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A. Conformance to Applicable Rules and Regulations: In addition to all requirements established herein, all subdivision plans shall comply with the following:

1. All applicable state or federal laws.

2. The Breckenridge comprehensive plan, land use guidelines, handbook of design standards, urban design plan, engineering regulations, development code, building code, and all applicable town laws, codes, regulations, and development related policies.

3. The rules of the Colorado Department of Transportation if the subdivision or any lot contained therein abuts a state highway or if the subdivision modifies an access to a state highway.

4. Any applicable plat note or plat restriction pertaining to the real property proposed to be subdivided. A plat note or plat restriction shall be deemed to be applicable only if it was placed on the plat as part of the town's plat approval process.

B. Unanticipated Field Conditions: Where field conditions require additional construction techniques, such as the need for curtain drains to intercept a previously unknown drainage problem which will interfere with a subdivision improvement, the town engineer may require additional measures to be taken. Failure to take corrective action may result in not issuing any further building permits within the subdivision.

C. Monuments And Markers:

1. Preservation Of Existing Monuments: All United States, state, county, town or other official bench marks, monuments, or triangulation stations in or adjacent to the subdivision shall be preserved. When a proposed improvement in a subdivision makes necessary the moving of bench marks, monuments, or stations, the authority having jurisdiction shall be notified and given sufficient time to take appropriate action.

2. Placement Of New Monuments:

a. The external boundaries of a subdivision shall be marked in the field by concrete monuments, iron pins or drill holes as specified and required by the town engineer. These markings shall be placed not more than one thousand four hundred feet (1,400') apart in any straight line, at all corners, at each end of all curves, at the point where a curve changes radius, and at all angle points in any line.

b. All such markings shall be set flush with the proposed finished grade, installed in such a manner that they will not be disturbed, and shall be town referenced permanent concrete markers with a brass plug identifying the point.

c. All markings shall be properly set in the ground and certified by a Colorado registered land surveyor on the as-built drawings.

d. The corners of all lots shall be identified with permanent monuments of galvanized iron pipe not less than three-fourths inch (3/4") in diameter and not less than thirty six inches (36") in length, or with iron pins approved by the town engineer. In no case shall thin wall pipe or electrical conduit be permitted.

D. Character Of Land: Land which the town determines to be unsuitable for subdivision or development due to flooding, improper drainage, steep slopes, rock formations, adverse earth formations or topography, utility easements, adverse visual impacts, or other features which could be harmful to the safety, health and welfare of the inhabitants of the subdivision, its surrounding area, or the town in general shall not be subdivided or developed unless adequate methods acceptable to the town are formulated to solve the problems created by the unsuitable land conditions or development. Development, including the placement of public improvements and the creation of sites for the placement of structures, shall be provided on slopes in excess of fifteen percent (15%) if no other reasonable alternatives exist and the subdivider mitigates the negative impacts created by development on these slopes.

E. Energy Efficiency: All subdivisions shall be designed to promote energy efficiency, and site design techniques shall include, but not be limited to: 1) building orientation; 2) street and lot layout; 3) vegetation; 4) natural and manmade topographical features; and 5) protection of solar access within the development.

F. Development Free Areas: Where the subdivision borders a manmade facility such as highway or recreational facility from which the subdivision should be protected, or a natural feature such as a wetland which should be protected from the impacts of development, the town may require that no structure or infrastructure improvements, including a septic system in the case of a wetland or stream, be constructed within an area or in a manner that would create adverse impacts. In such cases, the town may also require plantings, berms, screening, the retention of existing vegetation, fencing or other reasonable measures to reduce adverse impacts. (Ord. 23, Series 1992; amd. Ord. 2, Series 2020; Ord. 3, Series 2022)