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Ordinance 1984-51 ORDINANCE NO. f/- ~I ,:.; . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 83-18, SECTION 4.04 ESTABLISHING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCESSING, SUB- MISSION, AND APPROVAL OF FINAL PLATS TO THE CITY OF WYLIE. PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS (200.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF: REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES: PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE: Section 4.04: FINAL PLAT: After approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, a final plat, prepared by a registered public surveyor bearing his seal and the construction plans prepared by a registered professional civil engineer bearing his seal, shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Six (6) direct prints shall be filed with the City Secretary at least fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days prior to the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at which action is requested. Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council shall act on the final plat within thirty (30) days from the date such plat was filed with each body for their approval. No plat will be considered by the City as being filed until the prescribed filing fees have been paid. The final plat may constitute all or only a portion of the approval preliminary plat, but any portion thereof shall conform to all the requirements of these regulations. If final plats are submitted for approval for portions of sections of the proposed subdivision, each portion of section shall carry the name of the entire subdivision but shall bear a distinguishing letter, number, or subtitle, Block letters shall run consecutively throughout the entire subdivision, even though such subdivision might be finally approved in sections. The Planning and Zoning Commission will either recommend approval or disapproval of the final plat and forward it to the City Council. Any action taken by the City Council shall be final, regardless of the previous action by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The final plat shall be officially approved and dedications accepted by the City Council when all fees and expenses incurred have been paid, and when all requisites of the subdivision have been met. One of the final plats on reproducible material shall be drawn on sheets measuring seventeen and one-half (17 1/2) inches by twenty-three and three-quarters (23-3/4) inches. Two or more sheets may be used providing self explanatory matching lines are used to connect the subdivision parts. A graphical scale shall be provided and all figures and lettering shall be of such a size that if reduced the information is readable and distinct. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following information: A. The boundary lines with accurate distances and bearings, a metes and bounds description of the boundary (error of closure shall not exceed one (1) in ten thousand (10,000), exact acreage, and the exact location and width of all existing or recorded streets intersecting the boundary of the tract. One (1) copy of the traverse closure sheet shall be enclosed. B. True bearings and distances to the nearest established street lines, official monuments, or subdivision corner, which shall be accurately described on the plat. Muni- cipal, township, county, or abstract lines shall be accurately tied to the lines of the subdivision by distances and bearings. C. An accurate location of the subdivision in reference to the deed records of the County which shall include the volume and page of the deed of the property to be sub- divided. D. The exact layout including: 1. Street and/or alley names: 2. The length of all acres, radii, internal angels, and points of curvature, length and bearing of the tangents; 3. All easements for right-of-way provided for public services or utilities and any limitations of the easements; and 4. All lot numbers and lines, with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths and with bearings and angles to street and alley lines to the nearest second. E. The accurate location, material, and approximate size of all monuments. F. The accurate outline description of all property that may be offered for dedication for public use, such as parks, etc., with the purpose indicated thereon, and all property that may be reserved by deed convenant for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision. G. Building set-back lines. H. Private restrictions. I. Name of the proposed subdivision. J. Name and address of the subdivider. K. North Point, scale and date. L. A certification shall be made on the plat by a registered land surveyor and the plans by a registered professional civil engineer, and both be registered in the State of Texas, to the effect that the plat or plans represents a survey made by him or under his direct supervision and that all ~onuments shown thereon actually exist, and that their location size and material are correctly shown. M. A certificate of ownership and dedication of all streets, alleys, parks, and playgrounds to public use forever, signed and acknowledged before a Notary Public, by the owner and lien holder of the land, and a complete and accurate description of the land subdivided and the streets dedicated. N. The following certificate shall be placed on the plat, in a manner that will allow the filling in of the certificate by the proper party. "Recommended For Approval II Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission Date City of Wylie, Texas Approved for Construction Mayor, City of Wylie, Texas Date Accepted Mayor, City of Wylie, Texas Date The undersigned, the City Secretary of the City of Wylie, Texas, hereby certifies that the foregoing final plat of the Subdivision or Addition to the City of Wylie was submitted to the City Council on the day of , 19 ,and the Council, by formal action, then and there accepted the dedication of streets, alleys, parks, ease- ments, public places, and water and sewer lines, as shown and set forth in and upon said plat, and said Council further authorized the Mayor to note the acceptance thereof by signing his name as hereinabove subscribed. Witness my hand this day of , A.D. 19 City Secretary, City of Wylie, Texas. O. Certificate showing that all taxes and fees have been paid on the tract to be subdivided. P. CONSTRUCTION PLANS 1. Six (6) plans and specifications for water, sanitary sewer, paving, and drainage improvements, prepared by a registered professional civil engineer, shall be approved and retained by the City prior to any construction in the subdivision. 2. Construction plans and profiles shall be drawn on sheets measuring twenty-four inches (24") by thirty- six inches (36"), and shall include the following information. 3. A plan and profile of each street with top of curb grades shown. Each sheet shall include north point, scale, date and bench mark description to sea level datum. Unless otherwise approved by the City, scales shall be one inch equals twenty feet (1" = 20') hori zonta 11 y and one inch equals fi ve feet (1" = 5 I ) vertically, Each plan shall show the seal and signa- ture of the registered professional civil engineer who prepared the plans. 4. The cross-section of proposed streets showing the width of roadways, type of pavement, location and width of sidewalk, and various slopes of earthwork sidewalks and drives. 5. A plan and profile of proposed sanitary sewer, with grades and pipe sizes indicated and showing locations manholes, cleanouts, etc., and a plan, and if requir- ed, a profile of the proposed water distribution sys- tem showing pipe sizes and location of valves, fire hydrants fittings, etc., in conformance with the applicable criteria presented in SECTION 6 - IMPROVEMENTS. Unless otherwise approved by the City, sca 1 es shall be one inch equals one hundred feet (1"= 100') horizontally and one inch equals five feet (1"= 51) vertically. Each shall show the seal and signature of the registered professional civil engineer who prepared the plans. Each sheet shall include north point, scale, date, and bench mark description to the mean sea level datum. 6. A plan and profile of the proposed storm sewers, showing hydraulic data and gradients, pipe grades and sizes, manholes, inlets, pipe connections, out- let structures, etc., in conformance with the criteria as shown in SECTION 6 - IMPROVEMENTS. Unless otherwise approved by the City, scales shall be one inch equals twenty feet (1" = 201) horizontally and one inch equals five feet (1" = 5") vertically. Each plan shall show the seal and signature of the registered professional civil engineer who prepared the plans, Each sheet shall include north point, scale, date, and bench mark description to sea level datum. The approval of construction drawings by the City Council shall be effective for a period of two (2) years after the approval date, unless the subdivider has requested in writing, and received an extension of time. Construction drawings whi,ch have expi red shall be resubmitted to the City for approval before any construction is begun. The design of the proposed improvements shall be based on the construction requirements which are in effect at the time of resubmittal. Q. The final plat shall be recorded by the City Secretary in the offi ce of the County Cl erk of the County withi n thirty (30) days from and after the date of final accep- tanceby the City Council; the subdivider shall, however, pay to the City, in advance, the required fees for filing of such plat by the County Clerk. PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance or who shall fail to comply with any provision hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable accordingly. ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES REPEALED All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PUBLICATION Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Wylie, which publication shall contain the caption stating in substance the purpose of the Ordinance. SEVERABILITY If any section or part of any section, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Ordinance be declared invalid or uncon- stitutional for any reason, such declaration shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force, or effect of any other section or sections, part of section, paragraph, sentence or clause of the Ordinance. EFFECTIVE DATE Thie Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its publication. Passed and adopted this 14th day of August, 1984. . Akin, Mayor of \~ylie, Texas ATTEST: