Construction plans shall include all applicable information and adhere to all criteria noted in the checklist. In a case where local criteria conflicts with stated NCTCOG, TxDOT, Denton County, and AASHTO criteria, the most stringent criteria shall apply.
(Ordinance 2023-09 adopted 7/10/2023)
(a) 
All improvements proposed for any subdivision shall be constructed in accordance with the current "Standard Specification for Public Works Construction" published by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. No improvements will be constructed prior to acceptance and approval of the final plans.
(b) 
From and after December 8, 1997, all streets and roads constructed in nonresidential areas of the town shall be constructed of concrete, and new residential subdivision streets and roads shall be constructed of concrete, in accordance with the standards of the town, the requirements and specifications imposed by the town, the standards promulgated by the North Central Texas Council of Government's "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction," current edition, and applicable standards published by the Texas Department of Transportation. All sidewalk and pedestrian facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Texas Department of Transportation's most recent design specifications for pedestrian facilities, curb ramps, a copy of which shall be kept and maintained in the office of the town secretary and the building official.
(c) 
Asphalt streets in low impact residential subdivisions (minimum lot size two (2) acres) may be considered on an individual basis.
(d) 
All improvements to any existing subdivision street may be constructed of concrete or asphalt in accordance with the standards of the town, the requirements and specifications imposed by the town, the standards promulgated by the North Central Texas Council of Government's "Standard Specification for Public Works Construction," latest edition, and applicable standards published by the state department of transportation.
(e) 
All improvements in previously approved but still unimproved subdivisions shall conform to the town's current regulations and specifications for street, drainage, and utility construction.
(f) 
Before construction of any streets, drainage, or utilities in any properly platted subdivision, a contract must be executed by the town, the developer, and the general contractor and which must contain the following provisions.
(1) 
A summary description of the improvements to be constructed and the incorporation by reference of all specifications, plans, and plats as approved by the mayor of the town, or the town council where required;
(2) 
A statement of the total consideration to be paid for the work to be performed;
(3) 
A statement of the date that works to be performed will be completed;
(4) 
A statement sufficiently identifying the subdivision involved; and
(5) 
A section providing for the approval on the face of each contract by the town.
(Ordinance 2023-09 adopted 7/10/2023)
(a) 
Within thirty (30) days of acceptance of the subdivision, the engineer for the developer shall submit to the town a complete set of reproducible drawings of the paving, drainage, water, and sewer improvements, if any, showing all changes made in the plans during construction and containing on each sheet a "record drawing" stamp bearing the signature of the engineer and date. In addition, a reproducible drawings of the utility plan sheets, containing the record drawing information, shall be submitted to the town along with a complete set of CADD files in .dwg format.
(b) 
No final acceptance of the subdivision will be made by the town until the foregoing requirement has been accomplished to the satisfaction of the town. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to furnish copies of the record-drawing plans to the appropriate state agencies.
(Ordinance 2023-09 adopted 7/10/2023)