Chapter 17.05
INTRODUCTION

Sections:

17.05.010    Title.

17.05.020    Purpose.

17.05.030    Authority.

17.05.040    Scope.

17.05.050    Exemptions.

17.05.060    Effect of filing completed application.

17.05.010 Title.

This title shall be known as the Skykomish subdivision code. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.05.010), 2000)

17.05.020 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) Regulate the subdivision of land;

(2) Promote the public health, safety and general welfare in accordance with standards established by the state;

(3) Prevent the overcrowding of land;

(4) Lessen congestion in the streets and highways;

(5) Promote effective use of land;

(6) Promote safe and convenient travel by the public on streets and highways;

(7) Provide for adequate light and air;

(8) Facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, utilities, drainage, parks and recreation areas, sites for schools and school grounds and other public requirements;

(9) Provide for proper ingress and egress;

(10) Provide for the expeditious review and approval of proposed subdivisions which conform to zoning standards and local plans, minimum development standards and policies;

(11) Adequately provide for the housing and commercial needs of the citizens of the state; and

(12) Require uniform monumenting of land subdivisions and conveying by accurate legal description. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.05.020), 2000)

17.05.030 Authority.

The town council delegates the responsibility for making final determinations on boundary line adjustments to the administrator, and short plats to the planning commission. The town council shall have the authority to make final decisions on preliminary plats, plat alterations, final plats, and plat vacations. The planning commission shall conduct public hearings and submit recommendations for approval or denial of preliminary plats and plat alterations to the town council for final decisions. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.05.030), 2000)

17.05.040 Scope.

Any division, redivision, platting or subdivision or any division of land containing a dedication of any part thereof to any public purpose (such as a public street or a highway) shall comply with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.05.040), 2000)

17.05.050 Exemptions.

This chapter shall not apply to divisions and activities described in Chapter 17.20 SMC or in RCW 58.17.040; provided, that in order to determine whether a boundary line adjustment meets the requirements for an exempt action, approval must be received as set forth in SMC 17.15.010. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.05.050), 2000)

17.05.060 Effect of filing completed application.

(1) Ordinances in Effect. A proposed division or subdivision of land, as defined in Chapter 17.10 SMC, shall be considered under the subdivision code, and zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect at the time a fully completed application for preliminary plat approval or short plat approval of the subdivision has been submitted.

(2) Restrictive Conditions Imposed. The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW, and the town’s SEPA regulations, Chapter 16.05 SMC. (Ord. 291 § 1 (18.05.060), 2000)