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The applicant should avail himself or herself of the advice and assistance of the Village's administrative officers, including its retained planning and engineering consultants (as applicable), and should consult early and informally with those officers and consultants before preparing a concept plan or any plat in order to save time and money, and to avoid potential unnecessary delays.
Prior to formal application for approval of any concept plan or plat, the applicant shall request and attend a mandatory pre-application conference with the appropriate Village official(s) in order to become familiar with the Village's development regulations and the subdivision process. At the pre-application conference, the applicant may be represented by his or her land planner, engineer and/or surveyor. No development right (if any) shall vest upon participation in any pre-application conferences.
The "official submission date" is the date upon which a complete application for approval of any type of plat, that contains all required elements mandated by the Texas Local Government Code, Section 212.004(b) and by the Subdivision Ordinance, is submitted to the Village Administrator, after which the statutory period required for approval or disapproval of the plat shall commence to run. No application shall be deemed officially submitted until the Village Administrator determines that the application is complete and a fee receipt is issued by the Village.
Plat applications which do not include all required information and materials, as outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance, will not be accepted for official submission by the Village, and will not be scheduled on an agenda until the proper information is provided to Village officials including the Village's retained planning and engineering consultants, if applicable.
The application shall include the application, along with the appropriate submission fee, the appropriate number of full-size folded (24" x 36") prints of the plat and an electronic copy of the plat in PDF format as required by the Village's current development review policies and requirements, a copy of any applicable development agreement pertaining to the subject property (if any), and any other applicable information and materials deemed appropriate by the Village. For additional requirements, please refer to pg. 19 of the Subdivision Ordinance.
A concept plan, sometimes referred to as a "preliminary site plan" or a "land study," is required, and submission and approval of a concept plan is the first step in the approval process for a residential or nonresidential development project.
Submission and approval of a concept plan is specifically required in, but is not limited to, the following circumstances:
For more information regarding Concept Plan Approval, please refer to Section 2.3 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 23.
Following the pre-application conference (as described in Section 2.1 of the Subdivision Ordinance) regarding the overall general development strategy for the property, the applicant shall have prepared a construction plat together with full engineering plans for the construction of the subdivision and all associated public improvements and other supplementary materials, as required by the Subdivision Ordinance or by the Village. For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for construction plat approval, please refer to Section 2.4 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 24.
A minor plat shall meet all of the informational and procedural requirements set forth for a final plat, and shall be accompanied by the required number of copies of the plat, a completed application form, the required submission fee, and a certificate or some other acceptable form of verification from the Bell County Central Appraisal District showing that all taxes have been paid on the subject property and that no delinquent taxes exist against the property in accordance with Section 1.10 of the Subdivision Ordinance.
For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for Minor Plat approval, please refer to Section 2.11 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 45.
The final plat shall be in accordance with the construction plat, as approved (see Section 2.4.1 in the Subdivision Ordinance), and shall incorporate all applicable conditions, changes, directions and additions imposed by the Approval Authority upon the construction plat. The final plat shall not be approved until all utilities, infrastructure, and other required improvements have been constructed according to the engineering plans, as approved by the Village's Engineer, unless provisions are made for the completion of the improvements in accordance with Section 6 of the Subdivision Ordinance. The final plat shall not be submitted prior to approval of the construction plat (see Section 2.4 (C) of the Subdivision Ordinance for exception.). For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for construction plat approval, please refer to Section 2.4 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 34.
An amended plat shall meet all of the informational and procedural requirements set for for a final plat, and shall be accompanied by the required number of copies of the plat, a completed application form, the required submission fee, and a certificate or some other acceptable form of verification from the Bell County Central Appraisal District showing that all taxes have been paid on the subject property and that no delinquent taxes exist against the property in accordance with Section 1.10 of the Subdivision Ordinance.
For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for construction plat approval, please refer to Section 2.9 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 42.
For the purposes of this Section, the term "development" means the construction of any building, structure or improvement of any nature (residential or nonresidential), or the enlargement of any external dimension thereof. This section shall apply to any land lying within the Village or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction in the following circumstances:
For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for development plat approval, please refer to Section 2.7 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 38.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Subdivision Ordinance, a property owner who proposes to replat any portion of an already approved and filed final plat, other than to amend or vacate the plat, must first obtain approval for the replat under the same standards and by the same procedures prescribed for final platting of land by this Ordinance. All improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the same requirements as for a construction or final plat, as provided in the Subdivision Ordinance. The Village Administrator may waive or modify requirements for a construction replat under certain circumstances where the proposed replat does not involve a large land parcel or an existing structure or business on the subject property, and where the proposed plat revisions are relatively simple in nature.
For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for replat approval, please refer to Section 2.8 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 40.
For detailed information regarding the procedures and submission requirements for Plat Vacation approval, please refer to Section 2.10 of the Subdivision Ordinance on pg. 44.
This Checklist is intended to provide the information and data that is necessary to assess the merits of the project proposal. Please note that this Checklist is intended to assist developers and design professionals in the preparation of submittals for review and is generally what is needed to facilitate the review of the project. Additional items may be required prior to approval. As per Section 2.4g of the Subdivision Ordinance, no excavation, grading, tree removal or site clearing activities shall occur prior to approval of the construction plat and engineering plans.
All items must be provided to be considered for processing/review. Per the Subdivision Ordinance Section 2.2d, the Administrator will make a determination of completeness based upon whether the application contains all required elements, documents, materials and fees mandated by State and local Ordinance. You will receive a written notice advising whether the application is complete. If deemed incomplete, the notification will attempt to list all missing or incomplete items.
ITEMS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTAL
DIGITAL SUBMISSION (REQUIRED)
Hard Copy Submission (required)
APPLICATION AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED WILL THEN BE FORWARDED TO THE VILLAGE ENGINEER FOR REVIEW.
Please read the Subdivision Ordinance to determine the procedures and submission requirements for the following types of applications:
The plat shall depict and/or include the following (not all-inclusive list):
(Please check the boxes below if the following items are depicted and/or included in the plat.)
The following notes must be included on all Subdivision Plats. Some plats require additional Notes. The blanks must be completed with all the appropriate site specific information. All ink used on plats, both photographic and Mylars must be permanent, water-resistant and legible. Stamps and signatures that may become smudged must include printed clarification of the stamp, i.e., “My Commission expires on (date).”
(Please check the boxes below if the following notes are depicted and/or included in the plat.)
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All required fees, unless specifically stated otherwise herein, shall be paid as required in other Sections of the Subdivision Ordinance. Final observation and review fees may be paid at the time the actual review (i.e., final "walk-through") of the project is undertaken. The fee schedule is as follows:
You can pay for your plat fee payment online HERE.
*Professional Cost Deposits: are required on plat and site development/plan permit submissions requiring legal, engineer, and/or other professional service reviews or consultations. Deposits will be calculated based on the applicable fee times 150%. Professional Services fees will be deducted from the deposit as costs to the Village are incurred at a rate of the Actual Cost of Professional Service plus 10.0%. Deposits must be maintained through the life of the project. At any time that the deposit is insufficient to cover actual professional fees.
**Administrative Fees: Administrative Fees are 10% of the application fees. Therefore, total your application fees and multiply it by 10%. Add that 10% to your total application fees.
Development Agreement: $5,000.00 (not refundable) plus $5,000.00 professional service deposit. Total fees shall be $5,000.00 plus actual costs of professional services plus 10% administration costs.
$200.00 plus actual professional fees*
Example: $0 (not applicable to this example)
$350.00 for the first 10 lots, $20.00 each additional lot plus actual professional fees*
Example: 50 lots (((($350.00 + (40 X $20.00 = $800.00)) = $1,150) X 10% administrative fees**) X 1.5% actual professional fees*)
*Administrative Fees are 10% of the application fees. Therefore, total your application fees and multiply it by 10%. Add that 10% to your total application fees**.
*Professional Cost Deposit is 1.5% the total of the application fees + the 10% administrative fees**
Construction Plat fees plus Final Plat fees plus actual professional fees*
$150.00 plus actual professional fees*
Actual professional fees* + 10% administrative fee**
$150.00
Example: ((Construction Plat: ($1,150) X (10% administration fee**, $115) = $1,265) X 1.5% Actual Professional Service Deposit*)
(($1,265) X (1.5%) = $1,897.6)
Total Amount: $1,265 + $1,897.6 = $3,162.6
Before the Applicant records the Plat, the following items must be submitted or accomplished:
(Please check the boxes below if the following items have been submitted or accomplished.)
Address: Salado Village Offices 301 N. Stagecoach Road Salado, TX 76571
Phone: 254-947-5060
Fax: 254-947-5061
Municipal Building Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
