Chapter 12.08
STANDARDS
Sections:
12.08.010 Land division names.
12.08.040 Fire protection standards.
12.08.070 Water and sewer standards.
12.08.010 Land division names.
No land division shall be approved which bears a name using a word which is the same as, similar to or pronounced the same as a word in the name of any other subdivision in the county, except for the words which contain the following “town,” “county,” “place,” “court,” “addition,” “acres,” “heights,” “villa,” or similar words, unless the land so divided is contiguous to the land division bearing the same name. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.020 Lot standards.
(1) Suitability for Intended Use. All lots shall be suitable for the general purpose for which they are intended, meeting the dimensional standards of the Chelan County Code or shoreline master plan, including but not limited to required buffers, setbacks or protection zones. Cluster lots, planned unit developments and binding site plans may vary from the dimensional standards of the applicable zoning district as provided for in this title. No lot shall be of such size or design as to be detrimental to the health, safety or sanitary needs of the residents of the subdivision or such lot.
(2) Every lot shall be provided with access. If access is provided by a road, residential driveway or shared residential driveway, access shall meet the requirements of Title 15.
(3) Forest service roads and roads designated as “primitive” by Chelan County are not suitable access for land division, except as provided in Section 12.04.020.
(4) Proposed lots must include a building footprint where the slope does not exceed forty percent, unless a geological or engineer report can demonstrate building area, except as provided in Section 12.04.020.
(5) The administrator may require a map showing the building envelope of each lot and related critical areas and associated buffers.
(6) Where the land division may result in barriers to development of adjacent lots, the administrator may require that the location of lot lines provide for future land division of surrounding property. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.030 Easements.
(1) Utilities, whenever feasible, shall be located outside the established road prism, as defined in Title 15, but within the right-of-way. When location within the public right-of-way is not feasible or practical, as determined by the county or local utility purveyor, the following provisions shall be adhered to:
(A) Easements for the construction and maintenance of utilities and public facilities shall be granted, as determined by the county or local utility purveyor, to provide and maintain adequate utility service to each lot and adjacent lands.
(B) The widths of the easements shall be the minimum necessary as determined by the utility purveyor, unless the administrator determines a smaller or larger width is appropriate based on site conditions. Whenever possible, public utilities shall be combined with driveways, pedestrian access ways and other utility easements.
(2) Private road easements shall be shown.
(3) Easements required by this section shall be granted by the terms and conditions of such easements being shown on the final land division or by separate instrument.
(4) Easement provisions shall be in conformance with the standards contained in Title 15, Development Standards. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.040 Fire protection standards.
The fire protection standards contained in Title 15 and adopted International Fire Codes are required in all divisions of land. Modifications are allowed through the adopted fire credit options when approved by the Chelan County fire marshal. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.050 Storm drainage.
All land division creating new impervious surfaces shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Storm drainage shall be provided in accordance with the adopted standards.
(2) All infrastructure within the right-of-way shall become the property of, maintained and operated by, Chelan County. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.060 Watercourses.
Where a division of land is traversed by a watercourse, a drainage easement adequate for the purpose and conforming to the line of such watercourse, drainage way, wasteway, channel or stream and of such width for construction, maintenance and protection as determined by the decision body shall be provided. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.070 Water and sewer standards.
All water and sewer facilities shall be designed and constructed in compliance with Chelan-Douglas health district, the county’s construction specifications, all applicable purveyors and all state and federal regulations. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.080 Road standards.
All land divisions shall comply with Title 15. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.090 Monuments.
Permanent survey monuments shall be provided for all final land divisions as required in Section 15.30.825. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).
12.08.100 Flood protection.
(1) No land division shall be approved if related improvements such as levees, fills, roads, or other features will individually or collectively significantly increase flood flows, heights, or velocities.
(2) If a determination is made that part of a proposed land division lies within the one-hundred-year flood plain or the floodway, the requirements of the Chelan County flood hazard development resolution shall apply (Chapters 3.20 and 11.84, zoning resolution). (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).