Additional requirements—All subdivision plats.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-41
in effectSec. 42-41. - Additional requirements—All subdivision plats.
Each preliminary or final subdivision plat, regardless of class, shall:
(1) State the proposed name of the subdivision, which shall not be a duplicate of any subdivision or development of record within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction and conform to the current subdivision naming standards promulgated by the director and located on the planning department website;
(2) Provide the legal description of the property proposed to be subdivided, including the name of the previous subdivision as applicable, the name of the county, survey and abstract number;
(3) Provide reference to the nearest corner or street right-of-way intersection in the general area;
(4) Show the location of all streets, shared driveways, alleys and easements within the subdivision plat boundaries;
(5) Show the location of all building lines required by this chapter;
(6) State the total acreage within the subdivision and the total number of lots, blocks and reserves;
(7) Identify the owner of the property. If the owner of the property is not a natural person, state the name of the entity along with the name of the individual authorized to execute the subdivision plat on behalf of the entity;
(8) Identify the person or firm who prepared the plat;
(9) Indicate the date on which the plat was drawn;
(10) Provide a north arrow;
(11) Orient the layout of the subdivision with north to the top of the drawing;
(12) Provide the numeric and graphic scale for the subdivision;
(13) Orient the subdivision within the larger area by providing a vicinity map;
(14) Draw plat boundaries with heavy lines to indicate the subdivided area;
(15) Identify adjacent areas outside the plat boundaries indicating the name of the adjacent subdivisions, churches, schools, parks, bayous and drainage ways, acreage and all existing streets, easements, pipelines and other restricted uses;
(16) Identify blocks and lots within a subdivision by consecutive numbers; lot numbering may be cumulative throughout the subdivision so long as the numbering system continues from block to block in a uniform manner; and
(17) Identify reserves by alphabetical letter.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2022-391, § 4, 5-18-2022)
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_S42-41ADRELLSUPLFetched: 10/26/2026