§ 1.4. Jurisdiction.

The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the following forms of land subdivision and development activity within the City's limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ):

a.

The division of land into two or more tracts, lots, sites or parcels; or

b.

All subdivisions of land whether by metes and bounds division or by plat, which were outside the jurisdiction of the City's subdivision regulations in Kaufman County, Texas and which subsequently came within the jurisdiction of the City's subdivision regulations through:

1.

Annexation; or

2.

Extension of the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction; or

c.

The combining of two or more contiguous tracts, lots, sites or parcels for the purpose of creating one or more legal lots in order to achieve a more developable site, except as otherwise provided herein; or

d.

When a building permit is required within the City or when development is proposed in the ETJ for the following uses:

1.

Residential single-family:

(a)

Construction of a new single-family dwelling unit; or

(b)

Moving of a primary structure or a main building onto a piece of property; or

2.

Nonresidential and multi-family:

(a)

Construction of a new nonresidential or multi-family structure; or

(b)

Additions, such as increasing the square footage of an existing building by more than ten percent (10%) of its gross floor area; or

(c)

Moving a primary structure onto a piece of property; or

e.

For tracts where any public improvements are proposed; or

f.

Whenever a property owner proposes to divide land lying within the City or its extraterritorial jurisdiction into two or more tracts, and claims exemption from Subchapter A of Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code for purposes of development, that results in parcels or lots all greater than five (5) acres in size; or in the event that development of any such tract is intended, and where no public improvement is proposed to be dedicated, he shall first obtain approval of a development plat for each such lot or tract that meets the requirements of Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212, Subchapter B, Regulation of Property Development, Sections 212.041 through 212.050, as may be amended. (See Section 2.7 of this Ordinance for requirements for development plats.)