Chapter 20.90
SUBDIVISIONS – FINAL PLATS
Sections:
20.90.010 Decision type – Review procedure.
20.90.040 Criteria for approval.
20.90.050 Time limitation for approval.
20.90.060 Recording – Expiration.
20.90.010 Decision type – Review procedure.
A final plat is a Type IV land use decision and shall be subject to the requirements of and processed in accordance with the procedures for such applications and decisions as set forth in Chapter 20.22 POMC. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.020 Application.
(1) Items Required for All Final Plat Applications. A complete final plat application shall include all of the following items listed in this section. The number of required copies shall be as indicated on the final plat application form.
(a) The completed application form provided by the city, which shall include the name, address and telephone number of the subdivider, property owner, and the date of submission.
(b) A final plat map meeting the requirements of preliminary plat approval, Chapter 20.88 POMC, and Chapter 58.17 RCW, in the form required by and including the certifications and dedications described in POMC 20.88.050. Every plat containing a dedication filed for record must be accompanied by a recent title report confirming that the title of the lands as described and shown on said plat is in the name of the owners signing the certificate or instrument of dedication. Street names and lot address numbers shall be shown on the plat. Hard copies shall be 18 inches by 24 inches or larger, scaled at not less than one inch equals 100 feet.
(c) A recordable survey and surveyor’s signature meeting the requirements of Chapter 58.09 RCW and RCW 58.17.250.
(d) If the public facilities and improvements required by the preliminary plat will not be constructed prior to final plat (as allowed by a bond or other security with a development agreement, pursuant to Chapter 20.26 POMC), the subdivider’s engineer shall provide cost information for the construction and installation of all public facilities not installed at time of final plat application, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Water mains and appurtenances, including the costs of any other associated improvement by item, including water services;
(ii) Storm drainage facilities;
(iii) Sanitary sewer;
(iv) Pedestrian/bike connections;
(v) Landscaping, including street trees; and
(vi) Other on- or off-site improvements as required.
(e) As-built drawings.
(f) Final plat compliance matrix.
(g) Complete legal description of the property to be subdivided.
(h) A vicinity map, approximately 800 feet to the inch.
(i) Mathematical map check (lot closures).
(j) Electronic submittal of all documents included in the final plat application, in high-resolution PDF or DWG format as appropriate.
(2) Items That May Be Required for Final Plat Application. The items listed in this section shall be included with the final plat application if applicable, as determined by the director or the city engineer. The number of required copies shall be as indicated on the final plat application form.
(a) Bill of sale for any infrastructure donated to the city.
(b) Performance/maintenance bonds or other security with cost information by engineer.
(c) Recorded off-site easements or dedications.
(d) Water/sewer acceptance letter from West Sound Utility District.
(e) Subdivision covenants, codes and restrictions (CCRs).
(f) Stamped storm detention/retention system as-built verification.
(g) Recorded storm system covenant. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.030 Prescribed form.
The final plat shall be submitted to the city in the form and manner prescribed in this section.
(1) Form.
(a) The final plat containing all of the information specified in this chapter shall be prepared in a neat and legible manner in permanent drawing ink or equivalent on mylar film or better. The applicant shall also submit an electronic copy to the city of the approved final plat. All documents, maps, survey calculations, and notes shall contain the name of the subdivision, the name(s) of the applicant(s), and the name of the registered land surveyor responsible to the applicant(s); and
(b) The plat map shall be 18 inches by 24 inches or larger with a one-half-inch border on the top, bottom, and right-hand margins and a two-and one-half-inch border on the left-hand or binding margin.
(2) Specific Requirements. The final plat shall clearly show the following information:
(a) The lines and names of all streets and other public ways, pedestrian/bike path connections, parks, playgrounds, and easements intended to be dedicated for public use and/or common areas granted for use of inhabitants of the subdivision;
(b) The lines and names of all existing or platted streets or other public ways, pedestrian/bike connections, parks, playgrounds, and easements adjacent to the subdivision, including municipal boundaries, township lines, and section lines;
(c) The lengths and bearings of all straight lines, curve radii, curve delta, arcs, and semitangents (where appropriate) of all curves;
(d) All bearings and dimensions along the lines of each lot together with any other data necessary for the location of any lot lines in the field. All bearings shall be referenced to the Washington Coordinate System, WM Zone;
(e) All easements and associated restrictions and maintenance provisions;
(f) Building setbacks;
(g) Tracts or areas set aside for environmental protection, tree retention, community open space, common access or any other restricted use with associated restrictions and maintenance provisions clearly defined;
(h) The area of all lots and tracts expressed in square feet;
(i) Suitable primary control points, approved by the city engineer, on descriptions and ties to such control points, to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data given on the plat shall be referred;
(j) The location of all permanent monuments;
(k) The names of all subdivisions immediately adjacent thereto;
(l) The date, north arrow, scale, datum plane, and date of survey;
(m) The boundary of the tract with the courses and distances marked thereon as determined by a field survey made by a registered land surveyor of the state;
(n) A vicinity sketch map of approximately 800 feet to the inch;
(o) Street names;
(p) The stamp and signature of a surveyor licensed in the state of Washington;
(q) All linear dimensions shall be given in feet and decimals of a foot to the nearest hundredth;
(r) The scale of the plat will be 100 feet to the inch, or as approved by the director;
(s) 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 relative to the new arrangement of the plat, the new plat being clearly shown in solid lines so as to avoid ambiguity;
(t) Dedications statement; and
(u) Signature block. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.040 Criteria for approval.
A final plat application shall be approved if the subdivision proposed for approval:
(1) Meets all general requirements for plat approval as set forth in POMC 20.88.040; and
(2) Substantially conforms to all terms of the preliminary plat approval; and
(3) Meets the requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW, other applicable state laws, this chapter, and any other applicable city ordinances which were in effect at the time of preliminary plat approval. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.050 Time limitation for approval.
The final decision to approve or deny a final plat shall be made within 30 calendar days after the final plat application was determined complete, unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.060 Recording – Expiration.
(1) All final subdivisions shall be filed for record with the office of the Kitsap County auditor. The applicant shall furnish one copy of the recorded document to the department and one copy shall be filed with the office of the Kitsap County assessor.
(2) Approvals of final subdivisions shall automatically expire if the plans are not recorded within one year of the written approval date. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).
20.90.070 Effect of approval.
(1) Any lots in a final plat or filed for record shall be a valid land use, notwithstanding any change in zoning laws, for a period of 10 years from the date of filing if the final plat is within city limits, not subject to the requirements adopted under Chapter 90.58 RCW, and the date of filing is on or before December 31, 2007.
(2) A subdivision shall be governed by the terms of approval of the final plat and the statutes, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the time of approval under RCW 58.17.150(1) and (3) for a period of 10 years after final plat approval if the final plat is not subject to requirements adopted under Chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of final plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007, unless the city council finds that a change in conditions creates a serious threat to the public health or safety in the subdivision.
(3) Except as provided by subsection (1) of this section, any lots in a final plat filed for record shall be a valid land use, notwithstanding any change in zoning laws, for a period of seven years from the date of filing if the date of filing is on or before December 31, 2014, and for a period of five years from the date of filing if the date of filing is on or after January 1, 2015.
(4) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, a subdivision shall be governed by the terms of approval of the final plat and the statutes, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the time of approval under RCW 58.17.150(1) and (3) for a period of seven years after final plat approval if the date of final plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and for a period of five years after final plat approval if the date of the final plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015, unless the city council finds that a change in conditions creates a serious threat to the public health or safety in the subdivision. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).