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Engineering
The Engineering Division is primarily responsible for the design and construction of all of the City's capital improvement projects involving drainage and new street and bridge construction, as well as the review and inspection of new subdivision construction. In addition, the division provides technical expertise to various other City divisions and departments on civil engineering issues.
Email the Engineering Division
Templates
Autocad and PDF templates for address and final plats, as well as construction drawing and as-built drawing formats, can be found below within "Technical Templates and Requirements."
Utility Contacts
Dry utility contacts for encroachment or vacation application (subject to change):
- Xfinity (Comcast) - Email Michael Howard, or Email Terry Herring
- Century Link - Email Allan Jojola
- Xcel Energy - Email Donna George
Transportation planning and engineering guides the planning, policy, and development of transportation and mobility projects that address the City's 'Ease of Mobility' strategic plan goal. Staff specializes in innovative initiatives, strategies and policies to improve transportation options, increase safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programs, ensure new developments support ease of mobility and support citywide programs that improve the quality of life for residents and visitors in order to support economic development.
Planning and engineering services include:
- Bicycle
- Pedestrian
- Transit
- Traffic counts
- Traffic signals
- Traffic studies
- Street lights
- Speed studies
- Road safety audits
Visit our Transportation and Mobility page to learn more about our efforts.
For information about street lighting standards, please view our City Standards and Specifications, Chapter 10.
Please note that these survey control monuments use the 1988 North American Vertical datum. The elevation values will be from 2 to 4 feet different from the 1929 North American Vertical datum. Also note that the ground to Colorado State Plane North, NAD 83, feet conversion scale factor is included in this document.
This interactive map can be used to access PDF and TIF document files that contain information about surveyed monument points throughout Westminster. A search can be done for a monument number, or the map can be explored to find a point by its location. Monument points on the map can be clicked to expose a link to access the documents.
Stormwater Management
This section outlines the City's entire Stormwater Utility Program, including the official Stormwater Management Plan public educational material, necessary procedures and processes necessary for developers, illicit discharge emergency response information, and City maintenance programs implemented to prevent or reduce the amount of pollutants in runoff from municipal operations.
Westminster is responsible for the stormwater quality that drains from any property into our storm sewer system and discharges to state waters, including Little Dry Creek and Big Dry Creek. As part of the Stormwater Phase II Regulations, the city is required to comply with the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit regulations, all of which are outlined through this page.
Floodplain Information
If your property is within or next to a floodplain, this section provides information on flood risks, reference material, safety protocol, insurance requirements, and important links.
Floodplain Permit
Apply for a Floodplain Permit.
Forms
Click here to access the No Rise Certification Form
Click here to access the Floodplain Permit Form
The Engineering Division provides responsible, high-quality and cost-effective services to our citizens as well as other divisions and departments within the City of Westminster. Our mission is to improve the health, environment, safety, mobility and overall quality of life for our community.