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A. General conditions and Requirements:

1. The subdivision shall make adequate provision for roads, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lighting circuits, alleys, extension of municipal utilities (sewer and water), drainage ways, irrigation water right-of-ways, other public ways or any municipal improvements as deemed necessary in conformance with City Community Street and Utility standards and City Design Standards in effect at the time of plat approval.

2. The subdivision shall front on an existing street. There shall be adequate access to all parcels. Streets shall be improved to City standards. Street lighting shall be provided.

3. The subdivision shall comply with all zoning and health regulations.

4. The subdivision shall be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan.

5. The subdivision shall provide for irrigation water right-of-ways pursuant to RCW 58.17.310 as now enacted or hereafter amended.

6. A street lighting plan as may be required by the City Engineer must be provided. The plan must be approved by the Grant County PUD to the street lights and include certification that all street lighting fees have been paid or that arrangements acceptable to the City and the Grant County PUD have been made for the payment of required fees.

7. The subdivision shall not have been previously divided in a short subdivision within the last five (5) years and will not be further divided in any manner unless such proposed re-subdivision complies with all provisions relating to major subdivisions in effect at the time the further subdivision is commenced.

8. Unless an applicant for a preliminary plat approval requests otherwise, and the Plat Administrator agrees, a preliminary plat shall be processed simultaneously with the application for rezones, variances, planned unit developments, site plan approvals, and similar quasi-judicial or administrative actions to the extent that procedural requirements applicable to those actions permit simultaneous processing.

9. Every decision or recommendation made under this chapter by the Council or Planning Authority shall be in writing and shall include findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision or recommendation.

10. Preliminary plats of any proposed short subdivision shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification within ten (10) calendar days of filing of the short plat and application with the Plat Administrator.

11. At the discretion of the Plat Administrator, the requirement that a preliminary short plat be submitted may be waived. Subject to the approval of the Plat Administrator, a short plat without improvements may be submitted as a final plat for review and approval.

12. A plat certificate from a title company licensed to do business in the State of Washington dated within thirty (30) days of the date of filing of the final plat and application with the Plat Administrator confirming that the title of the lands as described and shown on the plat is in the name of the owners signing the subdivision plat or instrument of dedication.

B. Specific Conditions and Requirements:

1. Prior to submission of a short subdivision preliminary application and preliminary plat, the subdivider or the subdivider's representative shall schedule a pre-application conference with the Plat Administrator and representatives of other affected City departments. The subdivider shall present a conceptual idea of the plat. The Plat Administrator and representatives of affected City Departments will respond informally and address potential items of concern to aid the subdivider in preparing the short subdivision preliminary application and preliminary plat.

2. The preliminary short subdivision application and plat shall be filed with the Plat Administrator on forms prescribed by the City. The application shall be accompanied by twelve (12) copies of the preliminary plat. At the discretion of the Plat Administrator, the requirement that twelve (12) copies of the preliminary plat be submitted may be waived. Processing of the preliminary plat may require fewer than twelve (12) copies of the plat.

3. The preliminary plat shall be a neat and accurate drawing, stamped and signed by a registered professional land surveyor licensed by the State of Washington on reproducible material at a decimal scale. The plat map shall measure eighteen inches (18") by twenty-four inches (24"). The preliminary plat shall be drawn in black permanent ink on two (2) or more sheets if the scale necessary to accommodate the map on one (1) sheet would unduly congest the drawing.

4. A nonrefundable fee established by a resolution of the council shall accompany each and every application for a preliminary short subdivision, together with all contracted staff review expenses, publication costs and any consultant fees incurred to be able to review and process the application. (Amended by Ordinance 2009-04, August 18, 2009)

5. The preliminary plat shall contain the following:

a. Name of proposed subdivision.

b. Boundaries of proposed subdivision established by the preliminary survey.

c. Location and dimensions of all existing and proposed irrigation water right-of-ways on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.

d. Legal description of land within the proposed subdivision.

e. Any proposed land dedications.

f. Name, address, and seal of the registered land surveyor who made the preliminary survey.

g. The date of the preliminary survey.

h. Horizontal scale of the proposed plat shall be not more than one hundred feet (100') to the inch. Except that the City Engineer, subject to a request prior to plat submittal, may approve an alternative plat map scale not to exceed one hundred feet (100') to the inch.

i. Monuments found and established during the preliminary survey.

j. Date map is prepared, scale, and north point of the map. Approximate proposed lot lines with their dimensions, including lot numbers and block numbers.

k. If any of the parcels can be further divided or if only a portion of a tract is being divided, location of future streets, alleys, and lot lines shall be shown by dotted lines.

l. A vicinity map at a scale of not more than four hundred feet (400') to the inch. Except that the City Engineer, subject to a request prior to plat submittal, may approve an alternative vicinity map scale exceeding four hundred feet (400') to the inch. The vicinity map shall show all adjacent parcels. It shall show how the streets and alleys in the proposed subdivision may connect with existing and proposed streets and alleys in neighboring subdivisions or unplatted property to produce an advantageous development of the entire neighborhood.

m. Provide recommended street names for approval.

n. United States Bureau of Reclamation horizontal and vertical data including bench marks.

o. A site plan on a separate sheet showing the following information:

i. Location and sizing of existing and proposed utilities including water, sewer, storm drains, electricity, gas, street lighting, curbs, and sidewalks, telephone, and Cablevision lines. Minimum size and scale shall be the same as the preliminary plat map.

ii. Existing and proposed structures and natural features and all proposed improvements within and adjoining the proposed subdivision.

iii. Topography of the area with a maximum of two foot (2') intervals of contours as required by the City Engineer.

iv. Present zoning classification on and adjacent to property.

v. Any proposed dedications or in lieu of payment ($25.00 per lot) for park land subject to the approval of the Planning Authority.

vi. Any deed restrictions or covenants existing or proposed shall be drawn on the site plan and preliminary plat map.

vii. SEPA check List.

viii. Aviagation Easements.

ix. Critical areas.