Chapter 16.16
SHORT SUBDIVISIONS AND SHORT PLATS
Sections:
16.16.012 Administrator’s duties.
16.16.030 Public improvements.
16.16.040 Preliminary short plat requirements.
16.16.050 Required review information.
16.16.060 Repealed.
16.16.070 Final short plats – Surveyor required.
16.16.080 Final short plats – Required information.
16.16.090 Required certificates and submittals.
16.16.100 Supplemental information.
16.16.120 Recording and re-subdivision.
16.16.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the short subdivision procedure includes but is not limited to the following:
A. Provide an expeditious method of processing subdivisions of nine or fewer lots;
B. Provide adequate information for city review and evaluation;
C. Provide for adequate surveying, monumentation and recording; and
D. Provide for expeditious processing of minor property boundary changes. (Ord. 1263 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.012 Administrator’s duties.
The planning/public works director is vested with the authority to summarily approve, conditionally approve or disapprove proposed short subdivisions. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008).
16.16.020 Design standards.
All short subdivisions shall comply with the design standards of this title and CMC Titles 15 and 17. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.030 Public improvements.
A. All required public improvements necessary for the short subdivision shall be installed before recording the short subdivision.
B. In short subdivisions not requiring a dedication, the subdivider shall submit for review all easements, covenants, deeds and other documents providing for the future construction and maintenance of required public or private improvements. Such documents shall clearly specify responsibility for construction and maintenance of the public and private improvements and shall hold the city harmless from any action arising from the provision, construction, maintenance, or operation of all private improvements.
C. The subdivider shall submit a waiver of protest, binding of heirs, executors, and assigns, of future local improvement districts which may be established to provide off-site improvements abutting the short subdivisions. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.040 Preliminary short plat requirements.
A preliminary short plat shall be prepared by a professional land surveyor registered in the state of Washington. The scale shall be sufficient to show clearly all details of the proposal. A scale of 50 feet to the inch is preferred; however, other engineering scales may be used if necessary. Preliminary plats shall be of a size that will be acceptable to the Chelan County auditor for recording. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.050 Required review information.
The following information shall be submitted with all preliminary short plats:
A. The name of the proposed subdivision;
B. A legal and common description sufficient to define the location and boundaries of the proposed short subdivision;
C. The name, address, seal and signature of the land surveyor who prepared the map;
D. A vicinity sketch clearly showing the location of the property;
E. The date prepared or revised, scale, north arrow, quarter section, section, township, range, and Washington State coordinate system reference;
F. Total acreage of the land to be divided and the average land area in square feet of the proposed lots;
G. Existing zoning and zoning boundaries;
H. Lot dimensions and number designations;
I. Setback lines required by the existing or proposed zoning. If the proposed lot has unusual shape, steep topography, wetlands, or other unusual limitations on its building site, it should be indicated;
J. Contour lines in areas to be developed shall be at five-foot elevation intervals, or as specified by the city. All contour lines shall be extended into the adjacent property a sufficient distance to show the topographical relationship of adjacent property to the proposed subdivision. The elevation datum used for contour elevations shall be approved by the city. Assumed elevations shall not be used;
K. The location, name, and width of all existing and proposed street rights-of-way, or easements within or adjacent to the proposed short subdivision, the grade of the proposed streets and the pavement location of existing and proposed streets. Street profiles shall be submitted with the plat;
L. The location of all existing structures within the proposed short subdivision and within 25 feet of the proposed short subdivision;
M. The public space and spaces to be owned in common by the lot owners, or the city, if any;
N. The location of tree covered areas, groups of trees, or the location of individual trees over eight inches in diameter, measured four feet from the base of the tree;
O. A preliminary grading and reclamation plan if a significant amount of earth, as determined by the city, is to be removed, imported or relocated on the site;
P. A preliminary drainage plan showing existing and proposed drainage facilities for the site and adjacent areas;
Q. A statement of the improvements to be installed;
R. The location of known or suspected soil or geological hazard areas, water bodies, creeks, wetlands, and areas subject to flooding, ponding, or unstable grounds;
S. The possible future lot lines if any lot is large enough to allow future division;
T. The location of existing and proposed utility lines, sewer and water mains adjacent to or within the proposed subdivision and the utility name providing services;
U. The location of all existing and proposed easements;
V. The name, address, and telephone number of the subdivider and owner of the property and a certificate of ownership from a title company authorized to do business in the state of Washington;
W. Copies of any water rights that the proposed development properties have;
X. Other information that may be required by the city in order to properly review the proposed subdivision including information required to determine the environmental impact of the proposal. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.060 Survey and monumentation.
Repealed by Ord. 1119. (Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 903 § 2, 1997; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.070 Final short plats – Surveyor required.
A professional land surveyor registered in the state of Washington shall prepare or supervise the preparation of the final short plat. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.080 Final short plats – Required information.
The following information is required on all final short plats:
A. The full and complete legal description of all land included in the short subdivision;
B. Location and names, without abbreviation, of all streets, public areas, easements and adjoining streets;
C. The length and bearings of all straight lines, radii, arcs, and semi-tangents of all curves;
D. Centerline data on streets and easements, including bearings and distances;
E. All dimensions along the lines of each lot, in feet and decimals of a foot to the nearest hundredth, with true bearings and any other data necessary for the location of any lot line in the field;
F. Centerline data, width and sidelines of all easements, restrictions, and rights-of-way to which the lots are subject. If the easement is not definitely located, a statement as to the easement or restriction shall appear on the title sheet;
G. Easements for storm drains, sewers and other purposes shall be denoted by broken lines;
H. Contiguous plats by name, or, if unplatted, so noted;
I. City boundaries crossing or adjoining the subdivision;
J. All lots shall be numbered in sequence;
K. Every lot shall be shown entirely on one sheet;
L. All points which were used as ties to establish the boundaries of the tract;
M. Location of all permanent monuments within the subdivision;
N. Accurate outlines of all areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use or to be committed for the common use of property owners, with the purpose of the dedication or reservation to be stated on the plat together with appropriate recording references;
O. All required dedications, endorsements, covenants, affidavits and certificates shall be shown on the face of the plat;
P. The section, township and range;
Q. State coordinates of at least two points;
R. Conditions of approval of the preliminary plat as required. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.090 Required certificates and submittals.
The following certificates shall be shown on the final short plat. Certifications by the owner and surveyor shall be signed before the final short plat is submitted for review.
A. Surveyor. The surveyor shall place his seal and signature on the short plat along with a statement certifying that:
1. The plat was prepared by him, or under his supervision;
2. The plat is a true and correct representation of the land surveyed;
3. The legal description is a full and correct description of the land to be divided;
4. Monumentation and lot corner stakes as required by CMC 15.09.160 have been set;
B. Owner. The owner of any interest in and holder of any lien or encumbrance upon land proposed for subdivision shall certify that the proposed plat is submitted with his consent and he has no objection thereto;
C. Dedications. A notarized certificate of dedication by the owner for all areas to be dedicated to the public;
D. Owner’s Covenant. The owner shall grant the city a covenant releasing and indemnifying and holding the city harmless from any and all claims for damages or injunctive relief of whatever nature from the construction, operation and maintenance of the improvements;
E. Waiver of Access. If required by the conditions of preliminary approval, a waiver by the owner of direct access to any street from any property;
F. Roads and Streets Not Dedicated. A statement or other clear indication by the owner if any street is not to be dedicated to the public and specifying the maintenance responsibility;
G. Planning/Public Works Director. Statements to be signed by the planning/public works director:
1. Approving the survey data, the layout of streets and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, sewage systems, water systems, electrical power systems, street lighting systems, storm sewer systems, and other public improvements; and
2. A statement shall be signed by the planning/public works director and attested by the city clerk-treasurer that the planning/public works director has approved the short subdivision. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 903 § 3, 1997; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.100 Supplemental information.
The following approval shall be submitted with the final plat:
A. Taxes. A statement signed by the Chelan County treasurer that all taxes and delinquent assessments, for which the land to be divided may be liable as of the date of the signing of the statement, have been paid.
B. Fees and Contributions. A statement signed by the city clerk-treasurer that all subdivision fees, all utility departments’ fees and construction billings, and contributions have been paid or secured. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.110 City review.
The short plat shall be submitted to the planning/public works director for review. The fee shall be submitted for each review of the short subdivision. Upon completion of the review and corrections, if any, the planning/public works director shall sign the certification on the short plat. Signature of the planning/public works director constitutes final approval of a short subdivision. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 903 § 5, 1997; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.120 Recording and re-subdivision.
A. All approved short plats will be filed with the Chelan County auditor for recording.
B. Land within a short subdivision, the short plat of which has been approved within five years immediately preceding, may not be further divided until a final major subdivision has been approved and filed for record pursuant to this title, except, the owner who filed the original application for a short subdivision containing fewer than four lots may apply to further divide within five years provided the total lots created do not exceed four. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 888 § 1, 1996).
16.16.130 Required findings.
No short plat or short subdivision shall be approved unless written findings, that are appropriate as provided in RCW 58.17.110, are made by the planning/public works director. (Ord. 1119 § 1, 2008; Ord. 973 § 3, 2000; Ord. 903 § 1, 1997).