§ 31-42 TYPES OF PLANS AND PLATS.
(a) Concept plan (not recorded). A concept plan is required when:
(1) Preliminary plats are proposed to be presented in stages;
(2) The total land area of contiguous parcels under the same ownership and control is greater than one square mile (640) acres; and
(3) The area is located wholly or partially within the City of Fort Worth or proposed for annexation to the city.
(b) Preliminary plat (not recorded).
(1) A preliminary plat shall conform to the approved concept plan if a concept plan was required.
(2) No division of land, regardless of size, may be left in a configuration that would prevent it from being platted in compliance with the adopted subdivision ordinance.
(3) A preliminary plat is not required if there is no dedication or construction of public or private streets required for access and if four or fewer lots are to be platted. See subsection (d), minor plat, below.
(4) A preliminary plat is required if there is:
a. Dedication or construction of public or private streets;
b. If five or more lots are to be platted (see subsection (d), minor plat, below); or
c. If development of the property is to be platted in phases.
(c) Final plat.
(1) The final plat shall conform to the approved preliminary plat, approved construction plan and meet all of the requirements of the plan commission.
(2) The final plat may include all or any portion of the area included in the approved preliminary plat.
(3) A final plat that conforms to the approved preliminary plat, approved construction plan and meets all of the requirements of the plan commission does not require a public hearing and may be administratively approved by the plan commission's executive secretary preceding the filing of the plat for record.
(4) A public hearing is required if a final plat requires a waiver. Notice of public hearing shall be in conformance with § 31-62(c).
(d) Final short plat.
(1) A final short plat is permitted for four or fewer lots that have not been previously platted and recorded.
(2) All lots on the final short plat must have direct access to and front or abut an existing public street.
(3) All lots must meet the lot size requirements of the zoning district in which they are located.
(4) A final short plat that does not require a public hearing is administratively approved by the plan commission's executive secretary preceding the filing of the plat for record.
(5) A public hearing is required if a final short plat requires a waiver. Notice of public hearing shall be in conformance with § 31-62(c).
(e) Replat.
(1) A replat does not vacate the previous plat of record governing the remainder of the subdivision. A replat shall contain a note on the plat face attesting that the replat does not amend or remove any covenants or restrictions.
(2) A public hearing is required if a replat requires a waiver. Notice of the public hearing shall be in conformance with Tex. Local Government Code § 212.015(b).
(3) A replat may be administratively approved if no waivers are required or requested. The executive secretary shall provide written notice to each lot owner of record within 200 feet of the lots replatted not later than the 15th day after the date the replat is approved. The notice shall comply with Tex. Local Government Code § 212.015(g).
(f) Amending plat.
(1) A plat of record may be amended without public notice, a public hearing or approval of other lot owners and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation for one or more of the following purposes:
a. To correct errors in course or distance;
b. To add any course or distance that was omitted;
c. To correct an error in the description of the real property;
d. To indicate monuments set after death, disability or retirement from practice of the engineer or surveyor charged with responsibility for setting monuments;
e. To show the location or character of any monument that has been changed or was incorrectly shown;
f. To correct any other type of scrivener or clerical error or omission including lot numbers, acreage, street names and identification of adjacent recorded plats;
g. To correct an error in courses and distances of lot lines between two adjacent lots if both lot owners join in the application for amending the plat; neither lot is abolished; the amendment does not attempt to remove recorded covenants or restrictions; and the amendment does not have a material adverse affect on the property rights of the other owners in the plat;
h. To relocate a lot line to eliminate an inadvertent encroachment of a building or other improvement on a lot line or easement;
i. To relocate one or more lot lines between one or more adjacent lots if the owners of all those lots join in the application for amending the plat; the amendment does not attempt to remove recorded covenants and restrictions; and the amendment does not increase the number of lots;
j. To make necessary changes to the preceding plat to create six or fewer lots in the subdivision or a part of the subdivision covered by the preceding plat if the changes do not affect applicable zoning and other regulations of the city; the changes do not attempt to amend or remove any covenants or restrictions; and the area covered by the changes is located in an area that the city has approved, after a public hearing, as a residential improvement area; and
k. To replat one or more lots fronting on an existing street if the owners of all those lots join in the application for amending the plat; the amendment does not remove any covenants or restrictions; the amendment does not increase the number of lots; and the amendment does not create or require the creation of a new streets or make necessary the extension of municipal facilities.
(2) An amending plat is filed for record in the county of jurisdiction upon administrative approval by the plan commission’s executive secretary.
(g) Correction plat.
(1) A plat may be corrected without public notice, a public hearing or approval of other lot owners and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation for one or more of the purposes listed in subsection (f)(1)a. through (f)(1)g. above, Amending plat.
(2) A correction plat is filed for record in the county of jurisdiction upon administrative approval by the plan commission’s executive secretary.
(h) Conveyance plat.
(1) A conveyance plat may be used to transfer ownership of a parcel or portion of a parcel of land in order to record the transfer of ownership without requiring construction or design of public improvements or collection of development fees.
(2) The property must have access to private or public street.
(3) Existing utility easements may be shown on the conveyance plat.
(4) a. The conveyance plat shall contain a certification note on the plat face, as follows:
“This conveyance plat shall not convey any rights to development or guarantee of public utilities, public or private access, or issuance of addressing and permits, without compliance with all subdivision rules and regulations and the approval and recording of a final plat.”
b. A conveyance plat is filed for record in the county of jurisdiction upon administrative approval by the plan commission’s executive secretary.
(i) Vacated plat. A recorded plat may only be vacated per the provisions of Tex. Local Government Code § 212.013. A vacated plat must meet the following requirements:
(1) If any lot has been sold to an individual property owner, the vacation application shall include the signatures of 100% of all property owners within the recorded subdivision;
(2) No partial plat may be vacated without the consent of all property owners encompassed by the prevailing recorded plat;
(3) No plat may be vacated unless access is provided to individual platted lots and public street and alley rights of way, parks, public sites and facilities, and utility and drainage easements and improvements are provided in the accompanying replat; and
(4) No vacated plat may be recorded in the county of jurisdiction without a public hearing and approval of the city plan commission.
(Ord. 17522, § 5, passed 4-24-2007; Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 3, Art. II), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 20382-09-2012, § 2, passed 9-11-2012; Ord. 23932-11-2019, § 3, passed 11-12-2019; Ord. 28336-02-2026, §§ 3, 4, passed 2-24-2026, eff. 3-13-2026)
