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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 0054 (;, " ORD INANCE NO. 64 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PLATTING AND SUBDIVIDING OF LAND WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND 5000 FEET BEYOND; DEFINING TERMS AND PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT; PLATTING OF THE SUBDIVISION; RECORD PLAT; REQUIRING ADVANCE WRITTEN AGREEMENT RESPECTING DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND INSPECTION; ENGINEERING FEES; SAVING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, it is necessary to the orderly growth of the City of North Richland Hills to establ ish a uniform pol icy regulating the platting and subdivision of land; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURE. \..- A subdivision is any change, alteration or rearrangement in the boundary or division 1 ines of a parcel of property or street. Any owner of any tract of land within the corporate 1 imits of the City of North Richland Hills, or of any tract of land situated within 5000 feet of the corporate 1 imits who contemplates eventual acceptance for annexation, who may desire to make or cause to be made on such subdivision, shall cause a plat to be made by a registered engineer or 1 icensed land surveyor from an actual- survey of such proposed subdivision and submit same to the City Council for its approval and acceptance, by fil ing said plat with the City Secretary. The City ¿ngineer will check for the following provisions in each proposed subdivision, as needed: 1. Type of paving. 2. Drainage facilities 3. street lay-out and proposed street and alley grades. 4. Abandonments or encroachments. 5. Monuments, reference dimensions. 6. Water mains and fire hydrants. 7. Sanitary sewers, or septic tanks. 8. Park Sites. 9. School Sites 10. Assignment of lot and block numbers. SECTION 2. PRELIMINARY PLAT. A prel iminary plat shal I be submitted to the City Engineer for his tentative approval before the subdivider proceeds with a final plat. Such preJ iminary plat shalJ be overlaid upon a topographical map prepared by a registered engineer or J icensed Jand surveyor. The prel iminary pJat shal I be on a scale of one hundred feet to an inch with a contour interval of two feet, and shall include the following items: J . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. - 8. 9. Boundary, street, a1Jey and building lines. Width and names of streets and location with reference to all ~treet5 adjacent to and leading into the ubdivision. Width and depth of lots. Water courses and area of watersheds draining upon the subdivision. Trees of eight or more inches in diameter located between street lines. Scale and north point. Size, type, and location of proposed water and sewer mains. Name of subdivider and of surveyor. Size and type of proposed storm drainage facil ities. The prel iminary plat shal1 be filed in the office of the City Secretary in City Hal1 not less than twenty (20) days prior to the meeting of the City Council at which it is to be considered. The City Engineer will make a prel iminary check of the proposed sub- division and submit a recommendation to the City Council together with the prel iminary plat. SECTION 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Streets. 1. The width of main thoroughfares and arterial streets shall be determined by the City Engineer. 2. No street shall be less than fifty feet wide. 3. All new streets shall be continuations of existing streets, at the same or greater width and having the same names. 4. Dead-end streets may be platted where the land adjoins property not subdivided, in which case the streets shall be carried to the boundaries thereof. In the few instances where dead-end streets are otherwise necessary, a cul-de-sac with a minimum radius of fifty feet shall be provided. 5. No intersecting streets shall be platted with the angle included between adjoining street I ines less than thirty degrees nor more than one hundred fifty degrees. 6. Steeets shall be platted to allow two tiers of lots with an alley or util ity easement between. Inteesecting cross streets shall be not more than nine hundred feet apart. 7. Streets shall be platted with appropriate regard to the creeks, wooded areas and other topographical features lending themselves to attractive treatment. 8. Where plats are presented for approval which adjoins un- platted property, the owner of the proposed subdivision shall provide his pro rata part of boundary streets. . B. Alleys, Reserve Strips. 1. Subdivision shall be designed to include alleys, unless in the discretion of the City Engineer they will serve no useful purpose, in which event util ity easements must be reserved~ The developer may appeal the decision of the City Engineer requiring alleys to the City Council. 2. Alleys shall be laid in the rear of lots fronting on ad- joining streets. The minimum width of alleys or util ity easements shall be not less than fifteen feet. 3. No subdivision showing reserve strips of land controll ing the access to public ways or adjoining properties will be approved. C. Lots and Blocks. 1. In general, lots shall conform in width and depth to the pattern already establ ished in the adjacent areas, having due regard for the character of the neighborhood, its par- ticular suitability for development for residential purposes, and also taking into consideration the natural topography of the ground, drainage, sanitary sewerage facilities, and the proposed layout of streets. The area shall conform to the requirements of Ordinance No. 33. 2. In locations where sanitary sewers are not presently avail- able and where there is no immediate prospect for install- ation of sanitary sewers, then septic tanks of approved type may be installed in conformity with the rules and regulations of the City of North Richland Hills pertaining to publ ic health. 3. No lot shall be replatted to reduce the size of the lots originally platted by a common dedicator, except with the consent of all of the property owners in the same addition. Such consent may be impl ied where ether lots within such area above described have already been subdivided and built upon; nor shall a lot be reduced in size below the pattern already establ ished in the same block, or across the street for a similar distance, except by the consent of above required. -2- ... 4. A building permit for residential construction may be issued by the building inspector on a lot the frontage of which has decreased from the frontage as originally platted or re- platted, instrument of dedication or by the property restric- t ions establ ished for the add it ion pr ior to the passage of this regulation, provided the original direction of frontage is maintained; and, provided further that no such permit shall be issued for any lot with an area less than required by Ordinance No. 33. 5. It shall be unlawful to increase the size of lots from that originally platted. In this connection, partsof' lots as platted may be built on, provided that any lot for which a building permit is desired, when compos€d of the parts of two or more lots shall have an area of not less than the original platted lots in the block. 6. It shall be unlawful for the Building Inspector to issue a permit for any residence, in a residential area, util izing as a building site the rear portion of any adjoining lot, to produce a plottage of sufficient size to meet the mini- mum requirement for a permissable residential use. 7. Blocks shall, in general, be not larger than 320 by ~oo feet. 8. The depth of lots shall generally be not less than 110 feet. 9. The area of the lot shall be computed by taking the average width of the lot times the average depth of the lot measured from the street 1 ine to the rear lot 1 ine. 10. All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street 1 ines or radial to curved street 1 ines, unless a variation from this rule would, in the opinion of the City Engineer, give a better lot plan. 11. It will not be necessary to subdivide tracts of land for housing projects or commercial shopping villages, but site plans shal1 be filed with the City Engineer for approval by the City Council. SECTION 4. RECORD PLAT. A. A final or record plat shall be submitted to the City Engi- neer after required changes or alterations in the prelimin- ary plat have been made. No record plat will be considered unless a pre1 iminary has first been submitted. the record plat shall contain complete data as follows: 1. All record plats shall be drawn upon sheets 24 x 36 inches and to a scale of 100 feet to an inch. Where more than one sheet is required, an index sheet 24 x 36 inches shall be filed showing the entire subdivision on the one sheet. 2. The shape and the exterior boundaries of the land subdivided, indicated by the use of a distinctive and individual symbol. 3. The shape and boundaries of each subdivision thereof and the dimensions of each 10t. 4. The length of all straight 1 ines, deflection angles, radi i, arcs and central angles of all curves sha11 be given along the property 1 ines of each street. All dimensions along the I ines of each lot shall be given. 5. The names of all adjoining subdivisions, the side lines of abutting lots, lot and block numbers, and where possible accurate reference ties to courses and distances to at least two adjacent recognized land corners. 6. The description and location of a11 survey monuments placed in the subdivision. Two permanent concrete monuments to be placed on onE of the longer 1 ines of the subdivision as far apart as possible; these monuments to be visible from each other with the azimuth and distance between them and from each of them to the nearest boundary corner of the subdivi- sion to be accurately established and recorded on the plat. Such monuments shall be not less than 4 inches in diameter if poured in a pipe; Monuments to be set not less than two feet in good clay or one foot in sound rock and back filled with concrete; the exact point in the top of the monument -3- 7. to be marked by a copper or brass bolt set in the concrete with a cross filed or scored thereon. Monuments either of galvanized iron pipe not less than two inches in diameter and twenty inches in length or stone or concrete monuments not less than four inches in diameter and twenty four inches in length placed flush with the top of the sidewalk or with the top of the natural ground shall be placed at all points where street lines intersect the exterior lines of the subdivision and at all angle points in the street 1 ines and points of curve. A title including the name of the subdivision, the name of the subdivider and of the registered engineer or 1 icensed land surveyor, and the scale and location of the subdivision with reference to original land grants or surveys, and a north point which may be magnetic or true north, with nota- tion stating which. The certificate of the registered engineer or licensed land surveyor who surveyed, mapped and monumented the land, which certificate shall be sworn to before a notary public and shall be placed on the face or back of the map. A certificate of ownership and of dedication of all streets, alleys, ut i 1 ity easements and playgrounds to publ ic use forever, signed and acknowledged before a notary pUbl ic by the owner of the land, and 1 ienholder, if any, to appear on the face or back of the map, containing a complete and accurate description of the land subdivided and the streets dedicated. 8. 9. - B. The final or record plat shall be filed with the City Engi- neer not less than five days before the meeting of the City Council at which it is to be considered. The engineer will check the plat as to compl iance with these regulations and prepare a report for submission to the City Council along with the plat. C. After approval of the final plat by the City Council, the subdivider shall have up to thirty days in which to record with the County Clerk four signed copies, which will then be returned to the City Engineer. Failure to record the approved plat within the thirty day period shal1 ¡nval idate the approvaJ by the City CounciJ, and the approval certi- ficate shall so specify. SECTION 5. DEVELOPMENT AND INSPECTION. A. All development and improvement shall be done in accordance with the Record Plat as finally approved. B. All improvements shal1 be designed and constructed in con- formance with the "Criteria of Design" and "Standard Specifications for Construction of streets, Drainage and utilities" as adopted by the City of North Richland HilJs. C C. No Record Plat shall be approved unless the Owner and/or developer agrees in writing to do the following at his own expense: 1. To file with and secure the approval of the City Engineer complete construction plans for the proposed subdivision prior to commencing construction; which plans shall include but are not necessarily] imited to: a. Lot and block layout to 1" - 100' scale showing curb 1 ioes and drainage facil ities with arrows showing direction of flow. b. Lot and block layout to 1" - 100' scale showing all proposed underground ut i 1 it ies. c. Plan profiles to 1" - 40' scale of all streets and storm drainage channels or sewers. d. Plan profiles to ]" - 100' scale of all sanitary sewers. e. Details of water distribution system at junctions, valves,etc. f. Details of all structures. -4- 2. To have all construction of streets, drainage and utilities in any given area of the subdivision done under a single general contract with full responsibility for all phases of the work resting upon the one contractor; which con- tractor shall post a performanc& bond equal to 100% of the total cost of the work and a maintenance bond covering the work for a period of two years from the date of completiön as shown on the CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE provided by the City Engineer. Such borids shall be executed on the standard forms adopted by the City of North Richland Hills. Should the owner and/or developer c.oose to sub-contract the various phases of the work, then he shall be charged with full responsibility for proper construction as required to obtain final CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE from the City Engi- neer and such owner and/or developer shall post the required performance and maintenance bonds. 3. To pay the engineering inspection fees and laboratory fees hereinafter provided by depositing the full amount with the City Secretary prior to commencing construction. 4. To notify the City Engineer at least 24 hours prior to the time each inspection is required and to not proceed with any succeeding phase of work until the cTfÿ Engineer has given written approval of the work inspected. Such inspec- tions shall be required at the following stages of con- struction: a. During the laying or constructing of underground utilities, structures, or curb and gutter, but prior to back fill ing. b. After curb is backfilled and all trenches within the roadway are jolted and tamped, but prior to preparing subgrade. c. After subgrade is compacted and finished, but prior to placing base. d. After base has been set-up and finished, but prior to priming. e. After basechas been primed, cured, broomed and the gutter exposure-scraped, and as tne tack coat is being appl ied just prior to paving. f. During the paving operation. SECTION 6. ENGINEERING AND LABORATORY FEES. A. The City Secretary shall collect the following fees and charges before any plat shall be submitted to the City Council for consideration, and these fees and charges shall not be refunded regardless of the action taken by the City Council, whether or not the plats are approved or rejected: I. Prel iminary plats, $10.00 per plat plus $0.50 per lot. 2. Final or record plats, $10.00 per plat plus $0.50 per lot. 3. For areas not subdivided into lots, a flat fee of $2.00 per acre. '- B. The City Secretary shall collect the following fees and charges before any construction is commenced on the sub- division: 1. For Engineering inspection of street improvements, $25.00 per plat plus $2.00 per lot. 2. For laboratory tests, $25.00 per plat plus $0.50 per lot. When any laboratory test shows a condition which does not meet specifications, then the owner shall pay the addi- tional costs of having additional tests made until such tests reveal that the condition has been corrected to meet the specifications. SECTION 7. SAVING CLAUSE. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to affect any sub- division or addition within the corporate 1 imits of North Richland Hills which has been dedicated and accepted by the City. In the -5- .,,- event any court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any section, clause"or part of this ordinance to be inval id, a11 the other sec- tions, c1auses, or parts of this ordinance shall remain in fu11 force and effect. SECTION 8. REPEAL. All ord inances or parts of ord inances in confl ict herewith are hereby repealed. \ SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. "- The fact that the City has no firm po1 icy regulating subdivision of land endangers the orderly growth and deve10pment of the City and thereby endangers the publ ic welfare, thus creating an emergency requiring the suspension of the rules, and this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its approval and adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by~nanimous vote of the Council on this, the _ ~ j/. day of ,?{:f"'" ,..,~ ,~ , 1959. APPROVED: "-4My~~' APPROVED as ATTEST: ~£ h L..JI~~ " ~ y retary '-- '-- -6-