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Division II. Alternative Subdividing Methods
Chapter 17.36
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BINDING SITE PLANSections:
17.36.010 Purpose.
17.36.020 Authority.
17.36.030 Applicability.
17.36.040 Application.
17.36.050 Review.
17.36.060 Required improvements.
17.36.070 Conditions of approval.
17.36.080 Revision.
17.36.090 Appeals.
17.36.100 Filing of final plan.
17.36.110 Violation —Penalty.
17.36.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to accommodate the division of land for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer into commercial or industrial lots, tracts or parcels without having to use the procedure for a residential subdivision or short subdivision. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 1)
17.36.020 Authority.
The legislature authorized this optional method of dividing property in Chapter 292, Laws of 1981 (RCW 58.17.020(6) and 58.17.040(4)). (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 2)
17.36.030 Applicability.
Any land zone for commercial or industrial development in accordance with the county zoning regulations and upon which no residential structure will be placed and being divided for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer when more than one principal building is to be constructed on one lot of record shall conform to the procedures and practices of this chapter. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 3)
17.36.040 Application.
A. Application for a binding site plan shall be made to the county planning and building department on forms prescribed by that office. The application shall be accompanied by ten copies of the site plan drawing or drawings and one reproducible drawing on stable base mylar polyester film or equivalent material.
B. The site plan shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Shall be a neat and accurate drawing at a scale of not less than one inch for each two hundred feet on a sheet or sheets measuring eighteen by twenty-four inches;
2. Shall be surveyed, by a registered land surveyor, along the perimeter boundary of the property contained within the binding site plan;
3. Shall show the location of all existing structures and all existing or proposed lots, streets, roads, improvement, utilities and open spaces;
4. Shall show all existing and proposed easements;
5. Shall show existing and proposed stormwater drainage systems;
6. Shall bear all inscriptions setting forth such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land.
C. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee of seventy-five dollars. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 4)
17.36.050 Review.
A. Upon receipt of a completed binding site plan application and the required drawings and fee, the planning and building department shall send a copy of the application and a copy of the drawing to all agencies with jurisdictions over the proposal for their review and comments. The agencies shall be given fifteen days to submit their written comments.
B. After the expiration of the review period, the planning and building department shall schedule a meeting of the subdivision review committee, as established in Section 17.32.020. The meeting will be held no later than ten days following the expiration of the review period.
C. The subdivision review committee shall examine the proposed binding site plan for compliance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations, and shall determine whether the proposed plan serves and makes appropriate provisions for the public health, safety and general welfare. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 5)
17.36.060 Required improvements.
Prior to approval of any binding site plan, the subdivision review committee shall ensure that the following improvements will be provided to sufficiently service the anticipated uses throughout the proposed plan:
A. Adequate water supply;
B. Adequate sewage disposal;
C. Appropriate storm drainage;
D. Adequate fire hydrants;
E. Appropriate access to all anticipated uses within the plan;
F. Provision for all appropriate deeds, dedications and/or easements. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 6)
17.36.070 Conditions of approval.
A. Prior to the binding site plan being approved, it shall be revised to accurately reflect all required improvements and shall include all applicable inscriptions deemed necessary by the subdivision review committee setting forth such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land.
B. The plan must be certified for filing by the planning director before it is filed. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 7)
17.36.080 Revision.
Alteration of an approved and recorded binding site plan shall be accomplished by application as set forth in Section 17.32.040 and shall be subject to all procedures and requirements established in this chapter. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 8)
17.36.090 Appeals.
Any decision of the subdivision review committee may be appealed in writing to the hearing examiner by the applicant or any interested party within ten calendar days of the date of decision of the subdvision review committee. The hearing examiner shall act on the appeal within thirty calendar days of the date of the appeal unless an extension thereto is agreed to, in writing, by the applicant. Any decision of the hearing examiner may be appealed in writing to the board of county commissioners by the applicant or any interested party within ten calendar days of the decision of the hearing examiner. The board shall act on the appeal within thirty calendar days of the date of the appeal. (Res. CE 93-034 (part); Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 9)
17.36.100 Filing of final plan.
When the binding site plan is approved, the applicant shall transmit the final plan to the county auditor for recording. The applicant shall pay all costs associated with this recording. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 10)
17.36.110 Violation—Penalty.
Any use of land which requires binding site plan review and approval as provided in this chapter, and for which such review and approval is not obtained, constitutes a violation of this chapter and is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of Chapter 17.32. (Ord. dated 5/9/83 § 11)