HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-07 RESOLUTION NO. R2020-07
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 OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
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WHEREAS, consistent with APPENDIX B "Subdivisions", Section III(a), 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—Department of Engineering and Projects "Design
Criteria Manual,"which document is updated/amended and on file with the City Secretary's office,
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—Department of Engineering and Projects
"Design Criteria Manual," dated March 2020, 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 Engineering and Projects 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 on this 2" day of March, 2020.
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Mayor
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