Common Plat Amendment

1. Definition:

  • The Common Plat Amendment changes lot lines or restrictions or conditions in an existing plat or subdivision without:
    • creating a new lot or outlot;
    • creating a lot that would violate any Land Use Regulation or increase existing legal nonconformities;
    • reducing the amount of dedicated or publicly-owned land; and
    • significantly impacting or altering the subdivision's access, parking, or traffic circulation system

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. your case is scheduled for the next available Planning Commission hearing and the next reasonable Board of County Commissioners hearing.
  4. upon approval from the Board of County Commissioners, you have 10 days to submit a finalized mylar for recording.
  5. 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 Common Plat Amendment form
  2. payment of application fees/review fee deposit
  3. Executed Agreement for Payment of Development Review Expenses (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, if applicable 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, 24" x 36" amended plat with the following:
    1. title prominently identifying name of recorded subdivision + "Plat Amendment" (+ "Planned Unit Development" if in PUD)
    2. preparation date, map scale, north arrow
    3. name, address, phone number of applicant/s, land owner/s, planner, surveyor, and engineer
    4. total acreage and surveyed description of lots and area subject to proposed amendment
    5. clear illustration/description of proposed amendment
    6. approval certification and plat language forms A1-5 (appendix A)
  11. IF changing restriction/limitation/condition on recorded plat, written description with the following:
    1. title prominently identifying name of recorded subdivision + "Plat Amendment" and, if in PUD, "Planned Unit Development"
    2. preparation date, name, address, phone number of applicant/s, land owner/s, plat amendment professionals
    3. approval certification and plat language forms A1-5 (appendix A)
  12. 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. amends a county-approved and recorded minor plat, final plat, or exemption plat.
  2. either conforms to all zoning/other standards or does not increase nonconformity of existing non-conforming lot.
  3. conforms to all relevant Land Use Regulations and Strategic Master Plan policies or does not increase existing legal non-conformities.
  4. does not create illogical or substantially unusable lot areas. 
  5. does not cause significant hardship or inconvenience for adjacent property owners; AND
  6. is recorded by Park County Clerk and Recorder.