Chapter 15.68
FINAL PLAT
Sections:
15.68.010 Final plat application.
15.68.020 Determination of completeness.
15.68.030 Final plat requirements and certification statements.
15.68.040 Submit title insurance report.
15.68.060 Completion security.
15.68.070 Maintenance security.
15.68.080 Procedure and criteria for city council approval of final plats.
15.68.090 Filing and distribution of approved final plats.
15.68.010 Final plat application.
A. Persons requesting final plat approval must submit:
1. A completed final plat application form, provided by the city;
2. Ten (10) copies of the final plat with all required data (see Section 15.68.020 below);
3. An application fee (see current fee schedule); and
4. One reduced scale reproducible mylar or equivalent film copy of the final plat.
B. If an applicant does not submit all required application materials, the applicant will not be in compliance with this chapter, and the city planner may withhold the application from further consideration until the application is complete. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.020 Determination of completeness.
The city planner must notify the applicant that the final plat application has been received and that it is complete or incomplete, in accordance with Section 15.08.070. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.030 Final plat requirements and certification statements.
Every final plat submitted for approval must conform to the requirements listed in Section 15.68.030A—L below. The final plat must show the certification statements listed in Section 15.68.030M—T below, with appropriate signatures and seals before the subdivision is approved and recorded.
A. The plat must consist of one or more pages of a size acceptable to the city council. The plat must be clearly and legibly drawn on stable base polyester film or equivalent approved material. All drawing and lettering must be in permanent black ink, or an approved equivalent.
B. The perimeter of the subdivision must be drawn with heavier lines than appear elsewhere on the plat. The scale must be one hundred (100) feet equals one inch, unless the city planner approves another scale. A marginal line must be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of three inches on the left side and one inch on the remaining sides.
C. The name of the subdivision, the graphic scale, and the north point must be clearly shown.
D. The map of the subdivided land must be accurate and be based upon a complete survey by a licensed surveyor.
E. All section, township, municipal and county lines lying within or adjacent to the subdivision must be clearly shown.
F. The location of all monuments or other evidence used as ties to establish the subdivision’s boundaries, and all permanent monuments with linear dimensions must be clearly shown.
G. The boundary of the subdivision with complete bearings and linear distances must be clearly shown.
H. The length and bearings of all straight lines and the radii arcs and semi-tangents of all curves must be clearly shown.
I. The length of all lot lines, together with bearings and other data necessary for the location of any lot line in the field must be clearly shown.
J. The location, right-of-way width, pavement width, centerline and name or number of all streets and alleys within and adjoining the subdivision must be clearly shown.
K. Numbers assigned to all lots, indication of the acreage and/or square footage of each lot, and letters assigned to all blocks within the subdivision must be clearly shown. A house address system will be provided by the city; provided, however, that an index system will be shown on the plat to allow assignment of house numbers by the city.
L. Notations of any survey discrepancies must be clearly shown.
M. Legal Description and Owner’s Statement.
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Know all men by these presents that I, or we, the undersigned owner, or owners, in fee simple and encumbrances of the land hereby platted, declare that the subdivision as described by the following legal description has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner, or owners: |
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_______________________________ Name of owner |
_______________________________ Name of owner |
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State of Washington ) |
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County of Pacific ) |
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This is to certify that on the ____ day of ______, A.D., 19____, before me the undersigned, a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, to me known to be the person(s) who executed the foregoing dedication and acknowledged to me that _____________ signed and sealed the same as ___________free and voluntary act and deed for the use and purpose mentioned. |
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Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written. |
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NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington, residing at . |
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N. Dedication.
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Know all men by these presents that I, or we, the undersigned, owner(s) in fee simple of the land hereby platted, hereby declare this plat and dedicated to the public forever all roads, easements, and right-of-way over and across any lots or lots where water might take a natural course, and the original reasonable grading of the roads and right-of-ways shown hereon. |
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Following the original reasonable grading of the roads and right-of-way shown hereon, no drainage waters on any lot or lots may be diverted or blocked from their natural course so as to discharge upon any public rights-of-way or to hamper proper drainage. Any enclosing of drainage waters in culverts or drains or rerouting thereon across any lots, as may be undertaken by or for the owner of any lot, must be done by and at the expense of the owner. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and seals. |
O. Registered land surveyor’s certification.
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I, a registered land surveyor, do hereby certify that the plat of is based on actual survey and subdivision of Section , Township North, Range East, that the distances and courses and angles are shown thereon correctly and that proper monuments have been set and lot block corners staked on the ground as shown on the lot. |
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__________________________ Registered Land Surveyor |
P. Treasurer certification.
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I certify that all property taxes on the land described hereon have been fully paid to and including the year . |
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______________________ Pacific County Treasurer |
Q. Utilities superintendent approval.
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I, the Utilities Superintendent for the City of Ilwaco, Washington, have reviewed the plat and have found it to comply with the provisions of the approved preliminary plat and the requirements and standards of the City’s subdivision ordinance, and therefore recommend approval on this day of , 19 . |
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_________________________ Utilities Superintendent |
R. City council approval.
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The City Council has reviewed the final plat for compliance with the approved preliminary plat requirements and standards of the City’s subdivision ordinance, and required letters of recommendations and approve the subdivision on this _____ day of ___________, 19_________. |
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___________________________ Mayor |
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ATTEST: |
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___________________________ City Clerk-Treasurer |
S. Assessor approval.
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Examined and approved this __________ day of _____, 19______. |
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____________________________ Pacific County Assessor |
T. County officer of records certificate (to be signed at the time of recording the approved final plat).
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Filed for record at the request of _________, this day of __________, 19____ at ____________ minutes past ________ o’clock M, and recorded in Volume _____ of plats, on page ______, recorded of Pacific County, Washington. |
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________________________ Pacific County Auditor |
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________________________ Deputy Auditor |
(Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.040 Submit title insurance report.
In addition to a completed final plat application form, ten (10) copies of the final plat with all data, the specified fees, and one reduced scale reproducible copy, the applicant for final plat approval must submit a title insurance report confirming that the title of the land in the proposed subdivision is vested in the name of the owners whose signatures appear on the plat’s certificate. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.050 Improvements.
A. To file a final plat, a developer must construct all required improvements of the preliminary plat, repair existing streets and other public facilities damaged in the development of the subdivision, and submit a final plat for approval before filing with the county auditor.
B. A completion security may be required to receive final plat approval.
C. A maintenance security may be required to receive final plat approval. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.060 Completion security.
A. As a condition of final plat approval, the applicant must post a completion security to ensure completion of the improvements within one year of the permit approval.
B. The amount of the completion security will be one hundred fifty (150) percent of the estimated cost of design, materials and labor on the last day covered by the security, of installing the improvements covered by the security.
C. The mayor and the applicant must sign a notarized security agreement, approved in form by the city attorney, in accordance with Section 15.02.130. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.070 Maintenance security.
A. All required minimum improvements within any subdivision may be subject to a maintenance bond or other approved security guaranteeing to the city the successful operation of improvements for a period of two years. The subdivider must file with the final plat one of the following:
1. A security bond executed by a security company authorized to transact business in the state in a form approved by the city attorney;
2. A personal bond approved by the city attorney cosigned by at least one additional person together with evidence of financial responsibility and resources of those signing the bond sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of ability to proceed in accordance with the agreement;
3. Cash;
4. A letter of credit approved by the city Attorney from a financial institution stating that the money is held for the purposes of the stated project.
B. The bond or other approved security will be for twenty (20) percent of the estimated value of all required improvements as determined by the utilities superintendent.
C. When the warranty period ends, and upon restoration of the improvements to successful operation and the repair of any defects or damage in the improvements the mayor will authorize the release of the maintenance bond or security.
D. The mayor may withhold release of the bond or security up to one year from the date of any restoration or repairs to insure that the restoration or repairs were adequate.
E. The mayor and the applicant must sign a notarized security agreement, approved in form by the city attorney, in accordance with Section 15.02.130. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.080 Procedure and criteria for city council approval of final plats.
A. For all existing preliminary plats approved before January 1, 2015, that have not expired at the adoption of this chapter, an applicant must submit a final plat to the city council within fourteen (14) years of preliminary plat approval, and any preliminary plats approved on or after January 1, 2015, shall expire in accordance with RCW 58.17.140.
B. When the city planner receives a completed application for final plat approval, he or she will notify the clerk-treasurer to place the final plat application on the city council’s agenda for its next regular meeting not sooner than ten (10) days after receipt.
C. The following criteria will be considered when the city council reviews a final plat:
1. Whether conditions imposed when the preliminary plat was approved have been met. A final plat will not be approved until the city council finds that the final plat conforms to the proposed preliminary plat and any conditions imposed;
2. Whether the maintenance security assures the successful operation of improvements.
D. When the city council finds that the subdivision proposed for final plat approval conforms to all terms of the preliminary plat approval, and that the subdivision meets the requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW, other applicable state laws, the Ilwaco Municipal Ordinance, and other applicable local laws, the mayor or other designated member of the city council will sign the final plat.
E. Every decision of the city council must include findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision.
F. Any findings supporting the city council’s action on the final plat must be recorded in the minutes of the applicable meeting. (Ord. 866 § 2, 2016; Ord. 803 § 2, 2012; Ord. 627 (part), 1999)
15.68.090 Filing and distribution of approved final plats.
A. The original of any approved final plat will be filed for record with the Pacific County auditor by the applicant.
B. One reproducible mylar or equivalent film copy will be furnished to the utilities superintendent.
C. One paper copy will be filed with the Pacific County assessor.
D. Paper copies will be provided to such other agencies as may be required by the city planner. (Ord. 627 (part), 1999)