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ORDINANCE 789
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
1, SECTION 1-2 BY DELETING THE DEFINITION OF PRELIMINARY PLAT AND
ADDING THE DEFINITION OF SITE EVALUATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 82
PROVIDING FOR PRELIMINARY SITE EVALUATIONS AND PROVIDING
STANDARDS FOR PRELIMINARY SITE EVALUATIONS AND PLATS; PROVIDING
FOR REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas, (the "Town") is a General Law Municipality
located in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas, created in accordance with the provisions of the
Texas Local Government Code and operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Westlake, Texas, finds that preliminary site
evaluations and plats and standards and requirements for preliminary site evaluations and plats
are required for orderly development; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Westlake, Texas, deems it necessary to enact this
ordinance providing for preliminary site evaluations and plats within the corporate limits of the
Town.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, is of the opinion that it
is in the best interests of the town and its citizens that the amendments should be approved and
adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION l: That the above findings are hereby found to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That, the Town hereby adopts the following amendments to sections 1-2;
and section 82-34, 82-35, 82-36 and 82-37 to read as follows:
That Section 1-2 "Definitions" the definition of"Preliminary plat" is deleted and that the
following definitions are added:
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Preliminai-il site evalilation. The words "preliminary site evaluation" shall mean the
preliminary drawing or drawings, described in this Code, indicating the proposed manner
or layout of the subdivision or addition to be submitted to the town for approval.
Record draiving,;. The words "record drawings" or "as-built drawings" shall mean
drawings which reflect all changes made in the specifications and working drawings
during the construction process, and show the exact dimensions, geometry, and location
of all elements of the work completed under the contract, including "record drawings" of
the construction plans for all water, wastewater, drainage and paving facilities and any
other public improvements required to serve the subdivision. Also called as-built
drawings or just as-builts.
Sec. 82-34. -Conference.
Prior to the filing of a preliminary site evaluation, the subdivider shall meet with the
town engineer or designated representative for familiarization with the town's
development regulations and the relationship of the proposed subdivision to the town's
Comprehensive Plan. At the meeting, the general character of the development may be
discussed, and items may be included concerning zoning, the availability of existing
utility service and demand for new utility service, street requirements, and other pertinent
factors related to the proposed subdivision. At this meeting, the town engineer shall
classify the subdivision application as either major or minor and direct the applicant to
the appropriate procedures. At the conference, the subdivider may be represented by
his/her land planner, engineer, or surveyor.
Sec. 82-35. - Procedure for preliminary site evaluation approval.
(a) Purpose and applicability
(1) Purpose. The purpose of the preliminary site evaluation is to allow evaluation of
the proposed development for conformity with requirements, plans, policies and
conditions prior to the submission of the plat.
(2) Applicability. A preliminary site evaluation is required for all major subdivisions
prior to the construction of improvements. A preliminary site evaluation shall be labeled
"Preliminary Site Evaluation." A preliminary site evaluation is not a preliminary or final
plat. It is a development tool for the benefit of the landowner and the Town to allow the
Town and land owner to work together cooperatively. The time limits applicable to plats
do not apply to a preliminary site evaluation. Any reference to a"preliminary plat" in the
Westlake ordinances shall be understood to mean preliminary site evaluation.
(b) Application procedure and requirements; preliminary site evaluation. Following
the pre-application conference, the applicant may file for approval of a preliminary site
evaluation. The preliminary site evaluation shall be prepared by or under the supervision
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of a registered professional land surveyor or engineer in the state and shall bear his/her
seal, signature and date on each sheet.
(1) General application contents. A minimum of five paper copies and one digital
copy of the proposed preliminary site evaluation shall be prepared at a scale of one inch
equals 100 feet or larger using the town's base mapping, and in a form substantially as
follows and submitted to the town engineer: If necessary, staff may request additional
paper copies.
a. The proposed preliminary site evaluation shall be submitted on sheets a maximum
size of 24 inches by 36 inches and drawn to a scale of 100 feet to the inch. Subsequent
phases of a master plat may be drawn at a scale of one inch to 400 feet.
b. The boundary lines with distances and bearings and the approximate location and
width of all existing or recorded streets intersecting the boundary of the tract.
c. Close bearings and distances to the nearest established survey monuments and
established subdivisions, which shall be accurately described on the plat.
d. Approximate ties to the abstract and survey corners as required by state surveying
law and the amount of acreage in each abstract shown.
e. The preliminary layout showing:
1. Proposed rights-of-way widths for streets with names, sidewalks, easements,
blocks,parks, etc., with principal dimensions.
2. The length of all arcs, radii, internal angles, points of curvature, length, and
bearings of the tangents.
3. All easements for rights-of-way provided for public services or utilities and any
limitations of the easements.
4. All lot numbers and lines with dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet and with
bearings and angles to street lines.
5. The location of all existing property lines, buildings, sewer or water mains, fire
hydrants, gas mains or other underground structures, easements of record or other
existing features within the area proposed for subdivision.
6. A designation of the proposed uses of the land within the subdivision and any
zoning amendments requested.
7. All physical features of the property to be subdivided, including location and size
of all watercourses, ravines, bridges, culverts, existing structures, drainage area in acres
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or acreage draining into subdivisions, and other features pertinent to subdivision. The
outline of wooded areas or the location of important individual trees are required.
8. The angle of intersection of the centerlines of all intersecting streets which are
intended to be less than 90 degrees.
9. The preliminary location, material, and size of all monuments approved by the
town engineer.
10. The outline of all property which is proposed 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 of the property owners in the subdivision or addition.
11. The name and location of a portion of adjoining subdivisions shall be drawn to the
same scale and shown in dotted lines adjacent to the tract proposed for subdivision in
sufficient detail to show accurately the existing streets and other features that may
influence the layout and development of the proposed subdivision. Where adjacent land
is not subdivided,the owner's name of the adjacent tract shall be shown.
12. In cases where a subdivision contains or abuts a school, park or playground site,
provision of access such as may be required by these subdivision regulations.
13. Front setback lines.
14. Special restrictions including, but not limited to, water line, wastewater line and
drainage easements; fire lanes; screening; and such other requirements for standard notes
as may be contained in the town's Engineering Standards.
15. Contours at five-foot intervals, except on terrain with less than two percent grade
in which event contours at two-foot intervals are required.
16. Proposed name of the subdivision or addition.
17. Name, address and phone number of the property owner and the name of the
engineer or surveyor who prepared the plat.
18. North arrow, scale, site location map and date.
19. The location of flood hazard areas or a statement as to the lack thereof, and a
statement indicating the source of the flood hazard information.
20. Boundary survey closure and area calculations.
21. A notation in the legend labeling the document "Preliminary Site Evaluation" and
identifying the scale.
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22. The preliminary location and size of all proposed utilities, including water,
sanitary sewer, storm sewer and drainage facilities.
23. The preliminary location and size of all proposed utilities and duct banks.
24. The location of all proposed public and private streets and information indicating
the material and width of the streets and rights-of-way.
25. A phasing plan indicating the phase lines of all land to be platted in phases by
separate final plats. A request for a phasing plan shall be subject to the approval of the
Town Council.
(2) Application fee receipt. A receipt shall also be submitted with the preliminary site
evaluation showing that the application fees as prescribed by the fee schedule in effect at
the time have been paid.
(c) Distribution, hearing and review.
(1) Distribution of copies. The preliminary site evaluations and any other required
documents shall be distributed by the town staff.
Written comments from outside utilities or others are due at least six working days
prior to the meeting of the planning and zoning commission at which the preliminary site
evaluation is to be considered.
(2) Written report. A written report reviewing the proposed subdivision shall be
prepared by the town engineer, with a copy provided to the applicant three days before
the planning and zoning commission's hearing, incorporating the comments of the town
engineer and other officials and agencies to whom a request for review has been made,
and generally reviewing the application, and submitted to the planning and zoning
commission prior to the public hearing on the subdivision preliminary site evaluation
application.
(d) Standards for approval for preliminary site evaluation. No preliminary site
evaluation shall be recommended or approved by the town engineer, planning and zoning
commission or Town Council unless the following standards have been met:
(1) Provision for adequacy, pursuant to article III of this chapter, installation and
dedication of public improvements has been made.
(2) The preliminary site evaluation conforms generally to the goals and policies of the
town Comprehensive Plan and the Thoroughfare Plan incorporated therein.
(3) The preliminary site evaluation meets all other requirements of this chapter.
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(4) The preliminary site evaluation is consistent with an approved or submitted
concept plan or development plan where applicable.
(e) Approval procedure.
(1) Planning and zoning commission decisions. Following review of the preliminary
site evaluation and other materials submitted for conformity thereof to these regulations,
the planning and zoning commission shall recommend only approval as submitted,
approval with conditions or denial of the submitted preliminary site evaluation.
a. Recommended approval. Preliminary site evaluation recommended for approval
or conditional approval shall be filed for hearing by the Town Council.
b. Recommended denial. Preliminary site evaluation not recommended for approval
may be processed, at the option of the applicant, in one of the two following ways:
1. The preliminary site evaluation may be revised in accordance with the
recommendations of the planning and zoning commission and refiled for reconsideration
at a regularly scheduled planning and zoning commission meeting; or
2. The preliminary site evaluation recommended for denial may be filed for hearing
at a regularly scheduled Town Council meeting.
(2) Recording of commission ' action. The action of the planning and zoning
commission shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary site evaluation, referenced
and attached to any conditions determined. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider
or developer and the other retained in the files of the town staff. A notation of the action
taken on each preliminary site evaluation and requisite reasons therefor shall be entered
in the minutes of the planning and zoning commission.
(3) Forward preliminary site evaluation to Town Council. The town engineer shall
submit the preliminary site evaluation with the recommendations established by the
planning and zoning commission to the Town Council for their consideration, with a
copy provided to the applicant. Seven additional copies of the preliminary site evaluation
should be submitted to the Town Council through the town engineer not less than 15 days
prior to the Council meeting at which consideration is desired.
(4) Town Council consideration of preliminary site evaluation. After review of the
preliminary site evaluation, any and all reports and recommendations as submitted
pursuant to these regulations, and any exhibits submitted at the public hearing, the Town
Council shall approve or deny the preliminary site evaluation. The action of the Town
Council shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary site evaluation. One copy shall be
returned to the subdivider or developer and the other retained in the town files.
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(f) Effect of decision. Approval of a preliminary site evaluation authorizes the
property owner, upon fulfillment of all requirements and conditions of approval, to
submit an application for final plat approval. Approval of a preliminary site evaluation by
the Town Council also constitutes authorization for the town engineer to release
construction plans following his/her review and final approval. Upon release of the
construction plans, the town engineer shall issue a certificate indicating the construction
plans have been released and construction of the public improvements are thereafter
authorized and that grading by the property owner may commence. Additional
certificates may be issued by the town engineer authorizing the construction of private
utilities or facilities on a phased schedule, subject to permit standards otherwise
applicable.
Conditional approval of the preliminary site evaluation by the Town Council ,
however, shall not constitute approval of the final plat.
(g) Amendments to preliminary site evaluation.
(1) Major and minor amendments. At any time following the approval of a
preliminary site evaluation and before lapse of the approval, a property owner may
request an amendment to the approved preliminary site.evaluation. All amendments must
conform to the zoning requirements for that property. The requested amendment shall be
classified as a major amendment or minor amendment according to the following criteria:
a. Major amendments include the rerouting of streets, rights-of-way or utility
easements or utility locations, addition or deletion of alleys, or addition or deletion of
more than ten percent of the approved number of lots.Amendments must conform to the
zoning requirements for the property.
b. Minor amendments include the adjustment of street and alley alignments, rights-
of-way or utility easements or utility locations, lengths, and paving details, the addition or
deletion of lots within ten percent of the approved number, and the adjustment of lot
lines; provided that all amendments shall conform to the zoning requirements for the
property.
c. The town engineer may approve or disapprove a minor amendment. Disapproval
may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council. Major
amendments may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Town
Council at a public meeting in accordance with the same requirements for the approval of
a preliminary site evaluation.
(2) Approval of amendments. The planning and zoning commission shall recommend
and the Town Council shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove any proposed
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major amendment and may make any modifications in the terms and conditions of
preliminary site evaluation approval reasonably related to the proposed amendment.
(3) Retaining previous approval. If the applicant is unwilling to accept the proposed
amendment under the terms and conditions required by the town, the applicant may
withdraw the proposed amendment and the project as originally submitted will retain the
previous approval.
(h) Lapse of approval, extension and reinstatement procedure.
(1) Lapse of preliminary site evaluation approval. A preliminary site evaluation
expires two years from the date of approval by Town Council, and shall not be extended
by any subsequent approval of any major amendments or minor amendments and such
preliminary site evaluation shall be null and void thereafter, unless a final plat application
for the area depicted in the preliminary site evaluation has been filed with the town unless
an extension has been requested within the two-year period and approved by Town
Council. Thereafter, the applicant shall be required to submit a new preliminary site
evaluation subject to the then-existing subdivision regulations.
(2) Petition for extension or reinstatement of approval. Prior to the lapse of approval
for preliminary site evaluation as provided in these regulations, the property owner may
petition the Town Council to extend or reinstate the approval. The petition shall be
considered at a public meeting of the Town Council.
(3) Decision by the planning and zoning commission. In determining whether to grant
the request, the Town Council shall take into account the reasons for lapse, the ability of
the property owner to comply with any conditions attached to the original approval and
the extent to which newly adopted subdivision regulations shall apply to the preliminary
site evaluation or study. The Town Council shall either extend or reinstate the
preliminary site evaluation, or it shall deny the request, in which instance the property
owner must submit a new application for approval.
(4) Length of time for extended or reinstated preliminary site evaluation. The Town
Council may specify a shorter time for lapse of the extended or reinstated preliminary site
evaluation than is applicable to original approvals.
Sec. 82-36. - Procedure for final plat approval.
(a) Purpose and applicability.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of a final plat is to enable recording of the subdivision of
property that includes the elements specified in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §
212.004, and which complies with the requirements of V.T.C.A., Local Government
Code § 212.010.
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(2) Applicability. A final plat shall be required for all subdivisions of property
provided for in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 212.004.
(3) Preliminary site evaluation requirement. Unless otherwise provided by the UDC,
all final plats shall be prepared in accordance with an approved preliminary site
evaluation. A final plat may constitute a portion of the total area of the preliminary site
evaluation if a phasing plan has been included on the approved preliminary site
evaluation provided that any final plat shall include all phases that have received previous
final plat approval. The phasing plan shall include the entire area that was the subject of
the preliminary site evaluation.
(b) Timing of public improvements.
(1) Public improvements prior to signing plat. The Town Council may require that all
public improvements be constructed, offered for dedication and accepted by the town
prior to the signing of the final plat. The Town Council may permit the deferral of the
construction of public improvements if in its judgment deferring the construction would
not result in any harm to the public, or would offer significant advantage in coordinating
the site's development with adjacent properties and off-site public improvements. Any
required public improvement approved for deferred construction must be provided for as
required in article III of this chapter prior to approval of the final plat.
(2) If public improvements are not completed. If the Town Council does not require
that all public improvements be installed, offered for dedication and accepted by the town
prior to signing of the final plat by the presiding officer, it shall require the applicant to
execute a subdivision improvement agreement and provide security for the agreement as
provided in section 82-61.
(3) Where no preliminary site evaluation is required. This procedure shall also apply
to the approval of a final plat if the preliminary site evaluation is not required.
(c) Submittal requirements. A minimum of five paper copies and a digital copy of the
final plat. together with a computer file of the final plat on media as specified by the
town engineer in either autocad, DXF format or other format, and three sets of
engineering plans shall be submitted to the town engineer at least 15 days prior to the
meeting at which consideration is desired. More paper copies may be required by staff.
This plat shall be submitted at a scale of 100 feet to one inch (for small subdivisions, at a
scale of 50 feet to one inch) and the final plat shall show or be accompanied by the
following information:
(1) The name of the owner and/or subdivider and of the surveyor responsible for the
plat and the following language:
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"Notice: Selling a portion of this addition by metes and bounds is a violation of the
town ordinance and state law and is subject to fines and withholding of utilities and
building permits."
(2) The name of the subdivision and adjacent subdivisions, the names of streets (to
conform wherever possible to existing street names) and number of lots and blocks, in
accordance with a systematic arrangement.
(3) An accurate boundary survey of the property, with bearings and distances,
referenced to survey lines and established subdivisions, and showing the lines of adjacent
lands and the lines of adjacent streets, with their width and names. Street and lot lines in
adjacent subdivisions shall be shown in dashed lines.
(4) Location of proposed lots, streets, public highways, parks and other features, with
accurate dimensions in feet and decimal fractions of feet, with the length of radii and of
arcs of all curves, all angles, and with all other engineering information necessary to
reproduce the plat on the ground. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points.
Contours, with an interval of two feet or less as governed by the topography, shall be
submitted on a separate sheet and shall be at the same scale as the plat. All elevations
shown shall be referred to town datum. All lots on building sites shall conform to the
minimum standards for the area, width and depth prescribed by chapter 102 for the
district or districts in which the subdivision is located.
(5) The location of building lines on front and side streets and the location of utility
easements.
(6) An instrument of dedication signed and acknowledged by the owner or owners
and by all other persons who have a mortgage or lien interest in the property, showing all
restrictions, reservations and/or easements, if any, to be imposed and reserved in
connection with the addition.
(7) A certificate of dedication incorporating irrevocable offers of dedication to the
public of all streets, public highways, public facilities, parks and other land intended for
public use, signed by the owner or owners and by all other persons who have a mortgage
or lien interest in the property. The certificate of dedication shall incorporate the standard
easement language of the town as jointly prepared by the town attorney and the town
engineer. The plat shall be marked with a notation indicating the formal offers of
dedication. All deed restrictions required by this chapter or agreed to be filed with the
plat shall be submitted with the final plat.
(8) Receipt showing that all taxes are paid.
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(9) Certification by a surveyor, duly licensed by the state, to the effect that the plan
represents a survey made by him/her, and that all the necessary survey monuments are
correctly shown thereon, in accordance with section 82-8.
(10) The following certificates shall be placed on the plat in a manner that will
allow them to be clearly visible on the final plat:
APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS,
on the / / day of
20
ATTEST:
Town Secretary Presiding Officer
(11) Final plats shall be accompanied by two paper sets of record drawings and
a digital copy of said record drawings. Additional requirements pursuant to a subdivision
improvement agreement under Article 3 of this chapter shall also be met.
(12) Final plats shall be accompanied by a lot grading plan drawn at a scale of
100 feet to one inch in accordance with the town's Engineering Standards.
(13) When more than one sheet is used for a plat, a key map showing the entire
subdivision at smaller scale with block numbers and street names shall be shown on one
of the sheets or on a separate sheet of the same size.
(14) The subdivision improvement agreement and security, if required, in a
form satisfactory to the town attorney and in accordance with Article 3 of this chapter,
and shall include a provision that the property owner shall comply with all the terms of
the final plat approval as determined by the Town Council.
(15) A plat fee, together with other authorized fees applicable to the
development, in accordance with the fee schedule applicable at the time of plat filling.
(16) Certification by a surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey
made by him/her and that all the monuments shown thereon actually exist, and that their
location, size, and material description are correctly shown, and that the survey correctly
shows the location of all visible easements and all rights-of-way, easements and other
matters of record affecting the property being platted.
(17) Boundary survey closure and area calculations.
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(18) Protective covenants (deed restrictions) whereby the subdivider proposes
to regulate land use or development standards in the subdivision.
(19) The.accurate location, material, and size of all monuments approved by
the town engineer. For subdivisions larger than 30 acres, global positioning systems
(GPS) shall be used to establish the location of a minimum of two congers of the
subdivision or addition. The establishing of the location of one additional monument by
global positioning systems may be required for each additional 20 acres or fraction
thereof for developments that are larger than 50 acres. These monuments shall be tied
vertically and horizontally to the town's existing global positioning systems coordinate
system. All global positioning system coordinates shall be determined such that the
maximum error does not exceed 0.1 feet. Elevations and the location of all other
subdivision corner monuments shall be established to at least third order accuracy.
(20) Title information. Each plat submitted for preliminary site evaluation shall
be accompanied by a certificate or letter from a title guaranty company or title attorney
indicating a current search and certifying to at least the following concerning title to the
land:
a. Name of the fee owner as of the date of examination and the date, file number,
volume and page of the recording of the deed involved.
b. The name, file number, date of filing and volume and page of any lien-holders.
c. A general description of any existing easements or fee strips granted, along with
the file number, date of filing, and volume and page of recording.
(21) That all residential final plats contain the following owner's dedication
language:
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT [Name of Property Owner(s)] DO HEREBY ADOPT THIS PLAT,
DESIGNATING THE HEREIN ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AS [Name of
Subdivision] , AN ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, [TARRANT or
DENTON] COUNTY, TEXAS. THE EASEMENTS THEREON ARE HEREBY
RESERVED FOR THE PURPOSES INDICATED. THE UTILITY AND FIRE LANE
EASEMENTS SHALL BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC BY THE TOWN,
AND AS APPLICABLE, OPEN TO FIRE AND POLICE UNITS, GARBAGE AND
RUBBISH COLLECTION AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
UTILITIES SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE FOR
THE USE OF A PARTICULAR EASEMENT OR THE PUBLIC. THE
MAINTENANCE OF PAVING OR ANY OTHER SURFACE ON THE UTILITY AND
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FIRE LANE EASEMENTS IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY
OWNER. NO BUILDINGS, FENCES, TREES, SHRUBS OR OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS OR GROWTHS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED,
RECONSTRUCTED OR PLACED UPON, OVER OR ACROSS THE EASEMENTS
AS SHOWN. SAID EASEMENTS BEING HEREBY RESERVED FOR MUTUAL
USE AND ACCOMMODATION OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES SPECIFICALLY
APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE. ANY PUBLIC UTILITY
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE TO USE A
PARTICULAR EASEMENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE AND KEEP
REMOVED ALL OR PART OF ANY BUILDINGS, FENCES, TREES, SHRUBS OR
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OR GROWTHS WITHIN THE EASEMENT OR RIGHT-
OF-WAY WHICH IN ANY WAY MAY ENDANGER OR INTERFERE WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OR EFFICIENCY OF ITS SYSTEM ON THE
EASEMENT AND THAT PUBLIC UTILITY SHALL AT ALL TIMES HAVE FULL
RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO OR FROM AND UPON THE EASEMENT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, INSPECTING,
PATROLLING, MAINTAINING AND ADDING TO OR REMOVING ALL OR PART
OF ITS SYSTEM, SUBJECT TO COMPLYING WITH ALL ORDINANCES, RULES,
REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS.
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AND THE PUBLIC UTILITY SHALL HAVE
THE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF READING METERS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE REQUIRED
OR ORDINARILY PERFORMED BY THAT UTILITY.
WATER MAIN AND WASTEWATER EASEMENTS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL AREA OF WORKING SPACE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL AREA IS ALSO CONVEYED
FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MANHOLES, CLEANOUTS, FIRE
HYDRANTS, WATER SERVICES AND WASTEWATER SERVICES FROM THE
MAIN TO THE CURB OR PAVEMENT LINE. DESCRIPTION OF THESE
ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE DETERMINED BY
THEIR LOCATION AS INSTALLED.
THIS PLAT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO ALL PLATTING ORDINANCES,
RULES, REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS.
WITNESS MY HAND THIS THE DAY OF
By:
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[Name of Property Owner(s)]
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, A NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR SAID
COUNTY AND STATE, ON THIS DAY PERSONALLY APPEARED [Name of
Property Owner(s)] , KNOWN TO ME TO BE THE ONE WHOSE NAME IS
SUBSCRIBED TO THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGED TO
ME THAT HE EXECUTED THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSES AND
CONSIDERATIONS THEREIN EXPRESSED.
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
All nonresidential final plats shall contain the following owner's dedication language:
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT , DO HEREBY ADOPT THIS PLAT, DESIGNATING THE
HEREIN ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AS , AN ADDITION TO
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, [TARRANT or DENTON] COUNTY, TEXAS. THE
EASEMENTS THEREON ARE HEREBY RESERVED FOR THE PURPOSES
INDICATED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS
FILED WITH THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE AND [TARRANT or DENTON]
COUNTY. THE UTILITY AND FIRE LANE EASEMENTS SHALL BE OPEN TO
FIRE AND POLICE UNITS, GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION AGENCIES
AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UTILITIES FOR WHICH THE EASEMENT IS
RESERVED, AND AS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE FOR THE USE OF A PARTICULAR EASEMENT. THE
MAINTENANCE OF PAVING OR ANY OTHER SURFACE ON THE UTILITY AND
FIRE LANE EASEMENTS IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY
OWNER. NO BUILDINGS, OR OTHER PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS SHALL
BE CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED OR PLACED UPON, OVER OR ACROSS
THE EASEMENTS AS SHOWN. SAID EASEMENTS BEING HEREBY RESERVED
FOR USE AND ACCOMMODATION OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR WHICH
THE EASEMENT IS RESERVED, AND AS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE. ANY PUBLIC UTILITY FOR WHICH THE EASEMENT IS
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RESERVED, AND AS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE TO USE A PARTICULAR EASEMENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
REMOVE AND KEEP REMOVED ALL OR PART OF ANY BUILDINGS OR
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WHICH IN ANY WAY MAY ENDANGER OR
INTERFERE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OR EFFICIENCY OF
ITS SYSTEM IN THE EASEMENT AND THAT PUBLIC UTILITY SHALL AT ALL
TIMES HAVE FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS UPON THE EASEMENT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, INSPECTING,
PATROLLING, AND MAINTAINING AND ADDING TO OR REMOVING ALL OR
PART OF ITS SYSTEM, SUBJECT TO COMPLYING WITH ALL ORDINANCES,
RULES, REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS FILED
WITH THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE AND [TARRANT or DENTON] COUNTY. THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AND THE PUBLIC UTILITY SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF READING METERS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE REQUIRED OR
ORDINARILY PERFORMED BY THAT UTILITY.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS PLAT, THE
OWNERS, FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
RESERVE AND RETAIN THE RIGHT TO GRANT OTHER RIGHTS AND
EASEMENTS ACROSS, OVER OR UNDER THE EASEMENT TRACT(S) TO SUCH
OTHER PERSONS AS THE OWNERS DEEM PROPER, PROVIDED SUCH OTHER
GRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENTS TO THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE
GRANTED IN THIS PLAT OR THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS, AND THE USES
GRANTED DO NOT MATERIALLY INTERFERE WITH THE USE OF SAID
EASEMENTS BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH
HEREIN AND THE TOWN APPROVES SAID ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS OR
ADDITIONAL USES IN WRITING. ANY DAMAGES TO FACILITIES LOCATED
IN SAID EASEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE USE GRANTED TO SUCH OTHER
PERSON SHALL BE PROMPTLY REPAIRED BY SUCH OTHER PERSON, AND
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO SUCH OTHER PERSON'S FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE OF SAID EASEMENT BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.
IN ADDITION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN
THIS PLAT, THE OWNERS, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, MAY
USE THE EASEMENT TRACT(S) IDENTIFIED IN THE EASEMENT
DOCUMENTS, AND SHOWN WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PLATTED
PROPERTY FOR PAVING, PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, PARKING,
LANDSCAPING AND AERIAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES (THE
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"IMPROVEMENTS"), WHICH DO NOT MATERIALLY INTERFERE WITH OR
PREVENT THE USE BY THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE OF SAID EASEMENTS FOR
THE PURPOSES SET FORTH HEREIN. ANY DAMAGES TO FACILITIES
LOCATED IN THE EASEMENTS IDENTIFIED ON THE PLATTED PROPERTY AS
A RESULT OF SUCH USES SHALL BE PROMPTLY REPAIRED BY THE THEN-
CURRENT OWNER OF THE PLATTED PROPERTY THAT CAUSED SUCH
DAMAGE, AND THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE SHALL HAVE NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO THE IMPROVEMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF SAID EASEMENTS BY THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE.
THIS PLAT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO ALL PLATTING ORDINANCES,
RULES, REGULATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS.
WITNESS MY HAND THIS THE DAY OF
By:
[Name of Property Owner(s)]
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF [TARRANT or DENTON] §
BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, A NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR SAID
COUNTY AND STATE, ON THIS DAY PERSONALLY APPEARED [Name of
Property Owner(s)] , KNOWN TO ME TO BE THE ONE WHOSE NAME IS
SUBSCRIBED TO THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGED TO
ME THAT HE EXECUTED THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSES AND
CONSIDERATIONS THEREIN EXPRESSED.
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
(d) Distribution and review.
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(1) Distribution of copies. Final plats and engineering plans shall be distributed by
the town engineer or town secretary.
(2) Staff report. A staff report shall be prepared and a copy provided to the applicant
and submitted prior to the planning and zoning commission hearing on the final
subdivision plat application stating the comments of the subdivision review. After
preparation of the report, the final plat and report shall be filed with the planning and
zoning commission for consideration at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(e) Standards for approval; requirements.
(1) Standards for approval. No final plat shall be recommended or approved by the
town engineer, planning and zoning commission or Town Council unless the following
standards have been met:
a. The plat substantially conforms to the preliminary site evaluation, if a preliminary
site evaluation was required.
b. Required public improvements have been constructed and accepted or a
subdivision improvement agreement has been accepted by the town providing for the
subsequent completion of improvements.
c. The plat confonns to the town's Comprehensive Plan, Thoroughfare Plan, Master
Plans for Utilities and Drainage, and all applicable zoning and other regulations.
d. Provision has been made for adequate public facilities under the terms of this
chapter.
e. The plat meets all other requirements of this chapter.
f. Payment of all fees has been made.
(2) Requirement for approval. The town engineer, planning and zoning commission
or Town Council shall recommend or approve the plat if:
a. It conforms to the town's Comprehensive Plan and the Master Plan for Utilities
and Drainage and its current and planned streets, alleys, parks, open space, and public
utility facilities;
b. It conforms to the town's Comprehensive Plan and the Master Plan for Utilities
and Drainage for the extension of roads, streets, and public highways within the town and
in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, taking into account access to and extension of sewer and
water mains and the instrumentalities of public utilities;
c. Any applicable bonds are filed; and
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d. It conforms to subsection (e)(1) "Standards for Approval"of this section.
(f) Approval procedure; recording of action.
(1) Approval procedure. After review of the final plat, the town engineer shall place
the final plat for decision on the agenda of a public meeting of the planning and zoning
commission. Minor plats may be approved by the engineer or referred to the Planning
and Zoning Commission and Town Council. Following review of the final plat and other
materials submitted for conformity thereof to these regulations, the planning and zoning
commission shall recommend approval or denial of the submitted final plat to the Town
Council.
a. Recommended approval. Final plats recommended for approval shall be filed for
hearing by the Town Council.
b. Recommended denial. Final plats not recommended for approval may be
processed in one of the two following ways:
1. Final plat may be withdrawn and revised in accordance with the recommendations
of the planning and zoning commission and refiled for reconsideration at a regularly
scheduled planning and zoning commission meeting; or
2. The final plat recommended for denial may be filed for hearing at the next
regularly scheduled Town Council meeting, with or without the recommend changes.
c. Minor plats.
Minor plats may be approved as set out in this chapter and state law.
(2) Recording of commission action. The action of the planning and zoning
commission shall be noted on two copies of the final plat, referenced and attached to any
conditions determined. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider or developer and the
other retained in the files of the town staff. A notation of the action taken on each final
plat and requisite reasons therefor shall be entered in the minutes of the planning and
zoning commission.
(g) Certificate of compliance. Upon final approval of a final plat required by these
regulations, the Town Council shall issue to the person applying for approval a certificate
stating that the final plat has been approved by the town. For purposes of this section,
final approval shall not occur until all conditions of approval have been met.
(h) Effect of decision.
(1) Effect of approval of final plat. Approval of a final plat shall certify compliance
with the regulations of the town pertaining to the subdivision of land. An approved and
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signed final plat may be filed with the county as a record of the subdivision of land and
may be used to reference lots and interests in property thereon defined for the purpose of
conveyance and development as allowed by these regulations.
(2) Effect of denial. In the case of a denial of a final plat, the town shall advise the
subdivider as to future requirements to obtain approval of the plat.
(i) Signing and recording of final plat.
(1) When improvement agreement and security are required. When a subdivision
improvement agreement and security are required, the presiding officer and the town
secretary shall endorse approval on the final plat after the agreement and security have
been approved by the Town Council, and all the conditions pertaining to the final plat
have been satisfied.
(2) When installation of public improvements is required. There shall be written
evidence that the required public facilities have been installed in a manner satisfactory to
the town as shown by a certificate signed by the town engineer stating that the necessary
dedication of public lands and installation of public improvements has been
accomplished.
(3) Recording final plat and agreements. It shall be the responsibility of the town
engineer to file the final plat with the county clerk. Simultaneously with the filing of the
final plat, the town engineer shall record such other agreements of dedication and legal
documents as shall be required by these regulations. The final plat bearing all required
signatures, shall be recorded after final approval. One copy of the recorded final plat will
be forwarded to the property owner by the town engineer.
SECTION 3: All rights and remedies of the Town of Westlake, Texas, are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the prior ordinance sections which existed
at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all
pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such
ordinances, the same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final
disposition by the courts.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same
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would have been enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the
Town except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 22nd DAY OF AUGUST 2016.
Laura Wheat, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Edwa d , Town Secretary Thomas E. Brymer, ow Manager
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INVOICE
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808 Throckmorton St. Invoice Number: 338535091
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 9/15/2016
Federal Tax ID 26-2674582 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 9/30/2016
Bill To: X D PO Number:
TOWN OF WESTLAKE Order Number: 33853509
1301 SOLANA BLVD SEP 2 2016
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