(A) Filing fees. The schedule of fees and charges to be paid by the subdivider to the City of Pleasanton are contained in Appendix A, § 1. These fees are to be paid prior to conducting a preliminary conference, tendering any plat or plan to the city, and each of the fees and charges provided for in the most recently amended schedule of fees shall be paid in advance. No action of the city shall be valid until the fee shall have been paid to the City of Pleasanton.
(B) Preliminary conference. Prior to the official filing of a preliminary plat, the subdivider, his or her planner or their representative should consult with and present a proposed plan of subdivision to the City Manager and City Engineer for comments and advise on the procedures, specifications and standards required by the city for the subdivision of land.
(C) Preliminary plat.
(1) Required copies and filing deadline. The subdivider shall submit five copies of the preliminary plan of the entire area being subdivided to the Director of Public Works and the City Engineer. If their review finds the plat, with all required documents acceptable, it shall be presented to the City Manager for review.
(2) Plat requirements. The plat shall be drawn to scale of one inch equals 100 feet and shall show and be accompanied by the following information:
(a) The name of the proposed subdivision, which shall not duplicate an existing or pending subdivision;
(b) A complete legal description by metes and bounds of the land being subdivided;
(c) The total acreage and total number of lots and blocks within the proposed subdivision;
(d) The name of the owner (and address unless given in letter of transmittal). If the owner is a partnership, corporation or entity other than an individual, the name of the responsible individual, such as president or agent must be given;
(e) The name of the registered engineer and/or registered public surveyor responsible for preparing the plat;
(f) North point: North to be at the top of the sheet if possible;
(g) Date: Each revision shall bear a new date;
(h) Ownership boundaries shall be drawn in very heavy lines and shall include overall dimensions and bearings;
(i) Boundary lines and adjacent right-of-way lines of the proposed subdivision shall be drawn with dashed lines;
(j) A tie to an original corner of the original survey of which the land is a part;
(k) Name and location of adjacent subdivisions, streets, easements, pipe lines, watercourses and the like, and the property lines and name of adjoining property owners with latest deed record in unsubdivided tracts;
(l) Existing topographic and plan metric features within the proposed subdivision, including watercourses, width of existing easements, contour lines at two-foot intervals, and any other physical features pertinent to the subdivision;
(m) Existing transportation features within the proposed subdivision including the location and width of rights-of-way, streets, alleys and easements;
(n) Proposed features including name of streets; approximate bearing and distances of all lots, location of building lines, alleys and easements; and schematic plans and outline specifications for drainage, sanitary facilities and utilities;
(o) Designation of any sites for special uses including churches, sewage disposal plants, water plants, business, industry or other special land uses. If proposed use is unknown, designate as unrestricted. Where a proposed site in the area included with the proposed addition or subdivision is planned for a school, park or public building, the site shall be reserved on the preliminary plat for the-proposed facility;
(p) Limits of the 25-year and 100-year floodplain for all waterways draining 50 acres or more;
(q) Statement that the preliminary plat conforms to the adopted concept plan; and
(r) The City Council establishes the minimum lot size within the city limits to be not less than 6,000 square feet. A statement outlining the estimated average single family lot size and the estimated range of lot sizes by grouping of 6,000 to 7,500 square feet, 7,500 to 9,000 square feet, 9,000 + square feet will also be provided.
(3) Director of Public Works and City Engineer to certify information. The Director of Public Works and City Engineer will certify that all of the above, information is on the plat submitted, and incomplete submittals will be returned to the developer prior to submittal to the City Manager.
(4) City Manager and City Engineer to review within 30 days. The City Manager and City Engineer shall review the preliminary plat, and within 30 days, act upon the plat as submitted or as modified and, if approved, shall express its approval as "conditional approval" and state the conditions of the approval, if any, or if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and the reasons therefore. At the meeting during which the preliminary plat comes up for review, the party submitting the plat shall appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
(5) City Manager to note its action. The City Manager shall note his or her action and conditions, if any, on five copies of the preliminary plat.
(6) Distribution of plat copies. Of the five copies, one shall be returned to the subdivider, one shall be filed with the Director of Public Works, one shall be furnished to the Building Official, one shall be furnished to the City Engineer, and one shall be retained by City Hall.
(D) Final plat; required copies; filing deadline. The subdivider shall provide one reproducible and ten legible black line copies of the final plat, to the City Manager after the preliminary plat has been approved and all required changes and alterations thereto have been made.
(1) Exceptions. No final plat will be considered unless a concept plan and preliminary plat has first been submitted and approved, except:
(a) That the requirement for a concept plan may be waived, in writing, by the Director of Public Works if in his or her opinion the proposed subdivision requires no new streets or utilities and has an established land use by either existing zoning or existing development; and
(b) When the requirement for a concept plan is waived in accordance with division (D)(1)(a) above, the applicant shall provide a list of adjacent property owners outlined in Appendix B, division (B) and a public hearing shall be held by the City Council in conjunction with its consideration of the preliminary plat.
(2) Filing. The final plat shall be filed with the City Manager at least 15 days prior to the meeting at which approval is requested.
(3) Annexation. Where land to be subdivided lies outside the existing city limits, a final plat shall be accompanied by a petition for annexation; except where the City Manager determines, in writing, that the city does not wish to annex or is not capable of annexing the subject land at the time the application for final plat approval is requested.
(4) Plat requirements. The final plat shall be digitized on sheets 24 inches by 36 inches, and to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet. Where more than one sheet is required, an index sheet shall be filed showing the entire subdivision. The following information will be shown on or will accompany the plat:
(a) A title including the name of the subdivision; the name of the landowner or owners; the name of the registered engineer or registered public surveyor responsible for the preparation of the plat; the scale and location of the subdivision with reference to an original corner of the original survey of which the land is a part; the date, North arrow and total acres in the subdivision;
(b) The certificate of the registered engineer or licensed surveyor who surveyed, mapped and monumented the land shall be placed on the face of the plat as follows:
THE STATE OF TEXAS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
COUNTY OF ATASCOSA
That I, _______________________, do hereby certify that I prepared this plat from an actual and accurate on-the-ground 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 Pleasanton, Texas.
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Signature and Seal of Registered Engineer or Surveyor
(c) A certificate of ownership and dedication to the public of all streets, easements, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other dedicated public uses, signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the owners and any holders of liens against the land and shall be placed on the face of the plat;
(d) An accurate on-the-ground boundary survey of the property with bearings and distances and showing the lines of all adjacent land, streets, easements and alleys with their names and width (streets, alleys and lot lines in adjacent subdivision/s shall be shown dashed.). All necessary data to reproduce the plat on the ground must be shown on the plat;
(e) A certificate of approval to be signed by the City Engineer shall be placed on the face of the plat;
(f) The plat shall show all existing features within the area being subdivided, such as existing watercourses, railroads, width of streets, alleys and easements to be retained and other physical features deemed pertinent to the subdivision;
(g) Streets, alleys and easements that are to be dedicated shall be shown with the following engineering data;
(h) For streets: complete curve data (delta, length of curve, radius, point of curvature, point of reverse curvature, point of tangency) shown on the centerline or on each side of the street; length and bearing of all tangents; dimensions from all angle points of curve to an adjacent side lot line shall be provided. The number of feet of roadway shall also be shown on the plat;
(i) Property facing or adjacent to US and state highways, farm roads, ranch roads, spurs and the like, will include a 20-foot utility easement located parallel to and adjacent to the highway right-of-way;
(j) For watercourses and easements: distances to be provided along the side lot lines from the front lot line or the high bank of a stream. Traverse line to be provided along the edge of all large watercourses in a convenient location, preferably along a utility easement if paralleling the drainage easement of stream;
(k) Lot and block lines and numbers of all proposed lots and blocks with complete bearings and dimensions for front, rear and side lot lines;
(l) Building set back lines shall be shown on all lots;
(m) Two sets of plans and specifications prepared by a registered engineer shall be provided for the installation of water, sewer, paving and drainage, and the plans and specifications must be approved by the City Manager and City Engineer prior to the beginning of any construction of the subdivision;
(n) An original tax certificate showing that all taxes have been paid shall be submitted with two copies of the final plat to the Atascosa County, Texas Clerks office for filing after final approval by the City Council;
(o) The City Manager shall be satisfied that the subdivider will be in a financial position to install or cause to be installed at his or her own cost, risk and expense all of the improvements herein required.
1. The City Council may require the security as it in its sole and absolute discretion may deem best in order to ensure the orderly development within any subdivision, specifically including, but not limited to a performance bond equal to the estimated cost of the improvements; a bank letter of credit; a personal guarantee; or by requiring the subdivider to grant a lien upon the property contained in the subdivision in favor of the City of Pleasanton to secure the estimated costs of the improvements.
2. It is expressly understood that as a condition to the approval of the subdivision, no sales will be completed until all utilities are installed and all other improvements required by this chapter are made within the block in which the lot is contained;
(p) Drainage easements or dedication to cover the limits of the 100-year flood plain;
(q) Limits of the 100-year flood plain;
(r) Minimum finished floor slab elevations, at a minimum of two feet above the 100-year flood level, for all lots adjacent to or affected by the flood plain; and
(s) A certificate of a registered professional engineer shall be placed on the face of the plat as follows:
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ATASCOSA
I, _______________________, I do hereby certify that the information contained on this plat complies with the subdivision and floodplain management ordinances adopted by the City of Pleasanton, Texas.
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Signature and Seal of Registered Professional Engineer
(Ord. 1252, passed 1-22-2004)