Chapter 18.20
DEDICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Sections:
18.20.030 Requirements for recorded documents.
18.20.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and criteria for dedications and improvements in any land division action. (Ord. 09-20 § 1, 2020).
18.20.020 Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter apply to divisions of land administered by the city of Buckley. (Ord. 09-20 § 1, 2020).
18.20.030 Requirements for recorded documents.
(1) Legal Description. Every land division action filed for record must include a full and correct description of the lands divided as they appear on the plat or land division action.
(2) Free Consent, Dedication, Donation, and Waiver of Signatures.
(a) Every land division action must be accompanied by a title certificate confirming that the title of the land described is in the name of the owner(s) signing the land division action. The legal description in the title certificate must match the legal description presented on the land division map.
(b) Every land division action shall include a statement that the land division action has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner(s).
(c) Every land division filed for record shall include the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public and, if applicable, the donation to other entities, public or private. Roads not dedicated to the public must be clearly marked on the face of the plat or land division action as private.
(3) Tracts created by a land division action shall be owned in undivided interests by the owners of each numbered lot, and shall be an appurtenance to each numbered lot, unless the review authority makes specific conditions for alternative ownership as a condition of approval. (Ord. 09-20 § 1, 2020).
18.20.040 Improvements.
(1) General Requirements.
(a) All infrastructure shall be designed and certified by a professional engineer and be in conformance with applicable city and state codes and regulations. Prior to construction or installation, all improvement design plans shall be approved by the city of Buckley.
(b) Final approval of any proposed land division action will not be granted until the required improvements have been constructed. In lieu of the completion of the actual construction or installation of any required improvements prior to final land division approval, the city may accept a bond, which is in accordance with city requirements, securing to the city the actual construction and installation of such improvements. In addition, the city may require the posting of security, including the posting of a bond securing to the city the successful operation of improvements for an appropriate period up to three years after final approval.
(2) Names, Numbers and Addresses. In order to promote an orderly and coherent street and property location system, names and numbers in all land divisions shall be assigned, by the Buckley planning department, in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
(a) Subdivision Names and Numbers. Subdivision or binding site plan names shall be chosen by the applicant subject to approval by the Buckley planning department. The planning department shall approve the proposed name if it is reasonably distinguishable from previously established subdivision names. The legal identification of short plats and large lots, if any, shall be referred to by the auditor’s fee number (AFN) assigned by the auditor at the time of recording. Lot numbers shall be proposed by the applicant and shall be approved by the planning department.
(b) Street Names and Numbers. All public and private roads established by subdivision, short subdivision, or binding site plan shall have street names or numbers assigned and clearly shown on the plat prior to approval and recording. Street names and numbers shall be assigned by the city planning department. Private roads shall be clearly labeled on the face of the plat.
(c) Addresses. In accordance with RCW 58.17.280, lot addresses shall be assigned and shown on the final land division map.
(3) Bonds and Financial Guarantees.
(a) The city of Buckley shall require an applicant to submit the appropriate bond or financial guarantee for reclamation, construction, final survey and staking, temporary road approach guarantees, and guarantees for parks, landscaping, fences or other urban amenities, to the city to guarantee any required improvements, mitigation, or monitoring required as a condition of approval of any land division action.
(b) When any other Buckley Municipal Code provision or regulation contains additional requirements for bonds or financial guarantees, then the most restrictive regulations shall be applied.
(c) Bonds or financial guarantees for all city or review authority requirements, such as parks, landscaping, fences, and other amenities, shall be accepted for a maximum of 24 months from the effective date of the recorded land division map or binding site plan. (Ord. 09-20 § 1, 2020).