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1315 ORD PRESCRIBING RULES & REGULATIONS GOVERNING PLATS, PLANS AND SUBDIVISIONS OF LANDA .4mi, - Adik ~ORDI NAIVCE NO o N~ t`~.. . AN ORDINANGE A3ESCRIBING $ULES AND REGUTATIONS GOVERNING FIATS;Aidb SUBDIVISIONS OF I.AND WITHIN T1171E CARRORAIE LIMITS AND :NITHIN FIVE (5) 1,11IIES OF THE COR PORATE LIMITS 0: THE CITY OF PARIS; CONTAINING GERTAIN DEFINI- TIONS; FROVIDING FOR A FRELIMINARY PLATj, A FINAL PLATV AM3 PROVIDING FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF SLBDIVISIONS BY SECTIONS; PRE5CRIBING REGULATIONS FOR S1FtEETS $ SIDEVJALKS, ALIEYS, CURB AfM GUTTER, SANTTARY SEWERS .4ND 1`dA1ER MAIIaS, STORArt SEWERS AND OTHER DRAINAGE STRUCTURES, PIJBLIC liTILITIES, PARKS AP,D PL?.Y- GROUNIDS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF NOT IgSS 499iZ4~~a00)-DGI6Vaz-hM 4=W THAN PSO HUNDRID ($200000) DULLA.RS FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING Q?3DINANCE5; PROVIDING A SAVING CIAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Whereast under the lativs of the State of Texasp hereafter every owner of any tract of land situated within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, or within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of such City of Paris$ who may hereafter divide the same in two (2) or more tracts for the purpose of layiny out any subdivision of such tract of land or any addition to said City of Parisi or for laying ou:; suburban lots ox building lots, or any lots$ and streetst alleys or parks and other portions intended for public use$ or the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thexetop are " requixed to submit a plat of sach subdivision or addition for approval by tne City Planniny Con-ciission of the City of Paris; and CJhereas, the City Council of the City af Paris is empowered by law to proMUlgate and establish the general plan of said Gity and its streets, alleys, parkst public utility facilitiesg including those which have been or may be layed out, together with the general plan for the extension of such City and of its roadst streets and public highivays within said City and with- in five (5) miles of the corporate limits thereof; NOVV TI-EFtEFORE, BE IT QRDAII\IED BY Tf-1E CITY COUNCTL OF THE CTTY OF PARIS t 1EXASa On and after the passage of this ordinance any person, firm or cor- poration seeking approval of any plat, p1Gn or repIat of any subdivision ot land within the corporate limits or within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of the City of Paris shall be required to comply with the requirements of this ordinance before such approval may be granted, to-tvitt SECTTON I. DEFINITTONS. For the purpose of interpretipg this ordinancet certain 1902'dS used hexein are defined as followst (1) SHALL - The urord "shall" wherever used in this ordinance will be interpreted in its mandatory senseo (2) CITY - The word "City" shall be the City of Paris., Texas to- yether with all its governing and ooeratin, bodies. (3) COUNCIL - The word "Council" er "City Council" shall be the duly elected governing body of the City of Pariso (4) CAMJJATSSION - The word "Comrnission" or "Planning Commission" or "Zoning Commission" shall be the official City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Paris.Texas as appointed by the City Council. (5) Any office referred to in this ordinance by titlep i.eo, City Attorneyt City Clerkt City Engineert Director of Public 4Vorks sha11 be the person so retained in this position by the City or his duly authorized representative. (6) ENGINEER - The word "Engineer" shall be the City Lngineer of the City of Paris. (7) h'IASTER PLAN - The phrase "master plan" shall be the comprehen- sive plan of the City and adjoining areas as adopted by the City Planning and Zoning Commission including all its revisionso This plan indicates the general locations recommended for various land usesg transportation routes, public and private buildings, streets, parkso and cther public and private developments and improvements. 3 r/~. ~ . AM, Adik (8) SUBDIVISION - The word "subdivision" or "addition" shall be any division of any lotv tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or sites for the purposep whether immediate or future, of sale or of building developmento It also includes re-subdivision or replatting of land, lots, or tractso Divi- sions of land for agricultural purposes, in parcels of five (5) acres or more shall not beincluded within this definitionp unless any such division of five (5) acres or more includes the planning or development of a new street or access easemento (9) FRE LIMINARY PLAT - The phrase "preliminary plat" shall be any plat of any lot, tractg or parcel of land that is not to be recorded of recordv but is only a proposed division of land for review and study by the City. (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 Houseo (11) RE PIATTING - 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. (12) dSTREET ,ance l between h the olines twhich delineateltheerithe ghtsh of tway of a streeto (13) BUIIDING LINE - The word "building line" shall be a line beyond which buildings must be set back of from the street ar road right of way line on which the property fron-tso (14) LOCAL STREET - The phrase "local street" shall be a street which is intended primarily to serve traffic within a neighborhood or limited residential districtt and which is not necessarily continuous through several residential districtso (15) CALLECTOR ST'REET - The phrase "collector street" shall be a street which is continuous through several residential dis- tricts and is intended as a connecting street between resi- dential districts and arteries or business districtso h r~i,.S e '4.y TGy; a4 STye G7" ~/~`~'~R~R~- 5~1~~~T ~ ~t t t7k, (16) be principal traffic thoroughfares more or less continuous across the City which are intended to connect remote parts of the City or areas adjacent thereto, and act as principal connecting streets with State and Federal Highways. SECTIOPI I I . F110,CEDUi2E . i~ny owner or developer of any loi:, tract or parcel of land located ~ within the corporate liinits or within five (5) rliles of the corporate liriits of the City of Paris riho r.iay wish to effect a suadivision of such trac-t of land and who is required to subrnit a plat thereof for approval by the City Planning Conmlission, shall follow the general procedure as herein specified by, (1) have prepared and suurnit to the r lanning & Loning Coriunission a preliminary plat for its study, rejection, recor.imendations and tentative approval; (2) after the Commission shaZl have fully considered such prelir.iinary plat and has expressed ay r,iajority vote of -(:he Coi:L;iission its tentative approval thereof, the owner or c:eveloper ~alay then have prepared as hereinafter set forth a final plat for sub- r.nission to and consideration by the Coriunission and for its final approval; (3) upon the approval of any such iinal plat or plan by the Planning Conxnission, the sarae shall be referred to the City Council$ along vvith a certificate of the completion of the irnprevements specified and recjuirecl 'y this ordinance, or a ~ perforrnance uond <3uaranteeing the completion thehere~ting e consider1sduch and provided, and the Council shall at its next succeedin, final plan, plat or replat and accept by forrnal aci:ion the dedication of all public property therein set forth, provided it shall appear that such plan, plat or replat in all thinys fully corlplies with the termris and provisions of this ordinance; and (4) upon acceptance of the dedication of the public properties set forth and designated in such nlan, plat or replat, the City Clerk shall imrnediately causc such plan, olat or replat to be recorded in the Deed Reccrds of Lar,zar t;ounty. U - - - ~ Planning Commission at which time it is to be consideredo The subdivider or owner shall file four (4) copies of the preliminary plat and each copy shall show or be accompanied by the following informations (1) The narae of the owner and subdivider. (2) The name of the Licensed Land Surveyor or Registered Professional Engineer effecting the survey and design of the plato (3) The title or nane of the subdivision (which must riot be so similar to that of an existinG subdivision as to cause confusions), (4) North pointp date, scale (not to exceed one (1) inch to two hundred (200)feet) and the approximate acreage of the proposed subdivision, (5) The location and width of all existing and dedicated streets and alleys within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision for a distance of two hundred (200) feet from the proposed subdivi- sion. If there are no adjacent existing or dedicated streets and alleys wit}iin the two hundred (200) feet of the proposed subdivision on any side, then a map on a smaller scale must accompany the preliminary plat showing the outline and ov+ner- ship of adjacent properties, locations of the nearest suiadi- visions and existing or dedicated streets and alleyso (6) All physical features of the property to be subdivided, in- cluding location and size of all vrater courses, ravines, bridgesp culverts, existing structures, drainage areas in acres, and other features pertinent to subdivision. The outline of wooded areas cr the location of important individual trees may be re- quiredo (7) The location, size and approximate depth of all existing utili- ties sh;;ll be shown. (8) Plats or subdivisions exceedin;; three (3)acres in gross area shall have contour maps on the same scale as the preliminary plat accompanying said plat. All elevations on the contour map shall be referenced to the City datum (true elevations). The contours shall be shown at intervals of not mc+ra than five (5) feet nor less than one (1) footo The contour interval between these limits shall be determined by the topography of the land to be subdividedo (9) The proposed plan of the subdivision shall be shown, including all proposed streets and their namest alleys, easements, blocks, lotsp building lines, parksi etco with principal dimensionso (10) ; designation of the proposed uses of land within the subdivi- siQn, that is the zoning that is requestedo (Il) If the proposed subdivision is a portion of a tract which is later to be subdivided in its entirety, then a tentative master plat of the entire subdivision shall be submitted with the pre- liminary plat of the portion first to be subdivided. The master plat shall conform in all respects to the requirements of the preliminary plat; except, it may be on a scale of not more than one (1) inch to four hundred (400) feet. (12) The proposed imprevements and utilities to be constructed in the subdivision shall be set forth on the preliminary plat over the subdivider's signatureo (13) The following notice shall be placed on the face of each prelimi- nary plat by the subdivider, "Preliminary Plat for Inspection Purpose only". (14) The following certificates shall be placed on the preliminary plat: pot, z ~ . ~ - Adek . 'tApproved for Preparation of Final Plat Chairman, City.;-Pzanning and Zoning Commission Date ~ , . . : (15) The Cor.umission shall approve or disapprove any preliminary plat submitted to them within thirty (30) days after said plat is filed with the Director of Public Viorkso (16) The tentative appreval of the preliminary plat by the Commission does not constitute in any manner the acceptance of the subdivi- sion nor the improvements placed therein, but is merely an au- thorization to proceed with the preparatian of the final plato (17) The tentative approval of the preliminary plat by the Commission shall expire and become null and void twe].ve (12) months after said tentative approval was made. If such be the casep then a new preliminary plat must be submitted as if no prior preliminary plat had been submitted. (18) Noconstruction work shall begin on the proposed improvements in the proposed subdivision prior to approval of the final plat by the Commission. SECTION IV. FINAL PIAT. The submission to and tentative approval of a preliminary plat by the Commission shall be a condition precedent to the preparation of a final plato The final plat shall have all changes and alterations, if any, shown on the preliminary plat incorporated therein and shall be filed with the Director of Public Works at least five (5) days prior to the meetinf of the Commission at Urhich time it is to be consideredo The plat shall be a reproductable transparent drawing to scale from an accurate survey on the ground and shall be neat and in all respects proper for filing fir record in the office of the Gounty Clerk of Lamar Countyo Patching and pasting of paper attachr:ients is not acceptable. All figures and lettering shall be neat and easily legible. The plat shall show or be accompanied by the followina informationa (1) The name or names of the owner and subdivider. (2) The name of the Licensed Land Surveyor or Registered Professioral Engineer preparing the plato (3) The name of the proposed subdivision and adjacent subdivisions. (4) The names of streets (to conform whenever possible to existiny street names) (0) The numbers of lots and blocks, in accordance with a systematic arrangement. (6) North point, date~ acreage being subdivided, and scale. All plats shall be on a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, and on sheets measuring 18" x 24"0 (7) An accurate boundary survey of the property, with bearings and distances referenced to survey lines and established subdivi- sions, with complete and accurate field notes of said boundarieso The lines with dimensionss of all adjacent lands and the lines, with dimensions of adjacent streets, alleys and easementsg in ad- jacent subdivisions shall be shown in dashed lineso (8) Location of proposed lots~ streetsv alleys, easements, parkst building set back lines (both front and side streets) and other features shall be showno (9) AZ1 necessary dimensions, including linear, angular, and curvi- linear and other surveying information necessary to reproduce the plat on the around shall be showna The linear and curvi- linear dimensions shall be shown in feetand decimals of a foot. /11_~_ ,t'/ . The angular dimensions shall be shown by true bearings. The length of all straight lines, deflection anglesp radii, tangents, central angle of curvest and the chords and ares of curves shall be showno All curve informatian shall be shown for the center line of the street. Dimensions shall be shown from all anale points and points of curve of lot lines. All lots on curves shall be shown with the long chord distance and true bearingso (10) All survey monuments shall be shown on the plata (11) A certificate of dedication of all streets, public highways, alleysv easements, parks and other land intended for public usep signed by the oiNner or owners and by all other parties who have a mortgage or lien interest in the property or subdivisiona (12) All deed restrictions that are to be filed with the plat shall be showng or filed separately with the plat. (13) Certification by a Surveyort licensed by the State of Texas, or a Professional Engineer2 registered in the State of Texasv to the effect that the p2at represents an on the ground survey made by him, and that all the necessary survey monuments are correctly shown thereon and exist on the ground, (14) The following certificate shall be placed on the platt in a manner that will allow the filling in of the certificate by the proper party: :'1;)~?rOVCU: 1I':":1?A;ly 1' i'lo.n:`ln~ a ;"1Ci C:O!`i-iC1'.-l Cot"1:,?1551071 D3te ..i~u;7Oi , .~.1 tV OI ila'li5 i)a i.i? ~ ihe uncaE:rsigned, the City Clerk of the Ci#:y of , arss, hereaN, certifies tliat the foregoing final riap or plat o; the Subuivision 017 ~ liC7.C~,ltlO;l tk) t-:lE' C.ltv O'i i a -'I'15 l,,ldS Sllt7fl':ltt@d + tiie i' .lt`:' UI1C1~ , ~.0 nn the da;r c)1 , 19 ,;,nd ("'ouncil bJ fc?ymal action t'nen anc~ ther.e acccpteu the uedi- ca-~;icr., ol' streets, alleys, parks, eas,,~::ients, ,Du'.)lic ,,laces, and water an~. se~r,ier lines, as s:1o4^rn and se t iorth in and upan sai6 raap or r;la t, and said C„uncil furthex autl,crized the i,a',le;r tc note the acce;)tance the.reoi~ :)y si(;nirl:; his name as hereina;_)ove su'bscri>>ed. 11;/ Cla;ld t-il1.S daV O: - - A.D. 19 . City C1er1<:, City or i=aris, lexas. An owner or subdivider, at his options may obtain approval of a portion or a section of a subdivision provided he meets all the require.lents of this ordinance with reference to such portion or section in the same manner as is r~~ required for a coMp.tete subdivision. In the event a subdivision and the final plat thereof is approved by the Cor~.mission in sec- tions, each Final Plat of each section is to carry the nar.:e of the entire sub- division, but is to bear a distin;uishing letterg or numbert or subtitle. 31_ock numbers shall run consecutively throughout the entsre subdivision, even thotr,h such subdivision raay be finally approved in sections. Alk Adh ' SECTION VI. RE Pi.ATTI NG . Property shall not be renlatted v:hich has been previously nlat+ed by a comrnon dedication., except !N7.t}1 tY':E' consent of a simple majority o£ the property owners on both sides of the street, on which the nroperty to be replatted originally :aced and is to be facedt for a distance of t:vo hiandred (200) feet each side of said property to be replatted, The replat of the subdivision shall meet all of the requirements for a new subdivision that may be pe.rtinent, as provided for hPrein. It shall show the existing property being re-subdividedo No preliminary plat tivi11 be re;uired on replats, SEi,TI011 VI I. GENERAL RE QUIREiMIVTS . A. Street Arrangementso Unless otherwise approved by the Commissionv provisions shall be made far the extension of arterial streets. Collector streets shall be provided for tne circulation of traffic -through the subdivision and the connection thereof to the arteriai streets. Adequate local streets shall be provided to accomrnodate thP subdivisiono off-center street intersections sha11, in general, not be approveda All arterial and collector streets shall be continuous or in alignment avith existina streets, unless variations are deemed adVisable by the Commission due to toporraphy and requi.rements of traffic circulation. (1) Boundary streets. In cases where the land proposed to be subdi- vided is partially or totally bounded on one or more sides by an existing street, way, or artery having a width less than that specified in this ordinances the stb division shall be laid out so as to provide the street width requiredo A half street along adjoining property which has not aeen subdivided may be approved; however, if it is deemed necessary by the Commission that the full width of the street be obtainedt then the developer of the first tract to :oe subdivided may be required to obtain the additional or remaining right-of- way from the adjacent tract. (2) Street Intersections. A'fore than two (2) streets intersecting at a point shall be avoided, except where it is imprac-tical to se- cure a proper street system otherwise. bVhere several streets converge at one point, or acute intersectioh angles are presentp set back lines$ special rounding or cut off corners, and/or a traffic circle May be required to insure safety and facilitation ot=orderly traffic movements. rIo Arterial Street shall intersect any other Arterial Street at an angle of less than seventy-five (b) degrees. No Collector Street shall intersect an Arterial Street at an angle of less than seventy-five (75) degrees, or another Coll.ectar Street at an angle of less than sixty (60) degrees. Pdo Local Street shall intersect any Arterial Street at an angle of less than seventy-five (75) degrees, or any Collector Street at an angle of less than forty-five (45) degreeso Arterial intersections shall have property line radii of not less than ttiventy-five (25) feet. Collactor and Local Streets shall have as the property line corner the point of intersection of the intersecting streets. Alleys shall be treated as Local Streets. (3) Dead-End Streets. Dead-End Streets shall not be approved; unless lo Such dead-end streets axe designed to connect with future streets in adjacent land not yet developedp in which case the streets shall extend to the boundaries of the land being subdivided. w 2o In very unusual circumstances a street may dead«Mend for topographical reasons or in order to develop a de- sirable residential plan, in which case the dead-end street shall have a cul-de-sac with a minimum radius of fifty (50) feeto measured at the center line of the street. (4) Service Roads. 4"Jhen a subdivision contains or is bounded on any or all sides by a U. S. or State Highway or a railroad track and the property within the subdivision faces such pro- perty, then parallel streets shall be constructed down.each side of said highway or railroad. These right of ways shall have a common line. Consideration should be given to the distance required for approach grades to future grade separa- tionso (5) Relation of Adjcining Streets and Lando The system of streets designated for the subdivision, except in unusual casest must connect with streets already dedicated in adjacent subdivi- sions, and where adjacent connections are not platted, must in general be the reasonable proj.ection of streets in the nearest subdivided tracts, and :nust be continued to the boundaries of tlhe tract subdivided, so that other subdividers may connect ~ therewith. Re errre strips of land controlliny access to or egress from oOX property or to or from any street or alley . or having the effect of restricting or damaging the adjoining property for subdivision purposes or which will not be taxable or accessible for special improvements shall not be permitted in any subdivisiono (6) Street Grades. The minimum grade for all streets shall be three tenths (0o3) of one (1) per cento The maximum grade for Arterial Streets shal.t be five (5) per cent; for Collector Streets it shall be eight (8) per cent; for Local 'Streets it shall be ten (10) per cent. If the natural topography is such as to require steeper grades, the above maximum grades may be increased by fifty (50) per cent for a maximum continuous distance of two hundred (200) feet, Center line grade changes with an algebraic difference of more than three (3) per cent and less than five (5) per cent shall be connected tivith at least a two hundred (200) foot vertical curve; for every additional per cent of algebraic difference over five (5) per cent there shall be an additional fifty (50) feet of vertical curveo All algebraic difference in grade below three (3) per cent shall have a vertical curve of not less than one hundred (100) feeto dJhere a cross slope is necessary or desirabb from one curb to the opposite curbp such cross slope shall be not more than one-tenth (1/10th) of a foot per ten (10) feet of paved street width. The grade requirements fer alleys shall conform to those of Local 5treets, (7) Street and 0.11ey Crotvnso The crown of all streets shall be based on one eight (1/8) af an inch per foot of paved street tividth~ but in no case less than four (4) inches, nor more than eighth(8) incheso All alleys shall have an inverted crown of one-eightk(1/8) of an inch per foot of alle~, widtho but in no case less than three (3) inches nor more than five (5) inches. (8) Curve Requirements. (Other than intersections) Arterial Streets shall have a Minimum radii at the center line of 1p920 feet; Collector Streets shall have a minimum radii at the center line Qf 955 feet; and Local Streets and Alleys shall have a minimum radii at the center line of 150 feet. (9) Block Lena,th and y'Jidtho In general, intersecting streets, de- termining the block lengths and widths shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross traffic adequately and to Meet existing streets or customary subdivision practices. UVhere no existing subdivision contivls»the blocks shall not exceed nine hundred (900) feet in length~ nor be less than four hundred (400) feet in length, 'Nhere no existing subdivision controls) the block widtn or depth shall not exceed three hundred and ~ - Advlk~ Alk ' fifty (350) feet, nor be less than two hundred and twenty (220) feet. l'dhen possible, the bloclc widths and lengths shall be such as to allow two (2) tiers of lotst back to back. (10) Street l"didthso Arterial Streets shall have a minimum width of right-of-way of eighty (80) feet and a Minimum paving width of sixty. (60) feett back of curb ta back of curbo ColI.ector Streets shall have a minimum width of right-of-rway of sixty (60) feet and a minimum paving width of thirty-nine (39) feet, back of curb to back of curb. Local Streets shall hav° a minimum width of right-of-tivay of fifty (50) feet and a Minimum paving width of twenty-eight (28) feet back of curb to back of curb, except that in the case of curvilinear streets, where the center line radii is less than 500 feet, such paving widths shall be increased to thirty-two (32) feet, back of curb to back of curb, al.onq the curvilinear portion of the street. (11) Standard Street Width, The standard street widthon which the subdivider shall be rer,uired to construct all street and drainage improvements shall be that of a Collecter Streetp i.e., thirty-nine (39) foot fron back of curb to back of curk>. A11 street paving over this width shall be subject to participatin; aid from the City as set forth in thic ordinanceo (12) Street Names. New streets shall be so named so as te provide continuity of names with existing streets. Sa.milar or identical street names to streets already existing in other parts of the City shall be avoidedo (13) Alleys. Alleys or loading and unloading courts shall be provided in blocks to be used for any purpose other than residential. The minimum right of way rJidth for such alleys shall be thirty (30) feet and shall be paved in their entirety. Should alZeys be platted in residential areas they Mall have a minimum right of way vridth of twenty (20) feet and paved to a minimum of sixteen (16) feet. Alleys shall be provided where existing alleys of adjacent subdivisions iaould be closed or shut off se as to deny said existing alleys of separate ingress and egresso lot s}iall ae platted in suc'rl :<lanner as to force er render aesira:ile I~c ~c~cpc ~ ~ax~cacao~cgac ~ckk xRa:oa~c ~C ~ct~ xoc~c ~c~c X4c0~9c ~ xe~&c x xD7XX=)ajd@C7-X t:le :JL11 ~G1Tl j i,11GrC'O!? o1 an;r if1-pI'O`✓C':i1E'f1±S 4°J:1J.Cr1 1aCE , -io:r'UClt Oi i dVe the ::iain entrance on an alley. B. Easements, Except where alleys of the Uridth set forth herein are provided leasements not less than fifteen t15; feet in width, seven and one- half (7-1 ~ feet in width on each side of the lot lines, shaZl be dedicated on all rear lot lines and on side lot lines as necessary for municipal and utility use for polest wires, conduits, storm settrers, sanitary sewers, water linest open drains, gas lines, heat lines, or e$er public utilities. Such easements may be reqpired across parts of lots other than as descri-bed above upon recommendation of the City Engineero C. Lot Arrangements. In oeneral the side lines of lots shall be approximately at right anales to the street lineo If possikb, the pla cing of adjacent lots at right angles to each other shall be avoided. (1) Lot Size - The minimum lot size of any lot shall conform to existino zoning regulationsp but in no instance may a lot be platted ef less than fifty (50) foot frontage, measured at the building or set back linet and with an area of not less than six thousand (6000) square feeto (2) 4ccess to Lots. Each lot shall be provided with adequate access to an existing public street by frontage along such street or throuyh connectiQn of a new street or a permanent easement to an existing streeto Do Surveyo (1) Accuracyo Al1 survey work around the boundary area as well as within the subdivision shall have an error of closure of one in seven thousand five hundred (1/7500) or lesso - s Amok _ (2) Mbnumentso PL-rmanent type aionurnents shall be placed at each corner and angle point of the boundary survey of the subdivision as well as the corners of all street intersections within the subdivision; also on all property line points of curve and points of tangent~ under the supervision and direction and as located by the Engineer who prepared the plat. These :.^.onuments shall be p].aced approximately flush with the top of the finished curb and shall be of at least Class B(2500 pso) concrete and shall be eight (8) inches in diameter and ttiventye four (24) inches lon,o There shall be placed in the center of this concrete monument to denote the corner a one quarter (4) inch diameter brass pin two (2) inches long ano set one quarter inch above the concreteo ; E. Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas, All subdivisions ex- ceedino five (5) acres in gross area shall include a dedication of five per cent of the aross area thereof to the public for use as park.s, playgrounds and recreational areas; providedt however2 that in cases where it appears that the property to be dedicated is not suitable for such purpose or purposes, thenp the Commission may at its aptiont reauire the proposed developer to deposit with the City of Paris an ariount of money equivalent in value to five per cent (5;0) of the ,ross area of such proposed subdivisicn. In the event that the Commission elects to require the deposit of such monetary sum, the amount thereof shall be calculated on the basis of the reasonable cash market value of the area included in such subdivision immediately prior to the platting and approval thereof by the Cit;r. In such cases, all monies derived from such sources shall be used by the City of Paris solely for the acquisition of addi- tional park sites in said City, and no portion thereof may, pe used for main- tenance or caPitalmpZoueraent& •tcr-e"ietiaa9-•paxks for any other purposeo . . No area to be dedicated for the purposes mentior.ed in this section shall be less desirable than other areas within the subdivisiont nor shall small) irregular or odd shaped tracts be dedicated, but the area to be ciedicated shall conform to the existing park and recreational developments wittd.n the City of Paris. No revexsionary clause, pertaining to dedication of the property men- tioned in this section shall be acceptedo F. h',i.nimum Improvements o The following improvements shall be placedwithin all new subdivisions by the subdivider and these improvements or guarantee thereofg as set forth herein, shall be a condition precedent to the final approval and acceptance of the subdivisiona (1) Standard Curb and Gutter (2) Stabilized Street Base (3) Street Pavement :'dearing Surface (4) Valleys or Dipst where essential for drainage purposeso (5) Street Signs (6) lVater Service and Fire Hydrantst ti^lhere required under this ordinanceo (7) Sewer Service, where requiredo (8) Storr: Se4vers and Drainage Structures, evhere requiredo All iMprovenlents shall be done in accordance e^rzth the design standards of this Ordinance and the City of Paris that are in effect at the time of sub- rnission of the plato (1) Surveying and Engineering. Thesubdivider ar developer shall furnish all engineering and surveying necessary to prepare the plat, and all engineering necessary to prepare the plans and specifications and supervise the construction thereof of all improvements biithin the subdivision except where com:tracts are entered into with utility companies Zicensed to opera-ce in Paris, Texas, and this said construction is to be done by their own forceso In this event utility companies shall furLiish all engineering and insnectien necessary for this cons-tructieno The City Engineer or his authorized representative shall have the power to inspect any or all imprevemer.ts being constructed under this ordinance to insure the fulfillr,zer.t of the intent of this ordinanceo Ah AIRL Ah G. Construction Plans. After the CommissionTs approval of the preli- minary plat, and before or upon the submissio n of the final platv the following information shall be supplied to the City Engineers (1) Plan-Profile sheets of all proposed streets. These sheets are to be 22" x 36" in size and plotted to a scale of one inch (1") to one hundred feet (1001) horizontal and one inch (1") to ten feet (101) vertical. There shall be a plan profile for each street and alley within the subdivisiono These plan-profiles shall show the right-of-way of the streetp portions of righ~-of-way of inter= secting streets, location of curb and gutter with respect to monumentspcurb return radiip and dips or valleys in the plan por- tion. The profile shall show the existing yround on each side of the street at the rightrof-Nay linet the proposed grade of the top of the curb for each side of the street, and the reference bench mark with its elevationo These plan-profiles shall show or be accompanied by a typical cross section of the street shotiving crownf thickness of basep base soil analysis if necessaryp type, thickness of pavement surfacet type, and curb and guttero (2) All utility plans (sanitary sewerp water, storm sewer2 culverts and bridges) shall be on sheets 22" x 36" and shall show all in- formation necessary for their constructiono These plans shall be accornpanied by the Enginee2s calculations for their design. (3) Prior to the construction of any proposed improvementsp ioe. streets2 drainage, utilitiest etco2 the subdivider shall furnish complete plans and specifications of said construction to the City Engineera If any part ofthe proposed construction is considered unsatisfactory by himand below the standards required under the circumstances2 construction operations shall not be started on the affected portion until alterations are made such that the coMpleted work shall conform to the standards required by the City of Pariso The City EngineersTnall be notified prior to beginning construction so that he or his duly authorized re- presentative may inspect said work on the behalf of the City during the construction. (4) Upon the completion of constxuction of any such improvements the subdivider shall furnish a final set of plans in detail to the Director of Public VVorkso These plans shall be certified by the Engineer preparing them to be completeand correct "as built" plans of the improvements and where applicaale shall bear the statement "Built under my sppervision" and signed by the Engineera SECTION VIII. DESIGN OF I14FROVEPi1ENT5. A. Curb and Gutter. Curb and gutter shall be constructed in accordance with the ordinance of the City of Paris governing same. It shall be constructed along both sides of all streets and avenues within the subdivision and along the subdivisions side of all boundary streets. The costof this work will not be subject to any participating aid by the Cityo B. Valleys and Dipso trr'here surface water drains across street inter- sections, said crossings shall be concrete pavement for a distance of not less than four (4) feet in eachdirection from the center line of said crossing and said crossing shall extend from curb to curbo The design of these valleys or dips shall be the same as that for concrete pavement. Dips or valleys shall not be allowed on Arterial Streets or Collector Streets. Co Street Baseo (1) All local streets within the addition shall have a mininumof six (6) inches compacted thickness asphalt staailized soil vase but this thickness does not include the wearing surface. The material for this base shall be the natural soil to which may ox may not have been added gravel or sand and asphalt in amounts as determined by the practice of the City of Paris. Ah - ~ Alk (2) A11 collector streets vvithin the addition shall have a ninimum of six (6) inches compacted thickness portland cement stabilized soil base. This thickness does not include the wearing surfacea The material for this base shall be the natural soil to which r.nay or may not have been added gravel or sand and portland cement in the amount of eight (8) to fourteen (14) per cent by volurnea Specific quantity of naterial to be added shall be determined by current A.S.T.I.I. test procedureo (3) Arterial Streets, All arterial streets shall have nine (9) inches compacted thickness of soil cement stabilized base or flexiple base or portland cement concrete pavement. The flexible material if selected shall meet the approval of the City Engineero The soil cement stabilized material if selected shall be con- structed in accordance with requirements for collector streets except as to thickness. The portland cement concrete pavementt if selected, shall be constructed with suitable base and design for the wheel loads and traffic volumest as determined py the City Engineer of the City of Paris. (4) The above street bases or an approva~'`equal shall be constructed in accordance with the City of Paris' standard specifications for said type construction ar.d on a sub base that has been approved by the City Enrineer. D. Street Surfacing. A11 streets vuithin the addition shall have the following ninimum street surfacing or pavement placed thereono (1) Local and collector streets, triple asphalt surface penetrationo all materials meeting the standard State Highway Department speci- fications. (2) Arterial Streets, Soil cement or flexible base surfacing on arterial streets shall have two (2) inches cornpacted thickness of pre-mixed rock asphaltg either cold mix or an approved hot r:iix o A11 street paving shall be done in strict accordance with the City of Paris' standard specifications for sameo No street suxfacing or pavement shall be constructed until all required utilities and house services (to back of curb) are in placet except gas house serviceso All alleys shall have xrterial Street pavenlent placed on themt except where said alley is dedicated solely to provide ingress and egress to an ex- isting alley, in rJhich case the alley may Yiave six (6) inches cor,ipacted yravel. E. Drainage. Storm seviers, aridSes' culvertsg inlets, and drainage channels or ditches of a permanent design adequate to carry off such rainfall shall be installed by the subdivider throughout the entire length of the drainage area where the susface drainage traverses the subdivision. The sub- divider may construct in lltu of storm sevrexs suitable drainage channels which shall be of sufficient vridth, depth and shape to carry off the surface drainage and allovi for maintenance operations in lceeping such ditches open. A11 drainaye ditches so constructed shall have their sides sloped so as to retarkerosion; the flow line of said ditches shall be permanently established by small low flow concrete sections3, and the panks of all curves or bends shall be permanently protected to prEVent erosiono No open drainage channels shall be constructed within the areas dedicated as public streets and alleys in said subdivision; provided, however, that in cases where utilization of the land of the i;nproved developrnent warrants otherwiset such ditches niay be located in the center portion of a street (except at street intersections where culverts or bridges of a permanent design shall be constructed) where a rightq---of-way not less than eighty (80) feet in width plus vaidth for drainage channel is providedo ARA Adk Coriputations to deterrnine tivhether such lots or land rraill be flooded by rainfall and the size of drainage facilities adequate to prevent flooding shall be uased upon the "Rational Method" using the Texas Stats Highway Department's Frequency of Rainfall for District 1t and a 5 year cycle for residential areas, Class 1& 29 10 year cycle for apartment areas and rnass housing projects, and 25 year cycle for areas of lovaer zoning classification than residential. I1o street shall be designed or allowed in any subdivision to carry more surface Naater than can be carried 'oy the street when the water is running curb deep. All drainage easernents over or across adjacent tracts of land that are necessitated uy the subclividing of a tract of land shall ae secured and fur- nished to the City 6y the subdivider. F. Sewage Collection gystem. The sewac,e collection system shall be based on a design adequate to carry the anticipated flow of sewage fro:n within the subdivision; provided however, that the riinimum size lateral shall be six (6) inches in diameter. The sewage collection system shall be designed in accordance v+ith standard engineerir.g practices and the City of Faris' standard specificationso The City of Paris may require larger sewer lines than are necessary to serve the addition ir, order to provide for future development of the area, put in the event that said laraer lines are requiredp then the subdivider shall be entitled to participating aid fror.i the City on said over-sized lines. G. ~~~ater Distribution Systemo The water distriuutior syste;n shall be based on a design adequate to furnish the anticinated water consumption vuithin the subdivision includin; proper fire protection. The r,u.niMUm size branch shall be two (2~ inches and the mir.iraunz size rnain shall be that required for proper fire protection and water consumption. Fire hydrants shall be located so that every lot within the addition will bewithin 500 feet of sa,ie and further said hydrants shall be located so as to conform to the overall plan of the Cityo The City of Faris may reauire larcer vaater mains and branches than are necessary to serve the addition or subdivision in order to provide For future development of the areao In the event that waid larSer lines are required, then the subdivider shall be entitled to participating aid fror.i the City on said over sized lineso H. Utilities Other Than Setiver and '.0'atero The subdivider shall make arrangements with aIl other appropriate utility companies for the extension of their respective utility lines and service to and within the addition and for any costs or refunds of such cost. I. Construction Easementso A11 easehients that rnay `e necessary to provide ingress or ecress ta the subdivision for the various utilities shall be provided by the subdivider, vvhether across his property or adjacent lands. SECTIOIV IX. PARTICIPATIDIG AID POLICY. The City of Paris shall participate in the cost of required improve- ments vrithin an addition on the following basis: (1) Capital CLltlay. The capital outlay for all improvements shall be financed py the owner or subdivider and any participatinc aid by the City shall be in the form of reimbursernents over a period of ti;,ie o ~ . AdghL Ah (2) Time of Reimbursernent. Any reimbursenents to be made by the City of Paris shall be based on a p eriod of tirne not to exceed seven (7) calendar years and from the beginning of the taxable year following the year in which the plat tivas recorded and any reim- bursernents not made within this period of time shall pe null and void and cease to exist as if no reimburser:lent was dueo Ido re- irnbursement shall incur any interesto (3) Basis of Reimbursement. Any reimbursement due the owner or sub- divider under this participating aid policy shall be based on five (5) equal yearly installments. The first installment shall be paid when twenty-five per cent (25;t,) of the property affected is built upon, but this first installment shall not be rzade before the beginning of the taxable year following the year in ti^rhich the plat was recorded. The second installment shall be paid tirrhen forty-five per cent (45;j') of the property affected is built upon. The third installrnent shall be paid when sixty per cent (60~J) of the property affected is built upon. The fourth installrnent shall be paid vrhen seventy per cent (7a;~) of the property affected is uuilt upon. The fifth and last installment shall be paid when eighty per cent (80;3') of the property affected is built upon; however no ttivo installments shall be made payable during any one year regardless of per cent of property built upon. (4) Streets. The subdivider shall be reir,zbursed the difference be- tween the estimated cost of construction oi the standard width street as set forth herein and the actual cost of the construction he may be required to build, (5) Sewer - 6dater. The subdivider shall be reimbursed the difference uetween the estimated cost of the construction of the systern re- quired to serve the addition and the actual cost of the con- struction he rnay be required to buildo In the event that the City viater and/or sewage system to serve the addition is not within one hundred (100) feet of the subdivision to be served the suudivider shall be reimbursed for the cost of the extension necessary to connect his subdivision systeras to the City's viater and/or sewage system. This refund to be based on the same reimbursernents sch8dule as set forth hereino SECTiO;1 X. "44r1TER PM/dR SE:JAGE UTILITIES T10T AVAII.,~:3IE. If a proposed subdivision is locat-ed ueyond the drainage area of the sewaye collection system or beyond the area of the vaater distribution system the subdivider shall be required to furnish, with his final plat, satisfactory evidence, intluding (but without limitation) the results of soil tests and borings, and state;nents fron local and state health authorities2 viater engi- neers and other proper officials, that viater satisfactory for human consur.lption may be obtained fronl surface or sub surface tivater sources on the land and that soil conditions are such that satisfactory seyvage disposal can be provided by the use of approved septic tanks or similar devices. SECTION XI. IMFROVEPyEI1TS OUISIDE CITY. The City of Paris shall at no tirle, lay, buildo construct or erect2 or participate by any raanner~ means or deyree, in the layingp buildingt con- struction or erecting of any water line, sewer line, arainage structure~ street or other facility required py this ordinance on any property, located beyond and outside the corporate limits of said City, SECTTCN XIT o ACCEPTA11CE GF PIAT BY COUTJCTL. The final map or plat of a subdivision or addition to the City of Paris shall never be filed for record in the office of the County Clerk until it shall have been presented to the City Council of the City of Paris in regular or special session after the approval thereof by the Cor.vnission, as hereinabove specified and requiredt for acceptance by the Council of the dedication of streets, alleys, parks, easements, public places2 and vrater and sewer linest as shovrn and set forth in and upon said plat2 and the City Council Am r shall authorize the Mayor to accept the same in the manner prescribed in 5ection IV., (Subdivision 14)9 above, after the City Council has found and deterrriined by formal action of a majority of the Council that such proposed subdivision, addi- tion or development, in all things cornplies with the terms and provisions of this ordinance and that all required irnprovements have been completedt or that performance bond to assure the completion thereof has been provided by the pro- posed developer, as required by Section XIII. hereof. SECTIOPJ XIII. GUr'1RANTEE OF CONSTRUCTION. The owner or developer of any proposed subdivision or addition covered by this ordinance may~ in lieu of actually completing the construction of the improvernents required by this ordinance as a predicate to the approval of the final map or plat of the same, file with the City of Paris a corporate surety bond, executed by said ovuner or developer as principal and approved surety com- pany licensed to do business in the State of Texast as surety, in a sum equal to the estimated cost of such improvenents, which said bond shall guarantee the construction thereof within the time stated in said bond, which shall never exceed seven (7) yearsQ Such bond shall specifically state it shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of the time, until such improvements arE rnade and accepted by the City of Paris as having been constructed in accordance with the requirernents of this ordinance. Such bond shall be approved by the City Attorney. 5ECTIOid XIV. PROHIF3ITTIv'G EXPE10ITURE OF PUBLIC FUIvDS. The approval of any plan, plat or replat by the Commission shall not be deemed an acceptance of the dedication of streetss alleysp parksp easements and other public places therein and thereby dedicatedt and shall not impose any duty upon the City of Paris concerningthe maintenance or improvement of any such dedicated areas or facilities, unless and until the same have been accepted by the City of Paris by the formal action of a majority of the City Council in regular or special session convened. Unless and until the dedicated streets$ alleys, parks$ easements, public places)'water and sewer lines shown on any such plant plat or replat shall have been first accepted by the City Council of the City of Farist as in the manner aforesaidt it shall be unlawful for any official of the City to serve or connect any part or portion of the property covered by such plan, plat or replat with any public utility which may be owned$ controlled or distributed by the City of Paris. SECTI01I k'V. SCHEDUIE OF FEE5. The following schedule of fees and charges shall be collected by the Director of Public a'dorks when any preliminary map or plat is tendered to the City for consideration. Each of the fees and charges provided for herein shall be paid in advance~ and no action of the Commission shall be valid until the fees, herein provided, shall have been paid. (1) Preliminary Plat. Five ($5a00) Dollars per plat plus fifty (50¢) cents per loto (2) rinal Flat. No charge, (3) Replats. Five 05,00) Dollars per replat, in the event no preli- r:iinary plat is required. If preliminary plat -required the fee shall be the same as (1). `L~ 'r f hese ~ules a;~c rc,juL-tions :r i1:'.~~71.J i1J~ are ::'::e standard re~_{uirer.ien-~.s o: ~h~~ ~i-ty oi t%ariS. 1 ~ (H) .i suspension o4~ any o: tliese rulns and rejulations ,i~ay ae irante~ ~y the Comrlission, u;?on a showinthat t;Lere are spECial circumstances or cori- ( .iitions aflectinj the propert}r in question; t.hat enforcerftent o. the pxovzsions of t~,is arciinancr will de;.rive the Gf ,~licant of a su:)s±antial ,pror?erty ri:~ht; anr. tihat suciz suspension, if :aranted, will not be r,~aterially detrir~entai to ~:?e nublic welrare or injuriaus to other propp-rty or property ri,hts in the vicinity. SECTION' XJII. ;-;E;1r~LT`_'. Any persop, rirn, a.r co-r.pc?raticn e^aho shall vio- late any oz~ tYie provisions of this ordir.ance o-r who s1hall rail Lo corlply 4aith any provisi~:~n i~ereof s}iall be ,uilty of a aiisde aeanc~x anci i,xpon c~~icti~ri sha11 ;)e sus?ject to a iine not tG exceed Tvao Iiundred (L2Ji).00) Jollars, and each d.uy - that `ilaC?1 V1013L1OP: t OCI±ICIUCS S117a11 COC15t1j:Ut£' a SE;;21dtC :!ffC".1sE dT1Ci St,:::':.l 'Jf' ~ ~ pUCllS;la01e ~'S aT1U S rTI .~LL ,1ti11 orcainanc ~ ;~i; X'Jr T . par-ts of orGinancPs inconsis4ent or in con;:lict }"1C'Tewltll are here~.)y repealed. f~ SECTION ~ SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of any section, paragraph or clause of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such declara- tion shall not be held to invaliciate or inipair the validity, force or effect of any other section or sections, part of section, paragraph or clause of this ordinanceo SECTION EFFECTIVE DATE. ~ This ordinance shall became effective on the :'~L day of 19540 Passed and adopted this ~ day of m~ rc. 19540 ,1 1 . l . t. i'. ' . Priayor • J ATTES T: V City Clerk. APPROVED r1S TO FORNi: / City Attmrney.