Engineering Requirements

The City of Elko's Engineering Department requires Drainage, Grading and Utility and Improvement Plans in PDF format for any project other than single family residence. The following information is required for review:

General:
  • North Arrow and scale of drawings
  • Vicinity Map
  • Name, address and phone number of engineer or designer
  • Name, address and phone number of owner
  • Flood Insurance Rate Map zone of project
  • Delineate all existing and proposed street right-of-way and drainage & utility easements
  • Delineate and dimension property boundaries
  • Curb, gutter, and sidewalk is required adjacent to all City rights-of-way 

Drainage:
  • Curbs, Gutters and Valley Gutters
  • Storm Drains, Drop Inlets and Manholes
  • Ditches and Culverts
  • Direction of flow, grade breaks, and slope for all drainage facilities and drainage basins
  • Supporting data and calculations for size and location of all drainage facilities prepared by a Licensed Registered Professional Engineer.
Grading:
  • Existing two-foot, dashed contours of the site to include one-hundred feet (100') around the perimeter of the project
  • Finish elevations of all finish floors and drainage facilities
  • Flow line elevations of all drainage facilities
  • Finish contours and grade breaks sufficient to establish finish grade conditions