City of Benbrook
911 Winscott Road
Benbrook, TX 76126
(817) 249-3000
(817) 249-0884 fax

CITY OF BENBROOK

        Community Development Department

MINOR PLAT REQUIREMENTS

Following the review and classification of the Sketch Plat by the City Planner as a Minor Plat, the applicant must submit twelve (12) blueline or blackline copies of the Minor Plat together with dedication instruments and written application for Final Plat approval, meeting all requirements as to Form and Content listed below:

1. The Final Plat must be accompanied by the following:
     i)     The required review and filing fees for Final Plat Approval as set by the City Fee Schedule

    ii)     One copy of the private deed restrictions, if any, as filed in the records of Tarrant County

    iii)     Three copies of Preliminary Drainage Plan, as described in Section 16.20.005 of the Subdivision Ordinance
2. Upon approval by City Staff, the applicant must submit two (2) mylars with original seals and signatures in black ink, two (2) blueline or blackline copies of the revised Final Plat, and two (2) original executed dedication instruments suitable for filing with the County.
3. It is the duty of the City Planner having received the Final Plat, to:
    i)     Check the Final Plat for completeness and for conformity to the specifications.

    ii)     Inform the applicant of the completeness of the Final Plat and of its conformity to the specifications.

    iii)     An application will not be accepted until all materials are considered complete by the City Staff.

4. Conditions for Minor Plat approval by the City Planner will be as follows:
    i)     The City Planner may approve a Minor Plat involving four or fewer lots fronting on an existing street that does not require the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities that would require the expenditure of City funds.

    ii)     All other Final Plat requirements are met.

    iii)     The City Planner may, for any reason, present the plat to the Commission for approval and may refer the plat to the Commission if he or she refuses to approve the plat.

5. The Commission will act on a formally accepted Minor Plat within thirty-days (30) of the date of acceptance of the administratively-complete Final Plat for processing. If the Plat is not approved, conditionally disapproved, or disapproved within thirty-days (30) from the date of acceptance, it is deemed to have been approved and a certificate, showing the acceptance date and the failure to take action thereon within thirty-days (30) from the acceptance date, will on demand be issued by the Commission and the certificate will be in lieu of the endorsement normally required.
6.

Any applicant upset by a decision or condition imposed by the City Staff may appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission. In such event, the applicant must file the number of copies required for a Preliminary Plat, along with a written appeal of the requirement by the City Staff.

 

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