O-2016-3633 Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 "Development Regulations"

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ONE -FOOT RESERVE: A strip of land one foot wide and within public street right of ways and adjacent to subdivision reserves or adjacent acreage to prevent access to said public street until the reserve or adjacent acreage has been platted in accordance with this Ordinance [these regulations]. PLAN, DEVELOPMENT SITE: A site plan for unsubdivided developments certified by the land owner and by a Professional Engineer or Registered Public Surveyor, executed by the City Approving Authority and prepared as specified in Section 86-7 of this Chapter. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: A land area characterized by a unified site design which: (1) has individual building sites and provides common open spaces; and (2) is designed to be capable of satisfactory use and operation as a separate entity without necessarily having the participation of other building sites or other common property. The ownership of the common property may by either public or private. A Planned Unit Development may include subdivisions. It may be a single Planned Unit Development as initially designed; or as expanded by annexation of additional land area; or a group of contiguous Planned Unit Developments, as separate entities or merged into a single consolidated entity. PLANNING CONSULTANT: A certified land planner, Texas registered professional engineer, Texas registered land surveyor, Texas registered architect, or other qualified consultant, who performs land planning services to subdividers or developers for a fee. PLAT, ADMINISTRATIVE: A replat or subdivision of land totaling ten (10) acres or less, and involving four (4) or fewer lots fronting on an existing streets and not requiring the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities or the aggregation of multiple lots into one lot. PLAT, AMENDING: A plat, previously approved by the Commission and duly recorded, which is resubmitted to the Commission for re -approval and recording which contains dimensional or notational corrections or erroneous information contained on the originally approved and recorded plat. An amending plat is not to be considered as a replat or resubdivision and may not contain any changes or additions to the physical characteristics of the original subdivision, but is intended only to correct errors or mis-calculations as allowed under the provisions of Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code. PLAT, FINAL: A map or drawing of a proposed subdivision prepared in a manner suitable for recording in the appropriate County records and prepared in conformance with Sec. 86-8(c), et seq. of this Ordinance. PLAT, PRELIMINARY: A map or drawing of a proposed subdivision illustrating its development features for review, prepared as specified in Sec. 86-8(b), et seq. of this ordinance. PLAT, STREET DEDICATION: A map or drawing suitable for recording in the appropriate county records illustrating the location of a right-of-way intended for dedication within a specific tract of land. PUBLIC IMPORVEMENTS CRITERIA MANUAL (PICM): The set of standards set forth by the Director of Planning and Development Department and approved by the City Council to determine the specific technical requirements for construction of public improvements. The manual may be acquired from the Planning and Development Department, and is on file in the City Secretary's Office. 0 Thursday, June 09, 2016