Chapter 17.155
PRELIMINARY PLATS
Sections:
17.155.020 Approval of preliminary plat.
17.155.030 Relationship of approved preliminary long plat to final long plat.
17.155.040 Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final long plat approval.
17.155.010 Application.
Any person desiring to subdivide land shall cause to be prepared a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision. Prior to the preparation, the applicant shall schedule and attend a pre-application conference in accordance with Chapter 17.185 CDMC.
The preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision shall be at a scale of at least one inch equals 200 feet, unless the administrator requests or authorizes a different scale, and which shall include the following information which shall be shown on the plat, if practicable, but if not, by separate accompanying statements:
(1) General Information.
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision. This name shall not duplicate any name used on a recorded short subdivision or subdivision in the town of Coulee Dam.
(b) Location of the subdivision by section, township and range.
(c) Names and addresses of the owners, subdivider, designer of the subdivision, and the licensed surveyor and engineer, if appropriate.
(d) Scale, north arrow and date.
(e) A full and correct legal description of the entire lot, tract, parcel, site, or division constituting the applicant’s property, as recorded in the Okanogan, Douglas or Grant County auditor’s office.
(f) A vicinity sketch at a scale between 400 and 800 feet to the inch shall accompany the preliminary plat. The vicinity sketch shall show all adjacent subdivisions, streets, and tract lines of adjacent parcels, with the names of owners of record of such parcels when described by metes and bounds. It shall show how the streets and alleys in the proposed subdivision may connect with existing and proposed streets and alleys in all adjacent territory so that an advantageous development of the entire area can be achieved.
(2) Existing Conditions.
(a) Boundary lines of the proposed subdivision including monuments and markers, approximate distance and area enclosed.
(b) Existing restrictive covenants.
(c) Elevations shall be shown by contour lines at a minimum of five-foot intervals, if determined by the administrator to be needed in the preliminary review.
(d) The location, name, designation as to public or private, present improvements and right-of-way width, and type of surfacing of all streets, alleys and rights-of-way on and adjacent to the tract; location of any existing walks, curbs, gutters; the location, pipe size and grades of all existing sewers, water mains, culverts, buried electrical or telephone conduits, and surface and subsurface drains, railroad lines or other private improvements, and utilities including storm drains.
(e) Approximate width, location and purpose of all existing easements.
(f) The approximate location of all designated floodways and 100-year floodplain areas and the location, width, name, and direction of flow of all watercourses.
(g) Existing uses of the property, including the location and use of all existing structures and those structures which will remain on the property after platting.
(3) Proposed Subdivision.
(a) The location, name, intention to make public or private right-of-way or easement width, approximate radii of curves and grades and gradients of all proposed streets, alleys or roads within or on the boundary of the proposed subdivision.
(b) Location, width and purpose of all easements other than for roadway purposes.
(c) Proposed uses of the property.
(d) Approximate dimensions of all lots with proposed lot and block numbers. Lot sizes shall be in compliance with the applicable zoning laws.
(e) The location, size and existing use of all existing and contemplated public areas within the proposed subdivision. Areas designated for public use as recommended by the planning commission shall be dedicated for such use by easement to the town of Coulee Dam, if approved by council, and indicated on the final plat before recording.
(f) A brief statement and preliminary layout of proposed facilities regarding the contemplated sewage disposal, water supply and drainage improvements for the proposed subdivision. The administrator, after consulting with the public works superintendent, may require the installation of water, sewer, and storm drainage lines in streets within the subdivision, or easements therefor in accordance with Chapter 17.175 CDMC and the recommendations of the town’s consulting engineer.
(g) Minimum building setback lines according to applicable zoning laws. A typical lot may show setbacks for all regular-shaped interior lots. All setback lines must be shown on irregularly shaped lots and corner lots.
(h) If the subdivider desires to develop the plat in phases, the phases shall be shown on the preliminary plat.
(i) Location of resource lands and critical areas.
(j) Location and square footage of open space areas, existing and planned buffers, screens and landscaped areas as applicable.
(4) A copy, in concept, of all proposed restrictive covenants and/or documents describing ownership of the plat shall be provided.
(5) A title certificate consisting of a report showing all parties having any full or partial interest(s) in the property to be subdivided.
(6) Environmental checklist prepared in accordance with Chapter 43.21C RCW, State Environmental Policy Act, and the town’s SEPA ordinance as they now exist or are hereafter amended. (Ord. 536 § 1 (§ 34.01), 2000)
17.155.020 Approval of preliminary plat.
The preliminary plat shall be reviewed and approved, approved with conditions or denied in accordance with Division 10. (Ord. 536 § 1 (§ 34.02), 2000)
17.155.030 Relationship of approved preliminary long plat to final long plat.
The approved preliminary plat, together with its conditions of approval, shall constitute a guide to the applicant for the preparation of the final plat and to the town for conditions under which the final plat is to be approved. A final plat meeting all the requirements of this title and Chapter 58.17 RCW and other local regulations shall be submitted to the town for approval within three years from the date of preliminary plat approval by the town.
An applicant who files a written request with the town at least 30 days before the expiration of this three-year period shall be granted a one-year extension upon the showing that the applicant has attempted in good faith to submit the final long plat within the three-year period. (Ord. 536 § 1 (§ 34.03), 2000)
17.155.040 Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final long plat approval.
If the performance of an offer or agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a lot, tract, or parcel of land following preliminary plat approval is expressly conditioned on the recording of the final plat containing the lot, tract, or parcel under this chapter, the offer or agreement is not subject to RCW 58.17.200 or 58.17.300 and does not violate any provisions of this chapter or title. All payments on account of an offer or agreement conditioned as provided in this section shall be deposited in an escrow or other regulated trust account and no disbursement to sellers shall be permitted until the final plat is recorded. (Ord. 536 § 1 (§ 34.04), 2000)