Ordinance No. 114ORDINANCE NO. 114
AN ORDINANCE PROMULGA.TMNG GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE PL*A.TTING AND SUBDIVIDING OF LAND WITHIN THE COPRORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY 0F BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND WITHIN FIVE (5) MILES THEREOF,
WITH REGARD TO RULES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF THE INITIAL
PLAT, FOR SUBDIVISION NAME AND STREET NAMES, FOR LOT SIZES, FOR
STREET IMPROV8MENTS, ALLEYS OR EASEMENTS, WATER AND SEWER UTILITY
MAIN SERVICE LINES THEREIN, ALL OF SAID RULES AND .REGULATIONS ARE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFF'TY,, MORAL AND GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE COM -NITY, AND THE SAFE, ORDERLY AND HEALTHFUL
DEVELOPMENT OF SAID COMMUNITY; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PREQ
SCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS; AND
PROVIDING FORrTFfE PUBLICATION ARID THE EFFECTIVE DATE .THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE. -G'ITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOVfN:
Section 1. THAT there are; here now adopted and promulgated the following general
rules ;nd regulations-governing the platting and subdividing of land within the corpo-
rate -limits of the City of Baytown, Texas, and within five (5) miles thereof, with re-
gard to requirements for approval of the initial plat, for subdivision name and street
names, for lot sizes, for street improvements, alleys or easemers, water and sewer
utility main service lines therein, for lights, gas and = telephone service therein,
for culverts and bridges therein, for curb and gutter therein, for fire hdrants and
street markers therein, for the promotion of the health, safety, morals, and general.
welfare of the community and the sao, orderly and- .healthful development of said
community:
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a. Preliminary Planning. Prior to the development:of-�any subdivision, preliminary
plans and specifications, prepared by a professional engineer - registered by the State
of Texas, shall be submitted to the City Council for approval. These shall include
the following:
A preliminary plat in adequate detail to show the street and lot lines, lot
and block numbers and the names of all streets, five copies of said plat shall begiven
to the City Manager for his distribution to the various department.heads; surveying,
platting, and incidents thereto, may be done by and-licensed state land surveyor.
Plans for the water distribution system showing the size and location of mains
and services, and location of valves and fire hydrants. Specifications indicating
the kind of pipe, valves, fittings and accessories to be used and detailed method of
construction. Hydrants to be uniformly spaced, and to be located approximately one
to every 100,000 square feet in the mercantile section and at least one to every
400,000 square feet in the built up residence sections; with blocks of average size,
this will ordinarily require a hydrant at each street intersection in the mercantile
district, both in front as well as in rear of the blocks and one at alternate street
intersections in the residence sections.
Plans and profile for the sanitary sewer system showing the size, location
and grade of mains, laterals, manholes and services. Specifications shall also be
submitted showing the kind of materials to be used and indicating the detailed method .
of construction;
Plans and profiles of streets and a typical cross section of curb and gutter
and street paving; also specifications indicating the kind of material to be used
and detailed method of construction;
Plans in sufficient detail to permit the construction of all bridges and
culverts, with specifications indicating the kind of material used and detailed me-
thod of construction;
All plans and specifications for the water distribution system, sanitary sewer
system, streets, culverts and bridges must be approved by the City Engineer, Director
of Public Works,.and the City Manager before same are referred to the City Council
for its consideration;
In the event exigencies of construction necessitate changes in plans and speci-
fications, approval of the changes must be made by the City Manager prior to making
any revision in the construction.
b. Corners. All corners in any subdivision shall be clearly marked with a one
(1) inch galvanized pipe three feet in length before acceptance of the tentative plat.
c. Subdivision name. The name of such subdivisions shall be one that will not
conflict with the name of another subdivision within the City or within five miles
thereof in a manner as to cause &nfusion as to its identity and such name must be
approved by the City Council.
d.I'Street names. The name of each street shall be a name that will not conflict
with the name of another street within the City or within five miles thereof in a
manner as to cause confusion as to its identity and-such name must. he a nnrnved by
r e. Width of Streets. No street right-of-way shall be less than fifty feet in width
f if residential and/or commercial buildings are to be erected upon each side of said
street. If only one side of a street shall have buildings on it and the other side
immediately adjacent to said street is to be absolutely void of any kind of building
or buildings whatsoever, then, in that event, such street right -of -way shall not be
less than thirty -five feet in width.
f. Continuity of Streets. Streets shall be laid out in such a manner as to
conform to connecting streets in,territory adjacent to the new subdivision. Dead end
streets, and streets which do not conform to adjacent established streets, whenever
possible, are to be avoided.
g. Drainage. Street grades shall be designed: =to provide adequate drainage from
adjacent property and shall provide drainage as required by the City Engineer, which
drainage shall conform to the general planning for that section of the city. Excess
excavated dirt, if not required in the subdivision plans and not disposed of by the
subdivider, shall be disposed of atthe direction of the City Engineer.
h. Easements and Alleys. Each block within such subdivision shall have ease-
ments in tthe middle of such block of a minimum width of twelve feet, or alleys of a
minimum width of twenty feet, at the discretion of the City Council-
i. Lot sizes. No lot within such subdivision shall be less than fifty feet
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A minimum top surface of double asphalt surface treatment in accordance with the
pertinent specifications of the Texas State Highway De]�artmen't, "Standard Specitica -
tions for Road and Bridge Construction," published January 13, 1938,
and reprinted in March of 1947, shall have been placed on the mud shell base.
The Council may, at its discretion, require any sub - divider to place in escrow a
sum of money sufficient to do said asphalting; the minimum sum so placed shall be
forty cents (00.40) per square yard of street surface. In the event the sub-
divider elects to construct monolithic concrete streets, the minimum thickness shall
be five (51') inches, and the minimum class of concrete shall be twenty -two Hundred
(2200).
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in width nor shall any such lot contain less than an area of five thousand square feet.
Section 2. THAT no subdivision shall be finally accepted and the plat thereof
signed by the proper city officials for recording until the same shall have had con-
structed within it the following improvements, at no cost to the city:
a. Curb and Gutter: Curbs and gutters shall have been installed on all streets
according to specifications and to grades as required by the City Engineer.
b. Street Base. All streets �betwe�en curb lines shall be at least thirty feet
in width and shall have been sub -lease with mud shell, or its equal, to a minimum
compacted depth of eight inches, in accordance with item 212 of "Standard Specifications
for'Road and Bridge Construction," as published by the Texas State Highway Department
on January 13, 193$, and reprinted in March of 1947.*
c. Water Lines. All Mater lines, including main water lines, necessary to serve
such subdivision within the limits thereof and every lot therein shall have been
installed in such locations,. at such depths and of such materials and dimensions as
determined by the City Engineer as necessary to provide an adequate flow of water-for
such uses as may arise within such subdivisi-Dn, including fire protection, and the
construction thereof shall conform to all state health laws.
d. Fire Hydrants. The Subdivider shall install fire hydrants throughout the
subdivision in accordance with the approved plans, as set forth in Section la, above.
e. Sewer Lines. All sewer lines, including main sewer lines, necessary to serve
such subdivision within the limits thereof and egery lot therein shall have been
installed in such locations, at such depths and grades, and of such materials and
dimensions as determined by the City Engineer are necessary to provide adequate sewer-
age disposal within such subdivision, and the construction thereof shall conform to
x.11 state health laws.
f. Culverts and Bridges. Whhere.h;ec,essary, all bridges and culverts shall have
been installed, of a type and kind to be approved by the City Engineer, adequate to
give freedom of both traffic and drainage.
g. Lights, _Gas and Telephone. Arrangement for these services shall be made
by agreement between the subdivider and the utility companies involved, but the loca-
tion of all lines within the subdivision shall be under the direction of the City
Council.
h. Street Markers. All streets shall have been marked at each street inter-
section with a street name sign approved by the City Council.
Sectionjor The City shallinstall water and sewer main lines to the boundaries
of such subdivision connecting the same to its utility system only if, in the opinion
of the Council, these lines are economically feasible,
Section 4.. That no subdivision shall be finally accepted andthe plat thereof
signed by the proper city officials for recording until there shall have been presented
to and accepted by the City an instrument of dedication of all streets, parks and
other public area's, and water and sewer main lines within such subdivision.
Section 5. That plats of all subdivisions located outside the territorial limits
of the City of Baytown but within five miles thereof must be approved by the City
Council as to general planning before being submitted to Coimnissioner's 6ourt for
approval and recording.
Section 6. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, owner, or
agent, to lay out, subdivide or plat any land into lots, blocks or streets within the
City of Baytown or within five miles therefrom, or to sell property therein which has
not been laid out, subdivided and platted according to the terms of this ordinance, with
intent to escape the requirements hereof.
Section 7. Repealing Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms ofthis ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such rppeALl
shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency, and in all other respects this
ordinance shall be sunulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject
matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 8. Savings Clause. If any provision, exception, section, subsection, para-
graph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any
person or set of circumstances shall for any reason be held unconsititional, void, or
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end, all provisions of this ordinance a re declared to be severable.
Section 9. Penalty. Any person, firm, assoc.iati:on or corporation, on any employee,
servant or agent thereof, who shall violate any .provision or provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a
fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each day's violation shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
.Section 10. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten
(10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to
give notiVe hereof causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the
official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)days after
the passage of t his ordinance.
INTRODUCED,- -READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council of the City of Baytown on this 22nd day of March , 1951
Ward, Ma yor
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