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(2) Accuracy shall be no less than ½ contour interval. (3) The Development Services Department may require an increase of the contour interval to twenty (20) feet based on the following criteria: (a) Presence of mountainous topography. (b) Presence of high relief topography. (4) Contours shall be extended no less than one hundred (l00) feet onto adjacent property and shall show significant adjacent topography. 3. Information required on the preliminary plan: a. Name of the subdivision. b. General legal description by quarter section, section, township, range. Description shall include approximate survey tie to an accepted survey monument. c. Name and address of person, corporation, or organization preparing the preliminary plan. d. Name and address of the subdivider. e. Name and address of property owners, within, surrounded by, and adjacent to the subdivision. All platted subdivisions shall be identified by name. f. Date of preparation, north point, and a written and graphic scale. g. Vicinity map to locate the tract. Vicinity map shall show relationship to existing major thoroughfares. h. Boundary lines of the subdivision showing approximate length of lines. i. Approximate location, rights-of-way, width, surfacing, functional classification, and names of existing and proposed maintained and dedicated public and private streets. j. Approximate length of street centerlines, radii of curves, centerline grades, and type of curb, gutter and sidewalk. k. Approximate location, length, width, and use of all existing and proposed easements, utility rights-of-way, major utility facilities, intersection, bridges, culverts, and drainageways. (Indicate underground facilities). * l. Approximate location, length, width, and type of all non-thoroughfare transportation links (e.g. paths, bikeways, trails, PRT, guideways, railroads, etc.). ** m. Approximate layout, dimensions, angles, land use, and acreage or square footage of each lot. n. The approximate location of land to be conveyed or reserved in deeds for the use of all property owners, residents, or the general public and the proposed methods of dedication and maintenance of such lands; to include but not be limited to: parks, open space, public streets and thoroughfares, bikeways, paths, trails, schools and school sites, public utilities, and community and social service facilities. If fees are to be paid in lieu of land, the approximate amount of such fees and the concurrence of the parties involved are to be shown. Notes to indicate disposition, maintenance responsibility, and service responsibility (suppliers) for water and sanitation, energy supplies, common areas, and other services and areas which will serve the community must be shown. o. Approximate location of existing and proposed structures. p. Approximate location of: (1) Watercourses, existing bodies of water, and other waterforms. (2) Sites of historic or archaeological significance as inventoried in the El Paso County Historic Preservation Plan. (3) Identified and inventoried sites of natural or scenic importance. 4. Supplemental Information, to include: a. Reports concerning: (l) Water resources, see Section 51.2. (2) Wastewater treatment, see Section 51.3. b. Environmental reports (in cases in which specific hazards have been identified either through El Paso County Environmental Studies, or on the sketch plan, these reports may confine themselves to addressing specifically identified hazards and their mitigation) concerning: (l)
Geology (see Section 51.4). c. Preliminary Drainage Report and Erosion Control Plan (see Section 51.l). d. Letters from energy and utility suppliers indicating availability of services. e. Proposed method of guaranteeing public improvements. f. Developers checklist (see Section 52). g. Performance reports, if applicable (see Section 51). h. Letter of Intent (see Section 56). i. Subdivision Summary Sheet (see Section 55). C. FINAL PLAT l. The final plat shall be drawn by a registered land surveyor with permanent india ink or produced by a photographic process on a linen or polyester (mylar) film. a. Size of sheets: 24" x 26". b. Scale: l" = 20', l" = 50', l" = l00'. Plats covering over l60 acres or which are made up of a majority of lots of five (5) acres or more may be drawn at a scale of l" = 200'. However, all plats drawn to this scale must illustrate the required information clearly and legibly. c. If more than one sheet is used, all sheets must be indexed and contain an index map showing the relationship of the sheet to the whole. Each sheet shall show the scale, date of the survey, north point, and name of the subdivision. 2. The following information shall be shown on the plat: a. Name of the subdivision. b. Date of preparation, north point, written and graphic scale. c. Name of owner or owners of record. d. Name of County and State. e. Total acreage of subdivision, total number of lots, and acreage per lot. f. Location and description of the subdivision referenced by quarter section, section, township, range; if said description contains references to recorded documents, said information shall be indicated on the map. g. Certification Statements, to include: (l)
Certification of Dedication, Ownership, and Maintenance.
h. An accurate and complete boundary survey shall be made of the land to be subdivided. A traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract, and of each block, when computed from field measurements on the ground must close within a limit of one (l) foot to ten thousand (l0,000) feet of perimeter. Boundaries shall be clearly indicated on the plat. i. The exact location and width of all existing or recorded streets, rights- of-way, and easements adjacent to the boundaries of the subdivided tract shall be identified by dashed lines. Adjacent subdivisions shall be identified by official names. j. On curved boundaries and all curves on the plat sufficient data shall be given to enable the reestablishment of curves on the ground. Curve data shall include: (l)
Central angle - (2) Radius - R (3) Arc length - L k. Bearings and/or angles and lengths shall be given for all lot lines. In cases where a lot line is a common line only one set of figures, adjacent to the line described, need be given if the lot descriptions are given to the same bearing, not a reverse bearing. If table data is used, each individual lot must be separately described giving all bearings and/or angles and lengths making each lot close by data provided and a table must be included on the same page as the plat. Should the plat drawing be of such a size as to preclude the data table then the drawing must be developed in such a manner as to show a portion of the plat and its pertinent table on each sheet as required. All bearings and lengths on the plat must close to within plus or minus 0 degrees, 0l minute. l. The right-of-way lines, widths, locations, and names of all proposed or existing public or private streets, alleys, greenways, bikeways, paths, trails, and other transportation links dimensioned by lengths, widths, bearings. Centerline data or right-of-way data for all curves shall be indicated on the plat. m. All easements (existing or proposed) and utility rights-of-way shall be clearly labelled, identified, dimensioned, and tied to reference points and shall be shown by fine dashed lines. Existing easements must bear notation of dedication or conveyance. If any easement of record cannot be definitely located, a statement of the existence, the nature, and the easement's record reference must be placed in the note section. (This provision shall apply to easements and the disposition thereof indicated in the note section). n. All lots shall be numbered without duplication. o. Parcels other than lots, streets, or easements shall be designated by letter with disposition indicated in the note section. Location of land intended to be conveyed or reserved for public use or reserved in the deeds for the use of all property owners in the proposed subdivision shall be so identified. Public tracts shall be dedicated by a statement on the plat; responsibility of maintenance of all other tracts shall be noted. p. Excepted parcels (parcels not a part of the subdivision) shall be marked and dimensioned and shall include the statement "not included". q. Lots which require special studies for development or which present significant hazards to development shall be indicated by letter and limitations placed in the note section. r. The l00-year (standard project) floodplain, if applicable, shall be delineated on a plat. No lots will be located in a floodplain except to the extent that development conforms with existing El Paso County regulations and lots with these limitations shall be located, and so identified on the plat. s. Monuments: (l) Permanent reference monuments shall be set on the external boundary of the subdivision pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes. (2) Block and lot monuments shall be set pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes. (3) Subdivision will be tied by angles and distances to the nearest accepted monuments. (4) All monuments shall be located and described. Information adequate to locate and trace all monuments shall be noted on the plat. 3. Supplemental information to submit with the final plat: a. Closure sheets (DMD or equivalent) for the external boundary and blocks of the subdivision, including the computed acreages for the entire subdivision. b. A title insurance commitment or policy issued by a title insurance company or an attorney's opinion of title, certified to a date not more than thirty (30) days prior to the submittal of the final plat to the Development Services Department, showing the name of the owner(s) of the land and all other persons who have an interest in, or an encumbrance on, the property described on the final plat. Upon request of the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall cause to be joined on said filing plat those parties necessary to give unencumbered fee simple title to all public rights-of-way contained therein. As the alternative, such other parties may subordinate their interest to the dedication of public rights-of-way contained therein by a notarized Ratification Statement. Where school or park land is dedicated, a partial release of interest shall be required of any and all lienholders, to accompany deeds to School Districts or Board of County Commissioners in order that unencumbered title is transferred to said District. c. Street Plans and Profiles: The plans and profiles shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, licensed in the State of Colorado, and shall be submitted showing alignments, existing centerline elevations, final centerline grades of all streets, roads, highways, and alleys serving the area. General information as to the description, nature, and location of underground facilities shall be located on the plans and profiles according to Article l.5, Section l, Title 9, Colorado Revised Statutes, l973. More specifically, depending on the type of road, the following information shall be submitted: (l) Improved streets (curb, gutter, paving): plans and profiles shall be submitted which consist of centerline and flowing line (gutter flowline) profiles of existing surface together with the proposed flowline grade of both sides of the street and a typical cross- section and all drainage facilities. (2) Unimproved streets: plans and profiles shall be submitted which consist of a centerline profile of the existing surface together with the proposed centerline road surface, grade, and a typical cross-section and all drainage facilities. (3) If applicable, water, sewer, and other utility profiles (top and bottom) shall be included in the road plans. d. Construction plans: If any public improvements (roads, bridges, culverts, channelization, etc.) are required, construction drawings shall be prepared by a registered, professional engineer, licensed in the State of Colorado, and submitted to the Development Services Department for review and recommendation by the County Engineer, together with a complete construction schedule prior to commencement of work. e. Collateral suitable to guarantee public improvements. f. Final Drainage Report (see Section 51.1 A.). (If the Preliminary Plan and Final Plat are submitted concurrently, the Preliminary and Final Drainage Reports shall be submitted fifteen (15) days prior to the regular submittal day.) g. Subdivision Improvements Agreement and Estimate of Guaranteed Funds. h. Letter of Intent (see Section 56). i. Subdivision Summary Sheet (see Section 55). 4. Documents to be submitted after Board of County Commissioner approval and prior to recording the Final Plat: a. Original Plat suitable for recording. b. Original (signed by the subdivider) Subdivision Improvements Agreement (if public improvements are required). c. Original Letter of Credit or other suitable collateral (if public improvements are required). d. Copy of the approved Final Plat at a scale of one inch to 800 feet (excluding textual sheets). D. REPLATS Replats (resubdivisions) shall be considered subdivisions and shall conform to the appropriate procedures. E. VACATIONS 1. Vacations may be accomplished by one of three methods, depending on the circumstances involved. The three methods of vacation are vacation by plat, vacation by resolution, and administrative vacations. a. Vacation by Plat The requirements of the final plat section shall apply to all vacations except those which are allowed by vacation by resolution or by administrative vacation. b. Vacation by Resolution 1) Vacations of platted lot lines, or utility/drainage easements indicated upon a recorded plat which cannot utilize the administrative vacation and which do not substantially modify the originally platted subdivision. 2) Vacation of public rights-of-way, roads, and roadway easements in cases in which the proposed vacation does not affect provision of access or necessary services. c. Administrative Vacations Vacations of platted lot lines and/or platted utility/ drainage easements where the proposed vacation does not substantially modify the originally platted subdivision, subject to the following exclusions: 1) Vacations which combine more than ten (10) lots. 2) Vacations which would violate or require a waiver of any provision of the County's subdivision regulations or violate any condition or requirement of the subdivision's final plat which created the lot(s). 3) Vacations including property that has been 1) rezoned since the time of original zoning and 2) rezoned since the platting which created the lots, such that the vacation is being conducted to create lots that conform with the minimum lot area requirements of the new zoning (such vacations require the vacation/replat process). Such rezonings do not include rezonings from one agricultural or residential classification to another. 4) Vacations in which a portion of the lot as platted has been severed from the balance of the lot (such vacations require the vacation/replat process). 5) In no case shall a vacation of a platted easement for utilities or drainage purposes be approved by administrative procedures if any individual or entity using the easement in question or holding rights to use refuses or fails to agree, in writing, to the proposed vacation. 2. Minimal submittal requirements shall include: a. A Title insurance commitment of policy issued by a title insurance company or an attorney's opinion of title, certified to a date not more than thirty (30) days prior to the submittal of the vacation to the Development Services Department showing the name of the owner of the land and all other persons who have an interest in, or an encumbrance on, the property described on the property contained within the vacation. b. A map and legal description, drawn to an appropriate scale, indicating the existing and proposed configurations. c. Letter of Intent. d. Referral letters from affected utilities and public agencies. e. A petition or letter signed by property owners adjoining, abutting or utilizing an access proposed for vacation in cases where access would be affected. F. MINOR SUBDIVISIONS l. Plat: Final plat as required by Section 48.C.l and 2. 2. Supplemental Information: a. A title insurance commitment of policy issued by a title insurance company or an attorney's opinion of title, certified to a date not more than thirty (30) days prior to the submittal date, showing the name of the owner of the land and all other persons who have an interest in, or an encumbrance on the property described on the plat. b. Closure Sheets: One copy of the computed closure for each block of the subdivision, computed on centerline data. One copy of the computed square footage or acreage for each lot and tract within. c. Commitments to energy supply and fire protection. d. Letter of Intent (see Section 56). e. Subdivision Summary Sheet (see Section 55). 3. Development Report and Evidence: A development report and other evidence for the following items shall be submitted with the necessary supporting materials. The degree of refinement for analysis of each of the following factors depends upon the significance and sensitivity of the particular factor and its impact on the surrounding area. The plat, development report, and other evidence, will be forwarded to the appropriate state and local agencies for review and comments. a. Report concerning: (l) Streams, lakes, topography and vegetation, where applicable. (2) Geologic characteristics of the area and a determination of the impact of such characteristics upon the the proposed subdivision. (3) Suitability of types of soil in the proposed subdivision including, where appropriate, maps and tables in accordance with any standard soil classification. (4) Facilities, where applicable, to prevent storm waters in excess of historic runoff, caused by the proposed subdivision, from entering or damaging conduits, water supply ditches and appurtenant structures, and other storm drainage facilities. b. Evidence and evaluation of the following: (l) Potential radiation hazards, where applicable. (2) That a water supply sufficient in terms of quality, quantity, and dependability will be available to supply water for the subdivision proposed in accordance with Section 49.5, Water Supply Standards, and Section 51.2, Water Resources Report, of the Land Development Code. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to: (a) Evidence of ownership or right of acquisition of or use of existing and proposed water rights. (b) Historic use and estimated yield of claimed water rights. (c) Amenability of existing rights to a change in use. (d) Evidence that public or private water owners can and will supply water to the proposed subdivision stating the amount of water available for use within the subdivision and the feasibility of extending service to that area. (e) Evidence concerning the potability of the proposed water supply for the subdivision. (3) Evidence to establish that, if a public sewage disposal system is proposed, provision has been made for such system and, if other methods of sewage disposal are proposed, evidence that such systems will comply with the state and local laws and regulations which are in effect at the time of submission of the plat. 4. Procedure: The procedures to be followed for submittal, referrals, Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners meetings and all other procedural matters shall be the same for a minor subdivision as for a final plat. 5. For submittal requirements of vacations and lot line adjustments, see Section 54. G. AMENDED PLAT 1. The requirements set forth in the final plat section shall apply to all amended plats except those specified below which may be accomplished under the amended plat procedure. In general, the amended plat procedure shall be appropriate in the following cases, provided there is no increase in the number of lots over the original plat or subdivision and no change in right-of-way (if applicable). a. Changes in lot lines for platted lots in which the original intent of the sub- division is not vitiated or substantially modified. b. Deletion or modification of floodplain boundaries on a platted lot(s) and/or subdivision following F.E.M.A. Map Amendment. c. Minor changes to a lot, lots or subdivision in which the original intent of the subdivision is not vitiated or substantially modified. 2. Minimum submittal requirements shall include: a. Plat as required by Section 48 C.1. and 2. b. Letter of Intent c. A title insurance commitment or policy issued by a title insurance company or an attorney's opinion of title, certified to a date not more than thirty (30) days prior to the submittal of the amended plat to the Development Services Department showing the name of the owner of the land and all other persons who have an interest in, or an encumbrance on, the property described on the amended plat. d. Closure sheets (DMD or equivalent) for the external boundary and blocks of the property. 3. Documents to be submitted after Board of County Commissioners' approval and prior to plat recording: a. Original plat suitable for recording. b. Copy of the approved final plat at a scale of one (1) inch to eight hundred (800) feet. 4. Procedure: See Section 47 I. 5. Submittal requirements and number of required copies: See Section 54 (6). _________________________
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