Chapter 12.24 FINAL PROCESS

Chapter 12.24
FINAL PROCESS

Sections:

12.24.010 Filing final land division approval request—Summary process.

12.24.015 All final land division review and approval requirements.

12.24.010 Filing final land division approval request—Summary process.

The request for final land division, including all required drawings and application materials, shall be submitted to the county for review. The request shall be routed to appropriate county departments and other agencies in order to review for compliance with the conditions of approval and applicable regulations and/or purveyor requirements. Once all reviewing entities are satisfied that all conditions have been met, or appropriate bonding and surety obtained, the final plat Mylar shall be submitted to the county by the applicant, after all but the county signatures have been obtained. Once all required county signatures are obtained, the administrator shall take the final Mylar plat to the appropriate Chelan County departments for the required signatures, and then shall record the completed final plat with the county auditor. All fees required to record the final land division shall be paid by the applicant.

All land divisions shall be finalized under the requirements of Title 14, Development Permit Procedures and Administration. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).

12.24.015 All final land division review and approval requirements.

(1) All requests for final approval of a preliminarily approved land division must be submitted to the legislative body of Chelan County for final approval, affixed with the required signatures of signing agencies of jurisdiction within five years, unless otherwise defined by RCW 58.17.140, of said preliminary approval, after which time the preliminary approval is void. However, extensions may be granted by the administrator as follows:

(A) A request for a two-year extension may be granted if the applicant has attempted in good faith to submit the final land division within the five-year time period; provided, however, the applicant must file a written request with the county requesting the extension at least thirty days before expiration of the five-year period.

(B) A second extension may be granted for one year, if one or more of the following criteria can be met:

(i) Surveying of lots within the development has been completed;

(ii) Arranged for public services to the site;

(iii) Obtain necessary financing for all or a portion of the preliminary land division;

(iv) Completion of studies or other requirements required by the preliminary approval.

(2) The applicant shall submit documentation showing that all conditions of approval have been met.

(3) The administrator shall verify that all preliminary conditions of approval and required findings of fact have been met.

(4) Prior to recording, the applicant shall submit the Mylar drawings to the county together with the final land division review fees and performance bond(s).

(5) After approval of the final plat drawings, the administrator or hearing examiner, as appropriate, shall be the final signature affixed on the face of the final plat, and shall submit the county-approved original Mylar drawings to the county auditor together with the recording fees which shall be paid for by the applicant.

(6) All land divisions on, or within five hundred feet of, lands designated as agricultural lands, forest lands, or mineral resource lands, shall contain a notice that the subject property stating: “This property is within or near designated agricultural lands, forest lands, or mineral resource lands on which a variety of commercial activities may occur that are not compatible with residential development for certain periods of limited duration.” The notice for mineral resource lands shall also inform that an application might be made for mining-related activities, including mining, extraction, washing, crushing, stockpiling, blasting, transporting, and recycling of minerals.

(7) All plats, not placing a notice on the plat in accordance with subsection (6) of this section or Section 12.24.045(1)(B), shall place a notice on the plat that: “Agricultural activities occur throughout Chelan County and may or may not be compatible with residential development.”

(8) All plats shall contain a notice that: “Noxious weed control is the responsibility of the individual property owner per RCW 17.10.140, as amended.”

(9) As applicable, all plats shall contain a notice on the plat that “Private roads are not maintained by the county.” (Res. 2023-96 (Att. A), 10/3/23; Res. 2014-38 (Atts. A, B) (part), 4/15/14; Res. 2010-104 (part), 11/9/10; Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).

12.24.020 Final submittal and contents.

(1) The final land division shall incorporate all conditions of the preliminary approval.

(2) All final land division (excepting boundary line adjustments) submittals shall include the following:

(A) A minimum of seven copies of the proposed final short plat, plat or binding site plan;

(B) Appropriate fees;

(D) Maps and exhibits may also be submitted in one of the following electronic file formats:

(i) AutoCAD .dwg;

(ii) ESRI .shp;

(iii) Microstation .dgn; or

(iv) Other format approved by the administrator.

(E) The final plat shall comply with WAC 332-130-050.

(3) All surveys shall comply with the RCW Title 58 and applicable Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) and include the following:

(A) All signatures affixed to the final plat shall be original signatures written in permanent black ink;

(B) The scale shall be at a standard engineering scale;

(D) The location, centerline, and widths of existing and proposed roads, alleys, rights-of-way, easements, and well protection areas (adjacent or encroaching on the site) shall be shown. When an easement cannot be defined by a specific boundary it shall be indicated on the plat by auditor’s recording number;

(E) Areas to be dedicated to the public must be labeled, “Dedicated to Chelan County by this plat”;

(F) The layout, lot and block numbers, and dimensions of all lots shall be shown. Such lot and block numbers shall consist of consecutive numbers beginning with the number “1,” except when phasing a continuation of number shall be excepted;

(G) Road names shall be shown. Private and/or county roads shall be labeled as such;

(H) Label road addresses for each lot shall be shown on each lot;

(I) A certification signed by a professional land surveyor registered in the state of Washington stating that the final land division and final plat was surveyed and prepared by them, or under their supervision; that the plat is a true and correct representation of the subject land; and that monumentation has been established as required by county standards.

(4) Final approval of any final plat is authorized upon review, approval and signature by the following:

(A) County engineer;

(B) Administrator or hearing examiner, as appropriate;

(D) County treasurer;

(E) County fire marshal; and

(F) County auditor (recording number). (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).

12.24.040 Final short subdivision.

Land in short subdivisions may not be further divided in any manner within a period of five years without the filing of a final plat, except that when the short plat contains fewer than four parcels, nothing in this title shall prevent the owner who filed the short plat from filing of an alteration within the five-year period to create up to a total of four lots within the original short subdivision boundaries, RCW 58.17.060, as amended. (Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).

12.24.045 Final cluster subdivision.

(1) Open Space Final Plat Noticing Requirements.

(A) The open space accumulated shall be clearly labeled and numbered as a tract with the following language inserted on the final plat filed for record under this chapter:

This tract is held in reserve as open space and shall not be used for any building or encroached upon in any manner that is not in conformance with applicable law. If this tract is to be developed, after rezoning, such development shall be done consistent with the underlying zoning requirements.

(B) Agricultural Open Space. For open space intended for agricultural use, a note on the final plat shall be clearly labeled and numbered as a tract with the following language:

This tract is held in reserve as open space designated for agricultural use on which a variety of commercial activities (accessory dwelling and accessory uses normally incidental to single family dwellings within agricultural districts) may occur that are not compatible with residential development for certain periods of limited duration. Open space set aside for agricultural purposes may allow improvements that are associated with the agricultural operations, such as barns, outbuildings, storage facilities, and other related facilities provided they are incidental and do not take up more than ten (10) percent of the open space. Commercial operations associated with agricultural activities shall be prohibited.

This tract is held in reserve as open space with provision for building consistent with the approved open space management plan AFN ________, or as legally amended.

(Res. 2010-68 (Exh. A) (part), 7/13/10).