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A Minutes, Regula eting La Porte Planni and Zoning Commission November 15, 1984, Page 5 PRELIMINARY PLATS During the remainder of the meeting, the Commission reviewed the Preliminary Plat process, a process which has been well established in Texas for many years. Mr. Speake reminded the commissioners that, once a good Sketch Plan review has been completed, the major obstacles in the way of Commission approval of the developer's land plan have at least been identified. Then, if the developer has done a good job devising ways around those obstacles, the Preliminary Plat should represent that land plan which has the greatest chance of being approved by the Commission. Mr. Speake ad,~vised the Commission that developers and consultants will recognize La Porte's Preliminary Plat process as being very similar to the process used by other jurisdictions locally. The main difference in La Porte is the requirement for field surveying at the Preliminary Plat stage to tie the property to the La Porte survey monument network both horizontally and vertically. The staff feels that, given our Sketch Plan review, the developer can commit to a particularly land plan for his Preliminary Plat with reasonable safety. Therefore, problems due to survey "busts" can be disclosed during Preliminary Platting without wasting the developer's. money. This will get street and utility extension design started earlier and, thus, the construction of improvements can be speeded up by several months. Construction startup is especially desirable to avoid project completion during our rainy winters. 4. There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was duly adjourned at 9:05 P.M. Respe fully su mitted: ~,GLSt. aura Hall Assistant City Secretary Passed & Approved this the day of , 1984. oug Latimer, Chairman