This section of the Code establishes Service standards applicable to land development in San Miguel County.

5-602A.

Where feasible, all utility distribution facilities, (including, but not limited to, electric, communication and cable television lines), installed in and for the purpose of supplying service to any subdivision shall be placed underground except as follows: street lights, and equipment normally installed on the surface appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, concealed ducts and similar items.

5-602B.

The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section, and shall make the necessary arrangements for the installation of all underground facilities, sanitary sewers and storm drains in streets, service roads, alleys or highways. Service connection for all underground utilities and sanitary sewers shall be laid to such length as will obviate the necessity for disturbing street or alley improvements when service connections thereto are made.

Provision shall be made to supply electric power to all lots or units in a subdivision. Installation of natural gas lines, where such service is available, may be required at the discretion of the Planning Commission.

5-604A.

Trash Hauling

I.

The developer will contract with a reliable trash company for pick-up and hauling.

II.

The cost of this service will be borne by all of the residents, shops and lodges within the development.

III.

The trash company will haul the trash to the County dumpsite, provided that the dumpsite is reasonably close to the development. If it is not, then the trash company will provide a compactor that will decrease the trash company's number of hauling trips and the gross volume of trash.

IV.

In the event no reliable trash company is willing or able to provide the above-described service, then the developer shall provide the service to the development.

5-604B.

Impact Fees

In addition to the above provisions, the developer of land located in the R-1 School District shall mitigate the impacts created by the requirements of solid waste disposal pursuant to the following:

I.

Fee Rate and Time of Payment

On or before the date when final subdivision plat approval is granted by the Board of Commissioners, the developer shall tender certified funds to the Board in an amount equal to the "current trash impact rate" times the "population level" of the subdivision (see Article 6 for definitions).

II.

Use of Funds or Proceeds

All funds received pursuant to this section shall be utilized by the County to mitigate impacts created by solid waste disposal.

5-605A.

Water Quantity

The quantity of water supplied shall be consistent with the standards in this section:

I.

Domestic In-House Demands

Sufficient supply shall be provided to meet an average daily demand of the entire service area of three hundred (300) gpd (gallons per day) per residential unit or seventy-five (75) gpd per capita, whichever is greater.

II.

Irrigation Demands

Capacity shall exist to provide a sufficient supply of water necessary to irrigate landscaping as planned.

5-605B.

Quality

Water supplies shall be treated by a method determined by the County or state health department to conform to minimum local and state requirements. Test wells may be required in the case of water supplies utilizing wells for a water source.

5-605C.

Water Source

Provisions shall be made for such domestic water supply as may be necessary to protect public health. Such water may be supplied by:

I.

Connection to a public utility, in which case a letter from the public utility company shall be submitted showing its ability to serve the proposed subdivision and containing evidence indicating that a satisfactory agreement has been entered into for the installation of such service, which shall provide water connection for each lot.

II.

Establishment of a mutual water system that has been determined by the proper health authorities to provide adequate quality and safety of the proposed supply, in which case the subdivider shall give such guarantee or shall post such bond as deemed necessary to ensure installation of an adequate and safe system that would provide for water connection for each lot.

III.

Wells, springs, and other water rights showing adequate evidence that a water supply sufficient in terms of quality, quantity and dependability will be available to ensure an adequate supply of water for the type of subdivision proposed. Such evidence may include, but shall not be limited to:

a.

Evidence of ownership, right of acquisition of, or use of existing and proposed water rights;

b.

Historic use and estimated yield of claimed water rights;

c.

Amenability of existing rights to a change in use;

d.

Evidence that public or private water owners can and will supply water to the proposed subdivision, citing the amount of water available for use within the subdivision and the feasibility of extending service to that area; and

e.

Evidence concerning the potability of the proposed water supply for the subdivision.

IV.

Cisterns are allowed by administrative review in the WE Zone District with County Environmental Health Department approval, and must meet state public health standards. Cisterns may be approved elsewhere at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners provided that:

a.

There is no other feasible or reasonable water supply available;

b.

A written statement is furnished that shows proof of a potable water supply and sanitary means of delivery which meet the Colorado Department of Health standards; and

c.

The proposed cistern shall be designed for storage of potable water.

A water system shall be sized hydraulically to meet the initial and future demands of the proposed subdivision. The standards in this Section are applicable.

5-606A.

Domestic and Irrigation Demands

The system shall be sized hydraulically for maximum-day-plus-fire demands or peak hour demand, whichever is greater. Maximum day demand may be assumed as 3.0 times average day demand, and maximum hour demand may be assumed to be 6.0 times average day demand unless calculations indicate otherwise and the design is approved by the County Engineer or state health department.

5-606B.

Minimum Residual Pressures

Minimum Residual Pressures shall be forty (40) psi (pounds per square inch) under maximum-hour demand and twenty (20) psi if direct flow is used. The actual pressure in the supply system under the conditions specified shall be used in designing the distribution system. If future connection to a different supply system is anticipated, critical pressure in that system may be used as the starting design pressure.

5-606C.

Minimum Main Sizes

Mains shall be at least six (6) inches in diameter except for short cul-de-sacs. Where the external supply or pressure is not adequate to meet requirements, additional pipe diameter, parallel or looping lines or additional storage or pumping shall be provided to meet the requirements.

5-606D.

Fire Demands

For one- and two-family dwellings not exceeding two (2) stories in height, the following Needed Fire Flows (in gallons per minute), in addition to maximum day flow, shall be provided:

Maximum for other residences: 3500 gpm

For all other cases, refer to the Uniform Fire Code, Appendix 3A, Section 4, and/or to the National Fire Protection Association Standards, as administered by the appropriate Fire Protection District.

Fire demands may be met by alternate sources for pumping at the discretion of the Planning Commission and upon recommendation of the affected local Fire District Board. In such cases, the water distribution and storage system need not be sized for fire demands.

5-606E.

Treatment and Storage

New water systems shall be designed with sufficient treatment and storage for a period of six (6) hours, or for a maximum day demand plus the required fire demand for the specified duration.

5-606F.

Quality and Materials Specifications

The Quality and Materials Specifications must be submitted for review and are subject to the approval of the County Engineer, Sanitarian or Building Official. Proposed specifications should include the following:

I.

The strength rating for distribution piping and fitting for fire flow demand that will have a minimum safety factor of four (4) times the anticipated internal operating pressure.

II.

System design for a minimum service life of fifty (50) years.

III.

Sufficient cover to prevent freezing.

IV.

Suitable means for flushing dead-end mains.

5-606G.

Insufficient Water Supply

In the event water is not sufficiently available as planned, necessary development approvals and/or building permits may be limited by the County according to the capacity of the supply system.

5-606H.

Up-to-Date Maps

Complete, up-to-date maps of the water system, as installed, shall be provided to the County planning department.

Sewage disposal methods shall comply with the standards in this section in addition to the San Miguel County Sanitation Regulations.

5-607A.

Connection shall be made to a sanitary sewer when available, in which case a letter from the governing Board of the sewer system shall be submitted showing the ability of the system to handle sewage from the proposed subdivision and evidence that a satisfactory agreement has been entered into for connection to the system. If such connection is found impractical or unnecessary by the Board of County Commissioners, then:

I.

Individual or community septic tanks or other approved community disposal systems may be established, in which cases detailed plans shall be submitted to the County Sanitarian. No construction shall commence upon any such systems until they have been approved in writing by the County Sanitarian, provision has been made for future maintenance and the subdivider has given such guarantee or posted a bond as deemed necessary to ensure the installation of proper facilities within the proposed subdivision; or

II.

Individual absorption systems may be established. Accordingly, minimum lot size standards may be increased in any district where percolation tests show the presence of soil incapable of handling the septic system required for the maximum population of the proposed use.

5-607B.

Engineered Sewage Disposal Systems

Whenever an engineered sewage disposal system is required by the County Sanitarian, such system shall be designed by a State of Colorado Registered Professional Engineer. The Engineer shall perform all necessary site evaluations, percolation tests and requisite associated engineering tasks and, following approval and construction and prior to use, shall certify that the system has been installed as designed.

Development shall meet the fire protection standards in this section, as well as those in the Uniform Fire Code and in National Fire Protection Association Standards 1231, 1141 and 224, as administered by the appropriate Fire Protection district.

5-608A.

Fire Hydrants

Fire hydrants shall be installed in all water distribution systems, whether new or extensions of existing systems.

I.

Recommended distance between hydrants is three hundred (300) feet; maximum distance shall be five hundred (500) feet, except along transmission lines where there is no development.

II.

Each fire hydrant shall be designed to flow five hundred (500) gpm in low density areas and one thousand (1000) gpm in high density or non-residential areas. Fire flows shall be assumed to flow from hydrants or groups of hydrants that will achieve the critical pressures on the system.

III.

The minimum size of the main on which fire hydrants that will produce the critical pressure on the system are located shall be six (6) inches.

IV.

All fire hydrants shall be fitted with Mueller National Standard threads (2-1/2" x 5-1/2" sleeves) unless other agreements are reached with the affected fire district.

V.

Covered hydrants may be required at the discretion of the affected fire district. Such hydrants shall be covered by wooden boxes having both an upper and lower door and shall be equipped with one hundred fifty (150) feet of 1-1/2" hose. Design of such boxes and types of hose, reels, fittings, etc. shall be approved by the local fire district.

VI.

All fire hydrants shall be painted or identified so that they are conspicuous. They shall not be obstructed in any way that could interfere with operation.

5-608B.

Other Suction Sources for Fire Protection

Other suction sources for fire protection - streams, ponds, wells, etc. - may be considered or required, especially where the approved water supply consists of individual or small community wells.

I.

Storage capacity for pumping shall be equivalent to the estimated fire flow demand for the proposed development.

II.

All storage or alternate sources for pumping shall be readily accessible to fire district equipment and personnel and centrally located to buildings in the proposed development. Docks or dikes shall be provided in open storage ponds.

5-608C.

Land reserved for fire station sites and/or housing for fire protection equipment may be required in proposed developments which, because of size and/or location, could not be adequately serviced from existing fire stations.

5-608D.

In all cases, the requirements of the local fire district shall be met in providing fire protection to proposed developments. All applications for Final Plat Subdivision Reviews shall include a letter of approval from the appropriate Fire Protection District, as described in Section 4-519 C.

5-608E.

Complete, up-to-date plans and records essential for the proper operation and maintenance of the fire protection system shall be made available to the appropriate fire department. These should include: Plans of the supply works including dams, intakes, wells, pipe lines, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage reservoirs and tanks; and maps of the distribution system showing mains, valves, and hydrants.

5-608F.

Impact Fees in the Telluride Fire Protection District

In addition to the above provisions, the developer of land located in the Telluride Fire Protection District shall mitigate the fire protection impacts created by the development pursuant to the following:

I.

Fee Rate and Time of Payment

On or before the date when final subdivision plat approval is granted by the Board of County Commissioners, the developer shall tender certified funds to the Telluride Fire Protection District in an amount equal to eighty-nine percent (89%) of the "current impact rate" (rounded up to the nearest dollar) times the "population level" of the subdivision (see Article 6 for definitions).

II.

Use of Funds or Proceeds

All funds received pursuant to this section shall be utilized by the Telluride Fire Protection District to mitigate impacts on the District created by the development.