LUDMO 6-7 Subdivision Plat Application And Submissions

A. The subdivider shall file an application for subdivision approval with the Planning Administrator. The application shall include a plat showing all the property the subdivider is seeking to subdivide and the following: 1. A letter of intent signed by the applicant subdivider that explains the purpose of the application and includes all requests and justifications for variances, exceptions, and waivers; 2. A copy of a title report for the property to be subdivided as proof of ownership. A subdivider shall include an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury of ownership executed by all owners of the property, or, if the property is owned by a corporation, an authorized officer. If the applicant is acting as the property owner’s agent, documentation of the applicant's authority to act for the owner; a) If the required title report reveals any liens or mortgages on the subdivision property or any part thereof, a consent to record plat signed and executed by the mortgagee or lien holder, which shall be required and recorded simultaneously with the approved subdivision plat; 3. As applicable, a copy of all restrictive covenants on the property that must be recorded with the approved subdivision plat with the San Juan County Recorder (the covenants shall explicitly and prominently state that the County has no responsibility for enforcing the covenants and that the subdivider, owners association, or lot purchasers, as applicable, are solely responsible for enforcing the covenants); 4. As applicable, a road maintenance agreement signed by the San Juan County Road Superintendent. 5. A plat map no smaller than an 18"x 24" (ARCH C) or 24”x36” (ARCH D) size matte mylar drawn in black ink or a black line positive mylar of the same. The plat map may contain and satisfy required elements of the improvement plan. It shall display the following: a) The subdivision name, location (San Juan County, State of Utah), designation as a subdivision plat, total land area in acres, legal description of the total land area of the subdivision referenced to section, township, range, baseline, meridian, county, state, and municipality (if applicable), date of the drawing scaled 1:100 (or large if possible), dates of original drawing and subsequent revisions and sheet number, and north arrow; b) The location and description of all section lines, corners, and permanent survey monuments in or near the subdivision giving the basis of bearings and the distance and course to two or more PLSS or Government survey monuments (GLO, BLM, County, City, Townsite); c) Multiple phases with the same subdivision name shall be identified as “Phase 1”, “Phase 2,” and so forth; d) Blocks numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision, and the lots numbered consecutively throughout each block, with the areas to be excluded from the plat marked “Reserved” or “Not a Part” and lots within separate phases not having the same number as any other lot in any other phase of the subdivision; e) Lots within different phases of the same subdivision shall be numbered sequentially without regard to phase boundaries or may be distinctly numbered (e.g., 101, 102, 103 in Phase 1; 201, 202, 203 in Phase 2; etc.); f) Lots shall be addressed as per County addressing standards; vii. The dimensions of proposed lots and blocks calculated and shown in decimal feet to a precision of two decimal places (hundredth of a foot) and the value of all required bearings and angles dimensioned in degrees, minutes, and seconds, and the acreage for each lot, shown within the lot lines (and staked on the ground), all closed within a hundredth of a foot; g) The total numbers of units by kind and their location; h) The exterior boundary lines of the proposed subdivision drawn in a heavy solid line encompassing all planned phases (at all lines bearing breaks, points of curve, and points of tangency, a symbol shall be placed to indicate a change of direction) and the length of subdivision perimeter boundary lines expressed in feet and decimals thereof and the value of all required bearings and angles dimensioned in degrees, minutes, and seconds (boundary closures must close within a hundredth of a foot); i) An indication that all subdivision corners have been surveyed (monuments representing all lot corners shall be set and identifiable on the ground in accordance with state law); j) A designation of the zone or zones in which the subdivision is located and, when applicable, the existing zone boundary lines; k) If requested by the Planning Administrator or County Surveyor, topographic contours with intervals of five feet or less within the subdivision and of at least 50 feet immediately adjacent thereto. If five-foot contour data is unavailable, the contour intervals must be deemed acceptable by the County Surveyor; l) The following signature blocks, executed except for the Planning Administrator and Recorder: San Juan County Planning Administrator, San Juan County Health Department, San Juan County Recorder, San Juan County Attorney, San Juan County Surveyor, San Juan County Road Department, San Juan County Fire Marshall, consents of private easement owners, and the subdivision property owner’s and mortgagee's certificate of dedication of public land, rights of way, and easements, with space for notarization in the following forms: m) All parcels of land to be dedicated for public use or reserved for the use of all property owners in the proposed subdivision together with the purpose and conditions of such reservations, including the names, locations, and widths of public rights-of-way, railroad rights-of-way, access easements to public rights-ofway, adjacent roads and rights-of-way, including at least 50 feet of the property surrounding the plat. Any property not a road that is offered for dedication to the public shall be fully dimensioned by lengths and bearings or angles with the area marked “public”; n) The radii, arc lengths, chord lengths, and chord directions for curvilinear streets and radii of all property returns; o) The identification, location, and dimensions of all easements for public services or utilities as per the improvement plan; p) As applicable, a note disclosing that there are restrictive covenants on the property and an acknowledgment that the County has no responsibility for enforcing the covenants. q) Drainage channels, wooded areas, and other significant natural features within the platted area and at least the 50 feet of the property surrounding the plat. r) The boundary and source of reference to any 100-year floodplain. In the absence of reliable floodplain data, any areas of the plat that are known to be subject to flooding shall be delineated and noted on the plat map; s) As applicable, perimeter fence line, delineated and a description of the type and height of the fence; t) Names and addresses of the owners, subdividers, and surveyor preparing the plat; and u) A certification by the surveyor making the plat that the surveyor: i) Holds a license in accordance with the state's Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Licensing Act; ii) Has completed a survey of the property described on the plat in accordance with state law, including seal and the date of survey, and has verified all measurements; iii) Has resolved any and all boundary issues with adjoining properties to said subdivision; and iv) Has placed monuments as represented on the plat. 6. Written communication from the San Juan County or Utah State Fire Marshal regarding the County’s ability to provide fire protection and the fire suppression required or recommended for the proposed subdivision; 7. Written communication from the San Juan County Sheriff regarding any public safety concerns or recommendations for the proposed subdivision; 8. A certification from the San Juan County Treasurer’s Office that all taxes owing on the property are paid, including rollback taxes from any previous greenbelt exemption; 9. A vicinity map with north arrow (scale of 1"=2,000' preferred) showing the major roadway network, the ownership of lands abutting the subdivision, and any existing subdivisions adjacent to the proposed subdivision; 10. Two sets of preliminary construction plans for public improvements prepared in accordance with the improvement plan and the design standard requirements of this LUDMO; and 11. Other documents and information may be deemed necessary by the Planning & Building Department. B. All lots within the subdivision shall conform to the following standards: 1. Lots shall meet the width, depth, frontage, and lot size requirements for the zone in which the lot is located, as specified in this LUDMO; 2. All lots shall abut a dedicated street or county road, or a street or road that has become public by right of use, or a private street for which there is a recorded road maintenance agreement; and 3. No single lot shall cross the boundary of a County or other political subdivision, a public road or street, or a private road or street that can legally be used by property owners other than the owner of the lot. C. The application will not be considered complete until the required information and compliant plat are submitted with the requisite fee.