Plat Amendment

As specified in the Oro Valley Zoning Code, all fees must be paid in full prior to approval of an application.

Fees related to Plat Amendments are provided below. Pima County Recording and Addressing fees also apply for recordation and annotation. Please contact Pima County for more information about their fees.

*Map revisions fees may vary based on the complexity of the change and/or the number of lots affected.

• A narrative that provides details about the proposed project
• Any supporting documentation such as maps, site plans, etc. 

The more information you are able to provide the more feedback staff will be able to give.

HOA: Property owners should always communicate with their Homeowner Association (HOA) about the proposed change to the lot. However, HOA approvals and/or denials are private matters between the property owner and the HOA. The Town’s approval or denial of plat changes are separate processes.

Please name PDF files in a self-explanatory manner such as “Document Type – Date.”

Submittal Items:

• Map of the area to be revised- Size 8 ½” X 11” or 11” x 17” sealed by a registrant such as a Land Surveyor or Engineer
• Legal description(s) of the proposed change(s), sealed by a registrant.
• Letter from parcel owner(s) approving change
• Conveyance deeds, with grantors and grantees, if property is added or subtracted to the revised lots. This applies whether ownership of the lots remains the same or the same party owns both lots.  Deeds can be purchased from the Pima County Recorder’s office, Title companies or Legal offices. A deed is not needed for text changes to general notes.
• Boundary Closure calculations if property lines are modified

Map Format:

1. Scale: Must be drawn to a scale of one inch equals forty feet (1”= 40’ or 20’) on sheets measuring 24" x 36". Scale to be the same for all sheets. Different scales must be pre-approved by the Town Engineer and Planning Manager.
2. Size: Copies of the larger plans may be reduced to 8 ½” x 11” or 11” x 17” size, when approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator and Town Engineer.
3. Provide before (current condition) and proposed (after) drawings
4. Name of the project: Include in the lower right-hand corner below the Title Block.
5. Lettering and dimensions: Must be the equivalent of twelve (0.12”) point font or greater in size.
6. Title Block: In the lower right corner of each sheet, provide an enclosed Title Block which includes:
   • Brief legal description, i.e., "Portion of Section_____, T _____S, R_____E, G&SRB&M, Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona
   • Scale
   • Contour interval, if applicable
   • Date (revised plans must show date of revision)
   • Town of Oro Valley case number
   • Sheet ____ of ____ (total pages)
7. Seal, signature, and registration expiration of the registered professional who prepared the plan must be shown on each sheet in the lower right-hand corner near the title block.
8. North arrow and bar scale: Show in the upper right corner of each page that include the site layout. Every effort must be made to have north oriented toward the top of the sheet. Some slight rotation may be made to accommodate long narrow parcels, convenient match lines, etc., but in no case will the north arrow point downward without pre-approval.
9. Multiple sheets: If the plat amendment consists of more than one (1) sheet, a small index drawing of the site showing the area represented on each sheet must be placed on the right side of each sheet.
10. A legend which depicts and describes all symbols used in the document.
11. A small project location map must be drawn in the upper right-hand corner with north oriented to the top of the sheet. The map must cover approximately one (1) square mile, be drawn at a scale of 3” = 1 mile, and provide the following information:
    • The subject property identified and centered within a one square mile area
    • Any adjacent conditions (i.e., subdivisions, non-residential development, un-subdivided land, schools, existing zoning, major streets, rivers, railroads, National Forests, Nations, reservations, and city, town or other jurisdictional limits.)
    • The section, township and range of the subject development
    • A north arrow and scale
12. Cover sheet must include the name, mailing and email addresses, and phone number of: 
    • The primary property owner(s) of the site
    • The registrant(s), and other person(s), firm(s), or organization(s) that prepared the development package documents must be provided.
13. The Arizona registrant responsible for preparing the plans must seal all drawings and documents in accordance with Arizona Board of Technical Registration guidelines.

Scrivener’s Error:  Description of error and/or correction(s) to be made to recorded plat.  Scrivener’s error documents must be sealed by a registrant such as the land surveyor or engineer.