CITY OF BENBROOK
Community Development Department
SKETCH PLAT CHECKLIST
No Sketch Plat or Replat will be accepted for processing if it is determined to be administratively incomplete by the City Planner
Prior to the submittal of a Preliminary Plat or Minor Plat, an applicant must submit six (6) copies of a Sketch Plat and application for Sketch Plat or Replat for review by the City Planner. The purpose for the Sketch Plat is to review and identify necessary details for inclusion in the Preliminary Plat or Final Plat. Sketch Plat review is intended to accommodate the development of land within a minimum time and with minimal corrections during the Preliminary Plat review.
Concurrent with the submittal of the Sketch Plat, the applicant must also submit three copies of the Conceptual iSWM Site Plan, in accordance with the Design Manual for Site Development (Section 1.1.3.5)
The Sketch Plat may be drawn in pen or pencil to a convenient scale (preferably 1” = 50’) on a sheet not larger than twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches (24” x 36”) and must show the following:
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ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED ON SKETCH PLAT |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Name or Proposed Name of Subdivision |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Block and Lot Numbers if Replat |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Name, address, phone, fax, and email of Legal Owner and Agent for Owner, if any |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Name, address, phone, fax, and email of Surveyor |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Location of property lines |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Existing Easements |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Rights-of-way |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Watercourse |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Wooded areas |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Location, width, and names of all existing streets or other public ways within or immediately adjacent to the tract |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Location of significant sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures within the tract and immediately adjacent |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Existing permanent buildings on or immediately adjacent to the site |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Utility rights-of-way |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Approximate topography with contours at two-foot (2’) intervals suitable to understand general drainage patterns (May be obtained from previous topo maps) |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Approximate location and proposed widths of all proposed street right-of-way and pavement. |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Preliminary concept for connection with existing water and sewer system. |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Approximate location, dimensions, and area of all parcels of land to be set aside for park or other public use, or for common use of property owners in the proposed subdivision |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Location of temporary stakes to enable the City Staff to find and appraise features of the Sketch Plat in the field if other landmarks are not present |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
If the Sketch Plat covers only a part of an applicant’s contiguous holdings, the applicant must submit a sketch of the proposed subdivision areas, together with its proposed street system, and an indication of the probable future street and drainage system of the remaining portion of the tract. |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
A vicinity map showing streets and other general development of the surrounding area |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Show all zoning district boundaries within or adjacent to the tract if proposed to be changed from current boundaries |
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Yes ____No ____NA____ |
Floodplain limits as shown on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map |
Yes ____No ____NA____
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Conceptual iSWM Site Plan |
Before submitting the Sketch Plat and conceptual iSWM Site Plan, the applicant should discuss with the Planning Staff the procedure for the adoption of a subdivision plat and the requirements of the Design Standards, the iSWM Design Manual, and of any pertinent City ordinances. Planning Staff will also advise the applicant of existing conditions, which may affect the proposed subdivision, such as existing or proposed streets, adjacent subdivisions or properties, floodplain and drainage, sewage, fire protection, reservation of land, and similar matters, referring the applicant to the proper agencies if services are not provided by the City.
Upon receiving the Sketch Plat, the City Planner will classify the subdivision as Standard, Replat, or Minor Plat, review and discuss the plat along with its accompanying reports and other relevant material with the applicant, and will advise the applicant in writing of the specific changes, if any, required by City Ordinance or regulation as a pre-requisite for approval, and any additional changes required.
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