§ 5.04. Final plat form and content.

The final plat shall include the following information:

A.

The final plat shall be drawn to a scale of 1" = 100' or larger, on 24" × 36" sheet size.

B.

The final plat shall also be supplied in autocad format after it has been approved by city council.

C.

The final plat shall contain the subdivision name or identifying title and name of the city, county and state in which the subdivision is located; and the name and address of the record owner or developer.

D.

The final plat shall include the boundary lines with accurate distances and bearings and the exact location and width of all existing or recorded streets intersecting the boundary of the tract.

E.

The final plat shall include an accurate location of the subdivision with reference to the abstract and survey records of Tarrant County.

F.

The final plat shall include the location of city limit lines, 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 contiguous to such boundary.

G.

The final plat shall include the gross area of the subdivision, the proposed number of residential lots and area of the individual lots (in tabular format), and the approximate area of parks and of other non-residential uses.

H.

The final plat shall include the exact layout including, but not limited to:

1.

Street names.

2.

Length of all arcs, radii, internal angles, points of curvature, length and bearing of the tangents.

3.

All easements or right-of-ways provided for public services or utilities and any limitations of the easements.

4.

A number or letter shall be used to identify each lot or site, and block.

5.

All lot numbers and lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet with bearings and angles to street and alley lines.

6.

Accurate location, material and approximate size of all monuments.

7.

Accurate outline of all property which is offered for dedication for public use with the purpose indicated thereon, and of all property that may be reserved by deed covenant for the common use or maintenance of the property owners in the subdivision.

8.

Building setback lines and side yard setback lines for lots fronting intersections or crosswalks.

9.

Private restrictions.

10.

North arrow, scale and date.

11.

Masonry mailboxes shall be required at the locations indicated on the final plat so as not to conflict with drainage, water, sewer, or other proposed utilities. In those cases where residential lots are adjoining, a dual masonry mailbox shall be required and located on a property line, which is shared by the two properties. Such a dual masonry mailbox shall be indicated on the final plat so as not to conflict with drainage, water, sewer or other proposed utilities.

12.

If applicable, the utility easements statement, the public open space restriction statement, and the floodway easement restriction statement located in article 7 (design criteria), section 7.04 (easements).

13.

Certification by a registered public land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by the surveyor and that all the monuments shown thereon actually exist, and that their location, size and material description are correctly shown. The certification shall be as follows:

STATE OF TEXAS	)(
	)(	CERTIFICATE OF SURVEYOR
COUNTY OF TARRANT	)(

 

I, the undersigned, a registered public land surveyor in the State of Texas, hereby certify that this plat is true and correct and was prepared from an actual survey of the property made under my supervision on the ground.

(Surveyor's Seal)

____________
Registered Professional Land Surveyor

Date ____________

14.

A certificate of ownership and dedication of all streets, alleys, parks, easements, trails and playgrounds to public use forever, signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all owners and lien holders of the land, along with a complete and accurate metes and bounds description of the boundary of the land to be subdivided and the streets to be dedicated. The certification shall be as follows:

STATE OF TEXAS	)(
	)(	OWNER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DEDICATION
COUNTY OF TARRANT	)(

 

I (we), the undersigned, owner(s) of the land shown on this plat within the area described by metes and bounds as follows:

(Metes and Bounds Description of Boundary)

and designated herein as the ____________ subdivision to the City of Saginaw, Texas, and whose name is subscribed hereto, hereby dedicate to the use of the public forever all streets, alleys, parks, water courses, drains, easements, rights-of-way and public places thereon shown for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.

	/s/         Owner

Date: ____________

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ____________ , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein stated.

Given under my hand and seal of office this ____________ day of ____________ , ____________ .

	/s/         NOTARY PUBLIC

____________ County, Texas

15.

Letters of approval for acceptance by the following entities and/or utilities as affected by the property being platted.

a.

Electric.

b.

Natural gas.

c.

Telephone.

d.

Cable television.

e.

School district.

f.

Texas Department of Transportation.

g.

Any other holder of dedicated easements or rights-of-way within or immediately adjacent to property.

16.

Signature blocks, as shown below, to be completed by the planning and zoning commission and the city council.

ON THE ____________ DAY OF ____________ , ____________ , THIS PLAT WAS DULY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW, TEXAS

BY: _____
CHAIRMAN

ATTEST: _____
CITY SECRETARY

THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAGINAW, TEXAS ON, ____________ , VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY TO ADOPT THIS PLAT AND APPROVE IT FOR FILING OF RECORD.

BY: _____
MAYOR

ATTEST: _____
CITY SECRETARY

17.

City approval of the street address numbering for all houses or other buildings contemplated to be erected within the subdivision as developed, such street address numbering to be assigned by the fire chief prior to the approval of the final plat.

I.

Storm water management acknowledgment and indemnity. Prior to final plat approval by the city council, the developer of a subdivision and/or re-subdivision of land shall be required to execute and file with the city secretary an acknowledgment agreement and an indemnity agreement relating to the storm water management system and improvements located within the subdivision as set forth below.

1.

Acknowledgment agreement. The acknowledgment agreement executed by the developer shall be on a form provided by the city and shall establish, as a matter of record, the following matters:

a.

The city requires that the developer of a subdivision employ a licensed professional engineer in the state to design the storm water management system within the subdivision. The engineer is to evaluate the specific local circumstances of the tract being subdivided and to analyze flows of water entering the tract and leaving the tract subsequent to the development of the subdivision. The engineer is to utilize his or her best professional judgment to design a system that will adequately manage storm water at the specific location in question and to ensure that the system conforms to the requirements of state law.

b.

The storm water/drainage improvement standards published and approved by the city are the minimum standards deemed acceptable by the city. The city does not and has not represented that they are appropriate for every situation and it is the responsibility of the developer's engineer to determine if a more extensive system is necessary to adequately manage storm water issues both onsite and offsite.

c.

The city staff of the city will undertake a summary review of the storm water analysis and proposed improvements presented by the developer's engineer. The city staff will not re-engineer the project but will only be reviewing the developer's work to determine if it appears to be consistent with minimum requirements and to meet or exceed minimum specifications contained in city development requirements. The city's engineering review is not intended to evaluate the detailed engineering analysis and calculations undertaken by the developer's engineer.

2.

Indemnification agreement. The developer shall execute and file with the city secretary a written agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the city from any and all judgments, claims, demands or causes of action of any nature whatsoever occasioned by or arising out of the inadequate or improper surface drainage of said subdivision or re-subdivision for a period of five years from the date of the approval by the city council of the final plat of said subdivision or re-subdivision. The indemnification agreement is required because the developer's engineer has designed the system and the developer's contractors have constructed the system.