Chapter 17.24
FINAL PLATS
Sections:
17.24.015 Supplementary information.
17.24.020 Time limit for submission.
17.24.040 Review and approval.
17.24.050 Time limit for recording.
17.24.060 Final plat alteration.
17.24.070 Final plat vacation.
17.24.010 Requirements.
The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat and shall incorporate any conditions or recommendations imposed by the planning commission and approved by the city council. Any required signatures shall be in permanent black ink on the original document to be filed. In addition, the final plat shall show clearly the following information:
(a) A complete survey of the section or sections necessary to establish the corner(s) of the quarter section in which the plat is located or as much thereof as may be necessary to properly orient the plat within such section or sections. The survey shall be submitted with copies or complete field notes and computations showing original or reestablished corners, with descriptions of and reference ties to all corners and copies of field notes of traverse showing error of closure and method of balancing, with sketch showing all distances, bearings and calculations required to determine corners and traverse distance of the plat. The allowable error of closure shall not exceed one foot in ten thousand feet;
(b) Tract boundary lines, property lines of lots, open space, other sites and other rights-of-way, with accurate dimensions, bearing or deflection angles, and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves. If the plat constitutes a replat, the lots, blocks, streets, etc., of the original plat shall be shown by dotted lines in their proper positions in relation to the new arrangement of the plat, the new plat being so clearly shown in solid lines as to avoid any ambiguity;
(c) Name and right-of-way width of each street, easement or other right-of-way;
(d) Location, dimensions, beneficiary and purpose of any easements;
(e) Number to identify each lot or site and block;
(f) Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved;
(g) Location and description of monuments existing or set. Permanent control monuments shall be established at each and every controlling corner of the boundaries of the parcel of land being subdivided. The public works director shall determine the number and location of permanent control monuments within the plat;
(h) Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number and the lines and names of all existing or platted streets or other public ways, parks, playgrounds, other public lands and easements adjacent to the final plat, subdivision or dedication, including municipal boundaries, township lines and section lines;
(i) A certification by a PLS (professional land surveyor) in a form acceptable to the city that the plat is a true representation of the lands actually surveyed;
(j) Appropriate certificate indicating consent by all those persons having ownership rights in the property in a format acceptable to the city;
(k) A certificate in a format acceptable to the city regarding participation in any irrigation district;
(l) A certificate acceptable to the city relating to any flood hazard areas and/or any city of Omak shoreline management areas;
(m) Certification regarding any streets, rights-of-way, easement for private, semi-private or public use;
(n) Certificate from the county treasurer that all taxes and delinquent assessments for which the property may be liable as of the date of certification by the Okanogan County treasurer have been fully paid, satisfied or discharged;
(o) Certification of approval by the public works director, acting on behalf of the city, as to the survey data, layout of streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, sewage and water systems, and other structures;
(p) Certification of approval by the mayor;
(q) Acknowledgment from the public works director as to the adequacy of the proposed means of sewage disposal and water supply;
(r) Title, scale, north arrow and date;
(s) A certification shall be submitted together with the plat certifying that the subdivider has either:
(1) Completed improvements in accordance with these regulations and with the action of the city council giving approval of the preliminary plat, or
(2) Provided acceptable surety for such improvements as provided in Section 17.28.190.
(t) Such other certificates, affidavits or endorsements as may be required by city council in the enforcement of these regulations. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.015 Supplementary information.
In addition to the requirements of Section 17.24.010, the following information shall be submitted with the final plat as appropriate:
(a) A copy of any proposed CC&Rs (covenants, conditions and restrictions) to be recorded with the proposed subdivision; and
(b) A list of the conditions required as part of the approval of the preliminary plat by the city council together with annotation of how they have been and/or will be complied with. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.020 Time limit for submission.
The original tracing and four copies of the final plat and other exhibits required for approval as specified in Section 17.24.010 shall be submitted to the administrator and shall be accompanied by a written request for approval of the final plat, and shall be accompanied by the final plat processing fees as specified in the adopted fee schedule. The final plat shall be submitted to the city council within seven years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and within five years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015. A final plat meeting all requirements of this chapter shall be submitted to the city council for approval within ten years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the project is not subject to requirements adopted under Chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007. An applicant who files a written request with the administrator at least thirty days before the expiration of this period shall be granted one one-year extension upon a showing that the applicant has attempted in good faith to submit the final plat within the three-year period. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.030 Drawings.
The final plat shall be drawn on stable base mylar or equivalent material at such a scale as to make a map a minimum of eighteen inches by twenty-four inches and shall be at a scale of at least one inch equals one hundred feet unless the administrator requests or authorizes a different scale. Where necessary, the plat may be on several sheets, including match lines, accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire subdivision. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.040 Review and approval.
(a) Review and approval of the final plat is a Type III action and subject to the requirements of Title 19. The administrator shall review the final plat for conformance to conditions imposed on the approved preliminary plat. If the proposed final plat is in conformance with all conditions of preliminary approval, then the administrator shall submit the final plat and required information for approval, approval with conditions or denial to the city council. If the final plat contains substantial modifications from the preliminary plat recommended for approval by the planning commission, the administrator shall submit the proposed final plat to the planning commission for their recommendation to the city council on the final plat.
(b) Approval shall be indicated by the signature of the administrator or the administrator’s designee on the original tracing. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.050 Time limit for recording.
The final plat shall be recorded within sixty days following the date of approval of the final plat by the city council. If the subdivider fails to file his final plat prior to the expiration of the above time period, he shall resubmit the plat in accordance with Chapter 17.20. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.060 Final plat alteration.
(a) Application. When any person is interested in the alteration of any subdivision or the altering of any portion thereof, except as provided under Section 17.04.060(d), that person shall submit an application to request the alteration to the administrator on an application form available from the administrator, including a legibly drawn representation of the plat as it presently exists and of the proposed alteration, both to scale. Such applications shall be processed as a Type IV action and subject to the requirements of Section 19.05.030;
(b) Assessment District. If any land within the alteration is part of an assessment district, any outstanding taxes, assessments and charges shall be equitably divided and levied against the remaining lots, parcels, or tracts, or be levied equitably on the lots resulting from the alteration;
(c) Dedication. If any land within the alteration contains a dedication to the general use of persons residing within the subdivision, such land may be altered and divided equitably between the adjacent properties; and
(d) Drawings and Filing. After approval of the alteration, the city council shall order the applicant to produce the revised drawing on stable base mylar or equivalent material, stamped by a licensed surveyor which, after signatures of the authorities whose approval appeared on the original plat, shall be filed with the county auditor to become the lawful plat of the property. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).
17.24.070 Final plat vacation.
(a) Application. Whenever any person is interested in the vacation of any subdivision or portion thereof, or any area designated or dedicated for public use, that person shall submit an application for vacation to the administrator. Such applications shall be processed as a Type IV action and subject to the requirements of Title 19.
(b) Procedure Relating to Roads.
(1) When the vacation application is specifically for a city street, alley or right-of-way, the procedures for street vacation in Chapter 36.87 or 35.79 RCW shall be utilized for the road vacation; and
(2) When the application is for the vacation of the plat together with the roads, the procedure for vacation in this section shall be used, but vacations of roads may not be made that are prohibited under RCW 36.87.130.
(c) Title to Vacated Land.
(1) If any portion of the land contained in the subdivision was dedicated to the public for public use or benefit, such land, if not deeded to the city or Okanogan County, shall be deeded to the city or county, unless the city council shall set forth findings that the public use would not be served in retaining title to those lands.
(2) Title to the vacated property shall vest with the rightful owner as shown in the county records. If the vacated land is land that was dedicated to the public for public use other than a road or street, and the city council has found that retaining title to the land is not in the public interest, title thereto shall vest with the person or persons owning the property on each side thereof, as determined by city council. When the road or street that is to be vacated was contained wholly within the subdivision and is part of the boundary of the subdivision, title to the vacated road or street shall vest with the owner or owners of property contained within the vacated subdivision. (Ord. 1812 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2015: Ord. 1226 (part), 1993).