Land Use Code Town of Norwood, Colorado - San Miguel County

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
One (1) of the copies shall be specifically directed to the attention of the Commissioner in
whose district the subdivision is located and the other to the County Planning Director. The
transmittal to the County Commissioners shall specify the date at which the Planning and
Zoning Commission will act on the preliminary plat and request a reply setting forth the
improvement standards and other requirements essential to the acceptance of streets, roads
and other public dedications proposed by the plat.
(4) Comments; written report. At least ten (10) days prior to the meeting of the
Planning and Zoning Commission at which the plat is to be considered, each agency listed
above shall submit their written recommendations concerning the plat in question to the
Town Planner. The recommendations shall be given to the Planning and Zoning
Commission with the plat for their consideration. A written report shall be prepared by the
Town Planner and submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the next regular
meeting. Such report should include comments relative to the proposed subdivision’s
compliance to these regulations, the comprehensive plan or other master plans such as
utility plans. The report may include comments from other municipal departments, county,
or state agencies concerned with urban development.
(e)
Review by Commission.
(1) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing on a preliminary
plat prior to making its recommendation to the Board of Trustees.
(2) Notification requirements for preliminary plat. When a hearing is to be held on
preliminary plat of property, the applicant shall mail the written notice of public hearing
before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the proposed preliminary plat, after
obtaining a copy of the notice from the Town Staff, to all owners of real property lying
within one hundred feet (100') of the property on which the change is requested. Notice
shall be mailed to all owners of mineral estates of record in the records of the San Miguel
county clerk and recorder. The notice shall be given not less than fifteen (15) days before
the date set for hearing by depositing in the mail such notice properly addressed and postage
paid to each such owner as the ownership appears on the last approved County tax roll.
Applicants shall provide proof of mailing of notice to the Town prior to the public meeting
or hearing that is the subject of the mailing of a notice.
(3) Items for consideration by Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission
shall, in its action on the preliminary plat, consider the physical arrangement of the
subdivision, and determine the adequacy of street rights-of-way and alignment and the
compliance of the streets with any Norwood Streets Plan, the existing street pattern in the
area and with any other applicable provisions of the comprehensive plan. The Planning and
Zoning Commission shall also ascertain that adequate easements for proposed or future
utility service and surface drainage are provided, and that the lot size and area are adequate
to comply with the minimum requirements for the type of sanitary sewage disposal
proposed. Where connection to an approved sanitary sewage collection and treatment
system is not proposed, all lots and building sites shall contain a minimum area of one (1)
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