Ord 2506 6/17/1969 •
ORDINANCE NO. ✓'�
. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2118
ENTITLED THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, PROVIDING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ROUTINE
PLATS AND PROVIDING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT
AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL OF FINAL PLATS AND DECLARING
AN 'EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
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SECTION 1. Paragraph H of Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2118
is hereby amended to read as follows:
" H. No final plat will be considered unless a preliminary
plat has been approved by the Planning Board except,
however, if an approved plat has been duly recorded and
the subdivider wishes to increase the size of the lots
by combining two or more lots or combining one lot with
a portion of the adjacent lot in such manner that no
portion of a lot remains smaller than the original lots,
or if circumstances prevail in which a, single unplatted
parcel may be platted into one or two lots in only one
obvious manner, no preliminary plat will be necessary.
The Planning Department shall determine the necessity
of preliminary plats in such cases. "
SECTION 2. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2118 is hereby
amended to include paragraph L so that such paragraph shall read as follows:
" L. The City Engineer and Director of Public Utilities shall
furnish the Director of Public Works with written certi-
fications that all improvements required under Section 7
hereof have been completed prior to submittal of the
final plat, or that sufficient cash has been deposited,
or surety bonds furnished to secure completion of all
required improvements. If bonds are furnished in lieu of
cash or required improvements, a. bond covering street,
storm water, or alley improvements shall be submitted to
the City Engineer. A separate bond covering water and
sewer improvements shall be submitted to the Director
of Public Utilities. Surety Bonds furnished in lieu of
a part or all of the required improvements shall be
examined and approved by the City Attorney to determine
the validity of said bonds. A time limit of twelve (12)
months shall be stipulated by the bonds for completion
of all improvements covered by such bonds. The City
Engineer. and Director of Public Utilities shall determine
if such bonds are of sufficient amount to complete necessary
improvements. Any such surety bonds shall be filed, together
with a copy of a final plat and construction plans, in the
office of the City Clerk. No final plat shall be approved
by the Director of Public Works until certificates of
improvement have been provided. "
SECTION 3. Paragraph B of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2118
is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4. Effective rules are needed for the preservation
of the public health, safety and welfare of the City of Wichita Falls and
its citizens and the fact that the existing rules and regulations governing
the platting and subdividing of land are inadequate creates an emergency
that requires that this Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 17th day of June, 1969.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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