Frequently Asked Questions

The primary need is for 9-1-1 emergency responses. Park County is a large county geographically and a valid physical address is a necessity for public safety. Secondarily, you also need a physical address for general location, package delivery, and especially inspections during the development process.

You should apply for an address assignment when you first start development, such as when applying for a driveway permit or attempting to have utilities installed. Inspectors will require you to post the physical address so that they can find your property. Please Note: We do not assign addresses to vacant land. Only when the development process begins will we provide you a physical address.

Please contact us at (719) 836-4287, to verify the address listed on your deed is correct. Occasionally deeds carry an inaccurate address that needs to be updated. Note: Physical addresses on warranty deeds are for convenience only. The legal description is what legally describes your property. Not the physical address.

If your property is located inside of a platted subdivision we require your tax schedule number and your legal description. If your property is not located inside a subdivision and is less than 35 acres, we require a copy of the current warranty deed complete with full legal description (metes and bounds) and a copy of the warranty deed with the matching legal description recorded prior to January 1, 1975. We will also accept a copy of a recorded resolution indicating approval for an exemption from subdivision. If your property is not located inside of a subdivision and is over 35 acres we need to know your schedule number, legal description, and where your permanent driveway will be located. We need to know where your permanent driveway will be located in order to provide you an accurate address.

At this time, we do not charge for an address request / assignment. This may change is the future. We will charge for copies/printing and postage if needed.

Regulations can be found in the Septic and Driveway Permit Application. You may also contact Environmental Health at (719) 836-4265.

A legal description is the legally accepted description or definition of a parcel of land. Examples of legal descriptions within the United States are:.

• metes and bounds
• within a platted subdivision
• by Section of a Township and Range [also known as an aliquot portion of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)]
• within a "bounded by" description

The street address may help identify the property but does not constitute the legal description.

The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a way of subdividing and describing land in the United States. The PLSS typically divided land into 6-mile-square townships. Townships were subdivided into 36 one-mile square sections. Each section covered 640 acres. Sections were further divided into quarter sections, quarter-quarter sections, or irregular government lots. Each township is identified with a township and range designation. Township designations indicate the location north or south of a base line, and range designations indicate the location east or west of the Principal Meridian. Due to such things as survey errors, poor instrumentation, or difficult terrain it is common for actual sections to differ from the PLSS ideal. Such factors sometimes result in sections that are far from square, or that contain over or under the standard 640 acres. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the federal government’s official record keeper for the PLSS data.

Land status refers to public lands held by United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the State of Colorado. This data comes from the BLM.

Parcel records are kept by the County Assessor’s Office, who can be reached at (719) 836-4187. Assessor’s property information is also available through the Assessor's website.

To assist Park County in the maintenance of the data, users may provide Park County with information concerning errors or discrepancies found in using the data. Please note that the data will be updated as resources permit. Cindy Jones, GIS Specialist, is the GIS Department contact currently working on land information. Contact Cindy Jones at (719) 836-4287. GIS tax parcel data is not currently available for distribution. Please contact Park County Assessor’s office for tax parcel information.