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Cibolo staff to treat plats as "filed" only when all required materials are complete; city explains 30‑day shot‑clock interpretation
Summary
City staff told planning commissioners the municipality will consider a subdivision plat "filed" — and start the Texas 30‑day approval clock — only after an application contains all documents, fees and resolved review comments. The change is intended to reduce incomplete plats presented to the commission.
City planning staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission the city will consider a subdivision plat "filed" under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212 only when the applicant has submitted all documentation and fees required by the city's published checklist, and when outstanding review comments have been resolved to staff's satisfaction.
The change responds to recurring situations in which plats were presented to the commission before technical corrections were completed. Staff said the city’s plat submittal calendar and the published…
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