Engineering

The Engineering Division works in accordance with sound engineering principles and practices providing oversight, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and implementation of infrastructure and program needs for the city of Aurora in compliance with adopted criteria, policies, and procedures. This includes review and approval of construction plans and reports for new development of subdivisions and commercial site plans, as well as all capital improvement projects.

- City Engineer

Civil Plan Submittals

Packet to be used for Pre-submittal and Plan review to determine completeness of submittal.

Checklist

The city has updated its Civil Plan Submittal intake process effective July 1st, 2023. A Civil Plan pre-submittal is no longer required.

Civil Plan Submittal Instructions:

1. Applicants need to submit the Civil Plan Submittal Form to the Permit Center via [email protected] to open a system portal
a. Civil plans will be accepted for review when both of the following are satisfied:
i. Preliminary Drainage Report/Letter (PDR/PDL) is “approved” or at “signature set requested”
ii. Site Plan – “technical referral” requested, meaning it has received Planning Commission/Admin approval
b. Permit Center will create a system folder, and portal for the applicant to upload Civil Plan submittal documents (plans/reports).
i. The completed Civil Plan Submittal Pre-Acceptance & Review Checklist must be uploaded into the portal at this stage.
ii. Be sure to click SUBMIT at the bottom of the portal page when you are done uploading your documents. Once all documents have been uploaded, please return to the Application tab, check the boxes at the bottom of the pages under Submit Application and click the ‘Submit’ button in order to complete the file upload process.
2. Once a complete civil plan submittal has been confirmed, the Permit Center will distribute to the various departments for Pre-Acceptance Review. This review timeframe is 2 business days (at close of business of second day).
a. The Permit Center will provide correspondence via email indicating if your application needs additional materials or that it is in review.
3. If all departments indicate that submittal is ready for first review, the review will be opened for the first review.
4. If one or more department(s) determines that they are missing information in the submittal, the project will be returned, requesting a resubmittal. The applicant will need to upload revised documents to the system to start another pre-acceptance review.

Invoices are required to be paid prior to second review.

Civil Plan submittals include: civil plan set, final drainage report, SWMP report/plans, Stormwater Management Facility Inspection & Maintenance Plan (I&M Plan), Black Forest Tree Protection Plan, Structural Calcs, etc.

Please contact Civil Plan Submittals at (303) 739-7335 or email [email protected] for questions regarding the updated process.

Civil Plan Revisions

Use this form for minor alterations to existing Public Works Department approved Civil Plans submittals. The revision process can be used to document minor changes to correct typographical errors, or to add missing dimensions or notations. Civil Plan submittal revisions must be submitted via email to [email protected].