19 - Subdivision Amendment for Preliminary and Final Platting

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Item No. 19 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager FROM: Todd Mittge, P.E., City Engineer SUBJECT: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATTING DATE: November 13, 2023 BACKGROUND: In the current Subdivision Ordinance, Exhibit 9A, ten (10) days, prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, is provided for review of Preliminary and Final Plats. Additionally, the current ordinance does not define the means for location, size and approximate depth of existing utilities, and requires filing of plats with the Director of Public Works. Staff recommends amending the ordinance to allow more time for review of plat applications, defining the method for location of existing utilities, and requiring plats to be filed with the City Engineer. STATUS OF ISSUE: The current ordinance states, "The preliminary plat of the subdivision of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be filed in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Paris, Texas, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which time it is to be considered." The proposed amendment will state, "The preliminary plat of the subdivision of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be filed in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Paris, Texas, not less than seventeen (17) and not more than twenty-one (2 1) calendar days prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which time it is to be considered." Staff also recommends changes to subsection 7 and 15 in the Preliminary Platting Section.