After the preliminary plat has been tentatively approved by the city council, a final plat in the form of a record plat shall be prepared and submitted to the city secretary for review by the city manager and transmission to the city council. Five (5) prints of such plat shall be filed in the office of the city secretary at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which approval is asked.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-76)
The final plat of any subdivision shall be drawn to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-77)
The final plat shall show, contain or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) 
The names of the owner and/or subdivider and of the licensed state land surveyor, or registered engineer responsible for that plat shall be shown.
(2) 
The name of the subdivision and adjacent subdivisions, the names of streets, to conform whenever possible to existing street names, and numbers of lots and blocks, in accordance with a systematic arrangement shall be shown. In case of branching streets, other lines of departure shall be indicated.
(3) 
There shall be an accurate boundary survey of the property, with bearings and distance referenced to survey lines and established subdivisions, and showing the lines of all adjacent lands and the lines of adjacent streets and alleys, with their width and names. Street, alley and lot lines in adjacent subdivisions shall be shown in dashed lines. This survey shall have a closure error of not more than one (1) foot in five thousand (5,000) feet.
(4) 
Location of proposed lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimal fractions of feet, with the length of radii and arcs of all curves, all angles, with all other engineering information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground shall be shown. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points. Contours, with an interval of one (1) or two (2) feet as governed by the topography, shall be shown as light, dashed lines. All elevations shown shall be referred to the city datum. The contours may be shown on a separate sheet if so desired but the drawing shall be to the same scale as the plat.
(5) 
The location of building lines on front and side streets, and the location of utility easements shall be shown.
(6) 
A north arrow, scale and date shall be shown.
(7) 
When more than one (1) sheet is used for a plat, a key map, showing the entire subdivision at smaller scale with block numbers and street names, shall be shown on a separate sheet of the same size.
(8) 
The final plat shall contain an instrument of dedication signed and acknowledged by the owner or others and by all other parties who have a mortgage or lien interest in the property, showing all restrictions, reservations, and/or easements, if any, to be imposed and reserved in connection with the addition. Such restrictions shall contain the following provisions, along with any other restrictions which may be imposed:
No house or dwelling unit shall be constructed on any lot in this addition by the owner or any other person until:
(A) 
Such time as the developer and/or owner has complied with all requirements of this chapter regarding improvements with respect to the entire block on the street on which the property abuts, a corner lot shall be regarded as abutting on both intersection streets adjacent to such lot, including the actual installation of streets with the required base and paving, curb and gutter, drainage structures, and storm sewers and alleys, and water and sewer lines all according to the specifications of the city manager; or
(B) 
An escrow deposit, sufficient to pay for the cost of such improvement as determined by the city manager computed on a private commercial rate basis, has been made with the city secretary accompanied by an agreement signed by the developer and/or owner, authorizing the city to make such improvements at prevailing private commercial rates, or have the same made by a contractor and pay for the same out of the escrow deposit, should the developer and/or owner fail or refuse to install the required improvements within the time stated in such written agreement, but in no case shall the city be obligated to make such improvements itself. Such deposit may be used by the owner and/or developer as progress payments as the work progresses in making such improvements by making certified requisitions to the city secretary, supported by evidence of work done;
(C) 
The developer and/or owner files a corporate surety bond with the city secretary in the sum equal to the cost of such improvements for the designated area, guaranteeing the installation thereof within the time stated in the bond which time shall be fixed by the city manager. These restrictions with respect to improvements are made to ensure the installation of such improvements and to give notice to each prospective owner and to each prospective owner of lots in this subdivision that no house can be constructed on any lot in this subdivision until the improvements are actually made or provided for on the entire block on the street on which the property abuts as described in this section.
(9) 
A certificate of dedication of all streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other land intended for public use, signed by the owner and by all other parties who have a mortgage or lien interest in the property shall accompany the plot. All deed restrictions that are to be filed with the plat, shall be shown or filed separately.
(10) 
An indemnity against any claim for damages against the city occasioned by the establishment of grades or the alteration of the surface of any portion of existing streets and alleys to conform to the grades established in the subdivision shall be shown.
(11) 
A receipt showing that all taxes against the property are paid shall be shown.
(12) 
Certification by a registered engineer or a state licensed land surveyor to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him, and that all the necessary survey monuments are correctly shown thereon. The following certificates shall be placed on the plat, in a manner that will allow the filling in thereof by the proper party:
“Recommended for final approval:
 
_________________________
City manager
__________
Date”
(13) 
Typical cross-section shall be shown of the type and width of paving proposed for the streets. Curb and gutters, pavement types and drainage structure design standards of the city in effect at the time of submission of the plat shall be used, subject to the approval of the city manager and city council.
(14) 
The following certificates shall be placed on the plat in a manner that will allow the filling in thereof by the proper party.
“Recommended for final approval:
 
_________________________
__________
_________________________
City manager
__________
Date
“Approved:
 
_________________________
Mayor, City of La Grange
__________
Date”
(1987 Code, sec. 20-78)
The final plat shall be accompanied by plan-profile sheets twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and plotted to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch horizontal and ten (10) feet to one (1) inch vertical, for each proposed street in the subdivision. These plan-profiles shall show the right-of-way of the street and portions of the right-of-way of intersection streets in the plan portion. The profile portion shall show the existing ground and proposed grade at five (5) points of cross section; that is, at the center line, and back-of-curb lines, and the property lines. The plan portion shall show the size and location of all drainage structures, storm sewers, curb inlets, etc., and the direction of flow of all storm water.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-79)
The engineer or surveyor responsible for the plat shall place permanent monuments at each corner of the boundary survey of the subdivision and at the center line intersection point of all streets. These monuments shall be a concrete post, four (4) inches in diameter and four (4) feet long, or other such type monuments as shall be approved by the city manager. The precise point of intersection shall be indented on the top of the monument. Block corners shall be referenced to these monuments and the bearing and distances of the reference lines filed in written form with the city manager. Tops of monuments shall be set to pavement’s grade in permanent type pavements, two (2) inches below grade in nonpermanent type pavements and flush with existing ground level in nonpaved areas. Elevations and locations of monuments shall be shown on the final plat.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-80)
The following certificates shall be placed on the plat after it has been approved by the city council:
“I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Plat of __________ Addition to the City of La Grange, Texas, was approved by the City Council of the City of La Grange on the _____ day of __________, 20_____. This approval shall be invalid unless the approval plat of such addition is recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Fayette County, Texas, within thirty (30) days from said date of final approval. Said addition shall be subject to all requirements of the Platting Ordinance of the City of La Grange.
“Witness my hand this _____ day of__________, 20_____.
City Secretary”
(1987 Code, sec. 20-81)
An owner and/or developer, at his option, may obtain approval of a portion or section of an addition provided he meets all the requirements of this chapter with reference to such portion or section in the same manner as is required for a complete addition. If a subdivision and final plat thereof is approved by the city council in sections, each final plat of each section is to carry the name of the entire subdivision, but is to be distinguished from each other section by a distinguishing letter, number or subtitle. Block numbers shall run consecutively throughout the entire subdivision, even though such subdivision may be finally approved in sections.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-82)
The final approval of final plat of any subdivision by the city council shall be invalid unless such approved plat shall provide a pro rata part of boundary streets.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-83)
The final approval of a final plat of a subdivision by the city council shall be invalid unless the approved plat of such subdivision is recorded in the office of the county clerk within thirty (30) days after the date of its final approval by the city.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-84)
After approval of the final plat, one (1) reproducible print or tracing shall be furnished the city complete with all necessary signatures. All figures and letters shown must be plain, distinct, and of sufficient size to be easily read, and must be of sufficient density to make a lasting and permanent record.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-85)
The acceptance of a final plat by the city does not in any manner obligate the city to finance or furnish any storm sewers, drainage structures, or street or water or sewer improvements, nor shall any public money be expended on any new proposed subdivision. Appeals may be taken to the city council by the owner and/or developer as to actions of the city manager, whether on preliminary or final review of a proposed plan.
(1987 Code, sec. 20-86)