For all development of land within the scope of this Ordinance, a plan of the development shall be prepared and submitted to the City for approval or disapproval, as provided for in this Ordinance.
(a) City Responsibilities. The City shall administer the provisions of this Ordinance and in furtherance of such authority, the City shall:
(1) Maintain permanent and current records with respect to this Ordinance, including amendments thereto.
(2) Receive and file all Concept Plans, Preliminary Plats, Construction Plans, and Final Plats together with applications therefor.
(3) Forward copies of the Preliminary Plat, Construction Plans, and Final Plat to the County, when the development is located within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(4) Review all Concept Plans, Preliminary Plats, Construction Plans, Amended Plats, Short Form Plats and Final Plats to determine whether such plats comply with this Ordinance, the Master Plan, applicable laws, and the Zoning Ordinance, where applicable.
(5) Forward plans and plats to the Commission as required by this Ordinance, together with its recommendations thereon.
(6) If required, forward plans and plats to the Council, together with the recommendations of the Commission and City staff.
(7) Make such other determinations and decisions as may be required of the City by this Ordinance, the Commission or the Council.
(b) Interpretation of Provisions. In the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Ordinance, the following regulations shall govern:
(1) In the City's interpretation and application, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be regarded as minimum requirements for the protection of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity and welfare. This Ordinance shall be regarded as remedial and shall be liberally construed to further its underlying purposes.
(2) Whenever both a provision of this Ordinance and any other provision of this Ordinance, or any provision in any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation of any kind contains any restrictions covering any of the same subject matter, whichever restrictions are more restrictive or impose higher standards or requirements shall govern.
(3) Where there arises a question concerning the meaning or intent of a provision of this Ordinance, the City is hereby implored to render a written decision setting forth the exact manner in which said provision shall be interpreted and administered. In the event exception is taken by any interested party to such a decision the matter shall be appealed to the Commission, and, as appropriate, to the City Council, whose decision shall be final.
(4) Any written decision shall be attached to and made a part of this Ordinance, until rescinded by amendment of this Ordinance as provided for herein.
(5) The terms, provisions and conditions of this Ordinance shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code Ch. 212, and, particularly as to property within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
(Ord. 2022-002, passed 4-19-2022)