ORD 77-07 REGULATION FOR SUBDIVISION AND PLATSORDINANCE NO. 77-J___
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR SUB-
DIVISIONS AND PLATS, PROVIDING FOR HEARINGS THEREON
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLATION OF ITS
PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS protection of the public health, safety and general
welfare requires that the division of land into five or more lots
proceed in accordance with standards to prevent the overcrowding
of land; to lessen congestion of streets and highways and provide
proper ingress and egress; to provide adequate space, light, and
air; to facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, parks
and recreation, fire protection, schools, ways and other public
uses, and to assure uniform monumenting of land subdivisions and
conveyancing by accurate legal descriptions; and,
WHEREAS by enacting Chapter 271, Laws of 1969, First Ex.
Session, (RCW 58.17, Plats - Subdivisions - Dedications) the
legislature has prescribed a method for accomplishing the afore-
said purposes, and has vested cities with responsibility for
controlling the division of land within their corporate limits;
and
WHEREAS City Council deems the controls, standards, and
procedures, set forth in this ordinance to be essential to the
protection of the public health, safety and general welfare of
the citizens of the City of Winslow; and the adoption thereof
to be in the public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Applicability. Subdivision of land within the
incorporated limits of the City, shall proceed in compliance with
the State law and this ordinance.
Section 2. Exemptions. The provisions of this ordinance
shall not apply to:
(1) Any cemetery or burial plot, while used for that
purpose;
(2) Any division of land not containing a dedication, in
which the smallest lot created by the division exceeds
five (5) acres;
(3)Any division of land made by testamentary provision,
the laws of descent, or upon court order.
(4) Short subdivision of land made pursuant to Ordinance
#75-7 except where specifically so noted therein.
Section 3. Definitions. Whenever the following words and
phrases appear in this ordinance they shall be given the meaning
attributed to them by this Section. When not inconsistent with
the context, words used in the present tense shall include the
future, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the
singular; the word "shall" is always mandatory, and the word
"may" indicates a use of discretion in making a decision.
(1 "Adjacent property owner" means any property owner of
record according to the records of the county auditor,
whose property adjoins or abuts property proposed for
division, or any portion thereof, or whose property is
within eighty feet of the property proposed for division,
or any portion is directly across a street or public
right-of-way which is contiguous to both properties.
(2 "Alley" is a strip of land dedicated to public use pro-
viding vehicular and pedestrian access to the rear side
of properties which abut and are served by a public
street.
(3 "Block" is a group of lots, tracts or parcels within
well defined and fixed boundaries.
(4 "Comprehensive Plan" is the current comprehensive plan
of the City of Winslow approved by the City Council.
(5) "Cul-de-sac" is a road closed at one end by a circular
area of sufficient size for turning vehicles around.
(6) "Dedication" is the deliberate appropriation of land
by an owner for any general and public uses, reserving
to himself no other rights than such as are compatible
with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses
to which the property has been devoted. The intention
to dedicate shall be evidenced by the owner by the
presentment for filing of a final plat showing the
dedication thereon; and, the acceptance by the filing
by the City Council.
(7) "Easement" is a use granted by a property owner to
specific persons or to the public use of land for a
specific purpose or purposes.
(8) "Final Plat" is the final drawing of the subdivision
and dedication prepared for filing for record with the
County Auditor and containing all elements and require-
ments set forth in Chapter 271, Laws of 1-69, First Ex.
Session, (RCW 58.17) and in this Ordinance adopted
pursuant thereto.
(9) "}learing Examiner" shall mean the official designated
by the Mayor as the Hearing Examiner for the City of
Winslow pursuant to Ordinance 76-19.
(10) "Health Officer" means the Kitsap County Health Officer
unless at some future time the city employs its own
health officer.
(11) "Lot'~ is a fractional part of subdivided lands having
fixed boundaries, being of sufficient area and dimension
to meet minimum zoning requirements for width and area.
The term shall include tracts or parcels.
(12) "Planning Agency" is the planning agency of the City of
Winslow, established pursuant to City Ordinance #76-18
or any superceding Ordinance.
(13) "Plat" is a map or representation of a subdivision,
showing thereon the division of a tract or parcel of
land into lots, blocks, roads and alleys or other
divisions and dedications.
(14) "Preliminary Plat: is a neat and approximate drawing
of a proposed subdivision showing the general layout of
streets and alleys, lots, blocks, entrances and exits,
and restrictive covenants, if any, to be applicable to
the subdivision, and other elements of a plat or sub-
division of the general layout of a subdivision.
(15) "Street" or "Road" is a public or approved private
Right-of-way which provides vehicular circulation or
principal means of access to abutting properties, and
which may also include provisions for public utilities,
pedestrian walkways, public open space and recreation
areas, cut and fill slopes, and drainage.
(16) "Subdivider" is a person, including a corporate person,
who undertakes to create a subdivision.
(17) "Subdivision" is the division of land into five or more
lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the
purpose of sale or lease and shall include all resubdivision
of land.
Section 4. Administration. The City Planning Agency, under
its chairman, is vested with the duties of administering subdivision
and platting regulations of this ordinance. It may prepare and
require the use of such forms as are essential to such administration.
The City Engineer and the Planning Agency clerk shall assist
the Planning agency in their respective areas. The Agency shall
review all proposed subdivisions for the purpose of determining
conformance with the State law, the general purposes of the Com-
prehensive Plan, and the planning standards and engineering
specifications as adopted in this ordinance.
Final authority to approve plats and subdivisions resides in
the City Council. Notwithstanding this precept, it is the intent
that the Planning Agency have the authority to make advisory
determinations, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance
and, in the course of its review, to so inform prospective sub-
dividers.
Section 5. Procedure - Application, and Plats. Any person
desiring to subdivide land shall submit an application therefor
addressed to the Chairman, Winslow City Planning Agency, Winslow
City Hall. The application shall be accompanied by six copies
each, of (1) preliminary plat sketch and vicinity map; (2) drainage
and utility plan; (3) street and profile sheet; (4) environmental
information worksheet; (5) a general description of the project;
(6) a preliminary copy of the restrictive covenant if such is
contemplated; and (7) an application for a Shoreline Substantial
Development Permit if required. (See Section 8.)
Section 6. Procedure - Fees. The application shall be
accompanied by a deposit of $250.00. At the time of filing the
final plat, or if the application is terminated, at the time of
the termination, the City will return the balance of the deposit
after deducting a non-refundable filing fee of $25.00 and all
costs directly incurred by the City Engineer in checking the Pre-
liminary and Final Plats, including but not limited to field
checking of engineering features, checking survey notes and com-
putations, and if necessary, field checking of survey. If the
sum of the $25.00 filing fee and the actual costs described above
exceed the $250.00 deposit, the City will bill the applicant for
the balance. Any amount so billed is due thirty days after the
date of the billing. Final approval will not be granted until
any amount due is paid.
Section 7. Procedure - Adequacy, Distribution of Plat. If
in the opinion of the Chairman of the Planning Agency the application
contains sufficient data to determine approval or disapproval, he
shall request the clerk to affix a file number and date of receipt
to the application, to forward copies of the preliminary plat to
the appropriate agencies and officials, and refer to the Hearing
Examiner to conduct the required public hearing thereon pursuant
to Ordinance 76-19, Section 6.
Section 8. Procedure - Notice of Hearing. The Hearing
Examiner shall provide for notice of the public hearing which
notice shall include the purpose, date, time and place of the
public hearing and the legal description of the property together
with either a vicinity sketch or a worded location description
adequate to advise the general public of the location of the
subject property and it shall be given in the following manner:
(a) Publication of at least one notice not less than ten
(10) days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general cir-
culation within the city or the city's official newspaper if an
official newspaper has been designated;
(b) At least three (3) copies of the notice of public hearing
shall be posted in conspicuous places on or adjacent to the subject
property not less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing. In
the event a Shorelines Substantial Development Permit is required,
the hearing on the preliminary plat and the Shorelines Substantial
Development permit may be combined but the notice procedures shall
comply with the requirements of RCW 90.58.140.
If the proposed subdivision is adjacent to the corporate limits
of the City, specific notice by U.S. mail shall be given to the
Planning Director of Kitsap County and if the proposed subdivision
is adjacent to the right-of-way of a state highway, specific notice
by U.S. mail shall be given to the State Department of Highways,
Olympia, Washington.
Section 9. Review by Planning Agency. Prior to public hearing
the Planning Agency shall consider all relevant evidence to determine
whether to recommend that the preliminary plat be approved or dis-
approved. Errors or omissions in text or drawings which, in the
opinion of the Planning Agency would render the plan unapprovable,
may be brought to the attention of the subdivider. The subdivider,
at its discretion, may elect to amend his submission or let it stand.
Any amendment so submitted will be accepted in evidence by the
Planning Agency and given due consideration in its final report and
recommendation to the Hearing Examiner.
Section 10. Hearing. In addition to any relevant evidence
received from the general public or the parties involved by the
Hearing Examiner, the Planning Agency shall submit its recom-
mendation to the Hearing Examiner. In addition the City Engineer
shall submit his opinion as to the engineering accuracy of the
proposed subdivision, including but not limited to the proposed
street system, the proposed sewage disposal system and water supply
system. In the event the subidivision is planned for sewage dis-
posal other than by the City system, the City Health Officer shall
also report on the adequacy of the proposed system.
Section 11. Factors to be Considered by the Hearing Examiner.
In addition to all other relevant factors the Hearing Examiner shall
determine in the report and recommendation to the City Council the
following specific items:
(a) Provisions for drainage.
(b) Streets, alleys and other public ways.
(c) Water and sewer facilities.
(d) Street lighting.
(e) Parks and playgrounds.
(f) Fire protection facilities.
(g) School sites and grounds.
(h) Other public and private facilities and improvements.
A specific finding shall be made as to whether or not the proposed
subdivision conforms with the general purposes of the comprehensive
plan, and if the public use and interest will apparently be
served by the proposal.
Section 12. Hearing - Report to Council. Not later than
fourteen (14) days following conclusion of the hearing, the
Hearing Examiner shall submit a written report and recommendation
to the City Council which may recommend that the proposed plat be
(1) approved, (2) approved as amended, or (3) disapproved.
Section 13. Council Action - Date. Upon receipt of the
Hearing Examiner's recommendation the City Council shall, at its
next public meeting, set the date for the public meeting at which
the Council shall consider the recommendation.
Section 14. Council Action - Acceptance or Rejection. At
the meeting scheduled for considering the preliminary plat the
City Council after reviewing the recommendations of the Hearing
Examiner shall either concur in or reject the Hearing Examiner's
recommendations pursuant to RCW 58.17,100.
Section 15. Council Action - Public Hearing on Rejected
Preliminary Plat. If the City Council does not summarily approve
the Hearing Examiner recommendation on any preliminary plat, it
shall set a date for, and hold its own public hearing, following
as applicable the procedures prescribed for the Hearing Examiner
in the preceding sections. Thereafter the Council may adopt its
own recommendations and (1) approve, (2) approve as amended, or
(3) disapprove the proposed plat.
Section 16. Preliminary Plat Approval - Authorization for
Subdivider. Approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council
shall constitute authorization for the subdivider to develop the
subdivision's facilities and improvements in strict accordance
with state law and this ordinance.
Section 17. Preliminary Plat - Submittal Documents. In the
preparation of sketches, maps, street profiles, etc., as listed in
Section 5, acceptable drafting standards will be required. The
scale for the preliminary plat sketch and the drainage and
utilities plan shall be not less than one (1) inch equals two
hundred (200) feet. The horizontal and vertical scales for street
and sewer plans and profiles shall be not less than one hundred
(100) feet and ten (10) feet to the inch, respectively.
The documents shall be submitted in such form that when the
maps and written data are considered together, they shall fully
and clearly disclose the following information:
(1) The name of the proposed subdivision (there shall be no
duplication of subdivision titles in the City of Winslow);
(2) The legal description of land contained within the pro-
posed subdivision;
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the subdivision
developer;
(4) The name, address and telephone number and seal of the
registered land surveyor who prepared the preliminary plat documents;
(5) The boundary lines of the proposed subdivision;
(6) The boundaries of all lots and parcels within the
proposed subdivision, together with the numbers to be assigned
each lot;
(7) The location, names and width of all existing streets,
roads and easements within the proposed subdivision and adjacent
thereto;
(8) The location and, where ascertainable, sizes of all
permanent buildings, wells, water courses, bodies of water, all
overhead and underground utilities, municipal boundaries, section
lines, township lines, and other important features existing upon,
over or under the land proposed to be subdivided;
(9) Contour lines of at least five (5) feet intervals or
sufficient intervals to show the topography of the land to be
subdivided referenced to the mean sea level datum of the National
Ocean Survey - (USC & GS);
(10) Generalized plans of proposed water distribution systems,
sewerage systems, and drainage systems, or tideland or shoreline
modifications, indicating locations;
(11) A layout of proposed streets and alleys including pro-
files, and parcels proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public
or community school, park, playground or other uses;
(12) In subdivision proposed to be served by individual
septic tank, the location of soil log holes together with data
regarding percolation rates as per health officer's requirements.
(13) A sketch of the general vicinity in which the land
proposed for subdivision lies, upon which are identified owners
of land adjacent to the subdivision and the names of any adjacent
subdivisions.
(14) If the Plat constitutes a replat, the lots, block, streets,
etc. of the original plat shall be'shown with dotted lines in their
proper positions in relation to the new arrangement of the Plat,
the new Plat being clearly shown in solid lines as to avoid
ambiguity.
Section 18. Preliminary Plat Approval - Expiration. The
approval given to a preliminary plat shall expire unless within
two (2) years following approval, a proposed final plat in proper
form is submitted to the City Engineer; PROVIDED however, that an
extension of time, not to exceed one (1) year, may be granted
by the City Council, upon the recommendation of the Planning
Agency.
Section 19. Dedications - Required. No plat shall be
approved unless adequate provision is made in the subdivision for
such drainage ways, roads, alleys, easements, parks, playgrounds,
site for schools, school grounds, and other general purposes as
may be required to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
(RCW 58.17.110)
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Section 20. Dedications - Shown on Plat. All dedications
of land shall be clearly and precisely indicated on the face of
the plat.
Section 21. Dedications - Protective Improvements. Pro-
tective improvements, and easements to maintain such improvements
shall be dedicated.
Section 22. Subdivision Standards. The Planning Agency upon
recommendation of the City Engineer shall adopt as regulations
Subdivision standards which shall be applicable to each plat sub-
mitted which regulations shall be available without cost to any
person requesting the same.
Section 23. Final Plat - Submission to Council. A final
plat shall be filed with the City Engineer who shall acknowledge
receipt thereof and that it meets the requirements of the City
and shall forward the original to the City Council, via the
Planning Agency for final approval.
Section 24. Final Plat - Council Determination - Approval
or Disapproval. The City Council shall, at its next public meeting
or any continued meeting, determine
(1) Whether conditions imposed when the preliminary plat was
approved have been met;
(2) Whether the bond, if there be one, by its essential terms
assure completion of improvements;
(3) Whether the public use and interest will be served by
approving the proposed final plat;
(4) Whether the requirements of State law and this Ordinance
have been satisfied by the Subdivider.
The Council shall thereupon approve or disapprove the proposed
final plat. If the Council approves the plat, the County Auditor
shall file the original for record and return the reproducible
copy thereof to the City Engineer who shall forward one paper copy
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to the County Assessor, and retain the reproducible in the files
of the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall also furnish a
reproducible copy of the record plat, without cost, to the land
surveyor representing the subdivider.
Section 25. Development of Illegally Divided Land - Innocent
Purchaser for Value. An application for a building permit, septic
tank or other development permit for any lot, tract or parcel of
land divided in violation of State Law of this Ordinance shall not
be granted without prior approval of the City Council, which
approval shall only be given following a public meeting at which
the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Council
that:
(1) The applicant purchased the lot, tract or parcel for
value;
(2) The applicant did not know, and could not have known by
the exercise of care which a reasonably prudent purchaser would
have used in purchasing the land, that the lot, tract or parcel
had been part of a larger lot, tract or parcel divided in violation
of State Law or this Ordinance.
Section 26. Development of Illegally Divided Land - Public
Interest Determination. No application for a building permit,
septic tank permit or other development permit for any lot, tract
or parcel of land divided in violation of State Law or this
Ordinance shall be granted, nor shall such permit be granted during
the processing of preliminary plat, without prior approval of the
Council. Such approval shall only be given following a public
meeting at which the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the Council that:
(1) The Health Office has certified that the proposed means
of sewage disposal and water supply on and to the lot, tract or
parcel are adequate;
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(2) The City Engineer has certified that the lot, tract or
parcel is served with an adequately-designed means of ingress and
egress, and with adequate drainage facilities, none of which
interfere with or impair existing or planned public highway and
drainage facilities in the vicinity;
(3) The Planning Commission has certified that the proposed
development conforms to the Comprehensive Plan and all zoning
regulations;
(4) The proposed development will not adversely affect the
safety, health or welfare of adjacent property owners, or interfere
with their enjoyment of their property.
Section 27. Variances. Any request for a variance from the
requirements of this ordinance or any appeal from an order or
decision made by a City official in the administration of this
ordinance shall be submitted to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals
for adjudication in accordance with the policies and procedures
set forth in Ordinance No. 69-16.
Section 28. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance
or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the remainder of this Ordinance or the application of the provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
Section 29. Violation - Penalty. Any person, firm or corpo-
ration, or association or any agent thereof who violates any pro-
vision of this Ordinance relating to the sale, offer for sale,
lease, transfer of any lot, tract or parcel of land, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than
$500.00 for each offense. Each sale, offer for sale, lease or
transfer of each separate lot, tract or parcel of land in violation
of any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed a separate
and distinct offense.
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Section 30. APPROVED by the Winslow City Council on
May 2, 1977, and forwarded to the State of Washington Office
of Community Development for a 30-day review period, pursuant
to RCW 58.17.270, on May 10, 1977.
Section 31. Effective Date. This Ordinance, having elicited
no comments during the 30-day review period subsequent to its
receipt by the Office of Community Development, shall become effective
on June 20, 1977, by posting in the manner provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Winslow in the final
adoptive form this ~_~day of June, 1977.
Frank C. Vibrans, Jr. Mayor
ATTEST:
Norma Sue Frix
Clerk/Treasurer
APPROVED:
CITY OF WINSLOW PLANNING AGENCY
SHORT PLAT AND SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
Pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance 77-7, the Planning
Agency, with the concurrence of the City Engineer hereby adopts
the following subdivision standards to be utilized in concurrence
with the administration ordinance 77-7.
Subdivision Standards:
(1) A subdivision shall conform to the applicable zoning
standards of the zoning ordinance in effect at the time of application
for the preliminary and shall be in keeping with the general guidelines
of the City's Comprehensive Plan and when applicable the City Shoreline
Management Master Program.
(2) Each lot in a subdivision shall be provided with satisfactory
access by means of a street leading to an existing developed publicly
owned street.
(3) The minimum required lot sizes shall be as defined in the
Current Zoning Ordinance except where modified in this ordinance.
(4) If required, residential lot sizes, in sloped areas will be
increased to partially or completely avoid the problems of drainage
.siltation, flood control and accessibility which frequently are
attributable to over-development of slope areas.
(5) The side lines of lots, as far as practicable, should run
at right angles to the street upon which the lots face.
(6) Residential lots shall not front on major arterial streets,
develcped business districts, or industrial areas.
(7) Lots will be designed in a manner that will preserve
desirable natural features, and protect views, open spaces and other
environmental amenities.
(8) Walks or pedestrian ways shall be required when the Planning
Agency determines they are necessary to provide access to schools,
parks and playgrounds, public facilities, water bodies or tidelands.
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(9) Computation of minimum lot areas or dimensions shall not
include any area used primarily as access to any lot regardless of
whether the rights of access are by easement or fee ownership. This
exclusion shall include but not be limited to access easements and/or
access panhandles on flag lots.
(10) Placement of streets and lots in relation to topography shall
be considered in order to minimize filling, grading or other alterations
of existing conditions.
(11) The minimum width of street right-of-way, width of improved
surface, and the maximum grade of various streets, shall be as set forth
in the following table:
MINIMUM
TYPE OF STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
Arterial 60'
Neighborhood Collector 50'
Residential Access 40'
Alley 20'
Cul-de-sac Radius 50'
ASPHALT OR
CONCRETE SURFACE MAXIMUM
WIDTH-CURB TO CURB GRADE
44' 12%
36' 15%
24' 17%
15' 17%
30' 12% *
*Curb to curb, measured on any diameter.
(12) The location, alighnment and name of streets within the
subdivision shall confirm to existing streets, excepting where
topography or some-physical feature eliminates the possibility of
connecting these streets should such be required in the future.
(13) Reserve strips or street plugs controlling access to streets
will not be approved unless necessary for the protection of the public
welfare or of substantial property rights and in these cases they shall
be required. The control and disposal of the land comprising such
strips shall be placed within the jurisdiction of the City.
(14) Where necessary to give access to or permit a satisfactory
future subdivision of adjoining land, streets shall be extended to the
boundary of the subdivision and the resulting dead-end streets may be
appro~ed with a cul-de-sac.
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(15) Half streets shall be prohibited, except where essential
to the reasonable development of the subdivision ~n conformity with
the other requirements of these regulations and where it will be
practical to require the dedication of the other half when the
adjoining property is subdivided. Wherever a half street is adjacent
to a tract to be subdivided, the other half of the street shall be
platted within such tract.
(16) Whenever existing streets adjacent to or within a tract are
of inadequate width, additional right-of-way shall be provided at the
time of subdivision.
(17) In residential subdivision~ the street system should be
laid out with a minimum number of intersections with primary arterials.
In general, intersections on the primary arterials should not be at
closer intervals than one-thousand (1,000) feet.
(18) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as
possible at right angles and no street should intersect any other
street at least 60 degrees.
(19) Street jogs with centerline offsets less than one-hundred
and twenty-five (125) feet shall be avoided.
(20) If a subdivision is traversed by a water course such as a
drainage way, channel, or stream, there shall be provided a storm
water easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially
with the lines of the water course, and such further width as will
be adequate for the purpose.
(21) When desirable for public covenience, pedestrian ways may
be required to connect to cul-de-sacs or to pass through unusually long
or oddly-shaped blocks.
(22) Fire Hydrants shall be spaced not more than three-hundred
(300) feet apart in commercial areas an~ six hundred (600) feet apart
in residential areas and water lines shall be adequate to allow a
minimum fire flow of five-hundred (500) gallons per minute in addition
to normal consumptive use.
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to normal consumptive use.
(23) Intersecting streets shall be so laid out that blocks betwe
street lines are not more than 1,320 feet in length; except where
extraordinary conditions unquestionably justify a departure from the
maximum. The City Engineer may require, or permit, greater distances
between street lines. In blocks over six hundred and sixty (660) feet
in length, the City Engineer may require, at or near the middle of the
block, a public alley, not less than twenty (20) feet in width.
Improvements.
In addition to other requirements, improvements shall conform to
the requirements of State Law, this Ordinance and detail improvement
standards or specifications adopted by the City of Winslow. The City
Engineer shall be responsible for preparing such standards and all
construction and installation work shall be accomplished under his
direction. Minimum improvements are summarized as follows:
(1) Streets shall be constructed and graded to full right-of-way
widths and surfaced with bituminous mix or Portland cement concrete to
widths specified in paragraph 11 of Subdivision Standards.
(2) Portland cement concrete or rolled asphaltic curbs shall
be required.
(3) Storm sewers and appurtenances shall be sufficient to
carry normal r~n-eff or flood waters characteristic to the area include
in the proposed plat, subdivision or dedication.
(4) The installation of sidewalks throughout the subdivision
on both sides of the street may be required. The installation of
sidewalks on at least one side of selected streets may be required
for public convenience, safety or traffic movement. Wherever
sidewalks are not installed, 5' footpaths, adjacent to curbs and
neatly graded to curb elevation, may be allowed on a case by case
basis.
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(5) The water distribution system shall include fire hydrants,
and a service connection for each lot.
(6) The subdivision shall be provided with a complete sanitary
sewer system where a public sewer main lies within eight hundred feet
of the proposed subdivision. If a public sewer main is not located
within eight hundred feet of the proposed subdivision, septic tanks,
or other approved methods of handling wastes may be installed. Where
septic tanks are proposed, percolation standards must be met and the
minimum lot area for each septic tank system shall be determined by
analysis of the soil conditions. In no case shall the lot area be
less than 2~0~ sq. ft. when septic tanks are to be used.
(7) All utility service lines including electric, communication:
fire alarm and television cables shall be placed underground.
(8) Street lights shall be required. In addition to undergroun~
wiring, the light standard base and luminaire shall be provided and
installed at the subdividers expense.
Survey - Preparation of Plats.
The survey of every proposed subdivision, and the preparation
of preliminary and final plats thereof, shall be made by or under the
supervision of a registered land surveyor who shall certify on the pli
that it is a true and correct representation of the lands actually
surveyed. All surveys shall conform to standard practices and princi]
for land surveying as set forth in the laws of the State of Washingto]
Survey - Survey Notes, Accuracy.
The surveyor shall furnish the City Engineer with a full set of
survey notes, which notes shall clearly show:
(1) The ties to each permanent monument established for this
(2) All necessary controlling reference points or monuments;
(3) Sufficient data to determine readily the bearing and length
of each line which may be in form of computer print-out sheets or
coordinate sheets;
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(4) The base meridian referred to, showing its relation to true
north based on Polaris observation or tie to National Ocean Survey
(USC & CG), triangulation system or other control acceptable to
the City Engineer.
Subdivision control and staking traverses shall close within an
error of one (1) foot in ten thousand (10,000) feet.
Survey - Orientation of the Subdivision.
Primary survey control points shall be referenced to section
corners and monuments. Complete subdivision of the section or
sections, or as much thereof as necessary to properly orient the plat
within same shall be furnished to the City Engineer. Corners of
adjoining subdivisions or portions thereof shall be identified and
ties shown.
Survey - Permanent Control Monuments.
Permanent control monuments shall be established at:
All controlling corners on the boundaries of the subdivision;
The intersections of centerlines of roads within the sub-
(1)
(2)
division;
(3)
The beginning and ends of curves on centerlines or points of
intersections on tangents.
The position and type of every permanent monument shall be noted
on all plats of the subdivision. Permanent control monuments shall
be 2" iron pipe, 36" long, filled with concrete or shall be constructed
of an approved equivalent.
Survey - Permanent Control Monuments in Streets.
Permanent control monuments within the streets shall be set after
the streets are graded. In the event a final plat is approved before
streets are graded the surety deposited to secure grading shall be
sufficient to pay the costs estimated by the City Engineer of setting
such monuments.
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Survey - Lot Corners.
Every lot corner shall be marked by a 3/4" galvanized iron pipe
at least 30" in length or approved equivalent driven into the ground.
Survey - Property Contiguous to Water.
If any land in a subdivision is contiguous to a meandered body of
water, the meander line shall be re-established and shown on the plat.
Tidelands platted shall clearly show courses and lengths of side lot
lines extending into the tidelands. If the thread of a stream lies wit
a subdivision and forms the boundary of lots, such thread shall be defi
by bearings and distances as it exists at the time of the survey.
Final Plat - Filing Period.
At any time within two (2) years following the City Council's
approval of a preliminary plat the subdivider may submit the original
of a proposed final plat to the City Engineer.
Final Plat - Review by City Engineer.
The City Engineer shall satisfy himself:
(1) That the final plat meets all standards established by State
law and this Ordinance relating to final plats;
(2) That the proposed final plat bears the certificates and state-
ments of approval required by this Ordinance;
(3) That a title insurance report furnished by the subdivider
confirms the title of the land in the proposed subdivision is vested
in the name of the owners whose signatures appear on the plat's
certificate;
(4) That the facilities and improvements required to be
provided by the subdivider have been completed or, alternatively, that
the subdivider has provided a bond in an amount and with sureties
commensurate with improvements remaining to be completed securing to the
City the construction and installation of the improvements.
Financial - Guarantee and Time Limit.
Improvements shall be installed before the proposed plat receives
final approval unless the subdivider shall financially guarantee
installation of the same within one year to estimated construction
costs of the public improvements plus 10%. If the subdivider does
not meet this requrement preliminary approval of the subdivision
shall be deemed expired.
Final Plat - Standards.
Every final plat shall consist of one (1) or more pages, each
18" x 22" clearly and legibly drawn on tracing cloth, stable-base
mylar polyester film, or equivalent approved material. All drawing
and lettering on the final plat shall be in permanent india ink.
The perimeter of the subdivision shall be depicted with heavier
lines than appear elsewhere on the plat. The scale shall be no
smaller than 1" to 200'. A marginal line shall be drawn completely
around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of 3" on the
left side and 1" on the remaining sides to fit the Kitsap County
Auditor plat book when filed in upright position.
Each sheet of the final plat shall contain the subdivision name
and sheet number and each sheet containing a drawing shall also
contain the scale and the north arrow, showing the equation to true
north, where applicable.
All signatures affixed to a final plat shall be original
signatures written in permanent india ink.
Every final plat shall include an accurate map of the subdivided
land, based upon a complete survey thereof, which map shall include:
(1) All section, township, municipal and City lines lying
within or adjacent to the subdivision;
(2) The location of all monuments or other evidence used as
ties to establish to subdivision's boundaries;
(3) The location of all permanent control monuments found
and established within the subdivision;
(4) The boundary of the subdivision with complete bearings
and lineal dimensions;
(5) The length and the bearings of all straight lines; the
radii, arc lengths, semi-tangents and delta angle of all road
centering curves and radii, delta angle and arc length of right-
of-way curves;
(6) The length of each lot line, together with bearings and
other data necessary for the location of any lot line in the field.
(7) The location, width, centerline, and name or number of
all streets within and adjoining the subdivision;
(8) The location, shown with broken lines, the width and
description of all easements;
(9) Numbers assigned to all lots and blocks within the
subdivision;
(10) Names of any adjacent subdivisions;
(11) A copy of all restrictive covenants proposed to be imposed
upon land within the subdivision.
Section 38. In addition to the name of the subdivision and
the legal description of the land, every final plat shall contain
the following approvals and certifications:
(1) Owners notarized dedication as follows:
"Know all men by these presents that , the
undersigned, owner(s), in fee simple
of the land hereby platted and
mortgagee(s) thereof hereby declare this plat and dedicate to the use
of the public forever all streets, avenues, places and utility ease-
ments of whatever public property there is shown on the plat and the
use thereof for any and all public purposes not inconsistent with
the use thereof for public highway purposes. Also, the right to make
all necessary slopes for cuts and fills upon lots, blocks, tracts,
etc. shown on this plat in the reasonable original grading of all
streets, avenues, places, etc., shown hereon. Also, the right to
drain all streets over and across any lot or lots where water might
take a natural course after the street or streets are originally
graded. Also, all claims for damages against any governmental
authority are waived which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by
the established construction, drainage and maintenance of said streets
IN WITNFSS WHEREOF WE HAVE set our hands and seals this
day of A.D. 19 (signatures)
10.
Acknowledgement
STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP SS:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this day of
19 , before me, the undersigned a Notary Public in and for the
State of Washington duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared
and
to me known to be the persons who executed the foregoing dedication
and acknowledged to me that signed and sealed
the same as free and voluntary act and
deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
WITNESS my hand and official seal the day and year first above
written.
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at
(signature)
A certificate of the registered land surveyor who made, or
under whose supervision was made, the survey of the subdivision in
substantially the followina language:
"I, , registered as a land
surveyor by the State of Washington, certify that this plat is
based on an actual survey of the land described herein, conducted by
me or under supervision, during the period , 19 ,
through , 19 , that the distance courses,
and angles are shown thereon correctly, and that monuments other
than those monuments approved for setting at a later date, have been
set and lot corners staked on the ground as depicted on the plat."
(signature)
Treasurer Kitsap County Tax certification, as follows: "I hereby
certify that all state and county taxes heretofore levied against the
property descirbed hereon, according to the books and records of my
office, h~ve been fully paid and discharged, including taxes
Treasurer, Kitsa! County __ (signatur!
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this
page
Auditor~s record:
"Filed for record at the request of
day fo , 19 ~ at minutes past
o'clock and recorded in Volume
, record at Kitsap County~ Washington"
Auditor, Kitsap County (signature)
City approval as follows:
Examined and approved this day of
of plats
of
City Engineer~ Winslow
Examined and approved by the City Planning Conu~ission this
day of , 19 ~
Chairman, City Planning Agency
Winslow
Examined and approved by the City Council this day
, 19
Mayor, City of Winslow
If any portion of the subdivision lies within a flood control
zone, a statement Of approval signed by the Director of the State
Department of Ecology.
If the plat is to be served by individual sewage disposal system,
the Health Officer must examine, approve and sign the plat.
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