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Draft requires mapping, preservation and protection of subsurface drainage in subdivisions
Summary
Proposed language requires developers to investigate, map and preserve subsurface drainage facilities (agricultural tile drains, historical systems), submit a licensed-engineer-certified map with preliminary plats, and protect facilities during construction with repairs at the developer’s expense if damaged.
The draft ordinance includes a separate subsection addressing subsurface drainage facilities. Developers would be required to conduct investigations (historical research, field surveys, soil probing) to identify existing tile drains and historical systems, and to submit a Subsurface Drainage Facilities Map with the preliminary plat that documents locations, dimensions, materials, flow direction and depth as well as ownership or operating responsibility. The map must be documented by a licensed Utah professional engineer or land surveyor.
Identified subsurface facilities must be preserved in place or rerouted per Utah Code 73-1-15.5, flagged and protected during construction, and any damage must be repaired or replaced at the developer’s expense. Easements for existing or relocated subsurface facilities must be shown on the final plat and grant unobstructed access for the facility owner, with prohibitions on fences, structures, deep-rooted vegetation or permanent infrastructure within the easement.
