HomeMy WebLinkAbout025455 ORD - 08/26/2003AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE PLATTING
PUBLISHED FEES; PRDVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
ORDINANCE BY DELETING THE
FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING
WHEREAS, the Planning Comrpission has forwarded to the City Council its reports and
recommendations concerning tl~e amendment of the Platting Ordinance of the City of
Corpus Christi;
WHEREAS, with proper notice
August 13, 2003, during a meel
August 19, 2003, during a meel
Hall, in the City of Corpus Chri.,
appear and be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council h;
public health, necessity, and cc
Christi and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section II1.C.1 of
Texas, is revised to read as foil
"111.C.1. Application fees shall t
applications fees, as published
Chapter 14, Code of Ordinance
review.
:o the public, public hearings were held on Wednesday,
lng of the Planning Commission, and on Tuesday,
lng of the City Council, in the Council Chambers, at City
ti, during which all interested persons were allowed to
s determined that this amendment would best serve
nvenience and the general welfare of the City of Corpus
DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
:he Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
)WS:
,e based upon the following schedule. The .......... ~ plat
in the Development Services fee schedule, Article XII,
s, must be paid before an application is acceptable for
~ ~ T,,,~ III ~r Ilia
~4e-~-neres $3'4.! nn ~ ¢,~ nn
Mere4ham~ $55'!..00 $898-¢~ $48.00
SECTION 2. Section III.H.6 of lhe Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is revised to read as follbws:
"III.H.6. If improvements are net in place or construction initiated on said improvements
within six (6) months of such plat approval, the final plat will expire. A final plat shall
not expire if construction has been initiated and substantial progress continues toward
completion of the improvements. Initiation of construction and substantial progress
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shall be determined within the discretion of the Director of Engineering Services/City
Engineer. A determination that a plat has expired as a result of insufficient progress
may be appealed to the Planning Commission within thirty (30) days of notification that
the plat has expired. An expire~t plat must be resubmitted to the Planning Department
for processing as a new plat. The applicant may submit a written request for a time
extension of six (6) months. Such request shall be submitted no later than five (5)
working days prior to the last sc
immediately prior to the date of
request is
fee schedule, Article XII, Chapt~
SECTION 3. Section V.B.5.b) (
Texas, is amended by revising~,
"V.B.5.b) Definitions:
"V.B.$.b)(1) Lot Fee: The fee r
number of lots in the developm~
Services fee schedule, Article
"V.B.5.b)(2) Acreage Fee: Th~
acreage in the development, i~
current acrea.qe fee is publishe
Chapter 14, Code of Ordinance
heduled meeting of the Planning Commission
9xpiration of said plat. The fee for processing such
dc!!~rs ($30.00) published in the Development Services
~r 14, Code of Ordinances."
,f the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
;ubdivisions (1), (2), (4), and (5) to read as follows:
.~quired to be paid by the developer based on the
;nt. The current lot fee is published in the Development
II, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances.
fee required to be paid by the developer based on the
lcluding parks, streets, and drainage dedications. The
in the Development Services fee schedule, Article Xll,
S.
"V.B.$.b)(4) Surcharge: A $~)O-fee to be charged in addition to tap fees for single-
family or duplex utility connectiqns to be paid when the tap fee is paid. The current
surcharge is published in the Dffvelopment Services fee schedule, Article XII, Chapter
14, Code of Ordinances.
"V.B.$.b)(5) Pro-rata: A fee required to be paid by the developer as a front foot charge
for the portion of water main frqnting the property that is required for the development,
but installed by others. The currrent pro-rata fee is published in the Development
Services fee schedule, Article ~:11, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances."
SECTION 4. Section V.B.5.c) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is revised to read as follows:
"V.B.5.c) Before any unit of a subdivision, or single lot, or tract for which the zoning is
other than single-family or duplex use is completed and the final plat signed, the
developer will be required to pay to the City of Corpus Christi a lot fee cf $!83.00
or $73! .90 acreage fee-per-ac~e, whichever is greater. If the subdivision is zoned for
single-family or duplex use, the developer fee-shall pay the applicable lot or acreage fee
fro sinqle-family or duplex use Lc $9! 90 '-"- ~'-* c- ¢~A nn
· ,. ............. p=r ocr=, whichever is
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greater, plus a surcharge..~.
*~' t3p ~ ~ ...... ;~,., .... ~. ~,,, .... ,4 ~, ,.;,,.,~,. ~...-.a .... ,4, ,.,~ ...... cn!y This
surcharge will apply to all property, new or existing, when a service tap is applied for.
All lot and/or acreage fees and i~ro-rata fees will be paid to the Department of Public
Utilities prior to the subdivision plat being released for filing by the City. Surcharges and
tap fees will be paid to the Department of Public Utilities concurrently with the tap
application for water service on
applicable regardless of whethe
limits, except as provided in (k)
properties, will only be provided
in City Code, Sections 55-110
SECTION 6. Section V.B.5.e)(;
Texas, is revised to read as foil,
"V.B.$.e)(2) Pro-rata fees for
fees will be deposited into the E
distribution mains, constructing
oversizing and constructing dist
ndividually platted 1ors/properties. These fees shall be
' the properties are located inside or outside the city
below. Water service for outside the city limits
in accordance with present City water policy as set forth
~rough 55-119."
~)w(~f: the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
;tribution mains and twenty-five percent of the surcharge
istribution Mains Trust Fund for use in oversizing
distribution mains, and reimbursing developers for
'ibution mains off-site.
"Prior to the adoption of the Cit'~'s annual budget, all A,-fees and charges will be
indexed to the .~.ugust Construclion Index published in the Engineering News Record-
and .~, ....... ~. ............. ,, ....
"The Tap Fee Ordinance (City Code, Section 55-70) separately establishes the
applicable tap fee rates for installation of meters on service lines."
SECTION 7. Section V.B.5.f)(2~(ii)(ii.2) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, is revised to read as follows:
"V.B.$.f)(2)(ii)(ii.2) Such application for reimbursement is approved by the City Council.
"Such reimbursement shall onlybe made when monies are fully available in and
appropriated from the DistributiOn Mains Trust Fund. The order of reimbursement will
be determined according to the date the plat is filed for record with the County Clerk. In
instances where properties are adjacent to a distribution main installed by others, a front
foot pro-rata fee eha~per foot will be charged for that portion of the main
fronting the property, to be paid when the property is developed."
SECTION 8. Section V.B.5.i)(Si)(i) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, is revised to read as follows:
"V.B.5.i)(5)(i) Subdivider records an election to pay an additional water tap fee ef-
?.~0.00 published in the Develppment Services fee schedule1 Article XII, Chapter 14,
Code of Ordinances with respect to each lot which has an area in excess of one acre or
less and with respect to each 10t which has an area in excess of one acre, subdivider
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shall pay an amount equal to the sum cf $~.SO.OO the PIIC lot fee published in the
Development Services fee scheCule, Article XlI, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances, plus
an additional amount for each a~;re, or fraction thereof, that such lot exceeds one acre,
calculated at the rate cf $! ,200.00 per acre published in the Development Services fee
schedule, Article XlI, Chapter lz~, Code of Ordinances, in lieu of lot/acreage fees, such
sums being deposited into the Grid and Arterial Transmission Mains Trust Fund (75%)
and the Distribution Mains Trustl Fund (25%) for use as provided for in Subparagraph
5.e);"
SECTION 9. Section V.B.5.k) c
Texas, is revised to read as folk
"V.B.5.k) No lot or acreage fee
within an area exempted by the
exempted areas shall be those.
City water services within the n~
of the Planning Department an¢
determination whenever neces.~
other than from the Planning DE
must be submitted in writing to t
.Nc/!OOth~ '~"""'~/~n nm filinc
schedule, Article Xll, Chapter 1,
make its recommendation to th{
scheduled for Planning Commi.,
such request. Thereafter, the F
the City Council, which shall mE
the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
~WS:
nust be paid if such land for which the fees are paid lies
City Council from the payment of such fees. Such
~etermined by the City Council to not likely be served by
~xt fifteen (15) years. The City Council, with the advice
the Planning Commission, may make such
ary. Any request for a determination of exemption,
partment, Planning Commission, or the City Council,
he Planning Department, along with the c Si~y
fee published in the Development Services fee
~, Code of Ordinances. The Planning Department shall
~ Planning Commission and such request will be
sion hearing within sixty (60) days after the filing of
lanning Commission shall make its recommendation to
ke the final determination. The City Council may, at any
time, cease to exempt any are~previously exempted, and thereafter such fees shall
apply. Owners of property for Which a water lot or acreage fee has been paid under
conditions of Section V., Subse~.tion B, Item 5, of the Platting Ordinance, may receive a
refund of their pro-rata port ons!(based on the total lot acreage) of the lot or acreage
fee paid if, after ten (10) years, but not more than twenty (20) years from the date of
the filing of the plat, the owners of 50 percent of the property within said final plat
petition the City Council for a hearing to determine whether the fees should be
refunded. A refund may be made if the City Council finds:"
SECTION 10. Section V.B.6.b) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is amended by revising Subdivisions (1), (2), (4), and (10) to read as follows:
"V.B.6.b) Definitions:
"V.B.6.b)(1) Lot Fee: The fee required to be paid by the developer based on the
number of lots in the development. The current lot fee is published in the Development
Services fee schedule, Article XII, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances.
"V.B.6.b)(2) Acreage Fee: The fee required to be paid by the developer based on the
acreage in the development, including parks, streets, and drainage dedications. The
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current acreage fee is published in the Development Services fee schedule, Article XII,
Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances.
"V.B.6.b)(4) Surcharge: A $123!.00 charge to be added to sanitary sewer tap fees to be
paid when the sanitary sewer tap fee is paid. The current surcharge is published in the
Development Services fee sche~lule, Article Xll, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances.
"V.B.6.b)(10) Pro-Rata Fee: A'
charge for the use of a sanitary
developed, but which was instal
the Development Services fee.,
SECTION 1~. Section V.B.6.c)
Texas, is revised to read as folh
"V.B.6.c) Before any unit of a s~
final plat signed, the developer'
fee ~o r~-3-1~
surcharge of $123.00 per lot wil
lot. This surcharge will apply to
service tap is applied for. All Io'
the Department of Public Utilitie
the City. Surcharges and tap fE
concurrently with the tap applic;
lots/properties. These fees sha
inside or outside the city limits,
ee required to be paid by the developer as a front foot
sewer which serves property being platted or
ed by others. The current pro-rata fee is published in
chedule, Article XII, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances."
of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
)WS:
~bdivision, single lot, or tract which is completed and the
viii be required to pay to the City of Corpus Christi a Io._Lt
~ acreage fee, whichever is greater. A
be charged in addition to the tap fee for service to each
all property, new or existing, when a sanitary sewer
and/or acreage fees and pro-rata fees will be paid to
s prior to the subdivision plat being released for filing by
es will be paid to the Department of Public Utilities
~tion for sanitary sewer service on individually platted
[I apply regardless of whether the properties are located
except as provided in e)(1) below."
SECTION 12. Section V.B.6.e)[2) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, is revised to read as follows:
"V.B.6.e)(2) Pro-rata fees for collection lines and twenty-five percent of the surcharge
fees will be deposited into the Collection Line Trust Fund for use in oversizing collection
lines, constructing collection lines, and reimbursing developers for oversizing and
constructing collection lines off~site.
"Prior to the adoption of the City's annual budget, all All fees and charges will be
indexed to the ^ ...... , r. -
· ...~ .... onstrucbon Index published in the Engineering News Record-
"The Tap Fee Ordinance (City Code, Section 55-70, et seq.) separately established the
applicable tap fee rates."
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SECTION 12. Section V.B.6.f)(2)(ii)(ii.2) of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, is revised to read as follows:
"V.B.6.f~(2)(ii)(ii.2) Such applica~tion for reimbursement is approved by the City Council.
"Such reimbursement shall onl~
appropriated from the Collectior
determined according to the da1
instances where properties are
foot pro-rata fee charge cf $~.2!
fronting the property, to be paid
funds from the Collection Line 'I
subsequent final plats filed with
to the boundaries of the prelimi~
will be served by the sanitary sE
given, but will not be served by
the outstanding amounts owne(
the total amount owed has bee~
' be made when monies are fully available in and
Line Trust Fund. The order of reimbursement will be
e the plat is filed for record with the County Clerk. In
adjacent to a collection line installed by others, a front
) per foot will be charged for that portion of the line
when the property is platted. If a developer is owed
rust Fund, subsequent lot/acreage fee credits from
the County Clerk, which lands are within or contiguous
~ary plat of the originally developed property and which
wer collection line for which the original credit was
any trunk or collection line extension, may be credited to
to the developer by the Collection Line Trust Fund until
paid regardless of the order of reimbursement."
SECTION 13. Section V.B.6.1) ~f the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is revised to read as foll?ws:
"V.B.6.1) No lot or acreage fee must be paid if such land for which the fees are paid lies
within an area exempted by the City Council from the payment of such fees. Such
exempted areas shall be those determined by the City Council to not likely be served by
City wastewater services within the next fifteen (15) years. The City Council, with the
advice of the Planning Department and the Planning Commission, may make such
determination whenever necessary. Any request for a determination of exemption,
other than from the Planning DePartment, Planning Commission, or the City Council,
must be submitted in writing to the Planning Department, along with the ~_._.~;"* .... ~.,~'~
.................. , ...... , flhng fee pubhshed in the Development Services fee
schedule, Article XII, Chapter 1~, Code of Ordinances. The Planning Department shall
make its recommendation to the Planning Commission and such request will be
scheduled for a Planning Commission hearing within sixty (60) days after the filing of
such request. Thereafter, the Planning Commission shall make its recommendation to
the City Council, which shall make the final determination. The City Council, may at any
time, cease to exempt any area previously exempted, and thereafter such fees shall
apply. Owners of property for which a sanitary sewer lot or acreage fee has been paid
under conditions of Section V., ,Subsection B, Item 5 of the Platting Ordinance, may
receive a refund of their pro-rata portions (based on the total lot acreage) of the lot or
acreage fee paid if, after ten (10) years, but not more than twenty (20) years from the
date of the filing of the plat, the owners of 50 percent of the property within said final plat
petition the City Council for a hearing to determine whether the fees should be
refunded. A refund may be made if the City Council finds:"
SECTION 14. Section VI.D of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is revised to read as follows:
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"VI.D. PROCEDURE FOR PLATTING OF SINGLE LOTS IN DEVELOPED AREAS BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.
"The Director of Engineering SerVices/City Engineer of the City shall have the power
and may declare and grant an e~xception to the formal platting provisions of this
ordinance when an owner of property has no recorded plat, approving the area as a lot,
upon which it is proposed to cor
qualifying under the provisions
hereinafter set forth.
"No permit(s) shall be issued by
Department of Inspections and
signed by the Chairman of the F
of Nueces County, Texas. Aph
the owner presents the recorde,
Building Official from which a re
Engineering Services/City Engi~
pays a-the fee cf $50.00 publist
XII, Chapter 14, Code of Ordin~
struct additional improvements provided such owner
,f this section, complies with all of the requirements
the Building Official or the Building Division of the
:)perations until a plat of the property, to be improved, is
'lanning Commission and recorded by the County Clerk
~t shall be prepared upon request of the owner only after
~ deed or field notes of a survey of said property to the
;]istered engineer or surveyor of the Department of
~eer will prepare the required plat for such owner, and
ed in the Development Services fee schedule, Article
nces."
SECTION 15. Section VI.D.7 olthe Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas is revised to read as follows:
"VI.D.7. That the applicant sigr~ a request for such platting and pay a-the fee cf
dc!lore ($50.00) published in th~ Development Services fee schedule, Article XII,
Chapter 14, Code of Ordinance~s to the Building Official to defray the cost of preparation
and filing of such plat;"
SECTION 16. Section VI.D.8 olthe Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas is revised to read as follows:
"VI.D.8. The fifty dc!!=rc ($59.99) sh=!! fee may be refunded if it is determined by an
engineer or surveyor of the Del~rtment of Engineering Services/City Engineer 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 Planning
Commission. If, for any reason, the applicant refuses to sign such plat after being
prepared by the Department of Engineering Services/City Engineer such unapproved
~;~,, ~.-,H.-.,,- /~n nn~ fee
plat shall be returned to the applicant, but, in no case shall the ...., ....... ~ ......,
be refunded. Permits sought by the applicant will not be issued unless, or until, said
plat signed by the applicant is approved by the Planning Commission, signed by the
Chairman and the Secretary, and recorded in the records of the County Clerk of Nueces
County, Texas."
SECTION 17. Section VII.A of the Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is revised to read as follows:
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"VII.A. HARDSHIP. Where the Planning Commission finds that extraordinary
hardships may result from strict compliance with these regulations, it may vary the
regulations so that substantial jqstice may be done and the public interest secured,
provided that such variation will Inot 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 section, shall be by at least a three-fourths
(3~4) majority of the Planning C
submitted in writing to the Depa
processing such request is F!~.'
Development Services fee sche
SECTION 18. Section Xlll of th
Texas, is revised to read as foll~
"SECTION XlII - APPEAL. An~
interpretation and/or application
requirement, or necessity set fo
authority, shall have the right, a
Planning Commission, to have;
within twenty-one (21) days aft.
satisfied with the ruling of the P
rulings or decisions to the City (
notice to the City Secretary with
Planning Commission. The fee
($50.00) published in the Devel
Code of Ordinances. The City I
the City Council in accordance'
not in compliance with the Ordi~
SECTION 19. That the Platting
approved on the 23rd day of Ma
time to time, except as change(
this date, remains in full force a
~mmission present. A request for a variance must be
.tment of Planning and Development. The fee for
....~ ~.,..~ nn*~.~ .~,,...o/~n nn~ published in the
:tule, Article XII, Chapter 14, Code of Ordinances."
Platting Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
)WS ~
subdivider contesting any disapproval and/or the
of any rule, standard, regulation, determination,
-th in this Ordinance directly, or by delegation of
ter filing a written request with the Secretary of the
i hearing thereon before the Planning Commission
;r the date of filing of such request. Any subdivider not
anning Commission, shall have the right to appeal such
;ouncil of the City of Corpus Christi by giving written
in fifteen (15) days after the final hearing before the
for processing an appeal is Fifty cr.d Nc/!OOths dc!!crs
)pment Services fee schedule, Article XII, Chapter 14,
/lanager may also appeal such rulings or decisions to
vith the same provisions, if the Planning Commission is
lance."
Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
'ch, 1955, as Ordinance 4168, and as amended from
by this ordinance and any other ordinances adopted on
3d effect.
SECTION 20. That to the exter~t that this amendment to the Platting Ordinance
represents a deviation from the Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Plan is
amended to conform to the Platting Ordinance, as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION 21. That any ordinance or part of any ordinance in conflict with this
ordinance is expressly repealed by this ordinance.
SECTION 22. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the
definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
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SECTION 23. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Ciharter of the City of Corpus Christi.
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That the foregoing ord. i~ce was read f~r the first time, and passed to its second
reading on this theI ~' day of '~j~ ~_~-{ 2003, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ~ Bill Kelly
Brent Chesney ~'~ Rex A. Kinnison
Javier D. Colmenero ~-'~ Jesse Noyola
Melody Cooper ~ Mark Scott
Henry Garrett s~-~
That~l~.gregoing or~an(~e w~ ad for the second time and passed finally on this
the'Z~_ day of -~ b~. ~.~.\ , 2003 by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. L.~L~2~ Bill Kelly (~-~ J~_
I '
Brent Chesney i~ Rex A. Kinnison (~ ~,~
Javier D. Colmenero iC~
Melody Cooper i0~
Henry Garrett ~2.~ '~
PASSED AND APPROVED, thi~s the '~ day of
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
,2003.
Mayor
APPROVED: 14th day of AugUst, 2003:
By:
R. ~J~y~ining
Acting' City Attorney
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