Chapter 16.08
SHORT SUBDIVISIONS
Sections:
16.08.020 Administrator’s duties.
16.08.070 Minimum improvements.
16.08.090 Final approval and recording.
16.08.110 Resubdivision prohibited.
16.08.010 Applicability.
Every division of land into nine or fewer lots, plots, sites, parcels, or tracts within the corporate limits of the city of Entiat shall proceed in compliance with this code. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.020 Administrator’s duties.
The administrator of this code is vested with the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove proposed short subdivisions. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.025 Reserved.
(Ord. 857 § 4, 2023)
16.08.030 Application.
Any person desiring approval of a short subdivision shall file with the administrator a completed application for short subdivision approval and a filing fee as adopted according to Chapter 3.10 EMC, together with five copies and one digital copy in PDF format of a preliminary short plat along with written data in such form that, when read together, discloses the following information:
(1) A legal description of the area being subdivided and a legal description of all proposed lots;
(2) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all persons holding interest in the land along with a title report confirming the title of the land as described and shown on the short plat is vested in the name of said persons;
(3) The boundaries of the section (or portion thereof) within which the short subdivision lies;
(4) The boundary lines of the short subdivision and of the lots within it;
(5) The locations of existing roads, easements, important natural features, and improvements within the short subdivision;
(6) A layout of proposed roads, easements, development site access, and proposed lot access;
(7) The boundaries of all parcels dedicated or reserved for public or community uses;
(8) Location of proposed water distribution systems, sewage disposal systems and surface drainage systems; and
(9) Any analysis required under EMC Title 17, Division 2, Critical Areas Regulations. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.040 Reserved.
(Ord. 857 § 4, 2023)
16.08.050 Reserved.
(Ord. 857 § 4, 2023)
16.08.060 Approval.
The administrator shall approve outright, or with conditions, a short subdivision when all of the following conditions exist and written findings are issued to support:
(1) When all zoning code standards and the requirements imposed by other city codes and ordinances have been met.
(2) The public interest will be served by the short subdivision and dedication.
(3) That appropriate provisions are made for, but not limited to, the public health, safety, and general welfare, for open spaces, drainage ways, streets, alleys, site access, other public ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation, playgrounds, schools and school grounds, and all other relevant facts, including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who only walk to and from school.
Every decision or recommendation on a short subdivision processed in accordance with this title shall be made in writing and shall include findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision or recommendation. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.070 Minimum improvements.
Improvements in short subdivisions shall be installed as determined by the city engineer or public works director. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.080 Final short plat.
Each short subdivision shall be surveyed and monumented by a registered land surveyor and a short plat recorded with the auditor which shall consist of one or more pages clearly and legibly drawn on a stable base mylar, polyester film or equivalent approved material, and shall contain a map of the short subdivision, the horizontal scale of which shall be 100 feet to the inch, or as allowed by the administrator, together with written data in such form that, when read together, disclose the following information:
(1) Legal description of the land.
(2) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons holding ownership interests in the land along with a title report confirming that the title of the land as described and shown on the short plat is vested in the name of said persons.
(3) The name, address, telephone number, seal, and professional license number of the land surveyor registered in the state of Washington who made the survey of the short subdivision.
(4) Date of the survey.
(5) The boundary lines of the short subdivision.
(6) The boundaries of lots within the short subdivision.
(7) The location of existing roads and easements, important natural features, and improvements within the short subdivision.
(8) A layout of proposed roads, easements, and development site access.
(9) The boundaries of all parcels dedicated or reserved for public or community uses, if any.
(10) A certificate or instrument of dedication bearing the typed or printed names of all persons having an ownership interest in the divided land, signed and acknowledged by them before a notary public, which (a) states their consent to a division of land, (b) recites a dedication by them of all land shown on the short plat to be dedicated to public use, and (c) if a plat is subject to a dedication, a certificate or separate instrument shall contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public and individual or individuals, religious society or societies, or to any corporation, public or private, as shown on the plat, and a waiver of all claims for damages against any government authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage, and maintenance of said road. Said certificate or instrument of dedication shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having an ownership interest in the land subdivided and recorded as part of the plat.
(11) The following signature block must be printed on all short plats:
TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that all taxes and assessments which have been levied and become chargeable against the above described property for the year ______ and preceding years have been duly paid, satisfied and discharged in the amount of _________, and have been deposited with the Chelan County Treasurer this _____ day of _______ (year).
(12) Space for approval by the administrator. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.090 Final approval and recording.
(1) Each short subdivision granted pursuant to this chapter shall be submitted to the city for final review and approval. After review and approval, the administrator shall sign the short plat.
(2) After approval by the city, the short plat shall be filed with the Chelan County auditor. It shall not be deemed “final” until so filed. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to record the final short plat and pay applicable recording fees.
(3) Short subdivisions where an additional dedication to the public is required shall not be filed until the city has accepted marketable title for the newly dedicated area.
(4) Immediately following the recording of the final short plat, the applicant shall furnish the administrator with copies of the final short plat as follows:
(a) One printed copy.
(b) One copy in digital PDF format.
(5) A preliminary short subdivision expires unless final approval is obtained from the administrator within five years from the date of preliminary approval.
(6) An applicant who files a written request with the city within 30 days before the expiration date of a preliminary short subdivision shall be granted a one-year extension upon a showing of a good faith effort to file the final short plat. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)
16.08.100 Reserved.
(Ord. 857 § 4, 2023)
16.08.110 Resubdivision prohibited.
Land within a short subdivision which has been approved within five years immediately preceding may not be further divided unless a subdivision thereof has been approved and filed for record pursuant to Chapter 16.12 EMC, except any short subdivision containing fewer than nine lots may be further divided within five years, provided the total lots created do not exceed nine. (Ord. 857 § 4, 2023; Ord. 701 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 572 § 1, 2001)