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City of Denton Dev Projects
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CO (As applies to a building Code) | Certificate of Occupancy |
| Where are all permits kept? (On what system) | Central Square (Community Development) |
| How do citizens know what needs to be permitted? | On Denton's website, under business, then permits & license, then residential permits |
| What is the turn around time on a new build permit? | 3-6 days |
| What is the turn around time on a fence permit? | 24 hrs. |
| what is the cost for contractors to register as contractors with the city? | ~ $66/year |
| What do contractors need to register with the city? | License and Insurance |
| What must be on a foundation permit request? | 2021 - IRC |
| What items should you check for on a foundation permit request? | that it says 2021-IRC and that the # of Piers in the description match request and the photos |
| What is the price for a permit in Denton County? | $50-$750 Depending on what they are asking for. |
| What is a MEP application? | Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing app. |
| What is a site plan and when it is needed? | this is a picture of the area. For small projects Google View is fine. |
| Can a floor plan be hand drawn for a permit request? | yes |
| How do homeowners know what they need to get a permit? | They go to the city website. |
| what are the hardest permits to get? | solar and EV chargers for electric vehicles because they can be dangerous and cause damage when installed. |
| TIA | Traffic Impact Analysis |
| What type of survey gives you more detail and has more legal descriptions? | Metes and bounds survey |
| TCP | Traffic Control Plan |
| Why doesn't the city want a copy right on the Drawings/plans that are submitted for permit and review? | So they can send out to those who need to comment and review. |
| COD | City of Denton |
| DME | Department of municipal engineering |
| Severability clause | A provision in a contract to legal stating that if one part of the agreement is found to be invalid, or unenforceable or illegal the remaining parts will still be effective and enforceable. |
| What are capital projects? | Projects done through public works like working on roads. |
| What are the kinds of projects that public works does? | Electric, street repairs and expansions, sanitary/sewer, water infrastructure, storm water and utility |
| SUP | Specific Use Permit |
| True or False The City Manager can offer up to 20% more than the appraisal price. | True |
| How much can the RE Deputy Director offer for a property without the city managers approval? | up to $50k. |
| How much can the city manager offer for a property? | $50k-$100k. |
| What color of paper do we use for wire requests? | Blue |
| When does Finance need to have the wire request? | At least 1 BD before due |
| If you are doing a wire and the payee is not in the JDE system, what do you do? | Have the vendor set up |
| What are the must haves for a wire? | Blue wire form, wiring inst. on co letterhead or present on invoice, title co. settlement stmt invoice with due date, amt due, ord & # relevant to trans. in the body of the wire form or contract with contract # in body of wire form. |
| what do you do with the completed wire packet? | email to the treasury for processing |
| PIL | Project Information Letter |
| NPLA | Notice of Pending Legal action. |
| When is a NPLA sent and to whom? | Sent to homeowner when all negotiations fail. |
| LSR | Legal status Report |
| WWTP | Waste Water Treatment Plant |
| When looking at the schedule B on the title commitment, what is important to keep in mind? | Do the items on Sch B fall within the easement area we are acquiring for the project? |
| ACM | Assistant City Manager |
| How many citizens live in Denton? | ~150k |
| How many employees does the City of Denton have? | ~1800 |
| CODU | City of Denton University |
| What kind of classes are offered through CODU | communication, public speaking, fostering relationships, mental wellness, tech development, smart sheets, excel |
| Corporate Resolution | Needed if all signers under the Articles of Incorporation are not needed to sign a contract |
| LRCs | Land Rights Conveyance. - Often used when the developer has land but needs water (or other utility) to come from a different location and needs the landowner's permission to get it. |
| DEC | Denton Energy Center |
| True of False LRCs need to go to council on a regular basis. | False |
| TROE | Temp Right of Entry |
| DSA | Downstream Assessment |
| TPP | Tree Preservation Plan |
| AIS | Agenda Information Sheet |
| ZCP | Zoning & Compliance |
| PAC | Pre Application Consultation - Free first meeting to get city's input |
| ESA | Environmental study assessment |
| What duties and responsibilities does the RE department have? | 1. Managing city's existing land rights 2. Acquiring additional land rights 3. assisting with procuring valuations 4. provide research and consultation to other city departments. |
| What is needed to start a RE Service Request? | 1. signed and sealed surveys 2. maps and 3. Legal description 4. an account number |
| How long can revisions to a project prolong acquisition? | 5-12 mo. additional time from date of submission. |
| If all goes well, what is the shortest time to acquire a property? | 5 mons. The more realistic time frame is 8-12 months. |
| How can a condemnation case take? | up to 12 months |
| What items does RE need from the PM? | 1. Source of funds 2. Place of project and alignment 3. Project schedule 4. signed and stamped surveys 5. map |
| Why should there be NO bid advertisement until after land acquisition? | Delayed acquisition could change the cost of the project. |
| How do PM make SOW changes with RE after due diligence has been done? | In writing via change order form |
| What is the RE Specialist responsible for once the project is assigned | 1. walk/drive prop with DM 2. Due Diligence 3. Negotiate c owner 4. Present to concil 5. sch and attend meetings/update PM 6. Request pmt and close transaction 7. Create Project file |
| How does the City Attorney help the RE dept? | Reviews offers, Drafts contracts, coordinates ED process |
| What is included in the Due Diligence Period? | 1.Survey, 2. ownership (deed, SOS, cad), 3. environmental assess if needed, 4. appraisal, 5. title work, 6. map |
| JUA | Joint use agreement - allows for the continued use of utilities until they are relocated. |
| what software is used to advertise for appraisal bids? | Ionwave |
| ILA | Inter Local Agreement - typically a reimbursement agreement. |
| PAC | Pre Applicaiton Conference, Free meeting for the developer to get input from all the departments as to what to expect in their project. 1st Step in the process. |
| DAT | Development Assistance Team - Second Step of the process. Developer has decided to move forward and is in the process of fixing things the reviewers have said. |
| PCM | Pre Construction Meeting. The plans are approved and getting ready for construction. |
| If you are reviewing a Pac, when are comments due for the Tues meeting? | By Monday. |
| CEP | Civil Engineering Plans |
| When a developer is in need of easements (LRC), who is responsible to get the easements from the property owner? How? | The developer. They will submit an application, this will come to RE dept via SS, then RE will give them the forms to use to contact the property owner to get the easements. These forms are in templates. |
| Can a landowner red line our forms/contracts and place an indemnity clause to hold harmless in their agreement to convey an easement? | NO! |
| NTP | Notice to proceed |
| CIP | Capital Improvement Projects |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding |
| What software is used to file docs with the county clerk? | Simplifile |
| Who are well known attorneys for ED in the Denton area? | Josh Westrum and Michelle Jones |
| What does non-exclusive mean on an easement? | that others can use the rights if the owner allows. |
| Will we condemn for county projects? | Not likely. If responsiveness (or lack thereof) becomes a problem, City staff will need to engage the CMO for assistance. Therefore, don’t include County or City parcels on the ED ordinance. |
| Letter of Instruction | Given to the Title department at closing to clean up title and remove things legal requested. |
| How do you look for vol and page of a document on the county clerk sight? | 350/122 - volume number forward slash then pg. number |
| How do you find a document on county clerk sight | year then dash then document number 2024 - 1234; then click Search Index & Full Text (OCR); then click mag lense |
| plat | a piece of land identifying the location and boundaries of street rights-of-way, individual lots or parcels, and other information about the size and shape of a property. |
| What does a plat record? | not only the size, boundaries, and flood zones, but it also includes nearby streets, utility setbacks, easements, ownership, and land dedicated to public use. |
| Not all property is platted. Why? | In very old deeds where the land has not been subdivided or platted, you will see the shape and size labeled as metes and bounds. |
| What section of Texas Local Government Code (TLGC) covers Platting? | Section 212 ex. Section 212.004 - Plat Required Section 212.013 - Vacating Plat Section 212.015 - Replat Section 212.016 - Amending Plat |
| When is Dedication of right-of-way required? | where a plat is used to record the remainder of a tract created by the final platting of a portion of the property |
| The required right-of-way dedication shall be limited to what? | that which is necessary to provide access to the property proposed for final plat approval and to complete turn lanes, intersections, and transitions in road pavement width resulting from development of property proposed for final plat approval. |
| T or F Easements, dedications, and reservations may be recorded on a conveyance plat? | True |
| How long do public citizens have to speak before council at regular meetings? | 4 min on any topic not on the agenda. |
| Are council members able to address items that the public brings up during open mic during regular meetings? | no, they are not permitted to address these topics. |
| Public comments can be given for any item considered by the Council, EXCEPT what? | work session reports or closed meetings. |
| Public comments are limited to how long per agenda item? | 3 mins |
| How do citizens make comments are agenda and indiv consent items? | On consent agenda items, they must be present at the Work Session. On individual consideration items, they must be present at the Regular or Special Session portion of the meeting. |
| What must be done if a citizen wants to comment on an items? | In both consent and IC items they submit a speaker card (available at the meeting location) to the City Secretary prior to the item being called. |
| T or F For public hearing items, speaker cards are encouraged but not required. | True |
| Where is the agenda posted online? | www.cityofdenton.com/publicmeetings |
| How do citizens make ecomments for an agenda items? | Once the agenda is posted, a link to make virtual comments using the eComment module is available next to the meeting listing on the Upcoming Events Calendar. |
| Texas Open Meetings Act limits what? | any deliberation or decision by the Council to: a proposal to place the item on a future agenda; a statement of factual information; or a recitation of existing policy. Council Members may not ask the open microphone speakers questions |
| What is a plat | A plat is a detailed map or plan of a subdivision, showing the boundaries of individual lots, st, easements, & relevant features. Plats are created and recorded by surveyors or government agencies that serve as the legal description of a piece of land. |
| Survey | delve deeper into the topography, boundaries, encroachments, and other features of a specific piece of real estate |
| difference between a plat and survey? | plat focuses on a subdivision and a survey focses on a specific property |
| PFC | Public Facility Corp - Local Gov nonprofit made to hold title and provide funding for Pub property. Auth under Chap 303 of TLGC |
| OPA | Oversized Participation Agreement. If a developer is going to install an 8" drainage pipe and the city knows b/c of growth or whatever reason that it will need a 10" pipe, the City will pay the difference using an OPA. |
| What is the benefit of an easement being made to the Public verses to the City of Denton? | If it is to the Public and the City sells the parcel, then the easement is not retained by the City b/c it belongs to the Public. |
| Delta | a quantitative change, especially a small or incremental one; a triangular deposit of sand or soil at the mouth of a river or inlet; an inscribed angle being defined by 2 chords of the circle sharing an endpoint. |
| What is the difference between a special warranty deed and a general warranty deed? | The main difference lies in the extent of the protection they offer regarding title defects: a GWD deed covers the entire history of the property, while a SWD only covers the period during which the seller owned the property. |
| save and except | Grantor is transferring full ownership, except for the specific items mentioned after that phrase. Can include: Existing easements, mineral rights, Restrictions or covenants (HOA, recorded plats, etc.), Encroachments, A carve‑out of part of the land |
| Uniform Act | Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act - services given to displaced indiv and business owners |
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