Preliminary Plat & Layout Plan Submittal Guidelines PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS is typically the first step in the platting process. The purpose of the PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS is for the Applicant to graphically show how the Parent Tract is proposed to be subdivided and how public facilities will be extended to support the proposed subdivision of land. Generally PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS show existing and proposed water, sewer, streets, drainage, property lines and easements on the subject tract as will as in the general area. THESE GUIDELINES ARE PREPARED TO ASSIST THE APPLICANT AND WILL NOT REPLACE COMPLIANCE WITH ADOPTED LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS REQUIRED STEPS - PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS require approval from the P&Z and City Council. The following steps lead to City Council consideration of a proposal: 1. Submit initial submittals - application, fee and plans that comply with 20-10 of the Subdivision Regulations, Code of Ordinance of the City of Cedar Hill for staff review and comment. 2. City staff reviews submittals and forwards comment to Applicant; 3. Park Board Approval this is for residential subdivisions only; 4. Applicant makes necessary revisions and submits Revised Submittals and response letter. 5. Planning and Zoning Commission consideration of PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLAN; 6. City Council consideration of PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLAN; 7. Effect of the approval serves as authorization to submit Final Plan & Plans. ELAPSED TIME Steps 1 through 7 typically takes 4 to 6 weeks provided the plans submitted are consistent with the Cedar Hill Subdivision Regulations and that there are no unforeseen problems such as tabling of the item, holidays, and alike. See attached Plat Application Schedule for specific dates. PRELIMINARY PLAT AND LAYOUT PLANS are to comply with 20-11 of the Cedar Hill Code of Ordinance (Subdivision Regulations). A copy of the Code of Ordinance is available online at www.cedarhilltx.com MEET WITH STAFF to obtain applications and submittal requirements. Additional information about the City s Future Land Use Plans, current zoning, specifics and submittal dates may be obtained. Meetings may be scheduled by calling 972-291-5100, Ext. 1081, M-F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Step 1 INITIAL SUBMITTALS: Submit to the Planning Department the following before 5 PM Monday: Application Form properly completed and signed; Application fee of $150. 00 per plat plus $10. 00 per lot, made payable to the City of Cedar Hill. Seven (7) sets of PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS typically blue-line (24 x 36) copies that are consistent with City plans, policies and ordinances; PDF copy of all sheets of the PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS Photo reduction 1- (11 x 17) copy of each sheet of the preliminary plat and layout plans; Certification of Taxes Paid from Dallas County Tax Office; and Utility Co. Sign-off or other evidence that utilities have received a copy of the plat. Step 2 STAFF REVIEW and AGENDA PLACEMENT: Upon receipt of a complete Final Plat application, staff will distribute the submittals to City departments for review and comment as to the plan's consistency with City Plans, Policies, and Ordinances. City staff is given 10-business days to complete their review. If the plat and plans are considered to be COMPLETE in regards to the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance ( 20- Code of Ordinances of the City of Cedar Hill), the Applicant and his case will be scheduled for the next Planning and Zoning Meeting. The Submission may be COMPLETE, but not Compliant with all ordinances. In that case, the Final Plat will ALSO be scheduled for an agenda, but with Compliance comments for P&Z review and decision. The staff will send a list of these comments by the 10 th business day whereby the Applicant can make one of two decisions. If he wishes to have the Submission heard with these unresolved issues, it will remain on the agenda with those comments and possibly a recommendation for denial from staff. He may also be allowed to pull the item and revise the Plat and Plans to be in compliance with regulations and ordinances before the item is heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. If, of the other hand, the Application is considered NOT COMPLETE in regards to the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance, it will NOT be placed on an agenda. The Planning Department will collect staff comments, consolidate them into a single document and fax and mail the comments to Applicant. Any questions or comments regarding any of the comments may be addressed to the Planning Department or the commenting department. Step 3 PARKLAND DEDICATION: Parkland is required to be dedicated to the City with every residential plat. The Parks Board may opt to accept cash in lieu of land. Contact the Parks Department at 972-291-5100 ext. 1500 for procedures.
Step 4 REVISION SUBMITTALS: After receiving staff comments and making the requested changes, the Applicant is requested to submit, along with the revised submittals, a response letter describing the changes made since staff s last review. This gives the Applicant the opportunity to explain any additional changes made to the plans or to explain a particular opinion or concept. The revised submissions should be received at least 8 business days, typically a Wednesday, before the desired P&Z agenda date that you would like to be placed on, or the plat could be held until the next scheduled agenda date. The City Engineer should be satisfied with the Layout Plans before the item is scheduled for an agenda. Revised Submittals consist: response letter describing the changes made since staffs last review; 5 Sets of the Preliminary Plat and Layout Plans (24 x 36 ). PDF copy of all Preliminary Plat and Layout Plan revisions. Step 5 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION (P&Z) MEETING: The P&Z typically meets on the 1 st and 3 rd, Tuesdays of the month at 6:00 P.M. in the Turk Cannady/Cedar Hill Room, 285 Uptown Blvd. Building 100. The Applicant will be emailed a copy the P&Z agenda, on the Friday, before the P&Z meeting in which the item is to be considered. The Applicant or representative is required to attend the meeting to present the request and answer any question the Commission may have. The Commission will typically will make a decision that evening. Their options include: approval as submitted; conditional approval, or rejection of the application. Step 6 CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Upon satisfying any conditions the Commission may have placed on the PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS, the item will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration, which usually occurs about21 days after the P&Z s recommendation of approval. The City Council typically meets on the 2 nd and 4 th, Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 P.M. in the Turk Cannady/Cedar Hill Room, 285 Uptown Blvd. Building 100. The Applicant will be emailed a copy of the City Council agenda, on the Friday before the Council meeting, in which the item is to be considered. The item will be placed on the Council Consent Agenda in accordance with the P&Z motion. The Council conducts a pre-meeting at 6:00 P.M. and it is recommended that the Applicant or Representative attend the pre-meeting in case the Council has any questions regarding the plan. The Council may approve, conditional approve or reject the request by a simple majority vote. Step 7 EFFECT OF APPROVAL: Approval of a PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS is city authorization for the Applicant to prepare a Final Plat and Public Improvement Construction plans that are consistent with the approved PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS. Approvals of PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS are valid for 18 months from the date they receive City Council approval.
PRELIMINARY PLAT & LAYOUT PLANS INFORMATION: The purpose of the submittal is to allow the city to review overall platting of the tract, water and sewer service, street patterns and other city services within the addition or subdivision for conformance with the requirements of the city. The plat and plans shall be prepared as follows: (excerpt from Section 20-10 Subdivision Ordinance) (1) The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger, on paper measuring twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches. (2) It shall contain the name of the proposed addition or subdivision, the name and address of the developer and the engineer or surveyor responsible for the design or survey, the tract designation, and other descriptions according to the abstract and survey records of Dallas or Ellis County. (3) It shall contain a north point, scale, and date. (4) The boundary line of the tract, accurate in scale, shall be shown. (5) It shall show the names of adjacent additions or subdivisions or names of record owners of adjoining parcels, the location, widths, and the names of all existing or platted streets, easements, or other public ways within or adjacent to the tract, existing railroad rights-of-way, and other important features such as section lines, political subdivision or corporation section lines, political subdivision or corporation limits and school district boundaries. (6) It shall show all parcels of land intended to be dedicated for public use or reserved in the deeds for the use of all property owners in the proposed subdivision, together with the purpose or conditions of limitations of such reservation. (7) It shall show the layout and width of proposed streets, alleys, and easements. (8) It shall show the layout, numbers, and dimensions of proposed lots and all building lines. (9) The location of proposed screening walls should be tentatively indicated. (10) The preliminary plat shall show, contours of the tract in intervals of ten (10) feet or less, referred to sea level datum.
(11) The plans shall show existing sewers, water mains, fire hydrants, culverts, or other underground structures within the tract and immediately adjacent thereto with pipe sizes and locations indicated. (12) The Plans shall show proposed water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer pipelines with sizes indicated and valves, fire hydrants, fittings, manholes, inlets, culverts, bridges, and other appurtenances or structures shown. (13) The plans shall show storm-water detention/retention basins as required by the city. (14) The plans shall show all existing floodways and one-hundred-year floodplains. (15) The plat shall show all street names. (16) The plat shall show all park spaces as required by the park dedication ordinance.
APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT Planning Department SUBJECT PROPERTY INFORMATION: Property General Location: Tract, Number(s)/Survey Abstract: Current Zoning: Gross acreage: I certify that I am the owner of the herein described property and that I am filing or authorize this Applicant to file this Application on my behalf. Signature of Record Property Owners: Owners Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: APPLICANT / DEVELOPER: Applicant Name Company Name Address Printed Name of Property Owner Telephone: Fax: E-mail: PLAT DESCRIPTION: INDICATE TYPE OF PLAT: Preliminary Plat Final Plat Re-Plat Amending Plat Proposed Addition Name: Number of Lots: Lot Size: - smallest: lot # / area / ; largest: lot#/area / ENGINEER/ PROJECT COORDINATOR/APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVE INFORMATION: Name: Company Name Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: SURVEYOR INFORMATION: Surveyor s Name: Company Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: _ Name: Information listed below to be completed by City Staff: Case No. Received By Review Fee Paid: $ CASH or Check # Number of Plats received: _ Number of Plans Received Tax Certificate Received: Are Taxes Due? _ Routed to DRC DRC Meeting Date: _Target - P&Z Date: Target -CC Date: _ Additional Contact Number or Notes
The following typical City form should be used on all City of Cedar Hill documents as needed. Typical PRELIMINARY Plat Title Block: PRELIMINARY PLAT of the ADDITION, CITY OF CEDAR HILL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Being acres of land out of Survey, Abstract
Preliminary plats shall be distributed to the following and evidence of such receipt from each of the following should be attached with the application. Please send copies of Preliminary Plats to the following: Southwestern Bell/AT&T Attn: Mr. Michael Duskey Phone 972-660-0347 2513 WE Roberts Drive, Rm. 213.19 md1045@att.com Grand Prairie, TX 75051 ONCOR Electric Attn: Robert Meeks or Phone 888-313-6862 robert.meeks@oncor.com Attn: Kim Anderson Phone 214-330-2900 1220 E. Pleasant Run Road Desoto, TX 75115 US Post Office (all other plats) Tony Angadicheril Phone 972-393-6681 United States Postal Service antony.z.angadicheril@usps.gov 951 W. Bethel Rd. Coppell, Texas 75099-9321 US Post Office (subdivisions only) Amanda Morrell Phone 972-393-6630 amanda.d.morrell@usps.gov Charter Communication Kinetic Solutions, LLC 1585 Jameson Rd. Van Alstyne, TX 75495 forcerelos@kinetic-eng.com Cedar Hill Independent School District Attn: Dr. Larry Watson Phone 972-291-1581 X4011 Fax 972-291-5231 285 Uptown Blvd. Blg.200 larry.watson@chisd.net Cedar Hill, Texas 75104 Atmos Energy Attn: Joe Smith, Project Specialist Phone 469-548-3418 Fax 469-548-3437 3525 N. Hwy 77 robert.smith@atmosenergy.com Waxahachie, TX 75165
Application Submittal Deadline Monday, 5 pm Planning Department SCHEDULE OF DEADLINES FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS (NO PUBLIC HEARINGS) DRC Comments Sent to Applicant with Determination of Completeness 1 Monday, 5 pm P&Z Agenda Posted / Staff Report Sent to Applicant Thursday, 5 pm P&Z Meeting Tuesday, 6 pm City Council Meeting Tuesday, 7 pm 02/06/17 02/20/17 03/02/17 03/07/17 03/28/17 02/13/17 02/27/17 03/16/17 03/21/17 04/11/17 02/20/17 03/06/17 03/16/17 03/21/17 04/11/17 02/27/17 03/13/17 03/30/17 04/04/17 04/25/17 03/06/17 03/20/17 03/30/17 04/04/17 04/25/17 03/13/17 03/27/17 04/13/17 04/18/17 05/09/17 03/20/17 04/03/17 04/13/17 04/18/17 05/09/17 03/27/17 04/10/17 04/27/17 05/02/17 05/23/17 04/03/17 04/17/17 04/27/17 05/02/17 05/23/17 04/10/17 04/24/17 05/11/17 05/16/17 06/13/17 04/17/17 05/01/17 05/11/17 05/16/17 06/13/17 04/24/17 05/08/17 06/01/17 06/06/17 06/27/17 05/01/17 05/15/17 06/01/17 06/06/17 06/27/17 05/08/17 05/22/17 06/01/17 06/06/17 06/27/17 05/15/17 05/30/17* 06/15/17 06/20/17 07/11/17 05/22/17 06/05/17 06/15/17 06/20/17 07/11/17 05/30/17* 2 06/12/17 07/13/17 07/18/17 08/15/17 06/05/17 06/19/17 07/13/17 07/18/17 08/15/17 06/12/17 06/26/17 07/13/17 07/18/17 08/15/17 06/19/17 07/03/17 07/13/17 07/18/17 08/15/17 06/26/17 07/10/17 07/27/17 08/01/17 08/29/17 * Date adjusted due to holiday or other event Site Plans and Plats (Excluding Residential Replats) 1. Applications deemed incomplete shall automatically be moved to the next submittal rotation as outlined on calendar. Official filing date shall be the date the application was determined to be complete Pursuant to Chapter 20, Section 20-6 and Chapter 23, Section 1.8. 2. Applications for plats will not be accepted for submittal on this date. 3. Residential Replats approved by Planning and Zoning Commission on this date will go to the next scheduled City Council Meeting. "Old Town District" must be reviewed by the Main Street Board. See staff for meeting dates as the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council dates may not follow this schedule. For additional information, please call 972-291-1081 or visit our web page at http://www.cedarhilltx.com/95/planning. June 16, 2017
Application Submittal Deadline Monday, 5 pm Planning Department SCHEDULE OF DEADLINES FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS (NO PUBLIC HEARINGS) Site Plans and Plats (Excluding Residential Replats) DRC Comments Sent to Applicant with Determination of Completeness 1 Monday, 5 pm P&Z Agenda Posted / Staff Report Sent to Applicant Thursday, 5 pm P&Z Meeting Tuesday, 6 pm City Council Meeting Tuesday, 7 pm 07/03/17 07/17/17 08/10/17 08/01/17 08/29/17 07/10/17 07/24/17 08/10/17 08/15/17 09/12/17 07/17/17 07/31/17 08/31/17 08/15/17 09/12/17 07/24/17 08/07/17 08/31/17 09/05/17 09/26/17 07/31/17 08/14/17 08/31/17 09/05/17 09/26/17 08/07/17 08/21/17 08/31/17 09/05/17 09/26/17 08/14/17 08/28/17 09/14/17 09/19/17 10/10/17 08/21/17 9/5/2017* 09/14/17 09/19/17 10/10/17 08/28/17 09/11/17 09/28/17 10/03/17 10/24/17 09/05/17* 09/18/17 09/28/17 10/03/17 10/24/17 09/11/17 09/25/17 10/12/17 10/17/17 11/14/17 09/18/17 10/02/17 11/02/17 10/17/17 11/14/17 09/25/17 10/09/17 11/02/17 11/07/17 3 12/12/17 10/02/17 10/16/17 11/02/17 11/07/17 3 12/12/17 10/09/17 10/23/17 11/16/17 11/07/17 3 12/12/17 10/16/17 10/30/17 11/16/17 11/21/17 12/12/17 10/23/17 11/06/17 11/30/17 12/05/17 3 01/09/18 10/30/17 11/13/17 11/30/17 12/05/17 3 01/09/18 11/06/17 11/20/17 11/30/17 12/05/17 3 01/09/18 11/13/17 11/27/17 12/14/17 12/19/17 01/09/18 11/20/17 12/04/17 12/14/17 12/19/17 01/09/18 11/27/17 12/11/17 12/28/17 01/02/18 01/23/18 12/04/17 12/18/17 12/28/17 01/02/18 01/23/18 12/11/17 12/22/17* 01/11/18 01/16/18 02/13/18 12/18/17 12/29/17* 01/11/18 01/16/18 02/13/18 12/22/17* 01/08/18 02/01/18 02/06/18 02/27/18 * Date adjusted due to holiday or other event 1. Applications deemed incomplete shall automatically be moved to the next submittal rotation as outlined on calendar. Official filing date shall be the date the application was determined to be complete Pursuant to Chapter 20, Section 20-6 and Chapter 23, Section 1.8. 2. Applications for plats will not be accepted for submittal on this date. 3. Residential Replats approved by Planning and Zoning Commission on this date will go to the next scheduled City Council Meeting. Items zoned "Old Town District" must be reviewed by the Main Street Board. See staff for meeting dates as the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council dates may not follow this schedule. For additional information, please call 972-291-1081 or visit our web page at http://www.cedarhilltx.com/95/planning. June 16, 2017