Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 14. USE OF STREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. |
Chapter 14-1. DEDICATION OF OR NAMING A PUBLIC FACILITY OR PROPERTY. |
Article 3. CONVEYANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY BY DEED. |
§ 14-1-22. PROCEDURE FOR CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT OR RIGHT-OF-WAY BY DEED.
(A)
A person offering an easement or right-of-way dedication by deed to the City must submit the following documents to the director:
(1)
a letter including:
(a)
the reason for the proposed easement;
(b)
the name, address, and telephone number of the person offering the dedication;
(c)
the type of easement or right-of-way offered;
(d)
the location of the easement or right-of-way; and
(e)
if applicable, a City file number, including a subdivision, zoning case, or development permit number; and
(2)
the original and one copy of:
(a)
an executed deed or other dedication document on a form acceptable to the director;
(b)
the original field notes, signed, dated, and sealed by a surveyor; and
(c)
a sketch of the property offered for dedication in a form that is reproducible.
(B)
The director shall send a copy of the offer documents to:
(1)
each affected City department for a recommendation on acceptance; and
(2)
the director of the Public Works Department to confirm the accuracy of the offer documents.
(C)
If the affected City departments recommend acceptance and the director of the Public Works Department approves the offer documents, the director of the Watershed Protection and Development Review shall:
(1)
obtain additional approvals necessary to accept the dedication, if any; and
(2)
deliver the original offer documents to the director of the Public Works Department to verify and record the deed.
Source: 1992 Code Section 15-7-16(A); Ord. 031204-12; Ord. 031211-11.