The owner of a tract of land located within the limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town who divides the tract into two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to the Town, to lay out suburban, building, or other lots or to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks or other parts is required to prepare a subdivision plat of the property; or

To obtain a permit for the development of any tract of land that is located within the Town limits and has not been platted. The Town shall determine if a subdivision plat or a development plat shall be required. Permits for structures solely used for agricultural purposes shall be exempt from this requirement; or

Any person who proposes the development of a tract of land located in the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Development of accessory buildings or additions to existing single-family residential structures, structures to be used solely for agricultural purposes, and new single-family residential structures on existing tracts of 1 acre or greater shall be exempt from this requirement.

The rules and ordinances of the Town and its current and future streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, and public utility facilities;

The Comprehensive Plan, rules, and ordinances for the extension of the Town and its roads, streets, and public highways within the Town and int [in] its ETJ taking into account access to and extension of sewer and water mains and the instrumentality's public utilizes;

Any other rules adopted by this UDC to promote the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the Town and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the Town.

A development plat must be prepared by a registered professional land surveyor as a boundary survey showing:

The Town Manager or designee, Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, shall in its action on the Development Plat, consider and endorse approval on a development plat filed with it if:

Name, address and telephone number of the owner, applicant, surveyor, and/or engineer.

Title Block in the lower right-hand corner of the plat. The form of the Preliminary

Volume and page, or deed record number of the ownership deed from Denton County Deed Records.

Vicinity map and key map, if multiple sheets are needed.

Date of preparation, written and graphic scale, and north arrow.

Subdivision boundary lines, indicated by heavy lines

The computed gross acreage of the subdivision.

Metes and bounds description of the proposed subdivision.

Names of adjoining subdivisions with lots and blocks shown with dashed lines and/or property owners of record for all contiguous unplatted properties.

Town limits and/or ETJ limits (if applicable).

The location, dimension, and description and recording information for all existing rights-of-way, railroad rights-of-way, easements or other public ways on or adjacent to the property being developed.

Permanent structures and uses within the subdivision including location of houses, barns, walls, wells, tanks, and other significant features that will remain.

The location, dimensions, descriptions and flow lines of all existing drainage structures, and the location and projected high-water elevations of the floodplain and floodway as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Existing utilities on the tract, specifying size of mains, and those which are transmission mains. In addition, the approximate location, dimensions, and sizes of all proposed water, wastewater, stormwater, and paving improvements to be constructed on- or off-site, which are relative to the subdivision.

Topography shown by contour lines on a basis of two (2') foot intervals referenced to NAD. Any proposed major changes in topography shall be indicated with proposed contour lines.

If there is no adjacent subdivision, a vicinity map on a small scale shall be included with the Preliminary Plat, and oriented the same way, to show the nearest subdivision in each direction; it shall show how the streets, alleys, or highways in the subdivision submitted may connect with those in the nearest subdivision, if it affects the subdivision design.

The location, dimensions, description and purpose of all proposed alleys, drainageways, parks, open spaces, other public areas, easements, or other rights-of-way, blocks, lots, and other sites within the subdivision. Note if not located within floodplain and floodway.

A number to identify each lot or site and a letter to identify each block. Provide the proposed number of lots.

Dimensions for all lots. Gross acreage for all nonresidential lots. Approximate acreage for areas in residential use. Approximate acreage of streets, parks, and other nonresidential uses.

Front building setback lines on all lots and tracts and side setback lines abutting streets.

A "Preliminary Drainage Study" meeting the requirements of the Engineering Design Manual shall be submitted to the Town Manager or his/her designee, concurrent with the submittal of any Preliminary Plat to the Town. This information should include, but not be limited to the quantity of water, all points of discharge, and the velocity at each point of discharge.

An Approval Block in the form prescribed by the Town.

Where the proposed subdivision constitutes a portion of a larger tract owned by the owner/applicant, which will be subsequently subdivided, the Preliminary and Final Plats shall be accompanied by a layout of the entire area showing the tentative proposed layout of streets, blocks, drainage, water, sewerage, and other improvements for such areas.

The overall layout, if approved with the Preliminary Plat, shall be attached to and filed with a copy of the approved Preliminary Plat in the permanent files of the Town. Thereafter, subsequent incremental Final Plats of such subdivision shall conform to such approved overall layout, unless changed with a new Preliminary Plat approval.

Location of the subdivision with respect to a corner of the survey or tract or an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part.

Upon receipt of the Preliminary Plat and required filing fees, the Town Manager or his/her designee, shall check the Preliminary Plat for conformity with the Town's Comprehensive Plan, zoning regulations, these subdivision regulations and other applicable Town standards as referenced within this UDC and other Town Codes.

The Town Manager or his/her designee shall refer a copy of the Preliminary Plat to the Town Staff for a determination of necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application. Within ten (10) business days, written notice of the necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application shall be provided to the owner/applicant (as designated on the application form) for compliance. The written notice shall include the date the application will expire if the necessary documents or other information is not provided. Preliminary Plat applications will expire within forty-five (45) days of the date the application is delivered to the Town or sent to the Town by certified mail if the applicant fails to provide the specified documents or other information required in the written notice to the applicant.

The Owner/Applicant or his/her representative will forward a copy of the Preliminary Plat to all Franchise Utility Companies for review as to their requirements for easement.

The Town Manager or designee shall act on the Preliminary Plat as specified in section 12.9.B. After considering a Preliminary Plat that requests a waiver of the requirements of this UDC, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Preliminary Plat to Town Council.

The approval of the Preliminary Plat by the Town Manager or designee, Planning and Zoning Commission, or Town Council, as appropriate, does not constitute official acceptance of the proposed subdivision by the Town, but does constitute an authorization to proceed with the preparation of the Final Plat. Denial shall constitute complete denial of the Preliminary Plat and will require resubmittal of the Preliminary Plat application in its entirety, including the filing fees.

Phasing: The applicant can request final plat approval of part of the tract contained in the Preliminary Plat if a final plat phasing plan was approved with approval of the preliminary plat.

Preliminary Plat approval expires at the end of twenty-four (24) months after the approval date unless a Final Plat or phase of the Final Plat as indicated on the Preliminary Plat has been filed for approval or the applicant shows progress toward completion of the project in conformance with State law. If the Final Plat is developed in phases, the twenty-four (24) month expiration date shall be extended for another twenty-four (24) months after each phase is final platted.

Title Block in the lower right-hand corner of the plat. The form of the Final Plat title block shall be as follows:

Name, address and telephone number of the owner, applicant, surveyor, and/or engineer.

Vicinity map and key map if multiple sheets are needed.

Date of preparation, written and graphic scale and north arrow.

The Final Plat shall indicate the location name and/or purpose of all lots, streets, highways, alleys, easements, emergency access easements, parks, playgrounds, and other such features, with accurate dimensions given in feet and decimals of a foot and accurate bearings, showing the length of radii, deflection angles, and of all curves, tangent distance and tangent bearings shall be given for each street, all such data being complete and precise enough to permit accurate location upon the ground.

The names of adjoining subdivisions with lots and blocks shown with dashed lines and/or the names of the adjoining property owners if not subdivided.

Subdivision boundary lines, indicated by heavy lines, and shall include all necessary bearings, dimensions and curve data to describe the exact limits of the subdivision.

Town limits and/or ETJ limits, if applicable.

The location of all permanent monuments and control points to which all dimensions and bearing shall be referred.

Owner's certificate or deed of dedication - The dedication must be provided on both the Final Plat and a separate 8-1/2" x 11" or 8-1/2" x 14" sheet. Both copies must contain original signatures. The dedication deed or certificate of dedication shall be executed by all persons, firms, or corporations owning an interest in the property subdivided and platted, and shall be acknowledged in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas for conveyances of real property. Two (2) true copies must be furnished with the original. In the case of lienholders, they may execute a subordination agreement subordinating their liens to all public areas shown on the Final Plat of such subdivision as being set aside for public uses and purposes. The dedication deed or certificate of dedication shall, in addition to the above requirements, contain the following:

Identification of each lot by number and each block by letter.

An Approval Block in the form provided by the Town.

Minimum Building Setback Lines.

Certificate showing that all taxes have been paid on the tract to be subdivided, and that no delinquent taxes exist against the property.

The total gross acreage of the land being subdivided.

Location, dimension, description and recording information for all existing rights- of-way, railroad rights-of-way, easements or other public ways on or adjacent to the property being platted.

Location of Floodways/Floodplains as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

If desired by the owner/applicant and approved by the Town Manager or designee, the Planning and Zoning Commission, or the Town Council, as appropriate, the Final Plat may constitute only that portion of the approved Preliminary Plat which he/she proposes to immediately develop. However, partial development of an approved Preliminary Plat shall be in general accordance with designated phasing plan as indicated on the Preliminary Plat. In addition, the configuration of the portions selected for such incremental final platting shall not affect adjacent land, whether owned by the owner/applicant or others, in such a way as to render said adjacent land undevelopable in accordance with its current Zoning District classification.

A letter fully outlining any alterations from the Preliminary Plat approved under this UDC must accompany the Final Plat.

Upon receipt of the Final Plat and required filing fees, the Town Manager or his/her designee, shall check the Final Plat for conformity with the Town's Comprehensive Plan, zoning regulations, these subdivision regulations and other applicable Town standards as referenced within this UDC and other Town Codes.

The Town Manager or his/her designee shall refer a copy of the Final Plat to the Town Staff for a determination of necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application. Within ten (10) business days, written notice of the necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application shall be provided to the owner/applicant (as designated on the application form) for compliance. The written notice shall include the date the application will expire if the necessary documents or other information is not provided. Final Plat applications will expire within forty-five (45) days of the date the application is delivered to the Town or sent to the Town by certified mail if the applicant fails to provide the specified documents or other information required in the written notice to the applicant.

The Owner/Applicant or his/her representative will forward a copy of the Final Plat to all Franchise Utility Companies for review as to their requirements for easement.

The Town Manager or designee shall act on the Final Plat as specified in section 12.10.B. After considering a Final Plat that requests a waiver of the requirements of this UDC, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Final Plat to Town Council.

The approval of the Final Plat by the Town Manager or designee, Planning and Zoning Commission, or Town Council, as appropriate, does not constitute official acceptance of the drainage, streets, infrastructure, or other public improvements of the proposed Subdivision by the Town.

The letter "R" shall appear after the lot number of all lots that are being revised for the first time.

Where the subdivision being revised has not been divided into lots, then the property being resubdivided shall be assigned lot numbers beginning with the number "1" and proceeding consecutively.

The main title of the replat shall be as follows:

All lot lines, easements, streets, and other such features of the previously approved and recorded Final Plat (which is being revised by the Replat) shall be indicated by dashed or dotted lines. If the amount of this information is so great as to cause confusion if shown on the Replat drawing, a smaller scale drawing of the previously approved and recorded Final Plat may be included on the same sheet as the Replat drawing.

Individual lots and/or blocks must be replatted in their entirety; i.e., no Replat request of a portion of a lot and/or block will be accepted.

If the property is not currently zoned or deed-restricted for single- or two-family dwellings and has not been so zoned or deed-restricted within the last five (5) years, a certification of same, signed by the owner, shall be included on the Replat drawing.

Upon receipt of the Replat and required filing fees, the Town Manager or his/her designee, shall check the Replat for conformity with the Town's Comprehensive Plan, zoning regulations, these subdivision regulations and other applicable Town standards as referenced within this UDC and other Town Codes.

The Town Manager or his/her designee shall refer a copy of the Replat to the Town Staff for a determination of necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application. Within ten (10) business days, written notice of the necessary documents or other information that the applicant failed to provide with the application shall be provided to the owner/applicant (as designated on the application form) for compliance. The written notice shall include the date the application will expire if the necessary documents or other information is not provided. Replat applications will expire within forty-five (45) days of the date the application is delivered to the Town or sent to the Town by certified mail if the applicant fails to provide the specified documents or other information required in the written notice to the applicant.

The Owner/Applicant or his/her representative will forward a copy of the Replat to all Franchise Utility Companies for review as to their requirements for easements.

The Town Manager or designee shall act on the Replat as specified in section 12.11.B. After considering a Replat that requests a waiver of the requirements of this UDC, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Replat to Town Council.

The approval of the Replat by the Town Manager or designee, Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, does not constitute official acceptance of the drainage, streets, infrastructure, or other public improvements of the proposed Subdivision by the Town.

Is signed and acknowledged by only the owner(s) of the property being replatted;

Is approved, after a public hearing on the matter at which the parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council, as appropriate; and

Does not attempt to amend or remove any covenants or restrictions.

During the preceding five (5) years, any of the area to be replatted was limited by an interim or permanent zoning classification to residential use for not more than two (2) residential units per lot; or

Any lot in the preceding Final Plat was limited by deed restrictions to residential use for not more than two (2) residential units per lot.

Correct an error in a course or distance shown on the preceding Final Plat;

Add a course or distance that was omitted on the preceding Final Plat;

Correct an error in a real property description shown on the preceding Final Plat;

Indicate monuments set after the death, disability, or retirement from practice of the engineer or surveyor responsible for setting monuments;

Show the location or character of a monument that has been changed in location or character or that is shown incorrectly as to location or character on the preceding Final Plat;

Correct any other type of scrivener or clerical error or omission previously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, including lot numbers, acreage, street names, and identification of adjacent recorded plats;

Correct an error in courses and distances of lot lines between two adjacent lots if:

Relocate a lot line to eliminate an inadvertent encroachment of a building or other improvement on a lot line or easement; or

Relocate one or more lot lines between one or more adjacent lots if:

To make necessary changes to the preceding Final Plat to create six (6) or fewer lots in the subdivision or a part of the subdivision covered by the preceding Final Plat if:

Replat one of [or] more lots fronting on an existing street if:

The minor platting process is applicable if the subdivision meets the following requirements:

If the applicant proposes to plat less than all of its property, a Preliminary Plat shall be required. Once the Preliminary Plat is approved, the lot(s) desired for platting may follow the minor platting process if all requirements listed in section 12.14 B.1. are met.

An application for a minor plat shall be submitted to the Town Manager or his/her designee. The Town Manager or his/her designee shall review the application for completeness in accordance with section 4.2. The Town Manager or his/her designee may, at their option, forward a copy of the plat to other appropriate departments for review and recommendation. The Town Manager or his/her designee shall notify the applicant of items requiring correction or attention before providing a recommendation on the application.

In accordance with Texas Local Government Code Section 212.0065, the Town Manager or designee may approve a minor plat. The Town Manager or designee may, for any reason, elect to present the plat for approval to the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate. The Town Manager or designee shall not disapprove a minor plat and shall be required to refer any plat for which approval is refused to the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate. If a minor plat is referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, shall act on the plat within thirty (30) days after the date of the Town Manager or designee's determination.

The Minor Plat is consistent with all zoning requirements for the property, all other requirements of this UDC that apply to the plat, and any regulations contained in an approved development agreement;

All lots to be created by the plat already are adequately served by all required Town utilities and infrastructure;

The plat does not require the extension of any municipal facilities to serve any lot within the subdivision.

The approval of a minor plat shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date the application was approved or conditionally approved by the Town Manager or designee or the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council on appeal, during which period the applicant shall submit any required revisions for approval and recordation of the plat. If the minor plat has not been recorded within the two (2) year period, the plat approval shall expire and the plat shall be deemed null and void.

At the request of the property owner or their representative, the expiration date for approval of a minor plat may be extended by the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, for a period not to exceed six (6) months. A minor plat is not subject to reinstatement following expiration.

This section establishes a site plan review process for certain proposed residential, nonresidential, and mixed-use developments. The purpose of site plan approval is:

Site Plan review and approval shall be required as follows:

The following land use activities are exempted from the requirements of this article:

An application for a site plan shall be submitted to the Town Manager or designee. The Town Manager or designee shall review the application for completeness in accordance with section 4.2. The Town Manager or designee may, at their option, request a recommendation from any other Town Department or consultant. The Town Manager or designee shall notify the applicant of items requiring correction or attention before providing a recommendation on the application. After appropriate review, the Town Manager or designee shall forward a recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate for consideration.

The Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council, as appropriate, shall receive the recommendation of the Town Manager or designee and shall consider the proposed site plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission may vote to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a proposed site plan that requests no waivers from the obligations of this UDC. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit a recommendation to the Town Council regarding a proposed site plan that does request waivers of the obligations of this UDC. The Town Council may vote to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the proposed site plan.

Site plans shall be placed on maximum 22" x 34" sheets and drawn to a scale of 1" = 100' or 1" = 50' unless approved in advance by the Town.

The site plan is consistent with the general purpose and intent of the applicable zoning district regulations

The site plan is compatible with adjacent developments and neighborhoods and includes improvements to mitigate development-related adverse impacts

The site plan does not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic which will be hazardous or conflict with the existing traffic patterns in the area

The site plan incorporates features to minimize adverse effects on adjacent properties.

Adequate capacity of public or private facilities for water, sewer, electricity and transportation to and through the development are provided to the site.

The site plan meets the standards for the zoning district, or to the extent variations from such standards have been requested, that such variations are necessary to render the use compatible with adjoining development and the neighborhood

The proposed use and associated site plan promote the health, safety or general welfare of the Town and the safe, orderly, efficient and healthful development of the Town

A building permit, if required, for the use has not been approved within twelve (12) months of the approval of a Specific Use Permit.

A building permit has not been approved within two (2) years of the approval of a site plan as part of a Planned Development

A building permit has not been approved within two (2) years for the construction of any building on the property for which the site plan was approved

A building permit that was approved as a result of an approved site plan expires within two (2) years of approval of the site plan.