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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 26, Article I and Article II, of the Killeen Code of Ordinances relating to preliminary and final plat requirements.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 16, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Dr. Ray Shanaa, Exec. Dir. Of Planning and Development Services
SUBJECT: Amendments to Chapter 26, Article I and Article II, of the Killeen Code of Ordinances for preliminary and final plats.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On December 11, 2018, City staff briefed the Council on updating the City’s development codes, starting with the City’s subdivision regulations. City Staff proposed several phases of subdivision amendments including: mandatory preliminary plat requirements; Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) requirements; revised street connectivity/ access management standards; and general text amendments. Based on the City Council’s motion of direction, staff initiated the mandatory preliminary plat update with the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The ordinance provides for the following:
§ Requires the developer to consider the extent of a common plan of development, rather than just a single, isolated phase.
§ Applies to the entire tract of land under common ownership, including tracts owned by parent subsidiary or brother-sister groups.
§ Requires preliminary plats to provide a full picture of the overall development including streets, easements, utilities, conceptual lot locations, conceptual drainage information, density information, proposed phasing, as-built drawings, etc.
§ Requires the developer to consider the extent of a common plan of development, rather than just a single, isolated phase.
§ Provides for expiration of preliminary plats and for vesting protections in accordance with state law.
§ Requires that construction plans be released for construction prior to final plat being deemed filed and that infrastructure or guarantee of completion be accepted prior to recordation of final...
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