Chapter 17.40
CREATION OF STREETS OUTSIDE A SUBDIVISION

Sections:

17.40.010    Creation of a public street outside a subdivision.

17.40.020    Creation of a private street.

17.40.010 Creation of a public street outside a subdivision.

(1) The creation of a public street and the resultant separate land parcels shall be in conformance with requirements for subdivision except, however, the planning commission shall approve the creation of a public street to be established by deed without full compliance with the regulations applicable to subdivisions, provided any of the following conditions exist:

(a) The establishment of the public street is initiated by the city council and is declared essential for the purpose of general traffic circulation, and the partitioning of land is an incidental effect rather than the primary objective of the street.

(b) The tract in which the street is to be dedicated is a partition within an isolated ownership either of not over one acre or of such size and characteristics as to make it impossible to develop more than three building sites.

(2) In those cases where approval of a public street is to be given without full compliance with the regulations applicable to subdivisions, a copy of a preliminary plan and the proposed deed shall be submitted to the planning commission at least 10 days prior to the planning commission meeting at which consideration is desired. The plan, deed and such information as may be submitted shall be reviewed by the planning commission and, if not in conflict with the standards of Chapters 17.35 and 17.50 MCMC, shall be approved with conditions necessary to preserve these standards. [Ord. 469 § 4.010, 1980].

17.40.020 Creation of a private street.

A street which is created in order to allow the partitioning of land for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development, whether immediate or future, shall be in the form of a street in a subdivision or as provided in MCMC 17.40.010, except that a private street which is not in full compliance with these regulations may be approved under the planned development provisions of MCMC Title 18. [Ord. 469 § 4.020, 1980].