Chapter 16.56
SHORT SUBDIVISIONS
Sections:
16.56.050 Application procedure.
16.56.060 Design requirements.
16.56.070 Further subdivision.
16.56.010 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as “Ocean Shores Short Subdivision Ordinance.” (Ord. 240 § 1, 1978)
16.56.020 Adopted—Authority.
The Ocean Shores short subdivision ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of RCW 58.17.060. (Ord. 240 § 2, 1978)
16.56.030 Administration.
The administrator shall be the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee, hereinafter referred to as “the director.” (Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009: Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 240 § 3, 1978)
16.56.040 Restrictions.
It is unlawful to subdivide platted or unplatted land in the city into four or less lots, as defined elsewhere in this title, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or of the Ocean Shores Subdivision Ordinance as set forth in this title. (Ord. 755 § 3, 2003: Ord. 240 § 4, 1978)
16.56.050 Application procedure.
A. The subdivider shall file a short subdivision preliminary plat application form with the director. Such form shall be supplied by the director and prepared by the applicant. A map of the area to be subdivided shall be prepared on a separate sheet and shall show each individual lot with all appropriate dimensions drawn to scale. It shall also show bearings and include a complete legal description of each lot, tract, or parcel. The application and map need not be prepared by a licensed land surveyor, unless in the discretion of the director it is deemed required for a proper and thorough review of the application. In addition, the director shall have the discretion to require such additional material in the application, not specifically mentioned in this section, which is reasonably necessary for the consideration of the application.
B. The director shall approve the application within ten working days of the time a proper application is submitted and all requirements of this chapter are complied with. Upon approval, the director shall return one copy of the short plat to the applicant and shall file the original for record with the office of the county auditor. No short plat will be deemed approved until it is filed for record with the auditor. If the application is not approved, the director shall notify the applicant of the reason therefor in writing.
C. The fee for filing the application shall be set by resolution of the city council.
D. The land use permit applicant shall pay to the city all costs incurred by the city that are associated with processing the land use permit, including consultant costs. City and consultant reimbursable costs include, but are not limited to, actual time and materials costs for application review, assessment, engineering, inspections, legal, secretarial, administrative, publication, and other city processing costs. In addition, the applicant shall pay any charges made by the hearing examiner above the city’s basic established fee.
(Ord. 927 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 240 § 5, 1978)
16.56.060 Design requirements.
A. Each lot formed in a short subdivision shall conform with all zoning regulations of the city.
B. Each lot shall adjoin a public street or, upon approval of the director, it may have access to a public street by an access corridor in the same ownership as the lots served, or by recorded easement over an access corridor in other ownership, whichever, in the discretion of the director, is the best means of access based on existing adjacent development and potential development in as yet undeveloped adjacent properties, and on existing streets and potential future streets.
C. If corridor access is permitted, the minimum corridor width shall be not less than twenty feet. No portion of the corridor shall be used to satisfy building setbacks as specified in the zoning ordinance.
D. Dead end corridors shall have a circular turn around at the corridor end. The circular end shall have a turning radius of not less than thirty feet.
E. Corridors serving three or more lots shall not exceed a maximum vertical grade of ten percent. Horizontal curves shall have a centerline radius of not less than one hundred feet.
F. All access corridors serving one or two lots shall be constructed to a uniform grade and surfaced with a minimum six-inch-thick covering of gravel. All such corridors serving three or more lots shall be paved with asphalt or concrete surfacing to a minimum width of sixteen feet. Drainage facilities shall be required to prevent storm water erosion and damage.
G. A bond may be required to insure completion of any improvement.
(Ord. 240 § 6, 1978)
16.56.070 Further subdivision.
RCW 58.17.060 is adopted by reference, as it now exists or is hereafter amended. (Ord. 755 § 1, 2003: Ord. 240 § 7, 1978)
16.56.080 Violation—Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter shall be unlawful and constitute a Class B offense as defined in Title 7 of this code. The city may also pursue all civil remedies available to prevent or void any violations or planned violations of this chapter, including the seeking of injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. This section shall amend and supersede Section 16.52.010* and Section 56 of Ordinance 67. (Ord. 281 § 3 (part), 1979)
* Code reviser’s note: Section 16.52.010 was repealed by Ord. 281.