(A) Preliminary plat. The following information shall be certified by a state registered professional engineer or by a state licensed or registered land surveyor:
(1) Eight copies of a preliminary plat showing the general features of the proposed development.
(2) This preliminary plat shall be drawn on a scale of one inch to 100 feet and shall show the following:
(a) The outline of the tract the plat is proposed to subdivide with the principal dimensions. Boundary lines shall be heavily drawn for easy identification.
(b) The proposed plan of subdivision, showing streets, sidewalks, blocks, lots, alleys, easements, building lines, parks, schools, churches, and the like, with principal dimensions. The preliminary plat shall cover all of the tract intended to be developed, at any time, even though it is intended by the developer to file plats and install improvements for parts of the tract by sections or units. If it is the intent to develop the area by sections or units, the first unit to be developed shall be definitely identified.
(c) The location, width, and name of existing streets and any blocks, lots, alleys, easements, building lines and water courses or other natural features in area affected, with principal dimensions, and any other significant information on all sides for a distance of not less than 200 feet.
(d) The names of proposed streets. Such names shall be reviewed by the Building Inspector and conform to the names of existing streets of which they may be or become extensions or otherwise shall not duplicate or conflict with the recognized name of any other street located in the area subject to these regulations.
(e) The location of existing sewer, water, fire hydrants and gas mains and other public utilities, if any.
(f) Proposed general plan for storm water drainage sufficiently detailed to indicate the location of drainage ditches or structures and the direction of flow.
(g) Any zoning district affecting the area being platted or any proposed changes in zoning for which application will be made.
(h) The name of the proposed subdivision, north point, scale and date.
(i) The name of the owner or owners and the engineer or engineer's.
(j) Vicinity sketch or key map at a scale of not more than one inch to 800 feet which shall show all existing subdivisions, streets and tracts of acreage in the area and the general drainage plan, ultimate destination of water and possible storm sewer connections by arrows.
(k) Typical cross-section of proposed street improvements and water and sewer installations where required.
(l) The approximate acreage of the property to be subdivided.
(m) Topographical information with contour lines at two-foot intervals.
(B) Final plat. The following information shall be provided: Eight copies of the final plat of the subdivision or section to be developed. All final plats shall be drawn in india ink on tracing cloth or plastic tracing sheets 18 x 22inches and to a scale of one inch to 100 feet. Where more than one sheet is required, an index sheet of a maximum size, 18 x 22 inches, shall be filed showing the entire subdivision. Where the area to be developed can be drawn on a sheet one-half size or less with the scale of the drawing remaining one inch equals 100 feet, a sheet 24 x 15 inches may be used.
(1) The title or name by which the subdivision is to be identified, the acreage in the subdivision, north point, scale of the map, and the name of the state licensed or registered land surveyor responsible, and the name of the state registered professional engineer.
(2) A definite legal description and identification, volume and page reference to County Deed Records of the tract being subdivided; this description shall be sufficient for the requirements of title examination. The plat shall be a descriptive diagram drawn to scale.
(3) The boundaries of the subdivided property, the location or destination of all streets, alleys, parks and other areas intended to be dedicated or deeded to the public use, with proper dimensions. The boundaries of the subdivision shall be indicated by heavy line equivalent to a No. 5 reservoir pen and shall be tied by dimension to the established centerline of all existing boundary streets.
(4) The location of all adjacent streets and alleys, with their names, and the name of adjoining subdivisions with exact location and designation by number of lots and blocks.
(5) All lot, block, and street boundary lines, with blocks and lots numbered or lettered consecutively. Building lines and easements shall be shown and shall be defined by dimension. The actual width of all streets shall be shown, measured at right angles or radially, where curved.
(6) Accurate dimensions, both linear and angular, on all items on the plat; the boundary survey on the site shall close within one in 10,000. Linear dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot; angular dimensions shall be shown by bearings. Curved boundaries shall be fully described and all essential information given; circular shall be defined by actual radius and not by degree of curve. Complete dimensional data shall be given on fractional lots.
(7) The location and description of all lot and block corners and permanent survey reference monuments. Such corners and monuments shall be of three-quarter-inch iron pipe or five-eighths-inch rod and shall meet the following standards:
(a) Lot corner shall be 24 to 30 inches long with the top set flush with the ground.
(b) Block corners shall be 24 to 30 inches long set in concrete with the top set flush with the ground and shall include the beginning and end of all curves within each block.
(c) Reference points shall be 24 to 30 inches long placed one foot below the surface of the finished ground elevation at suitable locations throughout the subdivision. There shall be at least as many reference points as there are blocks in the subdivision but not less than two and the distance between successive monuments along any street or reference line shall not be greater than 1,000 feet. Reference points shall be other than and in addition to markers set for block or lot corners.
(8) A certificate of ownership of all land embraced in the subdivision, and of the authenticity of the plat and dedication, signed and acknowledged by all owners of any interest in the land. The acknowledgment shall be in the form required in conveyance of real estate. Approval and acceptance of all lienholders shall be included.
(9) A certificate by the responsible surveyor or engineer in charge, duly authenticated, that the plat is true and correct and in accordance with the determination of surveys actually made on the ground. If the surveyor or engineer who prepared the plat did not make the boundary survey, this fact should be noted in the certificate. Also, the certificate should show whether or not the tract is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, (one mile) measured in a straight line from the nearest points on the city limits, unless the information is shown in suitable manner elsewhere on the face of the plat.
(10) The final plat submitted to the Commission and City Council and to be filed for record with the County Clerk shall not show construction features such as curblines or public utility lines or other structures not involved in the title covenant.
(11) Protective covenants.
(11A) Certificate of approval by Planning and Zoning Commission.
Approved this day of , 20 , by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Gun Barrel City, Texas.
Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest:
Commission Secretary
(12) Certificate of approval by City Council:
Approved this day of , 19 , by the City Council of the City of Gun Barrel City, Texas.
Attest: Mayor
City Secretary
(`88 Code, Ch. 9, § 5.04) (Ord. 100, passed 12-12-78; Am. Ord. 99-028, passed 12-14-99; Am. Ord. 00-01, passed 1-11-00; Am. Ord. 02-010, passed 3-26-02)
Statutory reference:
Requirements to record, see Tex. Local Gov't Code § 212.004