The subdivider shall cause to be prepared a final plat, properly
certified by a Texas registered public surveyor or a Texas state registered
professional engineer, in accordance with this article and state laws.
The final plat with its accompanying data are to show the complete
engineering design and specifications for the subdivision at least
to the extent described herein. The final plat and accompanying data
shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved by the planning
and zoning board and incorporating any and all changes, modifications,
alterations, corrections and conditions imposed by the planning and
zoning commission.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(A); 1993
Code, sec. 9.501)
The subdivider shall file fifteen (15) blueline copies of the
final plat and accompanying data, together with the plat filing fee,
with the commission at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date
of the planning and zoning commission meeting at which formal application
for board approval of the final plat will be made.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(B); 1993
Code, sec. 9.502)
The subdivider shall present, in person or by mail, a written
request for final plat approval to the board at a regularly scheduled
meeting of the commission. The final plat filed for approval shall
be considered for approval by the board only in the event it meets
the submittal requirements of this division at the time of formal
application and prior to the expiration date of the preliminary plat
approval. Said request must arrive at the city office at least ninety-six
(96) hours in advance of such meeting to be placed on the commission’s
agenda.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(C); 1993
Code, sec. 9.503)
(a) Filing fee.
At the time of filing the final plat shall
be accompanied by a filing fee. Except as noted below, the filing
fee shall be in an amount to be established and approved by the city
council from time to time. The deposit of such fee shall constitute
a formal request for plat approval.
(b) Inspection fee.
A fee in the amount established by city
council shall be paid to the city by the subdivider prior to the construction
of any improvements to pay for the cost of inspection and testing
thereof. When test of material or construction is ordered by the city,
the first such test shall be paid for by the city. Should the test
indicate the material or construction does not satisfy the minimum
requirements of the city, then the cost of all additional tests on
same or replaced or corrected material or construction shall be paid
for by the subdivider. All tests shall be performed by the independent
engineer or laboratory approved by the city. Only the city engineer’s
estimation of cost for improvements shall be used for determining
any inspection fee. No subdivision will be approved for building permit
issued by the city, until all fees and costs of the additional tests
have been paid to the city.
(c) Exception.
In the event a single tract consisting of
less than ten (10) acres and located within a recorded subdivision
is to be resubdivided into no more than two (2) lots, or is to be
dedicated in whole or in part for street easement or any other public
use, a final plat filing fee, in the amount established by city council,
shall be required. The filing fee shall be payable by check drawn
to the order of the City of Willow Park. No action by the planning
and zoning board shall be valid unless the filing fee has been paid.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(D); 1993
Code, sec. 9.504; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
The plat shall be drawn with India ink on tracing film or a
permanent type of material, consisting of one or more sheets measuring
no less than eighteen inches (18") wide and twenty-four inches (24")
long or larger than twenty-four inches (24") wide and thirty-six inches
(36") long in size, preferably twenty-two inches (22") wide and thirty-six
inches (36") long. It shall be drawn to a scale of not more than two
hundred feet (200') to the inch and where the area being subdivided
will not fit in the aforesaid dimensions, two or more sheets shall
be used. A key map with a scale of one inch (1") to two thousand feet
(2,000') shall show the entire area and be drawn on the first sheet
or on a separate sheet. The final plat and accompanying data shall
contain all of such features as are required for the preliminary plat.
In addition, it shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) All data required for the preliminary plat, plus the accurate location,
dimensions, bearing or deflecting angles and radii area, and central
angle, degree of curvature, tangent distance and length of all curves
where appropriate, for all proposed streets, drainage structures,
parks, other public areas, reservations, easements or other rights-of-way,
blocks, lots, monuments, and other sites in the subdivision;
(2) The following site improvement data:
(A) Construction plans for all proposed streets and sidewalks;
(B) Construction plans for all proposed sanitary sewer lines and structures,
all proposed water lines and fire hydrants, all proposed storm drainage
sewers, channels and easements; and
(C) Plans for proposed installation of street signs and other such features.
(3) The following written and notarized statements:
(A) A statement describing the minimum improvements which the subdivider
agrees to provide, conditional upon city council approval of the final
plat;
(B) A statement that all property taxes and assessments have been paid
for past years and up to current date. This statement shall be signed
by the owner or owners. (Original and one copy);
(C) An acknowledgement of the dedication to public use of streets, parks,
playgrounds, watercourses, drains, easements and other such public
places as shown on the plat, and of payments in lieu of certain public
dedications. Property designated for schools, churches, hospitals,
municipal purposes and other such uses, shall be noted, as well as
the conditions and procedures by which such property and monies shall
be made available to prospective purchasers or governing bodies. This
statement shall be signed by the owner or owners, and all persons
having a mortgage or lien interest in the property.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(E); 1993
Code, sec. 9.505)
(a) Within thirty (30) days after formal application for final plat approval
is filed with the planning and zoning board, and provided the final
plat filing fee has been paid, the planning and zoning board shall
approve the plat or shall disapprove the plat. If said plat be not
disapproved within thirty (30) days from said filing date, it shall
be deemed to have been approved by the planning and zoning board.
(b) In addition, the planning and zoning board shall consider any requested
variances and make a recommendation to the city council concerning
its approval or disapproval. Any and all requested variances must
be approved or disapproved by the city council. After the final plat
has been considered, the planning and zoning board shall submit the
final plat, along with any applicable recommendations, to the city
council for its consideration.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(F); 1993
Code, sec. 9.506)
Within thirty (30) days after formal application for final plat
approval is filed with the city council by the planning and zoning
board, and provided all submittal requirements of this division have
been met, the city council shall approve or disapprove said plat.
If said plat be not disapproved within thirty (30) days from said
filing or formal application date, it shall be deemed to have been
approved by the city council.
(1) Approval of the final plat by the city council constitutes authorization
for the subdivider to record the plat and to proceed with the installation
of subdivision improvements.
(2) The final plat shall then be caused to be filed and recorded in the
plat records of Parker County. The approval of the final plat does
not constitute acceptance of the subdivision unless said final plat
is duly recorded in the plat records of the county within three (3)
months from the date it is approved by the city council and signed
by the mayor. If a final plat is not recorded within said three (3)
months, the final plat must be resubmitted to the city for consideration
and action.
(3) If the final plat is disapproved, the city council shall inform the
subdivider in writing of the reasons at the time such action is taken,
and shall return that portion, if any, of the filing fee paid in excess
of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(4) If the final plat contains any request(s) for a variance from any
existing city ordinance and/or regulation, the city council shall
consider such request(s) for variance at the same time that the request
for final plat approval is considered. However, if the city council
has not had sufficient time to examine the request, the city council
may, by majority vote, postpone the variance consideration. Any such
postponed variance consideration must be held within a time period
not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of final plat consideration
and shall be conducted in a public hearing in compliance with the
Texas Open Meetings Act.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 5(G); 1993
Code, sec. 9.507)
Property shall not be replatted which has been previously platted
by a common dedication, except with the consent of all directly affected
property owners within five hundred feet (500') of the subdivision
property line.
(Ordinance adopting 1993 Code; 1993
Code, sec. 9.508)