§ 6.8. Construction Procedures.

a.

[Authorization required.] A site development permit or other written authorization is required from the City prior to beginning any site development-related work in the City or its extraterritorial jurisdiction which affects erosion control, storm drainage, vegetation or tree removal, or a floodplain.

b.

Pre-construction Conference. The City shall require that all contractors participating in the construction meet for a pre-construction conference to discuss the project prior to release of a grading permit and before any filling, excavation, clearing or removal of vegetation and any trees that are larger than six inch (6") caliper. All contractors shall be familiar with, and shall conform with, applicable provisions of the City's landscape ordinance and requirements as may be applicable in the Zoning Ordinance.

c.

Conditions Prior to Authorization. Prior to authorizing release of a site development permit, the City Engineer shall be satisfied that the following conditions have been met:

1.

The construction plat has been approved by the City Council (and any conditions of such approval have been satisfied);

2.

All required engineering documents are completed and approved by the City's Engineer;

3.

All necessary off-site easements and dedications required for City-maintained facilities and not shown on the plat must be conveyed solely to the City, such as by filing of a separate instrument, with the proper signatures affixed. The original of the documents and the appropriate fees for filing the documents at the County (per Kaufman County requirements and the City's submission guidelines, as may be amended from time to time) shall be returned to the Municipal Development Department prior to approval and release of the engineering plans by the City's Engineer;

4.

All contractors participating in the construction shall be presented with a set of approved plans bearing the stamp of approval of the City's Engineer, and at least one set of these plans shall remain on the job;

5.

A complete list of the contractors, their representatives on the site, and telephone numbers where a responsible party may be reached at all times must be submitted to the City; and

6.

All applicable fees must be paid to the City.

d.

Nonpoint Source Pollution Controls and Tree Protection. All nonpoint source pollution controls, erosion controls, and tree protection measures and devices shall be in place, to the City's Engineer satisfaction, prior to commencement of construction on any property.