Additional requirements—Class I plat and class II plat.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-42
in effectSec. 42-42. - Additional requirements—Class I plat and class II plat.
In addition to the requirements of section 42-41 of this Code, applications for a class I plat or a class II plat shall meet the following requirements so that the subdivision plat is suitable for recordation upon approval by the director or the commission, as applicable:
(1) The class I plat or class II plat shall be drawn on positive photographic film with black lines and image and shall be suitable for the reproduction of direct positive prints and reproductions;
(2) The scale shall be one of the following:
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.
(3) The subdivision plat shall 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.
(4) The subdivision plat shall identify and note 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;
(5) All dedication statements and certificates shall be included on the subdivision plat;
(6) The name of each individual who will sign the subdivision plat shall be lettered under a line provided for the signature;
(7) For each class 1 plat and, at the option of the applicant for a class 2 plat, materials for recordation as provided in section 42-45 of this Code shall be submitted;
(8) A current title report shall be submitted; and
(9) An existing conditions survey shall be submitted for a class II plat if required by the provisions of section 42-56 of this Code.
(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_S42-42ADRELAIPLCLIIPLFetched: 10/26/2026