Chapter 17.20
SHORT SUBDIVISIONS (PLATS)
Sections:
17.20.010 Requirements for a complete application.
17.20.020 Type of application.
17.20.030 Criteria for approval.
17.20.040 Findings and conclusions.
17.20.050 Construction of improvements.
17.20.060 Prohibition on further division.
17.20.070 Time frame for approval.
17.20.080 Recording.
17.20.010 Requirements for a complete application.
(1) Number of Copies. One original mylar and 15 copies. Standard drawing size is 18 inches by 24 inches.
(2) Pertinent Data. A proposed short plat must include pertinent survey data compiled as a result of a survey made by or under the supervision of a land surveyor registered in the State and engaged in land surveying.
(3) Application Contents. In addition to the requirements for a completed application set forth in the consolidated application process, an applicant for a short plat shall submit the following:
(a) A sketch or map using a scale of 100 feet to one inch or larger of the entire contiguous tract owned by the applicant which shall show:
(i) The owners of adjacent land and the names of any adjacent subdivisions;
(ii) Lines marking the boundaries of the proposed lots;
(iii) Approximate locations of existing streets and ways or easements for such streets and ways within and adjacent to the tract and other improvements on and adjacent to the subject parcel;
(iv) Legal description of the tract and legal descriptions of an proposed lots;
(v) Name and address of the owner(s) of the tract.
(b) A certificate giving full and complete description of the lands divided as they appear on the short plat, including a statement that the short subdivision has been made with free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner(s). If the short plat includes a dedication, the certificate shall also contain the dedication of an streets and other areas to the public, and individual(s), religious society or societies or to any corporation, public or private, as shown on the short plat and a waiver of all claims for damages against any governmental authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage, and maintenance of the road. The certificate shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by any parties having any interest in the lands subdivided.
(c) All short plats containing a dedication must be accompanied by a title report confirming that the title of the lands as described and shown on the plat is in the name of the owner signing the certificate. Roads not dedicated to the public must be clearly marked on the face of the plat. Any dedication, donation, or grant as shown on the face of the plat shall be considered to all intents and purposes as a quit claim deed to the donee(s), grantee(s) for his, her or their use for the purpose intended by the donors or grantors as aforesaid. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.010), 2000)
17.20.020 Type of application.
A short plat is a quasi-judicial decision, made by the planning commission. The application shall be processed as set forth in the consolidated application process. (Ord. 291 § 1 (18.35.020), 2000)
17.20.030 Criteria for approval.
The planning commission shall approve the short subdivision and short plat after making a determination:
(1) Compliance. Whether the application complies with Chapter 17.40 SMC, General Requirements for Subdivision Approval.
(2) Specific Provisions. If appropriate provisions are made for, but not limited to, the public health, safety and general welfare, for 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, and shall consider all other relevant facts, including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who walk to and from school;
(3) Extension Agreement. A developer extension agreement in accordance with the town’s ordinance on developer agreements for water, sewer, and street facilities has been executed; and
(4) Public Interest. Whether the public interest will be served by the subdivision and dedication. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.030), 2000)
17.20.040 Findings and conclusions.
The town shall not approve a short plat and short subdivision unless written findings are made that:
(1) Compliance. The application complies with Chapter 17.40 SMC and with the consolidated application process;
(2) Specific Provisions. Appropriate provisions are made for the public health, safety and general welfare and for such 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 and all other relevant facts including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for those who walk to and from school; and
(3) Public Use and Interest. The public use and interest will be served by the platting of such subdivision and dedication. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.040), 2000)
17.20.050 Construction of improvements.
An approved short plat shall not be filed for record until the applicant has constructed or bonded for all improvements required by the town in the final decision on the short plat. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.050), 2000)
17.20.060 Prohibition on further division.
Property 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 plat contains less than four parcels, nothing in this section shall prevent the owner who filed the short plat from filing an alteration within the five-year period to create up to a total of four lots within the original short plat boundaries. This requirement shall be stated on the face of the short plat. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.060), 2000)
17.20.070 Time frame for approval.
See the consolidated application process. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.070), 2000)
17.20.080 Recording.
Upon final approval of the short plat which shall be shown by affixing the signatures of the chair of the planning commission, the town engineer and fire chief, the mylar drawing shall be recorded with the clerk of King County at the expense of the applicant. (Ord. 291 § 1(18.35.080), 2000)