HomeMy WebLinkAbout1539 06-25-2002ORDINANCE NO. 1539
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 84-407 ENTITLED
"PRELIMINARY PLAT" OF CHAPTER 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PRELIMINARY WATER,
WASTE WATER AND STORM DRAINAGE LAY OUTS; PROVIDING
THAT APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT BY THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSTITUTES AUTHORIZATION FOR
PREPARATION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION
PLANS; AND PROVIDING FOR RELEASE OF CONSTRUCTION
PLANS FOLLOWING PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES, ESCROWS AND
CHARGES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has heretofore established
certain requirements for preliminary plat approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify the requirement and effect of certain
submission and approval standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, finds and determines that the
following amended regulations will promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of the City of Euless.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That Subsections (b) and (c) of Subsection (2) entitled "Standards for Approval" of
Section 84-407 entitled "Preliminary Plat" of Chapter 84, Unified Development Code, of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas, as amended, be and the same are
hereby amended to read as follows:
b. A preliminary water and waste water lay out and a preliminary
storm drainage lay out have been reviewed by and are acceptable
to the City Engineer.
C. Provision for note on the preliminary plat stating that installation
and dedication of public improvements will be made prior to the
submission of final plat.
SECTION 2
That Subsection (5) entitled "Effect of Approval" of Section 84 -407 entitled "Preliminary
Plat" of Chapter 84, Unified Development Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Euless, Texas, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
5. Effect of approval. Approval of a preliminary plat by the
commission constitutes authorization for the property owner's
professional engineer to begin preparation of construction plans for
public improvements.
SECTION 3
That Subsection (2) entitled "Construction Plan Review Procedure" of Section 84-407
entitled "Preliminary Plat" of Chapter 84, Unified Development Code of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas, as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(2) Construction plan review procedure. Copies of the construction
plans, and the required number of copies of the plat, shall be
submitted to the city engineer for final approval. The plans shall
contain all necessary information for construction of the project,
including screening walls, and other special features. All materials
specified shall conform to the standard specifications and standard
details of the city. Each sheet of the plans shall contain a title block
including space for the notation of revisions. This space is to be
completed with each revision to the plan sheet and shall clearly
note the nature of the revision and the date the revision was made.
The construction plans may be released subject to concurrence by
the City Engineer that the plans meet the minimum requirements of
the City of Euless upon payment of inspection fees, escrows due (if
any) and pro -rata charges due (if any). Upon such release, each
contractor shall maintain one set of plans, stamped for city release,
on the project site at all times during construction (see Sections 84-
471 and 84 -472).
SECTION 4
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of
the City of Euless that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 5
Saving Clause. That Chapter 84 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this
ordinance.
SECTION 6
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the
State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING and approved at a
regular, meeting of the Euless City Council on the 25th day of June, 2002, by a vote of
7 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Lib eh, Mayor
ATTEST:
usan Crim, MC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Bob McF rland, ity Attorney
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