19.40.040 Requirements for a complete application.
The following materials shall be submitted to the city for a complete preliminary fee simple unit lot subdivision application:
A. Application Form. An application form provided by the city shall be completed and contain the following information:
1. The proposed name of the proposed fee simple unit lot subdivision, which shall not be the same as the name of any other subdivision or development in the city;
2. Name, address and telephone number of the applicant and of the owner(s) of the property to be subdivided, if different;
3. Signature of the applicant;
4. Signature(s) of property owner(s) or owner’s authorized representative(s);
5. A verified statement by the applicant(s) that the property affected by the application is in the exclusive ownership of the applicant(s), or, if the property is not in the exclusive ownership of the applicant, a verified statement that the applicant has submitted the application with the consent of all owners of the affected property;
6. Legal description of the property to be subdivided; and
7. Other information specified and requested on the application form.
B. Title Report. A title report dated by the title company within 30 days of the date the application was submitted to the city, confirming that the title of the land as described and shown in the plat is in the name of the applicant, or other person listed on the application as the owner.
C. Lot Descriptions. Legal descriptions of all proposed lots, boundaries and approximate dimensions, including square feet of lot area for all lots and parcels within the application, together with the numbers to be assigned to each lot.
D. Certificate of Consent and Dedication. A certificate giving full and complete descriptions of the lands divided as they appear on the fee simple unit lot subdivision, including a statement that the fee simple unit lot subdivision has been made with free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner(s). If the fee simple unit lot subdivision includes a dedication, the certificate shall also contain the dedication of all 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 subdivision 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 any road(s). Prior to final plat approval, the certificate shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the property owner(s) and all other persons required by law.
E. Site Plan. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing and a digital copy containing the following information:
1. The location and size of all proposed lots, tracts and easements, consistent with separately attached plat map required in subsection (F) of this section;
2. Proposed site improvements and structures;
3. Any existing structures or site improvements intended to be retained on the site;
4. All proposed uses, including existing uses intended to be retained;
5. The location of proposed or existing open space, including any required landscaped areas;
6. The location and identification of critical areas;
7. Adjacent streets, access easements and proposed locations and dimensions of driveways providing access to the site;
8. The layout of an internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation system, including proposed ingress and egress for vehicles and emergency vehicle access; parking shall be calculated and designed for each lot in compliance with Chapter 21.42 LMC, although parking required for a dwelling may be provided on a different lot or tract within the parent lot as long as the right to use that parking is formalized by an easement declared on the plat. Where parking for detached single-family buildings is provided on a different lot or tract, parking allowances for detached single-family residences in Chapter 21.42 LMC, including tandem parking and backing into a street, shall not apply;
9. Location of existing and proposed fire hydrants;
10. The number and location of proposed or existing parking spaces on the site, and on streets directly abutting the site;
11. The location of utilities and drainage systems proposed to serve the site;
12. The location and size of water bodies and drainage features, both natural and manmade;
13. A layout of sewers and the proposed water distribution system;
14. Proposed easements and access;
15. Proposed freestanding signage; and
16. Depictions of easements, deed restrictions and other encumbrances referenced in subsections (F) and (T) of this section.
F. Plat Map. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of a map labeled, “Plat of __________ Fee Simple Unit Lot Subdivision” (insert name of plat) showing only existing and proposed lot and tract lines, easement lines (including necessary maintenance and/or construction easements for buildings with zero setbacks from property lines), rights-of-way lines, dimensions, bearings, monuments, lot numbers, and other descriptions and illustrations of how the site is to be legally accessed, divided and described, consistent with separately attached site plan required under subsection (E) of this section. For divisions of nine or fewer lots, the plat map shall be formatted as prescribed in Chapter 19.50 LMC (short subdivisions). For divisions of more than nine lots, the plat map shall meet the requirements of Chapters 19.20 (preliminary subdivision plats) and 19.25 LMC (final subdivision plats).
G. Elevation and Floor Plans. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of elevation drawings and floor plans as known.
H. Utilities Plan. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of a utilities plan showing the location and size of utility trunk lines, lateral lines, water, electric, gas, and telecommunication lines, utility vaults and transformers both existing and proposed to serve the site.
I. Topography Map. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of a topography map.
J. Grading Plan. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of a grading plan showing proposed clearing and tree retention and the existing and proposed topography, detailed to two-foot contours, unless smaller contour intervals are otherwise specified by the city code.
K. Drainage Plan. One original 18-inch by 24-inch drawing, and seven copies of a drainage plan which will accommodate the maximum proposed square footage of impervious surface, including the maximum proposed square footage of impervious surface exposed to vehicular use, subject to the requirements of the city’s stormwater drainage design standards.
L. Drainage Analysis. A downstream drainage analysis or any other requirement specified in the city’s surface water design manual or site development regulations.
M. SEPA Checklist. A completed SEPA environmental checklist (if applicable).
N. Common Area Documents. All covenants, easements, maintenance agreements or other documents regarding mutual use of easements, common open space, parking and access.
O. Sewer Availability Certificate. Sanitary sewer availability certificate from the public sanitary sewer service provider, if other than the city, for an area not served by or intended to be served by the city.
P. Water Availability Certificate. Water availability certificate from the water purveyor providing service to the property if other than the city for an area not served by or intended to be served by the city.
Q. Existing Encumbrance Documents. Copies of all easements, deed restrictions or other encumbrances restricting the use of the site.
R. Phasing Plan. A phasing plan and time schedule, if the site is intended to be developed in phases.
S. Fees. The payment of all applicable fees as prescribed in the city’s fee schedule.
T. Proposed Restrictions. Draft covenants, conditions and restrictions labeled “CC&Rs” or any other restrictions or easements that may apply.
U. Additional Information As Required for Short and Preliminary Plats. Any additional information required under this title (depending on number of lots in proposed fee simple unit lot subdivision).
V. Statement of Waiver. For divisions of nine or fewer lots (short plats), the application must include a written statement of the applicant waiving his or her rights to the 30-day review period under RCW 58.17.140. (Ord. 3311 § 8, 2018; Ord. 3176 § 6, 2016)