2018 RICHLAND COUNTY Subdivision Application Supplements As approved by: Board of Richland County Commissioners Revised Dated: January 2, 2018 Table of Contents Page SUPPLEMENT 1: REQUEST FOR PRE-APPLICATION MEETING ……………………………. 3 SUPPLEMENT 2: LIST OF POTENTIAL AGENCY CONTACTS ………………………………. 6 SUPPLEMENT 2 (b): LIST OF POTENTIAL AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION …………….. 7 SUPPLEMENT 3: PRE-APPLICATION COMPLIANCE LIST …………………………………. 11 SUPPLEMENT 4: SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATON FORM AND ELEMENT CHECKLIST ……………………………………………………... 12 SUPPLEMENT 5: SUBDIVISION APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST ………………………………... 16 SUPPLEMENT 6: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL QUALITY AND SANITATION REVIEW ……………………………………………………… 22 SUPPLEMENT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ………………………………………... 23 SUPPLEMENT 8: SUMMARY OF PROBABLE IMPACTS ……………………………………. 26 SUPPLEMENT 9: COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT …………………………………………... 30 SUPPLEMENT 10: LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT …………………………………………… 32 SUPPLEMENT 11: FIRE DEPARTMENT/DISTRICT REPORT ………………………………… 33 SUPPLEMENT 12: EMS (AMBULANCE) REPORT ……………………………………………... 34 SUPPLEMENT 13: RICHLAND COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED PLAN …………………………... 35 SUPPLEMENT 14: FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FORM …………………………………………... 38 SUPPLEMENT 15: SAMPLE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ………………………… 41 SUPPLEMENT 16: SAMPLE OF AGRICULTURAL COVENANT REMOVAL ……………….. 44 SUPPLEMENT 17: SAMPLE CERTIFICATES …………………………………………………… 46 SUPPLEMENT 18: MODEL SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT ………………… 51 SUPPLEMENT 19: ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IMPROVEMENTS GUARANTEES ………….. 55 SUPPLEMENT 20: IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT ……………………………………... 57 SUPPLEMENT 21: GRANT OF ACCESS EASEMENT ………………………………………….. 58 SUPPLEMENT 22: COPIES FOR DISTRIBUTION ……………………………………………… 59 SUPPLEMENT 23: PLANNING BOARD AND GOVERNING BODY MEETING DATES ……. 60 SUPPLEMENT 24: PLANNING ENCROACHMENT FORM ……………………………………. 61 SUPPLEMENT 25: FINAL SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS ……………………………………… 62 SUPPLEMENT 26: SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION CLAIM APPLICATION …………………..... 63 APPENDIX 1: RICHLAND COUNTY JURISDICTIONAL AREA ………………………… 72 APPENDIX 2: SIDNEY JURISDICTIONAL AREA ………………………………………… 73 APPENDIX 3: FAIRVIEW JURISDICTIONAL AREA ……………………………………... 74 Richland County Subdivision Regulations Supplements, revised: 01/02/18 2 | Page Supplement 1: REQUEST FOR PRE APPLICATION MEETING Please complete this form and attach all required materials and submit it to the subdivision administrator in order to schedule a pre-application meeting. The subdivision administrator will contact you and hold the meeting within 30 days. Applicant Information: Pre-application Date: Preliminary Plat Review Fee: Type of Subdivision: First Minor: Subsequent Minor: Major: Amended: Working Name of Subdivision: Name of Landowner: Phone: Email Address: Address: City: State: Zip: Name of Subdivider/Applicant: Phone: Email Address: Address: City: State: Zip: Surveyor/Engineer: Phone: Email Address: Address: City: State: Zip: Parcel Description: Legal Description: of Section _____ Township _____N Range E Parcel Total Size: Number of Lots: Sanitation: local: or DEQ Flood Plain: FIRM Map No. Road Access: Existing Zoning: Proposed Zoning: Existing Use: Proposed Use: Type of development: Single Family Multi-Family Condominium Commercial/Industrial Other, describe Jurisdictional Area: The following information must be submitted with this form: Attachments 1. Existing Conditions Sketch Map; Richland County Subdivision Regulations Supplements, revised: 01/02/18 3 | Page The sketch may be a freehand sketch drawn directly on a print of a topographic map of the area proposed for division at a scale of 1 inch to 400 feet or larger that is adequate to show the property and must include the following: location; existing structures and improvements; approximate tract and lot boundaries of existing utility lines and facilities serving existing tracts of record; the area to be subdivided description of general terrain; existing easements and rights of way; natural features on the land, including water bodies, floodplains geologic hazards, and soil types; 2. Proposed Improvements Sketch Map; The sketch may be a freehand sketch drawn directly on a print of a topographic map of the area proposed for division at a scale of 1 inch to 400 feet or larger that is adequate to show the property and must include the following: tract and proposed lot boundaries; easements and rights of way; proposed public and private improvements; parks and open space and proposed location of utility lines and facilities; conservation easements; 3. Documentation on the current status of the site, including: ownership information, such as a deed, existing zoning or development regulation option to buy or buy-sell agreement, standards; including permission to subdivide; existing conservation easements; and water rights, including location of existing covenants or deed restrictions. Agricultural Water User Facilities; any special improvement districts; and rights of first refusal for the property Please provide one paragraph narrative description of the development project: This form services as written notice that requires the subdivider to meet with the Subdivision Administrator to review subdivision application prior to the subdivider submitting the application meets the requirements of Section 76-3-504(1)(q)(i), MCA. This form is only a record of a pre-application meeting between the applicant and the Richland County Subdivision Administrator. The applicant is hereby notified that this completed form, as well as anything discussed at the related meeting, does not guarantee Richland County’s approval or conditional approval in any way of the applicant’s proposed subdivision. Applicant Signature Date: Richland County Subdivision Regulations Supplements, revised: 01/02/18 4 | Page ****************************************************************************** For Office Use only Interoffice Notification: Planning Comments: Sanitarian Comments: Richland County Subdivision Regulations Supplements, revised: 01/02/18 5 | Page SUPPLEMENT 2: LIST OF POTENTIAL AGENCY CONTACTS Pursuant to Section 76-3-504(1)(q)(iii), MCA, a subdivider shall be provided a list of public utilities, those agencies of local, state, and federal government, and any other entities that may be contacted for comment on the subdivision application and the timeframe that he public utilities, agencies, and other entities are given to respond. The following is of public utilities, local, state, and federal government agencies and other entities have a substantial interest in subdivisions in Richland County, City of Sidney, and the Town of Fairview and may be contacted for comment on subdivision applications: Federal: City of Sidney Bureau of Land Management Public Works Department (Roads, water, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Service sewer) Bureau of Reclamation Police Chief Geological Survey (USGS) Fire Department Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) City Attorney Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solid Waste Department Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) Building Inspector - Permits Flood Plain Manager Montana State: Planner Department of Transportation (MDT) Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Service Town of Fairview (MT FWPS) Public Works Department (Roads, water, Department of Environmental Equality (MT DEQ) sewer) Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Police Chief (MDNRC) Fire Department Bureau of Mines and Geology Richland County Attorney Montana State Historic Preservation Office (MT Flood Plain Manager SHPO) Solid Waste Services Building Inspector/Permits Richland County: Planner Sanitarian Office Public Works Department (Roads) Other: Sheriff Postal Services Attorney Utilities companies Landfill (solid waste) Airport Authority Weed District Railway Systems Building Inspector – Permits Ambulance Services & Medical Service Superintendent of Schools Providers Flood Plain Manager Fire Departments/District Soil Conservation District Applicable irrigation water district or ditch Planner companies Water and sewer districts Adjacent Subdivision Homeowners Associations Any subcontractor of listed entities Other pertinent agencies for development This list may not include all departments and agencies. Richland County Subdivision Regulations Supplements, revised: 01/02/18 6 | Page SUPPLEMENT 2(b): LIST OF POTENTIAL AGENCY CONTACTS This serves as written notice to the Applicant that the Subdivision Administrator meets the requirements of Section 76-3-504(1)(q)(iii), MCA “requires a list to be available to the subdivider of the public utilities, those agencies of local, state, and federal government, and any other entities that may be contacted for comment on the subdivision application and the timeframe that the public utilities, agencies, and other entities are given to respond”. The following is a list of public utilities, local, state, and federal government agencies and other entities that have a substantial interest in subdivisions in Richland County, City of Sidney, and Town of Fairview which may need to be contacted for comments on subdivision applications. These entities may also present comments at the public hearing. Richland County: Board of Commissioners County Attorney Clerk & Recorder Office ***Loren Young Mike Weber Stephanie Verhasselt ***Shane Gorder Richland County Law & Justice Center 201 W Main ST ***Duane Mitchell 300 12th Ave NW, Ste. 7 Sidney, MT 59270 201 W Main ST Sidney, MT 59270 (406) 433-1708 Sidney,