it create lot-to-lot drainage or adversely affect
surrounding properties and rights-of-way, as determined by the Director
of Engineering.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The approval of a Minor Plat authorizes the applicant to seek approval of a Site Permit (refer to Chapter
4, Article 1, Division
3), and, after the Plat is filed for record by the applicant, a Building Permit may be issued (see Chapter
4, Article 1, Division
4).
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
Same as Final Plat. Recordation procedures are the same as those for the recordation of a Final Plat in Section
3.19 of this Chapter
3.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) No Expiration
After Recordation.
There is no expiration of a Minor
Plat after it is approved by the City and recorded with the applicable
county.
(B) Expiration
if Not Recorded.
If an approved Minor Plat is not timely recorded pursuant to Section
3.19 of this Chapter
3, then it shall be null and void.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
Replat or Amending Plat. Revisions to a Minor Plat may only be approved as a Replat (Section
3.39 of this Chapter
3) or Amending Plat (Section
3.40 of this Chapter
3).
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)