(A) Preliminary plat. Upon reaching conclusions informally (as recommended in § 154.042 above) regarding the general proposed program and objective, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat (see § 154.045), together with improvement plans and other supplemental material as applicable in other sections of this subchapter.
(1) The Public Works Director, or other person so designated, shall make a study of the plat and give a report to the Board before its final action on the preliminary plat.
(2) Following a review of the preliminary plat and other materials submitted for conformity thereof to the regulations, and following negotiations with the subdivider on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of improvements to be made by the subdivider the Board shall:
(a) Within 30 days after the filing of the preliminary plat, act thereon as submitted or modified; and
(b) If approved, submit the preliminary plat to the Council for approval;
(3) The Council shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the plat. The action of the Council shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary plat, referenced, and attached to any conditions required by the Council. Action of the Council shall be certified by the Mayor. One such copy of the plat shall be returned to the subdivider and the other retained in the files of the city.
(4) Conditional approval of a preliminary plat by the Council shall be deemed an expression of approval as to the layout submitted on the preliminary plat and as a guide to the installation of streets, water and sewer, and other required improvements and utilities, and also as to the preparation of the final or record plat. Except as provided for herein, approval of the preliminary plat shall constitute conditional approval of the final plat when all conditions of approval noted have been met.
(5) Conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall be effective for one year unless reviewed by the Council in the light of new or significant information which would necessitate the revision of the preliminary plat. If no development or change in requirement has occurred which would affect the proposed plat at the end of the year of an effective approval, the Council may extend its approval another year without the submission of a new preliminary plat by again approving the original preliminary plat. No filing fee is required for approval.
(B) Approval of final plat.
(1) Upon approval of the preliminary plat the subdivider shall prepare a final plat (see § 154.046 below). The final plat shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved and shall incorporate all changes, directions, and additions imposed by the Council. The final plat shall not be released for filing until detailed engineering plans have been approved or conditionally approved by the Public Works Director and/or City Engineer.
(2) If so desired by the developer, the final plat may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which is proposed to be recorded and then developed; provided, however, that such portion conforms to all the provisions of this subchapter.
(3) Engineering plans showing details of streets, culverts, bridges, storm drainage, water mains, sanitary sewers and other engineering details of the proposed subdivision shall be submitted to the Public Works Director along with the final plat of the subdivision. Such plans shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer and shall conform to the design standards established by the city.
(4) Upon receipt of the final plat, accompanied by a final filing fee as prescribed herein, the Public Works Director shall check the plat to ascertain its compliance with these provisions and the action of the Council. When the copy of the final plat has been checked and found to meet all the general requirements and design standards, the developer, or his or her engineer, shall submit ten copies of the final plat to the Public Works Director. The Public Works Director shall stamp on each of the ten copies the certificate of approval of the Council when the final plat has been approved. The developer, or his or her authorized agent, shall secure the required number of plats, and record them with the County Clerk, Johnson County, Texas, within 30 days of the date of the final approval, otherwise the final approval of the Council shall become invalid. Six copies of the recorded final plat shall be returned immediately to the Public Works Director.
(5) Subdivision plats for housing projects, apartment areas, shopping centers and industrial districts are required when there is to be a dedication of streets and/or easements. Site plans shall be filed with the city for approval by the City Council as required by zoning ordinances.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)