Chapter 16.02
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
16.02.001 Short title.
16.02.002 Purpose.
16.02.003 Authority.
16.02.004 Scope.
16.02.005 Exemptions.
16.02.006 Effect of filing a complete application.
16.02.001 Short title.
The ordinance codified in this title shall be known as the Gig Harbor subdivision code. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).
16.02.002 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the subdivision of land and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare in accordance with standards established by the state to prevent the overcrowding of land; to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to promote effective use of land; to promote safe and convenient travel by the public on streets and highways; to provide for adequate light and air; to facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, utilities, drainage, parks and recreation areas, sites for schools and school grounds and other public requirements; to provide for proper ingress and egress; to provide for the expeditious review and approval of proposed subdivisions which conform to zoning standards and local plans, minimum development standards and policies; to adequately provide for the housing and commercial needs of the citizens of the state; and to require uniform monumenting of land subdivisions and conveyancing by accurate legal description. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).
16.02.003 Authority.
The Gig Harbor city council delegates the responsibility for making final determinations on boundary line adjustments and short plats to the planning director, or his or her designee. The hearing examiner shall have the authority to make final decisions on preliminary plats, plat alterations and plat vacations. The city council shall make the final decision on all final plats. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).
16.02.004 Scope.
Any division, redivision, platting or subdivision or any division of land containing a dedication of any part thereof to any public purpose (such as a public street or a highway) shall comply with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).
16.02.005 Exemptions.
This title shall not apply to divisions and activities described in RCW 58.17.040; provided, that in order to determine whether a boundary line adjustment meets the requirements for an exempt action, approval must be received from the director as set forth in GHMC 16.03.001. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).
16.02.006 Effect of filing a complete application.
A. A proposed division or subdivision of land, as defined in GHMC 16.01.090, shall be considered under the subdivision code; and zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect at the time a fully completed application for preliminary plat approval or short plat approval of the subdivision has been submitted to the director.
B. The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW, and the city’s SEPA regulations, Chapter 18.04 GHMC. (Ord. 701 § 2, 1996).