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SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY
PLAT CHECKLIST
SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS
After the requirement for a pre-application review has been satisfied, you may submit a subdivision application within one year of
the date of the city’s written comments from the pre-application. These requirements are mandatory per BMC 38.220.040.
The preliminary plat must be legibly drawn as specified in this application. Where accurate information is required, surveying and
engineering data must be prepared under the supervision of a registered engineer or land surveyor, licensed in the state, as their
respective licensing laws allow. SUBDIVISION STATISTICS
Subdivision Type:
First Minor Subdivision from a Tract of Record
First Minor Subdivision from a Tract of Record with Variance
Second or Subsequent Minor Subdivision from a Tract of Record
First Major Subdivision
Total Number of Lots:
Lots by Proposed Uses:
Residential, single household Industrial
Residential, multi-household Common Open Space
Townhouse/Rowhouse Institutional Lots
Commercial City Park
Restricted Development Other (e.g. Recreational Vehicle Space):
DIGITAL SUBMITTALS & NAMING PROTOCOL
1. Create and submit a Planning application using the ProjectDox portal;
a. After completing your Development Review Application, you will receive a Notification Letter (example)
via email. Please download this document and obtain owner’s signature. Upload as a PDF to the “Documents” folder
in ProjectDox.
2. The digital copies must be separated into two categories: Documents and Drawings.
a. The Documents folder should include items such as application forms, narrative, response to City comments,
supplemental documents, technical reports, easements, legal documents, etc.
b. The Drawings folder should include items such as site plans, civil plans, landscape plans, photometric plans,
elevations, etc. All drawing files must be drawn and formatted for a 24” x 36” sheet file or 11” x 17” sheet file. Plan
pages shall be properly oriented in landscape mode. Refer to our Quick Guide for additional information;
3. Naming protocol. All files should be numbered and named according to their order listed on your provided Submittal Checklist.
File names should start with a numeric value followed by the document name. The numeric value at the beginning of the file
name ensures the order in which they are displayed. Refer to our Quick Guide for additional information;
APPLICATION SET
1. Select from the following, which subdivision review procedure intended to be used, as required by section 38.240.100;
Expedited Subdivision per 76-3-623 Subdivisions subject to 76-3-616 Phased Development per 76-3-617
2. Pre-application information. All information required with the pre-application plan, as outlined in section 38.220.030;
3. Subdivision information. Name and location of the subdivision, scale (Use a conventional scale such as 1:20 or 1/4:1), scale
bar, north arrow, date of preparation, lots and blocks (designated by number), the dimensions and area of each lot, and the
use of each lot, if other than for single-household;
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4. Subdivision map. Map of entire subdivision;
5. Streets, roads, and grades. All streets, roads, alleys, avenues, highways, and easements; width of right of way, grades and
curvature; Existing and proposed road and street names; proposed location of intersections requiring access to arterial or
collector streets;
6. Adjoining subdivisions. The names of adjoining platted subdivisions and numbers of adjoining certificates of survey;
7. Adjoining owners. Names and addresses of record owners of lots and tracts immediately adjoining proposed subdivision;
8. Perimeter survey. Survey of exterior boundaries of platted tract with bearings, distances, and curve data indicated outside
boundary lines. For irregular shoreline or body of water, bearings and distances of closing meander traverse must be given;
9. Section corner. Approximate location of all section corners or legal subdivision corners of sections pertinent to boundary;
10. Phased improvements. If improvements are to be completed in phases after final plat is filed, the approximate area of each
phase must be shown on plat. Identify any improvements and associated phases not included within the geographic area of a
phase, or if of construction of improvements is separate from the timing of construction of that phase;
a. Timing of Installation and improvements. All improvements must be installed prior to the issuance of a building permit
for any lot within a subdivision, except when concurrent construction is an identified purpose of the initial project
review and approved per BMC Section 38.270.030.B.1.a. Please select which option for completion time you wish
to pursue.
Improvements installed prior to final plat approval
Improvements will be guaranteed with a financial security
Concurrent Construction
b. If Concurrent Construction is requested. Concurrent Construction must be requested at time of the Subdivision
Preliminary Plat application per Section 38.270.030, BMC. For Subdivisions requiring off-site public infrastructure
improvements use CCOFF Checklist;
11. Contours. Ground contours must be provided for the tract according to Table 38.220.040;
12. Waivers. List of waivers granted from the requirements of section 38.220.060 during the pre-application process;
13. DEQ Exemptions Request. If proposing to request for exemption from Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) review, the
preliminary plat application must include a written request form the developer’s professional, licensed, engineer indicating
the intent to request the exemption and details the extent of water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure to be
completed prior to final plat approval. Detailed stormwater drainage plan must be submitted with written request;
14. Sanitation information. For subdivisions not qualifying for the certification established in section 38.240.170, subdivider must
provide information regarding sanitation set forth in MCA 76-3-622;
PLAT SHEET REQUIREMENTS
1. Area map. Map showing all adjacent sections of land, subdivision, certificates of survey, streets, and roads;
2. Non-compliance with standards. Written statement describing any requested subdivision variance and facts of hardship
upon which the request is based (refer to 38.250); Any intended departures, deviations, modifications, non-compliance,
or alternative compliance to any standard applicable to subdivision review. BMC citations and applicable criteria must be
provided to the review authority;
3. Noticing materials required by section 38.220.420;
4. Documents and certificates. Draft copies of all documents and certificates to be printed on or accompany the preliminary plat;
a. Covenants, restrictions, and articles of incorporation for property owners’ association if covenants are proposed to ensure
compliance with regulatory standards;
b. Encroachment permits or a letter indicating intention for new streets, easements, rights-of-way, or drive aisles intersecting
state, county, or city highways, streets, or roads;
c. Any other appropriate certificates;
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d. Provision for maintenance of all streets, open spaces to meet requirements of 38.420 or 38.410.040, stormwater facilities,
and other improvements not dedicated to the public;
5. Street profile sheets. Profile sheets for street grades greater than five percent;
6. Application and fee. Completed preliminary plat application form, with original signatures of all owners of record or authorized
representatives, and review fee.
DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE
The following information must be provided with all subdivision preliminary plat applications in order to document compliance
with adopted development standards unless waived during pre-application process per 38.240.110. All documentation of any
waivers granted must be included. Refer to section 38.220.060 for a detailed list of required compliance documentation.
1. Surface water;
2. Floodplains;
3. Groundwater;
4. Geology, soils, slopes;
5. Vegetation;
6. Wildlife;
7. Agriculture;
8. Agricultural water user facilities;
9. Water and sewer;
10. Stormwater management;
11. Streets, roads, and alleys;
12. Non-municipal utilities;
13. Land use;
14. Parks and recreation facilities;
15. Neighborhood center plan;
16. Lighting plan;
17. Miscellaneous. Public lands, hazards, wildlands -urban interface;
18. Affordable housing;
19. Description of how the proposed subdivision advances the adopted growth policy.
REQUIRED FORMS
PP, N1, SVAR (if variance is requested), CCOFF (If Concurrent Construction is requested)
APPLICATION FEE
For most current application fee, see Schedule of Community Development fees. Fees are typically adjusted in January.
CONTACT US
Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building
20 East Olive Street
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59715
phone 406-582-2260
fax 406-582-2263
planning@bozeman.net
www.bozeman.net/planning
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