Plat Application

City of Mesquite Plat Packet No permit for the construction or expansion of a building shall be issued unless the tract or plot is part of a plat of record, filed in the plat records of the county, thereby establishing a building site. Platting shall be in conformance with the Mesquite Subdivision Ordinance, Mesquite Zoning Ordinance, and Mesquite Engineering Design Manual. The applicant is required to attend a pre-application meeting for the project before submittal of a plat application. Plat application is required to be submitted concurrently with the Engineering Plans and other submittals identified at the pre-application meeting and any items or exhibits requested by the Director that are consistent with the standards and requirements of the Mesquite Subdivision Ordinance, Mesquite Zoning Ordinance, and Mesquite Engineering Design Manual. COMPLETE APPLICATION REQUIRED — CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING The applicant shall submit the information required in this packet and as identified in the pre-application meeting. Each item is considered an essential part of the plat application and is necessary to ensure a proper review of the proposed development. Once submitted, the application will be reviewed for completeness. If the application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified within 10 days of submission of the missing items. An incomplete application that has not been revised to meet the completeness requirements shall be considered expired on the 45th day after the original submission of the application. The City may retain the application fee paid. Following an expired application, any additional or further requests by the applicant must be accompanied by a new application and fee. SUBMITTAL PROCESS A complete plat application, consisting of the documents noted in this packet, and in the pre-application meeting shall be submitted online through the Citizen Self Service (CSS) https://energov.cityofmesquite.com. Links to directions for submitting a plan through CSS are available at the end of this packet. Applications entered on or after 3 p.m. on a business day or on weekends or holidays shall not be considered submitted until the next business day following the date the information was entered. Applications generally made to other departments, such as Public Works, must be submitted as part of the plat application if required in connection with plat approval. If staff assistance is needed to submit an application, contact the Planning and Zoning Office. REVIEW PROCESS Once an application is deemed complete, the Case Manager will provide notice of the date of filing and scheduling of review and the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Staff will prepare a written report summarizing the review process. The report will include discussion of the relevant issues pertaining to the compliance of the application with the standards of applicable City ordinances. A copy of the report will be provided to the applicant prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Comments and other communication will be provided through the City’s Citizen Self Service (CSS) or by email. May 2021 CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Page 1 of 12 P.O. Box 850137 • Mesquite, Texas 75185-0137 • www.cityofmesquite.com PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION The Commission will approve, approve with conditions or disapprove a plat within 30 days after the date the application is filed. If an application is approved with conditions or disapproved, the Commission will include in its motion or decision a reference to the specific conditions of approval or reasons for disapproval. Upon approval with conditions or disapproval staff will provide the conditions to approval or reasons for disapproval to the applicant in a written statement by email or on the City’s Online Application Portal, identifying the specific conditions to approval or reasons for disapproval and the law serving as the basis for the condition or disapproval. The Commission will only approve a plat subject to conditions if the remaining requirements are limited to installation of public improvements by the applicant and approval of the public improvements by the City. RESPONSE AND RESUBMITTAL The applicant may apply to the City with a response to conditional approval or disapproval by filing a response review application on the City’s Online Application Portal that satisfies a condition or remedies a reason for disapproval. The application for resubmittal shall include the following items shall be submitted with the revised plat: 1. Response Letter stating how the comments were addressed and identify any other changes made to the plat 2. Revised Plat in a pdf format 3. Response review fee 4. Any submittal requirements noted in the Planning and Zoning Commission’s action on the initial submittal The Case Manager will review the application for completeness and schedule it for the Planning and Zoning Commission’s consideration. The Commission will approve or disapprove a response to conditional approval or disapproval within 15 days after the date a complete application, including the response review fee, is filed. If an application for response review is disapproved, then this step may be repeated. ALTERNATE PLAT PROCESS (SHORT FORM AND AMENDING PLATS) All plats shall be processed as a long-form plat under the long-form procedures described above unless it is determined at the pre-application meeting that the plat is eligible for one of the optional alternate procedures as a Short Form plat or an Amending Plat. Please contact your Case Manager to confirm if your project qualifies to be platted through the Short Form or Amending Plat process. The plat processed under the alternative process may be approved administratively and will be acted on 29 days of the first submittal and 14 days on any resubmittals. EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS Extensions. An applicant may request an extension of the 30-day action deadline for action by the Commission by providing a written request on the City’s Online Application Portal. The extension request shall provide the extension time requested not to exceed 30 days. Waivers. An applicant may request a waiver of any deadline provided in this Article by providing a written request to the Director on the City’s Online Application Portal. The Director shall provide a written response to the waiver request which shall provide the new deadline, if any, requested by the applicant. The waiver form is available upon request. May 2021 CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Page 2 of 12 P.O. Box 850137 • Mesquite, Texas 75185-0137 • www.cityofmesquite.com City of Mesquite Plat Application Please print legibly. This application can also be completed online at: https://www.cityofmesquite.com/DocumentCenter/View/745/Platting-Application-Packet Information regarding platting procedures and staff review can be found at: https://library.municode.com/tx/mesquite/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_APXBSU Application Checklist □ Completed Application □ Declaration of Covenants □ Surveyor’s Certificate □ Property Owner Signature □ Pre-Application Meeting □ Application Fee Property Information – May provide general location if needed Physical Address: City, State: Mesquite, Texas Zip Code: Plat Information Name of Plat: Acreage/Square Footage: s.f. Number of Lots: Variances Requested: Applicant Information – Contact Person Designee First Name: Last Name: Company: Phone Number: Email Address: Property Owner(s) Information – The owner of the property listed as physical address Same as Applicant: □ Yes □ No (If no, fill in information below) First Name: Last Name: Phone Number: Email Address: Mailing Address: City, State: (If different from property information) Zip Code: May 2021 CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Page 3 of 12 P.O. Box 850137 • Mesquite, Texas 75185-0137 • www.cityofmesquite.com Pre-Application Meeting – A Pre-Application Meeting is required prior to submitting application Have you had a Pre-Application Meeting with Staff concerning this plat? □ Yes □ No Pre-Application Case number: PAM Case Manager: □ Garrett Langford □ Johnna Matthews □ Lesley Frohberg □ Ellen Soward □ __________ Article III, Section B.2.b of the Mesquite Subdivision Ordinance A pre-application meeting is required prior to submitting an application. The pre-application meeting is designed to help the applicant understand the Mesquite development approval process and regulations applicable to the proposed application. The pre-application meeting schedule and other information can be found on the City of Mesquite website. Signatures Applicant Date Property Owner Date The above signed hereby applies for approval of a plat in accordance with the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Mesquite. The Items on the attached checklist and all general requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance are shown on the plat submitted for review and approval. Office Use Only Date Received: Project Intake: Case Number: PL □ Fee: May 2021 CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Page 4 of 12 P.O. Box 850137 • Mesquite, Texas 75185-0137 • www.cityofmesquite.com Plat Completeness Review – Article III Section E.1 All application submissions must be complete prior to filing and any processing by the City of Mesquite. A complete application includes all of the submittal information identified at the pre-application meeting and any items or exhibits requested by the Director that are consistent with the standards and requirements of this ordinance. A complete application is also accompanied by the applicable fee. Yes No Not Applicable Pre-Application Meeting □ □ □ Flood Study

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