Prior to the preparation of the preliminary plat, the subdivider may meet with city staff concerning a proposed subdivision. Such step does not require formal application, fee or filing of any plat with the planning and zoning commission. At such meeting, the city staff will be able to make any suggestions that would direct the proposed subdivider toward desirable objectives and possibly prevent unnecessary work if such objectives are not met.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)
(a) 
Filing procedure.
(1) 
The subdivider shall cause a preliminary plat to be prepared, together with other supplementary data as specified and shown in Appendix A [of this exhibit] for formal submission to the planning and zoning commission.
(2) 
Six prints of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the planning and zoning commission and filed with the city. A certificate of filing shall be maintained by the city and a copy of such certificate shall be given to the party filing the plat.
(3) 
A filing fee, per subdivision, as established by the city council and on file in the city secretary’s office, plus a fee, per residential lot, as established by the city council and on file in the city secretary’s office, shall be paid by the subdivider. Where acreage is involved, such as, but not limited to, sites for industrial or commercial use, housing projects and shopping centers, the subdivider shall pay a filing fee, per acre, as established by the city council and on file in the city secretary’s office.
(b) 
Master preliminary of larger tract.
Where the proposed subdivision constitutes a unit of a larger tract owned by the subdivider which the subdivider intends to subsequently divide as additional units of the same subdivision, the subdivision plat shall be accompanied by a layout of the entire area, showing the tentative proposed layout of streets, blocks and drainage for such area. The overall layout, if approved by the planning and zoning commission, shall be attached to and filed with a copy of the approved subdivision plat in the permanent files of the city engineer and the planning and zoning commission.
Thereafter, fractional final plats of subsequent units of such subdivision may be submitted without additional preliminary plat approval, and shall conform to such approved overall layout, unless changed by the planning and zoning commission. Where the subdivider does not agree to such change, the planning and zoning commission may change such approved overall layout only when it finds that adherence to the previously approved overall layout will:
(1) 
Hinder the orderly subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; or
(2) 
Be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or will be injurious to other property in the area.
Each subsequent fractional plat submitted for approval shall be adjacent to a unit previously developed.
(c) 
The failure of the planning and zoning commission to act within thirty (30) days of the filing of the preliminary plat shall be deemed to be an approval of the plat, except as otherwise agreed to by the subdivider.
(d) 
The approval of the preliminary plat shall expire one hundred and eighty (180) days after the approval date, unless a corresponding final plat is filed with the city. The planning and zoning commission if requested by the subdivider may grant an extension of this time period.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)
(a) 
After conditional approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall cause a final plat to be prepared, together with supplementary data as specified and shown in Appendix A [of this exhibit] for formal submission to the planning and zoning commission.
(b) 
Six prints of the final plat shall be filed with the city to be submitted to the planning and zoning commission. A certificate of filing shall be maintained by the city and a copy of such certificate shall be given to the party filing the plat.
(c) 
The subdivider shall submit the following data at the time of filing the plat:
(1) 
A tax certificate from the city, and other offices of taxing agencies within whose jurisdiction the proposed subdivision lies, to the effect that all ad valorem taxes have been paid on the land included within the subdivision.
(2) 
A utility certificate from the water and sewer departments approving the proposed utilities layout and indicating that adequate service is available to the subdivision.
(3) 
The following data, prepared and stamped by a registered engineer, shall be presented to and approved by the city engineer for compliance with requirements before any subdivision, shall be approved by the planning and zoning commission:
a. 
Streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks and monuments;
b. 
Storm drainage data and proposed drainage structures;
c. 
Water and sewer data and proposed structures.
(d) 
If constructions of all improvements needed to serve the subdivision are not completed prior to the filing of the plat, then the subdivider must have entered into a financial agreement with the city secured by a bond or other alternative financial guarantee such as a cash deposit or letter of credit for the provision of improvements. The bond or financial guarantee shall meet the criteria established in the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.
(e) 
The failure of the planning and zoning commission to act within thirty (30) days of the filing of the final plat, shall be deemed to be an approval of the plat, except as otherwise agreed to by the subdivider.
(f) 
After the approval of the final plat by the planning and zoning commission, the final plat shall be submitted to the City Council for approval before it is recorded.
(g) 
The failure of the City Council to act within thirty (30) days of the approval of the plat by the planning and zoning commission shall be deemed to be an approval of the plat except as otherwise agreed to by the subdivider.
(h) 
Unless the final plat is recorded in the official county records within twelve 12 months of approval by the city council, the approval will be void, unless the time is extended by the city council.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)
Plats, amending plats, minor plats and replats as described in Section 212.0065 of the Local Government Code may be approved by the City Manager without the consideration of the planning and zoning commission or the city council. The city manager may, for any reason elect to present the plat for approval to the planning and zoning commission. The city manager shall not disapprove a plat but shall refer said plat to the planning and zoning commission.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)
A short form procedure, omitting the filing of the preliminary plat, may be followed when the proposed subdivision or resubdivision meets the following requirements:
(1) 
The proposed subdivision contains five lots or less, all fronting on a previously dedicated street of an adequate width, and situated so that no additional streets, alleys, easements or other public property are required in order to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(2) 
The utilities and drainage facilities, as required in this chapter, are in place to serve each lot in the proposed subdivision and require no alterations, or satisfactory arrangements have been made to effect any necessary alterations.
(3) 
The proposed subdivision abuts property that has previously been subdivided.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)