Chapter 16.08
SHORT SUBDIVISION
Sections:
16.08.030 Application procedures.
16.08.050 Review by public works director.
16.08.060 Short plat approval.
16.08.070 Short plat review and inspection fees.
16.08.080 Approval and filing.
16.08.090 Resubdivision procedure.
16.08.010 Applicability.
Every division of land for the purpose of lease or sale into two or more, but less than seven lots, parcels, plats or tracts within the corporate limits of the city shall proceed in compliance with this chapter and other applicable provisions of this title. (Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020: Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.020 Administration.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the city administrator shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this chapter and may adopt reasonable rules and regulations to implement this chapter. (Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020: Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.030 Application procedures.
The owner or subdivider of property seeking to divide property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall submit an application and support documents as follows:
(1) The subdivider shall file a short subdivision application with the city planning department, which shall provide the name of the owner of the property, a legal description of the area to be subdivided, the current use zone of the property, the owner’s signature as applicant and the date filed.
(2) Each plat application shall be accompanied by a title report showing all persons and parties having an interest in the land to be subdivided.
(3) The short plat application shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in the city of Connell fee resolution which shall be paid to the city clerk/treasurer upon submission of a properly completed short plat application.
(4) A statement of the source of domestic water to be provided to each lot or tract and the means of sewage disposal for each lot or tract.
(5) A short plat map of the area to be subdivided prepared by a licensed surveyor, which map:
(a) Shall be drawn in permanent black ink on good quality linen tracing cloth or stabilizing drafting film;
(b) Shall show the subdivision in lots with dimensions on each lot and of the whole to scale, and shall be drawn showing bearings where required and provide standard monumentations;
(c) Shall show the title of the subdivision on the face of the plat in the following manner: Short Plat No. ______;
(d) Shall show all tract boundary lines, existing right-of-way lines for streets and easements and other rights-of-way, property lines of other lots and sites in accurate bearings, dimensions, deflections, angles, complete curve data for existing street center lines and property lines, and other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground, and the purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved;
(e) Shall have a certificate giving a full and correct description of the lands divided as they appear on the short plat, including a statement that the short subdivision has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner or owners;
(f) Shall contain a certificate of dedication, if the short plat is subject to dedication, for all streets and other areas to the public, and shall contain a waiver of all claims for damages against any governmental authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage and maintenance of said road. The certificate of dedication shall be signed by all parties having any ownership interest in the lands and said signatures acknowledged by a notary public;
(g) Shall have notarized signatures of all parties having an interest in the land who are agreeing to the division of the property and the dedication of any rights-of-way or easements;
(h) Shall contain a vicinity map;
(i) Shall contain approval certificates as follows:
Land Surveyor’s Certificate
I, (surveyor’s name), a registered land surveyor, hereby certify that the short plat as shown hereon is based on an actual field survey of the land described, and that all corners and dimensions are correctly shown and that said short plat is staked on the ground as indicated hereon.
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Treasurer’s Certificate
I hereby certify that the taxes on the land described hereon have been paid to and include the year _______.
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Irrigation District Certificate
Non-irrigable lands (dry)-Certificate. This land is within the __________ Irrigation District boundaries, but is not assessed at this time. The irrigation easements are approved as shown.
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Irrigable lands-Certificate. This land is within the __________ Irrigation District boundaries. The irrigation assessments on the land described hereon are paid through the year ___. The irrigation right-of-way and easements, as shown hereon, are hereby approved and the completed irrigation water distribution system, if required, has been installed or provision has been made for its installation.
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Utility Provider’s Certificate
The utility easements are hereby approved by ___________________________________.
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Public Works Director’s Certificate
This short plat has been reviewed and approved.
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Mayor’s Certificate
The annexed short plat is hereby approved by and for the city of Connell, Washington.
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(Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.040 Design regulations.
(a) Each lot resulting from the subdivision of an area shall conform with all applicable zoning regulations.
(b) Each lot shall adjoin a public street and have direct access to existing public utilities or any public utilities which might reasonably be anticipated in the future. Each lot must have adequate means of access for fire protection, drainage, water, sanitary sewage and irrigation services, if required.
(c) The design of the short plat shall conform with the provisions of Chapter 16.16, and the design, construction and required dedication of public improvements shall conform with the provisions of Chapter 16.16 and the city’s construction standards.
(d) The short subdivision shall not involve any new streets or roads, the extension of municipal facilities or the creation of any public improvements; provided, however, that the short subdivision may provide for an extension of city utilities or improvement to public streets at no cost to the city, and in such event the final short plat will not be approved until such time as the improvements to utilities or streets are completed, or in lieu of the installation of the required improvements at the time of approval of the short plat, the subdivider may enter into a contract with the city to install the improvements at a later date, and shall furnish a performance bond or other sufficient security acceptable to the city for such installation.
(e) If the short plat includes a provision for roads, the subdivider shall be required to dedicate rights-of-way to the city. If the short plat provides for the extension of municipal facilities, easements for utilities must be provided. When the short plat includes a dedication for either rights-of-way or utility easements, the approval of the city council of the final short plat is required.
(f) Notice of the filing of a proposed short subdivision located adjacent to the right-of-way of a state or federal highway must be given to the State Department of Transportation. (Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Amended during 3/98 supplement; Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.050 Review by public works director.
The city public works director shall review each short plat application prior to approval of the short plat by the mayor. The review by the city public works director shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
(1) The proposed roads, utilities and other improvements conform to current city standards as specified in this title as now or in the future amended.
(2) The survey conforms to standard practices and principles of land surveying.
(3) The proposed subdivision is not in violation of any state or city regulations or policies.
(4) There is general conformance with the provisions of this title and with substantive matters of engineering and design which are not specifically covered herein. (Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.060 Short plat approval.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 16.08.020 and 16.08.030, the mayor, or if designated by the mayor, the city administrator, will summarily approve, conditionally approve or disapprove proposed short plats.
(1) Approval of the short plat shall only be granted after written findings are made that provide:
(a) That appropriate provisions are made for public health, safety and general welfare, and for such open spaces, drainage ways, streets or roads, alleys, other public ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary waste, parks and recreations, playgrounds, schools and school grounds, and all other relevant facts, including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who walk to and from school;
(b) That the public use and interest will be served by the platting of such short subdivision and dedication, if required; and
(c) That the proposed short subdivision is in conformity with any applicable zoning ordinance or other land use controls.
(2) In addition, the mayor will review each short plat subdivision proposed to determine if public access through or abutting a proposed short subdivision or extension of city utilities in the future is reasonably necessary as a direct result of the proposed development. If such a condition does or may exist, he may conditionally approve the short subdivision upon the dedication of the right-of-way and/or the construction of needed streets or utilities to the city as hereinabove provided.
(3) If the proposed short subdivision abuts an existing right-of-way, the mayor may, if reasonably necessary as a direct result of the proposed development, require that an additional right-of-way be dedicated to obtain one-half of the required width of the street as established by any city street plan.
(4) No dedication, provision of public improvements, or impact fees imposed under RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090 shall be allowed that constitutes an unconstitutional taking of private property. (Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020: Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.070 Short plat review and inspection fees.
The city council will establish a fee schedule for the short plat application review and inspection process. No request will be processed until payment of the fee is made. If fees and charges are incurred during the processing of an application, final approval for the short plat will not be given until all fees and charges are paid. (Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.080 Approval and filing.
Within thirty days of receipt of application, or forty-five days when a public hearing is held as set forth below, the mayor or his designee will notify the applicant of approval, conditional approval or denial of the application. If the application is denied, the reason for denial must be given in writing. If the application is either approved or conditionally approved, the applicant must satisfy all conditions and submit the original of the map to the mayor for final approval. The applicant must record the original with the Franklin County auditor before the lots may be sold, and upon recording, the applicant must return one recorded print to the city. If the short plat contains a dedication of right-of-way, the mayor may, but is not required to, cause a public hearing to be held before the city council before approval. Notice of the hearing shall be given in a local newspaper at least fifteen days prior to the public hearing. (Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).
16.08.090 Resubdivision procedure.
(a) Further divisions of recorded short subdivisions or large lot divisions within a period of five years from the date the short plat or large lot was recorded with the county auditor shall require the approval of a preliminary and final plat subject to the provisions contained in Chapter 16.04, except as follows:
(1) Recorded short plats containing less than six lots may be further platted to create up to a total of six lots within the original short plat boundaries through the alteration process and only by the owner who filed the original short plat.
(b) The time limitation restriction for further divisions shall be stated on the face of the recorded short plat/large lot division as follows:
Applications for further subdivision, in any manner, of an existing short plat subdivision or large lot division shall not be accepted for a period of five years from the date said approved short plat/large lot is recorded with the Auditor without the filing of a final plat on the land which is proposed to be further divided.
(Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020: Ord. 921 § 1 (part), 2012: Ord. 698 § 1 (part), 1997).