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(A) A subdivider is encouraged to work with city staff in advance of presenting a preliminary or replat to the city for filing. Prior to the city accepting a preliminary plat or replat for filing it must be in compliance with this subchapter and contain all statutory and ordinance required information. It must be accompanied with all necessary fees and documentation. This prefiling review is recommended, but not mandatory. This administrative review is for form and not content. After the preliminary plat or replat has been reviewed as to form by staff, the subdivider shall be notified of any defects that must be corrected prior to filing. The original or corrected preliminary plat or replat shall be received for filing by the city once this prefiling review is completed. Any preliminary plat or replat that is filed without prefiling review, shall be deemed denied for any violation of required form under this subchapter or state law; and must be refiled with new filing fees. The preplatting process is for the benefit of both the subdivider and the city; and refusal of the subdivider to make use of this assistance will result in a strict interpretation of this subchapter and of state law and a resulting denial for all violations as to required form.
(B) During the platting process, any final plat, preliminary plat or replat that is discovered to be in violation of the mandatory requirements of this subchapter and/or a controlling state statute, by city staff or the engineer named by the city to review the instrument, shall be deemed to be in technical denial. This denial can be cured by the subdivider requesting in writing a return to an unfiled status, while the defect is corrected (the corrected instrument may be refiled and no new fees shall be required for this refiling); or an appeal to the reviewing entity (Planning Commission or City Council) at its next meeting, agenda requirements permitting, or a special called meeting for this purpose within ten working days of the staff denial, for a determination if the defect is of form or concept. If the reviewing entity agrees with the subdivider, the plat, preliminary plat or replat shall be deemed refiled as of the day of the affirmative vote and no new fee shall be required for this refiling. If denied, then the technical denial is affirmed and plat, preliminary plat or replat is deemed to be formally denied.
(C) All plats, replats and associated materials required to be submitted for plat approval shall be received in the office of the City Secretary not later than 3:00 p.m., 14 calendar days prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board of the city. The City Secretary shall distribute copies of the Subdivision to the Public Works Director and Engineer. In the event a submission is required to be revised, such revision shall be submitted to the City Secretary not less than five working days prior to the Board meeting at which the submission is scheduled to be heard. Otherwise, any such plat shall be deferred to a later Board meeting.
(D) The final plat shall only be filed after all engineering plans have been reviewed and approved (or conditionally approved) by the Public Works Director and/or City Engineer.
(E) Copies:
(1) Preliminary plat. Three copies of the preliminary plat and supplemental materials specified shall be submitted to the city with the filing fee as provided herein; along with written application for approval prior to the Council meeting at which it is to be considered.
(2) Final plat. Three copies of the final plat and supplemental materials specified shall be submitted to the city with the filing fee as provided herein, along with written application for approval prior to the Council meeting at which it is to be considered.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998; Ord. 02032015-SUBD, passed 2-3-2015)
(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)
(A) Purpose. The preliminary plat is intended to show all the planning factors necessary to enable the proper approving authorities to determine whether the proposed plan for land development is satisfactory from the standpoint of public interest and complies with city ordinances.
(B) Physical size. The preliminary plats shall be prepared on sheets a maximum size of 24 inches by 36 inches, regardless of the size of the subdivision.
(C) Scale. The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equal to 100 feet or one inch equal to 50 feet; provided, that under special conditions, a smaller or larger scale may be accepted when prior approval of the Public Works Director has been obtained.
(D) Contents.
(1) Ownership and identification.
(a) Name of subdivider, record owner and volume and page of record ownership in the Johnson County Deed Records, and land planner, engineer or surveyor;
(b) Proposed name of the subdivision;
(c) Location of subdivision by city, county and state;
(d) Key map showing location of tract by reference to existing streets or highways;
(e) Date of preparation, scale of plat and north arrow;
(f) Subdivision boundary lines, indicated by heavy lines and the computed acreage of the subdivision;
(g) Names of the owners of contiguous parcels of unsubdivided land, the names of contiguous subdivisions and the lot patterns of these subdivisions shown by dotted or dashed lines;
(h) Location of the city limit lines, if they traverse the subdivision or form part of the boundary of the subdivision or are contiguous to the boundary; and
(i) The street intersections on the perimeter of the subdivision shall be shown.
(2) Existing conditions.
(a) The location, dimensions, name and description of all existing or recorded public and private rights-of-way, including easements, within the subdivision as well as those intersecting or contiguous with its boundaries or forming the boundaries;
(b) The location, dimensions, identification or name of all existing or recorded residential lots, parks and public areas within the subdivision;
(c) Permanent structures and uses within the subdivision, including location of houses, barns, walls, wells, tanks and other significant features that will remain;
(d) The location, dimensions, description and flow line of existing drainage structures and the location of flow lines and flood plain. Areas which will be inundated by 100-year flow as defined by the latest revision of the applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and flood boundary and floodway maps must be clearly shown;
(e) Utilities on the tract or contiguous thereto, specifying size of lines;
(f) Topography shown by contour lines on a basis of two feet vertical intervals. All elevations on the contour map shall be referenced to the latest U.S.C. and G.S. data; and
(g) If there is no adjacent subdivision, a map on a small scale shall be included with the preliminary plat, and oriented the same, to show the nearest subdivision in each direction; it shall show how the streets, alleys or highways in the subdivision submitted may connect with those in the nearest subdivision, if it affects the subdivision design.
(3) Proposed layout.
(a) The location, dimensions, description and purpose of all proposed alleys, drainage ways, parks, open spaces, other public areas, easements, streets, rights-of-way, blocks, lots and other sites within the subdivisions;
(b) A number or letter to identify each lot or sites and each block and the proposed name of each street in the subdivision;
(c) Data specifying the gross area of the subdivision, the proposed number of residential lots, the area and dimensions of each lot, the area in residential use and the approximate area in parks, streets and in other nonresidential uses;
(d) All building setback lines on all lots and tracts; and
(e) A "preliminary drainage study" submitted for approval concurrent with the submittal of any preliminary plat to the city.
(E) Substantial changes. If substantial changes are made in a preliminary plat after its approval, a revised preliminary plat shall be prepared and submitted for approval prior to the preparation of the final plat.
(F) Revised preliminary plat.
(1) Required. If the proposed replat significantly changes street right-of-way location or width, substantially increases the number of lots and would have a substantial impact on city services, drainage or adjacent properties, a revised preliminary plat will be required. The preliminary plat revision shall include all the area within the limits of the original preliminary plat except those areas which have unexpired final approval.
(2) Waiver of revised preliminary plat. The requirement of a revised preliminary plat may be waived when the plat revision is without significant change.
(G) Effect of disapproval. After disapproval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider may, at any time, submit a new design for city consideration following the same procedure as required for the original application. No resubmission and no new fee shall be required when city disapproval is for the purpose of further study or hearing by the city; provided, that any such resubmission shall be made within 45 working days after disapproval unless a longer resubmission period is specifically authorized.
(A) Purpose. The final plat is that instrument which becomes the official accurate, permanent record of the division of land. It shall conform to the preliminary plat. The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn on reproducible material and shall be certified as hereinafter provided. It may include all or only a portion of the area of the approved preliminary plat. No subdivision plat may be recorded and no lot therein may be sold until a final plat has been signed and recorded. Any plat not clearly and legibly drawn shall be rejected.
(B) Physical size. As required by Johnson County.
(C) Scale. The final plat shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equal to 100 feet or one inch equal to 50 feet; provided, that under special conditions, a smaller or larger scale may be accepted when prior approval of the Public Works Director has been obtained.
(D) Final plat.
(1) The final plat shall contain the following information:
(a) Title or name of subdivision, written and graphic scale, north arrow, date of plat and key map to reference existing or proposed streets or highways;
(b) Location of the subdivision by city, county and state;
(c) Primary control points or descriptions and ties to such control points, to which dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plat shall be referred. At least one corner of a subdivision shall be tied by course and distance to one or more of the following:
1. A corner of the survey or tract or original corner of the original survey in which the property is located;
2. A corner of a platted lot; or
3. A block corner or subdivision corner of an adjacent or nearby platted subdivision.
(d) A metes and bounds description of the tract, tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines to streets, easements and other rights-of-way, property lines and building setback lines. The descriptions shall reference all field markers as either found or set by the surveyor. Description shall include size of subdivision in acres and square feet, official name of subdivision, abstract references, name of current owners, date of previous transfer and volume and page of previous transfer;
(e) Adequate relocation data in order to reproduce the subdivision on the ground. All lot corners, right of way and inflection points shall be field marked by a public surveyor registered in the state. The markers shall be at least five-eighths inch iron rods, six feet: deep or five-eighths-inch iron rods embedded to a depth of three feet in concrete (six-inch minimum diameter). All markers shall be flagged with surveying marking tape;
(f) Approved name and right-of-way width of each street as measured from center line;
(g) Locations, dimensions and purposes of any easements or other rights-of-way;
(h) Identification of each lot or site and block by letter or number;
(i) Boundary lines, dimensions and names of open spaces to be dedicated for public use or granted for the private use and private maintenance of the inhabitants of the subdivisions;
(j) Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, County Clerk’s volume and page numbers and reference by record name of ownership of adjoining unplatted property;
(k) Total number of lots and total acreage contained in the subdivision and the area, in square feet, of each lot; and
(2) The final plat shall also include reproducible acknowledgment, endorsements and certifications which includes the following:
(a) A certificate of ownership giving a metes and bounds description of the property, dedication of all streets, alleys, parkways and parks where donated to the city, and dedication or reservation of all easements and drainage ways to the public use (signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the owner of the land) shall appear on the face of the plat or on the index sheet of the plats where two or more sheets are required;
(b) Surveyor’s certificate which states that all information shown is based on a field survey performed under the direction of the surveyor and accurately represent the property. The statement must include date, signature and current Texas registration seal of the surveyor. The certificate of the surveyor to be placed on the plat shall be worded as shown below.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That I, _____________________________________________, do hereby certify that I prepared this plat from an actual and accurate survey of the land and that the corner monuments shown thereon were properly placed, under my personal supervision, in accordance with the subdivision regulations of the City of Godley, Texas.
Signed: ____________________________________________________
(Name and Title)
(c) Planning and Zoning Board approval certificate with signature blank for Chairperson, including date of approval (may not be necessary for some replats);
(d) City Council approval statement with blank for Mayor’s signature and date of acceptance; and
(e) Notary certificates’ and seals for owner’s signature and dedications.
(3) The final plat shall include, as attachments, all engineering plans and specifications for any public improvements to be incorporated into the subdivision as a part of the development. Such shall include, but not be limited to, all streets, sidewalks, storm drainage system and appurtenances, water and sewer systems and appurtenances and the like. The plans shall be stamped, signed and dated by the design engineer. The engineer shall be currently registered for the design in the state.
(4) Developer shall provide a copy of the deed restriction certification statement.
(5) Tax statement: at the time the developer files the final plat with the Public Works Director, the developer shall (when required to do so) also file a certificate showing that all taxes have been paid on the tract to be subdivided and that no delinquent taxes exist against the property.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Restrictions. Property shall not be replatted which has been previously platted by a common dedication except in compliance with the Texas Local Government Code.
(B) Requirements. The replat of the subdivision shall meet all the requirements for a new subdivision that may be pertinent, as provided for herein. It shall show the existing property being re-subdivided. No preliminary plats will be required on replats.
(C) Plat vacation. The following must be submitted prior to placement of the plat vacation request before the City Council for consideration.
(1) Plat vacation fee. A plat vacation processing fee shall be established by the City Council. This fee shall be paid upon submittal of the plat vacation request and shall not be refunded under any circumstance.
(2) Utility company approval. The signature of approval of all applicable utility company representatives must be on the vacating instrument. Any easements that have improvements in them must be dedicated by separate instrument prior to the recording of the plat vacation instrument.
(D) Vacation of entire plat. The owner(s) of the tract(s) covered by a plat may vacate the plat by submitting a plat vacation request signed by all owners. Such request shall be provided to the City Council for consideration.
(E) Vacation of a portion of a plat. Any portion of a plat may be vacated upon the application of all current owners of property in the original plat. Such request shall be submitted to City Council for consideration. A public hearing shall be held by the City Council prior to approval of the plat vacation. Notice of the hearing shall be given before the fifteenth day before the date of the hearing by:
(1) Publication in the official newspaper; and
(2) Written notice to the owners of property in the original plat. The written notice shall be given by depositing the notice in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed with postage prepaid.
(F) Effect of plat vacation. Upon the execution and recording of the vacation instrument, the vacated plat or portion thereof shall have no effect.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998; Ord. 12-2023-103, passed 12-5-2023) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Improvements.
(1) Before approval and acceptance of any final plat, the developer shall prepare (or have prepared) and submit three copies of the complete engineering plans of streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, storm drainage structures, and water and sanitary sewer improvements for the area covered by the final plat. The developer shall have these plans prepared by qualified engineers, subject to the approval of the plans by the city. The Public Works Director shall review the plans and specifications and, if approved, shall mark them "Approved" and return one set to the developer. If not approved, comments shall be addressed the developers engineer for remedy.
(2) After approval of the plat and the plans and specifications, the developer shall cause a contractor to install the facilities in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and the regulations of this subchapter.
(3) Construction must begin within six months from the date of approval of the construction plans. Should construction not have commenced in that time frame, then the approval of the plans shall be rescinded. The plans will be resubmitted for approval to insure compliance with the city’s latest rules and requirements.
(4) The city will inspect the installation of the improvements. The city shall accept the improvements after the following:
(a) The improvements have been completed and have been found to be installed substantially in accordance with the approved plans and specifications;
(b) Upon receipt by the city of a two-year maintenance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price from each separate contractor; and
(c) Upon receipt of one set of "as-built" plans and one set of "as-built" sepias.
(B) Storm drainage.
(1) An adequate storm drainage system consisting of inlets, pipes, and other underground drainage structures with approved outlets shall be constructed where drainage of storm water and the prevention of erosion cannot be accomplished satisfactorily by surface drainage facilities. Drainage design shall be in accordance with the City of Fort Worth Storm Drainage Criteria and Design Manual.
(2) Areas subject to flood conditions as established by the city and/or the Federal Insurance Administrator will not be considered for development until both adequate drainage and elevation of lots and streets have been provided.
(C) Water supply. All subdivisions shall be provided with an approved water system designed and constructed in accordance with city rules and regulations. In the corporate limits of the city, all subdivisions will be connected with the city water supply distribution system or an approved private system. Water lines shall be looped where possible.
(D) Sewer improvements.
(1) All subdivisions shall be provided with an approved sewage disposal system and, where the subdivision is inside the city limits, shall be connected to the city sanitary sewer system.
(2) The developer shall furnish and install the complete sewer system, including the mains, manholes, cleanouts, Y-branches and service laterals for all lots, lift stations and appurtenances. The sewage system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with city rules and regulations.
(3) In locations where sanitary sewers are not available and where there are no immediate prospects for installation of sanitary sewers, private sewerage systems of approved type may be installed in conformity with the rules, regulations and ordinances of the city and county pertaining to public health; provided, however, that in no case shall private sewerage systems be installed without express approval and inspection by the city and county.
(E) Underground utilities. All public or privately-owned underground utilities shall stub out all services from mains in all directions to the property lines in streets.
(F) As-built plans. The developer shall present the city with one reproducible (sepia) complete "as-built" set of plans and one set of blue-line or black-line prints on paper of "as-built" plans for all paving, drainage, structures, water mains and sewer mains prior to the city’s final acceptance of the improvements.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Pending approval of plat. The city hereby defines its policy to be such that the city shall withhold all city improvements, of whatsoever nature, including the maintenance of streets and the furnishing of sewer facilities and water service, from all additions, the platting of which have not been approved by the Council.
(B) Pending compliance with regulations. The city may withhold the issuing of a street number or building permit for the erection of any building in the city on a newly-subdivided parcel of land until all the requirements of the subdivision regulations have been complied with, including the installation of an acceptance by the city of all waterworks, sewer and paving improvements for the area designated.
(C) Pending filing of final plat. No construction work shall begin on the proposed improvements in any proposed subdivision prior to the approval of the final plat by the city and the filing of the final plat with the County Clerk of Johnson County.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Public use property. The subdivider shall give consideration to suitable sites for schools, parks and other areas for public use, so as to conform with the recommendations of the City Council. Any provision for schools, parks and the like, shall be indicated on the preliminary plat.
(B) Existing topography. No individual, partnership, firm or corporation shall deepen, widen, fill, re-route or change the course or location of any existing ditch, channel, stream or drainage way, without first obtaining written permission of the city or other agency having jurisdiction.
(C) Abutting public sites. In cases where a subdivision contains or abuts a school, park or playground, the subdivider shall dedicate one-half a normal residential street, 30 feet, and provide for one-half of the cost of paving and the full cost of all the utilities necessary. The interested agency shall provide the necessary right-of-way to make the street 60 feet in width, which is 30 feet and provide one-half the cost of paving.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Conformity to master thoroughfare plan. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Master Thoroughfare Plan of the city, and these factors shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets to topographical conditions, to public safety, and to their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of land to be served by the streets.
(B) Exceptions. When those streets are not on the Master Thoroughfare Plan, the arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:
(1) Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing streets in surrounding areas; or
(2) Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the Council to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impractical.
(C) Minor streets. Minor streets shall be laid out so that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
(D) Marginal access streets. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Council may require marginal access streets, reverse frontages, deep lots with rear-service alleys, or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection to residents of property and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
(E) Reverse strip controlling access. Reverse strip controlling access to streets shall be prohibited except where its control is definitely placed under the jurisdiction of the city under conditions approved by the Council.
(F) Street jogs. Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet shall be avoided.
(G) Arterial street intersections. Arterial street intersections shall be at 90-degree angles. Other street intersections shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect at less than 60 degrees.
(H) Street right-of-way widths. Street right-of-way widths shall be as shown on the Master Thoroughfare Plan and, where not shown therein, shall not be less than the following:
Description | Minimum Width |
Description | Minimum Width |
Major thoroughfare | 80 feet* |
Secondary thoroughfare | 50 feet** |
Minor residential street | 50 feet** |
Access or service road | 40 feet |
Minor street; apartment, commercial, industrial areas | 60 feet** |
* Maximum width, 140 feet; depending upon the location and the City Street Plan with which the major thoroughfare is to be connected. | |
** 50 feet if curb and gutter is proposed. | |
(I) Half-streets. Half-streets shall be prohibited except when essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision in conformity with other requirements of this subchapter, and where the Council finds it shall be practical to require the dedication of the other one-half when the adjoining property is subdivided. Whenever a partial street exists along a common property line, the other portion of the street shall be dedicated. Where part of a street is being dedicated along a common property line and the ultimate planned width is 60 feet, the first dedication will be 30 feet.
(J) Cul-de-sacs. Cul-de-sacs shall not be longer than 600 feet and shall have a turnaround provided at the closed end. They shall have an outside roadway diameter of at least 80 feet and shall have a street property line diameter of at least 100 feet.
(K) Connections with existing streets. New streets of like alignment shall bear the names of existing streets and shall be dedicated at equal or greater widths than the existing streets. No street name shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the City Council.
(L) Street improvements. All new streets dedicated within a subdivision shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications of the city.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Determination of length, width and shape. The length, width and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
(1) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated;
(2) Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions; and
(3) Need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic.
(B) Specifications for length. In general, intersecting streets, which determine the block lengths and widths, shall be provided at such intervals as to best serve cross traffic adequately and to meet existing streets, or to comply with customary subdivision practices. Where there is no existing subdivision to control, the block lengths shall not exceed 1,600 feet, and shall generally be 1,000 to 1,200 feet in length; nor shall any block be less than 500 feet in length; however, in conditions where it is appropriate that these standards be varied, the length may be increased or decreased to meet the existing conditions, having due regard for connecting streets, circulation of traffic and public safety.
(C) Specifications for width. Where no existing subdivision controls, the block depth and/or width shall be platted to give lots with a depth-to-width ratio of generally not more than two and one-half to one, and in no case more than four to one, and the platting shall be such that the block width or depth generally shall not exceed 350 feet nor be less than 215 feet. When possible, the block width and depth shall be such as to allow two tiers of lots back-to-back.
(D) Walkways. Where blocks in the vicinity of a school, park or shopping center are platted, 1,000 feet or longer, the Council may require a walkway near the middle of the block, or at a street that terminates between the streets at the end of the block. The walkway shall not be less than four feet nor more than eight feet in width, and shall have a four-foot concrete walk through the block from sidewalk to sidewalk, or to the rear of the property line, if no street exists.
(E) Sidewalks. Where pedestrian walks are required by the city, they shall not be less than four feet wide and shall be provided around the perimeter of all blocks.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
(A) Conformity to minimum requirements. Lot dimensions shall be a minimum of 75 feet in width and 100 feet in depth.
(B) Fronting. Each lot shall face a public street.
(C) Key lots.
(1) Where corner lots are key lots, that is where lots face the frontage street and other lots face the side street, the corner lot shall have a front building line on both streets.
(2) Key lots or irregular-shaped lots shall have sufficient width at the building line to meet frontage requirements of the appropriate zoning district. Also, the rear width shall be sufficient to provide access for all utilities, including garbage collection, and shall not be less than ten feet.
(D) Depth. No lot shall be platted less than 100 feet in depth; however, in cases where an irregularly-shaped tract is platted into lots and a remnant piece of property is of sufficient area to plat one or more lots, the Council may waive the depth requirement to prevent a hardship on the developer.
(E) Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angels or radial to the street line.
(F) Double frontage and reverse frontage lots. Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or where necessary to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. Where lots have double frontage, a front building line shall be established for each street.
(G) Alteration of lot size.
(1) It shall be lawful to increase the size of lots from that originally platted, provided, however, that there is no remaining portion of a lot or a lot smaller than the original lot; and also provided, that the final plat is submitted in accordance with the requirements of a final plat as contained hereinabove; also, provided that the change is in compliance with Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, Ch. 212.
(2) No lot shall be replatted to reduce the size of the lot originally platted by a common dedicator, unless the consent of all property owners in the same addition has been obtained. The required consent may be implied where another lot or lots in the addition, as recorded, have already been subdivided and built upon in the manner prescribed above. No lot will be reduced in width below 75-foot frontage with an area of 7,500 square feet, except for property having a local retail, commercial or manufacturing zone classification and not for residential use.
(H) Building permits. When an applicant exhibits a duly executed and recorded deed covering a lot having a minimum dimensions of 75 feet by 100 feet, and the lot is being assessed for city taxes as conforming to the established lot, pattern and zoning classification in the block where located, then a building permit may be issued, provided the requested use of the property conforms to the permanent zoning of the property covered by the application.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998; Ord. 11-1-04, passed 4-7-2005; Ord. 8-3-2006, passed 8-3-2006)
(A) Utility easements. Utility easements across lots, or centered on rear or side lot lines, shall be provided for utilities where necessary, and shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width. Utility easements adjacent to public streets shall be a minimum of ten feet in width.
(B) Storm or drainage easement. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainage way, channel or street there shall be provided a drainage easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially with the course and of additional width as may be designated by the Public Works Director, and which will be reasonably adequate for the purpose. Parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection with this easement.
(C) Exclusion of easement in computing lot area. The lot area shall be computed exclusive of all easements except easements for public utilities.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
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