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In submitting this application for approval of the above-described subdivision, I understand that if said subdivision is within the corporate limits or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denison, all improvements installed shall be in conformance with the standards and requirements of the City of Denison.

An application is not deemed filed pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapters 212 and 232 until all prerequisite authorizations and all documents required by and prepared in accordance with the requirements of the DMC Chapter 22 subdivision regulations are complete.

State of Texas Local Government Code Chapters 212 and 232, which address in part, the procedures for reviewing and acting upon an officially filed subdivision application by a local jurisdiction with regulatory authority over the subdivision of land, were amended in 2019 by House Bill 3167. Processing time for a filed application is strictly regulated. An exception can be made, if the applicant requests a one-time extension and the City of Denison agrees with it. Processing timelines and an extension apply to a Site Plan only when it is jointly processed with a subdivision application. In summary, state statutes require the City to meet certain timing and procedural requirements:

• Decide whether to "Approve", "Approve with Conditions", or "Disapprove with Reasons" within 30 calendar days after a subdivision application is filed
• After the decision, if the subdivision that was conditionally approved or disapproved is subsequently revised and resubmitted by the subdivider, then the City must act on a resubmittal within 15 calendar days
• The City may not make new review comments on the revised subdivision, unless the revisions result in new issues
• A filed subdivision is automatically approved due to lack of action by the City within the 30-calendar-day initial period or the 15-calendar-day subsequent revision review period
• An extension of processing time is allowed, as described in the excerpt below:
  
  "Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b), the parties may extend the 30-day period described by those subsections for a period not to exceed 30 days if 
  
  (1) the applicant requests the extension in writing to the municipal authority responsible for approving plats or the governing body of the municipality, as applicable
  
  (2) the municipal authority or governing body, as applicable, approves the extension request. Id. § 212.009(b-2)."

Pursuant to Denison Municipal Code Section 22-20, the "official filing date" is defined as "[t]he time period established by state law or these subdivision regulations [DMC Chapter 22] for processing or deciding an application shall commence on the date that a complete application has been accepted for filing, which date shall be deemed the official filing date."

An applicant must acknowledge receipt of requirements and procedures for processing and option for a time extension by signing below.

I am aware and agree that I am solely responsible for all development costs related to this project, including but not limited to fees and costs related to site development and construction, plan review, construction inspections and testing, improvements necessary to offset impacts from my development, contribution to master plans, impact fees, and any other costs and/or fees related to my development and the impact to existing neighborhoods and infrastructure in the City and the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).