Administrative Plat Amendment

1. Definition:

  • The Administrative Plat Amendment must do one of the following:
    • create a permanent park or open space
    • change lot lines without changing lot sizes
    • change a restriction or condition on the recorded plat

2. Procedure:

  1. you have a pre-application 'conference' (meeting, phone call, or email conversation) with the Planning and Zoning Department.
  2. you submit a complete application.
  3. the Planning Director or designee decides on the application within 30 days.
  4. if the proposal substantially and adversely affects adjacent lots or raises issues not addressed in the Strategic Master Plan or Land Use Regulations, then hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners will be needed.
  5. you will be notified and directed to send us a finalized mylar for recording.
  6. we record the mylar and send you a confirmation email.

3. Required application materials:

  1. completed application form (only sections A, B, and D) in the Administrative Plat Amendment form
  2. payment of application fees/review fee deposit
  3. Executed Agreement for Payment of Development Review Expenses form (Appendix C)
  4. evidence of ownership and encumbrances
  5. evidence of all taxes paid current (available from the Park County Treasurer’s office)
  6. legal description of property in question prepared by licensed and registered Colorado land surveyor
  7. signed and notarized mineral estate notice certification form Appendix B
  8. photos of your address post showing it to be the green placard with white reflective numbers (as per the Requirements detailed on pages 5-6)
  9. recording fee, $43.00 check payable to Park County Clerk & Recorder
  10. IF moving/reconfiguring one or more lot lines:
    1. 24" x 36" amended plat
    2. title prominently identifying name of subdivision + "Plat Amendment", and if PUD + "Planned Unit Development"
    3. date of preparation, map scale, and north arrow;
    4. name, address and telephone number of the applicant, land owner/s, planner, engineer, and surveyor;
    5. total acreage and surveyed description of the lots and area subject to the proposed amendment;
    6. general vicinity map
    7. a clear illustration or description of the amendment proposed, using shading, crosshatching, highlighting, or other techniques to accurately illustrate the proposed amendment;
    8. Forms A-1, A-2, A-4, A-5, A-6 (if applicable), and A-8
  11. IF changing restriction/limitation/condition on recorded plat:
    1. a written description clearing stating the proposed amendment in a form suitable for recordation with the office of the Park County Clerk and Recorder, including:
      1. title prominently identifying name of subdivision + "Plat Amendment", and if PUD + "Planned Unit Development"
      2. recording information (Book and Page) of the original subdivision plat and the recording information and titles of any other prior amendments of the original plat;
      3. preparation date, name, address, and phone number of the applicant, land owner/s, and any professional/s assisting in the plat amendment
      4. as applicable: Forms A-1, A-2, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-8
  12. IF applicable, all evidence of existing or proposed conservation easements or mechanisms for preserving the property as required by the definition
  13. IF applicable, letter/s of consent to alter or vacate utility easements from all public utilities serving the site

4. Approval will only be granted and in effect if the proposed amendment:

  1. meets the definition established above.
  2. meets all content requirements.
  3. conforms to all relevant land-use regulations or does not increase existing legal non-conformities.
  4. does not create illogical or substantially unusable lot areas; AND
  5. does not substantially and adversely affect adjacent lots or raise issues not addressed in the Strategic Master Plan or Land Use Regulations