Terrell was incorporated in 1875 and now operates under a home
rule charter with a city manager form of government. The present
city government complex was constructed in 1978 and contains most
city departments including the police and fire departments. The
city has a Planning and Zoning Board and a Comprehensive Urban
Development Plan that provides growth direction.
Natural Gas: Atmos
Energy
800-460-3030
- BTU content per cubic foot: 1,050
Electric: Texas
Choice
866-797-4839
- Reliability: .999787
- Total Capacity: 22,177,000 kW
- Reserve at System Peak: 17.3%
- Transmission Voltage: 69 kV 138 kV 345
kV
- Service Voltage: 1210/208 120/240 240/480 277/480
Telephone: AT&T
800-286-7928
- Digital system
- Northern Telecom DMS-100, Software Level: BCS-34
- Fiber Optics
- Switched 5 KBPS
- High Capacity Digital (T-1)
- Digital Data Service
- 911 Service
Long distance by AT&T, U.S. Sprint, MCI, and other long
distance carriers
Cable Service: Sudden Link
972-248-3943, 877-423-2743
Water: City
of Terrell
972-551-6635
- Source: City Lake, Lake Tawakoni, 14 MGD
- Maximum daily use to date: 6.8 million gallons
- Pressure on mains: 70 PSI
- Storage capacity: 1.5 million gallons overhead, 2.5 million
gallons ground
- Looped System
Sewer System: City of Terrell
- Treatment Plant: Trickling filter
- Maximum Capacity: 4.5 million gallons, surge up to 9 million
gallons
- Maximum daily use to date: 3.0 million gallons
Car Rental:
Enterprise Rental
720 W. Moore
Travel Agent:
Terrell Travel
101 W. Moore
Public Transportation:
Kaufman Area Rural Transit (KART),
scheduled by appointment, 972-563-5873
Highway
Terrell is located on U.S. 80 and I-20. Both roads
provide four lane interstate access to the Dallas/Ft. Worth
area, as well as points east. State Highway 34 runs
north and south from the city. Numerous farm-to-market roads
connect Terrell to I-30 to the north and U.S. 175 to the south.
Terrell's excellent transportation system allows easy access
to the Metroplex, affording our citizens the amenities of
Dallas while enjoying the small town atmosphere in which to
live and raise a family.
Rail
The Union-Pacific Railroad provides freight service six times
per week to terminal points of Dallas and Mineola and all
points in Texas and the U.S
Air
Terrell
Municipal Airport offers the following facilities for private
aircraft: 4,000 feet hard surfaced, lighted runway,
hanger space, radio facilities, major repairs, and fuel.
DFW Airport is a short 55 minute drive via major interstates.
DFW is the third largest and busiest international airport
in the U.S.
Dallas Love Field is located 45 minutes from Terrell and
offers daily flights for passengers, as well as freight delivery.
Bus
Terrell is served by Continental Trailways bus line (passenger
and freight service) and the Texas Bus Line (passenger service).
Motor Freight
Terrell has excellent motor freight services provided by
Central Freight Lines, Tex Pack Parcel, United Parcel Service,
Continental Trailways, and Mistletoe Express.
Each applicant for building permit which proposes to expand
an existing structure or construct a new building should be
accompanied by a site plan which provides the information listed
below.
The detail required in a site plan will vary, to some extent,
with the size of the site and the proposed improvements.
For example, elevation data for a single-family lot within a
recently developed subdivision and for finished floor; whereas,
an industrial or commercial site, covering several acres and
adjacent to a major drainage way, may need to provide a detailed
drainage plan so that the safety of the improvements and personnel
on the site can be assured.
With the understanding that the detail from one site plan to
the next may vary, this is the basic information which should
be provided:
1. A drawing (plat) of the property boundaries showing existing,
on-site improvements and their relation to the tract's property
lines;
2. An outline of the proposed improvements, distinguishable
from existing improvements, with dimensions to adjacent property
lines;
3. Where new water and/or sewer services are planned, the
location and size of existing (if any) and proposed service
connections**
4. Ground, street and floor elevation data adequate to determine
that proposed improvements are not likely to be subject to
flood damage; and
5. The location, width and type of construction of existing
(if any) and proposed driveways - plus the distance to the
adjacent street intersection, on corner properties, or existing
driveways on adjoining parcels.
** In order for the customer to be assured
of adequate service and correct tapping cost figures, he or
she should be encouraged to provide as much information as
possible concerning any special or atypical water service
demands and/or wastewater discharge requirements.
The Engineering Dept. will provide copies of plats and other
boundary information, when available, to builders and/or owners
on request. But it will be up to the builder or owner
to plot existing and proposed improvements thereon.
It may be necessary for the builder or owner to coordinate
with the Director of Utilities on the location of exiting services.
IT IS RECOMMENDED that they coordinate any PROPOSED connections.
The collection of field elevation data may be performed
by the builder or surveyor on sites which are not affected by
the 100-year floodplain. Such data may be based upon an
assumed elevation datum but should provide the following as
a minimum: (1) Ground elevation at each property
corner with intermediate ground elevations along all property
lines greater than 100 feet in length (i.e., elevation points
should not be more than 100 feet apart); (2) top of curb
elevations at the points where projected side property lines
would intersect the curb, or ditch flowline and street centerline
elevations at similar locations; (3) proposed finished
floor elevations; and (4) an elevation reference to a fixed
object on the site (fire hydrant operating nut, manhole cover,
etc.) If a site is traversed by a drainage swale or channel,
ground elevation data adequate to define the drainage way should
also be provided.
Field elevation data for sites adjacent to major drainage ways,
especially those within the regulatory floodplain, should be
collected by a registered surveyor - since a drainage study
and/or elevation certificate may be required.
In either case, the site plan should indicate (1) how runoff
from adjacent properties will be conveyed across the site in
question, if applicable; and (2) how on-site drainage will be
conveyed to off-site. For small lots, this may be accomplished
by the use of flow direction arrows. For larger sites,
existing and proposed grading (topography) may be called for.
For additional information regarding building permits, please
contact the Terrell Chamber of Commerce
or the city of Terrell at 201 E. Nash St. 972-551-6600
