City of Weston, Texas

All zoning and plat submittals (other than Conveyance or Minor Plats), and all pre-design conferences, are by appointment only. Submittals without an appointment will not be accepted.

REGULATIONS AFFECTING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS (GDPs)

Floodplain Hazard Reduction

Engineering Design Standards

Subdivision

Zoning

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEPOSIT

Professional fees for the review of planned developments with their plat applications, concept and site plans, zoning applications, and other land use related permits shall be paid by the applicant to the City. The professional fees shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, engineering, traffic engineering, expenses for related legal fees, land planning and financial analysis in order that the application can be properly evaluated to achieve compliance with the City’s regulations. A deposit of $5,000.00 shall be paid for the services at the time the initial application is filed. The actual costs will be determined prior to final approval and either an additional sum will be due from the applicant or a reimbursement made if the actual cost is less than the deposit.

NOTICE OF INTENT

The subdivider shall submit to the plan administrator a letter showing his/her name and address and that of his/her land planner and stating his intent to subdivide a particular property, briefly describing the location, amount of land, and particulars as to the intended use of the property. At that time, a Pre-Design Conference will be scheduled.

PRE-DESIGN CONFERENCE

GDPs are not self-implementing documents. Further actions are required to bring the preliminary concepts in the GDP forward during subsequent development planning and construction. The subdivider shall consult with the plan administrator and the City Engineer or their duly authorized representatives concerning the ultimate land use of the proposed development, the most advantageous subdivision plan, the suitability of the location of the proposed subdivision, the arrangement of streets, alleys, and lots, the layout of utility lines and availability of service from trunk mains and other regulations and policies of the City regarding development. Conditional approval as to the general land use of the proposed subdivision should be obtained from the plan administrator prior to preparation of the Preliminary Plat. No applications shall be accepted for processing until a pre-design conference has occurred.

CONCEPT PLANS

A map, drawing or chart drawn to scale on which is shown the subdivider's proposed arrangement of streets, lots, easement, other public spaces, and general land uses on all contiguous properties owned or held under single ownership from which a proposed subdivision is intended to be made.

The Concept Plan may be the same as a Preliminary Plat, if such plan complies with the requirements of a Preliminary Plat.

When a subdivision is a portion of a tract larger than 40 acres in size, to be subdivided later in its entirety, a Concept Plan of the entire tract shall be submitted with the Preliminary Plat of the portion to be first subdivided. The Concept Plan shall show the schematic layout of the entire tract and its relationship to adjacent property within the neighborhood unit. When appropriate, more than one tract or subdivision may be included within the Concept Plan.

The Concept Plan shall delineate the proposed characteristics of the area in terms of major categories of land use, dwelling units and population densities, general layout of lots and streets, drainage ways, utility trunk lines, location of sites for parks, schools and other public uses, present and proposed zoning, and such other information as the commission or its designee finds to be necessary for making a decision on the approval of the Preliminary Plat.

PLATTING

Platting is required if the owner of a tract of land located within the City of Weston or in its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ):

divides the tract in two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality
lays out suburban, building, or other lots
lays out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract with the intention of dedicating to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts

For platting purposes, a division of a tract includes a division regardless of whether it is made by:

using a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed
using a contract of sale or other executory contract to convey
by using any other method.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

1. General Development Plan Application

2. General Development Plan Deposit Agreement

3. Concept Plan

4. Approval letter from Collin County Development Services

5. Tax Certificates from the County and the School District

6. Planning submittal fees as listed on the City of Weston's Fee Schedule

Completed packets must be submitted a minimum of 90 days prior to the anticipated City Council meeting in which an application is to be considered by Council.