Chapter 16.28
FINAL PLAT
Sections:
16.28.040 Submission to commission.
16.28.050 Determination—Approval, disapproval.
16.28.010 Filing period.
As soon as practicable after the preliminary plat has been approved, but in no case to exceed twelve months, the subdivider shall file the original and two copies of the proposed final plat with the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee. The council may, in its discretion and upon good cause shown, extend the time period for filing of final plats upon such terms and conditions as it deems proper. The city planner shall refer the final plat to the public works director or designee for review and report on the following:
A. The proposed final plat bears the certificates and statements of approval required by this title;
B. A title insurance report furnished by the subdivider confirms the title of the land and the proposed subdivision is vested in the name of the owners, whose signatures appear on the plat certificate;
C. The subdivider will provide a bond in a form approved by the city attorney in an amount commensurate with the costs of improvements remaining to be completed, conditioned upon the construction and installation of improvements within a fixed time set by the council;
D. A statement of approval or disapproval from the Grays Harbor-Pacific County health district is provided;
E. A certification from the proper officer or offices in charge of tax collections that all taxes and delinquent assessments for which the property may be liable as of the date of certification have been duly paid, satisfied or discharged;
F. The map is technically correct and accurate as certified by the registered land surveyor responsible for the plat.
(Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 67 § 20, 1972)
16.28.020 Review.
Following a favorable report from the city engineer, the planning director or in his absence the city manager or his designee shall:
A. Assign a file date and number;
B. Set a date of hearing by council for consideration of final plat application; such hearing shall be within thirty days of filing date;
C. Notify planning commission of final plat application and hearing date.
(Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 67 § 21, 1972)
16.28.030 Contents.
Final plat shall be prepared upon the best grade of tracing medium and shall be eighteen inches by twenty-two inches in size. The accuracy and completeness of the map shall be the sole responsibility of the registered land surveyor whose seal appears on the plat and he shall make such field surveys and investigations as necessary to insure that the map is complete and accurate in every detail. The map shall show the location of all monuments and streets adjacent to the plat. The preparation of the tracing shall be by an experienced draftsman and the work shall conform to established standards of workmanship. All drafting shall be done in black India ink and all signatures shall be in black ink. No colored inks will be permitted. All subdivision lines shall be shown as accurately as possible on the map and all distances shall scale accurately to within a line width. The final plat shall be presented at a scale not smaller than one hundred feet to one inch, and shall contain and show the following:
A. The name of the subdivision;
B. The lines, widths and names of all streets, avenues, places, parks or other public property, and the location of monuments marking the same, including roadway profiles and original ground lines;
C. The length and direction of all lot lines, also the angles made thereby with the street line;
D. The location of control points and monuments together with all ties;
E. The names of all subdivisions immediately adjacent;
F. The scale and north point;
G. The boundary of the tract as covered by the plat showing courses and distance thereon;
H. The initial point.
The final plat shall be accompanied by:
A. A certification of title from a title company licensed to do business in the state, showing the ownership and title of all parties of interest in the subdivision;
B. A guarantee deposit sufficient to cover the expense of the city in checking the plat, advertising the ordinance, posting notices;
C. Money or a check payable to the county auditor sufficient to cover the recording fee. In the case of a replat, the lots, blocks, streets, alleys, easements, and parks appearing on the original plat shall be shown by dotted lines in their proper position in relation to the new arrangement of the plat and the new plat being clearly shown in solid lines to avoid ambiguity.
(Ord. 67 § 22, 1972)
16.28.040 Submission to commission.
The secretary of the commission shall, upon receipt of the plat application and hearing date from the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee, set a date for hearing by the commission concerning the plat. Such hearing date, or dates in the case of continued hearings, shall be at least one day in advance of the council’s scheduled hearing. (Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009: Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 67 § 23, 1972)
16.28.050 Determination—Approval, disapproval.
The council shall determine:
A. Whether conditions imposed when the preliminary plat was approved have been met;
B. Whether the bond, if there be one, is sufficient in its terms to assure completion of improvements;
C. Whether the requirements of state law and this title have been satisfied by the subdivider. Council shall thereupon, unless applicant grants extension of time, approve or disapprove the proposed final plat within thirty days from the date of filing. If the council approves the plat, the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee shall transmit the original plat to the county auditor for filing.
(Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 64 § 24, 1972)