O-87-1233 - 1/8/1987ORDINANCE N0. 233
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISIONS, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING CONCEPT PLANS
TO OUTLINE BASIC LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR PROPOSED
SUBDIVISIONS; PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES: REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS.
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That Chapter 8, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round
Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5: PROCESSING PROCEDURE
A. Concept Plan
(1) Required Copies: Filing Deadline
The subdivider shall submit a Concept Plan of the entire area
being subdivided. A reproducible tracing and the number of legible
copies outlined in the current Concept Plan checklist
shall be submitted to the Planning and Community Development
Department for presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission
on the designated plat submission date preceding the meeting at
which approval is requested.
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(2) Listing of Adjacent Property Owners Required'
(3)
The submittal shall contain a listing of all adj property
owners and other property owners within two hundred (200') feet
of the property proposed to be subdivided, with addresses as
recorded by the Williamson County Tax Appraisal District.
Planning Department to Notify Affected Property Owners
The Planning Department will mail a notice, by registered or
certified mail, to each property owner named as required by
Paragraph (2) hereof, which notice shall state in effect that
a subdivision proposal is pending before the Planning and Zoning
Commission, and shall include the date, place, and time of the
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
(4) Scale
The Concept Plan shall be drawn to the scale designated on the
current Concept Plan check list and shall show or be accompanied
by the information outlined in the current Concept Plan Checklist.
Planning and Zoning Commission to Review within Thirty (30) days.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the Concept Plan
and within thirty (30) days, act upon said plan as submitted
or as modified and, if approved, shall express its approval as
"Conditional Approval" and state the conditions 8f such approval,
if any, or if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and •
the reasons therefor.
At meeting during which the Concept Plan comes up for for
review, the party.submitting such plan shall appear in person
or by agent or by attorney.
(6) Planning and Zoning Commission to Note its Action
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The Planning and Zoning Commission shall note its action and
conditions, if any, on three copies of•the Concept Plan
(7) Distribution of Concept Plan
Of the three (3) copies, one (1) shall be returned to the
subdivider, one (1) shall be filed with the Director of Planning
and one (1) shall be retained by the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
(8) Authority to Proceed
Approval of the Concept Plan does not constitute acceptance of
the subdivision, but is authority to proceed with the preparation
of the Preliminary Plat. Any work done on the subdivision
before the final plat is accepted and recorded is done at the
risk of the subdivider. Approval of a Concept Plan expires
at the end of two years. The Planning and Zoning Commission
may, if a written request from the subdivider is received prior
to the end of the two year period, grant an extension for up
to two additional years.
If any major changes are required by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the Commission may require submission of another
Concept Plan.
B. PRELIMINARY PLAT
(1) Required Copies: Filing Deadline
The subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat of the entire
area being subdivided. A reproducible tracing and the number of
legible copies outlined in the current Preliminary Plat checklist
shall be submitted to the Director of Planning for presentation to
• the Planning and Zoning Commission on the designated plat submission
date preceding the meeting at which approval is requested.
(2) Plat Scale
The plat shall be drawn to a scale of one inch to 100 feet
(1" = 100') and shall show and be accompanied by the following
information:
(a) The name of the 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 subdivision.
(d) The name of the owner (and address unless given in letter
of transmittal). If the owner is a partnership, corporation,
or other entity other than an individual, the name of the
responsible individual such as president or vice - president
must be given.
(e) The name of the registered engineer or registered public
surveyor responsible for preparing the plat.
(f) Scale: 1" = 100'. The prior written consent of the Director of
Planning and Community Development will be required for use of a
smaller scale;
(g) North point, north to be at the top of the .sheet if possible.
(h) Date, each revision shall bear a new date.
(i) Ownership boundaries shall be drawn in very heavy lines and
shall include overall dimensions and bearings.
(j) Boundary lines and adjacent right -of -way lines of the proposed
subdivision shall be drawn with dashed lines.
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(k) A tie to an original corner of the original survey of which
said land is a part.
Name and location of adjacent subdivisions, streets, easements
pipelines, watercourses, etc., and the property lines and
name of adjoining property owners in unsubdivided tracts.
Existing and proposed topographic and planimetric features
within the subdivision, including watercourses and ravines,
high banks, width of existing or proposed easements, contour
lines at two (2') feet intervals, and any other physical
features pertinent to the subdivision.
CO Existing transportation features within the subdivision
including the location and width of rights -of -way, streets,
alleys and easements.
' (o) Proposed features including location, width, surfacing, and
name of streets; approximate width and depth of all lots,
location of building lines, alleys and easements; and
schematic plans and outline specifications for drainage,
sanitary facilities, and utilities.
(p) 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 taken in by a proposed addition or subdivision is
planned for a school, park, or public building such site
shall be reserved on the preliminary plat for the proposed
facility.
(Revised Subdivision Ordinance of March, 1970)
(q) Limits of the 25 -year and 100 -year flood plain for all waterways
draining fifty (50) acres or more.
Cr) Statement that the Preliminary Plan conforms to the adopted
Concept Plan.
(s) Statement outlining the estimated average, Single Family
lot size and the estimated range of lot sizes by groupings
of less than 5,000 square feet, 5001 -5,500 sq.ft., 5,501-
6,000 sq. ft., 6,001 -6,500 sq.ft., 6,500+ sq.ft.
(3) Director of Planning to Certify Information
The Director of Planning, or his designated representative, 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 Planning and Zoning Commission.
(4) planning and Zoning Commission to Review within Thirty (30) days.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the preliminary
plat, and within thirty (30) days, act upon said plat as submitted
or as modified and, if approved, shall express its approval as
"Conditional Approval" and state the conditions of such approval, •
if any, or if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and the
reasons therefor.
(Revised Subdivision Ordinance of March 1970)
At the meeting during which the preliminary plat comes up for
review, the party submitting such plat shall appear in person
or by agent or by attorney.
(Ordinance No. 495 of January 11, 1979)
(5) planning and Zoning Commission to Note its Action.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall note its action and
conditions, if any, on four (4) copies of the preliminary plat.
(6) Distribution of Plat Copies.
Of the four (4) copies, one (1) shall be returned to the subdivider,
one (1) shall be filed with the Director of Planning, One (1)
shall be furnished to the Building Official, and one (1) shall
be retained by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Authority to Proceed.
Approval of the preliminary plat does not constitute acceptance
of the subdivision, but is authority to proceed with the preparation
of the final plat. Any work done on the subdivision before the
final plat is accepted and recorded is done at the risk of the
subdivider. Approval of a preliminary plat expires at the end
of one year. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, if a
written request from the subdivider is received prior to end
of the one year period, grant an extension for up to one additional
year.
If any major changes are required by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the Commission may require submission of another
preliminary plat.
C. FINAL PLAT
(1) Required Copies: Filing Deadline
The subdivider shall provide one (1) reproducible tracing and the
number legible white print copies of the final plat,outlined in the
current Final Plat checklist,to the Planning and Zoning Commission
after the preliminary plat has been approved and all required changes
and alterations thereto have been made.
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 Planning if in his
opinion the proposed subdivision requires no new streets
or utilities and has an established land use by either
existing zoning or existing development, and
(ii) when the requirement for a concept plan is waived in
accordance with Section 5C (i)(a)(i) the applicant
shall provide a list of adjacent property owners out-
lined in Section 5 A (2) and a public hearing shall
be held by the Planning and Zoning Commissionjn
conjunction with its consideration of the Preliminary
Plat.
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(b) The final plat shall be filed with the Director of Planning
at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting at which
approval is requested.
(c) 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 Director of Planning 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.
(d) Plat to be Accompanied by Application for Zoning
Where land to be subdivided lies outside the existing
city limits and is to be annexed and requires original
zoning; or where land to be subdivided lies within the
existing city limits and requires rezoning for the uses
proposed in the Concept Plan,a final plat shall be accompanied
by a zoning request which shall be in conformance with the
Concept Plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Section 5B (1)(c) becomes Section 5B (i)(e).
All ordinances, parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict
herewith are expressly repealed.
The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall
not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
READ and APPROVED on first reading the 3 4?D day of Pe /,4
' 1986.
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day of
ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the 1
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JTNNE LA D, City ecretary
CI y of.Round Rock, Texas
DATE: January 6, 1987
SUBJECT: Council Agenda, January 8, 1987
ITEM: 11C - Consider an ordinance revising the Subdivision
Ordinance relative to plat coordination. (Second Reading)
The attached revised Ordinance reflects changes suggested by the
Development Community and is back on your Agenda for consideration.
The Ordinance shows the deletion of references to City Council at
the request of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Ordinance also reflects the following changes suggested by the
Development Community.
1. Annexation and zoning request will be required with the
submission of the final plat rather than the Concept Plan
and preliminary plat.
2. Concept Plan approval will be good for 2 years and is
renewable.
3. Preliminary Plat approval will be good for 1 year and is
renewable more than once.
4. A time period of 30 days for Planning & Zoning action on
a Concept Plan has been added.
There have been no changes since the First Reading.