Chapter 16.12
FINAL PROCESS
Sections:
16.12.010 Final submittal and contents.
16.12.020 All final land division review and approval requirements.
16.12.040 Final short subdivision.
16.12.050 Final binding site plan.
16.12.060 Final plat alteration.
16.12.070 Final plat vacation.
16.12.080 Final boundary line adjustment.
16.12.090 Filing final land division approval request – Summary process.
16.12.010 Final submittal and contents.
(1) The final land division shall incorporate all conditions of the preliminary approval, including those imposed by the hearing examiner.
(2) All final land division submittals shall include the following:
(a) A minimum of 10 copies of the proposed final short plat, plat or binding site plan;
(b) Appropriate fees;
(c) Three copies of a plat certificate issued within 60 days of submittal; and
(d) Maps and exhibits shall also be submitted in one of the following electronic file formats:
(i) AutoCAD .dwg (National CAD Standard);
(ii) ESRI .shp (fully thematically classified layers);
(iii) Microstation .dgn (National CAD Standard); or
(iv) Other format approved by the administrator.
(3) The final plat shall show:
(a) All monuments found, set, reset, replaced or removed, describing their kind, size and location and giving other data relating thereto;
(b) Bearing trees, corner accessories or witness monuments, basis of bearings, bearing and length of lines, scale of map and north arrow;
(c) Any other data necessary for the interpretation of the various items and locations of the points, lines and areas shown;
(d) Ties to adjoining surveys of record;
(e) The allowable error of mathematical closure for the final plat map shall not exceed one foot in 80,000 feet or 0.04 foot, whichever is greater;
(f) Bearings and lengths are to be shown for all lines; no ditto marks are to be used;
(g) Arrows shall be used to show limits of bearings and distances whenever any chance of misinterpretation could exist;
(h) Plat boundary and street monument lines having curves shall show radius, arc, central angle and tangent for each curve and radial bearings where curve is intersected by a nontangent line. Spiral curves shall show chord bearing and length;
(i) Lots along curves shall show arc length along curve and radial bearings at lot corners. If a curve table is provided, it shall show angle for each segment of the curve along each lot, arc length, tangent length, and radius. Radial bearings along lot lines will not be required;
(j) All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot. All bearings and angles shall be shown in degrees, minutes and seconds;
(k) When elevations are needed, permanent bench mark(s) shall be shown on the final plat in a location and on a datum plane approved by the city;
(l) The final plat shall indicate the actual net area for each platted lot exclusive of the right-of-way. Lots one acre and over shall be shown to the closest hundredth of an acre, and all other lots shall be shown in square feet; and
(m) The final land division shall show or be accompanied by a map showing the control system through which the coordinates were determined from points of known coordinates in conformance with RCW 58.09.070.
(4) All surveys shall comply with the Survey Recording Act (Chapter 58.09 RCW), survey and land descriptions (Chapter 332-130 WAC), and city standards for road construction. The contents of a final land division shall include the following:
(a) The final plat shall be a legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced permanent map. Final short plats shall measure 18 by 24 inches. Final plats and binding site plans shall measure 24 by 36 inches. A two-inch margin shall be provided on the left edge, and a one-half-inch margin shall be provided at the other edges of the plat. If more than one sheet is required, each sheet shall show sheet numbers for the total sheets.
(b) The file number of the land division, location by section, township and range shall be shown.
(c) The scale shall be 50 (one inch equals 50 feet) or 100 (one inch equals 100 feet) feet to the inch. If approved by the administrator, an appropriate scale may be used which does not exceed 200 (one inch equals 200 feet) feet to the inch, provided a 400 (one inch equals 400 feet) feet to the inch reduced copy is also submitted.
(d) A distinct wide boundary line shall delineate the boundary of the land division.
(e) The location and widths of existing and proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way, easements, parks and open spaces within the land division, including those existing immediately adjacent to the land division, shall be shown. Areas to be dedicated to the public must be labeled.
(f) Layout and names of adjoining land divisions shall be shown within and adjacent to the land division boundary.
(g) The layout, lot and block numbers, and dimensions of all lots shall be shown.
(h) Street names shall be shown.
(i) Street addresses for each lot shall be shown.
(j) Plat restrictions required as conditions of preliminary approval shall be shown.
(k) Appropriate utility easements shall be shown.
(l) Any special statements of approval required from governmental agencies, including those pertaining to flood hazard areas, shorelines, critical areas, and connections to adjacent state highways shall be shown.
(m) A notarized certification by the owner(s) as shown on a current plat certificate shall be provided dedicating streets, areas intended for other public use, and granting of easements for slope and utilities.
(n) 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 city standards.
(5) Final approval of any final plat is authorized upon review, approval and signature by the following:
(a) City engineer;
(b) Administrator;
(c) Utilities director, as necessary;
(d) County treasurer;
(e) County assessor;
(f) County auditor (recording number);
(g) Fire department representative; and
(h) Signatures of all persons/entities identified on the plat certificate as having a fiduciary, fee or ownership interest in the property, which includes beneficiaries of financial interest, judgments and liens. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.020 All final land division review and approval requirements.
(1) All requests for final approval of a preliminarily approved land division must be acquired within five years of said preliminary approval, after which time the preliminary approval is void. A one-time request for a one-year extension may be granted by the applicable review authority, which shall be the same review authority responsible for the preliminary approval, 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 city requesting the extension at least 30 days before expiration of the five-year period.
(2) The final land division request packet shall include the application, documents, certification, survey data and improvements security or construction requirements as set forth in the submittal requirements and any checklists as may be developed by the administrator.
(3) The final land division shall be approved, disapproved or returned to the applicant for modification or correction within 30 days from the date of filing unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period.
(4) The city shall ensure that the administrator and the city engineer, or a licensed professional engineer acting on behalf of the city, review the survey data, layout of lot lines, streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, and utility systems improvements including storm drainage, water and sanitary sewer. The administrator shall assure, in writing, that the following items have been completed:
(a) The proposed final land division meets all standards established by state law, the KMC and all required preliminary conditions of approval, including conformance with the final drawings and land division improvements;
(b) The proposed final plat bears the certificates and statements of approval required by the KMC;
(c) A current title insurance report furnished by the subdivider confirms the title of the land in the proposed final land division is vested in the name of the owners whose signatures appear on the final plat;
(d) The legal description of the plat boundary on the current title insurance report agrees with the legal description on the final plat;
(e) The facilities and improvements required to be provided by the subdivider have been completed or, alternatively, that the subdivider has provided a security in an amount and with securities commensurate with improvements remaining to be completed, securing to the city the construction and installation of the improvements, as provided for in this title;
(f) The surveyor has certified that all survey monument lot corners are in place and visible.
(5) The appropriate review authority shall review final land divisions based on the following:
(a) A determination whether the proposed final land division conforms to all terms of preliminary approval, and whether the land division meets the requirements of this title, applicable state laws and all other local ordinances adopted by the city which were in effect at the time of preliminary approval. Said determination shall be based upon the written recommendation of the city engineer, administrator and any other applicable review authority.
(b) If the conditions have been met, the appropriate review authority shall inscribe and execute the written approval on the face of the final plat. If the review authority disapproves the proposed final land division, it will be returned to the applicant with written reasons for denial and requirements for gaining compliance.
(c) The city shall make written findings that appropriate provisions have been made for the public health, safety, and general welfare, including open spaces, drainage ways, streets or roads, alleys, other public ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation, playgrounds, schools, and school grounds.
(6) No final subdivision shall be recorded unless approved by the city according to the provisions herein. The original of an approved final land division shall be filed for record with the county auditor.
(7) Prior to recording, the applicant shall submit the original final plat drawings to the city together with the final land division review fees and performance bond(s). After approval of the final plat drawings, the city shall be the final signature affixed on the face of the final plat, and shall submit the city-approved original final plat drawings to the county auditor together with the recording fees which shall be paid for by the applicant. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.030 Final subdivision.
Final subdivisions shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.080, Procedures for closed record decisions and appeals, by the city council. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.040 Final short subdivision.
(1) Final short subdivisions shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.030, Type I administrative review of applications.
(2) Land in short subdivisions may not be further divided in any manner within a period of five years without the filing of a final subdivision, except that when the short subdivision contains fewer than four parcels, nothing in this title shall prevent the filing of an alteration within the five-year period to create up to a total of four lots within the original short subdivision boundaries. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.050 Final binding site plan.
(1) Final binding site plans shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.030, Type I administrative review of applications.
(2) Binding site plans shall be drawn as provided for in this title, and shall include the design of any lots or building envelopes and the areas designated for landscaping and vehicle use.
(3) Approved binding site plans shall be binding and all provisions, conditions and requirements of the binding site plan shall be legally enforceable on the purchaser or any person acquiring a lease or other ownership interest of any lot, parcel or tract created pursuant to the binding site plan. A sale, transfer, or lease of any lot, tract or parcel created pursuant to the binding site plan that does not conform to the requirements of the binding site plan approval shall be considered a violation of this title, and shall be restrained by injunctive action and shall be illegal as provided in Chapter 58.17 RCW, Plats – Subdivisions – Dedications.
(4) All subsequent development shall be in conformity with the approved binding site plan. Each binding site plan document shall reference the requirement for compliance with the binding site plan approval.
(5) Amendments to or vacations of an approved binding site plan shall be made through the process of this title. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.060 Final plat alteration.
Final plat alterations that have previously been reviewed and approved pursuant to Chapter 16.08 KMC shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.030, Type I administrative review of applications. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.070 Final plat vacation.
Final plat vacations that have previously been reviewed and approved pursuant to Chapter 16.08 KMC shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.030, Type I administrative review of applications. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.080 Final boundary line adjustment.
Final boundary line adjustments that have previously been reviewed and approved pursuant to Chapter 16.08 KMC shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to the provisions of KMC 14.09.030, Type I administrative review of applications. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).
16.12.090 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 city for review. The request shall be routed to appropriate city 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 city by the applicant, after all but the city signatures have been obtained. Once all required city signatures are obtained, the administrator shall take the final mylar plat to the appropriate Kittitas 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. (Ord. 08-029 § 2).