A. 
Before beginning any construction of the improvements authorized in this article on proposed roadways, public utilities, or drainage facilities, or structures pertaining to any subdivision coming under the provisions of this ordinance and within the city limits, complete plans and specifications for such improvements shall have first been completely approved by the city administrator as meeting the city’s standards in connection with the approval of a final plat of the proposed subdivision by the commission. All improvements shall be designed and constructed in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.
B. 
Improvements shall be installed within all of the area of any subdivision or portion thereof given final approval and filed or to be filed for record.
C. 
The city administrator or his duly authorized representative shall, from time to time, inspect the construction of all utility facilities and streets in the subdivision during the course of construction to see that the same comply with the city’s standards governing the same. In this regard, free access to the subdivision shall be accorded the city administrator and his duly authorized representative by the subdivides, his agents, and employees. Inspection by the city administrator, or a failure of the city administrator to inspect construction as required herein shall not in any way impair or diminish the obligation of the subdivides to install improvements in the subdivision in accordance with plans and specifications therefore as approved by the city administrator and commission and in accordance with the city’s standards.
D. 
The standards which are referred to herein may be altered from time to time by the council without requiring an amendment to this ordinance, such standards being subject to change from time to time by motion duly adopted by the city council. Any such changes or alterations shall be immediately noted upon such standards.
E. 
After all improvements required by the city have been completed by the owner or subdivides of the subdivision, the commission will require one (1) set of as-built drawings of all underground utilities and street improvements that have been constructed, the same to be filed within thirty (30) days after completion of all required improvements.
F. 
In the event exigencies of construction necessitate change in plans and specifications, approval of the changes must be made by the commission and/or the city administrator prior to making any revisions in the construction.
(Ordinance 204 adopted 4/20/04)
A. 
In general, all streets and alleys shall be concrete pavement (crushed stone or gravel aggregate), or cement-stabilized base (oyster shell aggregate) with an asphalt wearing surface. Combined curb and gutters shall be constructed on each side of each street within the boundaries of each subdivision. The pavement shall conform to the city’s paving standards.
B. 
In some outlying areas, the commission may approve without prejudice, in their opinion, that the best interest of the community would be served thereby, a flexible type base course with an asphalt wearing surface conforming with the city’s paving standards.
C. 
The minimum gradient on gutters shall be 0.20 percent. The minimum drop around a curb shall be 0.15 feet.
D. 
Where a curb and gutter section intersects a drainage ditch, the grade of the gutter shall be above the design water surface of the ditch.
E. 
Drainage inlets shall be placed at all low points on the gutter gradient.
F. 
The developer or subdivider shall connect the proposed streets to the city’s existing streets with approved connections at no cost to the city when deemed expedient by the city.
G. 
All streets shall be marked at each street intersection with a street name sign approved by the commission and the city administrator. Culverts, bridges, or other structures to span existing or proposed ditches shall be built by the subdivider.
H. 
All streets shall be paved by the subdivider to the plat boundary, even though the proposed street terminates at undeveloped property and the extension of the proposed street is not dedicated to the public.
I. 
Width of paving for the various types of streets and for alleys shall not be less than shown in the city’s standards.
(Ordinance 204 adopted 4/20/04)
A. 
The subdivider shall construct within the proposed subdivision a water distribution system to serve the subdivision at every lot within the limits of the subdivision, designed and constructed in a manner to provide adequate flow for domestic consumption and for adequate fire protection.
B. 
The developer’s engineer shall conform to the recommendations of the city administrator, in the design and layout of the water distribution system. The design shall be acceptable, without penalty, to the Texas Fire Insurance Commission.
C. 
All materials and installations shall be in accordance with city’s standards for same.
(Ordinance 204 adopted 4/20/04)
A. 
The subdivider shall construct a sanitary sewer system to serve the proposed subdivision and every lot within the proposed subdivision.
B. 
The subdivider’s engineer shall conform to the recommendations of the city administrator in the design and layout of the sanitary sewer system.
C. 
Manholes shall be spaced in the sewer lines at every junction and angle point; the spacing shall not exceed six hundred feet (600').
D. 
The terminus of all sewer lines must be provided with a clean-out or manhole.
E. 
All material and installations shall be in accordance with the city’s standards for same.
(Ordinance 204 adopted 4/20/04)
A. 
The subdivider shall construct a drainage system to drain the proposed subdivision and every lot therein. The developer’s engineer shall conform to the recommendations of the city administrator in the design of the drainage system.
B. 
Concrete culvert pipe materials and installation shall be in accordance with the city’s standards for same.
C. 
Minimum gutter grade shall be 0.20 percent.
D. 
Where a culvert runs under a proposed roadway or within two feet (2') thereof, the subdivider shall backfill and compact the trench to a uniform density equal to or greater than that of the undisturbed earth adjacent to the trench.
(Ordinance 204 adopted 4/20/04)