Whenever an applicant desires to make a subdivision he shall cause to be prepared a final plat by a surveyor or engineer, appropriate site improvement plans, and complete the certificates prescribed in this section. If desired by the applicant, and following approval by the Planning Division and Department of Public Works, the final plat may consist of only that portion of the approved preliminary plat that he proposes to record at that time. However, such portion shall conform to all of the requirements of this section. A plat shall not be considered approved by the Commission unless it complies with all requirements herein.
(Ordinance 29-2024 adopted 8/6/2024)
A. 
Completed final plat application;
B. 
Any recorded separate instrument documents for any easements, agreements, right-of-way, or deed that traverses the property or as requested by the Property Management Division or Public Works Department.
(Ordinance 29-2024 adopted 8/6/2024)
A. 
The final plat and the accompanying site improvement data shall be approved by the Director of Public Works.
B. 
Street dedications within level two, and those areas within level one shall be made to the county in which the street is proposed. The width of the required dedication shall be the greater width between the city and county requirements.
C. 
All lots shall be served by water, sewer, and public streets unless otherwise approved by the Director of Public Works.
D. 
Final plats that require a preliminary plat shall not be considered until there is an approved preliminary plat.
(Ordinance 29-2024 adopted 8/6/2024)
A. 
In addition to the requirements for the preliminary plat, the final plat shall also include the following:
1. 
The exact location, dimensions, name, description, and purpose of all existing or recorded streets, alleys, reservations, easements or other rights-of-way within the subdivision, intersecting or adjacent to its boundary or forming such boundary, with accurate dimensions, bearing or deflecting angles and radii, area, and central angle, degree of curvature, tangent distance and length of all curves where appropriate. Areas previously dedicated and shown on the plat shall be described by volume and page or document number if on file in official county records and have a statement shown in the affected area stating that it has been "previously dedicated."
2. 
The exact location, dimensions, description, name and purpose of all proposed streets, alleys, drainage structures, parks, other public areas, reservations, easements or other rights-of-way, residential lots, and other sites, with accurate dimensions, bearing or deflecting angles. These areas dedicated for public use shall state that they are "herein dedicated" within the area affected.
B. 
The final plat shall also include the following:
1. 
Owner's acknowledgment:
"State of Texas
County of __________.
The owner of land shown on this plat and whose name is subscribed hereto, and in person or through a duly authorized agent hereby dedicates to the use of the public forever all streets, alleys, parks, watercourses, drains, easements and public places thereon shown for the purpose and consideration therein expressed and further warrants that he has lawful authority to make such dedications.
____________________
Owner
State of Texas
County of ____________________
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared __________, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated. Given under my hand and seal of office this __________ day of __________, 20 _____.
____________________
Notary Public, ____________________. County, Texas."
2. 
Certificate by director of public works:
"The Director of Public Works of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, hereby certifies that this subdivision plat conforms to all requirements of the subdivision regulations as to which his approval is required.
____________________
Director of Public Works"
3. 
Approval of the Commission of the city:
"This plat has been submitted to and considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and is hereby approved.
Dated this _____ day of _____, 20 _____.
By: ____________________ Chairman
By: ____________________ Secretary"
or
In the case of a minor plat, approval by the Director of Development Services:
"This plat has been submitted to and considered by the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, under the terms and conditions of a minor plat and is hereby approved.
Dated this the __________ day of __________, 20 __________.
____________________
Director of the Department of Development Services
4. 
Surveyor's certification:
"I hereby certify that this plat has been prepared from an actual and accurate field survey of the land under my personal supervision on (date); and that all information shown is true and correct; and that all monuments shown thereon were properly placed under my personal supervision, in accordance with the subdivision regulations of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas.
____________________
Surveyor"
5. 
A certificate from the city tax collector and from the proper official of all other taxing authorities 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 and that there are no recorded liens by any taxing authority.
6. 
Where any plat wholly or in part lies outside of the corporate limits of the city, and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction as defined by state law, a legible statement shall appear on the plat as follows:
"The area indicated on this plat as outside of the City limits of Wichita Falls on the date of approval of this plat is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Wichita Falls and subject to annexation."
(Ordinance 29-2024 adopted 8/6/2024)
A. 
No final plat will be considered unless a preliminary plat has been approved by the Commission. If circumstances prevail in which a single unplatted parcel may be platted into lots in only one obvious manner, no preliminary plat will be necessary. The Planning Department shall determine the necessity of preliminary plats in such cases.
The Director of Development Services may approve minor plats involving four or fewer lots fronting on an existing street and not requiring the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities. The director of Development Services shall not disapprove such plat but refer any plat that he refuses to approve to the Commission.
B. 
A final plat of an approved preliminary plat or a portion thereof shall be submitted to the Commission within two years of the date of approval of preliminary plat, otherwise the approval of the Commission shall become null and void.
C. 
With the exception of minor situations or drafting errors authorized by the joint approval by the Department of Development Services and Department of Public Works, no changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any final plat of a subdivision after approval has been given by the Commission and endorsed on the plat in writing, unless said change, revision or modification is first submitted to and approved by the Commission. Errors affecting existing ROW and easements shall be corrected and a new or revised plat shall be submitted to the Commission.
D. 
The director of public works shall certify by his signature on the final plat that all improvements required under this section have been completed prior to submittal of the final plat, or that one of the following types of guarantees has been furnished. If such a guarantee is furnished, it shall provide that all improvements shall be completed within 12 months, unless an extension of time is granted in writing by the director of public works for good cause. Such guarantees are as follows:
1. 
The applicant may furnish an approved surety, payable to the governmental unit authorized to accept surety, in an amount sufficient to cover the entire cost of such improvements as required herein, as estimated by the applicant and approved by a person authorized by the governmental unit.
2. 
The applicant may deposit cash, or other instrument readily convertible into cash at face value, either with the governmental unit, or in escrow with a bank. The use of any instrument other than cash, and, in the case of an escrow account, the bank with which the funds are to be deposited, shall be subject to the approval by the governmental unit. If an instrument readily convertible into cash is deposited with the governmental unit, it may be reduced to cash at the discretion of the governmental unit. The amount of the deposit shall be sufficient to cover the entire cost of the required improvements, as estimated by the applicant and approved by the governmental unit. In the case of an escrow account, the applicant shall file an agreement between himself and the bank guaranteeing that such funds shall be held in trust until released by the governmental unit, and may not be used nor pledged by the applicant as security in any other matter during that period; that in case of failure of the applicant to complete said improvements within the time specified, then the bank shall immediately make the funds in such account available to the governmental unit for use in the completion of such improvements. Provided, however, periodic payments may be made from the cash deposited with the governmental unit or from the escrow account for progressive payments of construction costs of the required improvements, which payments shall be based upon progress work estimates prepared by the applicant's engineer and approved by the governmental unit.
3. 
The applicant may provide, from a bank or other reputable financial institution approved by the governmental unit, a letter of credit, which is approved by the city attorney. Such letter of credit shall state that the creditor guarantees funds in an amount equal to the cost of constructing such improvements, as estimated by the applicant and approved by the governmental unit. In case of failure on the part of the applicant to complete such improvements within the specified time, the creditor shall pay to the governmental unit immediately, and without further action, such funds as are necessary to complete such improvements, such letter of credit may not be withdrawn, or reduced in amount, until released by the governmental unit.
If one of such guarantees is furnished to the governmental unit by the applicant, it shall be filed with the governmental unit.
4. 
The applicant, at his option, may elect to, during the course of improvements, to deposit cash, or other instrument into cash at face value, either with the governmental unit or in escrow with a bank for the balance of improvements yet to be installed. The amount shall be sufficient to cover the cost of the remainder of the improvements. The estimate shall be provided by the applicant and approved by the governmental unit.
E. 
A final plat shall become void if there are discovered to be constraints to the development as proposed on the plat. Should such constraints or obstacles be found, the Planning Division and/or Department of Public Works shall require the submission of an amended plat that recognizes, mitigates or otherwise allows for the effects of the constraint or obstacle as approved by the Planning Division and/or Department of Public Works. A nonconforming condition shall also be considered a constraint or obstacle.
F. 
Once all conditions are provided and accepted by the Planning Division and Public Works the final plat shall be recorded with the county. A copy of the recorded plat shall be provided to the Planning Division.
(Ordinance 29-2024 adopted 8/6/2024)