Additional requirements—Class III plat—Final plat.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-44
in effectSec. 42-44. - Additional requirements—Class III plat—Final plat.
In addition to the requirements of section 42-41 of this Code, applications for a final class III plat shall:
(1) Incorporate all of the provisions relating to preliminary plats and reflect the conditions and requirements of final subdivision plat approval previously imposed by the commission;
(2) Be drawn on positive photographic film with black lines and image and be suitable for the reproduction of direct positive prints and reproductions;
(3) Use one of the following scales:
a. One inch to 20 feet;
b. One inch to 30 feet;
c. One inch to 40 feet;
d. One inch to 50 feet;
e. One inch to 60 feet; or
f. One inch to 100 feet;
provided that the director may authorize the use of a different scale when the director determines that circumstances warrant a different scale;
(4) Show all engineering and surveying data in a manner and to an extent sufficient to locate all of the features of the subdivision plat on the ground, including the following;
a. Full dimensions along all boundaries of the subdivision plat;
b. Full dimensions of all shared driveways;
c. Full dimensions of all easements, drainageways, gullies, creeks and bayous;
d. Full dimensions of all lots, blocks, reserves, out-tracts, compensating open space and any other tracts designated separately within the subdivision plat boundaries; and
e. Full dimensions of all fee strips, pipelines and other physical and topographical features necessary to be accurately located by surveying methods.
Full dimensions shall include line dimensions, bearings of deflecting angles, radii, central angles and degrees of curvature and lengths of curves and tangent distances, all of which shall be shown in feet and decimal fractions thereof;
(5) The intended use of all lots and reserves; in those instances where the intended use of a reserve has not been determined, the reserve shall be identified as unrestricted and so noted on the subdivision plat;
(6) Include all dedication statements and certificates; and
(7) Include a current title report.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIREPR_DIV2APRE_S42-44ADRELAIIPLINPLFetched: 10/26/2026