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Manvel council approves subdivision ordinance amendments after debate over well-and-sewer rules
Summary
Council voted to approve amendments to Chapter 62 of the city subdivision ordinance that expand the Original Manvel Town Site boundary and clarify plat and street requirements after removing proposed language that would have compelled new residential connections to city water and sewer.
The Manvel City Council on Tuesday approved amendments to Chapter 62 of the city's subdivision ordinance that expand the Original Manvel Town Site (OMT) boundary and clarify plat, lot and street requirements, after council removed provisions that would have required some new residences to connect to city water and wastewater lines.
City planning staff said the package updates definitions, allows master plans to serve as preliminary plats, revises sidewalk and street construction triggers for county or state rights-of-way, and standardizes lot-width measurement in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Joe, city planning staff, told council that "staff is recommending approval, and the commission is also…
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