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AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR CESSION BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE
CITY OF ROBSTOWN OF ALL ANNEXATION RIGHTS AND POLICE POWERS
OVER AND IN CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND, A MAP OF THE SAME,
' MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", BEING ATTACHED HERETO, WITHIN THE EXTRA-
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND
THE CITY OF ROBSTOWN, AS DEFINED BY ART. 970A, V.A.C.S.,
TEXAS, BY MUTUAL WRITTEN AGREEMENT, MARKED EXHIBIT "B ",
ATTACHED HERETO BY THIS REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND
MADE A PART HEREOF, PURSUANT TO ART. 970A, V.A.C.S., TEXAS,
SECTIONS B AND C; PROVIDING PUBLICATION OF CAPTION; PROVID-
ING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is a city having a population
of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the present extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of
Corpus Christi consists of all contiguous unincorporated area, not a part of
any other city, within five miles of the corporate limits of said City; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described certain tracts of land, a map
of the same marked Exhibit "A" being attached hereto, are found to be within
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of said City and also within the one mile
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Robstown; and
WHEREAS, both the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Robstown
are desirous of establishing exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction in a
portion of the overlapping Jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi and
the City of Robstown; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Corpus Christi and the
City of Robstown to reduce the boundaries of its extraterritorial jurisdiction
so that said proposed division of the area of extraterritorial jurisdiction
may be accomplished, there being no other cities having jurisdiction or legal
interest therein:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi is hereby
authorized and directed to enter into, subscribe, and execute the "City of
Corpus Christi - -City of Robstown Art. 970A Cession Agreement ", marked
Exhibit "B ", attached hereto, and by this reference incorporated herein and
made a part hereof for all purposes, for and on behalf of the City of Corpus
Christi, to be wholly binding according to the terms thereof upon the City
MICROFILMED,
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of Corpus Christi and the City of Robstown, all as authorized by Art. 970A,
V.A.C.S., Texas, and pursuant to Section B and C thereof, and approved,
sealed and attested by the City's officers as required by law.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published by caption once in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict herewith.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any valid
provisions of this or any other ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi to
which these rules and regulations relate.
SECTION 5. The urgent necessity to resolve the jurisdictional
rights of both the cities of Corpus Christi and Robstown with respect to
currently overlapping boundaries creates a public emergency and an imperative
public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance
or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but
that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings
of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity
to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that
this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take
effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the day of March, 1977.
ATTEST:
City Secretary E e
THE CITY OF C PUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPON ROO�VEDD:
aW DAY OF MARCH, 1977:
J. IRCE AYCOCK, C �TTORNEY 5Y BY: AC stt t orne SECRETARY
STATE , OF TEXAS )
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COUNTY OF NUECES )
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI - CITY OF ROBSTOWN
ART. 970A CESSION AGREEMENT
BE IT REMEMBERED BY ALL MEN-
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is a city having a population
of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the present extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of
Corpus Christi consists of all contiguous unincorporated areas, not a part
of any other city, within five miles of the corporate limits of said City;
and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described certain tracts of lands, a map
of the same, marked Exhibit "A ", being attached hereto, are found to lie
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of said City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Robstown is a city having a population of
five thousand or more inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the present extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of
Robstown consists of all contiguous unincorporated area, not a part of any
other city within one (1) mile of the corporate limits of said city; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described certain tracts of lands, a map
of the same marked Exhibit "A ", being attached hereto, are found to be within
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Robstown and of the City of
Corpus Christi constituting an overlapping extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Robstown, as defined by Article 970A,
V.A:C.S.; Texas; and
WHEREAS, both cities are desirous of establishing exclusive
extraterritorial jurisdiction over a portion of said overlapping jurisdiction
and there being no other cities having jurisdiction or legal interest therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT REMEMBERED:
The City of Corpus Christi hereinafter called "Corpus Christi" by
J and through its City Manager,does hereby enter into the Agreement herein, as
authorized by Ordinance No. and Art. 970A, V.A.C.S., Texas, pursuant
to Section B and C thereof, with the City of Robstown, hereinafter called
"Robstown ", by and through its Mayor, as heretofore duly authorized by
Ordinance No. and Art. 970A, V.A.C.S.,Texas, pursuant to Sections B
and C thereof, as follows:
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Effective as of the date of completion of execution by both parties,
the City of Robstown hereby apportions to, relinquishes, cedes, and conveys
to the City of Corpus Christi sole and exclusive annexation rights, privileges,
powers and authority and all police powers, under Art. 970A, V.A.C.S., Texas,
and other applicable laws over and in the tracts of lands, shown in a map of
the same, marked Exhibit "A ", being attached hereto and made a part hereof
for all purposes, which now constitutes an overlapping extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Robstown, being
generally described as that area west of County Road No. 37A, and its
extension southward in a straight line projection until it intersects the
five mile extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi; thence
north of County Road No. 44; thence east of County Road No. 67 and its
extension northward in a straight line projection until it intersects County
Road No. 44; thence south of County Road No. 36 to the five mile extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi. It is therefore agreed that all
such rights, privileges, powers, authority and all police powers, under
Art. 970A, V.A.C.S., Texas, and other applicable Laws, as to said lands, shall
be in the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi.
II
Effective as of the date of completion of execution of both parties,
the City of Corpus Christi hereby apportions to, relinquishes, cedes, and
conveys to the City of Robstown sole and exclusive annexation rights, privileges,
powers and authority and all police powers, under Art. 970A, V.A.C.S., Texas,
and other applicable laws over and in the tracts of lands, shown in a map of
the same, marked Exhibit "A ", being attached hereto and made a part hereof for
all purposes, which now constitutes an overlapping extraterritorial jurisdiction
of the City of Robstown and the City of Corpus Christi being generally
described as that area north of the five mile extraterritorial jurisdiction
of the City of Corpus Christi between the Robstown city limits and the extension
of County Road No. 73A southward in a straight line projection; thence east
of County Road No. 73A and its extension southward in a straight line projection
from County Road No. 44 between the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City
of Corpus Christi and County Road No. 44; thence south of County Road No. 44
between County Road No. 73A to the northward extension of County Road No. 67 in a
straight line projection to County Road No. 44; thence west of County Road No. 67
and its extension northward in a strai Rt line projecting between County
Road No. 44 and County Road No. 36; thence north and northeast of County
Road No. 36 and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Corpus
Christi between County Road. No. 67 and the Robstown city limits. It is
therefore agreed that all such rights, privileges, powers, authority and all
police powers, under Art. 970A, V.A.C.S., Texas, and other applicable Laws,
as to said lands, shall be in the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the
City of Robstown.
III
All agreements of the parties hereto are merged in this Agreement
and all prior agreements, if any, of the parties hereto, relative to the
subject matter hereof, are superseded by this Agreement.
IV
Corpus Christi agrees that it will administer and enforce throughout
the area being ceded to Corpus Christi by this contract, all of the
requirements of Ordinance No. 4168 - Platting Ordinance commonly referred to
as the Corpus Christi Platting Ordinance (a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit "C "), or such amendments thereto as serve to increase the requirements
of said ordinance or modify its standards in effect in the City of Corpus
Christi and its extraterritorial area at the time of such amendment.
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Robstown agrees that it will administer and enforce throughout the
area being ceded to Robstown by this contract, all of the requirements of
Chapter 25 - subdivisions of its city code commonly referred to as the
Robstown Platting Ordinance (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "D"),
or such amendments thereto as serve to increase the requirements of said
ordinance or modify its standards in such a way that said standards will not
be lower or less than the requirements in effect in the City of Corpus Christi
and its extraterritorial area at the time of such amendment.'
VI
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this Agreement shall, for any reason, be finally adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction.to be unconstitutional or invalid, such final judgment
shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
confined in its operation to the section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or word thereof so found unconstitutional or invalid.
SUBSCRIBED, ATTESTED, APPROVED.and EXECUTED in duplicate originals
in the State of Texas and completed on this day of
1977.
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Bill G. Read R. Marvin Townsend
City Secretary City Manager
City of Corpus Christi
APPROVED:
J. Bruce Aycoc:
City Attorney
City of Corpus Christi
ATTEST: THE CITY OF ROBSTOWN
City Secretary Name:
City of Robstown Title: Mayor
APPROVED:
City Attorney
City of Robstown
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CORPUS CHRISTI T /TEXXAS� / q
�� DAY OF / �(i(A.4_ / ' 19 7 [
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE 8USPEN-
810N OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PA88ED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 18 INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SMALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY
MAYOR via-mm
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABS LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY T E FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GAGE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
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city of corpus, christi , texas •••. 1977
NOTE
i
The City of Corpus Christi passed its original
ordinance governing the subdividing and platting of
land in December 1939. On March 23, 1955, a com-
pletely new set of rules and regulations was adopted
by Ordinance 4168. This booklet covers all subse-
quent amendments as made by Ordinance Nos. 4541, 4634, -
4653, 4871, 4994, 5472, 5951, 6617, 6681, 6825, 8556,
8732, 8986, 9511, 9534, 10242, 10381, 10590, 10635, ,
10656, 11030, 11140, 11268, 11742, 12037, 12611,
12635, 13036, and 13323.
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IV. DESIGN STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 -34a
A. Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 -25
B. Alleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 -26
C. Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
D. Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E. Lots . . . . . . . . 27 -29
F. Parks and Playgrounds . . . . . . . . 29 -33
G. Large Tract Division . . . . . . . . 34 -34a
V. REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS . . . . . . . . . .36a -49a
A. General . . . . . . . . . . .34a -36
B. Minimum Standards . . . . . . . . . . 36 -49u
1. Roadway Pavement . . . . . . . . s6 -42
2. Curb and Gutter . . . . . . . . . 42 -43
3. Sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 -44
4. Street Markers . . . . . . . . . 44-45
5. Water Lines . . . . . . . . . . . 45 -46
6. Sanitary Sewers . . . . . . . . . 46 -49
I. Septic Tanks . . . . . . . . 47
II. Individual Sewage
Treatment Plant . . . . . . 47 -49a
C. Final Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49a
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CONTENTS
SECTION
PAGE
I. GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 -3b
A.
Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
B.
Conflict with Public and Private
Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3a
1. Public Provisions . . . . . . . . .
3a
2. Private Provisions. . . . . . . . .
3a
C.
Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3b
II. DEFINITIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-6
A.
Commission . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
B.
Streets and Alleys . . . . . . . . . .
4
1. Mayor Thoroughfares
or Arterial Streets . . . . . . . .
4
2. Collector Streets . . . . . . ... .
4
3. Minor Streets . . . . . . . . . . .
4
4. Marginal Access Streets . . . . . .
4
5. Alleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
C.
Subdivision . . . . . . . .
5
D.
Subdivider and /or Developer . . . . . .
5
E.
Shall and May . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
F.
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
G.
Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
H.
Plat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
III. PROCEDURE AND PLAT REQUIREMENTS . . . . . .6
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A.
Pre - submission Conference . . . . . . .
6
A- l.Filing Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
A- 2.Filing Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . .
7
B.
Preliminary Plat. . . . . . . . . . .7
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C.
Final Plat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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IV. DESIGN STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 -34a
A. Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 -25
B. Alleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 -26
C. Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
D. Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E. Lots . . . . . . . . 27 -29
F. Parks and Playgrounds . . . . . . . . 29 -33
G. Large Tract Division . . . . . . . . 34 -34a
V. REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS . . . . . . . . . .36a -49a
A. General . . . . . . . . . . .34a -36
B. Minimum Standards . . . . . . . . . . 36 -49u
1. Roadway Pavement . . . . . . . . s6 -42
2. Curb and Gutter . . . . . . . . . 42 -43
3. Sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 -44
4. Street Markers . . . . . . . . . 44-45
5. Water Lines . . . . . . . . . . . 45 -46
6. Sanitary Sewers . . . . . . . . . 46 -49
I. Septic Tanks . . . . . . . . 47
II. Individual Sewage
Treatment Plant . . . . . . 47 -49a
C. Final Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49a
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CONTENTS - Continued
VI. EXCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 -54
A. Off Site Improvements . . . . . . . .
50
B. Gas Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
C. Platted Lots . . . . . . .
50-51
D. Procedure for Platting of Single
Lots in Developed Area by the
Department of Engineering and
Physical Development . . . . . . . .
51 -54
E.. Division of Land for Agricultural or
Pasture Grazing Purposes. . . . . . .
54
VII. VARIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54a
A. Hardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54a
B. Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54a
VII A. VARIANCES PERMITTED UPON APPROVAL BY
CITY COUNCIL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. . .54a
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A. Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54a
-55
B. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 -56
VIII. DISAPPROVAL RESTRICTED . . . . . . . . . .
57
IX. REPEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
X. VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY . . . . . . . .
57
XI. PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
XII. PENAL CONVICTION NO BAR TO OTHER
LEGALACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
XIII. APPEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58 -59
XIV. ENABLING ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
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AN ORDINANCE
(No. 4168)
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND PROMULGATING RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PLATTING OF LAND INTO
SUBDIVISIONS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND
WITHIN A DISTANCE OF FIVE (5) MILES OF THE COR-
PORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI_ AND
REQUIRING FLATS TO CONFORM TO SUCH RULES AND
REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO PROCURE THE APPROVAL OF
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COR-
PUS CHRISTI: DEFINING TERMS; FORBIDDING TRANSFERS
OF LAND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE TERMS OF' THIS
ORDINANCE; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1032 AND ORDI-
NANCE NO. 1157 OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE PARTIAL
VALIDITY OF SAID ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION OF SAID ORDI-
NANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the purpose of promoting
health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City
of Corpus Christi and the area within five (5) miles of the cor-
porate limits of the City of Corpus Christi and to lessen congestion
in proposed streets, and to provide adequate light and air, and to
prevent over- crowding of land, and to avoid undue concentration of
population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of water,
sewerage, and other utilities, parks, and other public requirements
that a platting ordinance be promulgated for the City of Corpus
Christi; and
WHEREAS, the rules and regulations as herein set forth
governing the platting of land into subdivisions in the City of
Corpus Christi and the land within a distance of five (5) miles of
the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi .re herein pro-
mulgated and adopted in accordance with Acts 1927, 40th Leg., p. 342,
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ch. 231; as amended, Acts 1949, Slat Leg., p. 321, ch. 154;
as clarified, Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., p. -45, ch, 403; same
being codified as Article 974a, and Article 6626, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi herewith and
hereby adopts, ratifies, and promulgates all the intent, pur-
poses, and power of said Articles, as amended, and expressly
vests such powers not otherwise prohibited in the Planning"
Commission as the City Planning Commission; and further here-
with and hereby adopts as the general plan, as contemplated by
Section 4 of said Article 974a, for the growth and extension of
the City, the Comprehensive Plan for the Corpus Christi Area of
October 1952, subject however, to any future modifications and
changes thereof that may be adopted by official action of the
Commission or the City Council necessitated by future growth,
progress, and unforeseen exigencies:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
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SECTION I - GENERAL (Ord. 9613036; 2/18/76)
A. JURISDICTION. Before any plan, plat, or replat of a lot,
subdivision, or addition of land inside the City of Corpus Christi
or within five (5) miles of the City limits thereof shall be
recorded with the County Clerk of Nueces County, it shall first
be approved by the Planning Commission of the City of Corpus
Christi in conformity with Article 974A, V.A.C.S., and the
provisions of this ordinance. No transfer of land in the nature
of a lot, subdivision, or addition as defined herein shall be
exempt from the provisions of this ordinance even though the
instrument or document of transfer may describe the land by metes
and bounds. The filing of any plan, plat, or replat without
complying with the requirements of this ordinance, or the transfer
of land by the filing of any instrument in the nature of a convey-
ance without having first obtained an approved plat thereof in
compliance with the requirements of this ordinance, shall be
deemed a violation of the provisions of this ordinance and of the
provisions of the City Charter. Wherever the terms "subdivision"
or "subdivider" appear herein, it shall include "lot" and 'owner ",
respectively, and the plat of a lot shall comply with all the
provisions of this ordinance to the same extent as the plat of
a subdivision. There is, however, excepted from the provisions
of this ordinance any conveyance transferring any land or
interest in land to or from any governmental entity.
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B. CONFLICT WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVISIONS.
1. PUBLIC PROVISIONS. This Platting Ordinance shall
supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the
provisions, standards, and specifications contained in
the building and housing codes, Zoning Ordinance,
Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Plan, and other
official Plans of the City. Where any provision
of this Platting Ordinance imposes restrictions
different from those imposed by any other provision
of any other City ordinance, rule or regulation or
any other provision of law, whichever provisions are
more restrictive or impose higher standards, shall
control and be reflected in the plat. No plat
showing a violation of a City Ordinance, rule or
regulation shall be approved.
2. PRIVATE PROVISIONS. Where the provisions of this:
Platting Ordinance are more restrictive or impose higher
standards or regulations than any private easement,
convenant, agreement or restriction, then the require-
ments of this Ordinance shall govern. Where the
provisions of any private easement, covenant, agreement,
or restriction impose duties and obligations more
restrictive or set forth higher standards than the
requirements of this Ordinance, then such private
provisions shall be operative and supplemental to this
Ordinance.
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C. CONDITIONS. The subdivision of land is a privilege
conferred upon the developer by the laws of the State of Texas
and through these. platting regulations. It is the developer who
is seeking to acquire the advantages of lot subdivision and upon
him rests the duty of compliance with reasonable conditions laid
down by the City Planning Commission for the design, dedication,
improvement and restrictive use of the land so as to provide for,
the physical and economical development of the area and the general
welfare of the future lot owners in the subdivision and the
community at large.
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SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
A. COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the City of
Corpus Christi.
B. STREETS AND ALLEYS. The term "street" means a way
for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway,
thoroughfare, parkway, thoroughway, road, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place, or however otherwise designated.
1. MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OR ARTERIAL STREETS are
principal traffic arteries more or less continuous across the
city which are intended to connect remote parts of the city and
which are used primarily for fast or heavy volume traffic and
shall include but not be limited to each street designated as
a major street on the Major Street Plan.
2. COLLECTOR STREETS are those which carry traffic
from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and ,
highways, including the principal entrance street of a residen-
tial development and streets for circulation within such a
development.
3. MINOR STREETS are those which are used primarily
for access to the abutting residential properties and which are
intended to serve traffic within a limited residential district.
4. MARGINAL ACCESS STREETS are minor streets which
are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways;
and which provide access to abutting properties and protection
from through traffic.
5. ALLEYS are minor ways which are used primarily
for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties
otherwise abutting on a street.
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C. SUBDIVISION. A subdivision is the division of any lot,
tract or parcel of land into two or more parts, lots or sites, for
the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or division of
ownership. This definition also includes the resubdivi;ion of
land or lots which are a part of a previously recorded subdivision.
An addition is a subdivision as is defined herein.
(Ord. #13036; 2/18/76)
D. SUBDIVIDER AND /OR DEVELOPER. The terms "subdivider" and
"developer" are synonymous and used interchangeably, and shall
include any person, partnership, firm, association, corporation,
• and /or any officer, agent, employee, servant, and trustee thereof,
who does, or participates in the doing of, any act toward the sub-
division of land within the intent, scope, and purview of this
ordinance. The singular shall include the plural, and the plural
shall include the singular.
E. SHALL AND MAY. As used herein, the word "shall" is
mandatory, and word "may" permissive.
F. DEFINITIONS not expressly prescribed herein are to be
determined in accordance with customary usage in Municipal Planning
and Engineering practices.
G. LOT. An undivided tract or parcel of land which is, or in
the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer, or
improvement, which is designated as a distinct and separate tract
or parcel, and whit i
p , h a or will be identified by a number or symbol
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on a plat which has or may be filed for record. (Ord. 09511,
Oct. 8, 1969)
H. PLAT. A map of a lot, tract, or parcel of land, or a
map of a subdivision of lands into lots, streets, alleys, ease-
ments, or other parts of land, or dedications of parts of land
to public uses. (Ord. 09511; Oct. 8, 1969)
SECTION III - PROCEDURE AND PLAT REQUIREMENTS
A. PRE - SUBMISSION CONFERENCE. Prior to the submission of
the preliminary plat the subdivider shall confer with the staff
on an informal basis to discuss the proposed plat and its con-
formity to the comprehensive plan and its relationship to sur-
rounding property, streets, etc.
A -1. FILING FEES. Each preliminary plat submitted shall
be accompanied by a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per plat.
Each final plat submitted shall be accompanied by a filing fee
of five dollars ($5.00), plus fifty cents (50�) per lot for lots
up to 11,000 square feet in area. For any lot with an area of
11,000 square feet or larger, the fee shall be two dollars ($2.00)
per acre. Both fees shall be applied to replats or a preliminary
and final that are submitted at the same time. No action by the
Commission shall be made valid until the filing fee has been paid.
This fee shall not be refunded for any plat that is withdrawn or
disapproved. This fee shall not apply to plats prepared under
Section VI, Subsection D (one -lot plats), of this Ordinance.
(Ord. #10381; passed 7/28/71)
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A -2. FILING PROCEDURE. Each preliminary and /or final plat
submitted for consideration by the Planning Commission shall be
subject to the following procedures:
1. Plats shall be considered by the Planning
Commission only at a regular scheduled meeting
and shall be submitted to the Planning Department
no later than 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, two weeks prior
to said meeting.
2. The Planning Staff's comments on plats submitted
shall be mailed to the City Staff, Engineers,
Surveyors or agents on Thursday following the
Tuesday submission date.
3. The Staff Plats Committee, as designated by the
Director of Current Planning, shall meet at 8:30 A.M.
one week from the submission date.
4. On Monday prior to the Planning Commission meeting,
corrected plate from the Engineers, Surveyors or
Agents shall be submitted no later than 12:00 noon.
5. Any failure to meet the above deadline shall
require a resubmittal of the plat as if it were a
new submission." (Ord. 1111268; passed 1/17/73)
B. PRELIMINARY PLAT. Following the presubmission conference
all persons desiring to subdivide a tract of land within the area
above described shall first prepare and submit to the Planning
Department of the City of Corpus Chrsiti as provided in Section III,
Subsection A -2 (Filing Procedure) of this ordinance, the following
information which shall be certified by a state registered
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professional engineer or by a state licensed or registered land
surveyor: (Ord. #11030, passed 8/9/72) (Ord. X111268, passed
11/17/73)
1. Eleven (11) copies of a preliminary plat showing
the general features of the proposed development.
This preliminary plat shall be drawn on a scale of
two hundred (200) feet to the inch or larger (one
hundred (100) feet to the inch preferred) and shall
show the following: (Ord. #11030; passed 8/9/72)
(a) The outline of the tract the plat is pro-
posed to subdivide with principal dimension.
(b) The proposed plan of subdivision, showing
streets, blocks, lots, alleys, easements, building
lines, parks, etc., with principal dimensions.
The preliminary plat shall cover all of the tract
intended to be developed, at any time, even though
it is intended by the developers or developer to
file plats and install improvements for parts of
said tract by sections or unit.
(c) The location• width and name of existing
streets and any blocks, lots, alleys, easements,
building lines, and water courses or other natural
features in area affected, with principal dimen-
sions, and any other significant information on all
sides for a distance of not less than two hundred
feet (200 feet).
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(d) The names of proposed streets. Such names
shall conform to the names of existing streets of
which they may be or become extensions or otherwise
shall not duplicate or conflict with the recognized
name of any other street located in the area subject
to these regulations.
(e) The location of existing sewers, water and
gas mains and other public utilities, if any.
(f) Proposed general plan for storm water drain-
age sufficiently detailed to indicate the location
of drainage ditches or structures and the direction
of flow.
(g) Any zoning district affecting the area being
platted or any proposed changes in zoning for which
application will be made.
(h) The name of the proposed subdivision, north
point, direction of prevailing breeze, scale, and date.
(i) The name of the owner or owners and the
engineer or surveyor.
(j) Vicinity sketch or key map at a scale of not
more than eight hundred (800) feet to the inch which
shall show all existing subdivisions, streets, and
tracts of acreage in the area and the general drain-
age plan, ultimate designation of water and possible
storm sewer connections by arrows.
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(k) Typical cross section of proposed street
improvements.
(1) Contours at five (5) foot intervals and profiles
of proposed streets and alleys may be required by the
Commission. Contours at one (1) foot intervals shall
be required when any area within the plat is located
within one of the following zones on the Federal
Insurance Administration Flood Hazard Boundary Map:
Zone A; Zones Al through A30; Zone V; or Zone B.
(Ord. #13323; 8/4/76)
2. In conjunction with this plat, the applicant
shall submit two completed copies of a form fur-
nished by the Commission giving statistics on the
subdivision and an outline of the proposed street
improvements, public utilities, etc.
3. On receipt of the preliminary plat and other
information the Commission shall render a decision
thereon within twenty -one (21) days. Such decision
may consist of approval, disapproval, or conditional
approval. Conditional approval shall be considered
to be the approval of a plat or replat subject to
conformity with prescribed conditions, but shall be
deemed to be a disapproval of such plat or replat
until such conditions are complied with. All
objections made to the preliminary plat, or condi-
tions imposed, shall be furnished to the subdivider
in writing.
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4. When a preliminary plat has been approved, the
subdivider may thereafter file a final plat or plats
of sections of the subdivision upon which approval
of the preliminary plat has been obtained, and upon
the filing of a final plat or plats covering a por-
tion of such subdivision, the remainder of the pre-
liminary plat shall be deemed as considered approved
or conditionally approved as in Item 3 above; pro-
vided, however, that such approval or conditional
approval of the remainder of the preliminary plat
shall be limited to a two year period; provided
further, however, that the Commission may at its
discretion extend such period of validity. When a
preliminary plat has been approved and thereafter
the subdivider fails to file a plat of the sub-
division or section thereof within a period of six
months, the approval of the preliminary plat shall
be void except, however, the Commission may, in its
discretion, extend such period of validity.
C. FINAL PLAT. After the foregoing procedure has been com-
plied with, and a preliminary plat approved by the Commission,
the subdivider shall prepare and file, as provided in Section III,
Subsection A -2 (Filing Procedure) of this Ordinance, with the
Planning Department of the City of Corpus Christi the following
information: (Ord. 011268, 1/17/73)
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I. The original and eleven (11) copies of the final
plat. This plat is being drawn to a scale of one
inch equals one hundred feet (1" - 100'), or larger
in ink on linen with all figures and letters legible
and the whole proper for filing for record in the
Office of the County Clerk, with the following infor-
mation given: (Ord. 011030, passed 8/9/72) (Ord.
011268, passed 1/17/73)
(a) The title or name by which the subdivision
is to be identified, North point, the scale of the
map, and the name of the state registered professional
engineer or state licensed or registered land surveyor
responsible.
(b) A definite legal description and identification
of the tract being subdivided - -this description shall
be sufficient for the requirements of title examination.
The Plat shall be a descriptive diagram drawn to scale,
and shall show by reference that the subdivision is a
particular portion or part of a previously filed plat
or recognized grant or partition, which diagram and
description shall show as being included in the subdivi-
sion, at least all of the smallest unit of the last
filed subdivision, plat, or grant, out o,f which the
instant subdivision is divided, or so much thereof
as is owned by the subdivider.
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(c) The boundaries of the subdivided property,
the location or designation of all streets, alleys,
parks, and other areas intended to be dedicated or
deeded to the public use, with proper dimensions.
The boundaries of the subdivision shall be indicated
by a heavy line equivalent to a No. 5 Payzant pen
and shall be tied by dimension to the established
center line of all existing boundary streets.
(d) The location of all adjacent streets and
alleys, with their names, and the names of adjoin-
ing subdivisions with exact location and designation
by number of lots and blocks.
(e) All lot, block, and street boundary lines,
with blocks and lots numbered or lettered consecu-
tively. Building lines and easements shall be
shown and shall be defined by dimension. The
actual width of all streets shall be shown, measured
at right angles or radially, where curved. All
principal lines shall have the bearing and any
deviations from the norm shall be indicated.
(f) Accurate dimensions, both linear and angular,
of all items on the plat; the boundary survey on the
site shall close within one in ten thousand (1:10,000).
Linear dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals
of a foot; angular dimensions may be shown by bearings.
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Curved boundaries shall be fully described and all
essential information given; circular curves shall
be defined by actual length of radius and not by
degree of curve. Complete dimensional data shall
be given on fractional lots.
(f -1) The plat shall denote two (2) foot contour lines
when any area within such plat is located within one of
the following zones on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map:
Zone A; Zones Al through A30; Zone A0; Zone V; or Zone B.
If the plat of land is located in one of the above zones
on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map then a note shall be
placed on the plat prohibiting floor elevations of
residential structures below the Base Flood Elevations
as indicated on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map.
(Ord. #13323; 8/4/76)
(g) The location and description of all lot and
block corners and permanent survey reference momu-
meats. Such corners and monuments shall be of
three - quarter (3/4) inch iron pipe or five - eights
(5/8) inch iron rod and shall meet the following
standards:
(I) Lot corners shall be twenty -four to
thirty (24 - 30) inches long with the top
set flush with the ground.
(II) Block corners shall be twenty -four to
thirty (24 - 30) inches long with the top
set flush with ground and shall include the
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beginning and end of all curves within each
block.
(III) Reference points shall be twenty -four
to thirty (24 - 30) inches long placed one (1)
foot below the surface of the finished ground
elevation at suitable locations throughout
the subdivision. There shall be at least as
many reference points as there are blocks in
the subdivision but not less than two and the
distance between successive monuments along
any street or reference line shall not be
greater than one thousand (1,000) feet. Re-
ference points shall be other than and in
addition to markers set for block or lot
corners.
(h) A certificate of ownership in fee and all land
embraced in the subdivision, and of the authenticity
of the plat and dedication, signed and acknowledged by
all owners of any interest in said land. The acknowledg-
ment shall be in the form required in the conveyance of
real estate. Approval and acceptance of all lien holders
shall be included.
W A certificate by the responsible surveyor or
engineer in charge, duly authenticated, that the plat
is true and correct and in accordance with the deter-
mination of surveys actually made on the ground. If
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the surveyor or engineer who prepared the plat did not
make the boundary survey, this fact should be noted in
the certificate. Also, the certificate should show
whether or not:the tract is within five miles of the
City limits of the City of Corpus Christi, measured in
a straight line from the nearest pointe.in the City
limits, unless the information is shown in suitable
manner elsewhere on the face of the plat.
(j) In addition to other required certificates the
following forms shall be entered on the plat following
the certificates of owner, engineer, etc., and pre-
ceding the certificate of the County Clerk:
(I) STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
This final plat of the herein described property
approved by the Director of Engineering and Phy-
sical Development of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas. This the day of 19
Director of Engineering
and Physical Development
(II) STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
This final plat of the herein described property
was approved by the Planning Commission of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas; provided, however,
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Y
this approval shall be invalid, and null unless
this plat be filed with the County Clerk within
six (6) months hereafter. This the
day of 19
Chairman Secretary
(k) If a subdivision is located in an area not
served by a sanitary sewer system and septic tanks
are to be used, the following form shall be included
on the plat:
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
Approved by the Corpus Christi - Nueces County Health
Unit.
This the day of
19 Any private water supply and /or sewage
system shall be approved by the Corpus Christi - Nueces
County Health Department prior to installation.
Public Health Engineer
(1) The final plat submitted to the Commission
and to be filed for record with the County Clerk
shall not show construction features such as curb
lines or public utility lines or other structures
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not involved in the title covenant.
2. A copy of the final restrictive covenants to govern
the nature of the use of the property in said subdivi-
sion shall be submitted if said subdivision is planned
for the use of individual septic tanks in lieu of a
sanitary sewer system and /or falls under the Large Tract
Division category as defined in Section IV, G, of this
ordinance. Such restrictions shall provide that the
ten thousand (10,000) square foot minimum lot areas
shall not be reduced unless and until sanitary sewer
service is available to each lot; in the case of a
Large Tract Division such restrictions shall provide
that these lot areas shall not be reduced until a
satisfactory replat of such subdivision or portion
thereof is approved by the Planning Commission. The
Commission may, in the public interest, require that
these be filed simultaneously with the plat.
3. Upon the filing of said final plat previously signed
by the Director of Engineering and Physical Development
along with other information, the Commission shall render
a decision thereon within thirty (30) days of receipt
thereof. Said decision may consist of =approval, dis-
approval, or conditional approval as defines: in Sec.
III, B, 3, hereof. Reasons for disapproval or condi-
tional approval shall be stated by the Commission in
writing. When a plat is conditionally approved, the
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subdivider may subsequently refile the final plat
meeting the objections or imposed conditions and the
Commission shall within five (5) days thereafer sign
said final plat, provided it meets the objections or
imposed conditions. If such plat is filed with the
Commission without the signature of the Director of
Engineering and Physical Development and otherwise
meets all requirements it shall be conditionally ap-
proved by the Commission subject to such signature
and the failure of the Director of Engineering and
Physical Development to sign shall not run against
the thirty (30) day limit as defined above.
4. On approval of the plat, said plat being otherwise
fully and properly endorsed, the Chairman and the
Secretary of the Commission shall sign in the spaces
provided which shall allow said plat to be filed
with the County Clerk of Nueces County, Texas.
5. Approval of a final plat shall be valid for a
period of six (6) months and may be extended by the
Commission for an additional period of six (6) months
only; provided, however, that the Subdivider Engineer,
Surveyor or Agent submits a written request no later
than the last scheduled meeting of the Planning Com-
mission immediately prior to the date of expiration
of said plat. However, any final plat conditionally
approved will not be considered for a time extension
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and in no case will there be any exception to either
of these provisions." (Ord. #11268, January 17, 1973)
SECTION IV - DESIGN STANDARDS
A. STREETS.
1. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade,
and location of all streets shall conform to the general plan
for the City and shall be considered in their relation to exist-
ing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public
convenience and safety, and in their appropriate relation to the
proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets.
2. Where such is not shown in the general plan for the
City, the arrangement of streets is a subdivision shall either:
(a) Provide for the continuation of appropriate
projection of existing principal streets in surround-
ing areas; or
(b) Conform to a plan for the neighborhood ap-
proved or adopted by the Commission to meeting parti-
cular situations where topographical or other condi-
tions make continuance or conformance to existing
street impracticable.
3. Minor streets shall be so laid out that their use
by through traffic will be discouraged.
4. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing
or proposed arterial street, the Commission may require marginal
access streets, reverse frontage with screen planting contained
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in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, deep
lots with rear service alleys, or such other treatment as may
be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties
and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
5. Where a subdivision borders on or contains a rail-
road right -of -way or limited access highway right -of -way, the
Commission may require a street approximately parallel to and
on each side of such right -of -way, at a distance suitable for
the appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park pur-
poses in residential districts, or for commercial or industrial
purposes in appropriate districts. Such distances shall also
be determined with due regard for the requirements of approach
grades and future grade separations.
6. Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall
be prohibited except where their control is definitely placed
in the city under conditions approved by the Commission.
7. Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than
one hundred and twenty -five (125) feet shall be avoided.
8. A tangent at least one hundred (100) feet long
shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and
collector streets.
9. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as
nearly as possible at right angles.
10. Property lines at street interrect:ons shall be
rounded with a radius of ten (10) feet or of a greater radius
where the Commission may deem it necessary.
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11. Street right -of -way widths shall be as shown in
the general plan for the City and where not shown therein shall
be not less than as follows:
Street
Type
Major Thoroughfares
Collector
Minor, for apartments
Minor, for other residences
Marginal Access
Right -of -way
Width
80 feet
60 feet
60 feet
50 feet
38 feet
12. Half streets shall be prohibited, except where
essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision, lot,
or lots in conformity with the other requirements of these re-
gulations and where the Commission finds it will be practicable
to require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining
property is platted. Wherever a half street has already been
provided adjacent to a tract to be platted, the other remaining
half of the street shall be platted within such tract, in accor-
dance with Section 9I, A, of this ordinance.
(Ord. #9511; Oct. 8, 1969)
13. Dead -end streets, designed to be so permanently,
shall not be longer than five hundred (500) feet and shall be
provided at the closed end with a turn- around having an out-
side roadway diameter of at least eighty (80) feet, and a
street property line diameter of at least one hundred (100)
feet.
14. Street grades shall be established with due regard
being had for topography, contemplated land use, and the existing
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City Drainage Plan and facilities in the area surrounding the
land to be subdivided, provided that the minimum street grade
shall be two - tenths of one percent (0.2 %) except that the
minimum grade across valley gutters, where approved, shall be
five - tenths percent (0.5 %). No land shall be rejected for
subdivision purposes for failure to provide for greater street
grade than that contained in this ordinance.
15. The flood design section for roadway shall be
taken from back of walk to back of walk, provided that in no
case shall the height for curbs for subdivision be more than
six (6) inches. The run -off factor used in design of storm
sewers shall be a minimum of one and three - tenths (1.3) cubic
feet per acre for a minimum time of concentration of ten (10)
minutes.
16. Where it is necessary for the best utilization of
this street system in any subdivision wherein the City limits of
the City of Corpus Christi that crossings over drainageways be
provided, the developer shall be required to construct such cross-
ings at his total expense if the ultimate bottom width of the
drainageway does not exceed 151. If two or more developers own
property adjacent to the drainageway, they shall each deposit
an equal share of the estimated cost of the bridge or crossing.
The crossing will then be constructed at such time as all
developers involved have deposited their share of the money
for the construction. The City will participate in the cost
of construction of any drainageway crossing where the ultimate
bottom width of the drainageway exceeds 151. Such participation
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will be an amount determined by multiplying (the ultimate bot-
tom width less 15' divided by the ultimate bottom width) by the
applicable construction costs as defined below. The City will
not under any condition participate in the cost of construction
of any drainageway crossing if the ultimate bottom width of the
drainageway is under 15' even if the property on one side is an
existing street or any other public property; nor will the City
participate in an amount greater than the amount determined by
the above formula even if the property on one side is an exist-
ing street or any other public property; nor will the City par-
ticipate if bridge is located outside the City limits. In es-
timating the total cost of construction for bridge crossings,
the plans shall include the structure, headwalls, retaining
walla, embankments, roadways, pavement, curbs and gutter, side-
walk, railing and related drainage structures, testing and en-
gineering, and like related project expenses, within the right-
of-way of the drainageway excluding 10 feet of improvements on
either side of the right -of -way measured towards the cen�erline
of the drainageway. All engineering work shall be performed by
the developer's engineer and approved by the Director of En-
gineering and Physical Development. Participation by the City
will be limited to the cost of improvements required by the
City. Anything in excess or more elaborate than the City's re-
quirements will be at the subdivider's expense. For the purpose
of definition, bridge shall be defined as any structure usually
referred to as a concrete box culvert or clear span bridge and
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shall specifically exclude culvert crossings or other crossings
utilizing reinforced concrete or corrugated metal pipe. (Ord.
#10590; 11/24/71)
17. Relation to adjoining street system. Where neces-
sary to the neighborhood pattern, existing streets in adjoining
areas shall be continued, and shall be at least as wide as such
existing streets and in alignment therewith. (Ord. #9511; Oct.
8, 1969)
18. Projection of streets where adjoining areas are
not subdivided, the arrangement of streets in the subdivision
may be required to provide for the proper projection of streets
into such unsubdivided areas. (Ord. #9511; Oct. 8, 1969)
B. ALLEYS
1. Alleys shall be provided in commercial and indus-
trial districts, except that the Commission may waive this re-
quirement where other definite and assured provision is made
for service access, such as off - street loading, unloading, and
parking consistent with and adequate for the uses proposed.
2. The minimum width of an alley shall be twenty (20)
feet.
3. Alley intersections and sharp changes in alignment
shall be avoided, but where necessary, corners shall be cut off
sufficiently to permit safe vehicular movement.
4. Dead -end alleys shall be avoided where possible,
but if unavoidable, shall be provided with adequate turn- around
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facilities at the dead -end, as determined by the Commission.
C. EASEMENTS
1. Easements across lots or centered on rear or side
lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary and
shall be at least ten (10) feet wide.
2. Where a subdivision is traversed by a water course,
drainageway, channel, or stream, there shall be provided a storm
water easement or drainage right -of -way conforming substantially
with the lines of such water course, and such further width or
construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose.
Parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection there-
with.
D. BLOCKS
1. The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be
determined with due regard to:
(a) Provision of adequate building sites suitable
to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
(b) Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimen-
sions.
(c) Needs for convenient access circulation, con-
trol, and safety of street traffic.
(d) Limitations and opportunities of topography.
2. Block lengths shall not exceed sixteen hundred
(1,600) feet.
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E. LOTS (Ord. #13036; 2/18/76)
1. The lot size, width, depth, shape, and orientation
and the minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for
the location of the subdivision and for the type of development
and use contemplated.
2. Lot dimensions shall be as follows:
(a) Residential lots where served by public sewer
shall be not less than fifty (50) feet wide at the
building line nor less than six thousand (6,000) square
feet in area and shall abut a public street for a
continuous distance of not less than thirty -five (35)
feet.
(b) Residential lots where not served by public
sewer shall be not less than fifty (50) feet wide at
the building line and shall not have less than thirty -
five (35) feet of continuous public street frontage
nor have an area less than that prescribed for health
and sanitation purposes under Section V, B, 6 b. Such
lots shall be laid out keeping in mind the possibility
of resubdivision at such time as sanitary sewer service
might become available.
(c) Depth and width of properties reserved or laid
out for church, club, or other semi- public use or for
business or industrial purposes shall be adequate to
provide for the off - street service and parking
facilities required by the type of use and development
contemplated, provided the lot abuts a public street
for a continuous distance of not less than thirty -
five (35) feet. (Ord. 013036; 2/18/76)
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3. Corner lots for residential use shall, have extra
width to permit appropriate building setback from and orienta-
tion to both streets. When such lots side upon a major
thoroughfare or collector street, no driveway or garage entrance
shall enter on said thoroughfare or collector street: a note to
this effect shall be properly entered on the plat to be recorded.
4. The subdividing of the land shall be such as to pro-
vide each lot with reasonable access to an existing public street
by means of a public street or a non - public roadway owned by
the Corpus Christi Housing Authority or other governmentally
sponsored public housing project. For the purposes of this para-
graph in its application to the Corpus Christi Housing Authority
or other governmentally sponsored public housing project, any
other provisions of this or other ordinances to the contrary
notwithstanding, the following rules shall apply:
(a) A plat or building permit application submit-
ted by a person or agency other than the Corpus Christi
Housing Authority or other governmentally sponsored
public housing project shall be entitled to treatment
under the provisions of this paragraph as an applica-
tion of said authority or said project if such person
or agency submits with such application an agreement
in writing binding such person or agency to convey all
right, title, interest and claim in and to the property
subject of such application to the said authority or
other project upon completion of an existing contract
for the procurement of land and /or the development and
improvement of such land for public housing. Approval
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by the City Attorney of such agreement as to its com-
pliance with this provision shall be prerequisite to
consideration hereunder.
(b) A condition expressed on the plat shall recite:
"No part of a non - public roadway or street herein shall
be sold or dedicated to any person other than the City
of Corpus Christi or its successor or the Corpus Christi
Housing Authority or its successor."
(c) Upon sale of all or any portion of the platted
property to any person other than the City of Corpus
Christi, or its successor, or the Corpus Christi Housing
Authority, or its successor, the grantor shall thereupon
replat all of the property originally platted to fully
conform to all requirements of the Platting Ordinance.
5. Double frontage, and reverse frontage lots, should
be avoided except where essential to provide separation of resi-
dential development from traffic arteries or to overcome specific
disadvantages of topography and orientation. A planting screen
easement of at least ten (10) feet, across which there shall be
no right of access, shall be provided along the line of lots
abutting such a traffic artery or other disadvantageous use.
6. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right
angles or radial to street lines.
F. PARRS AND PLAYGROUNDS
1. Due consideration shall be given to the dedication
of suitable sites for parks and playgrounds. The actual provi-
sion,iof such areas shall be governed by the following standards
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and regulations:
(a) On a subdivision of less than ten (10) acres
no park requirement shall be made.
(b) On a subdivision of ten (10) acres or more but
less than twenty (20) acres no park requirement shall be
made unless at the time of the filing of the preliminary
plat the City has developed, or coincidentally with the
development of said subdivision will develop, a park
within a distance of one -half (1/2) mile of the closest
lot line of the most distant lot in the tract proposed
to be subdivided, in which event the subdivider shall
be required to deposit in the City's Park Development
Fund money equivalent to the raw land value of five
percent (5%) of the area within the subdivision for the
development of the closest park to the subdivision.
For the purposes of this section, "coincidentally" shall
mean "at the same time.'!
(c) On a subdivision of twenty (20) acres or more,
the subdivider shall be required to dedicate five per-
cent (57) of the total area of the subdivision for park
purposes at a location to be designated by the Planning
Commission and under the following provisions and condi-
tions:
1. The area of the park to be dedicated shall be
measured and calculated to the center line of any
street within the subdivision bounding said park.
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II. When a subdivision is to be developed in stages
or by units so that the actual platting of the park
area to be dedicated in connection with said sub-
division will be deferred until the second or a
later unit, the subdivider shall complete and de-
liver to the Commission with the final plat of the
first unit of said subdivision an agreement form
furnished by the Commission which shall provide for
the future dedication of such park.
III. The City shall bear its portion of the cost
of curb and gutter and paving on any streets within
the subdivision bounding the park being dedicated
and shall also pay the costs of any utility exten-
sions required to serve the park. Any agreements
made by anyone or any entity to dedicate to the
public any park area or areas prior to March 23rd,
1955, the effective date of this ordinance, shall
never be construed as coming within the provisions
of this Section in obligating or committing the
City to pay any portion or part of the costs of
curbing, gutters, and paving or any streets that
bound such park area.
IV. The City shall improve the dedicated park
area coincidentally with the development of the
subdivision. For the purpose of this section
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"Coincidentally" means that the City shall improve
said park when the subdivider has completed all
permanent improvements required of him by this or',
dinance adjacent to the dedicated park area or
upon acceptance of the subdivision by the City,
whichever time is later. By the term "improve" as
used in this portion of the ordinance is meant such
filling and grading as may be necessary for the
practical use of said park together with the in-
stallation of an irrigation system, sodding, and
planting of basic trees and shrubs.
V. In the event the City should not be able to
provide the development as outlined above, it shall
have the option to causing the subdivider to improve
the dedicated park area, as the word improve is de-
fined in this portion of the ordinance, under a con-
tract between the City and the subdivider providing
for repayment by the City to the subdivider for the
cost of such improvements within the following
eighteen (18) months from the date of completion
thereof and at an interest rate on the unpaid bal-
ance of five percent (5 %) per annum; provided that
such development shall be done by or under the
supervision of the City Park and Recreation Board
and acdording to City plans.
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VI. Should the City fail or for any reason refuse
to develop the park, or to avail itself of the op-
Lion of causing the subdivider to develop said
park, or to reimburse the developer the contracted
development of said park, then said park area shall
revert to the subdivider, his heirs, successors,
and assigns.
(d) The foregoing subsections a, b, and c, shall
not apply in the case of a replat of a plat, subdivi-
sion, or addition that has previously met park require-
ments, or the redivision of existing single lots.
(e) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions
of this ordinance, it is not intended that any area be
required to be dedicated for park purposes when the
land embraced in the plat is an area designated as one
lot and which is zoned under the existing Zoning Ordin-
ance of the City for Business or Industrial purposes,
which under the present Zoning Ordinance of the City
include Districts 113-1," "B -2," "B -3," "B -4,"
"I -2," and "I -3." It is hereby determined that all of
the area lying North of U. S. Interstate Highway 37 and
West of the present City limits of the City of Corpus
Christi does not require the provision for a park and
recreation area when developed and platted for indus-
trial purposes and shall not be required to dedicate
for park purposes any of the area proposed to be platted
for industrial purposes. (Ord. 06825; Feb. 20, 1963)
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G. LARGE TRACT DIVISION.
1. When a parcel is divided into larger tracts than
standard building lots, such parcels shall be so divided as to
allow for the opening of major thoroughfares and the ultimate
extension of adjacent minor streets. The Commission may vary
the other requirements of the Platting Ordinance in such
manner as the general welfare of such area may require to permit
such large tracts.
2. Where the subdivision of land for single family
residential purposes is on the basis of lots two and one -half
(2 1/2) acres or larger, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are not
required, provided a sixty (60) foot street right of way is
provided. Deed restrictions shall be required as provided in
Section III, C. 2.
3. Land subdivided for single family residential
purposes into lots of one (1) acre or more in areas zoned "R -E"
Residential Estate shall he permitted the same reduction in design
standards as lots two and one -half (2 112) acres or more provided
the following additional requirements are met:
(a) That deed restrictions required under Section III,
C, 2 shall include a disclosure statement which shall
indicate the Noise Exposure Forecast for the areas being
subdivided as determined in the TRACOR studies on file
with the City Secretary. It shall be noted that the Noise
Exposure Forecast is subject to change. The deed
restrictions shall further include the provision that
such lots shall not be replatted unless the entire
subdivision is replatted and the improvements required
by the platting ordinance including curbs, gutters,
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sidewalks, drainage and sanitary sewers are provided.
for the entire subdivision. In any event cost of any
future improvement shall be assumed by the owners
within such subdivision and shall in no way be assumed
by the City of Corpus Christi.
(b) Open drainage ditches shall be permitted
provided the design capacity requirements do not
require a drainage ditch depth greater than one (1)
foot below the edge of the adjacent pavement or no
greater than one foot (1') below finished ground level
where ditches are not within street right of way.
(Ord. 412611; May 14, 1975)
SECTION V - REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS
A. GENERAL.
1. When a preliminary plat of a subdivision has been
approved by the Commission, the developer may submit to the
Director of Engineering and Physical Development, or his duly
authorized agent, plans and specifications for all improvements
pertinent to said subdivision. The Director of Engineering and
Physical Development shall within thirty (30) days of receipt
of said plans and specifications approve same if they conform to
the requirements of this ordinance, or disapprove same giving
his reasons therefore in writing to the subdivider. Thereafter
when the subdivider has met the objections, if any, the Director
of Engineering and Physical Development shall sign the plans and
specifications and forth -with deliver same to the subdivider, his
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agent or his engineer. Any plans and specifications submitted
in connection with a preliminary plat which may have been con-
ditionally approved as provided in Section III, B, 3 are subject
to the final determination of the conditions of such approval.
2. Before beginning any construction of the improve-
ments outlined in this section on proposed roadways or public
utilities pertaining to any subdivision coming under the provi-
sions of this ordinance, five (5) complete sets of plans and
specifications, if for streets only, five (5) sets if for water
line construction only, five (5) sets if for sewer construction
only, seven (7) sets if for combined water and sewer construct-
ion, or eight (B) sets if for combined water, sewer and street
construction, in the form of plats, sketches, or other satis-
factory written descriptions shall be filed with the Director
of Engineering and Physical Development of the City of Corpus
Christi. These shall show such features as roadways, cross -
sections and longitudinal slope for drainage, full description
of proposed pavement or street improvement, its grade and slope,
dimensions and specifications of materials and construction,
and profile maps of all sanitary and storm sewers showing both
ground surface and flow line, and any other pertinent informa-
tion of similar nature.
3. Improvements shall be installed within all of the
area of any subdivision or portion thereof given final approval
and filed or to be filed for record.
4. All improvements shall be designed and constructed
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in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and no con-
struction shall be commenced until this ordinance is so complied
with.
B. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
The following minimum standards for improvements shall
be agreed to and complied with in each subdivision or addition
before final approval of a plat by the Commission:
1. ROAD PAVEMENT
(a) All roadway pavement for street types desig-
nated as Residential, Marginal Access and /or Collector
Streets herein shall be constructed with a base of
caliche having a minimum compacted thickness of six
(6) inches. This shall also apply to public alleys
where such are constructed in subdivisions. All road-
way pavement for streets in industrial subdivisions or
within commercial areas shall be constructed with a
base of caliche having a minimum compacted thickness
of eight (B) inches. The City will approve the use
of sand -shell base streets, using 60 -707 shell and 30-
407 sand, in the Flour Bluff portion of the City and
in areas of Padre Island either in the city limits or
within a 5 mile radius thereof. Base thickness for
sand -shell base shall correspond to the thickness in
this section for caliche base. Prior to placing the
base materials, the sub -base and at least one foot
beyond the back of the curb shall be tested for compaction
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by a commercial laboratory and shall have a minimum of
ninety -five percent (95 %) of the standard proctor maxi-
mum density as determined at the optimum moisture con-
tent. The base material shall be constructed in layers,
each layer shall be compacted to a minimum of ninety -
eight percent (987) of proctor density, (AASHO T- 99 -57)
method D.
(b) The base shall be surfaced with a Hot -Mix As-
phaltic Concrete Pavement (Item 340), a Hot -Mix Cold
Laid Asphaltic Concrete Pavement (Item 350), a Cold
Mix Limestone Rock Asphaltic Concrete Pavement (Item
330), said item reference from 1972 Texas Highway Stand-
and Specifications for construction of Highways,
Streets and Bridges. All street types designated as
Residential or Marginal Access Streets shall be sur-
faced with a minimum of one and one -half (10 inches
of the above material. A three course surface treat-
ment (Item 324) may be used in lieu of the above des-
cribed surface materials for Residential Streets, Mar-
ginal Access Streets or Alleys. All street types de-
signated as Collector Streets, Minor Streets for apart-
ment use, Major Thoroughfares or any street whose planned
use is other than single family residential use, shall
be surfaced with a minimum of two (2) inches of Hot -Mix
Asphaltic Concrete Pavement (Item 340) or a Hot -Mix Cold
Laid Asphaltic Concrete Pavement (Item 350).
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(c) Widths of paving for the various types of
streets including standard two (2) foot curb and gutter
shall not be less than the following:
Street
Pavement
Type
Width
Major Thoroughfares
60
feet
Collector
40
feet
Minor, for apartments
40
feet
Minor, for other residences
28
feet
Marginal Access
28
feet
(d) Pavement widths for business or industrial
developments shall be established by the Commission on
the basis of the extent and character of the proposed
development.
(e) Laboratory Testing
All materials to be used in subdivision con-
struction shall be subject to testing if warranted.
The preponderance of testing to be performed in sub-
divisions is directly related to street construction and
a series of laboratory tests normally associated with
road and street construction will be required in sub-
divisions, said tests being performed by an independent
testing laboratory using qualified personnel.
The testing laboratory will be selected by the
City and the City will pay all testing fees for mater-
ials directly to said laboratory. The cost for such
testing fee will be paid by the developer to the City
prior to the City accepting the subdivision for main-
tenance and operation.
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The Engineer shall notify the City Director of
Engineering and Physical Development at least one week
prior to the contractor beginning construction. When
this notification has been received, the Director of
Engineering and Physical Development will designate an
independent testing laboratory to perform necessary
material tests and the testing fee for the testing ser-
vices will be determined. A copy of the testing lab
authorization along with the fee for testing will be
sent to the Engineer. It is assumed that the prepon-
derance of testing required in the subdivision is that
testing related directly to street construction. For
this reason, the following ratio of testing is estab-
lished:
RATIO OF TESTING
DENSITIES
Subgrade . . . . . . . . . . . .minimum 1 per 200' of street
Under Curb /Gutter . . . . . . . .minimum 1 per 2001 of curb
Caliche Base . . . . . . . . . .minimum 1 per 2001 street
Lime Stabilized Base . . . . . .minimum 1 per 200' street
Sand /Shell Base . . . . . . . . .same as caliche
Backfill Density Control. . . . .minimum of 10
Proctors (Moisture - Density Relationship)
Subgrade (raw) 1 per subdivision unless material changes
Lime Stabilized base 1 per subdivision unless material
changes
Caliche . . 1 per 5,000 C.Y. material or less
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ATTERBERG LIMITS & GRADATION
Caliche . . . . . .1 per 5,000 C.Y. daaterial or less
Sand /Shell . . . .1 per 2,500 C.Y. material to include
sieve analysis
Surface Course Design . . . .1 per subdivision
Base Course Design . . . . .1 per subdivision
Extractions . . . . . . . . .2 per day run /minimum 1 per 500 ton
Densities (in place) . . . . .1 per 1,000' street
CONCRETE
Curb Gutter . . . .1 set (3) per 500'
Sidewalk. . . . . .1 set (3) per 4,000 S.F.
Inlets. . . . . . .1 set (3) per 6 inlets
The above schedule is a minimum schedule for testing;
failures not included. In the event of failures, ad-
ditional tests will be taken. If excessive rain occurs
on a previously tested section, the City shall have the
right to order retests as necessary.
The City's representative on the job shall notify
the testing lab when tests are to be taken. If the
contractor cannot locate the City's representative within
a reasonable period of time (2 hours) he may contact the
Engineer or his representative who may then, after he
has inspected the work, authorize the testing lab to
take tests at the subdivision site. In the event neither
the Engineer or the City's representative is available
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within two hours, Contractor may order the lab test.
Provided, however, if it is necessary to re -test, such
re- testing shall be at Contractor's expense._ Except
as otherwise provided above, it is the intent of the
City that the Contractor not contact the lab for the
purpose of requesting routine tests. The scope of
testing of materials incorporated in subdivision con-
struction is not necessarily limited to those tests
outlined above. In the event of unusual conditions
or factors which may give the City reason to question
the quality of the materials in any portion of the
subdivision, the City will have the right to order such
additional tests as are necessary at the City's expense.
However, the City will consult with the Engineer on rea-
sons for such additional tests before a testing lab will
be asked to conduct such tests.
All testing in accordance with these requirements
will be performed in accordance with the American So-
ciety of Testing Materials (ASTM) latest revision, and/
or as elsewhere provided in approved plane and specifi-
cations for the subdivision. The City will require all
subdivision test reports to be certified by a Registered
Professional Engineer (Texas Registration) and will fur-
ther require that the City be furnished a minimum of two
(2) copies of testing reports
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Further, the Engineer shall provide the City, for
the testing laboratory, a set of plans and specifica-
tions as well as a tabulation showing the estimate of
quantities of material in the subdivision.
(f) Lot Grading
Lot grading in subdivisions will be such that
lots drain toward the street. Accordingly, all lots
graded within subdivisions will be sloped such that a
minimum grade of one percent (1 %) exits from the front
property lines to the rear of the lot. In the event
it is not practical to drain lots to the street (rear
to front) then an alternate drainage plan may be sub-
mitted for approval by the Director of Engine(ring and
Physical Development.
If drainage from adjacent property crosses such
subdivision, drainage from adjacent property will be
physically diverted to adequate drainage facilities
or handled with the run -off from the subdivision it-
self.
2. CURB AND GUTTER. Combined curb and gutters shall
be constructed on each side of each street within the boundaries
of each subdivision within the City Limits and within the five
(5) mile radius thereof, excepting, however, that any subdivi-
sion, the greater portion of which is one (1) mile or more beyond
the City Limit line, may have ditches with side slopes not steeper
than one on five (1 on 5), when such curb and gutter elimination
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and specified side slopes will improve the drainage of such sub-
division.
(a) For residential development the curb and gutters
shall be the City of Corpus Christi Standard four (4)
inch rolled curb of concrete and shall have a minimum
section ten (10) inches in depth at the back of the curb,
six (6) inches in depth at the flow line of the gutter
and seven (7) inches in depth in the outer edge of the
gutter and to be twenty -four (24) inches in width and
may be varied in section to fit particular conditions
involved, and it shall not be prohibited to use a roll-
type curb and gutter conforming to the minimum section
set out above on residential streets designed for elim-
ination of "cut out" driveways for individual lots.
(b) Along the side of any street abutting business,
park, or school property it shall be mandatory on the
business, park, or school side of the street that the
curb and gutter be of L -type City of Corpus Christi
Standard, with a minimum height of six (6) inches and
that driveways be designed as a "lay- down" curb and
gutter or a straight driveway section and that the
driveway width in the curb shall not be greater than
is approved by the Director of Engineering and Physi-
cal Development.
3. SIDEWALK. Concrete sidewalks having a width of not
less than four (4) feet and thickness of not less than four (4)
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inches shall be constructed on each aide of each street within
the subdivision. Said sidewalks shall be one (1) foot from the
property line within the street right -of -way and shall extend
along all street frontage including the side of corner Lots and
block ends; provided, however, that where it is impractical for
the subdivider to provide such sidewalks on the side Lot lines
abutting major thoroughfares or drainage ditches, then in those
instances sidewalks shall not be required.
4. STREET MARKERS. Two street name signs having the
following specifications shall be erected at all street inter-
sections in such subdivisions for street markers:
(a) The street name signs shall be of the cross-
arm type, and shall be reflectorized on aluminum metal
blanks.
(b) Signs shall have lettering for the respective
street name in 4" minimum height standard letters with
the block numbers and street, drive, place and etc.,
in 2" minimum height standard letters.
(c) Such signs shall be supported on a 10 -1/2
foot long pipe mounted a minimum of 2 feet in the
ground. Distance from the bottom and top of the street
name sign to the ground surface shall be a minimum of
8 feet and a maximum of 10 feet respectively.
(d) The pipe support for the street name sign
shall be 2" hot dip galvanized steel pipe.
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(e) The material of the street name signs, the met-
hod of attaching the sign to the poet, the details of
lettering, painting, and method of installation, as well
as the location of the sign at the intersection shall be
in accordance with the specifications on file in the of-
fice of the Director of Traffic Engineering Department
of the City.
5. WATER LINES. (Ord. #11140; Passed November 1, 1972)
(a) Where an approved treated water supply main
of sufficient capacity as determined by the Water Su-
perintendent is available within one (1) mile of the
property being platted, irrespective of location within
or without the City, each lot within the subdivided area
shall be provided with access to such water supply.
The Water system shall be designed in accordance with
Distribution System Standards published by the Water
Division, Corpus Christi, Texas, hereby approved and
adopted and by this reference incorporated herein for
all purposes, and on file in the Office of the City
Secretary. Any change to said standards be approved by
ordinance of the Council and will be effective thirty
(30) days after publication of the substance or summary
of said change in a newspaper of general publication
and filed for record with the City Secretary. The ap-
plicable standards shall be those in effect at the time
of commencement of water system construction.
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(b) In areas where such treated water supply is
not within one (1) mile, the subdivider shall construct
wells in such a manner that an adequate supply of po-
table water and an adequate supply of water for fire
protection shall be available to every lot in the sub-
division meeting the then applicable standards of the
State Fire Insurance Commission. Such water supply
system shall be constructed under the supervision of the
City - County Health Unit of the county in which the lot
is located according to the aforesaid Distribution Sys-
tem Standards and shall also comply with the regulations
of the State Board of, Health in regard to such systems.
The Director of Public Utilities or his duly authorized
representative shall be responsible for determining that
such well water supply systems comply with the require-
ments of this subsection (b).
6. SANITARY SEWERS.
(a) All subdivisions coming under the provisions
of this ordinance and reasonably accessible to a public
sanitary sewer shall provide each lot within said sub-
division with access to such sanitary sewer. The design
of such sanitary sewer layouts shall be coordinated with
the City's Ma9ter Plan for Sanitary Sewers, which plan
shall be the plan prepared by the Department of Engi-
neering and Physical Development. The minimum size for
mains shall be eight (g) inches.
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(b) When any subdivision is planned that is not
reasonably accessible to a public sanitary sewer, it
shall provide either for the use of septic tanks or an
individual sewage treatment plant as follows:
I. Septic Tanks: In all subdivisions planned for
septic tank use the minimum lot area shall be ten
thousand (10,000) square feet per single family
dwelling. Septic tanks shall be installed on each
lot concurrent with any development thereon and
the design of such system and the method of install-
ation shall conform in all respects to the require-
ments of the City - County Health Unit of Nueces
County. The City - County Health Unit shall have the
authority to vary the lot area requirement where
satisfactory evidence is presented indicating that
soil conditions are such as to warrant a modifica-
tion.
II. Individual Sewage Treatment Plant. In all sub-
divisions planned to be serviced by an individual
sewage treatment plant, lots may be of standard area
and sewers shall be installed to serve each lot.
The plant providing such sewage disposal facilities
shall be constructed in accordance with the regula-
tions and requirements of the State Board of Health
and with the approval and under the supervision of
the City - County Health Unit of Nueces County and
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the Director of Engineering and Physical Develop-
ment.
7. In order to properly protect the health, safety and
general welfare of the citizens of Corpus Christi, all taps, meter
services, and meter sets on existing public utility water lines
of the City must be made and installed under the supervision and
direction of the General Superintendent of the Water Division.
8. Where it shall be determined by the Director of En-
gineering and Physical Development that larger or deeper mains
or lines are required in order to provide for the future exten-
sion of the sewer and /or water utility system beyond the limits
of the subdivision in question, the City shall assume the res-
ponsibility for any additional costs involved. In the event City
funds are not currently available to pay for such larger or deeper
mains or lines as may be required, arrangements shall be made for
the developer to install these improvements and be reimbursed by
the City.
9. Whenever a final plat of a subdivision within the
City limits is approved, for which no City -owned water, sewer,
and /or gas facility (excepting gas facilities in areas served by
private companies) is available at a boundary of such subdivision,
the City shall provide such extension, or contract for the exten-
sion thereof, upon written request therefor-by the subdivider, as
follows:
(a) The City shall secure any necessary right -of-
way therefor.
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(b) The subdivider shall install, or have installed,
or contract with the City for the installation thereof
by City forces, such facility or facilities from the
most practicable existing source satisfactory to the
City to the boundary of said subdivision in accordance
with standard City requirements for comparable lines or
extensions, and in conformity with the master plan for
the expansion of such utility, and subject to the ap-
proval of the specifications, supervisions, and costs
thereof by the City Manager.
(c) The City shall reimburse the subdivider for
such extension installation upon the completion and
connection of fifty percent (50%) of the residences
and /or structures provided for in such final plat; pro-
vided, however, that such reimbursement per facility
shall never exceed the cost of ten (10) linear feet of
extension for each lot in said final plat.
10.`.lt shall be required also as part of the subdivision
development that ramps be constructed of reinforced concrete with
the same reinforcing as required of sidewalks. The ramps should
be constructed in an angular direction and tie into the inter-
sections of the sidewalks at each corner of the street to facili-
tate the easy access to and from the streets and sidewalk by
physically handicapped persons, bicycle users, and strollers. The
ramps shall be so designed that only residential streets shall be
affected. No ramps shall be constructed leading to a crossing of
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collector or major street thoroughfares, unless the collector
and the major street thoroughfare is controlled by stop signs or
traffic signals. (Ord. 012635; June 11, 1975)
C. FINAL PLANS. Upon the completion of construction of any
such utility or improvement, one set of reproducable tracings of
complete final plans, dated, signed, and certified by the engineer
in charge shall be filed with the Director of Engineering and
Physical Development of the City of Corpus Christi, Showing all
features as actually installed, including materials, size, loca-
tion, depth of elevation, numbers, ends of lines, connections,
wyes, valves, storm sewer drains, inlets, and any other pertinent
items. The Utility Department of the City of Corpus Christi shall
make no connections to such utilities until the foregoing has
been complied with.
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SECTION VI - EXCEPTIONS
A. OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS. Where any street forms any part
of the boundary of a subdivision and some part of the width of
said street has been dedicated or committed to dedication, the
subdivider will be required to dedicate such additional amount
of the land necessary to provide the street easement required to
conform to the design standards set forth in Section IV of said
Ordinance No. 4168 from the area lying within land owned by him.
And if the part already dedicated or part already committed to
dedication is improved or committed to improvement, then the sub-
divider shall be required to improve the balance of the width of
any such street to correspond with previous improvements and cam-
mitments to improve; otherwise no improvements shall be required
as a prerequisite to the approval of the plat for any existing
dedicated street forming a boundary of a subdivision.
B. GAS UTILITIES. The installation and dedication of gas
distribution mains within the subdivision shall not be required.
C. PLATTED LOTS.
1. When any lot and a portion of a lot, or portions of
lots, aggregating a larger tract in width and /or size than the
average lot in the block of which same is situated are conveyed,
as a single unit for a single use purpose, from a previously
legally platted subdivision, no replat thereof shall be required.
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2. This exception shall not apply to any extension
across an easement or public way, nor permit changing the facing
of the original lots.
3. This exception is not to be construed as a waiver
of any requirement- of the Zoning Ordinance, as amended, or other
applicable ordinance, or recorded restriction, and for such in-
terpretations said integrated tract shall thereafter be considered
as a single lot.
D. PROCEDURE FOR PLATTING OF SINGLE LOTS IN DEVELOPED AREAS
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Ord. #9534; Oct. 29, 1969
The Director of the Department of Engineering and Physical
Development of the City shall have the power and may declare and
grant an exception to the formal platting provisions of this or-
dinance when an owner of property has no recorded plat, approving
the area as a lot, upon which it is proposed to construct addi-
tional improvements provided such owner qualifying under the pro-
visions of this section, complies with all of the requirements
hereinafter set forth.
No permit or. permits shall be issued by the Building Offi-
cial or the Building Division of the Department of Inspection
and Operations, until a plat of the property to be L.pro+ed, is
signed by the Chairman of the Planning Commission and recorded
by the County Clerk of Nueces County, Texas. A plat shall be
prepared upon request of the owner only after the owner presents
the recorded deed or field notes of a survey of said property to
the Building Official from which a registered engineer or surveyor
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of the Department of Engineering and Physical Development will
prepare the required plat for such owner, and pays a fee of
$21.00.
The Building Official of the Building Division of the De-
partment of Inspection and Operations is hereby authorized to
accept such requests by an owner of any parcel of property within
the City limits, who desires to plat the same as a single lot,
in keeping with the requirements for the respective property use
classifications as set forth in the City Zoning Ordinance, for
any additional construction or improvements on said property
sought by such owner, when the planning of the orderly develop-
ment, growth, and expansion of the City will be accomplished as
well by the requirements of this section, as would compliance
with the other provisions of this ordinance in securing final
approval of a plat, provided the owner making the request for
said platting can establish that said property sought to be
platted was a separately owned piece of property prior to the
date of August 29, 1962 and such owner does not own any conti-
guous properties.
The Department of Engineering and Physical Development shall
prepare such plat, only upon the terms hereof and the applicant
complying with the conditions hereinafter set forth:
A. That there is an existing principal structure, with or
without an accessory building, on the lot.
B. That the property sought to be improved was under sep-
arate ownership and occupied by the applicant, prior to August
29, 1962, and is still so owned and occupied by the applicant.
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C. That the lot sought to be platted does not exceed one
acre in size.
D. That the applicant is not the owner of any abutting or
adjoining land to that property sought to be platted.
E. That said property sought to be platted abuts on a de-
dicated street sufficiently improved to show actual use by the
public and must be in an area where easements for all public uti-
lities have been dedicated or will, by the platting of said pro-
perty under the terms of this provision, be dedicated to the public
for the future installation of all utilities that would serve said
property.
F. That by deed, survey, field notes, etc. that the field
notes of the lot will close within accepted Engineering Standards.
G. That applicant sign a request for such platting and pay
a fee of twenty -one dollars ($21.00) to the Building Official to
defray cost of preparation and filing of such plat.
The twenty -one dollars ($21.00) will be refunded if it is
determined by an engineer or surveyor of the Department of Engi=
neering and Physical Development that such property will not close
according to information submitted by the applicant.
The applicant shall be required to ask for a variance from
the Board of Adjustment if it is found the lot does not meet the
minimum requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and such variance
shall be granted before such plat can be considered by the Plann-
ing Commission. If for any reason the applicant refuses to sign
such plat after being prepared by the Department of Engineering
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and Physical Development, such unapproved plat shall be returned
to the applicant, but, in no case shall the twenty -one dollars
($21.00) be refunded. Permits sought by applicant will not be
issued unless or until said plat signed by the applicant is ap-
proved by the Planning Commission and signed by the Chairman and
the Secretary and recorded in the records of the County Clerk of
Nueces County, Texas.
E. DIVISION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL OR PASTURE GRAZING
PURPOSES. (Ord. 013036; 2/18176)
The division of land for agricultural or pasture grazing
purposes, and where no building construction is involved, in
parcels of 20 acres or more shall be exempted from the platting
requirement of this ordinance, unless any such division of
20 acres or more includes the planning or development of a
new street or access easement.
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SECTION VII - VARIANCES
A. HARDSHIP. Where the Planning Commission finds that ex-
traordinary hardships may result from strict compliance with these
regulations, it may vary the regulations so that substantial jus-
tice may be done and the public interest secured; provided that
such variation will not have the effect of nullifying the intent
and purpose of the General Community Plan or these regulations.
Such variances and modifications as may be granted under this sec-
tion shall be by at least a three - fourths (3/4) Majority of the
Commission present.
B. CONDITIONS. In granting variances and modifications,
the Planning Commission may require Such conditions as will in
its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the stand-
ards or requirements so varied or modified.
SECTION VII -A - VARIANCES PERMITTED UPON APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. Ord. #9556; Aug. 9,
1967
A. CONDITIONS. Under the following conditions a variance
may be granted under the procedure provided in this section:
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1. The area proposed for development shall have front-
age and be adjacent to a water area. By the term "water area"
is included any bay, gulf, cove, canal, lagoon, or pass.
2. The area proposed for development shall have included
in the proposed plan for development a marina type of development
which shall include canals, channels, and waterways adjacent to at
least 207 in number of the lots proposed to be laid out in the
development area.
3. All proposed lots shall be at least the size required
as a minimum requirement for residential lots as otherwise provided
in this ordinance.
4. The natural soil conditions of the area proposed to
be developed shall be of such a nature as to eliminate the neces-
sity for surface drainage in order to authorize omission of install-
" ation of drainage facilities as otherwise required by this Platting
Ordinance.
5. The proposed development area shall be located out-
side the City limits and at least the greater portion thereof at
least one mile beyond the City limits line.
B. PROCEDURE.
1. Where the Planning Commission finds the existence of
the conditions mentioned in the foregoing Subsection A and deter-
mines that variances and modifications of the strict requirements
of the ordinance may be granted and still secure substantially the
objectives of the standards and requirements of this ordinance,
the Planning Commission may recommend such variances and modifi-
cations as are proper under the circumstances to the City Council
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for consideration by the City Council of the granting of permis-
sion in such isolated instance for approval of the proposed
development plat by the Planning Commission, limited, however,
to the following:
(a) Dead -end streets may be permitted to exceed
500 feet in length provided a cul -de -sac be provided
at the dead -end thereof, and further provided that all
lots facing on said dead -end street or streets also
face on a canal or navigable water area.
(b) Eliminate the requirement for curbs and /or
gutters.
(c) Reduce the required width of paving street
right -of -way to any width not less than 18 feet.
(d) Reduce the required right -of -way on all streets
to no less than 50 feet.
(e) Defer or eliminate the requirement of a public
park, or a portion thereof.
2. Upon receipt of such request and findings from the
Planning Commission, the City Council shall give consideration
to the request and within ten days reply to such request. Upon
motion passed by a majority of the City Council present at the
meeting at which the matter is under consideration, the Council
may authorize the Planning Commission to approve such plat. The
approval in any particular instance or instances shall not con-
stitute the adoption of a general policy but shall only consti-
tute authority to approve the particular plat under consideration.
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SECTION VIII - DISAPPROVAL RESTRICTED
No plat shall be disapproved nor the processing thereof de-
layed for noncompliance with any requirement or condition not set
forth in this ordinance, or otherwise required by law.
SECTION IX - REPEAL
A. Ordinance No. 1032, passed and approved by the City
Council of the City of Corpus Christi on the 12th day of December
1939, and recorded in Vol. 11, Page 9, of the Ordinance - Resolution
Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is hereby repealed
and declared of no further force and effect.
B. Ordinance No. 1157, passed and approved by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Corpus Christi on the 24th day of September,
1940, and recorded in Vol. 11, Page 324, of the Ordinance- Resolu-
tion Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is hereby re-
pealed and declared of no further force and effect.
SECTION X - VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY
If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, or provision of this Ordinance shall be held in-
valid, it shall not effect the remaining provisions of this or
any other ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi to which these
rules and regulations relate.
SECTION XI - PENALTIES
Violation of any provision or provisions of this Ordinance
by any subdivider shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction of such violation in the Municipal Court of the City
of Corpus Christi, a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars
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($100.00) shall be imposed, and each day that such violation
continues shall be a separate offense. In case a corporation
is the violator of any provisions of this ordinance, each of-
ficer, agent, and /or employee in any wise responsible for such
violation thereof shall be individually and severally liable
for the penalties herein prescribed; provided, however, the
penal provision and application of this ordinance shall not ap-
ply to a duly qualified County Clerk and /or Deputy County Clerk
acting in their official capacity, or in any wise be construed
to conflict with Article 427b, Penal Code of the State of Texas.
SECTION XII - PENAL CONVICTION NO BAR TO OTHER LEGAL ACTION
No conviction or convictions under the penal provisions of
this Ordinance, or Article 427b, Penal Code of Texas, shall ever
be considered as any bar to any injunctive or other legal remedy,
relief, right, or power existing in the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, to enforce the application and provisions of this Ordin-
ance by virtue of the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas
and the Charter of said City.
SECTION XIII - APPEAL
Any subdivider contesting any disapproval and /or the inter-
pretation and /or application of any rule, standard, regulation,
determination, requirement or necessity set forth in this ordin-
ance directly or by delegation of authority shall have the right,
after filing a written request with the Secretary of the Commis-
sion, to have a hearing thereon before the Commission within
twenty -one (21) days after the date of filing of such request.
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Any subdivider not satisfied with the ruling of the Commission
shall have the right to appeal such rulings or decisions to the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi by giving written
notice to the City Secretary within fifteen (15) days i,fter the
final hearing before the Commission.
SECTION XIV - ENABLING ACT
This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its publi-
cation one time in the official publication of the City of
Corpus Christi which publication shall contain the caption
stating in summary the purpose of the Ordinance and penalty for
violation thereof.
SECTION XV
The fact that it is of greatest public importance to imme-
diately put in force the rules and regulations herein adopted
so as to provide for the orderly and progressive growth of the
City and the necessary protection of the lives, health, pro-
perty, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Corpus Christi;
and the further fact that as a result of public hearings, duly
held in accordance with law, and as a result of the first two
readings hereof by the City Council in regular meeting, numerous
changes and amendments have been made to this ordinance, it is
now found desirable by the City Council that this ordinance be
passed on a third and final reading as finally amended and in
addition thereto that said ordinance be adopted and promulgated
in its entirety as the general rules and regulations governing
plats and subdivisions of land within the jurisdiction of the
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City of Corpus Christi, creates a public emergency and a public
imperative necessity, requiring the suspension of the charter
rule, providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed
finally on the day it is introduced, and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City
Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency
and imperative necessity exists, requests that said charter rule
be suspended and that this ordinance take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and after its publi-
cation one time as is provided herein.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
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SUBBIV98IONSO
Art L In CAnerai p$ w3- 1 —a5 -sa
ArL if. ItedSu Swndar•.1x. 65 a6- 225-34Y
Art. III. Required Improvements, $$ - -,2Cr
Article 1. In General
Sec. 25 -1. E3eYinitier�.
For the purgroses of this chapter, the words and phravai
set out below &hall have the meanings herein ascribed to
them.
Definitions. Not expressly prescribed herec[ are to be de-
termined in accordance with customary twiWw in municipal
planning and engineering practices.
AMY. An "alley" is a minor way tivwtA is used primarily for
tehiculm service access to the ;,ask m' the si•le of properties
otherwise abutting on a atmet
Cormniaaicft. 7910 word ",vunr nission" shell mean the plan-
ning commission of the city.
Streeta. The term "stmt" Ineana a NAY for vehicular traf-
fic, whether designaUd ss a street, highway, thoroughfare,
parkway, thmughw roz(i. avenue, boulevard. lane, plate
or however other-Aise designated.
MAJOR T il6Rtyr1QliY- --)t6A tip .ARTERIAL STRESETS are principal
traffic arterieo more nr lesa continuous aeams the elty
which are .intended to roonect remote pmts of the
city and whim are used primarily for fast or heavy
volume traffic sr.d Shull Include but not he limited to
each ;street designated as a major street rn the major
iftreet plan.
'Crass refereuea — Pcarers and duties f Pla all it 40 ChN to i [ &n®
to aubdivisioas. 3 -•a: kuildmg% Ch
- vention and prate -tun. Ch. 11; piamh,ne awl ❑aadisung. Ch. al; ai
and billboards, Ch 23; streela eau sidewalk, Ch. ',14; utilhlen. LL. 23;
zoning. Appowiis A.
Stao. law raferenee--Subdivisluns Iran4rauy, Vernon'o Ann. Clv. St.,
art 974a.
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COLLMOB SlUnTS are those which carry traffic from
minor streets to the major system of arterial streets
and highways, including the principal entrance streets
of a residential development and streets for cirwlstion
within such a development.
MINOR STpza:ETs are those v.'i:i h are used primarily for
ao:ass to the abuteing residential properties and which
are intended to serve traffic within a limited residential
disi:'ict.
MARatNA,- Access STRFLI'A are minor streets which are
paral)el to and adj:acrnt to arterial streets and high -
way:,; :u:d wt!:._h prm'id, access to abuttin; erupertles
sw'. p rod -- tw a i ruw 1 h ruup+: traffic.
SnAU, AND NIA,f. lh. : is mandatory and the
wand At.!v" is 1w-- P11s:atvr-
Subdieidsr w deveopc,. Tlra v-rms "sub :'ider" and "de-
veloper" arc.: ynonyirous and u+ed interchangeably, and -t All
tncludaany pr -sor, zsrtn +ar:hip, im!, 01'.
ard;!or any officer, agent, employee, servat!r_ a:.,'
thereof, wl•o does, or participates ia: the doing of, any act
toward the subdivision of land wilhtn the intent, cope srC
purview of this chapter.
�&uhd£sisivn. A "subdivision" is the division of any lot. tract
or parcel of land into two (2) or more parts, lots or sites,
for the purpoar% whether immediate or future, of We or
division of owner +hip This definitions slat include+ ti!r re-
subdivision of land or lots which are a part of a previously
recorded subdivision. Mvisions of Innd for vatricultuv-d pvr-
pn,es, and where no ouilding constri&inn is inv. lvvd. in par-
cels of five (6) acrt* or more shad not be included ' nt "ia thi a
dorini +ion of " subdivision," unless such division of r:t'r (S)
acres or moro includes the planning or development of a nett•
stret;t or access easement. An addition is a "subdivision" as
defined herein. (Ord. No. 269, § 1, 3- 10-68)
Sec. 211-2. Application of eltapter.
The rules and regut,uan• pra.ribed by thi- �:hupter shall
gOVLFn the apl.tn.vai u::d 1-01uiae:a,a111s of 1441' of sll)
874
i 25-2 311BUIVISVIN3 $ '25.5
within the rorporaLe limits of the rit)• void % %thin the ter-
ritory outside the ciil• limits but within the city's Petraterri-
torial jurisdiction, as defin,d by artirly 9763 t.f VerlOn'S
Annotated Civil Statute:;. (Ord. No. '2'39.:3- 10-58;
State Jaw referener-- Aat"rity of city to cgtvnd su)u:ivfalon regu-
lations to territory within extraterritorial jt:nedict!": Vernan's .Ann.
Ov. St. art. Jina, $ d.
Sec. 25.3. Compliance with chapter prerequisite to recording
plat or transferring land.
Before an , v plan. p:;tt or replat of a s-ibdivisiou or addi-
tion of land inside the city or within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the ri!y ,boll be recorded with the county
clerk, it shall first be approved by the planning commission
in conformity with Article IY3a of Vernon's Annotated Civil
Statutes of Texa., and the provision+ of this chapter. No
transfer of laud ir, the nature of a subdivision shall he im
empt from the provisions of this section, even though the
instrument or document of transfer may describe the land
so subdivided by metes and bounds. Tht filing of any plan,
plat nr repl:it without complying with the requirements of
this chapter, or the netts t•r of land by the filing of any
instrument in the 1_.ture of a conveyance without having
first entnp!ied with the rtttlulrements of this chapter shall
be deemed a violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord.
No. 269. ; 2, 3.10 -:)d)
Sac. 25 -4. Subdivider to confer with elty engineer.
Prior to the filing of an appilcation for conditional approval
of the preliminary plat of a subdivision, the oubdivider shall
confer with the city engineer and his staff on an Informal
basis to discus, the proposed plat, it. cmtforntity to the revd-
lations prescribed by this chapter, relationship to snrrmnnil-
ing property, streets, and the like. (Ord. No. 269, f SA.
3- 10-58;
Sec. 25.5. Preliminary plat— Mequired: fii[nR: number of
copies.
Every persor desiring to subdivide A tract of land shall
first prepare and rubmit to the commission a preliminary
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( ;u, togethct it ?, suistilemeutdry material as specifiod in
section 2frG. Frur (4) cupicx of the preliminary plat and
+nappiea+efUry- t.;aterial shill W submitted to the c•,ntmiayion,
will writter, ayplicatiun fer conditional approval, at least
fr'ur (3) drys prior !ri the meeting at which it is to be con -
s.dered. (Ord. No. 269, § 313, 3.10.58)
-lM 25-6- Sana.�_ .`'rate and ccutant&
The prelirnirary pI it required by section Z&fi shrill be drawn
to a scale of one hundred (1(10) feet to the inch or larger
and tli.tli short. flit. I'nlunvin•;
(!j The tii}e, nur'h point, direction of prevailing breeze,
sca!e and ;lke.
(2) The name of 1" otvuer or owners and the enginerr
or surveyor.
(3) A vicinity Sket::h or hey map at a scale (if not rilore
than four h ndrad (.100) feet to the inch ttltich shill
shcw all eaisti,ig .subdivisions, streets and tracLa of
acrenge in :i.e area and the Men! dramnge plan. .
ultimatr• rlcvtn, lion of water and possible ;torni -,ewr;
ennnectioris by arro,ks.
(4) The artline r:f the tract the plat is proposed to sub-
divide, with principal danensiony.
(5) The location and name of existing streets gild any
blocks, lots, alleys, easements, building lines and water
courses or other natural features in the area ;aife° tai,
with principal dimensions, and all significant informs..
tint, Including owriemhiP in regard to tlu, property
Immediately adjacent or across bounding ?irerrs on
all sides for a distance of oat, less than two' hundred
feet (12W).
(6) The propoaW plan of subdivision, showing streets,
blocks, lots alleys, easements, building line.., parks, etc.,
With Principal dimensions. The preliminary slat shall
cover al? of the tract intended to be delveloprd, at nny
time, aver though it is intended by the developers or
deveirper to fiie plats and install impr.nem ^nit. for
Parts o` such tract i~y sections or units.
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(7) The namel, of proposed streets.
t8) Tvpica: cruss section of proposed 91m-4 improvements.
(9) The Iorativa of csistin4 sewers, mater and gu: mains
and other public utilities, if any.
(10) Proposed keneral plan for storm crater drainage suffi-
ciently detailed to indicate the location of drainage
ditches or structures and the direction of flow.
(11) Any zoning districL arfecting the area being platted or
any proposed cbaugea in zoning for which appli,ation
will be made.
(12) Watercourses and all trees over e(ght (8) inches lit
diameter between street lines.
(13) Contours of not snore than five foot (5') intervals may
be required by the commission. (Ord. No. 269, : 6A,
3- 10-6$)
See. 26.7. Sme• -- Approval or disapproval.
On receipt of a preliminary plat of a subdivision and other
-required information, the commission shall render a decision
thereon within thirty (30) days. Such decision rtity consist
Of approval, disapproval or conditional approval. Conditional
approval shall be considered to be the approval of a plat or
replat subject to conformity with prescribed conditions, but
shall be deemed to be a disapproval of suci: plat or replat
until such conditions are complied with. All nbjertitnte made
to the preliminary plat or conditions imposed, -:hall be furn-
ished to the subdivider in canting.
When only certin sections of a preGrnioary plat are ap.
proved, upon the filing, of s final pl tt or mats covering a
Portion of such subdivision, the remainder of the preliminary
plat shall be considered approved or cone- 7 maliv approved as
Provided above; provided, however, that svicli approval or
conditional approval of the remainder of Me preliminary rlat
shall be limited to a two (2) year pvrir -,i; provide(i furihar,
however, that the commission mat•, at its discretinn, ex',,•nd
such period of validity. When a preliminary plat has been
approved and thereafter the Fr-ndivider faiN to file it final
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plat of the 3 i.V' .0w: !nerenr
of six (6) mottal", the a:; tor'—.1
be void, em -pi. ; at. 'j'i' ;-I R%:reLioi..
extend 81,11i 3R, 3-10.68)
Sm 25-6. Vinat plat
%VheT) a preliminary plot hnn been approved a.• prQvidiA in
this chapter, the subdivider 1, ay thereafter ft!'! 1, li-,: P,--t
or plats of sectioo, of t) j, up-W %-.hici, al':;n -,:!
of Lbe prelimill-13• NO! thaw twep oV.atniet. F-,t:r 14) —1--es
of the find !Il:,t nn,! oLheir- exhibiL4 required for approval
shall be pfer-41-itki iL:i iireCifik•d in mention 3 and itb;-li 'M
AU'"MjtfQ'd to LhO COMflli'.5;031 within Six (,1) MWIth" hftC'• ap-
proval tif the preliminary plait, otherwi.ie .;tich appruv3 i shall
become v,uh and vu•4 uniems an i•mtetision of time is applied
for "d by the c.mimissil.n. Aprilip.4ti(m fi,r .-Pproval
of the final plat shall ue itil-.iliA it. writing !n the eDrr,-
mission at least four (•) da.%.i p•or to the meeting at which
it IN to be considered.
The final jauL shall conform mitistanti%fly to the prefirni-
tiary plait nliprovell, %tid. I! desired h-t- th.• subdivider, it
MILY U011.61.1111•! UIVIV ;nut ly,rtiun ai it it 1-it-liminary
plat which he i•mlpi-a— i. r ..... . aiijl jjv%t'.ui: jl the time;
provided, howev,:i, it ;t-, >6jcn portior confornis ju all require-
ments of this chapter.
The plannintc comrni4i:iun shall report its action-. alit] rec
oninit-rulittiun-A to the. tit - v c-lio•il. The city CUL11,61 I" City
of Robittown, heiriv th, hogi:-i�oKu body, hits final jurisdiction
in the : +;jm art) iii.litovements.
and the -,t' :.v,!. %;!.Jv %%,,rks as rvaiy
ba Propotted for ded;eazwa w it r... ol-- -.- ; Vie millf4wil!ull
Proeess. (Ord. Nit. 269, § 3R. C, 3.10")1; Ord. No. 495,
8- '3-71)
Amendment ante -0A. rJu. 494, 1. amen-t-d 25.8 by adding the
third por"traph to read us h-rainabove set out.
See. 25-9. Same—&-ale and contents.
The flual plat of a zubdivision shall be drawn to a scale
of one (1) inch to one hundred (100) feet or larger, in Ink
on linen. The final plat shall show the following;
Sapp. No. 1
° 4'-:J SUBDIVISIONS
S se -s
(1) The title or carne by which the subdivision is to be
identified, North point, the scale of the map, and the
,:ame of the registered professional e,ogineer or licensed
state twsd surveyor responsible.
(2) A definite legol description and identification of the
tract being subdivided. This description shall be suf-
ficent for the requirements of title examination. The
Plat shall lm a descriptive diagram drawn to scale, and
Shall show by reference that the subdivision is a par-
ticular po. ticn or part of a previously filed plat or
an original grant, which diagram and description shall
show, as being included in the subdivision, at least all
of the srru+ilest unit of the last filed subdivision, plat,
or ,grant, out of which the instant subdivision is divided,
or so much thereof as is owned by the subdivider,
(s) The boundaries of the subdivided property, the location
or designation of all streets, alleys, parks and other
areas intended to be dedicated or deedcd to the public
use, with Proper dimensions, The, bom,darfes shall be
Indicated by a heavy line equivalent to a No. S Pay -
Unt pen, and shall be tied by dimension to the estab-
lished center line of all existing boundary Street&
(4) The location of all adjacent streets and alloys, with
their names, and the names of adjoining subdivisions,
with exact location and designation, by number of lots
and blocks.
(B) All lot, block and street boundary lines, with •blocks and
lots numbered or lettered consecutively. Building lines
and easements Midi be shown and Shall be defined by
dimension. The actual width of All streets shall be
shown, measured at right unglcs or ra,iially, where
curved, All Principal lines shall have the Lenring given
and any deviation [ruin the norm Indicated,
(6) Accurate dimensions, both linear and angular, of All
items on the plat, the boundary survey on the site
shall close Ivlthin one (1) in ten thouband (10,000)
and the Plat for record shall so shoo•. The linear dimen-
sions shall be expressed in feet and decimals of a fou1.
Sapp. No. 7
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The singular di,iiensions may In± shown by bearings.
Curved boundaries shall be fully described and all es-
sential information (riven. Circular curves shall lie de-
fined.by actuni length of a radius and not by degree
of curve. Complete dimensional data shall be given on
fractional lots.
(7) The description and location of all lot and block cor-
ners and permanent survey reference monuments shall
-be shown.
(8) A certificate o; ownership in fee of all land embraced
in the subdivision, and of the authenticity of the plat
and dedication, sided and acknowledged by all owners
of any interest in the land. The acknowledgment shalt
be in the 'form required in the Lonveyance of real es-
tate. Approval :end acceptance of all lien holders shall
be included.
(9) A certificate by a registered professional engineer in
charge, duly authentiented, that the plat is true and
correct and in accordance with the determination of
surveys actually made on the ground. If the engineer
who prepared the plat did not make the original bound-
ary survey, this frct should be noted in the certificate.
Also the certificate should show whether or not the
tract is within five (5) miles of the city limits, mea-
sured in a straight line from the nearest point in the
city limits, unless the information is shown in suitable
manner olsew•here on the face of the plat.
(10) In addition to other required certificates, the follw -,-
ing form shall be printed on the plat:
"STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
This plat of Subdivision (additio0 ap-
proved (date), by the City Plan-
ning Commission of the City of 8obstowu, Terns, Thai
the ........ day of ..... 19
(1t) If it subdivision is located outside the city limits ani!
provides for the dedication of areas for streets rr
other public use, the plat should provide a form ':n
9upp. No. 7 880
I; 26'1 - SUBDIVISIONS 1 26.10
blank to record the aereptance of the plat by the Com-
missioner's Court of Nueces County, n. follows:
"STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NC'ECE:;
1, , Clerk of the Commissioner's
Court of Nocce;z C mrlty, Texas, do herebt. certiN that
the foregoing map w:ls approved :u,d acepted I,r
Commissioner's Court on the day
of , 19 , as shl,wn by order of
record in minutes or said Court in Vol. at
page
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court. at office
in Corpus Christi, Texas, this the day
of .. 19..
. ... .. .. ........
by Deputy Clerk of Commissioner's Court
Of Nueces County, Texas"
The final plat submitted to the commission and to be filed
for record kith the county cict a}iall ,.,•t Ahr.•w the nmstruc-
tion features, such as curbs. 5-1133 or public u:il:'.:- linve nr
other structure;. not involved in the title covenant. $,,Ord.
No. 269, a 6B, 3.10 -58}
Sec. 25 -10. Variances.
Where the commission finds that extraordinary hardships
may result from strict compliance with this chapter, it may
vary the regulations hereof so that substartial justice may
be done and the public interest secured: prwlded that such
variation will not have the effect of nullifi-ing the intent and
purpose of the general community plan .,r of this chupter,
In granting variances and modifleati!ms. the commission
may require such conditions as will, in its judgmeni, secure
substantially the objectives of the standards or requirements
so varied or modified. (Ord. No. 269, $ 7, 3-10 -88)
Sapp. No. 7 881
§'.5 -11 HO S'1'OWN c0D4: § 25-2.3
Sec. 25-11. Reserved.
Amendment note —Ord. .'4o. 495, § E, adapted August 23. 1971,
amended this Code by dcictinir § 25 -11. Sec. 2b•11, entitled Apppp��nI
under chapter ", was deriv,sl from Ord. Na. 269, § le, adopt -d Diaroh
10, 1958, and dealt with subdividers contesting any disapproval of an
application or plat under ibis chapter, etc.
See. 25 -12. Exceptitmu: platted lulu.
(a) When ully lot and a portion of a lot, or portions of
lots, aggK- gating a larger tract in width and/or size than the
average lot in the block in which same is ailutted are con-
veyed, is a single unit for a single use purpose. from a
previously legally platted .subdivision, no replat thereof shall
be required.
(b) This exception shall not apply to any extension across
an easement or public way, nor permit changing the facing
of the original lots.
(c) This exception is not to be construed as a waiver of
any requirement of the Zoning Ordinance, as amended. or
other Applicable ordinance, or recorded restriction, and for
such interpretations suid integrated tract shall thereafter be
considered as a single lot. (Ord. No. 439, $ 1, 5- 13-68)
Amendment note —Ord. No. 439, § 1, .amended th6 Code by adding
Q 25-12.
Sees. 25.13 -- 25.22. Reserved.
Article II. Design Standards
Sec. 25.25. Streets.
(a). Generally. The arrangement, character, extent, width.
grade and location of all streets in subdivisions shall conform
to the general community plan and shall be considered In
their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographl-
cal conditions, to public convenience and safer•, and in their
appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be
served by such streets. Mere such is not shown in the gen-
eral community plan. the arrangement of stmeta In it sub-
division shall either:
Sapp. Na 7 882
1 25 -22 SUBDiViSIONS $ X-23
(1) Provide for the continuatfun or appropriate projection
of exktir,g grin, ipai Ameusi in surrounding areas; or
(2) Conform to h pI. •, for -he neiirhhurhood appruved or
adoptud, tp ile ,;r.,unaa:;,; to meet a part.cu:ar situ-
ation whcrc top -. ; .i; ' ;r • Hwr lstirua make
continuance or cvnforn.::.::o t, ex:: t.::g streets imprac-
ticable.
(b) Names. The name..- of streets in subdivisions shall con-
form to the exislinr streets of which they rr.py bp or become
extensions. No street sumo shall In: used which will duplicate
or be confused With the nornrs of c xiating xtreets. Street
names shall be subject to lice approval of the commission.
(c) Lay out for minor streets. Minor streets in subdivisions
shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be
discouraged.
(d) Regiremenis when subdivision abuts or contains ar-
terial strcet.'Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing
or proposed arterial street, the commission may require mar-
ginal access streets, reverse frontage with screen planting
contained in a ii- naccess reservation along the rear property
line, deep lots with rear service alloys, or such other treatment
its may hr necessary for adequate prntec•tion of residential
properties and to afford separation of through and local traf-
fie.
Supv. Na.7 882.1
2&.23 SIORDIVISIUVS it 26.28
(e) requirements when ,aubdivisiou borders or cv)atrt';na
railroad or limited arceax highway. Where a subdivision bor-
ders on or contains a railroad right -of -way or limited recess
highway right -of -way, the commission may require a street
approximately parallel to and on each side of such right -of-
way, at a diutaaee quanble fnr the a; >Dropiiate ow 61 the
intervening 1:.••t, r i -nrg ;.urlusas ;r. r �:rni.id'
or fur comn.vr.t::..; u, l:•inl piai;.•_,, . .,. ..y,pr:.,:•:;,.ee dis-
tricts. Ru,ih di.!ance,. !::11 nao b., . _!:r.:.a .: +ith due re-
gard for the requirements of approach geudes and future
grade separations.
(f) Reserve strips rontvolling street ore.sx Reserve strips
controlling access to Areal.. aball be prohii -it, a -xcePt where
their control Is definite! ,.;aced in the city ;miler conditions
approved by the eomu.s_don.
(g) Street joys. Street jogs with centr:.l line offsets of
leas than one hundred twenty -five (126) feet shall be avoided
in subdivisions.
(h) Trragent between reverse eurris. A tangent at least
one hundred (IGO) feet long shall be in-roduced between re-
verse curves on arterial and collector strucLc -on subdivisions.
(i) Curve rudius. When eonuecting street lines deflect frnin
each other at any one point by more than t-at (10) degr",
they shall be corrected by a curve with a rad;u. ade:ivate to
insure a sight distance of not leas than fifty (;,u) feet for
minor and collector streets, and of such greater radius as the
commission shull determine for special cases.
(j) Interseetion utujies. Streets shall be laid out so as to
Intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and no street
shall Intersect another street at lets that. sixty (60) de-
grees.
(k) Rounding of property lines at intersectiona. Propert:
lines at street intersections in subdivisions shall be rounded
with a ra this of te:i (10) feet, or of a greater radius where
the comnu.,aigi; may deem it necesaary. Thu commission mu
permit comps r-mle cut -offs or chords in. placn of rounded err.
ners.
883
G
3DOLVt: r�pg
2s•aa
am,i1J ndr /Ili yl'udlfl y�: ids c�t�•�Rt right-of-why q•idths in sub.
,sian::.lull be � :tncwti in the general community plan
: :�, where not shown thwein, elasii be taot lees than as fol.
lotvF� l
stmet 1'ype
Arterial Onnjor thort.oi %ht -of_ -Wall Width
Collector - _ F Pare) -. 84 feet
]Minor or realeential
. ,_.64 feet
Uarpinal access -.50 feet
(m) H,dj rcets. flaiC streets 38 Peet
divisions, except where essential shall Prohibited in suG
iaent of the subdivision in cUnfoto the reasonebie develop.
gtnrements of this thnpter sct uher iy a•Jth the other re'
It will be practicable to a the commission finds
half %vhen the adjoinfn rNuire the dedication ni the ether•
half street has already fs Ar <)gpsfy is subdivided. Whet-ever a
be subdivided, the Other been prodded adjacent to a tract to
platted within suthsubditision.�nt' half of the street shall be
(n) enti, �tc1 streets. Dead -end streets, designed to be so
Peet and nha1J be provided longer than four hundred (dpp)
havi p the closed' end with a turnaround
49 an outside roadway diameter of at least eighty (80
Peet, lend a street property line diameter of at least one hue'
dyed (744) feet. (Ord. Nn. "09. Ss 4A, 6A, 3 -10.58)
Crtv.3 re4creiere- _.gtree, s.aroor l.•. %h. 2d,
Jec. 25.29. Alleys..
(a) ilyherc required, Alleys all he required In subdivisions
in ccmmerefal, residential, and industrial districts,
(b) GVidtla. The width of a subdlvision alley in commercial
and industrial districts shall be t�tienty (20) feet The width
Of subdivision alleys in
(19) fast, residential districts shall be fourteen
(e) and a,.p as changes cliaVos tin 4491tm"t. Alley intersec•
%ions &nd sharp c1u)ni es in alig tme,t obeli be avoided, but
where necessary, corners shnp be cut off sufficiently to pare
+nit safe vehtcu>ar ,movement.
884
A W24 suzrntvtstorts t 2&2a
(d) Dead -end alleys. Dead -end alleys shall be avoided where
possible, but if unavoidable, shall be provided with adequate
turn - around facilities at the load -end, as determined by the
commission. (Ord. No. 269, $ 4$, 3- 10 -58: Ord. No. 281,
12- 16-58)
Sm. 25.25. F,asementa.
Easements acrosa Iota or centered on rear or aide lot lines
In eubdivisiome %gall be provided for utilities where necessary
and ahaL be at leant ten (10) feet wide. Where a subdivision
is traversed by it watercourse, drainage way, channe: or
stream, there shall be provided a storm water easem. nt or
drainage right.of-wav conforming sub,<tn•itially with the line;
of such watercourse, sno surh further width or constr vtiou,
or bogs, as will N. adequate for the purpose. Parull -,' Arcets
or parkways may Lc requited in connection therewith (Ord.
NO. 269, .5 4G, 3 -10-66)
Crenu refemact - Utilwet generally, CL. 2s.
get. 25.26. lilac s.
The 1eDgrha, widths and shapes of blocks in au':,divisions
shall be determined -,with due regard to:
(1) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the
%pupa' nesda of the type of use conternpiatezi.
(2) Zoning aginreanen-.s as to lot sizes ai,3 Aunensions.
(3) ;Needs for convvnienl aces, eircuiatio:i, control and
safety of street traffic.
t4) Limitation- and opportunities of topoKraphy.
Block lengths sU*l not exceed one ihousn>>d six hundred
M$00) fear, or be less than three hundred x300) feet in
length
lladtatrian crwsaira;ks, not less than tan (10) feet %vide,
shall be rettulred where deemed essential to provide circula
d n, or areem, to stheois, playg7oundr, shopping centers,
transpor!:, 4ion, and othez community (acdicics, (Ord. No.
269, § 41), 3- 1°) -59)
885
6 26'47 • ROSSTOt4h' t,'ODF $ 26.27
Sec. 25 -27. Lots.
(a) G"a"arolly. In subdivisions, the lot size, width, depth,
Shape and orientation, and the minimum building setback lines
shall be rppropri,,t,. ror the location of the subdivision and
for the type of development and use contemplated.
(b) -&fiaaimum xirc. in subdivisions in the following portions
of the city, the lot Malth for residential purpasts shall be
not leas than sixty 00; :•xt m±r cantsin le,b than sevtnt
thousand fire hundred 17,60) feet in area,
(1) Beginning at the city limits and Bosquea Beset, thence
South on Bosquez Street to Highway 41. E:: ztt along
Highway 44 to Buena Vista Street, South Buena
Vista Street to 1%. Ave. i,. E:as ;,l(ng Aje•utt c, i.: 611,
Street, NoAh alw,g 6th Stre,•, io the Suuti: side r.-' the
Porteila Park dedication; tks oa
uce Ft:sl c•,g ,he South
Park Boundary and extend to Highway 44; thence
South and East along the Highway 44 right -0f - -way and
State Highway 77; thence North hisnac ll*:ghway 77
to the city limits; West along the city limits
to the point of beginning.
(2) Beginning at the North city limits and the East bound-
ary of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right -of -way;
thence East and South alor" t),e city liaaits to the East-
ernmost point of interscrt ;.,„ lvitc the :4nrty I:uundnry
Of th6 Texas Alextcan ?,12lrot,d r19h•- o'-:vnv, V1'e•;t
along the North baundary of the Texan }trrir..an F.a)1-
road righirof -.ray to Highway 44; thence North along
the East line of the Highway 44 Right- of -ct•sy and ex-
tended to the Alissour) Pacific Railroad Tti.cht -or -way;
thence North -East. along the East boundary of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad . right -of -way to the point
of beginning.
(3) Beginning at a point of intersection of Harrel and
the East aide of the Highway 77 right-of -way, Sonth-
Wef along the East right -of -way line of Highway 77
to the intersection with Lincoln Avenue, South along
Lincoln Avenue G: the city limits; thence East and
North along the city limits line to the Easternmost
836
§ 26 -27 3ur.U1Vt61QNS i
intersection with the South boundary of Highway •14
right -of -way to Harrel Drive, ritht -of -way dedication:
thence Weft along barrel Drive to the point of begin-
ning.
(4) Beginning al. ;, point of Intersection of Highavty 44
and R. Ave. 13 West along E. Ave. B to 8th Street;
thence Norila along 8th Street to the draina�xP right-
of -way, gs-A ulung the South draisas:c rigid- of -uny
to Y3lghway 77; thence South aloigc the We:K line of
Highway 44 to the point of beginning.
Residential lots in the remainder of the city shalt he
not less than fifty ($0) feet In width nor Poutain an
nrea jw;s than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
The depth and width of properties reserved .for or
laid out for business or industrial purposes shall be ade-
quate to provide for off - street parking and service
facilities required by the type of use and development
proposed.
(c) Extrd nridil: for corner lots. Corner lots for residentiat
use shall have ex_ra width to permit hoproprinle building
setback from and orientation to both streets.
(d) Aecesa to &t., vets. The subdividing of the land shall be
such as to provide by means of a public stroe-L each lot will,
satisfactory acsas:s to an existing public street.
(a) Double and reverse frontage lot8. Double frontage and
reverse frontage lots should be avoided except where essential
to provide scpamtion of residential development from traffic
arteries or to overcorne specific disadvantatre- of topography
and orientation. 3 planting scm-n easement of at least ten
(10) foot, and mross which -there shall be no rij -hl of noels,
shall be provided along the line of lots abutting such a i AMC
artery or other di advantnleous use.
(f) Angle of side lions lu street Ibles. Side lot linen shalt
be substsntiatly.et right angles or radial to street lines. (Ord.
No. 263, § dE, 3.10 -58)
supp•No• � 887
§ 2&28 I OBSTOWN CODE. § 26 -31
See. 25.20. Parks.
Each residential subdivider shall be required to dedicate an
area of land of such subdivision wival to five (5) per cent
of the total acreage cuntained iu the subdivision as a public
park or such ;utidivid(r may Le required by the a nicion
to, in lieu of such o.aiicnt;on, pa." in ilw cit:• w; Z:mw nt of
money equip to five (5) per cent of the total .ost of the
acreage contained in the subdivision. (Ord. No. 300. 10- 12-69)
Crass reference —Mrks generally, Ch. is. '
See. 25 -29. Subdivision reviewal by city.
The city shall review all subdivision proposals and other
• proposed new developmenta to assure that:
(1) All such proposals are consistent with the need to
minimize flood damage.
(2) All utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, elee-
trical, and water systems ure located, elevated, and
constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage, and
(3) Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure
to flood hazards. (Ord. No. 501, § 1, 12. 13-71)
Amendment note —Ord. K,,. 501, § 1, amended this Code by eddtna
{ 25-29 to read as hereim,buve net out.
Sec. 25.30. Design of water : upply and sanitary sewage sya-
Was.
The city shull require now or replacement water xupply
systems and /or sanitary sewage systems to be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the
systems and discharges from the systems into floodwaters,
and require on site waste disposal systems to be located so
as to avoid impairment of U,cm or contarnitnWon frnrn them
during flooding. (Ord. No. 501, § 1, 12- I3 -71)
Amendment noto- -Ord. No. 01, § 1, amended thi» Catc by adding
§ 2"0 to read as herelnabove set out.
See. 26.51. inclusion of elevations on proposed new suhdivi-
siotts.
'The city shall requite that all proposed new subdivislons
have elevations included in the preliminary and final plats,
Sngp. Na'f ass
§ 26-81 SUBDIVISIONS § 25-41
and that Bench -Marks (E -U) be established on stationary
concrete blocks at every two (2) block intervals or a maxi-
mum of seven hundred fifty (760) feet apart within the
subdivision. This.-hall include pml.osed new subdivisions with-
in the extrc.tc ::;toria! jurisdictional area of the city. (Ord.
NO. 501. $ 1, 12- 13 -71)
Amendment nMe- -Ord. `:n. 501, § 1, amended this (:ode by adding
25-31 to rand as hereinnimre set unl.
Secs. 25- 32- 25-39. Reserved.
Article I1I. Required Improvements
Sea 25-40. Monuments.
Monuments shall be placed at all block corners, angle points,
points of curves in streets, and at intermediate points a.4 re-
quired by the commission. Street markers shl-A be Placed at
all street intersections. All street markers shall W constructed
of concrete with names of streets embljuliud on them. Such
markers shall extend a minimum of fi%e feet, six inches
(5' 6 ") above ground level and must be placed to a depth of
npt less than three (3) feet below ground love!. Such markers
shall be a minimum of six (6) Inches square at the bottom
and tapering to a minimum nine feet, four inches (9' 4 ")
square at the top.
Other monuments shall be made of an iron rod three.
quarter ( %) inch in diameter and from twenty -four (24) to
thirty (30) inches long with the top set flush with the ground.
(Ord. No. 269, § 6A, 3- 10 -68; Ord. No. 281, 12- 16.68)
Sec. 2541. Utility and street improvements — Piano, specifica-
tions, eta; approval.
Before beginning any construction of the improvements
outlined in aection 2542 on proposed roadways or public
utilities pertaining to the subdivision, ono (1) complete set
of plans and specifieations of such construction, in the form
of plats, maps, sketches, or other satWaciory written descrip-
tion, shall be filed with the city engineer. These shall show
$app. No. 7 $88.1
4 �_s :t sultlnr•t,lotis > zs -a:
sue), features as ruadways, c•roes sections awi longitudinal
slope for drairmye, full descrip!!rn: of propose-! pavement or
street improvenicnt, its xr.dr ::eo sin! -r, eimwnsr r„ and speci-
fleaVons cones -mil, t tih!a r. ' :,uv� ' a N :1'rL.. Mowing
p:op,lu,•d tuKlt+ •,i
a)nd constiacio -,,,
sewtr% snowing .rr g i, ".ire wit .-�., ri.)e and any
other Pertinent information of similar nature.
All such lrnpr,,;,,r rats shall be deatgm -d :utd constructed
is s manner apt,c "'red ar thl, city engineer. It' ar•. pa-t of the
proposed consiruM!oo is rnnsiderai +:naatkfa,-E ::Ir• h• ht• City
engi,•cer, construction si:all not 6e oatfed on the
effedivi, porlion- an•il A! r)'rt•., :s nev n:a,te. - `bat the Com-
pioted %V,k �hxf: 'limp }t to the stard -nfi: need by the
city ecgiueer. (Ord, No. *269.: 5B, 8-10 -59)
;lee. 25.12. Sarno- •- Statcdard&
(a) Appl'carrr„ .,f seeti,m. Tne st ndaidn fur i,apimen,ents
set fumn ill UILa s,cl :nn ::haiS he :)preen !,) .uni a mplicd :t'iti,
in each subdivision lym.., within the city or withio one (1)
Mile from such corporate limits before filial approval of a
plat by the c+nmt,is,,on.
(b) .titrctt or rardirrcc parr:,eet. All m,,en- or roadways
shall be paved with u minimum 1„rie or, Dwi :we;: adrnixtnre
of caliche six inches (d" 1 fu :.m1 a • urfw:e nr ,.o!d
m!r asphallie ccucrote or its trluit.rent. nn m,e i:u•h (1 ")
in thickness or a double couret )racrtrrl peuetrotion tnpning.
Widths or pavement, including standard two fart (S) rurb
and cutter, for the varfot:s typos of streets shall not b•_ icss
than the following:
h1lijor thoroughfares 0 feet
ColawWr ar.reets .. 40 feet
Minor P-treem . ... ... . .... .. 'it) feet
Maricinal a.ceis aovetL4 — . 24 feet
(0 C,,1. an ; <;,cttrr. Cumbin-ii monolithir cut•1, and gutter
shall De Co:tstr:io 3 rn) mt h Ade of _unch street within the
subditi•:i..n. The ri:rb ..rd µaye!• Mali b., of conereic. :and
snail be inentyf• a). (L4; ir::hes One.
ml
§ 2642 ROUSTOWN CODE § 2642 f
(d) Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks having a width of four t
feet (4') and thickness of not less than four inches (4 °) "
shall be constructed on each side of each street within the
subdivision. Such sidewalks shall be one (1) foot from the,
Property line within the street right -of -way and shall extend:
along all the street frontage. This shall include sidewalks
along the side of cornor lots and block ends.
(e) Alleys: Commercial and industrial alleys shall be paved
a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width of flexible base
six (6) inches compacted and a single asphalt surface treat-
ment. Residential alleys shall be provided with flexible base
consisting of caliche or mud shell and a minimum width of
ten •(10) feet and a depth of six (6) inches compacted.
(f) Sewerage facilities. Where a public sanitary sewer is
reasonable accessible, each lot within a subdivision shall be
provided with a connection to such sanitary sewer. The mini-
mum size for mains within the subdivision shall be approved
by the city engineer. In addition, the subdivider and /or de-
veloper shall install connecting service laterals into the mains
for each lot in the subdivision and such laterals shall be in-
stalled prior to the time any surfacing material is placed in
or upon the alleys. Three (8) sets of plans showing exact
locations of such service laterals shall be provided the city.
The city utility system shall reimburse the subdivider or de-
veloper for each service lateral so installed in an amount not
to exceed two dollars ($2.00) per foot. However, such re=
funds are not to be made until the service lateral is actually
in use'and sewer service is being renderd, and no refund shall
be made for a service lateral after the expiration of five (8)
years from the date of final acceptance of this subdivision
by the commission.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not reasonably accessible
and where the subdivision is to be platted in lots having a
minimum width of one hundred feet (100') and an area of
twolvo thousand (12,000) foot or more, septic tanks shnll be
Installed on each lot. The 8osign of such system and the `
method of installation shall conform in all respects to the
requirements of the state health department.
890
I,
r • it 26-42 SUBDIVISIONS g 25 -42
Where a public sanitary sewer is not rensonably' accessible
S and where the subdivision is to be platted in lots having a
minimum width of less than one hundred feet (100') and an
average area of less than twelve thousand (12,000) square
feet, sewers shall be installed and a sewage treatment plant
constructed, provided such disposal facilities are constructed
in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the
state board of health.
(g) Water systems. Where an approved public water supply
is; reasonably accessible or procurable, each lot within the
subdivided area shall be provided with a connection to such
water supply. The layout shall be designed to form a loop
system, and no main shall be smaller than six inches (6 ").
In areas where a public water supply is not available, the
subdivider shall construct wells in such a manner that an
adequate supply of potable water shall be available to every
lot in the subdivision. Such water supply system shall com-
ply with all regulations of the state board of health in regard
to such systems.
• A • Where it shall be determined by the city engineer that
larger mains or lines are required in order. to provide for
the future extension of the utility system beyond the limits
of the.subdivision in question, the city shall assume the re-
aponsibility for any additional cost.
(h) Drainage. Drainage shall be provided by surface con-
struction as approved by the city engineer. (Ord. No. 2.69,
§ 613, 8- 10-6$; Ord. No. 281, 12- 16-68; Ord. No. 298A, 10-
12-G8)
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDA Mir,
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nuec es. ? oF
ry F Sa��pF
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Before me, the undersigned, a Nota Public, thi p4nelly @i
-&Vena V— .,5*Qn,,A1 Ma — who being first duly sworn, ac w, says that he is the
of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
LEGALS ... NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 13693 PROVIDING FOR CESSION BC THE
of which the annexed is a tree copy, was published in — call ;, i qe a
on the_5.._ day of MgT� . _. _ 1937..,
l Times, ,,
28.05 `(J
Subscribed and sworn to before me this__.$._.___.day of March _ _ 19 �
Eugenia S. Cortez 13 ' A V"
�' No Nueces County, T
..,r• NGT_'__
OF PASSAGE OF
,'ORDINANCE NO. 13693
PROVIDING FOR CESSION'
BY THE-CITY OP CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CITY OF
IROBSTOWN OF ALL ANNE-
XATION RIGHTS AND PO
(LICE POWERS OVER AND
G CERTAIN TRACTS OF
'.LAND, A MAP OF THE
'SAME, MARKED EXHIBIT
�A =1 NG ATTACHED
HE... V, WITHIN THE EX-1
TRATERRITORIAL JURIS-
DICTION OF THE CITY OF,1
CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE
CITY OF ROBSTOWN AS DE-1
(FINED BY ART. 970A,
VA.C.S., TEXAS, BY MU-
TUAL WRITTEN AGREE-
MENT, MAR EXHIBIT
ATTACHED KED HERETO
BY THIS REFERENCE IN-
CORPORATED HEREIN(
AND MADE A PART HERE
IOF PURSUANT TO ART.
• 970A V.A.CS, TEXAS, SEC -
�TIONSB AND C; PROVIDING
PUBLICATION OF CAPTION;
'PROVIDING A REPEALING
1 CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY
WAS PASSED AND APPROV-
ED by the City Council of the
aty of Corpus Christi, Texas,
'durinp the Regular Council
{Meeting held on Much 2, 1977'
at 2:00 p.m. az provides that It
Wall tyke effect from and after
IPassage 9IId publltalton are
time In lheafpclal publlcafion of
I the CRY of -, Carpus.. Christi,
Texas.
{ ISSUED UNOER MY NAND
AND SEAL of the City of Cor-
pinL�rTefG7e:aR s
day of March, 1977.
3-8111 G. Rasa
City SepMery
City of Carpus Chrktl, Tenors