(A) General. The final plat and final engineering drawings shall be substantially consistent per requirements in § 154.21(B) with the preliminary plat and preliminary engineering drawings for the subject phase of construction. The first phase of a subdivision shall have its final plats and final engineering drawings submitted within 24 months of approval of preliminary plat and preliminary engineering drawings after which time, a new preliminary plat and preliminary engineering drawings may be required. Final plats and final engineering drawings shall be deemed approved if no action is taken by the Planning and Development Director within 30 days of submittal or 60 days if the final plat is referred by the Planning and Development Director to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council due to substantial deviation from the preliminary plat as determined by § 154.21(B).
(B) Form and content. A complete submission for approval shall contain ten paper copies of the plat and seven paper copies of the engineering drawings. Failure to submit the plat and engineering drawings together in the quantities as stated herein at the time of submission shall be deemed an incomplete submission. The submission shall not be considered complete until all required documents (plat and engineering documents) in their respective quantities as stated herein are submitted.
(1) Final plat. Shall be prepared and sealed by a Texas Licensed Professional Engineer or Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor and plotted on 22 inch by 34 inch sheets at a scale of one inch to 100 feet or larger. The plat shall conform to the general requirements and minimum standards of design and requirements, and shall include the following elements as applicable:
(a) A cover sheet is required for all plats involving three or more sheets. All plan sheet numbers shall be placed on the cover along with the corresponding plan sheet titles. Cover sheet shall include all plan sheet numbers and plan sheet titles shown in the engineering drawings as well. A vicinity map should always be included on the cover sheet to show the project location;
(b) Title block including proposed subdivision name, phase, block and lot numbers, current legal description (or reference thereto), acreage, name and address of property owner, name and address of surveyor/engineer, date of survey, date of preparation and page content title. This title block shall be present on each page of the plat;
(c) Legal description, existing boundary, lot lines and right-of-way lines of streets and easements with accurate dimensions, bearings, deflection angles, radii and central angles of all curves;
(d) Index sheet for plats with more than one sheet that shows the entire subdivision drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet;
(e) Lot lines shall have line dimensions clearly displayed within the lot along with the lot’s respective lot number. Groups of lots that are considered within a block shall have the block number clearly displayed;
(f) All right-of-way lines and easements shall be clearly displayed on the plat. The plat shall clearly display the location, size and purpose of all existing and proposed easements on or adjoining the property;
(g) Location of existing and proposed streets, alleys, bikeways and sidewalks on or adjoining the site. Such information shall include name, right-of-way widths, type and width of surfacing. All private streets shall be clearly labeled;
(h) Any areas reserved or dedicated for public uses;
(i) Notes addressing how lots with low wastewater service tolerances will be served;
(j) Delineation of the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard Area as well as any hazards from adjacent detention facilities or as required by the city;
(k) Easements and street stub-outs necessary to serve adjacent properties;
(l) Adjacent property information including present ownership, legal descriptions (recorded volume and page) and property lines within 100 feet;
(m) Primary control points or descriptions and ties to such control points to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data shall be referred. The plat shall be located with respect to a corner of the surveyor tract, or an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part. Temporary benchmarks and NGS datum shall be described on each sheet;
(n) Scale, basis of bearing and benchmarks (datum) and description shall all be clearly displayed on the plat;
(o) A north arrow is required on all sheets and should be oriented either upward or to the right. It is the intent of this requirement that all stationing should start from cardinal points of the compass and proceed in the direction of construction;
(p) Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites;
(q) Signature/certification blocks. All final plats shall have affixed to the first page of the plat sheets to be recorded the following elements as applicable:
1. A surveyor’s certificate, in the following format, shall be placed on the final plat:
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 and Property Development Regulations of the City of Harker Heights, Texas.
Signature
Texas Reg. No.
2. An original certificate of ownership and of dedication of all streets, alleys, easements and lands to public use forever, signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the owner of the land, shall appear on the face of the map, containing complete and accurate description of the property being platted and the streets dedicated;
3. A certificate of approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, in the following format, shall be placed on the final plat.
Approved this day of , , by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Harker Heights, Texas.
Chairperson, Planning and Zoning Commission
Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission
4. A certificate of approval by the City Council, in the following format shall be placed on the final plat:
Approved this day of , by the City Council of the City of Harker Heights, Texas.
Mayor
City Secretary
5. A certificate of approval by the Director of Planning and Development, in the following format shall be placed on the final plat:
Approved this the day of , by the Director of Planning and Development of the City of Harker Heights, Bell County, Texas.
Director of Planning and Development
6. A tax certification block, in the following format, shall be placed on the final plat:
The Bell County Tax Appraisal District, the taxing authority for all entities in Bell County, Texas, does hereby certify that there are currently no delinquent taxes due or owing on the property described by this plat.
Dated this day of , A.D.
Bell County Tax Appraisal District
By:
7. A recordation block, in the following format, shall be placed on the final plat:
FILED FOR RECORD this day of , in Cabinet , Slide(s) , Plat Records of Bell County, Texas. Dedication instrument in Instrument # , Deed Records of Bell County, Texas.
(2) Final engineering drawings. Engineering drawings shall be prepared and sealed by a Texas Licensed Professional Engineer and plotted on 22 inch by 34 inch sheets at a scale of one inch to 100 feet or larger. The engineering drawings shall match the features found on the final plat and they shall conform to the general requirements and minimum standards of design and requirements in accordance with the most current edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, North Central Texas, and shall include the following elements as applicable:
(a) Title block including proposed subdivision name, phase, block and lot numbers, current legal description (or reference thereto), acreage, name and address of property owner, name and address of surveyor/engineer, date of survey, date of preparation and page content title. This title block shall be present on each page of the engineering drawings;
(b) Lot layout showing the area in square feet of each lot proposed;
(c) Water layout plan, fire flow/water design report, details;
(d) Sanitary sewer layout plan and profiles, a wastewater design report, details, specifications, lift station capacity and a detailed engineering estimate;
(e) Street plan and profiles, to include paving details and a traffic control plan (if applicable);
(f) Street light layout;
(g) Display natural ground profiles of each right-of-way or easement line. Centerline profiles will be satisfactory for right-of-way or easements, except where there is a difference of 0.50 foot or more from one right-of-way or easement line to the other line measured parallel at any point along the right-of-way or easement;
(h) Storm water plan and profiles of culverts and channels, a grading plan with two foot contours, a drainage report, an erosion and sedimentation control plan, delineated drainage basins, details for all structures, specifications and a detailed engineering estimate;
(i) Existing contours at intervals of two feet for grades up to 5% and not more than five feet for grades over 5%;
(j) Drainage information and calculations required by Chapter 158, including, but not limited to, drainage channel and detention pond locations and approximate size of facilities. Flow line elevations shall be shown along with direction of flow of all existing or proposed drainage features;
(k) Drainage structures, 100-year floodplain, floodway, watercourses, railroad, structures and other physical features on or adjacent to the site;
(l) Location and size of all existing and/or proposed city utilities, and all others where known. All city utility lines six inches in diameter or larger within the right-of-way shall be shown on the profile view. All utility lines, regardless of size, should be shown in the plan view, where known;
(m) Major thoroughfare plans and profiles shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals two feet vertically and one inch equals 20 feet horizontally. Minor streets and easement plans and profiles shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals five feet vertically and one inch equals 50 feet horizontally or one inch equals four feet vertically and one inch equals 40 feet horizontally. Label each plan sheet as to street widths, right-of-way widths, pavement width and thickness, type of roadway materials, curbs, intersection radii, curve data, stationing, existing utilities type and location. Stationing must run from left to right, except for short streets or lines originating from a major intersection where the full length can be shown on a single plan and profile sheet;
(n) Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) approvals for driveway and drainage into their jurisdiction, if applicable;
(o) Existing conditions such as marshes, wooded areas, buildings and other significant features;
(p) Significant features on adjacent properties such as slopes, structures and power lines;
(q) Grading, erosion and sedimentation control plan;
(r) Details of all special structures and standard details, such as drainage features, streams and gully crossing, special manholes and the like, shall be drawn with the vertical and horizontal scales equal to each other; and
(s) Station all point of curvature (P.C.’s), point of tangency (P.T.’s) radius returns and grade change point of intersection (P.I.’s) in the profile with their respective elevations.
(3) Resolution/dedication/field notes. The applicant will furnish the city with a signed, original copy of the dedication, resolution and field notes, as applicable, at the same time the final plat and final engineering drawings are submitted for approval.
(C) Processing final plat.
(1) Submission of application as provided under § 154.20(B)(3)(b).
(2) The final plat and final engineering drawings shall be reviewed by the Planning and Development Department for conformity with the approved preliminary plat and preliminary engineering drawings, city’s plans, thoroughfare plan, utility master plan, engineering standards and specifications, city ordinances and other applicable city standards. Upon completion of this review, the final plat and final engineering drawings shall be approved by the Director of Planning and Development or submitted to the Planing and Zoning Commission for review.
(3) If forwarded onto the Planning and Zoning Commission, the commission shall study the final plat and final engineering drawings and all recommendations. Particular attention will be given to the arrangement, location and width of streets, their relation to the topography of the land, lot sizes and arrangement, water and sewer lines, drainage, the further development of adjoining lands and the requirements of city ordinances, polices and plans. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall act on the plat and engineering drawings and may advise the developer of any specific changes or additions they will require in the layout, or comment on the character and extent of improvements and dedications that will be required as a prerequisite to the approval of the final plat and final engineering drawings. The final plat and final engineering drawings approval is the Planning and Zoning Commission’s responsibility, unless the Commission forwards the final plat and final engineering drawings to the Council because of a deviation from the preliminary plat and preliminary engineering drawings as defined in § 154.21(B).
(4) The final plat and final engineering drawings shall not be: approved, conditionally approved or filed for record and no permits shall be issued until the applicant posts with the city a letter of credit/performance bond for any infrastructure construction remaining.
(Ord. 2010-08, passed 3-9-10)