3.09.02 Administrative Plat Review.
A. Applicability. Minor plats, amending plats, or replat may be approved by the City Administrator following an evaluation for plan compliance and technical compliance with this Code.
B. Minor Plat.
A minor plat is any plat for five or fewer lots and that does not require any dedication of land to the City of Liberty Hill.
C. Amending Plat.
A plat that complies with Texas Local Government Code § 212.016, as amended, which is generally submitted to correct errors and omissions when agreed to by all adjacent property owners.
D. Replat. Any plat that complies with Texas Local Government Code § 212.014, as amended, which is generally submitted to replat a subdivision or part of a subdivision without vacation of the original plat.
E. Replatting a portion of a recorded lot is not permitted.
F. A replat does not itself constitute approval for development of the property.
G. Any plat that requires a variance from Subdivision Design and Improvement Standards, any utility dedication, or any dedication of land must be approved as a preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
H. It shall be unlawful to offer and cause to be filed any plan, plat, or replat of land within the City limits or ETJ of Liberty Hill of record with the County Clerk unless the plan, plat or replat bears the endorsement and approval of the City Administrator.
I. Approval Criteria
All subdivisions and plats of land shall be reviewed using the criteria in this Code. They must be reviewed and approved before any final action may be taken by the City Administrator or the developer.
J. Responsibility for Final Action.
The City Administrator is responsible for final approval action on Administrative Plat Reviews. If the City Administrator determines the Administrative Plat does not meet the approval criteria, the application will be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which will take final action.
K. Action Following Plat Approval.
After approval of an administrative plat, the subdivider shall notify the City Engineer within ten (10) days which of the following construction procedure(s) the subdivider proposes to follow:
1. The subdivider may file a Construction Plan, and upon approval of the Construction Plan by the City Administrator or his designee, proceed with construction of streets, alleys, sidewalks, and utilities that the subdivider is required to install. The City will inspect the work as it progresses, and upon completion and final acceptance by the City, and upon written request of the subdivider, the final plat may be approved and filed of record with the County Clerk; or
2. The subdivider may elect to post fiscal surety and assurance of construction as provided in Chapter
6, in which case the surety of assurance shall be filed with the City, together with a request that the plat be filed for record. In this case, the final plat will be approved and filed with the County Clerk. The subdivider shall pay the record filing fee. The City will inspect the construction work as it progresses and will make the final inspection to assure compliance with City requirements; and upon completion of construction, the subdivider shall deliver to the City a one (1) year guarantee of workmanship and materials.
3. The City Engineer's signature on the construction documents provides the requisite authority for the subdivider to proceed with the construction of streets and utilities.
L.
Recordation. After the City Administrator has approved the plat, the City Engineer has approved the Construction Plan and the subdivider has either posted fiscal surety and assurance of construction (see Chapter
6) or completed required provision of infrastructure and public improvements, the final plat shall be recorded in the Office of the County Clerk. The subdivider will pay the record filing fee.
