Platting Procedures
Before property may be divided and sold and/or a building permit is issued for construction, the property must be platted. The size of the property and available utilities determine the route to take for the platting process (preliminary and final).
1. Pre-application conference is required.
2.Review of the plat by the Development Review Committee.
3. Meeting with the applicant and the Development Review Committee.
4. Formal submittal of the request including application fees ($300.00 for residential and $120.00 plus $1.50 per acre for non-residential) and all other required documents.
5. Staff reviews application and submits review comments to the applicant.
6. Applicant re-submits with corrections.
7. A meeting date with the Planning and Zoning Commission is established.
8. Planning and Zoning Commission makes recommendation to the City Council.
9. If a replat, notice to the newspaper is required 15 days prior to the City Council Public Hearing. (This does not apply to "first time" plats.)
10. City Council conducts meeting for approval or disapproval.
11. If approved, applicant submits two mylars to the Planning and Zoning Department with all required signatures on the plat documents plus a filing fee made out to Tarrant County Clerk (fee is based on number of documents to be filed).
12. City obtains the Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Mayor’s signatures on the mylars.
13.
City files the mylars and associated documents with Tarrant County Clerk.