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

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
acre or more depending upon studies of the particular soil condition and evaluation of the
physiographic and geologic character of the area being subdivided.
(4) Action within 30 days. Following review of the preliminary plat and other materials
submitted for conformity thereof to these regulations, and negotiations with the subdivider
on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of improvements to be made by the
subdivider, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall, within thirty (30) days, act thereon
as submitted or modified, and if approved the Planning and Zoning Commission shall
express its approval as conditional approval and state the conditions of such approval, if
any, or if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and its reasons therefor.
(5) Notation of action. The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be
noted on two (2) copies of the preliminary plat, referenced and attached to any conditions
determined. One (1) copy shall be returned to the subdivider and the other retained by the
Planning and Zoning Commission. A notation of the action taken and requisite reasons
therefor shall be entered in the records of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(f)
Review by Board of Trustees.
(1) Submittal to Board of Trustees. The Town Planner shall, at the next regularly
scheduled Board of Trustees meeting following conditional approval or disapproval by the
Planning and Zoning Commission, submit the preliminary plat with the conditions
established by the Planning and Zoning Commission to the Board of Trustees for their
consideration.
(2) Action by Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall approve or disapprove the
preliminary plat as to street dedication and utility services either with or without special
provisions.
(g)
Effect of preliminary plat approval.
(1) Not approval of final plat. Conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not
constitute approval of the final plat. Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval to
the layout submitted on the preliminary plat as a guide to the preparation of the final plat.
(2) Lapse of approval. Preliminary approval of the subdivision shall be valid for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of approval and the general terms and
conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed. The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall withdraw its preliminary approval of a subdivision
unless the final plat is submitted within the twelve (12) month period or unless the twelve
(12) month period is extended by the Planning and Zoning Commission at the request of the
subdivider.
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