HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 141-2004 Amend Ord 2000-01CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 141-2004
AMENDMENTS TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION
REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF ANNA BY CLARIFYING THE MEANING OF OFFICIAL
FILING DATE; REVISING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PLATS; REVISING
PRELIMINARY PLAT INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN REQUIREMENTS; REQUIRING VECTOR
IMAGES OF PLATS; REQUIRING SODDING OF YARDS; ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM
DRIVEWAY WIDTH; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS ;
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has determined that a need exists for making
certain revisions to the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Anna; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed proposed revisions and has
made recommendations regarding those revisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council concurs that certain revisions to the Subdivision Regulations of the
City of Anna should be made; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, THAT
Section 1. Official Filing Date
a. The following subsection shall be added to Ordinance No. 2000-01, Subdivision
Regulations of the City of Anna and subsequent sections and subsections shall be re -numbered
accordingly:
2.2.7. Filing date of plat (official filing date) shall mean the date on which the Zoning
Administrator certifies in writing that the plat application is complete in accordance with
the regulations governing submission requirements in ordinance.
b. The existing subsection 2.2.8 shall be re -numbered as 2.2.9, subsection 2.2.8.1 shall be
re -numbered as 2.2.9.1, and the following subsection shall be added as follows:
2.2.9.2.. Official filing date of plat shall mean the date on which the Zoning Administrator certifies
in writing that the plat application is complete in accordance with the regulations
governing submission requirements in ordinance.
C. Section 4.4.3. shall be revised to read as follows:
4.4.3. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall:
a. Act within thirty (30) days after the official filing date of the preliminary plat.
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The remainder of the section is unchanged.
Section 2. Combination Plats
Section 4.5 of Ordinance No. 2000-01, Subdivision Regulations of the City of Anna shall be
revised to read as follows:
4.5. Combination Preliminary and Final Plat
The Subdivider may, at his option, elect to combine the preliminary plat and final plat
whenever the subdivision:
(a) involved the division of a tract or parcel into no more than four (4) lots; and
The remainder of the section is unchanged.
Section 3. Preliminary Plat Infrastructure Plan
Section 5.1.3. shall be revised to read as follows:
5.1.3.7. The preliminary plat shall show the proposed plan for on-site water and sanitary
sewer utilities, drainage systems, streets, and thoroughfares.
5.1.3.8. A preliminary plan for proposed fills or other structure elevation techniques, levees,
channel modifications, and other methods to overcome flow- or erosion -related
hazards.
5.1.3.9.1. Location of city limits line, the outer border of the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction,
and zoning district boundaries, if they traverse the subdivision, form part of the
boundary of the subdivision, or are abutting to such boundary.
5.1.3.10. If the proposed subdivision is a portion of a tract that is to be later subdivided, than a
master plat of the entire tract shall be submitted with the preliminary plat of the
portion first to be subdivided. The master plat shall conform in all respects to be the
requirements of the preliminary plat except the drawing scale may be modified for
presentation purposes.
5.1.3.11. The preliminary plat and master plat, if required, shall conform to the City's master
plan for water, sewer, drainage and thoroughfare systems, the land use plan, zoning
regulations, and the standards and specifications of this ordinance.
Section 4. Electronic Copies of Plats
Section 5.1.6 shall be added and shall read as follows:
5.1.6. A vector image in AUTOCAD 2004 of the preliminary plat shall be provided to the City at
the time of submission of the plat.
Section 5.2.17 shall be added and shall read as follows:
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5.2.17. A vector image in AUTOCAD 2004 of the preliminary plat shall be provided to the City at
the time of submission of the plat.
Section 5. Sodding Requirements
The following section shall be added to Ordinance No. 2000-01, Subdivision Regulations of the
City of Anna, and subsequent sections and subsections shall be re -numbered accordingly:
8.10. Sodding of Yards
Front, side, and back yards shall be sodded with a grass suitable for the climate and
soils of the region (typically Bermudagrass of St. Augustine).
Section 6. Driveway and Curb Openings
The Design Standards of the City of Anna, attached to and an integral part of the Subdivision
Regulations of the City, are hereby revised by adding the following to the section entitled
'Driveway and Curb Opening' (page 9 of 16):
Driveways serving residential lots shall be eighteen (18) feet minimum width.
Section 7 Repeal Clause
All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are to the extent of
such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 8 Savings Clause
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder
of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or
unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof.
Section 9 Penalties
Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether herein denominated as unlawful or
not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of any such violation shall be fined
in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each incidence of violation. Each day of
the continuance of such violation shall be considered a separate offense and be punished
separately.
Section 10 Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective upon the posting and/or publication of its caption as required
by law and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna by the following vote on this the 27th day of
April, 2004.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Secretafyr
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