Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 6: - PLATTING PROCEDURES DIVISION 6: - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT titVIS tiN 6. i" INV t Rt,ii T1 (NV .X[AIVAGt ILft ^ "N °t.,, Section 1...6...6 „1 ,,. Construction IPIllain (a) Purpose. The purpose of construction plans is to assure that public improvements required to be installed in order to serve a subdivision or a development are constructed in accordance with all standards of this Land Development Code. (b) Contents. An application for approval of construction plans shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter 1 of the Technical Manual. (c) Responsible Official and Decision. (1) The Engineering Director shall be the responsible official for approval of construction plans. (2) For construction plans submitted following approval of a Preliminary Subdivision Plat or Preliminary Development Plat, the Engineering Director shall approve, approve subject to modifications, or reject the construction plans within 30 working days after the plans have been submitted. Incomplete plans shall be returned to the applicant. (3) For construction plans submitted where no application for Preliminary Subdivision Plat or Preliminary Development Plat has been submitted for approval, the Engineering Director shall approve, approve subject to modifications, or disapprove the construction plans, subject to appeal as provided in (g) below. (4) If construction plans are approved, the plans shall be marked "approved” and one set shall be returned to the applicant, and at least two sets shall be retained in the City's files. (5) Once the construction plans are approved, the property owner shall provide additional sets of the approved plans to the City, as specified by the Engineering Director, for use during construction. A full set of the City - approved and stamped construction plans must be available for inspection on the job site at all times. (d) Notification. The Engineering Director shall notify the applicant of the Director's decision in accordance with Article 3, Division 2 of this Chapter 1. (e) Time for Decision. The decision on approval or denial of construction plans shall be made within 30 working days of the official filing date. (f) Revised Plan Submission. If the conditions of approval require revision(s) to the construction plans, one set shall be marked with objections noted (on the plans themselves and /or in memo format) and returned to the applicant for correction, whereupon the applicant's engineer shall correct the plans as requested and resubmit them for decision. A properly revised set of construction plans shall be submitted to the Engineering Director within ten working days of receipt of the notice of decision. The Director shall have an additional 20 working days to approve or deny the revised set of plans. (g) Appeal. Where construction plans are submitted after approval of a Preliminary Subdivision Plat or Preliminary Development Plat, the Engineering Director's decision on the plans may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Article 10, Division 2, and shall be decided in conjunction with the Commission's decision on the Final Subdivision Plat or Final Development Plat application. An appeal of the Director's decision must be accompanied by a Final Subdivision Plat or Final Development Plat application, and the grounds for appeal shall be certified and documented by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Texas. (h) Criteria for Approval. The Engineering Director or the Commission on appeal shall render a decision on the construction plans in accordance with the following criteria: (1) The plans are consistent with the approved Preliminary Subdivision Plat or approved Preliminary Development Plat, or the proposed Final Subdivision Plat or proposed Final Development Plat; San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 92