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A. Time Frame for Final Short Subdivision Approval. A final short subdivision meeting all requirements of this title and the conditions and requirements of the written decision granting preliminary short subdivision approval shall be submitted to the Auburn planning and development department within the time frames specified in ACC 17.09.110, unless otherwise extended by the director or designee.

B. Procedures. Final short subdivision applications shall be processed as a Type II land use action.

C. Application. An application for final short subdivision approval meeting all requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW and this title shall be submitted to the department of planning and development accompanied by the following:

1. Application materials consistent with the requirements of ACC 17.02.065.

2. A copy of the approved preliminary short subdivision.

3. A final short subdivision drawing meeting the requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW, including certifications, dedications, and title reports.

4. Agency recommendations pursuant to RCW 58.17.150.

5. A recordable survey and surveyor’s signature meeting the requirements of Chapter 58.09 RCW and RCW 58.17.250. The map and legal descriptions included in the application for final short subdivision shall be prepared and certified by a professional land surveyor licensed in the state of Washington in a format acceptable to the city of Auburn and the Survey Recording Act.

6. A title insurance report, not older than 30 days prior to the date of application, confirming that the title of the land in the proposed subdivision is vested in the name of the owners whose signatures appear on the final short subdivision’s certificate.

7. Computation data for all lots, streets and easements located within the plat.

8. Failure of an applicant to submit all required application materials shall be considered a lack of compliance with this section, and the director or designee may withhold the application from further consideration until such time as the application is complete.

9. Declaration blocks shall be provided for the original tract owner, surveyor, approving governmental agencies, and recording certification, in a manner as prescribed by the director.

10. Proof of the date of last legal segregation of the parcel of land to be short subdivided, if deemed necessary by the planning director.

11. Copy of restrictions, if any, to be imposed upon the use of the land. Such restrictions must be recorded simultaneously with the short subdivision.

12. In any short subdivision where lots are served or to be served by a private road, the subdivider shall furnish a copy of such further covenants or documents that will result in:

a. Each lot owner having access thereto and having responsibility for maintenance of any private road contained within the short subdivision in such a condition as to allow free access for emergency vehicles;

b. Such covenants or documents shall obligate any seller to give actual notice to any prospective purchaser of the method of maintenance of the private road, which notice shall be caused to be included in any deeds or contracts relating to such sale and such covenants or documents shall be recorded simultaneously with the short subdivision.

D. Preparation. The final short subdivision shall be prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed by the state of Washington. The preparer shall, by placing their signature and stamp upon the face of the final short subdivision, certify that the final short subdivision is a true and correct representation of the land actually surveyed by the preparer, that the existing monuments shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct.

E. Scale and Format. The final plat shall be drawn with reproducible ink on Mylar measuring 18 inches by 24 inches in size, with a one-inch border on one edge and a one-half-inch border for the other three edges for projects in King County and measuring 18 inches by 24 inches with a two-inch border on the left edge and a one-half-inch border for the other three edges for projects in Pierce County. The final short subdivision shall be accurate, legible and drawn to an engineering (decimal) scale of 100 feet or fewer to the inch. If more than one sheet is required, an index sheet showing the entire subdivision with street and highway names and block numbers (if any) shall be provided. Each sheet, including the index sheet, shall be of the above-specified size. All signatures or certifications appearing on a final short subdivision shall be in reproducible black ink.

F. Final Short Subdivision Contents. A final short subdivision drawing shall contain the following information:

1. The name of the short subdivision, if applicable;

2. Legal description of the property being subdivided;

3. Numeric scale, graphic scale, basis of bearings and date of preparation of the final short subdivision;

4. The boundary line of the short subdivision, referenced to city datum in accordance with city design and construction standards and based on an accurate traverse, with angular and linear dimensions and bearings;

5. The exact location, width and assigned name of all streets, alleys and other public ways within and adjacent to the short subdivision;

6. A table depicting the assigned address for each lot within the short subdivision;

7. The exact location, width and purpose of all easements and dedications for rights-of-way provided for public and private services and utilities;

8. True courses and distances to the nearest established street lines, or section or quarter section corner monuments which shall accurately locate the short subdivision;

9. Municipal, township, county or section lines accurately tied to the lines of the plat by distances and courses;

10. All lot and block numbers and lines, with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet;

11. The radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs;

12. The accurate location of each permanent control monument. One such monument shall be located at each and every controlling corner on the boundaries of the parcel of land being subdivided; at each street centerline intersection, each point of curvature (PC), each point of tangency (PT), and each point of reverse curve (PRC); and at each intersection of a street centerline with a plat boundary;

13. All plat meander lines or reference lines along bodies of water shall be established above, but not farther than 20 feet from, the high water line of such body;

14. Accurate outlines and legal descriptions of any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use, with the purposes of such dedication or reservation and any limitations indicated thereon and in the dedication;

15. Accurate outlines of any areas to be reserved by deed covenant for common use of owners of property within the subdivision, together with the purposes of such reservation;

16. Any restrictions or conditions on the lots or tracts within the short subdivision, as required by the director, or at the discretion of the property owner;

17. The final recorded subdivision plat shall include a notice to individual property owners and/or the homeowners’ association of the location, responsibilities, and requirements associated with storm water low impact development and management facilities;

18. A signed certification stating that the short subdivision has been made with the free consent, and in accordance with the desires, of the owner or owners. If the short subdivision includes a dedication, the certificate or a separate written instrument shall contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public, any individual or individuals, religious society or societies, or to any corporation, public or private, as shown on the 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 or maintenance of said street or other areas so dedicated. Such certificate or instrument shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having any interest in the lands subdivided. An offer of dedication may include a waiver of right of direct access to any street from any property. Such waiver may be required by the city engineer as a condition of approval. 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 as a quit claim deed to the said donee or grantee for use for the purpose intended by the donation or grant. At the discretion of the city engineer, conveyances of right-of-way may be required to be by statutory warranty deed. The acceptance of right-of-way by the city shall not obligate the city to improve or develop the lands in the right-of-way;

19. Forms for the appropriate certifications of the city engineer and planning director, as follows:

CITY ENGINEER’S CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify that this short plat is in compliance with the certificate of improvements issued pursuant to ACC 17.14.015, and is consistent with all applicable City improvement standards and requirements in force on the date of preliminary short plat approval, this ______ day of _____________, 20___.

______________________________

Auburn City Engineer

PLANNING DIRECTOR’S CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify on this ______ day of ______________, 20____, that this final plat is in substantial conformance with the preliminary plat and any conditions attached thereto, which preliminary short plat was approved on the ______ day of ______________, 20____.

______________________________

Auburn Planning Director

20. A form for the approval of the applicable county (King/Pierce) assessor, as follows or as required by the applicable county, if different:

ASSESSOR’S APPROVAL

Examined and approved this ______ day of ______________, 20___.

______________________________

County Assessor

______________________________

Deputy County Assessor

____________________________

Account number

21. A form for the certificate of the applicable county recorder (King/Pierce), as follows or as required by the applicable county, if different:

RECORDING CERTIFICATE

Filed for record at the request of the City of Auburn this ______ day of ____________, 20___ at _____ minutes past ______ __.M., and recorded in Volume _____ of Plats, page ________ Records of (King or Pierce) County, Washington.

County Recording Number _____.

______________________________

Manager

______________________________

Superintendent of Records

22. Any additional pertinent information as required at the discretion of the city engineer or planning director.

G. Decision-Making Criteria for Final Short Subdivision Approval. The following criteria shall be used by the director or designee in consideration of final short subdivision approval:

1. Whether conditions imposed when the preliminary short subdivision was approved have been met;

2. The completion of the required improvements or their financial guarantee in conformance with Chapter 17.14 ACC;

3. Whether the final short subdivision is in conformance with the city’s zoning regulations and all other applicable land use regulations;

4. The director or designee shall not approve a final short subdivision until they determine that it conforms to the approved preliminary short subdivision and any conditions and restrictions imposed at time of preliminary approval. (Ord. 6617 § 23, 2016; Ord. 6418 § 3, 2012; Ord. 6287 § 2, 2010; Ord. 6239 § 1, 2009.)