2146 ORD AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NO 1315 AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO 1710 PROVIDING FOR SUBSTITUTION OF RECORDABLE SURVEYOR'S PLAT IN LIEU OF FINAL PLAT OR REPLAT IN CERTAIN INSTANCESORDINANCE NO. 2146
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NO. 1315
AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF A RECORDABLE
SURVEYOR' S PLAT TN LIEU OF A F INAL PLAT OR REPLAT IN CER -
TAIN INSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF JUNE l, 1973.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 1315 of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be amended as follows:
a. The first paragraph of said ordinance is amended to
read as follows:
"Whereas, under the laws of the State of Texas, hereafter
every owner of any tract of land situated within the corporate
limits of the City of Paris, or within five (5) miles of the
corporate limits of such City, who may hereafter divide the
same in two (2) or more tracts for the purpose of laying out
any subdivision of such tract of land or any addition to said
City of Paris, or for laying out suburban lots or building
lots, and streets, alleys or parks and other portions intended
for public use, or the use of purchasers or owners of lots
fronting thereon or adjacent thereto, are required to submit a
plat of such subdivision or addition for approval by the City
Planning Commission of the City of Paris, except when only
two (2) platted lots are affected or two unplatted lots are
created and no easements, dedications, or rights -of -ways are
required for public use and the owner provides a recordable
surveyor's plat and recording fee; however lots created under
this exception cannot be redivided, using the procedure es -
tablished in this exception; and, "
b. The second sentence of Subparagraph (8) of Section I
is amended to read as follows:
"It also includes re-subdivision or replatting of land, lots, or
tracts except as hereinafter provided in Section VI B. "
c. Subparagraph (10) of Section I is amended to read as
follows :
"(10) Final plat The phrase "final plat" shall be any
plat of any lot, tract, or parcel of land requested
to be recorded of record in the Deed Records of
Lamar County Court House after having been ap-
proved by the City Council of the City of Paris or
by the Commissioners Court of Lamar County as
provided for by County subdivision regulations. "
d. Subparagraph (:11) of Section I is amended to read as
follows:
"(11) Replatting The word "replatting" shall be the re -
subdivision of any part or all of any block or blocks
of a previously platted subdivision, addition, lot, or
tract, except as hereinafter provided in Section VI B. "
e. That Section VI is amended to read as follows:
"Section VI. Replatting.
A. The replat of the subdivision shall meet all of the
requirements for a new subdivision that may be pertinent,
as provided for herein. It shall show the existing property
being subdivided. No preliminary plat will be required on
replats.
B. A replat shall not be required in accordance with
the above requirements when the following conditions exist:
(1) The area affected is not more than two (2)
platted lots and does not create more than two
(2) lots or the area affected is one lot facing
upon a dedicated street, which lot was separately
owned prior to the 12th day of April, 1965 or
prior to annexation to the City of Paris.
(2) No easements, dedication of streets or rights -
of -way are required for public use.
(3) The owner of the property presents to the
Director of Public Works a recordable sur-
veyor's plat of the affected property and the
Lamar County Clerk recording fee for the
same. Said recordable surveyor's plat shall
not be deemed a. final plat or replat as those
terms are used herein.
The surveyor's plat so presented shall be reviewed by the
City Engineer and if found to be in order shall satisfy the
plat requirements involving the issuance of building permits. "
Section 2. That 17-100a of Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended to read as follows:
"a. The lot or tract is part of a plat of record, properly
approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and
filed in the Plat Records of Lamar County, Texas or
has been created in accordance with Section VI,
Paragraph B, of Ordinance No. 1315 of the City of
Paris. "
Section 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on
June l, 1973.
Passed and adopted this 14th day of May, 1973.
,
. D. Mallory, III, May r
ATTEST: '
H. C. Gre ne, City~ Clerk ~
APP VED 100/1- FORM:
. . . ay es, ity Attorney