HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2009-69 RESOLUTION NO. R2009-69
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING
UPDATES/AMENDMENTS TO THE "DESIGN CRITERIA
MANUAL" FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS;
APPROVING THE STANDARDS CONTAINED THEREIN FOR
THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELATED FACILITIES
AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY; AND REPEALING
ALL PRIOR DESIGN CRITERIA MANUALS AND REPEALING
OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS
INCONSISTENT ON OR CONFLICT HEREWITH.
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WHEREAS, consistent with APPENDIX B "Subdivisions", Section V(b), of The City
Code of the City of Friendswood, the City of Friendswood Design Criteria Manual shall be
updated from time to time and adopted by Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined a need for updating the City of
Friendswood Design Criteria Manual to provide for the most current and comprehensive
standards covering the design, construction, and installation of public infrastructure and related
improvements within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood-Community Development Department "Design
Criteria Manual", which document is updated/amended and attached hereto, shall be approved
and adopted as the most recent Design Criteria Manual for the City of Friendswood; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are
hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. That certain City of Friendswood-Community Development Department
"Design Criteria Manual", dated September 2009, a true and correct copy of which is on file in
the office of the City Secretary and for all things made a part hereof, is hereby adopted. The
standards and related documents contained and referred to therein shall control and are hereby
established as minimum design, construction, and installation standards for certain public
infrastructure and related improvements within the City of Friendswood, Texas, for City projects
and subdivision and other related development. In the event of conflict between any provision of
the Design Criteria Manual and any ordinance of the City, or between the Design Criteria Manual
and any condition of plat or development approval imposed by the City, the provisions of any
such ordinance or term or condition of approval shall control.
Section 3. The Director of Community Development shall maintain copies of such
Design Criteria Manual and related documents, which shall be made available, upon payment of
the reasonable costs of publication thereof, to any person requesting same. The Director is
further directed to periodically evaluate and review such standards and, when deemed necessary
and appropriate, recommend changes to City Council.
Section 4. All other resolutions adopting prior versions of the Design Criteria Manual
or any resolution inconsistent or in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such inconsistency or
conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED,APPROVED AND RESOLVED th's 7th day of December,2009.
David J. H. Smith
Mayor
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