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

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
subdivision to the Town Planner, the Town Planner shall submit the construction plans to
the Town Engineer/Consultant for review. The Town Engineer/Consultant shall review the
plans and submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission his or her report at the final plat
presentation. The developer shall pay the reasonable cost of review of the construction
plans before the final plat is presented to the Board of Trustees.
(c)
Review by Commission.
(1) Action by Commission. The final plat shall be presented to the Planning and
Zoning Commission at its next regular meeting, along with any appropriate
recommendation by the Town Planner. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall act on
the final plat within thirty (30) days after the official filing date or within a reasonable time
thereafter.
(2) Review in stages. An owner or subdivider, at his or her option, may obtain approval
of a portion or a section of a subdivision provided he or she meets all the requirements of
this chapter with reference to such portion or section in the same manner as is required for a
complete subdivision. In the event a subdivision and the final plat thereof is approved by
the Planning and Zoning Commission in sections, each final plat of each section is to carry
the name of the entire subdivision, but is to bear a distinguishing letter, number or subtitle.
Block numbers shall run consecutively throughout the entire subdivision, even though such
subdivision may be finally approved in sections.
(3) Approval by Commission. After the Planning and Zoning Commission has
determined that the plat is in proper form, that the arrangement of the development
proposed for the property being subdivided is consistent with zoning regulations and that
the subdivision complies with the provisions of this chapter, it shall act to approve the plat,
subject to action by the Board of Trustees.
(4) Disapproval by Commission. Final plats that are disapproved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission shall be returned to the subdivider by the Town Planner with an
attached statement of the reasons for such action.
(5) Appeal. Any subdivider aggrieved by any finding or action of the Planning and
Zoning Commission that involves the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees as to dedication
or improvements, shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Trustees within thirty (30)
days from the date of such finding or action but any appeal must be taken within thirty (30)
days of such action and not thereafter.
(d) Review by Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall consider all proposals with
respect to the dedication of right-of-way for public use, the construction of utilities, streets,
drainage, and other improvements, and when satisfied with the proposals, shall authorize the
establishment of agreements for same and ratify the approval action of the Planning and Zoning
Commission relative to the final plat.
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