Chapter 17.16
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Sections:

17.16.010    Generally.

17.16.020    Provisions of the comprehensive plan.

17.16.030    Street and block design.

17.16.040    Names for public streets.

17.16.050    Tree and shrub replacement.

17.16.010 Generally.

The subdivider shall prepare his proposed plat in accordance with the design requirements as set out herein. (Ord. 1061, 1995)

17.16.020 Provisions of the comprehensive plan.

A.    The following land features are considered to be critical features which require extraordinary precautionary measures be taken in the design of a subdivision, and shall be subject to restrictions of other city regulations:

1.    Bad drainage;

2.    Wetlands;

3.    Floodplain;

4.    Excessive slope, i.e., more than fifteen percent;

5.    Rock formation;

6.    Other physical or design features inimical to health, safety or welfare which create the need for extraordinary precautionary measures determined by the subdivision administrator through department review.

B.    Requirements for extraordinary precautionary measures shall be made known to the subdivider by the administrator with the determination of completeness of the application.

C.    Land within the proposed subdivision which is designated on official plans for parks, playgrounds, schools, or other such public uses shall be made available by the subdivider for public acquisition. (Ord. 1061, 1995)

17.16.030 Street and block design.

A.    Streets shall conform to the city’s street standards and:

1.    Have continuity for through streets and arterials;

2.    Continue to boundaries of the subdivision.

B.    Alleys shall be not less than twenty feet wide.

C.    Blocks should have a minimum width of two tiers of lots and a maximum length of one thousand three hundred twenty feet.

D.    In blocks with a length in excess of six hundred feet, the city may require dedication of a paved sidewalk not less than ten feet wide through the block to provide a pedestrian walkway.

E.    All lots shall have access to a public street and provide adequate lot frontage, as set forth in MMC 18.10.140.

F.    Lot area shall be as set forth in MMC 18.10.140.

G.    Lots shall have frontage on two parallel streets (double frontage lots) only where the administrator approves the lot arrangement as unavoidable.

H.    Lot lines shall be straight, or composed of straight line elements, except where a lot is bounded by a curved street right-of-way.

I.    Side lot lines shall be perpendicular to the center line of the abutting street wherever possible but shall not, in any case, exceed twenty degrees from the perpendicular.

J.    No lot shall be bisected by a city boundary line. (Ord. 026/2011 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 033/2008 § 5; Ord. 1061, 1995)

17.16.040 Names for public streets.

Names for public streets shall be determined by the city engineer and shall conform to the Snohomish County numbering system except where the city engineer finds this to be impractical. (Ord. 1061, 1995)

17.16.050 Tree and shrub replacement.

The subdivider shall, to the greatest extent possible, preserve existing trees and shrubs, particularly native species. If the city considers that the property, either before or after the installation of improvements, presents problems of erosion, safety, or conspicuous blight resulting from or contributed to by the removal of trees, shrubs or ground cover, it may require the subdivider to undertake a landscaping program which will resolve the above problems. The park department shall determine the type, location and planting schedule for landscape strips adjacent to city subdivision streets. (Ord. 1203, 2000; Ord. 1061, 1995)