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(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)
Sanitary sewers, storm drainage, water mains and street improvements, along with all appurtenances pertaining to the above and facilities of other agencies as may be required, shall be constructed and installed by the subdivider in each new subdivision in accordance with the current official standards of the city.
(A) Proposed development corporate limits. All proposed subdivisions located inside the corporate limits of the city shall connect to the water and sewer utilities at the developer’s expense. Where the sewage collection system or the water distribution system does not abut the proposed development the subdivider shall be required to pay for and extend such services as required to serve the proposed development.
(B) Utilities extension not feasible. Where the sewage collection system or the water distribution system does not abut the proposed development and the extension of the service is not feasible or would pose an economic hardship, the developer shall be required to furnish with his or her final plat satisfactory evidence, including (but without limitation) the results of soil tests and borings and statements from local and state health authorities, sanitarians, engineers and other proper officials, that water satisfactory for human consumption may be obtained from surface or sub-surface water sources on the land and that soil conditions are such that satisfactory sewage disposal can be provided through the use of approved sewage treatment systems.
(C) Restrictions for permit. No building permit, nor any water, sewer, plumbing or electrical permit shall be issued by the city to the owners or any other person with respect to any property in any subdivision covered by this subchapter until:
(1) Such time as the developer and/or owner has complied with the requirements of this subchapter and the approved final plat regarding improvements with respect to the block facing the street and/or streets on which the property abuts, including the installation of streets, drainage and water and sewer utilities, all according to the requirements of the city; or
(2) The developer and/or owner files a corporate surety bond with the City Secretary in a sum equal to the cost of the improvements for the designated area, guaranteeing the installation thereof within the time stated in the bond, which time shall be fixed by the Public Works Director.
(D) Extra-territorial jurisdiction.
(1) In the extra-territorial jurisdiction, no city water or sewer utilities shall be extended to the development until all sections of this subchapter, applicable to subdivisions, have been complied with.
(2) Where the developer/owner refuses to comply with the applicable regulations of this subchapter, the Public Works Director of the city shall file action in District Court seeking to restrain the developer/owner from violating the applicable provisions of this subchapter, as permitted by the Texas Local Government Code.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998)
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