[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 97; 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 461; 8-28-2017 by Ord. No. 615]
[Amended 2-8-2021 by Ord. No. 680]
After completing the requirements of Article IV of this chapter, the subdivision process shall commence by a subdivider filing an application for preliminary acceptance on a form provided by the Town. Said application shall be filed with the Director of Engineering and Zoning in accordance with the standards and other provisions of this chapter. A preliminary plat shall be filed within 90 days of the sketch plan review meeting per § 400-17. Failure to submit a preliminary plat within 90 days of the sketch plan review meeting will require the applicant to recomplete the requirements of Article IV of this chapter, including the fee payment requirement. The preliminary plat shall be considered officially filed when it has been examined by the Director of Engineering and Zoning, has been found to be in general compliance with the formal provisions of this chapter and an application acceptance letter has been issued to the subdivider from the Director of Engineering and Zoning.
The preliminary plat shall show, on a map, all of the facts needed to enable the Town Council to determine whether the proposed layout of the land in a subdivision is satisfactory from the standpoint of public interest. These facts shall include, but not be limited to, the proposed location and line sizes of sewer and waterlines, paving widths, street and area drainage, and soil characteristics.
The preliminary plat shall be prepared by a Wyoming licensed engineer or surveyor. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn. The size of the map shall be 24 inches by 36 inches. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Town in both a digital format, and as 10 hard copies.
The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
A. 
Description:
(1) 
Proposed name of the subdivision. The name shall not duplicate, be the same in spelling or alike in pronunciation with any other recorded subdivision.
(2) 
Names of adjacent subdivisions and owners of adjoining parcels of unsubdivided land;
(3) 
Names and addresses of the subdivider, owner and engineer;
(4) 
Location by section, township, range, town, county, state; and
(5) 
Names of streets within both the preliminary plat and all adjoining plats.
B. 
Existing conditions:
(1) 
Boundaries of the subdivision indicated by a heavy line and the approximate acreage;
(2) 
Locations of utilities including sewer lines, waterlines, manholes, fire hydrants, power lines, gas lines and communication lines, and with line sizes included for sewer and waterlines;
(3) 
Location, widths and names of existing or platted streets, rights-of-way, easements, parks, permanent buildings, section and corporate lines;
(4) 
Zoning districts, if any; and
(5) 
Soil characteristics and grades of slopes.
C. 
Proposed conditions:
(1) 
Proposed locations of utilities, including sewer lines, waterlines, manholes, fire hydrants, power lines, gas lines and communication lines, and with line sizes included for sewer and waterlines;
(2) 
Proposed paving width and street drainage;
(3) 
Proposed zoning district(s);
(4) 
Location and principal dimensions of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way, easements, parks, sections, corporate lines, lot lines, wetland delineations, FEMA flood zone and any other areas to be reserved for public or private use; and
(5) 
Provisions for stormwater disposal, drainage and flood control.
D. 
Survey data:
(1) 
Existing contours with intervals of not more than 10 feet where the slope is greater than 5% and not more than two feet where the slope is less than 5%. Elevations are to be based on a sea-level datum;
(2) 
Drainage channels, wooded areas, power transmission poles and lines, and any other significant items shall be shown; and
(3) 
Vicinity sketch.
E. 
Drafting of plat:
(1) 
Date of preparation;
(2) 
Revision date(s), if any;
(3) 
Scale of map;
(4) 
North point;
(5) 
Legend, if any;
(6) 
General notes;
(7) 
Certificate of owner;
(8) 
Certificate of surveyor;
(9) 
Certificate of acceptance;
(10) 
Certificate of Town Clerk;
(11) 
Mayor, or designee, approval;
(12) 
Certificate of mortgagee, if applicable; and
(13) 
Proposed covenants and restrictions, if applicable.
[Amended 5-27-2025 by Ord. No. 724]
A. 
The Director of Engineering and Zoning shall provide the subdivider with an application acceptance letter upon receipt of the plat and copies as described in § 400-20.
B. 
Upon transmittal of the application acceptance letter, the Director of Engineering and Zoning shall distribute the plat to the entities listed below for study and recommendation, for which they have 30 days to provide their feedback. Feedback from the following reviewers shall be provided to the Director of Engineering and Zoning, the subdivider, and the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to hearing.
(1) 
The Town Attorney;
(2) 
Town Engineer and/or designated third-party engineer, as applicable;
(3) 
Wyoming licensed surveyor;
(4) 
The Town Clerk-Treasurer;
(5) 
Sublette County Unified Fire;
(6) 
Each company or agency furnishing public utilities;
(7) 
Department of Public Works; and
(8) 
Such other official, body, company or state or federal agency as may be directed by the Town.
C. 
Planning and zoning.
(1) 
Upon transmittal of the application acceptance letter, the Director of Engineering and Zoning shall schedule a hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission at a date no less than 60 days from the date of the transmittal of the application acceptance letter and publish notice of the date and time thereof at least 10 days prior the hearing date.
(2) 
The subdivider shall provide notice of the Planning and Zoning hearing to all property owners within 140 feet of the extreme limits of the proposed subdivision, as their names appear on the Sublette County tax records. This notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice is considered complete upon mailing a copy of the notice, the list of property owners receiving the notice, and proof of mailing being submitted to the Town no less than 10 days prior to the hearing.
A. 
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the preliminary plat at the hearing. After consideration of the information presented at said hearing, the Director of Engineering and Zoning shall provide a staff report which shall include the input from the entities named in § 400-22B, and that of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and make a recommendation to the Town Council. The Planning and Zoning Commission may make a recommendation if all outside agencies have not returned their completed reviews.
B. 
The Town Council shall schedule a hearing concerning final approval of the preliminary plat. The Town Council shall cause notice of the hearing to be published on the Town website at least 15 days prior to the hearing.
C. 
A matter may be tabled only once by the Planning and Zoning Commission and only once by the Town Council, and then only with the consent of the subdivider. If the application fails due to defects in the plan it may be brought back to the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Town Council once defects are corrected.
D. 
The subdivider has the right to postpone any action for up to a combined total of six months.
A. 
The Town Council shall determine whether the preliminary plat shall be approved as presented, approved with modification, or disapproved, and shall give notice to the subdivider in the following manner:
(1) 
If approved for construction, the Mayor shall affix his or her signature to the plat, attach thereto a notation that it has received preliminary approval, and return it to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
(2) 
If approved with modifications or disapproved, the Mayor shall attach to the plat a statement of the reasons for such action and return it to the subdivider.
B. 
The Town Council may vote on a conditional approval of the plat without outside agency reviews completed in order to avoid project disruption if a problem arises from an outside agency.
C. 
In any case, a notation of the action taken and the requisite reasons therefor shall be entered in the records of the Town Council.
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the subdivider the right, for a one-year period from the date of approval, that the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed. The subdivider must then comply with final approval requirements. Construction of the improvements required for final approval may be commenced upon preliminary approval subject to the other requirements set out in this chapter or other Town ordinances. Proper permits shall be obtained and provided to the Town prior to performing any work on site.
[Amended 5-27-2025 by Ord. No. 725]
All design and construction drawings to be used by the subdivider in order to carry out development of improvements as shown on the preliminary plat and as required by Article XII, Required Improvements, and including any other types of construction deemed necessary by the subdivider or Town Council, such as, but not limited to, lot grading, riprapping, diking, ditching or channelization, shall be subject to Town approval before any construction is started.
A. 
Such design and construction drawings shall be subject to the review and approval of the Town Engineer, or third-party engineer selected by the Town. The Town Council may, in its discretion, require the subdivider to make appropriate changes in the drawings before construction commences.
B. 
The drawings referred to in Subsections A and B of this section must be presented to the Town Engineer or third-party professional engineer at least 30 days prior to the planned construction date and receipt of required construction permits.
A. 
Responsibility of professional engineer of record.
(1) 
The professional engineer doing the inspections shall make periodic written reports to the Town Council and shall appear at any Council meeting when requested by the Town Council for the purpose of discussing and reporting on the construction of the required improvements. The professional engineer shall be required to provide the Town with a certified final report stating that he or she has made all necessary inspections of the required improvements; and that they have been constructed in accordance with all applicable Town requirements, ordinances, and approved construction drawings. The engineer of record shall further certify that the as-built drawings accurately represent the construction. Two certified copies of as-built drawings shall be submitted to the Town along with the professional engineer's final report.
(2) 
The professional engineer shall sign all of his or her reports and be responsible for all statements or representations made therein. Failure of the professional engineer to submit a timely final report as required by this chapter shall prohibit the Town Council from taking any action to approve the final plat in those situations where the required improvements are constructed prior to final plat approval. Where a subdivider has elected to record the final plat prior to constructing the required improvements, but has posted a surety bond to guarantee completion of the required improvements, the surety shall not be released and may be called if the professional engineer does not timely provide his final report with all required representations and certifications.
B. 
Third-party engineering involvement.
(1) 
If a situation arises in which the Town and engineer of record do not agree on an engineering related matter, a third-party engineer may be hired.
(2) 
If a third-party engineer is hired, the scope of work and a cost estimate shall be agreed to and in place prior to the work taking place.