Res 2014-135/Interlocal with Caldwell County for Subdivision Regulations

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1) The applicable portions of the County's current ordinances and development permit procedures including but not limited to rules for driveway permits, OSSF, floodplain hazard management, and 9-1- 1 addressing. 2) All tracts must have fifty (50) feet frontage on a public or private roadway approved by Caldwell County. 3) Restrictive Covenants imposed on the land if imposed by the Owners. 3.4 PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS A) A Preliminary Plat must be submitted as part of an application for approval of a Final Plat for any mufti -lot or phased subdivision and for any subdivision proposing new streets. Approval of the Preliminary Plat is a necessary precedent to approval of the Final Plat. B) An application for approval of a Preliminary Plat shall be submitted to the County by the record Owner or by the duly authorized agent of the Owner. If the proposed subdivision is located within the ETJ of a municipality, it shall follow the provisions of the approved interlocal agreement, if one exists. If an interlocal agreement does not exist, the Preliminary Plat must be submitted concurrently to both the County and any other governmental entity with platting jurisdiction. C) The application for approval of a Preliminary Plat will be reviewed by the County for completeness under the applicable requirements and procedures of these Standards. If the application is complete, the County will notify the Owner and the County's technical review process will begin. If the application is incomplete, the County will notify the Owner within ten (10) business days regarding information or documents that are lacking. Upon acceptance by the County that the application is complete, the County will review the application for compliance with these Standards. An incomplete application for a Preliminary Plat shall be conclusively deemed to be withdrawn N the Owner does not provide the documents or other missing information within sixty (60) days after the County has notified the Owner of the missing documents or information. D) An administratively complete application for a Preliminary Plat will be reviewed by the County Engineer for technical and /or regulatory non - compliance. If the Preliminary Plat is determined to be non - compliant, it will be returned to the Owner with comments within thirty (30) calendar days for the initial submittal and within fourteen (14) days for subsequent submittals. Applicants failing to satisfactorily address comments after two rounds of review will be asked to reimburse the County for the cost of additional review or have their application rejected at the Courts discretion. A Preliminary Plat and a Final Plat may be submitted concurrently if prior approval is obtained from the County Commissioner. E) Prior to the hearing for approval of a Preliminary Plat at Commissioners Court, notice shall be sent to the local Emergency Services District, to the Fire Marshal, and to the owners of land as shown on the Caldwell County Appraisal District roles located within 1,000 feet of the proposed subdivision. The applicant shall prepare a notification letter, site location map, a plan of the project describing the land use and size of the project, and the mailing list in an electronic format suitable for mail -merge use. Upon approval of the notification materials and mailing list, the County will send out notification postmarked no later than 21 days prior to the date of the hearing at Commissioners Court. At least 21 days prior to the hearing at Commissioners Court, the applicant shall also post a sign visible from the nearest major roadway(s) adjacent to the project notifying the public of a pending application for subdivision. 12