OR 130 Prescribes rules and regulations governing plats, plans & subdivision of land ORDINANCE NO. 130
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
An Ordinance prescribing rules and regulations governing plats, plans and subdivisions of land within the incorporated area
of Coppell, Texas, herein defined as the "City"; containing certain definitions; providing for a preliminary plat, a final
plat, and providing for final approval of subdivisions by sections; prescribing regulations for streets, sidewalks, alleys
sanitary utilities, and community facilities:
Providing for a penalty of not more than two hundred ($200) dollars for each violation thereof; repealing all conflicting
ordinances; providing a validity clause; and providing an effective date.
Wheras, under the provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including particularly Chapters, 231, Acts
of the 40th Legislature, Regular Session, 1927, as heretofore or hereafter amended (compiled as Articles 974a and 6626,
V.T.S.C.), and the provisions of Section 4 of the Municioal Annexation Act (compiled as Article 970a), as heretofore or
hereaft~¥ amended, hereafter every owner of any tract of land situated within the City of Coppell; who may hereafter div
the same in two (2) or more tracts described by metes and bounds or otherwise for the purpose of laying out any subdivis
of such tract of land or any addition to said City; or for laying out sunurban lots or builoing lots, or any lots, and
purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto, are reouired to submit a plat of such subdivisions or
addition for approval by the Planning Commission of the City of Coppell; and
Whereas, the rules and regulations of the City established by ordinance, governing plats and subdivisions of the land, b
and the same are hereby extended to and shall apply to all of the area under the extraterritorial jurisdiction of said
city, as provided for in the Municipal Annexation Act, enacted by the State of Texas and which appears as Article 970a,
Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
On and after the passage of this Ordinance, any person, firm or corporation seeking anproval of any plat, plan or replat
of any subdivision of land within the City of Coppell, Texas and its legally established extraterritorial jurisdiction
shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Ordinance before such approval may be granted, to-wit:
SECTION 1.
General
These regulations shall govern every person, firm, association or corporation owning any tract of land within the City
Limits of the City of Coppell who may hereafter divide the same into two or more parts for the purpose of laying out any
subdivision of any tract of land or any addition to said City, or for laying out suburban lots or building'lots, or any
lots, streets, alleys, parks or other portions intended for public use, or the use of purchasers or owners of lots front-
ing thereon or adjacent thereto.
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SECTION 2.
Definitions
City or the City shall mean City of Coppetl.
Subdivision shall'mean the division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more parts or lots for the pur-
pose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development or transfer of ownership, and shall in-
clude re-subdivision.
Re-subdivision shall mean the division of an existing subdivision, together with any change of lot size
therein, or with the relocation of any street lines.
The word "Shall" shall be deemed as mandatory.
The word "May" shall be deemed as permissive.
Plat shall mean a map or chart of the subdivision. It shall include plan, plat or replat, in both singular
or plural.
Commission shall mean the City Planning Commission.
City Council shall be the duly elected governing body of the City of CopDell, Texas.
Administrative officers are any office referred to by titl e, i.e., City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary
City Engineer, Director of Public Works, etc., shall be the person so retained in this position by the City,
or his duly authorized representative.
Engineer shall be the City Engineer of the City of Coppell, the City's Consul ting Engineers, or their duly
authorized representatives.
Master Plan shall be the comprehensive plan of the City and adjoining areas as adopted by the City Council
and the City Planning and Zoning Commission, including all its revision. This plan indicates the general
location recommended for various land uses, transportation routes, public and private buildings, streets,
parks, and other public and private developments and improvements.
Preliminary Plat shall be any lot, tract, or parcel of land that is not to be recorded of record but is only
a proposed division of land for review and study by the City.
Final Plat shall be any plat of any lot, tract, or parcel of land requested to be recorded of record in the
Dead Records of Dallas County, Texas.
Replatting shall be the resubdivision of any part or all of any block or blocks of a previously platted
subdivision, addition, lot or tract.
Street means a way for vehicular traffic whether designated a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway,
thoroughway, road, avenue, boulevard, land, place or however otherwise designated.
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Street Width shall be the shortest distance between the lines which delineate the rights-of-way of a streetr
Residential Street shall be a street which is intended primarily to serve traffic within a Deighborhood or
limited residential district and which is used primarily for access to abutting prooerties.
Collector Street shall be a street which is continuous through several residential districts and is intended
as'a connecting street between residential districts and thoroughfares, highways, or business districts.
Thoroughfare shall be a principal traffic thoroughfare more or less continuous across the City which is
intended to connect remote Darts of the City, or areas adjacent thereto, and act as a principal connecting
street with State and Interstate Highways.
Alley shall mean a minor way used primarily for vehicular service to the rear or side of properties otherwise
abutting on a street.
Cul-De-Sac shall mean a short residential street having but one vehicular access to another street and ter-
minated by a vehicular turn around.
Dead End Street shall mean a street other than a cul-de-sac with only one outlet.
Easement shall mean an area for restricted use on private property uoon which any public utility shall have
the right to remove and keep removed all or Dart of any buildings, fences, trees, shrubs, or other improve-
ments or growths which in any way endanger or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or efficiency
of its respoctive :~'stc~s cn any af these easements. Any public utiliLy shall at all times have the righ:
of ingress and egress to and from and upon the said easements for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing
inspecting, patrolling, maintaining and adding to or removing all or part of its respective systems without
the necessity at any time of procuring the permission of anyone.
Building Line shall be a line beyond which buildinqs must be set back from the street or road right-of-way
line or property line.
Codes - All improvements within the City shall be in accordance with the Codes adoBred by the City of
Coopell, Texas.
Trailer Courts are areas for renting or leasing sites for Trailer Coaches.
SECTION 3.
Purpose, Authority and Jurisdiction
3.~1 Under the authority of Article 974a of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, which article is
hereby made a part of these regulations, the Planning Commission of the City of CooDell does hereby adopt
the following regulations to hereafter control the subdivision of land within the corporate limits of the
City of Coppell and in the unincorporated areas lying within one-half mile (1/2) of the city limits of
Coppell, in order to provide for the orderly development of the areas and to secure adequate provision for
traffic, light, air, recreation, transportation, water, drainage, sewage, and other facilities.
3.D2 As used herein, the term "subdivision" shall mean the division of a tract or parcel of land into two
or more lots for the purnose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building or develonment, and shall
include resubdivision. "Resubdivision" shall mean an~ change in the division of any existing subdivision
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or any change in lot size thereiD, or the relocation of any street lines.
Any owner of land located inside of or within 1/2 mile of the corporate limits of the City of Coppell wishing
to subdivide such land shall submit to the Planning Commission a plan of subdivision which shall conform to
the minimum requirements set forth in these regulations. An owner subdividing his land into parcels of not
less than five (5) acres each for aoricultural use and not involving new streets shall be exempt from these
requirements.
No subdivision plat shall be filed or recorded, and no lot in a subdivision inside of or within one-half (1/2)
mile of the corporate limits of Coopell shall be improved or sold, until the plat shall have been aporoved by
the Planninq Commission. The City shall have the authority to orohihit the installation of public utilities
in unapproved streets and to prohibit the issuance of building permits for structures on lots abutting on
unaoproved streets.
SECTION 4.
Procedure
4.01 PRELIMINARY PLAT.
A preliminary plat of any proposed Subdivision, prepared by a reqistered engineer and bearing his seal, shall
be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval b~fore the Subdivider proceeds with the final plat for
record.
1. This preliminary Plat shall be drawn to a scale of one hundred (lnn) feet to the inch.
2. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
Existing Features Inside Subdivision.
a. The existing boundary lines of the land to be subdivided. Boundary lines shall be drawn in heavy for
easy identification.
b. The location of existing water courses, railroads, and other similar drainage and transportation features.
c. The location and width of existing streets, alleys, easements, building and structures.
d. Topographical information with contour lines at two (2) foot intervals.
3. Existing Features Outside Subdivision.
a. The name and property lines of adjoining oroperty owners.
b. The name and location of adjacent subdivisions, streetsS, easements, pipe lineS, water courses, etc.
All )ines outside of subdivision boundaries to be dashed.
New Features Inside of Subdivision.
a. The proposed name of the subdivision.
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b. The location, R.O.W. width, and names of proposed streets.
c. The approximate width and depth of all lots. If the side lines are not parallel, the approximate distance
between them at the building line and at the narrcwest point should be given.
d. The location of building lines, alleys and easements.
e. The location and aperoximate size of sites for schools, churches, parks and other snecial land uses.
f. The approximate acreage of the property to be subdivided.
streets in all directions to a distance of
Key Map. A key map showing relation of subdivision to well-known
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Title, Etc. The date, scale, north point and title under which the plat is to be recorded, with the name
~ the owner and engineer platting the tract.
Submission. lt~e Planning Commission shall be furnished with three (3) legible prints of the preliminary plat
and with three {3) copies of a letter of transmittal stating briefly the type of street surfacing, drainage,
sanitary facilities, and water supply proposed, and the name and address of the owner or agent and engineer,
ten (tO) days or more before the regular Planning Commission meeting. These documents shall be filed in the
office of the City Secretary in the City Hall.
Approval. The Planning Commission shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove within thirty (3~) days
any preliminary plat submitted to it. Approval of the preliminary Plat shall not constitute final acceptance
of the final plat.
Preliminary approval will expire six (6) months after the approval by the Planning Commission of the prelimi-
nary plat or of final sections thereof, except that if the subdivider shall apply in writing prior to the
end of such six (6) month period, stating reasons for needing the extension, this period may be extended
for another six (6) months but not beyond a total of one (1) year.
FINAL PLAT.
After approval of a preliminary Plat by the Planning Commission, a final plat, prepared by a registered engi-
neer and bearing his seal, shall be submitted to said Planning Commission by filing in the office of the
City Secretary. Such plat shall have all changes and alterations made on it that were required on the pre-
viously submitted preliminary plat.
Sheet Size and Scale. All final plats shall be drawn in india ink on tracing cloth or plastic tracing sheets
24'~'x 30" (twenty-four inches by thirty inches) and to a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (lOn) feet.
Where more than one (1) sheet is required, an index sheet of maximum size 24"x 3n" (twenty-four inches by
thirty inches) shall be filed showing the entire subdivision.- Where the area to be developed can be drawn
on a sheet one-half (1/2) size or less with the scale of the drawing remaining one (1) inch equals one hun-
dred (1~) feet, a sheet 24"x 15" (twenty-four by fifteen inches) may be used.
2. The final plat shall contain the following information:
Existing Features Inside Subdivision.
a. The existing boundary lines with accurate distances and bearings of the land to be subdivided. Boundary
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lines shall be drawn in heavy for easy identification.
b. The location of existing water courses, railroads, and other similar drainage and transportation features.
c. True bearings and distances to the nearest established street lines, official monuments, or subdivision
d. The ~ocation and width of existing streets, alleys, easements, R.O.W.s, buildings and structures to be
retained.
e. Topographical information with contour lines at two (2) foot intervals.
f. An accurate location of the subdivision in reference to the deed records of the County which shall inclbde
the volume and page of the deed of the property to be subdivided.
Existing Features Outside Subdivision,
a. The name and property lines of adjoining subdivisions and of the adjoining property owners, together with
the respective plat or deed references.
b. The name and location of adjacent streets, alleys, easements, water courses, etc.
All lines outside of subdivision boundaries to be dashed.
S~,:~Cs, Alleys, Easements. The lines ahd names of all proposed streats Gr ather ways or casements tc ~c
dedicated to oublic use, with the following engineering data:
a. For Streets. Complete curve data (Delta, Length Radius, Tangent, Point of Curve, Point of Reverse C~rve,
Point of Tangent) shown on the center line on each side of street. Length and bearings of all tangents.
Dimensions from all angle points and points of curve to an adjacent side lot line.
b. For Water Courses and Easements. Distances to be provided along the side lot lines from the front lot
line or the high bank of a stream. Traverse line to be provided alonq the edge of all large water
courses in a convenient location, preferably along a utility easement if paralleling the drainage
easement or stream.
Lots and Blocks. The lines and numbers of all proposed lots and blocks with complete bearings and dimensions
for front, rear and side lot lines, and area of each lot.
Reservations. The use and property dimensions of all special reservations, including sites
churches, and parks.
Monuments and Control Points.
for schools,
1. The description and location of all permanent survey monuments and control points.
2. Suitable ~rimary control points to which all dimension bearings and similar data shall be referred.
Dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of a foot.
A key map showing relation of subdivision to well-known streets in all directions to a distance of
one (1) mile.
Title, Etc. The date, scale, north point and subdivision title, name and address of subdivider, name, address,"
~f engineer.
Dedications and Certificates. Such dedications and certificates as are applicable.
A certificate of dedication of all streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other land intended
for public use, signed by the owner or owners and by all other parties who have a mortgage or lien
interest in the property and acknowledge before a Notary Public. All deed restrictions that are
to be filed with the Plat shall be shown or filed separately.
Certification by a Registered Engineer or a licensed State Land Surveyor, duly licensed by the State
of Texas, to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him, and that all the necessary
survey monuments are correctly shown therein.
c. The following certificates shall be placed on the Plat, in a manner that will allow the filling in
of the certificate by the proper party:
1. Approved:
Chairman, Planning and
Zoning Commission
2. Approved:
Mayor, Coppell, Texas Date
The following certificates shall be placed on the Plat after it has been finally approved by the City Council:
"I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Plat of Addition to the City of
Coppell, Texas was approved by the City Council of the City of Coppell on the day of
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This approval shall be invalid unless the approved Plat for such Addition is recorded in the office of
the County Clerk of Dallas County, Texas within thirty (3n) days from said date of final approval.
Witness my hand this day of , 19
City Secretary, City of Coppell, Texas
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Special Restrictions. Where restrictions of use of land, other than those given in these regulations are to be
imposed by the subdTvider, such restrictions shall be placed on the final pl at or on a separate instrument filed"
with the plat.
Tax Recei~. A receipt showing that all taxes have been paid is to be submitted concurrent with the final plat.
Submission. The Planning Commission shall be furnished with three (3} legible prints and the original tracing
of the final plat fourteen (14) days or more before the reoular Planning Commission meeting. These documents
shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary in thp City Hall.
Approval. Final approval will expire one (1) year after Planning Commission action granting approval of any
plat unless the plat'has been filed for record, except that if the subdivider shall apply in writing prior to
the end of such one (1) year period, stating reasons for needing the extension, this period may at the discre-
tion of the Commission be extended for another year but not beyond that period.
Fees and Charoes. The following schedule of fees and charges shall be paid into the general fund of the City
of CoppeT1 when any map or plat is tendered to the Planning and Zoninq Commission and each of the fees and
charges provided herein shall be paid in advance, and no action of the Planning and Zoninq Commission shall be
valid until the fee shall have been paid. The City Secretary shall calculate the fees and charges in accor-
dance with the following schedule.
A. Preliminary Plans - Ten Dollars ($1n. O0) per Plat, plus One Dollar ($1.DO) per lot.
B. Final Plans - Twenty Dollars ($20.~C) per Plat, plUS nne Dallai {~l.~)m,:,- lot.
C. For approval of multiple dwelling area, business or industrial areas not subdivided into lots, both
the Preliminary and Final Plat shall carry a fee of Five Dollars ($5.~n) per acre.
STREETS
SECTION 5.
General Requirements and Design Standards
Conformity to Major Street Plat. The width and location of streets shall confo~ to such Major Street Plan
as the Planning Commission may have adopted, both as to horizontal and vertical alignment and right-of-way
widths.
Relation to Adjoininq Str~e~tSy}~em. The nroposed street system shall extend all existing major streets
and such existing secondary and local-access streets as may be desirable for convenience of circulation.
Where possible, the width and the horizontal and vertical aliqnment of extended streets shall be preserved.
Street Jogs.. Where off-sets in street alignment are, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, unavoid-
able, such off-sets may be employed provided the distance between center lines is not less than one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet.
Large-Lot Subdivisions. If the lots in the proposed subdivision are large enough to suggest resubdivision
in the future, or if part of the tract is not subdivided, consideration must be given to possible future
street openings and access to future lots which could result from such resubdivision.
Throuqh Traffic. Local residential streets s~all be designed so as to discourage high-speed or through
traffic.
6. Topo~rag_b~v. The street system shall bear a logical relationship to the natural tppography of the ground.
Street Widths. "Street Width" shall be measured from front lot line to front lot line of opposite lots.
a. local Streets. Local streets shall have a minimum R.O.W. width of fifty {5~) feet.
b. Secondary Streets. Secondary or feeder streets shall have a minimum R.O.W. width of sixty (6~) feet.
c. Major Streets. The width of major streets shall be determined by the Planning Commission, the Major
Street Plan, and adopted standards. Major streets with a right-of-way width of less than one hun-
dred (100) feet are to be increased to a width of one hundred (lnn) feet for a distance of one
hundred fifty (150) feet at the approach to a major street intersection, with a transition back to
normal right-of-way over a distance of an additional one hundred fifty (150) feet.
8. Street Alignment. The maximum deflection in alignment permitted without use of curve shall be ten
(lO) degrees.
9. Major Street Curves, Curves in major streets shall have a center line radius of two thousand (2,00~)
feet or more with exceptions to this standard granted only by the Planning Commission.
lO. Secondary Street Curves. Curves in secondary or feeder streets shall have a center line radius of eight
hundred (800) feet or more, with exceptions to this standard granted only by ~he Planning Commission.
ll. Local Street Curves. Curves in local streets are to have a center line radius of three hundred (300) feet
or more, except for "loop" or partial "loop" streets.
12. Reverse Curves. Reverse curves shall be separated by a minimum tangent of one hundred (lOO) feet.
13. Vertical Curves. See ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
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Dead-End Streets - Cul-De-Sacs.
a. Turn-arounds. Turn-arounds are to have a minimum rig.ht-of-way radius of fifty (5~) feet for a single-
family and two-family use and sixty (60) feet for other uses.
b. Maximum Lenqth. The maximum length of a dead-end street with a permanent turn-around shall be six
hundred (6nb) feet, except in conditions of unusual topography.
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the plat: "Cross-hatched area is temporary easement for turn-around until street is extended (give
direction) in a recorded plat".
15. Street Intersections.
Angle of Intersection. Except where existing conditions will not permit, all streets, major and minor,
shall intersect at a ninety (90) degree angle. Variations of more than ten (lO) degrees on minor streets
and more than five (5) degrees on major or secondary streets must first be apDroved by the Planning Com-
mission.
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b. Radius at Acute Corners. Acute angle intersections aDproved hy the Planning Commission are to have
twenty-five (25) foot or greater radii at acute corners.
c. Center-Line Tie with Existinq Streets. Each new street intersecting with or extending to meet an
existing street on center line with dimensions and bearings to show relationship.
Partial'or Half-Streets. Partial or half-streets may be provided where the Planning Commission feels that
a street should be located on a property line. The following note shall be used in all such dedication:
"This __ -foot strip is dedicated as an easement for all utility purposes including storm and sani-
tary sewers and shall automatically become dedicated for street purposes when and insofar as a -foot
strip adjacent to it is so dedicated and the required improvements are installed."
Reserve Strips. Provisional one (1) foot reserves may be used along the side or end of streets that abut
acreage tracts, accompanied by a note on the plat as follows: "One (1) foot reserve to become automatically
dedicated for street purposes when adjacent property is subdivided in a recorded plat."
Street Names. New streets shall be named so as to provide continuity of name with existing streets and so
as to prevent conflict with identical or similar names in other Darts of the City.
Private Streets. Private streets are prohibited.
LOTS
U~:. All lots shown ~,, t:,: vl~L ~ill ~e for residential purposes unless othcrwise noted. Standards that
f'~6Tlow apply to residential lots.
2. Lot Size. To conform with Zoning Ordinance. On the basis of the district in which they lie and the ~se
to which they are to be Put, all lots must conform to the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance, including
minimum area, width, and depth.
3. Minimum Width. Seventy (70) feet. Radial lots to have minimum of fifty (5~) feet at the front property
line and sixty (60) feet at and for a distance of thirty (3Q) feet behind the building line.
4. Minimum Depth. One hundred ten (llO) feet.
5. Minimum Area. Seven thousand (7,0On) square feet.
6. Corner Lots. Corner lots with a width of less than seventy-five (75) feet are to be at least five (5) feet
wider than average of interior lots in the block.
Corner lots with a width of less than eighty-five (85) feet adjacent to a major thoroughfare are to be at
'least fifteen (15) feet wider than the average of interior lots in the block.
7. Lots on Major Streets. Lots facing or backing on major streets shall be at least ten (10) feet deeper than
average lots facing on adjacent minor streets.
8. Lots on Drainage Easements. Minimum usable lot depths for lots backing on natural drainage easements shall
be not less t~&n elg~'y~P) feet measured between front lot line and drainage easement.
9. Lot Width Definition. The lot width is the.average of front and rear lot dimensions.
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Lot Shape. Lots should be rectangular insofar as practicable. Shard angles between lot lines should be
avoided. The ratio of depth to width should not ordinarily exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) times.
Lot Lines. Side lot lines should be perpendicular or radial to street frontage and the following note
may be used in lieu of bearings: "All side lot lines are either perpendicular or radial to street
frontage unless otherwise noted."
12. Lot Facing.
a. Street Frontage. Each lot shall be provided with adequate access to an existing or proposed public
street by f~ontage on such street.
b. Double Front. Double front lots are prohibited except when backing on major thoroughfares.
c. Front Facing. Wherever feasible, each lot should face the front of a similar lot across the street.
In general, an arrangement placing adjacent lots at right angles to each other should be avoided.
13. Lot Numbering. All lots are to be numbered consecutively within each block. Lot numbering may be
cumulative t~roughout the subdivision if the numbering continues from block to block in a uniform
manner that has been approved on an over-all preliminary plat.
14. Driveway Restrictions. Rear and side driveway access to major thoroughfares shall be prohibited.
BLOCKS.
1. Block Length
a. Residential. Maximum block length for residential use shall be twelve hundred (1,20fl) feet, measured
along the center of the block. Five hundred (5On) feet is a desirable minimum.
b. On Major Street. Maximum block length along a major street shall be sixteen hundred (1,60O) feet ex-
cept under special conditions and uoon approval of the Planning Commission.
2. Block Width. Blocks shall be wide enough to allow two (2) tiers of lots of at least minimum depth, except
when prevented by the size of the property or the need to back-up to a major thoroughfare.
3. Block Numbering. Blocks are to be numbered consecutively within the overall plat and/or sections of an
overall plat as recorded.
5.04 BUILDING LINES.
Front Street. The front building line shall not be less .than thirty (3a) feet from the front property line,
except that where the lots face on a major street, the front building line shall not be less than thirty-
five (35) feet from the front property line.
Side Street. The building line on the side of corner lots shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet from
<l~street property line, excent that where the lots siae on a major street, the building line shall
T be less than twenty-five (25) feet from the side street property line, and where the side of a corner
is across the street from or adjacent to the front of other lots, the building line shall be at the
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same distance from the street as the front building line of the opposite or adjacent lots.
Rear Street. The rear building line where lots back on a major street shall not be less than twenty-five
(25) feet from the rear property line.
ALLEYS.
1. Alley Width. Where provided, alleys shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in width.
2. Cut-Offs. In case of intersecting alleys, a cut-off shall be renuired at each corner. Cut-offs shall be
triangles having two (2) equal sides each of which shall be not less than tee (10) feet in length.
3. Dead-End Alleys. Dead-end alleys will not be permitted. Alleys in new subdivisions shall connect to alleys
in adjacent subdivisions wherever feasible.
4. Alleys Required. Alleys shall be required in all business areas and in those portions of new residential
subdivisions where partial blocks are needed to complete existing blocks with alleys.
EASEMENTS.
Size. The size of easements where alleys are not provided shall not be less than five (5) feet on each side
of rear lot lines with additional five (5) feet on each side beginning at a plane twenty (20) feet above the
ground. The full width of easement shall be not less than ten (10) feet at ground level nor less than twenty
(2~) feet, beginning at a plane twenty (20) feet above ground.
Use. Where necessary, easements shall be retained for poles, wires, conduits, storm sewers, sanitary sewers,
water lines, open drains, gas lines or other utilities. Such easements may be required across parts of lots
(including side lines) other than as described above, if in the opinion of the Planning Commission same is
needed.
5.07 IMPROVEMENTS,
Monuments. Concrete monuments eight (8) inches in diameter and fifteen (15) inches long shall be placed at
all block corners and at all corners of the boundar~ lines of a subdivision. The exact intersection point
on the monument shall be marked by a reinforcing bar one-half (1/2) inch in diameter and twelve (12) inches
long embedded in the concrete monument.
Intermediate property corners, curve points and angle points shall be marked with a piece of one-half (1/2)
inch round reinforcing rod driven flush with the finished ground level or lower if necessary in order to
keep same from being disturbed.
Sidewalks. The subdivider will be required to install concrete sidewalks not less than four (4) feet in
~th on both sides of all major and feeder streets in his subdivision. Sidewalks shall be required along
one or both sides of specified local streets.
3. Other Required Improvements. See ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
5.08 RESERVATIONS.
1. Permitted Purposes. No land contained in the proposed sdbdivision shall be reserved for any use other
than a use permitted by the 7oning Ordinance for the district in which the land to be reserved is located.
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Designation on Plat. The specific use for which each piece of land is to be reserved must be shown by
appropriate l~r description on the subdivision plat. Provision for future abandonment of a reser-
vation as may be appropriate must likewise be shown on said plat.
Parks and Playgrounds. The location and size of parks and playgrounds shall be in accordance with the
Planning Commission's Park Sites Plan. Park sites are to be purchased at the developer's acreage cost
plus a prorated cost of improvements.
4. SChools. The location and size of schools shall be in accordance with the Planning Commission's School
~lan and with the requirements of the School District.
5.09 VARIANCES:
r ds d' '~e because of some condition peculiar to the site, in the opinion of the Planning Commission
a departure may be made without destroying the intent Of such provisions, the Planning Commission may autho-
rize a variance.
5.11 PENALTY:
Any person violating this Ordinance or any p~Ftion thereof shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined $200.00, and each day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense
and punishable accordingly.
5.12 SAVING CLAUSE:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be uncon-
stitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall not be affected
thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in adop ing this Ordinance that no portion thereof, or pro-
vision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of the unconstitutionality
or invalidity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this Ordinance.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE ~z~_ Y 0
APPROVED:M~~j ~
ATTEST: Ci ~
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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