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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM VIII-A-1* CITY OF ~ Ai ~ WASHINGTON AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject Date: Ordinance No. 6239: Title 17 Subdivisions Amendments Ma 26, 2009 Department: Planning, Building Attachments: Budget Impact: N/A and Community Executive Summary of Amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) Ordinance No. 6239 Administrative Recommendation: City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6239. Background Summary: The Development Code and Design Standards Update Project (or Code Update Project for short) involves the comprehensive review, evaluation, and amendment of key City of Auburn development regulations and design standards, including the City's Zoning Code, Subdivision Code, and Engineering Design Standards. The Code Update Project began in September 2008 and is progressing in two phases. Phase 1 addresses the residential portions of Title 17 (Subdivisions) and Title 18 (Zoning). Phase 2 will primarily address the non-residential zoning standards of Title 18 and will also address elements of Title 14 (Project Review). Phase 1 is scheduled for completion in June 2009. Phase 2 is scheduled for completion in September 2009. The update of the Engineering Design Standards is being accomplished concurrently by the Public Works/Engineering Department and is subject to approval by the Public Works Committee of Auburn City Council. L0601-6 03.4.2.1.2 Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: ❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Building ❑ M&O ❑ Airport ❑ Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor ❑ Hearing Examiner 0 Municipal Services ❑ Finance ED Parks ❑ Human Services ED Planning & CD ❑ Fire 0 Planning ❑ Park Board 0 Public Works Z Legal ❑ Police ~ Planning Comm. ❑ Other 0 Public Works ❑ Human Resources Action: Committee Approval: ZYes ❑No Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing 06 / 01 / 09 Referred to Until / / Tabled Until Councilmember: Norman Staff: Baker ' Meetin Date: June 1, 2009 Item Number: VIII.A.1 Page 1 of 2 AU$URN* MURE THAN YQU IMAG[NED Background Summary Continued The Code Update Project is intended to meet four key objectives: • Respond to the change in the City Council's role in the quasi-judicial decision-making process for land use and development review process by updating regulations and standards to insure that community goals and expectations are addressed. • Improve the readability of the development regulations and design standards and make them easier for property owners, developers, and City residents to use • Update the development regulations and design standards technical content to address known issue areas and better support the City's development review and quasi-judicial decision process • Ensure that the development regulations and design standards are coordinated and consistent with Auburn's Comprehensive Plan and other state land use and environmental requirements. The City of Auburn Department of Planning, Building & Community conducted a substantive public outreach and information effort for Phase 1 of the Code Update Project inclusive of: • 6 hours of public hearing over 2-day period (May 5, 2009 continued to May 7, 2009) by Planning Commission • 1 Public Open House with notices sent to over 1,000 potentially interested parties, publication of a meeting notice display ad in the Auburn Reporter and meeting notice posting on the City's web site • 6 advertised public special Meetings of the Planning & Community Development Committee - in addition to review & discussion at regular Committee meetings • 3 advertised public special Joint Meetings of Planning & Community Development Committee and Planning Commission • 2 Briefings to Planning Commission at regularly scheduled public meeting • 5 Code Working Group (Citizen & Interested Parties Advisory Committee) Meetings • 1 Special Meeting with Interested Code Working Group Members on the Engineering Design Standards Update • Establishment of a dedicated project information web page on the City's web site - http://www.auburnwa.gov/business/Planning_Development/code_update.asp The Planning Commission conducted a duly advertised public hearing on the proposed amendments to Title 17 on May 5, 2009 that was continued to May 7, 2009 with public noticing. Following the closure of the public testimony portion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission deliberated and on a positive motion vote recommended approval to the City Council with modifications of the amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions). - The Planning and Community Development Committee reviewed with staff the recommended modifications from the Planning Commission at its regular meeting on May 11, 2009 and an advertised special meeting on May 12, 2009. Ordinance No. 6239 comprising the amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) was reviewed by the Planning and Community Development Committee as an action item at its May 26, 2009 regular meeting. The Committee on a motion vote recommended forwarding Ordinance No. 6239 with amendments and the removal of draft text pertaining to cluster subdivisions to the City Council for Council action. The Committee directed staff to bring back the draft text on cluster subdivisions for continued refinement and future Committee recommendation to the City Council. Ordinance No. 6239 was presented for information purposes to the Municipal Services Committee on May 26, 2009 and to the Public Works Committee on June 1, 2009. A public hearing before the Auburn City Council on Ordinance No. 6239 is scheduled for June 1, 2009 and has been duly advertised. The legislative record for the amendments to Title 17 is on file with the City Clerk. Page 2 of 2 Aj,,jB,UFN* MC7RE THAN YOU 1MAGlNED Executive Summary - Title 17 (Subdivisions) Amendments Code Update Project: In 2008, the City of Auburn City Council directed the Planning Commission and City staff to conduct comprehensive updates of Title 17 (Subdivisions) and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Auburn City Code and the City of Auburn Engineering Design Standards. The City of Auburn Code Update Project is a two-phased project that started in September 2008 and is currently scheduled for completion in September 2009. The Code Update Project has four key objectives: 1. Respond to change in quasi-judicial process for City Council through updated regulations & standards, 2. Improve the readability and ease of use of City regulations & standards - more "user- friendly"; 3. Update technical aspects, development standards & process requirements to address known issue areas; 4. Improve the City's development review process and quasi judicial decision-making process through for the provision of better customer service; and, 5. Ensure land use standards and engineering design standards are coordinated & consistent with the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan, Capital Facilities Plans and other regional and state land use & environmental requirements. Phase 1 of the Code Update Project focused on amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) and Title 18 (Zoning). Phase 1 began in September 2008 and is scheduled for completion on June 1, 2009 pending City Council approval. Phase 2 of the Code Update Project that will focus on amendments to other chapters of Title 18 (Zoning) and process amendments to Title 14 (Project Review) will begin in June 2009 and is currently scheduled to be completed in September 2009. The concurrent update of the City's engineering design standards also began in 2009 and will address standards pertaining to transportation, water and stormwater. This update effort is being coordinated by City of Auburn Public Works staff directly through the Public Works Committee of the Auburn City Council. The Committee has been previously granted authority by the Auburn City Council to review and approve amendments to the City's engineering design standards. Public Outreach and Involvement: The City of Auburn Planning and Community Development Committee, Planning Commission and City staff engaged in substantive public outreach and involvement efforts for Phase 1 of the Code Update Project. These efforts include: The Planning and Community Development Committee held six (6) duly noticed special meetings on issues and ideas pertaining to the Code Update Project inclusive of the proposed amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions). These meetings were held on January 13, 2009, February 26, 2009, March 5, 2009, March 26, 2009, March 30, 2009 and May 12, 2009. • Three (3) duly noticed special joint meetings of the Planning and Community Development Committee and the Planning Commission were held on April 14, 2009, April 23, 2009 and City of Auburn Code Update Project May 2009 Paae 1 April 27, 2009 at which the proposed amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) were reviewed and discussed. • The City of Auburn formed a volunteer advisory group to advise on the Code Update Project inclusive of the proposed amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions). The group called the Code Working Group' met five times on October 29, 2008, January 22, 2009, February 23, 2009, April 16, 2009 and April 27, 2009. • The Planning Commission had two (2) substantive briefings on the Code Update Project at its January 27, 2009 special meeting and its March 3, 2009 regular meeting. • A public open house on the Code Update Project inclusive of amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) was held on January 28, 2009. Approximately 1,000 parties were notified via mailed notice of the public open house. In addition, a display ad was published in the January 23, 2009 edition of the Auburn Reporter and a meeting notice was published on the City's web site. • The Planning and Community Development Committee conducted a van tour with City staff on April 9, 2009 of existing cottage housing projects in the Cities of Redmond, Kirkland, Shoreline and Seattle. Summary of Amendments to Title 17: The following is a brief summary of the recommended amendments to Title 17: Chapter 17.00 (User Guide): New Chapter providing key information on the land division process using a question and answer format. Chapter 17.02 (General Provisions): Update of existing Chapter cleaning up existing text and relocating application submittal requirements and provisions for amending Title 17. Chapter 17.04 (Definitions): Update of existing Chapter removing, removing and adding certain definitions explaining or interpreting terms that pertain to land division standards or City of Auburn procedural requirements Chapter 17.06 (Boundary Line Adjustments): Update and Relocation of existing Chapter clarifying existing submittal requirements and processes and procedures for the adjustment of boundary or property lines between two or more parcels of land. Chapter 17.08 (Boundary Line Eliminations): New Chapter providing process and procedures for the elimination of boundary or property lines between two or more parcels of land. Chapter 17.09 (Short Subdivisions): Update and Relocation of existing Chapter clarifying existing processes and procedures, adding approval criteria for preliminary short subdivision approval, adding processes and procedures for final short subdivision approval and modifying the timelines and procedures for the potential extension of a preliminary short subdivision approval. ' A total of 34 persons were asked to join Group representing broad cross section of interested/affected parties including citizens, businesses, real estate brokers, developers, consultants. An average of 13 persons participated during Phase 1. These participants in addition to other individuals will be invited to participate during Phase 2. City of Auburn Code Update Project May 2009 Page 2 Chapter 17.10 (Preliminary Subdivisions): Update and Relocation of existing Chapter clarifying existing processes and procedures and modifying the timelines and procedures for the potential extension of a preliminary short subdivision approval. Chapter 17.12 (Final Subdivisions): Update and Relocation of existing Chapter clarifying existing processes and procedures and clarifying the requirements for release of improvement guarantees. Chapter 17.14 (Improvement Requirements - Subdivisions): Update and Relocation of existing Chapter clarifying existing processes and procedures, and modifying the improvement method options and modifying the City Engineer's certification of improvements procedure to allow for final plat applications to be made prior to application submission. Chapter 17.16 (Neighborhood Circulation Plan): New Chapter specifying the requirement for a neighborhood circulation plan in association with the submittal of preliminary plats and binding site plans that outlines the vehicular and non-motorized circulation within and between a proposed plat and the surrounding area consistent with the City's comprehensive transportation plan to allow the City to coordinate and plan for future circulation networks that will provide transportation alternatives for citizens of the city. Chapter 17.18 (Modifications of Standards and Specifications): Update of existing Chapter clarifying the processes and procedures for modifying applicable City of Auburn technical standards and specifications for subdivisions and short subdivisions. Chapter 17.20 (Subdivision Alterations): Relocation of existing Chapter. Chapter 17.22 (Subdivision Vacations): Relocation of existinq Chapter. Chapter 17.24 (Binding Site Plans): New Chapter to provide an alternative to the standard subdivision process for specific types of development for the purpose of dividing land for a) sale or lease of commercially- or industrially-zoned property as provided in RCW 58.17.040(4); or b) mixed use development; or c) condominiums as provided in either RCW 64.32 or 64.34 consistent with RCW 58.17.040(7). Chapter 17.26 (Cluster Subdivisions): New Chapter to allow the clustering of lots within a subdivision onto a portion of the site, while maintaining the underlying allowable density that provides for future development at an appropriate density for infrastructure services and the protection of environmentally sensitive areas by clustering lots away from these areas. Please Note: This chapter was pulled by the Planning and Community Development Committee at its May 26, 2009 regular meeting for additional work effort by the Committee and staff. It is anticipated that this item will be brought to the City Council at a future date. City of Auburn Code Update Project May 2009 Page 3 ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 3 9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TITLE 17, SUBDIVISIONS, OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE WHEREAS, by means of City of Auburn Ordinance Nos. 6182, 6184, 6185, 6186 and 6187, the Auburn City Council has amended the Auburn City Code ("ACC") to require all appeals of City land use decisions to be heard by the City's hearing examiner and by the superior court, rather than the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council determined that a review of the City's subdivision code, ACC Title 17, was appropriate in light of the Council's changed role; and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn formed a volunteer code advisory group, which met five times on October 29, 2008, January 22, 2009, February 23, 2009, April 16, 2009 and April 27, 2009; and WHEREAS, working with the code advisory group, City staff prepared draft revisions to Title 17; and WHEREAS, a public open house on the code update project was held on January 28, 2009, with notice provided on the City's web site, with additional notice provided by mail and by a display ad published in the January 23, 2009 edition of the Auburn Reporter; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Community Development Committee of the Auburn City Council conducted six duly noticed special meetings outside of its Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 1 of 114 regular bi-monthly meeting schedule on issues and ideas pertaining to the code update project, which were held on January 13, 2009, February 26, 2009, March 5, 2009, March 26, 2009, March 30, 2009 and May 12, 2009; and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed work study session at its regularly scheduled March 3, 2009 meeting to review and discuss with staff potential amendment issues and ideas inclusive of the potential amendments; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Community Development Committee and the Planning Commission conducted three duly noticed joint special public meetings on April 14, 2009, April 23, 2009 and April 27, 2009 at which the proposed amendments to Title 17 were reviewed and discussed; and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed amendments on May 5, 2009, which was continued to May 7 for additional testimony on the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted on May 7, 2009 to recommend adoption of the proposed amendments to the Auburn City Council; and WHEREAS, the City transmitted written notice of its intent to amend ACC Title 17 to the Washington State Office of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) pursuant to the requirements of RCW 36.70A.106, on March 30, 2009, and did receive a receipt and acknowledgment letter from CTED (Material ID # 14223) on March 31, 2009 indicating that the procedural Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 2 of 114 requirement of RCW 36.70A.106 for state agency notification had been complied with; and WHEREAS, No comments regarding the proposed amendments have been received from CTED or other state agencies; and WHEREAS, after the required comment period, the City issued a Final Determination of Non-Significance SEP09-0012 for the amendments to Title 17;. and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments improve the readability and ease of use of the City Code, updates the technicat aspects of the code, and improves the City's development review process. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Amendment to Citv Code. That Title 17, Subdivisions, of the Auburn City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: Title 17 LAND A J~ST NT N IVl [ TI,.~ * Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 3 of 114 * For statutory provisions on the regulation of plats, subdivisions and dedications of land, see Ch. 58.17 RCW; for provisions on subdivisions of land in code cities, see Ch. 35A.58 RCW. For.~~ovisjo-as.ont~qui~emerf=s_of layiiig._.~~ I 'V..conduits_ unt~~~grownd..._by Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 4 of 114 gha t~r 17. fl L~ DJ ST E T IV1 IONS L9 F_R GU1DE Tifle 17 of the Auburn C~ity Code(AQQ ) ccsr~tair~s standar~~, re~u1afions ~r~d ent of ro ert boundaries within thg Ci.. Vtthat is a scabdivision°? The rocess of dividin land into smaller lots is often enericail referred to as a subdivisian Nowever, in this Tifile the fsrm subdivisian refers specificallv to the division of fand into five or more lots, whife the division of land into four or fewer lots is called a short subdivision. Most of shart subdivisions are t~~ administrative rocess where an a licatian is reviewed and decided u can whereas a subdivision is reviewed and cLegid~e~ _City~s_Ue~riri Exarniiier. A olat i~ the qr~~~ ~~ap ~Arhich sh~~~ subtlivision or shor~ subdivision. ow is a DIat reviewe ? structure ir~prover~er~fi rgquirqr~~qr~ t~ ~~r ~alat revi~~rr ation ccsnference to ~x~rnir~er, is set forth in Cha ter 17.10. Ch~ studies tc~ sL~bmdfted for review alon.~_with the~reliminary pIqt. hat 6s }hn crt}or:aare the criteria for a roval? A p9at mList be lai~ out in accordance with the standards and sp_qcifications set ~~ic~ ~i-ie__1~~oW r~f ~~_su~~di~~'sic~ti ~~~r~ ~ roved b the Cil . ~t~is saici to have "pr~L~~~$a T~~en_th ~p icarit ~~~~st s~abr~it c~r~~~~~~~~ior~ dr~a~rv_ir~ ~ the infirastrLiCtUr~ yv2,s___p_rqpqsed in the relir°ninar _ olat. these cotistruction ~rgyair~ ~ preLapprgvwd b the Cit ~nd t#ie infrastrucfure has beer~ buiit, ih~~~~~j and accg '~.a~~d t~y the thg at has `=fir~~~ o~ar.qnd c:an ~~corded_~_t~ ~rlt a~ropriate c-~t_,r~ly. 3ri the case_of a_SLibdivisio~~.._an_a~i~i~ic~naI Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 5 of 114 pp licatior~ re~riew ar~d ~~~..r~~~~ ~~s_is rgqgired fr ~I~~~ ,"~~~I q~~oval". ~~his fi,~a~i is s~~t fort~~ in ~h~pt~r 17,12 _ l~at about a si ion? Ottier IancLgd'usfirneqt tooIs are a1~o outlined in fhis tifile, inr-ludin u n d aLr lirre aLnd bc~undarv line C~°~~tqr 17.08). Bou~~aryj~ine Adjustmr~~~ are tPe movemet_it of a bOLind~ does not resLiIt in the creat~~~ ~ i-iev~ lot. Boundarv Lir~e Eliminatior~~ ~~e the ~wo ar more (ots bym~~€r~~ir~at~rtc~_gr~t ~r ~~c~rc~ li~t~;~.~ How do v~u modrfv ~~a existir~c~ su divi~io~`? The subdivision staradards anci specifications throg h thp_prqcess s@t forth in Chapt~r 17,18 , After a subdivision has been reccar~ed wrth the C.ount in which it is located an lr d a subdivi~~on alteratic:n. The a chanqe to an ap~provec~ inarv..Plat._ before f€naI and record0~_r~.~:_._t~~n ~t~~ 9icar~t ma re~~~t ~n ~ci~,~strr~er~t t~a flig r~6ir~ir~~~~,}at throu Pl Ho A I~t r~~~ gLa be vqcate~d, or eliminated~~~er recordNn~L Chg17.22 outlir~~~ flj~g_prc~~_§~s lb~Lv+~LLghp~~fi rD~b~ ~tee~ ai-ir~ eo ~~f°~c~rii t~~e_title to tf°~e vacated .~~~~t ___lall vest. I':~ ~~ere another --p_ The b~~ Ign Lcgss 6s arLa1terngtiLj!~_for€Ti caf lar~~ ~ivision. (t m v be used for the divisiori of iand for corrir-nercia13v- orindLis€r;aLy-~~ngd_prgrty, sr _,L~~~~~_f~t~~~~_~~f ~-6 dee~el~m~~~.P?_riis~rca~~~~ i~ s~~ forth ir~ 9~~~~ ~ r 7.24. _ _ The a subdivision oiito a Dortion af the site, while maintaiiiir~ the der~~~~~ future deve(g grr~~~t to occur an ~nr)rppr~~~~ ~~nsitv for infr~~~ruCtLire services: !`C_alsC3_~I~C7Lqt~~~__envii"C1SensitIve_ ~prp,.'i _tJr CIL'Jl.t_~$ 0,1A.I.(: triC_~~ ~hiCesb Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 6 of 114 clusterin I4ts av~~ frc~m #~ese areas, Tf~~ st~ndards b which cluggrin is aldovved is set forth in Cha ter 17,26. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 7 of 114 Chapter 17.02 LAND ADJUST AND IVISIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS ~ Sections: 17.02.010 Short title. 17.02.020 General authority. 17.02.030 Purpose. 17.02.040 Scope. 17.02.050 Exceptions. 17.02.060 Administration. 7,02.065 A li~atfioonnF~ee~L~reme~~fi~ ~ 17.02.070 Consent to access. 17.02.080 Enforcement. 17,0Z090 ~ Amendments 17.02.010 Short title. The ordinance codified in this title, together with any amendments hereto, shall ~ be known as the "Auburn Land Division Ordinance" ^f +ho ,.,h:..hand shall constitute Title 17 of the Auburn City Code and shall hereafter be referred to as "this title." (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.020 General authority. This title is adopted under the authority of Chapters 35A.01, 35A.58 and 58.17 RCW. (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.030 Purpose. The purpose of this title is to regulate the division of land lying within the corporate limits of the city, and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and prevent or abate public nuisances in accordance with standards established by the state and the city, and to: A. Prevent the overcrowding of land; B. L~~~e -a-~~~~~~~4r-,t--and-pPromote safe and convenient travel by the public on streets and highways; C. Promote the effective use of land; D. Provide for adequate light and air; E. Facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, storm drainage, parks and recreational areas, sites for schools and school grounds, and other public requirements; F. Provide for proper ingress and egress; G. Provide for the expeditious review and approval of proposed land divisions which comply with this title, the Auburn zoning ordinance, other city plans, policies and land use controls, and Chapter 58.17 RCW; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 8 of 114 H. Adequately provide for the housing and commercial needs of the citizens of the state and city; 1. Require uniform monumenting of land divisions and conveyance by accurate legal description; J. Implement the goals, objectives and policies of the Auburn comprehensive plan :(Ord. 4772 § 1, 1995; Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.040 Scope. Every division of land lying within the corporate limits of the city shall comply with the provisions of this title, except as provided by ACC 17.02.050, and shall also comply with the provisions of Chapter 58.17 RCW. Wherever conflicts may arise between this title and Chapter 58.17 RCW, the latter shall prevail. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, applicant and the city to ensure that a land division complies with this title and Chapter 58.17 RCW. No building permit; "c-tapkj~e~ or other development permit shall be issued for any lot, tract or parcel of land divided in violation of this title or Chapter 58.17 RCW unless the authority authorized to issue such permit finds that the public interest will not be adversely affected thereby. (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.050 Exceptions. The provisions of this title shall not apply to: A. Cemeteries and other burial plots while used for that purpose; B. Divisions made by testamentary provisions or the laws of descent; C. Assessor's plats made in accordance with RCW 58.18.010; ~ha . g _ (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.060 Administration. A. This title shall be administered by the director of the departr-Tietit-of-planningµ LiD_~~pp1-tr~~ent _h.~~~after_ referred to a_s __~r~ Q17 buiWin ...m d90,tm~~,t ~;tr.qv~-.All applications for land division jarning_department----~~ approval under this title shall be submitted to the p ~~~nvi.ing__~~ id Go;~ ~~~~~~oprnenl. In cases where an environmental impact statement is required under the provisions of the State Environmental Policy Act ~(SEPA - Chapter 43.21 C RCW), the ~Ignr~i~department shall not be considered to be in receipt of an application, for the purpose of complying with time limitations established by this title, until the date of issuance of a final environmental impact statement. (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) BUnless otherwise stated herein.,_ aI! refferences to davs ~re to be construed as calendar da s _.e..e._~....--- Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 9 of 114 1°T.fl2.0 p lic~~i~n e uire ~nts A. An a lication shall c~nsist ~f all materi~l~ re uired b tl~e ~~~~a~i~ a lication submittal ehecklist the ~ licak~le develr~ ment re ulations and shal( at a minimum, include fhe followinc. 1, A comp[eted prc►iect permit application form signed bv the property owner s andfor a ~t° 2. A statement that the a licant attests ~~riffen flath ~o the ~ccurac and camp[~~er~ess c~~ all inform~tic~n su~mi~fed fcar an a licatiom - 3. A statement bv ~he ~pplican~ ~hat th~ proper~~ ~ffecte~ bv ~i~~ app(ic~tion is in the exclusive ownershi ~f th~ a lic~r~t c~r t~at the ~ li~an# has submitted the a lication with the wr~tter~ cc~ns~nt of all rav~ners r~f fihe ~ff~cted ro ert and such written cnnsent ~pplicafiic~n4. A lega3 description of the site; A licable filin fee s€f an as estabfished in the current Git of Auburn Fee Scheduie and relevant de as:it s. if an as ermitted car rq u~~er chap~ers or s~~tions of the Auburn Ci~v Cac~e° 6. Evidence of Water and Sewer Availabilitv' a, Auailabi[it af v,rater and sewer service inside the munici aI limits of the cit sh~ll be cc~nfirm~d ~ cit staff. b. Exc~pt fc~r Bc~undarv ~ine A~dlus~men~s ~r ~c~ur~dar~ Lirse EEiminations if outside the City's Water car Sanitary Sewer Service Area appli~~tion shall include evidence af water ar sanita sewer avai6abiiit or euidence of q roval Count c~r Pier~e ~~un~ F~ealtl~ De ~~tm~r~t~ fi~r a se tic sstern ade i aafie to accommodate ~he ~aposeci develr~~m~r~fi c. The ap~liea~ic~n shafl incfud~ a cc~n~e~~~~l ~ti~itv pfan ~~owinq all utifity infrastructure needed to serve the subdLvision; c~rades with cross sections demonstrated as appligab(e: 8. Conceptual access plan shawing exisfiing and proposed access points and access points adiacent or on the opposite side r~f the subject proqerties frontaqe9. An additiona1 infcarmation as re uired b the: secific sLibmittal check[ist or Title 17 cha ter for each 19. A rO~~ct ermifi a lication is ccarrr I~~~ when ifi meefis the submittal r~ t~ir~n~~nts ~~~~fiec~ E~ th~ D~r~ctc~r, Th~ ~~:~~~rr~ir~~~ic~n ~c~r°~ I~~en~s~ sh~ll not recl~ds the de a r~~en~ from ~e estir~ ~~c~itic~nal ir~~c~rrr~atic~~ c~r s~~di~s either at the fiime of nc~tice of com leteness or ~ubs~ ~er~~l i~ r~~v~ ~r ~dditiona( ir~forrnation is re~uirec~ c~r substantial changes ir~ the ~rc~pc~s~d ~ctia~ cacc~r as determined b the de a rtrnent. B. The Directar shali have the authorit the s eci~ic ~~~mitt~l r~ uirera~er~ts list~d herein that are determined to be ur~n~~~~~~rv for reviev~ ~f an ~pp~ic~tic~r~ 17.02.070 Consent to access. Persons applying for land division or ~ther subdivision_related lot lqng u''ju°eRt-approvals under this title shall permit free access to the land subject Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 10 of 114 to the application, to all agencies considering the proposal, for the period of time extending from the time of application to the time of final ap rp oval of the short subdivision ar subdivision-aGtian. (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.02.080 Enforcement. The ilding 6a4pianning directar, or h+s-designee, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1.25 ACC, shall be charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of this title or any conditions properly imposed by the hearing examiner, planning commission or city council. (Ord. 4501 § 2, 1991; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17s02, 90 Amend ents A. Initiatian of Amendments 1. The cit council or lannin and communit deve[n ment committee af fihe citv cc,unci! upon its own motion may request fihe planninq cammission to canduct a public hearinq to amend any partion or all taf this title; provided, that no ublic hearin is re uired fior a urel administrative or rocedural amendmen# of any,portion of this titie; 2. The la~ nning commission may upon its ovun matirrn call for a public hearing to amend any portion or a{I crf this title, with the exceptian ofi purely administrative or rocedural amendmenfis~ 3. Any resident or praperty owner of the cit may petition fihe city ta request ar°i amendment ta the text of this title. (Ord. 6198 § 2, 200$; CJrd. 4840 § 1, 1996.~ B. F'ub(ic Hearing and Notice. 1, With the exc~ tic~r~ c~f ~re~ ac~rrinistrative ar rocedural amendments, the lanninq director shal[ schedule apublic hearing ta be he4d before the pIanning commission #or anv praposak fo amend this title ar to adopt or repeal an ordinance under the auth~rit e~tabli~hed b~ha ter 58.17 ~CIN, The director shall cause ncatice of such hearira tr~ be iver~ a~ fc~llc~ws; a. By sendinp ta anv individual or carqanization which has submitfied a req~~~t fc~r n~tificati~n ~ n~atic~ indi~a~inc~ the ~ime and ~1~~~ of publi~ hearinc~. describin the eneral nature of the rQ osal, and indicatin how co ie~ c~~ the ro o~ed c~rdir~~nce ~ar ~m~:ndmer~t can be obf~i~~edand b By publishing in a r~ewsqaper of qenera( circulation in the area a notice indicatinq the time and place of public hearinq, describinq the qeneral nature of the ro~osal and indic~tin hovv ies ~f the ro ose~ ordinance or amendment may be obtained. 2 For all proposaCs to make purely ~dmi~is~rafiive c~r proc~~ural amendments to this title the plannin dir~ctc~r shall cause notice of such ro osed amendment to be iven as failows: a. Bsendin to an individual or car anization which has submitted a request for natificatian advance notice of the propased amendment that indicates how copies of the propcased amendment can be obtained. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 11 of 114 b. ~ ublishin in a news a er c~f eneral circulation in the area advance notice af the ra ased amer~dment that indic~tes hc~w c~ ies of th~ ro ased amendmenf can be obtained. 3. For the ~urpo~~s of this chapter s~~b~t~ntive amendments shal[ be distin uished frarn rocedural or adminis#rative amendments in accordance with the fallov~in :"Substantive" matters relate to re ulations that define or fimit what can be done in #erms of canducf use or action (e g what use mav be made of land what requirements apply to develo~t and "p~uraP' sar "administrative" matters are those that relate tQ the rc~cess o€ h~v~ ar~ ~ lication to take such ac#ion musfi b~ ursued tim~ lir~its far lic~tions and appeals, what forms must be us~d ar~d vvh~r~ o~ l~aw appli~atiar~s must be submitted. Essentiallv "procedural" or "administrative" rrratters are the mechanical rules b vvhich substantive ~ssu~s ma ~e ursued , C~rd, 6198 1 2008-, Ord. 6006 5 2006: Qrd. 4840 1. 1996LDrd. 4296 2 198$. C. Planninq Commission Recommendation. After the public hearinq has been clcased the plannina cQmmission shall reccammend to the council either ad~ tiar~, adfl tic~n with modifications or re'ection of ~he rq osed ardinan~e or amendment. ln formulatin its recrammendation, th~ cammi~siar~ sh~ll c~s~sic~er, amcanq other thinqs the relatianship between the qrc~ ~sed ~rdi~~nce ~r ~rnenc~~en~ ~nd the cor~ rehen~ive lan other a lic~ble cit c~li~ies ~nc~ other existin land use controls. flrd. 48~0 1 1996: C3rc~. 42~~ 2~~8$. D. Citv Gauncil Action. The plannin~ d~rectcar shall f~rv~ard the ~[~r~~inc~ commission's recommendation ~n writin ,~c~ the c~ur~cil. Th~ c~~~ncil ma efect to hold its ovvn u~lic h~arin . eit~~r b~for~ t~~ ~u[I ~c~~ncil or before a council committee in which case the iven. The council shaIl c~n~ider b~a~ ~h~l~ r~c~~ bc~~~r~! b, th~ lartt~ir~ cammi~sior~'s recommendatian in reachir~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 12 of 114 Chapter 17.04 DEFINITIONS Sections: 17.04.010 General definitions. 17.04.020 ACC. 17.04.025 Alle , 17.04.030 Applicant. 17.04.040 Application. 17.04.045 Area af special flocad hazard. 17.04.050 Binding site plan. 17.04.055 Bouiidar dine ~d'fir~ent 17.04.060 Boundary line elimination 17.04.0658 City. 17.04.070 Code. 17.04.080 Commission. 17.04.090 Comprehensive plan. 17.04.100 Council. 17.04.110 Dedication. 17.04.120 Department. 17.04.130 Development permit. 17.04.140 Director,_plar~nin . 17.04.150 EIS or environmental impact statement. 17.04.160 Final plat. 17.04.170 Hearing examiner. 17.04.180 Improvements. 17.04.190 Land division. 17.04.200 Lot. 17.04.205 Lot area. 17-C 4 24_0 ~ _Let aine_ad-i-us;Tl~.n; . 17.04.220 Lot of record. 17.04.225 Monument. 17.04.235- 230 Original tract. 17.04.235 Owner 17.04.240 Panhandle. 17.04.245 Parce( 17.04.250 Planning agency. 17.04.260 Planning commission. I '17.04.265 _ anr~~ ~~~re~;tor PI ~ ~ -"T 17.04.270 Preliminary plat. 17.04.280 Public way. 17.04.290 RCW. 17.04.300 Regulatory floodway. ~ 17.04.310 Reserved . Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 13 of 114 17.04.320 Short pfat. 17.04.330 Short subdivision. 17.04.340 Street. 17.04.350 Street, half. 17.04.360 Street, private. 17.04.370 Street, public. 17.04.380 Subdivision. 17.04.385 Tract ~ 17.04.390 USC and GS. 17.04.400 USGS. 17.04.410 Zoning ordinance. 17.04.010 General definitions. Except where specifically defined in this chapter, all words used in this title shall carry their customary meanings. Words used in the present tense include the future, and the plural includes the singular; the word "he" or "his" shall also refer to "she" or "her," the word "shall" is always mandatory, the word "may" denotes a use of discretion in making a decision, the words "used" or "occupied" shall be considered as though followed by the words "or intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied." (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.020 ACC. "ACC" means the Auburn City Code. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17. 4.025 A11ey. "Ali~ under the `urisdiction and control of the ci~ and not desi nated for eneral travel and used r~ar of residential andlor business establishments. 17.04.030 Applicant. "Applicant" means the owner or owners of record of the property subject to an application for land division or lot line adjustment, or the authorized representative of such owner or owners. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.040 Application. "Application" means all of the application forms, plans and accompanying documents required by this title for any particular land division, boundarv line adjustment, or 4e#boundary line adj u;telimination request. The city shall not be considered to be in receipt of an application under this title until the planning director has verified that an application is complete. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17. 4, 45 rea "Ar~~ c~~ ~ eci~l Flr~~s~ F~az~rd" m~~ns tl~~ land u~itl~ir~ th~ ~Icaod lain in a comm~nit s~b~c~ tr~ ~~arre ~~cer~t car r~~t~r chanceof flocadin in an iven Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 14 of 114 ear, as indicated in the Flood Insurarrce Rate Ma F1RNi Pro ram entitled Flood Boundary and FCoodway Map. 17.04.050 Binding site plan. "Binding site plan° means a drawing prepared pursuant to Cha ter 17.24 ACC 1-8.20e060, and showing the location and general characteristics of streets, utilities and other physical features of property divided under the procedures of Chapter 4-81 7.-0--24 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 97.04,055 Bnunda line ad"ustment. "Bounda iine adjustment" means ths relocation of the boundaries of a lot which relocation does not result in the creation of an additional lot or Iots. Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.060 Boundar tine e6iminatinn. "Saunda line eiimination" means the remavaf af one or more interior lot lines af two or more se arate lots v,rith conti uous ownershi . 17.04.0650 City. "City" means the city of Auburn, Washington. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.070 Code. "Code" means the Auburn City Code. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.080 Commission. "Commission" means the planning commission of the city as established by Chapter 2.45 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.090 Comprehensive plan. "Comprehensive plan" means the comprehensive plan for the Auburn planning area, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or its successor. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.100 Council. "Council" means the Auburn city council. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.110 Dedication. De?di~~~ion' r°~~~~~~ deliber~~e convey:ance of fee owr~~r~~°~ oflaEbd. or the q_T~~~~r~ ~~i~ ?~c~ t-f-~~~~~~~~ mcimt, or..other interest in_ lat'ic~ ~ owner or owner~ ~and to_the c for.2-ny_q~~;~rql aric~ oLLbIi~ ~.ises`=~~ed~%;at_o~-=44ieans ~ -~o#,y_4'Gr- _ ~eneral-~ncd p~~~ici -~~ses, reserving to the owner or owners 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 or owners presenting for filing a final plat showing the dedication thereon. Acceptance by the city shall be indicated by the approval of Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 15 of 114 the city council, as evidenced by the presence of the mayor's signature on the face of the final plat. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.120 Department. "Department" means the city department of planning, m~uilqingl-, and community e4eve1opment, or its successor, unless otherwise specified. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.130 Development permit. "Development permit" means any permit issued by the city allowing the physical alteration of real property, including but not limited to building construction or alteration, street construction, utility construction or installation, grading, filling or excavating. Approval of a subdivision, short subdivision, binding site plan, boundary line adiustment or totbaundarv line ad~telimination shall not be considered a"development permit" for the purposes of this title. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.140 Director, planning. See Plaranina Director(ACC 17.04265). 17.04.150 EIS or environmental impact statement. "EIS" or "environmental impact statement" means a document prepared to assess the environmental impacts of a proposal which has been judged to have, or to likely have, a significant adverse effect upon the quality of the environment pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 (Chapter 43.21 C RCW), as now constituted or hereafter amended. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.160 Final plat. "Final plat" means the final drawing of a subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for record with the county auditor, and containing all elements and requirements as set forth in Chapter 17.120 ACC and as set forth in Chapter 58.17 RCW. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.170 Hearing examiner. "Hearing examiner" means the city hearing examiner, as established by Chapter 18.66 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.180 Improvements. "Improvements" means the street/transportation&,-s+dewa~s, s+r~.~-',;9"-t&,~ hydFan-t-,,-, stoFm water faGolities, sewei: faGiliti , utilities #a£-+l+tie~, and other_ u+ili*ies ^facilities required by this title1 ather titles of Auburn Citv Code, or the Cityt design and construction standards to be constructed in conjunction with any particular land division. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 16 of 114 17.04.190 Land division. "Land division" means the creation of any new lot or lots for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership, whether such lot or lots is created by subdivision, short subdivision, or binding site plan. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.200 Lot. "Lot" means an area of land under single or common ownership, which has been created by any of the various land division methods for the purpose of lease, sale or transfer of ownership, defined by fixed and definite boundaries, and having sufficient area and dimension to accommodate development allowed by the zone in which it is located. As per RCW 58.17.020(9) the term lat shall include tracts or parcels. The term shall not include those tracts or parcels which are not buildable, but are created for common or public use such as road and utility tracts. (Ord. 6006 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.205 Lot area. "Lot area" means the total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot, however, the area contained in access easements, tracts, or panhandles shall not be included in the lot area or any other lot size computation. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) tt q • 99 2-,-4 17.04.220 Lot of record. "Lot of record" means a lot which has been recorded by the county and appears on the official maps of the county assessor. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.225 Monument. "Monument" means a permanent type survey marker which conforms to the C.ityas desrqn C~r constructl{)n standard'~a' st nrlarr1 r1o{.sil fnr mnni iments, in accordance withof--an-- ov sfi#u F~CW 58.09 Surve s-Recordin . (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 66 P deteffn+ned--to- -h - -eRt--Gf te~-~' 't ~pg4n- ~ea~;-.._..-< 65 97 . . ~ 17.04.235-230 Original tract. "Original tracY" means a unit of unplatted land held under single or unified ownership, the configuration of which may be determined by the fact that all land abutting said tract is separately owned by others, not including an applicant or Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 17 of 114 applicants; provided, that where a husband and wife own contiguous lots in separate or community ownership, said contiguous lots shall constitute the original tract. (Ord. 6006 § 2, 2006.) 17.04.0235 Owner. "Owner" means the vested ov+rners of the property and the beneficiaries of Deeds of trust (owners ofi financial interest) as indicated in a current title report covering the property. 17.04.240 Panhandle. way--c~-~. "Panhandle" means a 1~t with access to a street bv means of a ortion of the lot situated so that ancather Iot is [ocafed b~tween the iiiain ortion of the Iot and the street. 17.04.2 5 Parcel "Parcel" means an area of land for uvhich rights or ownership and use can be ~ou ht. F~r ur o~es of t#~is titl~, see AGG 04.200 66Lot". 17.04.250 Planning agency. "Planning agency" means the Auburn department of planning~~~~~Id~~e~, and community-~-~~p-n4e+it, or its successor. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.260 Planning commission. "Planning commission" means that body created by Chapter 2.45 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.2 Ianr~ir~ .`Plgnqin DLrector" mearrs #he dirpctor of the Auburn d~partnient of -1 anninq buildi~ hervvise specified. 17.04.270 Preliminary plat. "Preliminary plat" means a neat and approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision showing the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks; utslifiies and other elements of a subdivision consistent with the provisions of Chapter 17.06--10_ACC. (Ord_ 4296 § 2, 1988.) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 18 of 114 l'~'ci"ii.i J'Y~~'"1 .T'~'ii".r~"~7 Or~,-•C~ievt~Y n'~'e'~vCr~~' Inn~71f^fiTia~•~'tv'Cf"1''i'I'Lal'L.7Tj`F7'ii+GTGr'a'ndAn,C7+';'L~nvv , . (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.290 RCW. "RCW" means the Revised Code of Washington, as now constituted or hereafter amended. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.300 Regulatory floodway. "Regulatory floodway" means the channel of a river or other water course and +~~er ;x-g:;th -the adjacent land areas which must be reserved in order to discharge a flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation by more than one foot, as indicated on the a licable Flood Insurance Rate Ma Flf RM) °c " (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.310 ReservedR° po^cih'°~--o.TOrTar ,,Z&s nsible „ 4-N~,~~ 17.04.320 Short plat. "Short plat" means a neat and accurate drawing of a short subdivision, prepared for filing for record with the county auditor, and containing all elements and requirements as set forth by Chapter 17.0944 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.330 Short subdivision. "Short subdivision" means the division or redivision of land into four or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership, consistent with the provisions of Chapter 17.0944 ACC. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.340 Street. "Street" comprised of a public or privafie street means any land legally se^r~TegUtp-a-dedicated or reserved for the purpose of providing for vehw~!-~;af up blic travel and access to real property. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.350 Street, half. "Half street" means a street with improvements built only from the centerline to one edge of the ultimate right-of-way, or to a minimum width as defined in the cit 's desi n and construction standards h~ ~ie~+s~e designed and built in accordance with all applicable ordinances, standards and requirements; provided, that appropriate measures shall be taken to protect the structural integrity of the exposed edge of pavement-,it-4he--6~~~°, as determined by the city engineer. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.360 Street, private. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 19 of 114 "Private street" means any Qa-sement, t-raGt e.F-street which is not a public street. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.370 Street, public. "Public street° means anv hiqhwav street or cather public riqht_of_way for motoriZed or non-motorized travel under the jurisdict6on and contral of the Cit (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.380 Subdivision. "Subdivision" means the division or redivision of land into five or more lots, tracts, parcefs, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership, consistent with the provisions of this title; provided, that the term "subdivision" shall also include the redivision of land into four or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership where such land has been short subdivided within the previous five years and does not meet the criteria of ACC 17.0944.01 Q(B). (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17a04m3 5 T~~ct ~"Tract`' r~ear~~ ~ce ~~lar~~~ createc~ ar~c~ desi~ated_q ~r~ ~f ~ ~r~~ ~i~rision that is nofi a lot of record or, a street or public ri ht-of--wgv. Tracts ~re created and designed for-a-specif!g ~~arpe~se. ~~rad ~ases ~vifir~ir~ a t~~act are restricted to fihose uses consistent wi~~ s~Lajed Li r~2s~qPeq~i_des cribed or~ the olat, or in the maintg~~~~~~~~~~ciude but arenot limited to stormwater mar~~ment tra~t~. ~rivte street or ~llev_tracts, tree environmental resource tracts, and_ ~~p Iracts_ 17.04.390 USC and GS. "USC and GS" means the United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.400 USGS. "USGS" means United States Ge~Igqical Geodetic Survey. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.04.410 Zoning ordinance. "Zoning ordinance" means the Auburn comprehensive zoning ordinance, codified as Title 18 of this code, as now constituted or hereafter amended. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 20 of 114 Chapter 17.06 PREUMMARY4zLAT BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS Sections: 17.(}6.005 Purpose. 17.06.010 Scope. . 17.06.020 Application. ' , 17.06.030 AdministratiVe review, 17. . ° uieW- 1-7-. . . 17.06.005 ur ose. The purpose of this chapter is fio define fihe criteria used by the citv of Auburn to review boundary line adiustments. Boundary line adjustments are intended to rovide a rocedure far minor chan es to ths location of a baunda line. This cha ter is also intended to ensure com liance with Cha t~r 58.09 BCW and WAC 332-130. (Ord. 6006 F4 4. 2006.) 17.0 . 1 co e. The bounda lines se aratin two or more lots of re~d mabe ad~usted ur~d~r th~ r~visions caf this cha ter: r~vided that such ad-ustment: K Wi11 not resLilt in the creatiora of an additiona[ Iot tract, arcel, site ar division: B. Will nofi create any Icat, tract, parcel, site or division vvhich contains insufficient area and dimensions #o meet the re uirements of ACC Title 18; C. Will not adversef affect storm draina e. wa#er su I existin or future sanitary sewage disposal, access easements for vehicles, ufiilifiies and fire protection; D. Will not create or diminish an easement or othenwise de rive an arcel of access ar utilities~ E. Will be consistent with anYapplicable health, buildinq or similar requlations. F. lNill not increase the nonconforming as ep cts of an existing nonconfarming lat unless as a result of the baunda line adjustment one arcel becomes more canformin while another arcel remai~s n~nconfc~rmin . Qrd. 6006 ~4. 2006: Ord. 4840 ~ 1. 1 996: Ord. 4296 ~ 2. 19881 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 21 of 114 17. . 2 pplication. A. [n addition to the re uirements for submitting a com [ete a lication as set forth in ACC 14.05.020 re uirements for a lication rrzaterials for Bounda Line Adjustmenfis include, 1. Application requirements found in ACC 17.02.065. 2. A bounda {in e ad'ustment ma shall be submitted ta the lannin de ar#ment ira a format rescribed b the lannin director, si ned and stam ed by a professianai [and surveyor licensed in the State of Washinqton and clearlv showinq the following information: a. The propased lot lines for all affected lots; b. The existing lot lines pra o~sed ta be chan~ c. Location and dimensions of all strucfiures and improvements existinq upon the affected lots in proximity to the lot lines beinq adiusted; d. the ori inal le aE descri tion of the ori inal arcels to sther with new separate leqal descriptions for each revised parcel; e. Parcef numbers of all affected lofiL f. Location and dimensions of anX drainfield, easement or riqht-af-way existinq within the affected lot; . Declaration blocks shall be rovided for the lot owner s surve or appravinq qovernmental aqencies and recardinq certificatian in a manner; and h. All other requirements as specified in the application checklist, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 22 of 114 17.06.430 €lministrative review. A bounda line ad'ustment shall be reviewed in accordance with ACC Title 14 as a Type I decision. A. The planninq director shall forward copies of the praposed boundarv line adjustment plan to the buildinq officia6, public works department and fiire authorit who shall review fhs lan and submit comrnents to the lannin director. B. Followinq receipt of fihe commenfis of fihase consulted under subsection A af this section the planning director shall approve ar deny the requested boundarv line ad'ustment. Fol{owin a decision the director sha(1 notif the a licant to file a final M lar drawin for si natures. The iVl lar shall be transmitted to #he appropriate county office fnr recarding. The boundary line adiustment must be recorded within 30 davs or the boundary line adjustment shall be null and void. A recorded M lar ca shalf be rovided to the cifi . C. An a rieved erson ma a eal the director's decision on a b4undar line adlustment vuithin 14 days of mailing the director's decision, tcr the hearinq examiner, in accordance with procedures prescribed in ACC 18,70.050(B) throu h E. The hearin examiner's decision shall be finai unless a ealed to su eri~r ca~.~rt ~s rescribed in ACC 18.6~.160, Qr~. 6186 14 2008Qrd. 6061 § 5 2006; Qrd. 6006 ~ 4 2006; Ord. 5170 § 1, 1998; Qrd. 4840 § 1, 1996; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1981.1 -1-7-,-0 . reapp' qfefe . . . 2 - p4Ga#iGn-; m- it# • -c-ont : A--- ' -a#ioi~-4-p--add#iGR-to-the4eq-uire f -carn ec~- ip--ation--as , Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 23 of 114 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 24 of 114 pr-e~ . , . nnc~an~l~ra Qv ~ c~r-~O-.~i ~-r~~nn~ nF -r►-~- - i--cr......,......T._cv rr-cv-~-~---~+~ .~.~...rrr--- Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 25 of 114 . , b .--Proposed---sou~r-~~e-~~ ~~~i-nestic-water -~ppl-y-, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 26 of 114 . n[.7rnr,norl o~~ton~ r^9i~nrtcal ce~et ,..~.~[....,r.~.. ..y.,~. om• . , . } Fi• . 17. . in~ ,Gf-a--state-N ,-notice.-~~a4-be--;Y;a+~~ttie-ANa-sk~iF~gtGn.-S#at ent-of TranspoftatiGn; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 27 of 114 e , ~ ~k~ ~f~• ' - , ~---a~ ~y • ~ 7 A. J 3 " Y ) r . 'PLVV'~ t & ~~C7C7-' J -4- . . 40-Ad min 4' ' t i:v e--rev+ . 4fl _ ~ _ ~ 4840_ §-_.T.,... 1996.,__0r-d-e-4296-.~_2..z -4-988. ) 4_7. 06. fl 50- H ea ring _ exama¢ ner.review: A:.-R~rs,uant.._to Aheprovisions._.-Gf -Chapter_ 18-.66__Acc,.__the-._hearing_e-xam-+~er- exam- araer._..dee ms ~~~~er.... T.he.._.~~aminer..- -may__fequest--~u-rther_inforr'nat+on..__whic4 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 28 of 114 . . . ~ i • t + ' §-z^f Z rW Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 29 of 114 3d ~ £ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 30 of 114 17.08.040 Drawinq_requirements. 17.08,050 Recordafiion. 17.08.010 Pyr ose. Th~ ur c~se r~f ~ b~undar line elirr~irs~ti~~ is to eemove one car more interior 6cat lines of ~ arc~~ c~t~~ ris~d c~f twc~ or mare se ~r~te lots with ec~~ti uous oAra~ 17a08.0q0 liqqtiqn. Applications for __.ta~nd1ine eiiminations _shal! be submi~~~~ to the d~partment as described bel~w and shail =nclude the followir~~,info,rrr~atican, A. Application materials as noted in ACC 17.02.065: B. A document entitled "Declaration af lot cambination." This document shall contain fihe followinq; a. Existing and revised lot descriptions; b. Existinq property lines; c. Revised propertv lines; d. Siqnature line for all property awners; and, e. A notary block. C. A scaled drawinq{s} preqared and stamped by a professional surveyor licensed in the State of Washin ton clearl showin the existin and revised property 1ines: _ biVit~ fo -,rt,-r t~~ assess~-~~ ~~:~l~~~_c~~ D. A titfe_rgpgrL_v~ith lj~q the lot:~ on_ th~.~ c~~~te of,a~ I~~~iqrl_The t.+(;~I _ Y~~Rpq,,E~a[1 ~g isued nc) more_than 30 davs ttE i~ ~ t~e ~~t~~~'s~~ti~~r~ t~at~;. iWsie r~a~~ r~ t~~c~~~~;~ t~t r~a~ ~r r~~~,~a! _t~~ ~issc~Aetic~~~; and _.~_E. The existin~ ~nd pro~osed 1eg~1 d~scriptic~n fc~r the aff~ct~c~ parcels, which shall be repared ba rofessicanal land surve or licensed in the State of tNashinqton. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 31 of 114 'l 7.0 . 40 Recordation. AIl a roved boundar line eliminations shalll be transmitted to the a rq Late count office for recordin .A co of the docurraents; stam ed with the recordig number, sha61 be forwarded tl~~ a li~ant fih~ ~il~ ~r~d t~e co~r~t de artment af assessments for assessr~~~~~ar oses, ~I1 f~~~ far ~~ch r~cc~~~in shall be 17. . etheds.- Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 32 of 114 engineef's-- i' e-ofimpf ~aent-s.Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 33 of 114 Chapter 17A9 SHORT SUBDIVISIONS Sections: 17.09.010 General provisions. 17.09.020 Preapplication conference. 17.09.030 Preliminarv Application. 17.09.035 Survev. 17.09.040 Reserved. 17.09.050 Develnpment requirements. 17.09.060 Preliminarv Short Subdivision Approvaf. 17.09.070 Final Short Subdivision Approval. 17.09.080 Distribution and filinq. 17.09.090 Conditional Approval Requirements. 17.09.100 Release of Impravemen# Guarantee. 17.09.110 Time limitations. 17,09.010 General provisions. Every short subdivision shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. Land shall be divided by the short subdivision method according to the provisions of this title, if the three followinq criteria are met: A. The division will nat result in the creation of more than faur lots; B. The oriqinal tract beinq divided has not been created by a short subdivision within the previous five years, except that when the short subdivision contains fewer than four parcels, a revised short subdivision mav be filed within the five- year period to create up to a total af four lots within the oriqinal short subdivision boundaries. C. The entire oriqinal tract (except adjacent platted or short subdivided land) shall be included within one short subdivision application: provided fihat a pre- existinq, unplatted adiacent parcel mav also be excluded if it is 20 acres or qreater in size. (Qrd. 6006 § 3 2006; Ord. 5164 § 1 1998: Ord 4844 § 1 1996; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.09.020 Preapplicatifln conference. Persons considerinq makinq app[ication to shart subdiuide land are encouraqed to request a preapplication conference with appropriate citv staff. Preappiication conferences may be requested by filinq necessary materials as required by the plannina director. (Ord. 6006 ~ 3 2006; Ord 5164 $ 1 1998; Ord. 4840 $ 1, 1996; Ord. 4296 § 2 1988.) 17.09.030 Preliminarv Applicatian. In addition to the requirements for submitting applications as set forth in ACC 14.05.020 and ACC 17.02.065 a licatian materials for reliminar short Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 34 of 114 subdivision shall include ali infarmation specified by the Planninq Director in the Preliminary Short Subdivision application and accampanying checklist.: 17.09.035 Survey Requirements. A. A licensed professional land survevor licensed in the State of Washinqton shall complete all lot staking prior to the recordinq of the short subdivision. B. All lot corners including interior lot corners, shall be marked with a permanent marker that bears the land surveyor's registration number. When the baundary lines fal(ow a meandering line, the "corners" shall be set as directed bv the city af Auburn. C. When the leqal description of #he short subdivision utilizes partial or complete sectian subdivisional breakdown to establish the boundaries, section subdivision survey information shall be shown in accordance with the requirements of WAC 332-130-030. D. All reference monuments used in the establishment of the short subdivision corners shall be identified described and noted as set or found. When appropriate the surveYshall reference previous surveys that served as the basis for the survev. E. When the short subdivision is adjacent to a constructed public riqht-of-way and the plat corners or its offset represent a quarter corner, section carner or donation land claim that is not of record or has been fost (or obliterated), a s#andard monument shall be placed. F. Whenever a short subdivision is adjacent to existinq riqht-of-way, the centerline of the right-of-way shall be iocated on the plat drawinq. If the constructed improvements fall outside of the documented riqht-of-wav, the surveyor shall identify the existinq edqe of the pavement and limits of the maintained riqht-of-way section on the drawinq and shaw its relationship to said centerline. G. All requirements of Chapter 58.09 RCW and Chapter 332-130 WAC qoverninq minimum standards far land boundary survevs shall be met and a note shafl be placed that reads: THIS SURVEY COMPLIES WlTH ALL THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES OF THE "SURVEY RECORDING ACT" CHAPTER 58.09 RCW AND WAC 332-130. (Ord. 6006 § 3, 2006.) N. The side lat lines of each lot, which if extendecl wcauld intersect with the curb, shall be marked an the curb. 17.09.040 Reserved. 17.49.050 evel4p ent requirements. A Lot Area and Dimensions. Each lot created by short subdivision shall contain sufficient square footage and lot dimensions ta meet the requirements of ACC Title 18 Each lot to be served by an on-site sewaqe disposal system shall Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 35 of 114 be a minimum of 15,000 square feet in area and shall also meet the minimum lot area requirements af the countv department of health rules and regula#ions Land contained in access easements, tracts or panhandies shall not be included in !ot area or lot dimension calcuiations for the purposes of this section B. Everv lot within a short subdivision shall be capable of beinq served bv public or private sewaqe dispasal water, storm drainage facilities and streets The citv wilf not approve a short subdivision for which a buildinq permit cannot be issued because of insufficient infrastructure. C. Conformance with Adopted Plans. Street water, sewer and storm drainage facilities adiacent to or within the short subdivision shall be in conformance with adopted citv ordinanees, standards and policies. Easements for utilities recommended bv such plans shall be provided to the city, with the exact location of such easements to be determined bv the city en ineer. D. Floods, Flood Control and Storm Drainage. 1. Where anv portion of the proqosed short subdivision lies within an area of special flood hazard or requlatory floodwav conformance with adopted citv flood hazard area ordinances standards and policies shall be rer{uired 2. A canceptual starm drainage/site radincLplan shali be required to be submitted, as part of the short subdivision application unless waived bv the citv en ineer. E. Adiacent Streets. When any pu_blic street I yina adiacent to the propert y being short subdivided has insufficient width or for any other reason does not conform to minimum street standards, in accordance with the City desi n and construction standards, sufficient addi#ional riqht-of-wav shall be dedicated to the citv and appropriate improvements shall be made by the subdivider to conform the abuttinq half of the street to such standards consistent with ACC 12.64A. Defierral of such im~rov~me►~t requirements shall b~ in conformance vvith ACC 12.64A. F. Access. 1_. Alf short subdivisions shall border on an opened constructed and rrraintained public street. Afl lots within a short subdiuision shall either border on an opened, canstructed and main#ained public street or shall be served by a private street, access easement tract or panhandle havinq direct access to such a public street. Where privafie streets and access easements are provided they shafl be in canformance wifh the citv of Auburn desiqn and construction standards. 2. All private streets access easements and panhandles shali be capable of ineetinq the fire access requirements of Chapter 15 36A ACC and the devebpment standards of Chapters 18.31 ACC and 17.14 ACC in addition to anv cather requirements of this title incluciinqL but not limited to an adequate surface for access and minimum turnaround requiremen#s on dead-end streets or access easemen#s as specified by the fire department ~ G. Dedication ofi Streets. 1. Dedication af a public street ar streets may be required whenever the Citv Enqineer finds that one ar more of the fallowing conditions applies: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 36 of 114 a. The general aliqnment of a proposed private street, access easement or panhandle follows the general aliqnment of a future arteriai as shown in the comprehensive plan; or b. The qeneral aliqnment of a praposed private street, access easement or panhandle can be reasonably modified to provide a desirable through-connection between two or more existing or planned public streets or arterials; or c A public street would be necessarv to provide adequate access to adjacent property not subject to the proposed short subdivision. H Fire Hydrants. All lots within a short subdivision shall be capable of beinq served by a fire hydrant as required bv Chapter 13.16 ACC. Propertv zoned RC, residential canservancv may be exempt provided the requirements of ACC 13 16.030 are met. (Ord. 6186 § 12 2008; Ord. 6046 § 3, 2006.) 17.09.060 Preliminarv Short Subdivision Approval. A Preliminary Short Subdivision Approval. The Director or desiqnee shall issue a written decision approvinq approvinq with condifiions or denvinq a preliminary short subdivision. In makinq a decision, the Director or desiqnee shall use the following criteria in deciding on an application: 1. Consis#encv with RCW 58.17 (Plats-Subdivisions-Dedications); 2. Consistency with applicable provisions of the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan; 3. Consistency with the City of Auburn Capital Facilities Plan; 4 Consistency with the City of Auburn Enqineerin_g Desiqn and Constructian Standards; 5 Consistency with applicable provisions of Title 12 (Streets Sidewalks and Public Works 6 Consistency with applicable provisians of Title 13 (Water, Sewers and Public Utilities) 7 Consistency with applicable provisions of Title 15 (Buildinq and Construction) 8 Consistenc wy ith applicable provisions of Title 16 (Enviranmental) 9. Consistency wi#h applicable provisions of Title 18 (Zaninq) 10 Consistency with applicable provisions of Title 19 (Impact Fees) B Upon receiving a complete application for short subdivision approval the planning director shall transmit a cQpv af the short subdivisian fioqether with copies of any accompanying documents as the director deems appropriate to the foIloWlnq: 1 City engineer, who shail review the proposed shorf subdivision with reqard to its conformance to the qeneral purposes of adopted traffic and utilitv plans; adequate provisions for storm drainage streets allevs other public ways water and sanitary sewer; and canformance to any applicable Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 37 of 114 improvement standards and specifications and compliance with Chapter 58,09 RCW and Chapter 332-134 WAC; 2. Fire Marshaf who shall review the proposed short subdivision with regard to adepuate provisians fQr emeraency access and fire suppression requirements; 3. Citv buildinq ofFicial who shall assess building code compfiance issues as applicable addressinq requirements for each lot within the praposed short subclivision; 4. Anv other citv department utilifiy provider, schoal district nr other public or private entity as the director deems appropriate C. Conditions and Restrictians. The Director or desiqnee shall include in the written decision any conditions and restrictions that he or she determines are reasonablv necessary to mitigate any undesirable impacts of ranting approval. Anv conditions and restrictians that are included bv the Director or desiqnee become part of the decision and are enforceable D. Contents of Written Decision. The Qirector or designee shall include the follawinq in the written decision: 1. A statement grantinq modifv and ranfiing with condi#ion or denyinq the short subdivision applicatian. 2. Any conditions or restrictions imposed as part of the approva( of the short subdivision application. 3. A statement of facts presented to the Director that suppork the decision includinq anv canditians and restrictions that are imposed 4. A statemen# of the director's conclusions based on those facts 5. A statement of the criteria used b.y the Director in making the decision 6. A statement of any threshold determination made under the State Environmental Poficv Act Chapter 43.21 C RCW if applicable 7. The date of the decision. 8. A summaryof the riqhts as es#ablished in this chapter of the applicant and athers to request cansideration and to appeal the decision of the Director. 17.09.070 Final Short Subdivision Approval A. Timefrarne far Final Shart Subdivision Approval A final short subdivisian meetinq ali requirements of this title and the conditians and requirements of the written decision qranting preliminarv short subdivision approval shall be submitted to the Auburn Planning Buildinq and Cammunity Department within five years of the date of preliminary short subdivision approval unless otherwise extended by the Director or designee B. Procedures. Final short subdivisian applications shall be processed as a Type II land use action. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 38 of 114 C Application An application for final short subdivision approval meetinq all requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW and this title shall be submitted to the Department of Planninq Buildinq and Communitv accompanied bv the follawinq: 1 Application materials consistent with the requirements of ACC 17.02.065. 2 A copy af the appraved preliminary short subdivision. 3 A final short subdivision drawing meetinc~the requirement of RCW 58.17, including certifications dedications and title reports; 4 Agencv recommendations pursuant to RCW 58.17.150; 5 A recordable survey and surveyor's siqnature meetinq the requirements of RCW 58.09 and RCW 58.17.250. The map and leqal descriptians included in the application for final short subdivision shall be prepared and certified by aprafessianal land surveYor iicensed in the State of Washington in a format acceptable to the city of Auburn and the Survev Recordinq Act. 6 A title insurance reportnot older than 30 davs 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 stree#s and easements located within the pLat; $ Failure of an applicant to submit all recuired application materials shall be cansidered a lack of compliance with this sectian and the Directar or designee may withhold the appliCatiOtl from further consideration until such time as the application is complete. 9. Declaratian blocks shall be rovided for the ori ina{ tract owner, surve or approvinq qovernmental agencies and recording certification, in a manner as prescribed bv the director. 10 Proof of the date of last legal segreqation of the parcel of land to be short subdivided if deemed necessary bv the planninq director; 11 Copy of restrictions if any, to be imposed upon the use of the land. Such restrictions must be recorded simultaneouslv with the short subdivision; 12 In any shork subdivision where lats are served or to be served by a private road the subdivider shall furnish a copy of such fiurther covenants or documents that wi{I result in; a Each lot owner havinq access thereta and havinq responsibilitv for maintenance af any_priva#e road contained within the short subdivision in such a condition as to allaw free access for emerqencv vehicles; b Such covenants or documents shall obliqate any seiler fio qive actual notice to any prospective purchaser of the method of maintenance of the private road which notice shall be caused to be included in anv deeds nr contracts relatinq to such sale and such covenants or documents shall be recorded simuitaneously with the short subdivision. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 39 of 114 D. Preparation. The final short subdivision shall be prepared by aprofessional land survevor licensed bv the state of Washington The preparer shall by placinq his or her siqnature and stamp upon the face of the final short subdivision, certifv 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 Iacated and that all dimensianal and geodetic details are carrect. E. Scale and Format. The final lat shall be drawn with re roducible ink on M lar measurinq 18 inches bv 24 inches in size with a one-inch border on one edqe and a one-haif inch border for the other three edqes for prajects in Kinq Countv and measurinq 18 mches bv 24 inches with a two-inch border on the left edge and a one-half inch border fior the other three edges for projects in Pierce Countv. The fmal short subdivisian shall be accurate leqible and drawn to an enctineerinq (decimal) scale of 100 feet or fewer ta the inch lf more than one sheet is required an index sheet shawinq the entire subdivision with street and hiahway names and block numbers (if any) shall be provided. Each sheet includinq the index sheet shall be of the above specified size. All siqnatures or certifications appearinq an a final short subdivision shall be in reproducible bfack ink F. Final Short Subdivision Contents. A finaf short subdivision drawin shall contam the followinq information: 1. The name of #he shart subdivision if applicable; 2. Legal description of the propertbein subdivided; 3. Numeric scale graphic scale basis of bearinqs and date of preparation af the final short subdivision; 4, The boundary line af the short subdivision referenced to city datum in accordance with cit desi n and construction standards and based on an accurate traverse with angular and linear dimensions and bearings: 5. The exact location width and assiqned name of all streets alleys and ather publoc wavs within and adjacent fio the short subdivision; 6. A table depictinq the assiqned address far each lot within the short subdivision; - 7. The exact location width and purpose af all easernents and dedicatians for r`qhts-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 sectian corner monuments which shall accurately locate the short subdivision; 9. Municiaai, township countV or section lines accuratelv tied to the lines of the qlat by distances and courses 10.AII lot and block numbers and lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths af feet; 11. The radii, internaf anqles points of curvature tanqent bearin s and lenqths of all ares; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 40 of 114 12 The accurate location of each permanent control monument. One such monument shall be located at each and every controllinq corner an 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 boundarv; 13 All plat meander lines or reference lines alonq bodies of water shall be established above but not farther than 20 feet from, the hiqh water line of such bodv; 14 Accurate outlines and leqal descriptions of any areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use with the purposes of such dedication or reservation and anv 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 properky within the subdivision toqether with the purposes of such reservatian; 16 Any restrictions or conditions on the lats or tracts within the short subdivisian as required bYthe Director, or at the discretion of the property owner; 17 A siqned certifica#ion stating that the short subdiuision 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 shafl contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public anv individual or individuals, reliqious societv or societies or #o any carporatian public or private, as shown on the plat, and a waiver of all claims for damages against any qovernmental authoritv which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction drainage or maintenance of said street or ather areas so dedicated. Such certificate ar instrument shall be siqned and acknowledged before a notary public by afl parties havinq any in#erest in the lands subdivided An offer of dedication may include a waiver af riqht of direct access to any street firom any propertv. Such waiver mav be required by the city enqineer as a condition of approval. Roads not dedicated ta the public must be clearly marked on the face of the plat. Anv 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 qrantee for use for the purpose intended bv the danation ar qrant. At the discretian of the city enqineer conveyances of riqht-of-way may be required to be by statutory warranty deed The acceptance of right-of-way- by the citv shall not obligate the city ta improve or develop the lands in the riqht-of-waV; 18 Forms for the appropriate certifications of the citv enqineer and planninq director, as follows: CITY ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 41 of 114 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 Citv improvement standards and requirements in force on the date of preliminary short plat approval this day of 20 Auburn City Enqineer PLANNING DIRECTUR'S CERTIFICATE I herebvi certifv on this day oF 20 that this final plat is in substantial conformance with the preliminaryplat and anv conditions attached thereto which preliminary short plat was approved on the day of 20 20.A form for the approval of the appficable caunty K~fPierce} assessor, as follows or as required by the applicable countv if different: ASSESSOR'S APPROVAL Examined and approved this day of 20 CQUntv Assessor Deputy Countv Assessor Accaunt number 21.A form for ths certifiicate of the applicable county recorder. (KinqlPierce), as follows or as re tlEfeCI b~ the aqpllCable C{_lUtl$V if different: RECORDING CERTIFICATE Filed for record at the request of the City of Auburn this daV of _ , 20 at minutes past M and recorded in Valume ofi Plats, a e Records of Kin or Pierce) County Washington. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 42 of 114 County Recording Number Manaqer Superintendent of Records 22 Any additional pertinent information as required at the discretion afi the citv enqineer or planninq director. G Decision-making Criteria for Final Short Subdivision Approval. The followinq criteria shall be used bv the Director or designee in consideration of final short subdivision approval: 1 Whether conditions impased when the preiiminary short subdivision was a raved have been met; 2. The com letion of the re uired im rovements or their financial uarantee in conformance with Chapter 17.14 3Whether the final shart subdivision is in conformance with the citv's zoninq . re ulations and all other a licable land us~ re ula~ions4. The Director or desi nee sha~ll not a rove a final short su~c~ivision shall until he rar she determines that it cnnforms ta the apqroved preliminarv shork subdivision and an~c~n~itir~r~s ~nd restrictions impc~sed at time of relimin~ rav~l, 17.09.080 Distribution and filinq. The Mvlar oriainal of the approved finalshort subdivision shall be forwarded to the appropriate county office for recording. The final shart subdivision must be recorded within 30 days or the final short subdivision shall become null and void. A recorded MYlar copy shalf be provided to the citY and applicant. (Ord. 6061 § 4, 2006: Ord 6006 ~ 3 2006; Ord 5164 § 11998; Ord. 4840 § 1, 1996; Ord. 4296 2 1988. 17.09.090 Conditional approval requirements. Where a short subdivision is approved subject to conditions, no buildinq permit shall be issued for property subject ta the short subdivision prior to the conditians either being fulfilled or guarantees provided ta ensure the conditions are met. (Ord 6006 ~ 3 2006: Ord 5164 ~'I 1998- Ord. 4840 ~ 1 1996; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 43 of 114 17.09.0100 Release of improvement quarantse !f the re uired ub(ic im r~~em~nts have been financiall se~ured as rovided in ACC 17.14.060B such u~rarstee wi[I be re[eased in confc~rrnance with the app(icable facilifiv extension a~~~~n AGC 13 40 17.09.110 Time iimitations. A. Preliminarv approvals for short subdivisions shall be valid for a period of five vears followinq the date of the notice of final decision B. Extensians. The Director ar designee may administratively authorize throuqh a Tvpe I land use actian extensions to preliminarv short subdivision approvals. For purposes of this Section the authoritv to issue extensions shall apply to preliminaN short subdivision approvalspreviously issued by the City. Extensions shall be issued in one (1) year increments up to a maximum af three (3) years, subiect to the fiollawinq criteria and canditions: 1. An applicant for an extension shall make a written request for the extension a minimum of thirtv (30) caEendar days prior to expiratian of the preliminarv short subdivision approval. 2. The Director or desiqnee shalf in consideration of rantinq an extension find: a. There have not been any substantial chanqes in the laws qoverning the development of the short subdivision with which lack of compfiance wauld be contrarv to the public health safety and weifare; or b. The applicant has pursued final plattin in qood faith Good faith shall be evidenced bv proqress on final surveying engineering construction or bondinq_of improvements~ or c. There have been substantial chan es in econamic conditions and market forces that have subs#antivelv limited the ability of the applicant to pursue final plattinq. 3. A condition of any extension approval shall be that the subject short subdivision shall camply v+,rith sfiate or federal mandates required ofi the City and/or Iife, health and safetv requirements of the Citv in effect at the tirne of any extension approval. C. At the same #ime the Director or desiqnee is considerinc~the extension he or she mav add conditions or requirements upan factual determinatian thafi the addition of condetions or requirements wilf benefit the public health safety and weifare. D. A short subdivision qranted preliminary approval but not filed for final plat approval within the applicable time period or extended time periad shall be void Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 44 of 114 Chapter 17.10 PRELIMIIVARY SUBDIVISIONS F'"'nB access tracts, 17.10. 1 0 reapplicatifln conference. 17.10,02p lic~tion su~a~itt~l and contents. A Application ln additio€~ ~o ti~e req~irements for a cc~mpleted ~pplicatian as rovided in ACC Title 14. a licatinn fc)r subdivision a rova! shall include: A licatior~ re uirements fa~.lnd ir~ ACG 17.02.065: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 45 of 114 2. A reliminar lat me~tin the re uirements c~f RCViI 58.17.160 for a prelimin~~ion: 3. A neighborhood circulation plan meetinq the requirements of ACC 17.16; 4. VVhere ar~ lo~ is ra ~sed to be serv~d b an on-site sewa e dis asal s stem r~sul~s af relimina ~rcoiati~r~ tests for each such ro osed lot ccsnducted under the countv department af health rules and requlations 5. A con~e~tual utilitVl~it~ qradin~ ~I~r~ ~r~d/or °~~thodology prepared in accardance with the cit s co rehensive lar~s standards or ordinance r~ uirem~nts. T~e cc~nc~ tu~l utilit Isite radin lan shall incluc3e ade uate hnrizontal and vertical information ta insure that utilities can be constructed consistent vvith the prelimina pIat fayouut° 6. The Iocation of ather utilities ather than tho~vided b the cit . 7. The a lication sh~ll incl~~d~ ~ trar~~ t~rta~ir~n ~ite lan fc~r streets ~s~d~stri~n an~fi bike ~acilifii~s Th~ sit~ ~Il~n shall include aqequqte horizontal and vertical information to insure the tr~r~s~csrtation f~cili~ies can be constructed consistent with ti~e relimin~r Bat I~ ~ut. 8. A title re ort with (iabilit for errors not to exceed the assessed value of the lofis on the d~~~ issued no mrsre fihan 30 ._.~_._a........._.....a..._..._____ 9. ~o of restric~ic~~s. if ar~ ~e irn ~s~d ~a c~r~ the use of the land. Such restrictions must be recorded sirnultaneousl v,rifh the subdivis 77 ion'. B. P~°e~pAratior~~e relimir~ar Iat or sh~ort !~fi ~F~a61 ~e re ~red b a profe~sic~rral ~rtqine~r c~r ~rcafessior~~l land surve or re istered or licensed b~ the state of Washinatran. The s~a I l, b [aci~ hi~ or ~er si n~ture and is ortra ~d accurat~l ar,d ~tabdi°aision cam lies with the standards and re uirements of this title, the Auburn zonir°r ordinanc~ ~an ather C. Sca1e and Format. Thf~_~relirninar lafi shall be drawn_Aitlj~~le biack ink on MyIar. A ~I c~ea~~ ir~fiorr~atior~ pc~r~raygd by the preliMir~gry_ plat shafl be accurate. Iegible. and drawn to an e~ D. Preliminar Plat Co~,~~~~ts. infc~rmation; 1, General informatican. The foilowin irformati~~ shalI apDear on each sheet o~ a preliminary ~(~t or a. The name of wcards Jre~~~ b. The name and address of t~~: [ic~r~fi~ c. The name, address. stamp gnd fjrt jnger car rc~f~~~ional land su~ve or whea rgppred thg p La t,, d. Nurneric scal~~r~phiq sca1e frue tiorth paint and dat~ ~f pLer~_____ ~~~on' e. ~ ~orm for t~~ endorsernenLgf the Ianning dsrectcar as follows: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 46 of 114 APPR41fED BY RESC}LUT10N OF THE CITY CC)UNC1L ON {Date) Girector Planning and Community Development C}ept. Date f. Legal descripfiion of prelimingrv plat: 2 Existinq Geographic Features Exisfiinq qeoqraphic features, as detailed in Cit a iication re uirements shall be drawn li htl in relation to ro osed geoaraphic features: 3 Proposed Geograp,hic Features. Praposed geoqraphic features as detailed in Gity application requirements shali be shown: 4. Additional lnformation. The followin additianal information sha11 be shown on the face of the preliminar4` plat: a~-For prnpased subdivisions involvinq residential land uses, a ta_ble providir~q ~h~ fc~llc~~inq inf~rmatic~n fflr each distinct residential area: i. Pra osed land use e. . sin le-famil du lex multifami! ii. Rlum~~r of dvuellinc~uni~s; iii. Gross acreac~e; iv. Existi~ zoninq desiqnation; v. Proposed zonin desi na~ion~ vi. A rr~ximate area t~f st~nalle~t I~at~ b Prapc~s~~ sc~urc~ r~f dc~rr~~stic v~aat~~ sup~1~; c. Pr~s~sc~~~~ sewaq~ dis o~al system; d, T ical street cross section s; e. Prc~ ~~ed ~~~rrn ~rain~ ~ s ~ter~°r~ f Fc~r pr~limir~ar~pia~~ ~l~at ~r~ r~l~~ed ~o a Planned Unit Development {PUL~) ti~e fafic~+~inq in~c~rmatic~r~ s4~~i( also be provided: i. The ordinance and cantract of the PUD rezone if reviousl done. ii The lac~tion c~f ~~:rim~~~r ur~lis ~r~d ~enc~~ on the bggndarv of the PUD and an indicatian of the heiaht and materia(s_ iii. The location and size ~f an entr~nce si ns. iv. A lands~~, v Any covenan~s not ~reviouslv aresved. 17.1 .03 RM*2 r2ce~ A~l pr~liminary p{~t_ st~all ~e ~eviewed i~ ~ccordance with ACG Tit(e 14 as a T e I!6 cecision, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 47 of 114 17.1 .040 dministrative review. A. The directar shall transmit co ies of the ro osed reliminar lat to the cit en ineer, to ether with c~ ies ~af an a ro riate accom an in documents. The cifv enqineer shall review the prelirninarv plat as to the adequacy of the praposed means of sewage dispcasal and water supply° the conformance of the proposal to an lans olicres or re ul~tic~ns ertainin to streets utilities; and re ardin anv other issues refated to the interests and res onsibilities of the cit en inee~ the d~~~r~m~r~t o~ ~ublic vv~rk~. B. The director sha1l solicit the comments caf ~ny c~~~er ap ro~ri~te city de ~rtment I~c~l u#~lit rc~~id~r lc~cal ~ch~c~l district, and an other a ro riate u~lic car rivate entit .~r~r~cerr~ir~ th~ ro osec! subdivision. Comments received in a timelv m~nner, as +~~If ar~y uvritter~ comm~nts received in respanse to a notice af public hearinq shall e€ther be transmitted to the hearinq examiner or incor orated inta a r~ ~rt re ~r~d b tl~e direct~~ ~r~d s~abmitted to the hearin examiner rior t~ the schedul~d ublic I~e~rin . C. The director sha(I ensure that to the extent possibie fhe_preliminanl p)at will be processed simultanecausl~ with other apprcavals related tca the subject ro ertr ~rd. ~1~0 1 199~° Ord, 4~~0 1 1996t~rd. 4296 2 1988. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 48 of 114 17.10.470 Findinqs of fact. Prelimina lats shall anl be a roved if findin s of fact are drawn to su ort the foflowing A Adequate pravisions are made for the public health safietv and qeneral welfare and for open spaces drainaqe wa s streets allevs ather public varavs, water su lies sanita wastes arks 1a raunds and far schools; B. Conformance of the ro osed subdivision to the eneraf ~ses af the comprehensive plan; C Conformance of the proposed subdivision to the qeneral purpcases of anv other a licable olicies or lans vvhich have been ado ted b the cit council; D. Conformance of the ro osed subdivision to the er~eral ur c~ses of this title as enumerated in ACC 17.02.030; E Conformance of the proposed subdivisiran ta the Auburn zoninq ordinance and an other a licable lannin or en ineerin standards and s ecificatians as ado ted b the cit or as modified and a roved as art of a reviousl approved PUD ; ~ F The po#ential environmental impacts caf the proposed subdivision are miti ated such that the relimina 1at will nat have an u~table adverse e~fect upnn the quality of the environment; G Adequa~~s are ~sa th~~rv p9afi ~vill prevent or abafie public nuisances (C'Jrd 5140 § 1 1998Qrd. 4840 ~ 1. ~996~rd, 4772 ~ 1, 1995LQrd. 4296 2 1988. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 49 of 114 17v1 .100 Adiustmerats ~f ~r~ ~ pr~aver~ pr~li inary ~at A. Minar AcJjustments. Minor adjustments ma be made arsd a roved b the lannin directar. ~vlinc~r ad'ustments are t}~c~se ~hich ma affect the recise dimensians of the plat but which do not affect the basic characfier or arranqement of_the lots and streets. Such dimensionaql rLequire~shall not varv more than 'I Q ercent from the ari inal. The ad'ustments cannot be inconsistent with the re uirements of the r~liminar lat a roval. The ad'ustments ca~ause the subdivisian to be in vialation caf this title the zoning ordin~nce ~ny other a~pl€c~ble c~t~ land us~ can~r~l Ch~~ter 58 17 RCl1V or anv other ~pplicable state €~r re ulat~~n. inor ad'~~tment~ sh~~l be reviewed for consistenc with this ter ar~d the re ulatior~~ c~f this Titl~ ~s ~ell as fhe follawin eriteria: 1. The adiustment rr~aintains the d~siqn t or purqose of the oriqinai approvaf; and 2. The ad°ustment rra~ir~tair~~ ~he u~l~t r~f desi n c~r rodu~t established b the oriqinaLqpproval; and 3. The ~cliu~tment doe~ n~+~ caus~ ~ si~r~ificant ~nvironmental or [and use impact c~n or beyc~nd the si~e~nd 4. The ad~~trnent i~ r~o~ r~cl~ded b t~~ terrr~s of this Title or b state law from 5. Circumstances rend~r i~ ~m~r~~~i~al unf~~sibl~ c~r detrim~r~fial ta t~e public interest to accgmpli~~~~ condition or re~~~irrnirta~t or shart Wf a roval. 8. Ma'or Adustments. MMa'Loor aad'ustm~ntss are fihhoose ~nrheen d~termir~ed h the lannin dir~~~~sr subs~~rstiall ch~n ~ the b~sic d~si n I~ a~at o en s ace ar other tP~is section substantial chanae includes the creation of additional lots, the eliminafiion ar si nific~nt reguction o# t uvcauld cha;n ethe ua1~!y_'pf the ~f a roval an an a roved relim- ir~~r det~rmines a chanae constitutes g Eajor ar Iat is re uired and shall be r~~e~s~d as a~~v+r ~r~d ~r~fi~ ~(ic~tiar~, ~~c~. 51~~ 1 1998Qrd. A~4~J 17.1 .11 Ti e li itations. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 50 of 114 1. An a licant for an extension shall make a written re uest for the extension a minimum of thirt 30 calendar da s rior to ex iratian of the reliminar lat approval. 2. The Director ar desiqnee shall in consideration of qrantinq an extension find: a. There haue not been an substantial chan es in the laws gvernin the deveiopment of the pfat, with which lack of campliance would be contrarv to the public health, safety and welfare; ar b. The a licant has ursued final lattin dili entl as evidenced b ra ress on final surve in , en ineerin canstruction or the financial securit of im rovements; or c. There have been substantial chanqes in economic conditicans and market forces that have substantivel litrrited the abilit of the a licant to ursue final lattin . 3. A canditian af any extension approval shall be that the subdivision sha11 complv with state or federal mandates required of fhe City and/or li#e, health and safet re uirements of the Cit in effect at the time of an extension a roval. C. At the same time the Director ar desi nee is considerin the extension he or she mav add condifiions or requirements upon Factual determination that the addition of conditions or requirements will benefit the public healfih, safety and welfare. D. R Iat ranted reliminar a roval, but not filed for final Iat a rova[ within the applicable time period or extended time period, shall iae null and void. (Urd. 6186 § 6, 2008: C)rd. 5140 § 1, 1998; Ord. 4840 § 1. 1996; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.} 17.10.12 eve[o ent standards fflr anhan le !Qt ~~c~ss a~ rivate access tracts. A. Panhandle Lof Access, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 51 of 114 4. Nat more than two anhandle accesses within the same lat ma abut each other. Aiternativel a se ~r~fie access tr~c~ sl~all be re uired in lieu rf more than fiwo separate panhandle accesses. The separate access tract shall meet the requirements of subsection B Qf this section. B. Private Access Tracts andlor Easements. 1. Private access tracts andlor easements wifl be allowed vvhen it is phVsically impractical to provide a lot with d€rect access to apublic sfreet due to unique physical limitations of the Propertv includinq but not limited to steep slo es si nificanfi ve etatian. or sensitive enviranmentai areas. 1f the lot abuts an arterial an aecess tract ma ~[so ~llr~v~ec~ fo rc~vide an alferna#e access to the (ot if ifi is impractical to provide far another pub[ic street due to the aForementicaned Phvsical limitations, The use of access tracts cannot preclude or hinder the a!i nment of future ublic streets that would otherwise serve the area. 2. Access tracts can ~n~ b~ ~reatec~ thr~u [at rc~cess ursuant to Chapter 17,10 and 17.09 ACC. C.~wr~~rship and m~i~fen~nce res{a~nsibi9i~ies will also be determined as part of the plat proeess. 3. The maximum number of iats to be served bone access tract shall be six, If a Iot abuts an access tra~t and ~ ublic ~treet th~n ~he front lot [ine shall be oriented to the public, 4. A1d access tracts andlor easements must connect to a )ublic street and the rnaximum len th shall be 150 feet as measured from the ed eof the ublic street ri hfi--of-wa . Additional len th ma k~e allc~v~e~ i~ t~ae uni ue h sical limitatians of fh~ ~r~ap~rty ir~cl~dinc~ k~~fi ~~t ~imi~~d fio s~e~ siop~s siqnific~r~~ vegefiati~n, c~r sensitive enviran~ental ~r~~~ v~rould impa~ted Eess if additional l~n th were r~vided. T~e trac# ~h~l~ not allow for throu h vehicle access. 5. F'rivate access tracts and or easements shall meqt Cit of Auburn C. Emer enc Access Provisians. sectian additioqlgj rqKi~~ ma be regq~~~~~ fpr Ide uate emer enc access as deter~~ir~~d ~ th~ A~€burr~ ~ir~ r~ar~t~~~. The ~dditional rovisions ma include but not be lirnited to rovidin far turnaroLirrds, additional access tract vuic~~h Ord. 5533 1. 2001.1 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 52 of 114 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 53 of 114 I_.}'sarr~h~r rc~a-~i~ar #L°an} $$-snrr~ ~r--m ,-E I' } /~p cag~ mcar°s#c~ -~r.r xar~t~n~~~yf'} 44y ~ 4~ b39CA&-C€-iLar.S""'i Y„7T'~'s TSiT4.~f8w~$'~ ~~./~'V-3'~~a'Ta3~~~.T~3TT'~i'TT~w 7Y..7F-fYTiTCaTf Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 54 of 114 , ' ' ENG-PJE-E-R' -S-GER-T4-F4C-AT1~- 4- ate-of . . p 44, f---- + 20------- RLANNWG-D!- G Aubum--Pla nr~~ing-~ir~~ 20,-A-~r-m--fer _the-...app-rova4--ef__the- -m- ay-Gr_:_pursuant _to-AC CA 7-40 ,wo-;_...~~ ws- E----x-a r-' d----and-----~~p~oved---ths---__-__..._....--day_._-~~ be-r- ,_--adaia _ -b}--the--Auburr,,--Gity , ~o-r- ATTE . 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Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 56 of 114 4-7--4-0: --A-~~nistrative-revi w: fi4"lat-on --r4e*t-c -il- n4a 1Gw-,4-or=at--{ -'-O-werki4ag- - G€ department-s--fc-r---f-e-v+ew-__-4`he_e~ty--e,n ' er----shatI--f---v4ew tbe_.....-fi°+a8---plat---an d Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 57 of 114 _ fGva4-o. e--fae~- ~h&-f-iinaI-plat: -~Of d 42-964-2-,_498-82.) 1-7_40, 040--Terr+is .of -~pproval.- ubdiv+siGra.,-shall__be_gc~e-r-ned_by..the..4erm&--Gf,_ ~pix.Gval_Gf--~he---f[nal--pJat;-_~n4 thca ~rr,rairsrv y@p^~{ ~rsr~l rr~ra~ elre~ir.rje~^. irs ~~fr~~~ ~~-•~g__p^~w~ ~ }y.~~^ ~~a -m+ner ---find&_th-at _a _change-+n_conditiGns-_c-r~~~e&_a.-serie-~is-th t-fo__th+--pub4ic kealt-h-er-safie#-y.. inthe _subd+v+~~on: - ~Ord.-Ord. _42-9 D- e ___~~~duc-+b4e___c-Gpy...__slaalll-...be---reta{nedthe__p4anRng d -aftment._{Gfd:-606.4_.§..._2;2006;_Qrd-:__42-96_~_~_;__.~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 58 of 114 'V7""G~~C'3'kY~~ti.r-~v'Y-+~'taT~ A~'Tf~"Q'T'a~'T~~'.~ne"j""~7Ct~d +.~Y~T~ii~ ~f°t}F7"""TVCj ~3.TL~~•~°}~~Y Ylr]Cn~' 18f3'}~"if9v%A'L"t~iLTY"TT'Y S E~2,3~ ~ f~ by-AGG . . . . , 19884 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 59 of 114 47-- . fl-- °as°-of48=n- vern ` ~a.Rtee: r fr~a {-s o hage~ ca ahmittc,r[ s anrlnr 1lC(°' -guafante,& Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 60 of 114 Chapter 17.12 FINAL SUBDIVISIONS 17.12.005 Purpose. This Cha ter establish~s s ecific a lic~tian ~~terials r~view racesses and re ~~ireme~~s and term~ c~f a rc~v~l fe~r fir~a( bd;~is~ons. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 61 of 114 17.12.010 AppIicatiQn sub iftal and contents. A. A lication. An a lication for final subclivision a roval ~~1 re a~irements of Gha ter 5~3.17 RCV~ and this title shall be submitted to the ~I~r~r~inq d~partment ac~c~€°n~ani~d by th~ faflc~winc~: 1 . Appfication materials consistent with the requirements of ACG 17.0Z065. 2. A co pf the ~ rr~ved relimina lat. 1 A fin~l ia~ meetir~ the r~ uirem~nt of RCV~1 5~.17 includin certifications dedicatiaDs~~~ 4. Aq~r~cY recomrr~end~tic~r~~ ur~uant ~a RCV~I 58.17.150: 5. A recordabl~ ~~rve and surve ~r'~ si r~~tur~ meetin the re uirements of RCIN 58.09 and RCW 58.17.250, 6. Propa~~d li~f ~f ~ublic ir~provem~r€ts th~t vvil~ be incam~lete af the time of final pl~t ~~pravai and fihe assc~ciated cost fn cc~mplete the work The list shall be used to determine the financiaI securit re uired as art of the final lat review resces~. The En in~er'~ certificatic~n is re uired rior ta set~in the date for consideration bv the Citv Council for final plat appraval The En ineer's Certification will not be issued until the requirements of ACC 17 14 010 h~ve been met, B . onal land surve or licerrsed b the stafie of Washin ton. The re arer shalf, b lacin his or her ~iqn~~~ar~ ~r~d s~~r~~ u~€~n t}~~ ~~ce o~ the ~[~t c~rti~y th~~ ~he pl~t i~ a true ~nd carrect re r~~er~t~~ican caf the lanc~ ac~uall ~urve ed b the r~ ar~r that fhe exfsfinc~ rr~ar~l~r~~r~t~ ~~c~~r~ fih~r~c~r~ ~xist ~s l~cat~d and that aI1 dimertsional and gqadfft~~~~ C. 5cale and Format. The final Iat shall be dravun v~e rcaducible ~r~ ~ize with a one-inch border on one border fcar the other three ed es for roi~cts in Kin ~our~~~ and m~a~~~~inche~ left the other three Pdcies for projects in Pierce Courat ~nd drawn ta an en ineerin LO e~ir~al~ fi~~~ or _Lwer to the inch. !f more than one sheet is sLjbdivision ~ithstr~e_t and hi hvva names and block numbers if any) shall be rovided. Each sheet. includin the index ~II si natLires or certifications D. Final Plat Conterats. A finnl lat shail contain the followin information: 1. The name of the s~jbdj~vision; 3. Nurrreric sc~l~, graphic scale, basis of bearin sand clatp €af re of the finj pIat; 4. The bou~d~r~ d~tum in accordance with the Cit Desi n and Construction Stanc3ards and based on an accurate traverse, with an ular and (inear dimerasions and bearir~ s; 5. The exact Iocatior~widfih and ~~~icined name of aII streets, alleys and bdivis'on, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 62 of 114 6. A tabls de ictin the assi ned address for each lot within the subdivisian; ~ 7 The exact location width and purpose of all easements and dedications far rights-of-wav provided for public and private services and utilities 8. True courses and distances fo the nearest established street lines or section or uarter seetion cnrner monuments which shaH accuratel locate the subdivision; 9 Municipai tovunship county ar sectian lines accurately tied ~e lines of the plat by distances and courses; T 10. AIi Iot and block numbers and lines with accurate ciimensians in feet and hundredths of feet: 11 The radii internal anqles points of curvature tangent bearinqs and len ths of all ares~ 12. The accurate location of each ermanent confrai monument. Une such monument shall be located at each and every contrallinq corner on the boundaries of the parcel of land beinq subdivided: at each street centerline intersection each oint of curvature PC each aint af tan enc PT and each oint r~f reverse curve PR~ ; and at each intersection of a street centerline with a ~I~t b~undarv; 13 AlI pf~t meanc~er lines or refer~nce lines ~1onq bc~dies of water shal6 be established abc~ve ~~t r~ot farther than 20 f~et frorr~ the hi h water e af such bodL, 14 Accurate outlines dedicated or reserved fcar public use with the pur~ac~ses c~~ such t~edicatic~n ~r reservati+an and an iimitations indicated thereon and in the dedica~ian15. Accurate outl€nes of ar~ are~s tc~ ~ae res~rved ~~e~~ covenant fcar common use af awners ~ro~~rtV ~v~thin the subdivi~ic~r~, to. ~th~r with the ~ur~cases c~f suct°~ reserv~ti~n; "~6. A~r r~s~ricti€~ns c~r cc~nditians s~n ~~e lots or tracts within the subdivisic~~ ~s r~ uired ~ the h~~rin ~xar~ri~~r rar at fihe discretion of fihe ~r_~~~ 17 The rtame and seal of the licensed Iand sqrv~~~c~nsible for re ~rati~n of fihe fin~l 1at ar~d a si ned certification on the lat b said surve c~r to fhe effect that it is atrue and correct re resentafion of the Iand actuall s~ ~~~~kr~~ by I~im ~r her thafi th~ exi~tinq mc~numents shown thereon exist as 9ocateci and thafi all dimensional and qgpdetic details are correct; 18.-A si r~ed ~erfifi~a#ic~n statin that the subdivisican has been made with the free cons~nt and ir~ ~ccordar~~e ~rvvith the d~~ir~s caf t~e owner or owners. !f the plat includes a dedicafiion the certificate or a se~arate ~ritt~r~ instrum~nt shall contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the publ~y individual or ir~dividuals reli ioG~s ~ociet nr sacieties or ~c~ ~n cor oraticsr~, ~blie c~r riv~te as shawn c~n the lat and a Lvvaiver of aI1 claims for dama es ac~ainst anv qc~vernrrt~nt~l autharifv wl~ici~ mav c~ccasioned to fhe adiacent Iar~d b~h~ esta~iished cc~r~s~ruc~ican, dr~ina e or maintenance of said street or other areas so dedicated. Such certificate or instrument shall be si ned and Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 63 of 114 ackns~wl~~ ed bef~re a r~r~ta ublic b all ar~ies h~vi~ an intere~t in the lands subdivided. An offer of dedicatian ma include awaiver oF ri ht of direct access to anv street from anv rcaperty Such waiver may be required bv the citv enqineer as a conditron c~f approval. R~ads ntat de~icated to the qublic must be cleari marked on the face of the Iat. An dedication donation flr rant as shown nn fhe face of the la~ shal[ ~e cr~nsidered as a uit clairn deed to the said donee or qrantee for use for thg puMgse infen~y the danation ar qrant At the discretion ogf the citv en~ine~r conve~~nc~s ~f riqht-of-wa~ mav be required to be ~ statuto vv~rr~r~t deed. The ~cc~ tance ~f ri ht-ofi-vva ~e cit shali not abii at~ the cif ~c~ irr~ r~ve or devel~ the Pands in the ri ht-of-wa ; 19, Forms for the ap~ropri~te ~erti~ica~ic~r~s af the fin~nc~ directrar citv enqineer and plannin dire~s fcall~ FENANCE DlRECTOR'S CERTEF9CATE I he~°e~ certif t~r~t there ar~ n~ d~lin uent s ecial assessments for which the pr~p~€~v sub~ect to fil~is s~bdivision rnay be liable ta tht cifiy,~that all ~peci~i assessments c~n ~n~operty herein contained dedicated as ~tre~ts alle s c~r f~r an c~th~r ~blic ~s~ have b~en dul aiLd satisfied or c9ischar ~d t~i~ d~ c~f 20 Auburn Director of Finance CIT1' ENG(NEER'S CERTiFICATE l hereb certifv that fihis of iMpLoveMents issued ~c~rasi~~~nt with force on ~q~~~~ approval, this dav of ~ 20 PLABVtYtEYt7 LJkT-4E1+Tk.lRjc,? leaE[-S I dFlae.rd"i E L Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 64 of 114 Auburn Planninq Director 20 A form for the approval of #he mayor, pursuant to ACC 17.12.030, as follows: AF'PROVAL Examined and a raved this da c~f 20 pursuant to City Ordinance Number adopted bv the Auburn Citv Council on the day of , 20 Mavar ATTEST: Auburn Cit Clerk 21. A form for the certificaf~ c~f the a licable Kin /Pierce co~~n~ finance divisian as fallows ar as required by the applicable countV, if different: FINANCE DIViSItJN CERTlFICATE herebv certifv that all property taxesare aid, that there are no deli~ uenf s ecial ass~~sment~ certifi~d te~ this office fcsr callectican and t~~t all special ~ssessments ~e~hified to thi~ office far cai6ection on any of ~he ro er~ herein con~~ir~ed c~~dica~~d as streets, aIle s~r ~or other ~bli~ us~ are aid in fu~l thi~ da af 20 Manaqer Deputy 22. A form for tl~e a rc~val of the a licable Kir~ /Pierce cc~unt assessar, as fiollows ar as required by the applicable cauntv, if different: ASSESSOR"S APPRtJVAL Examined and a ro~~d this da ~f 2C~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 65 of 114 Cpun!y ~sscar Deputv Countv Assessar Account number 23. A form for the certificate ~f fi~~ a licable Kin fPierce c~unt recorder, as Frllavvs or as required b$flP appIiCabIe COUnty, if different° RECQRDfNG ,(~'rERTIFICATE Filed for record at the re ~est ~f tl~~ Git ~f ~uburr~ t~is da ~f .20 at minutes ast and recorded in Vo(urne of P€ats, a~ ~~cords c~f I~~n ar rce Mangc~~r S erinten~~~~t of Records discretion of the ~~fy ~r~~~er c~r ~l~nnirt dir~c~ar. 17.1~ ~ ~ ~ ieW P'M eSSS A fin j~llat ~ lbre~ ew~,.d iri accordanc,e with ACC Wi it1e '14 as a Tvr)eV decisior). a, _ ~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 66 of 114 a enc 's re ort which discusses the conformit or nonconformit of the final lat with: the terms and conditions of the relimina lat a roval: the re uirements of Ghapter 58.17 RGW and other app(icable state laws in effect at the fiime of preliminar1r plat approval; and the requirements of this title in effect at the time of prelimirrarv plat approval. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.12.030 Citv coun+cil acfiion. The cit council shall have sole authorit to a rgve final lats. The council shall approue disa rove or return ta the applieant for modificafiion or correcfiion a proposed final piat on the date of the meetinq set for consideration of the final lat under ACG 17.12.020(A), unless the a licant a rees in writin to an extension of the time eriod rovided b RCiN 58.17.140. If the council finds that the subdivisian proposed for final plat approval canfarms to al1 fierms o# the preiiminar°y plat approval and the said subdivision meets the requirements of Cha ter 58.17 RCW othsr a licable s#ate laws and this titie which re Lairements were in effect on the date of refimina lat a roval it shall direct and aufihorize the mayor to suitabiy inscribe and execute its written approval on the face Qf the final plat. (C3rd. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.12.040 Terms af approval. A subdivision shall be c~verr~ed b ti~e terms of a r~v~[ af the final lat and the z~nin ordinarrc~ and re ulatians in e~#ect on the date p# rel~lat at~t~rr~ual for a period afi five v~ars a~t~r fir~al plat ~pproval unless the hearinq examiner finds fihat a chanqe in conditions creates aserious threat tg the public health or safet in the subclivision. Ord. 61868 2008; C?rd, 4296 21988. 17.12. 50 Distribution and fi[in . The director shall distribute the ori inal and cc~ i~~ c~fi fih~ ~ rc~v~d ~ir~al lat as follovvs: A. The oriqinal shali be forwarded fio the ap~rc~~ri~t~ ~~~ant~ ~ffice fc~r recc~rdin ~The _-.I~t must be recc~rded vvi~hi~ 30 da s c~r the l~t s~all ~~cc~me null and void. A recorded M I~r shall be returned to the cit and ke t with the Cit 's recards; 5~Cv~~ ~aper cc~pies ~hall betransmitted to the c~~~ C. Or~e re rod~~ible co shall ~e retained i~ t~e s of the ciep2rtmenfi. D. One re roducibie co shall be rovided to the a lican#. Ord. 6061 2 200Q; C?rd. 4296 a 2, 1988.1 17.12.06 Transfer of qwnerahi . VVhenever any parcel of land I inq vvithin the city is divided under the r~visi~ns of this title no erson firm car cc~r ~ratian sha96 sell or transfier, or offer or advertise for sale or trar~sfer an such lc~t tract or ~rcel withoLit havin first h~d an ~~prc~vec~ fiin~l plat af ~uch su~divisic~n ~iled fcar reco[d ~~rovid~ I~ ~eC~ 17.10.{~90. Qrd. ~2~6 2, 1~8~3. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 67 of 114 17.12.470 ~ildinc~, ~cc~~~n~~r ~nd rt~o ~f hor~~ ermits A. No buildin ermit for a structure other than a tem ora contractor's office or tem ora str~ra e buil~in shall be issued f~r a lot or arce! within an approved subdivisiran prirar tcs a determination by the fire marshal #hat adequate fire prQtection for constrLictfon needs exists. _ B. No buildin ermit f~r ~ s~r~acture other thara a tem orar contractor's ofi#ice or tem orar stc~ra e buildir~ shall ~e iss~.~ed for a 1ot gr arcel within an a~prc~ved sub~fivisic~r~ un~il: 1. The minimum required improvements which will sense the subiect fot or arcel have ~eer~ constrl~cted in accardance with ACC 17.14.070; and 2. AIl remainin im rov~~ents h~ve been fin~nciall uaranteed under the requiremenfis ofACC 97.14.01 O. C. Prior to fiinal plat a~proval af an ~q~roved prelimin~ry ~(at buildinq ~errnits for model homes ma b~~~~~icial i~sultation with the cit en ineer sub'ect t~ the fa~lc~win c~nditions: 1.MadeB homes are sinqle-familv dwellinqs as defined bv ACC 18.04.340(A). The ~ur~o~~e ofi a model home is #or sales prcamotion and disg~av of homes that vvill be t ic~~[ b~ilt within ~ subciivi~i~n and ~re o en ta tbe ublic for viewiM. lJ tvvc~ mod~3 f~o~~s rr~~ ~e al8r~w~d ~c~r relirr~in~r lats u to 20 Iots. Up tc~ ~~ur t~°~~de~ hor~,~~ m~~ be ~11€~v~~d for ~relirt~in~ry plats in excess of 20 lots. 3. All madel homes shalI be served ban all vueather surFace access as ~p~rov~d l~v ~~e ci~v ~r~~ine~r ~n~ fire r~arshal 4. All moclel homes shaC1 be Iocafied within 300 feet p~~~ fire 1~ ~rant a~ det~~rnir~~d ~rad ~ rc~~~d b the fire marshal. 5. F'rior to t~e pub1i~ written official. 6, infic?rmation must be submitted with the finaf lat indicates the model home meets all applicable zoning code standards of the lot on which it is 1ocafi~d. D. ~or~ditis~ns nea buildin ermit shall be i~~~eci tc~ the ccanditic~ns eitl~er b ein fuIfilled c~€~ditions are met. flrd, 60D6 3. 1996- Ord. 4296 `2, 1988. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 68 of 114 B. A ortion of the uarantee e uivalent ta 10 ercent of the value of the ublic im rovements uaranteed shall be retained as a maantenance uarantee bv the citv for a minimum periad of one vear from the date the citv enqineer certifies the comp(etion af the plat improvements have been satisfied, to ensure the ade uate o eration of such im ravements followin which an unused ortion Qf such uarantee shall be released. This shalf be cansistent with the facility extension pravisions of Tifiie 13 (Water Sewers and Public Utilitie~~. 17.12.090. Surve Re uirements. A A[icensed professional land surveyor shall complete al# I~t ~takinq prior to the recordinq af the final subdivision. . B. All !ot corners, includin interior lot corners, shall be marked with a permanent marker that bears the land survevor's reqistration number. When the boundarv lines fiollow a meandering line the "corners" shall be set as directed by the eitv of Auburn. C. V1Jhen the le al descri tion of the final subdivision uti[izes artial or com lete secfiion subdivisional breakdown to estabiish the boundaries section subdivision survev informatian shall be shown in accardance vvith the requirements of WAC 332-130-030. D. All reference monuments used in the establishment of the fina1 sUbdivlSiQt1 corners shall be identified, described and noted as set ar found. VVhen appropriate the survev shall reFerer~c~reviou~ surveys th~t served as the basis for the survs . E. iJUhen the final subc3ivision is ~~a co~ted ~i ht-of- wav ~nd th~ plat corners c~r its offset r~pr~~~r~t ~ qua~~er corr~~r s~c~ic~n carner or dorlation fand claim that is not af record or has been Iost (or obliterateda standard monument sha4I be laced. F. Whenever a final subdivision is adjacent to ~xistin ri k~t-c~f-wa , the center9ine of t~~ ri ht-of-wa sl~~~l b~ foc~t~c~ on th~ iat clrawin .[f the constructed im rflver~ents f~li c~utsid~ Q~ the ~ocu,~er~~~d ri wa , the surve qr sha~ntif the existin ed e of tf~~ ~vem~nt and lirt~its ~f the mair~t~ir~ed ri ht-c~f-wa section on the dr~win and show its re9ationshi to said centerline. G AlI 332-130 VVAG ovemin minim~~m st~ndards for land r sLarve s shail be met and a note shall be placed that reacls: fiNIS SURVEY COMF'LIES W{TN ALL TFIE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES OF THE S6iIURYE1 REilVRDING AVS55 CdiAPTER VV.0V RVYV AND YYAG 31lS..-E 30, H. The side lot lines of each lot which if extended would intersect with the curb shali be marked on the curb. 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PR V T U1 1° - SUBDIVISIONS SHORT-SUBDWMtON-S Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 78 of 114 17.14.010 {mprovement methQds. Followin preliminary, 1at a rova6 and a roval af aii lans re uired b Cha ter 17.14 ACC, and rior ta settin fhe date for consideration b the Ci# Council far final plat approval the applicantlplat develaper shall quarantee the pubiic improvements reguired for the plat are completed bv one of the foliawinq methods: A. B com letion of construction of the minimum re uired lat im rovements in eonforrnance with ACC 17 14 070 (Minimum 1mprovement Requirements) and furnishing to the citY an assiqnment of funds or an irrevocable letter a# credit or guarantee bond or other similar security satisfactory to the city engineer, in which assurance is given the cit that the instaflation af the remainin re uired ublic improvements will be carried out as provided bv p1ans submitted and approved pursuanfi tQ Chapter 17.14 ACC and in accardance with the citv's desiqn and construction standards and under the su ervision of the cit en inesr. 1. The amount of the assi nment of funds or irrevocable letter of credit or ofiher security shall be 150 pereent of the esfiimated construction cost of all remaininq required public improvements as determined bv the applicant, and a roved b the cit en ineer. ~ substantial ortic~r~ af #he remainin re uired ~.~blic im rc~vements su~ect to the satisfaetor securit , shall be com leted within fhe initial 12-month taeriod of the satisf~~torv securifiv far the qlat imprcwements The remainder of the impravements shall be completed within six months. Durin construction #he cit en ineer ma allovv a artial refease of the financial securit a~structi~~~ a The city enqineer shall allov+a not more than one partial reiease of the financial sec~arit~durinc~~{~~ c~anstructican: b. The se ~encin of the ~r~i~1 re~e~~~ ~sF t~re financial securit is to be determined b the cit en ir~eer ri~r ~he ac~~ tanc~ af the securi~ . 2 The citv ~nqir~~~r mav ~llc~v~ a sinql~ incr~m~r~~~l ~ix-mcanth extension csf the satisfacto s~time ~e, be ~~~8-month eric~d i~ there are unforeseen circumstances, be ond the control of the Iat devel0 er that do not allow t}~e com letior~ c~f the ublic im ravem~n~s. 3 As a conditian of th~ ~lat improv~m~~~ perr~ittinc~ ~p rcrv~4 th~ dev~6o~er sh~ll ~~r~e fihat in t~e cas~ o~ ~h~ d~:vel~p~r's default or failure to com Le~im rovements as er ~~d I~r~~ and conditionL, includin time schedules. the cifi shal1 have the authorit to com lete the constructican of public improvements ufiilizir~c# t~~ above d~scrifaed ~~tis~actorv securitv. 4 The citv engineer may further a~e~ to ~li~~ th~ develc~per tc~ utifize assi nment of funds or irrevocable letter of credit ar cather securit acce table t~ the cit ~n ineer fio cc~ver the minimum vvarrant ~ricac~. B gy the formation of a local im~arovement district consistent with the provisions af Chapter 3.20 ACG and an~c~~her a~plic~~le rec~~.~irernent of the cit~ and the state. B actual ir~stallatio~ c~f the r~ uir~:d ir~ rc~vements in accordance with the rav'ssions c~f Ct~a ter ~7.14 ACC ~~d ir~ ordan~e wifih the cit 's desi nand construction standards and under ~h~ su~ervi~ic~n c~~ the ritv ~~~in~er. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 79 of 114 D. B a~c~mbinati~n c~f ~~e~e meth~ds. E. For a~°~ ~f the ~~ov~ cam~inatic~r~s of inethods c~ther than subsection C. the p(at developer shalf execute and record aqainst the plat properties a sfatement approved by the city attornev which holds the city harmless and limits the city's financial obi~ atir~n ta con~truct an defaulted rivate utilit facilities and ublic infrastructure for streets water utilit sanita sewer utilit or storm water utilit svstems to the face vafue of the bond shall be memarialized on the _plat documenfis. The statement shali afso recoqn9ze the citv's reserved unilateral ri hts to establish the schedule fic►r construction of default~d I~t infrastr~acture. Such statements shall be I~ ~ll bindin u car~ the heirs and assi ~s of the develoqer, ~~bsequ~r►~ prap~rtv owr~~rs ~nd their I~eirs and assi~~~~ 2fl02, Ord. ~093 ~ 1 19~8~Jrd. 4~96 ~ 2 19$8 ) 97.14.01 ents Prior to final a roval and after com letion of ~11 r~ uired im rc~vements andlor inancia! u~rantee c~f the constru~~ic~n caf a!I re uired irr~ rovements, the cit neer si~all provide ~ c~rtific~te s~atinq fihe required ir~n~ravemer~fs in rdanc~ wifih Ethe prc~~isions of this titl~ and in accord~nce with city desic~n and constructian stanc3ards have been com leted c~r uaranteecf or acombination to the satisfiaction 199~t~rd. 4296 2 1988. 17.14.020 StreeLRtili~nd r~~s. ~tr~e~ ~v~~~;r s~nifi~r ~~w~r. storm dr~ir~~ e an~ r~din ~ans ~hall be nand construction standards. 17,14. 30 Public water ~ervice. Each Iot in a subdivision created under this title sha9l be served by a ublic v,rater the cit firrds thafi: A, C~~ o ra h , distance frorii cit water i~w ro osed develo menfial densit , or s6miiar factor: and B. F'rivate water service will ncat be detrimentai to the im lementation of the qdapL~~~~r ~I~r~~ ~r~d C. Private water service vvil9 not pose a thr~~~ to ~~e public hgAlth safet or welfare; and D. F'rivafie water service is necessa to accom lish reliminar 6at a roval shall be conditioned on the abiiitv of the subcfivider to obtain all nece~~~~ls for the rivate vvat,-r c stem c~r s s~~rr~~ ~rod th~ ~inai I~fi sh~fl ~c~t be ~ rn§~ed ur~~il the subdivider dernonstrafes to the satisfactinn c~~ the cit ~r~ in~~r fihat the ro osed water ~ s~~rn or s~terr7s a~rill ~d~ u~t~l ~~r~~ t~~ domestic water needs ofi future owners of L 1998; Ord. 4296) S 9. Ic) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 80 of 114 17.14.040 Public sanitary sewer service. Each lot in a subdivision created under this title shall be served b the Auburn sanita sewer s stem, consistent with the Sewer Com rehensive P[an unless the city finds that; A. Gitv sanitary sewer service is not practical due to topoqraphY, distance from cit sanita sewer facilities extreme low ropossd develo menta{ densit or similar factor~ and B. On-site sewage dispasal systems will not pose athreat ta the public health, safetY ar welfare; and C. On-site sewa e dis osal s stems are necessar to accom lish the purposes of #his title; and D. The city engineer has reparted favorablV on the use of on-site sewaqe disposal svstems. (Ord. 5164 § 1, 1998; Ord. 4296 ~ 2, 1988.) 17.1. lock requirements. A block shalf consist of any two or more contiquous Ints which are not se arated by a street. Bleacks shall rneet the reqLiirer°nents of the City desiqn and construction standards. Qrd, 5164 1. 1998° C3rd. 4296 2 19881 17.1 . 7 irtimu I rovement Reciuiremenfs for A roval of ubdivisions and hort u divisions A. Prior to finak a roval of a subdivisiran or short subdivision, the followin minimum im rovements shall be constructed cansistenfi wifih the a roved lans, except that the City Enqineer ma aElow posting of a financial guarantee and/or the execution of a delaY of im rovem~n~ ac~reement k~~~~d c~n a findin, th~t the deferral of #he re uired im rovements is in the best interests of the cit . 1 . Draina e faciBities and ~rc~siar~ contr~l meas~r~~ consistent with the approved p(ans; 2, lNater mains service~ and h~dr~nt ir~st~lled c~ erational, and fiire flow available if required consistent with the approved plans; 3 Undergraund electrical and telecommunica#ion improvements requirecl for all public or private u#ilities and public illumination or traffic signal systems if rsquired consistent vvith the approved plans; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 81 of 114 4. Sewer facilities installed and o erational if re uirecf consistent with the approved plans; 5. All curb and qutter installed in afl streets wifihin the subdivisian or short subdivision consistent with the appraved pians 6. All s#reets aved u to the final lift of avement to ald lots within ths subdivisign or shart subdivision cansistent with the a roved lans; 7. Street name si~naqe in~tall~d consistent with the ap~rov~d plar~s8. Specific site improvements required b the preliminary plat approval ordinance or reliminar shQrt Cat a roval decision if the decision re uires corr~ letic~n riar t~ lat r~~ordir~ 9. Delineatian of critical areas thafi are ta remain undeveloped and protected by easement or p(acement in a separate tract pursuant tQ Title 16 Environmenfal of the Auburn Cit Code~ 10, T~m ~rar c~ntral rnonumer~fis set b a lar~d surve or licensed in the state of Washinqton, located in confarmance with this title and in place prior ta final apprcaval of the subdivision or short subdivisian. Permanent monuments and control oints shali be set and verified b aland surve or licensed in the state of V1/ashin ton vvithin 90 days af the final lift of avement~ and 11. Impr~~emen~~ wi~l~~u~ urhic~ ~he direct~r deterrnines enrould exist. & The Cit shall have ri ~~t ont~ an la~ ~rac~ easer~ent c~~ ~rc~! that is ~~t c~f the fiit~~l ~~t ~r sh~~ iat ta ~ns~re ~om liance vvith fhe minimum subdi~isior~ of this secfiican. 17,14. 0 Under rgqnq_y1j~ A. Consister~t with Tities 12 and 13 and the standards. aIf uti~i~ but rot limited to 99Aer; telephc~~~ and te9evision cables shaEl be insta[Ied uncfer rqgnc[~~ easements shalLbe rovideci for all such gilit 16i2es vvhich wi6l not be loc~~ed within ~isce6laneous hardware sha1( be installed accc~rc~i~ C. ~ B. Whenever an intersection of an arterial and qn g~~~~~ or im roved und~~ er has determined that ~e needed in the future at the subdivider's ex ense. of sander round conduit vvhich will be rrece~isar Lor and wi6l facilitate such future siqnalization. {Or~. 5164 ~ 1, 19 9 8; C~rd. 4296 ~ 2 1988,) 17.14.090 Lot r~ jj~~ A. m to the reqqirements 18 AC~ subdivision ar~handle" access to a lcat shal[ not be cansidered fcar thg2urpcaqe of determinin confarmgr)gg vvit~~~~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 82 of 114 B. The size, sha e and carientation of Iots shall be a ro riate for the location to o ra h and other natural features of the site and for the t e of develo ment cantemplated. C. Everv lot shall have a minimum of frontaqe on an improved public street or rivate access tract as rovided in Title 18 unless otherwise a rcrved b this tit[e. D Corner lots desiqnated for residential uses sha1C be plafited at least five feet wider than required by the zaninq ordinance. E. Eve lot shalf border on an a ened im roved and t-naintained ublic street or private access tract. (Ord. 5542 § 1. 2001 ~ Ord. 5164 §1, 1998; Ord. 4296 § 2_, 1988.1 17.14,100 Parks and la rounds. 1Nhere dedication of fand for park and recreation purposes is required, the hearin examiner shall be uided b the olicies and recommended standards of the Auburn arks recreation and o en s ace lan. It is the olic of the cit ta require park land dedication where a propased subdivision will resuit in a substantial increase in demand for park land or is needed to prevent or abate ublic nuisances. Generall this wil6 occur where a subdivision will result in the creation of lats ca able caf su orting 50 or more residentiaf dwellin units- however where it is determined that fihe propased subdivision, fioqether with anv reasonablv anticipatted future deve6opment can ad1acent or nearbY land, will act in a cumu4ative manner to substantiall increase demand for ark 4and dedication ma be r~ uired o~ smaller su~di~isic~~s, The acce tabilit of the size confiquration and location ofi lar~d ~ra}~o~~c~ For ~~rk dedication sha6~ be determined by the hearinq examiner based ur)on such factors as tgpoqraphV, draina e, natura1 amenities and access. C3rd. 6186 10, 2008° 0rd. 5164 1, 1998' Ord. 4772 1, 1995; Ord. 4296 2. 1988. 17.1 .1 10 Floods an flood contro[. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 83 of 114 17.14.120 dditional requirements. Ths standards and re uirements established or referenced b tbis cha ter are minimur°n re ~irements, Tt~e~e standards ma be increased and pdditional requiremenfis mav be imposed for fhe purpose ofi preventinq or abatina public nuisances or mitiqatinq identified adverse environmental impacts pursuant to the Sfiate Environmentaf PQlic Act of 1971 Cha ter 43.21 C RC1tV as now estabEished or hereafter modified. Such additional re u~~a include bu# shail not be lir°nited to off-sit~ imprc~~~m~r~ts ta an~public ~acilitv the ~edication andior improvement of par~s and ~pen spaces and mc~r~~tary contributions to an ~it f~ar~d established t~ fir~~nce the ravisian c~f ublic services re uired b the subdivision. Or~(. ~164 1 1998c~rd. 4772 1 19J5Ord. 4296 2, 1988. IT,_14. 020-Pr~~~~~~~~~on..c-onf~~~ce-; ._..._.m, aking__ -~~~ic-ation---to___-~~ort__-~uladivide_ __~~nd-__ _ are e+~coura-ged..._to--~~quest._..a__-preapplicatiGn_...-cenfe~ence_with......~~~r-Gpr+~t&_ c+t.y.....~~a.ff.. P4 ---~s- f 4e~ O,rd.-4840--§--l..;_..~_~~6;-~~~-~ -429-6- §_Z-4988,-~ ~ 4-7.;14, 430..Al*ir-at+en. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 84 of 114 C;xip B:--A-- ° sed-pr-ofessiena[--l -stuv-ey-or-_sFaaH-~omplete--aH-4ot stak+ng--pf4ef-to Gerne_r&--s l-.....be---identi#+ , -ri ---~nct --~~ted---a s-set...__or--_fe und-.._...-Wh ~~~~~~~t,-,__tke--suruey__sha(6__fefe4:~--nee--pr 'aus..._~~v,-ys_l.hat served-a&-the,..~a-s+s Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 85 of 114 << „ 1-7.4-4_ _ _AeGo,mpa.~~y~ng-..do~~-ments: An.._..apptic-ation-4-cr-_-&hGr4---s-ubc-~vi-sion---a - ~ova~--s b -~o;~aapa4iied--_~ ~ 44lowiTI-9= -subdivaded-, if-deemed _neeeSS --by.the-p-IaRni - ' _tor;- B....A_title_r Grt.,.wit4-tiabitit.y-fof-er-r-ors__r4Gt.W.-.eX-eeed-the-asses. _ -..va~ue._of-t-he kA&-GR-th"~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ pfio-r4o- p-p~~io,n-date; ~:_A _eom- -p€eted-envi~~~~~~~~a~c-heckkst-fc~f rn-; 4€-the--propG&ed....&hort..&ubdivHsion JS_nGt- GategGrjeafly__~~em, pt.._#ro m-_thr~s -hold_ determEnation_ req€~~re- m-ents_per--LNAG r~~trictiGn.s..rnust__be _recorded-~~~uftanecusi-y._with-the.._short-su~~~~~~~~n:.. E.__I.n.._.a.ny..shGrt _subd ivision...whefe_..Iots...are_. served--or_to-. be_ ~~~ed__by_.a...private 4_.__Eac4 -_lot...--~wner.....having__..ae~~~~ ~hereto-._..and--hav.ing.._..fe&pGnsibility--~€or m. a+ntenanc-e_-of...~~y--pr~~ate--road--~or4ta+ned--with+n....the _shc-d _subd-ivision_+n--~ue-h-a GG-n' ~.~'r+{°r rner~a~*~ i r.r r~rgn + c>I-cr,i~l ~ 4~~~ Lp LAl 3LJ 443" r~Gtjce 4G _any-prospect+V&-p~r-e~~~~~ Of~__the-rnethod--Gf-ina+ntenaRce _o#--t-h&-pr4vate ro . y....vsrhich._.,.nofiG&__sh~[l-_be-_,&aused....to.._.be..4r4c-lu€led__+r-~--ary-deedsor.._,c-o-ntrac-t~ sin:~L~ ' h-the-sha4 _ . , . Y 4_998, _Orde4._..._1_996:-Qrd;-42-964.2;419M-} . . Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 86 of 114 Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 87 of 114 4- . .-0 a~~rGv, t-4e ~ -emeM-s: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 88 of 114 .fl10; -pf+or-4G--sta~Git-pla#-a~pr-evai--cr-- ua+-c-e--4-bu~d+ng_...per-m+t. r._ar+y_!o~ ~jth+44~e -sh-ort-p lat. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 89 of 114 °9? ~5$ ~`a r-[ifiir°~n•°~3 rnar~i r~;t~aEtir~r-r~~vrsfc Where-a-sho4 p-i~t4s-a be__i-ssued _4or..._p~-Gperty_._~~~}~~~---~~- R.s eit-~e-r ----being_f~lfil1ed._.or.. guarantee.s._. pr-o-vided...tQ__ensure _the _ ~o.nddfiens..-afe_m. et-, 4-M8-.) 1.7, 1.4-.-09.0-Relea&e-of improvement_guaran.. tee: 4-f _an_-imprave, m ent-botid-_ or--ethe-p _ ~~~~~ntee--h_a&---~ee-n--&ub r-~itted--~~de-r--AGG be..relea _ _-upon-acc-eptaRce-by.-fih- e...04ty-Of..a. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 90 of 114 1f11'1lmnrn~rorraant rnr°f~~irmm~n4e 17':'1t1':"rvv ~rr-r z-rn.rri..~ '~r-t"°"r'~ . 6001-6. . 9 1998f Qrd' ) 1998; Ord. 4840 4 1 ' i Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 91 of 114 I+GH RHt3fl CI CUL,4Tt0 LAN B' ' ' Sections: 17.16.010 Vei hborhorad Circulation Plan. ~ . 4-7:~20-- ' n: 17m16.0°t0 ei !1borhood Circulation Ean. B. ARp~i~~~ilit shaCl be submitted For a[i relir~ira~r~ I~ts ~r~~ bindi~ ~it~ I~~~ ~rsuar~~ tc~ ~~ic~tior~ r~ uir~m~nts of ACG 17. 10 and A~~ 17.24. C. ~~~n ~r~ents ~f ~ Nei h~c~rh~o~ Circ~l~ti~n Plan. ~ Th~ ~~ic~hbc~nc~~~d ~i~c~al~ti~n Pl~r°t sh~~l shar~ the follawipg~ 1. F'8anned street system. TF~~ la~r~ed ~treet ~ ~t~~n m~~~ ~e cc~~r1 ~~i~le wath fihe city`s lo ment which is Ianned str~~~~is a street plan, shall make cause ~ler~~~r~t~fi€on of ~~cLstreet 2. Non-r~~torized tran~ vvhich have lanned routes or facilities for bic mode which is a art of fihe cor~ r~hensi~~ ~an c~~ t9~e cit 's six ~~~r n, and far such routes and must not caL~~~ 6m ~~rn~~t~ti~ro c~f s~.a~h r~~~~s tr~ b~c~me ~nattainab9e. 3, A non-motorized circulation sstem shall be integjgje~~~I sLabdivision and surroun a. Wh~r~ ~~~.attir~ v~c~nt or ~nc~~rd~velc~ ed la~c~ r~~~rvv d~~r~lo ments shall cor~r~~ction to its interior gLhvva ~r~dl~rOrdinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 92 of 114 arkin lot la aut. The ro ased location of future non-matorized and sdestrian connections shall be reviewed in con'unction with a licable develo ment approval. b. Developments shall include an integrated non-motorized circulati4n s stem tha# connects buildin so en saces and arkin areas with the adjacen# street sidewalk system. c. Pedestrian connections to existing or proposed trailslpedestrian routes on adjacent properties shall be provided unless there are phvsical constraints such as sensitive areas that reclude the construction of a edestrian connection. 4-7-4 . -SG . -1-7-A . -4-A- ' -ati4n- Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 93 of 114 , ~-~h~--a~+~~~-- , nRddii , 5. 'tiera--c~--pe we - ~~'-s----f--g4-strattGr+ bef-set- c vv- GorRer; f , , 9 j-uatfnGT~~3~a""'j' i~~ble;- d--- -r-e~ethGd---o€-se e disposal--~~~tern., ..a.._perc- Gl~~i-on _t tfor-eae ucA--~~~ y-..be--~eq4i-re - y--the--c_4y ea=agineef._.....when-Ahe-- c- it ng+~~r-find s--tk~at4he---Pr-Gpesed---~dj-:,~~tm ent --eould adver&&~--affeot---~ , 4.-1..e_ Deela-rat+o.n._.-bIock-,,-sha- e__prGvided._...~or---the--~ot_.- _ eq_s);__suFve~GI~;- ~ppm~irig_ _governmentaf---agen6es._..-and_ree-ordi.Rg.._...~&rtific-a#on--_J4-t-_ a__...man€€er c4 , 42, A-b ~ prGv€c~es--#or _the--t-~a-nsfefenee-Gf--prGperty..~~tweeR -the-af~ec-ted...lots: B..._Bound.ary._.Iine__~~~~~~~~en- t_applicatians __shall_...be-..submitted._.to_4he-....~~~~ning ~ 44t-wa ~~4e4e a4-days-.~~~o r-. #o_the_a pp6+catio n..-date.---T-h,-_oi#y__rnay _~~~~est_an_-u pdated.._t+tle..fepeart prior..toapproval...at_.its..,d~ s,(,retion. Q.-Al-I-~ewly-e-st-~~~~h ed-40t-c--ornef-s-&hal1--be-pe-rmaneWIy--m- wked-~~tb+--t9ae4and su;,v-~y,er'.s~..~r-eg+str-ation-_ numbef-: _ Wiera --the--boundary._..4nes-€o6low._..a_ _r~eandef+ag. 6inca ~Wsr~ "rn hci rs} ~ rdir~sr~k c,,ampIete_..~ec~tJGnsL-ibdMs+ - A_-br -~~wr-i--to--es-tablish--the_ b~unda~rie.s.9_ sec.. i _ ~Ms,ion._.._-survey.....__ in€ormation-__ _shall_._._.. __show n.__..._.;.n.__._.acec~rdanee..._....with......_the T'4s 1"-9 k4s""T8-LaJ-Z7 , ac~~~~~4-i~~nt....-~Gr4'lefS--~~iafl_....be-- identifj~ed..,.._...desefibed...__and- _noted--_a-& __set.-or_ _f~u-nd. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 94 of 114 307 • ) 1 ` 9 ' . ~k~r-~ag - -~ea~~ _ ~ e►°~-c~~~ ~ ~.....~~_-~~r~~~---ta~6~s~--~pp ~ e superior---ak:frt-as-pre&cAbed4R-ACC-48, _ .16Q..~(C)fd,_~~86 _§--4-4;-20 ; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 95 of 114 TL VV Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 96 of 114 Chapter 17.18 MODIFICATIONS F TANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS Sections: 17.18.005 Pur ose. 17.18.010 Formal subdivisions. 17.18.020 Short subdivisions. 17.18.030 Findings of fact. 17.18.040 Conditions. 17,18.005 Purpose This cha ter details methads of modif in standards or s ecifications of either a formal subdivision or a short subdivision and the findinqs of fact that must be made to approve such modification. 17.18.010 Formal subdivisions. A. The hearing examiner may approve a modification of any standard or specification established or referenced by Chapter 17.14~2- ACC or established ar referenced in the citv's d~si~n stared~rds ~r cons~ructian standards, upon making the findings of fact in ACC 17.18.030 provided that the hearinq examiner shal! Qbtain the concurrence of tl~e cit er~ ineer for an re ~e~ts ta madiF an Cit caf Aub~arn desi r~ or cc~nstruc~ic~n st~ndard. B. The request for modification shall be processed simultaneously with the preliminary plat and the applicant shall submit the modification on forms provided by the planning-department. (Ord. 6186 § 15, 2008; Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.18.020 Short subdivisions. A. The glan~~r hear'mg-ex - may approve a modification of any standard or specification established or referenced by Chapter 17.0944 ACC or estabiished or referenced in ft~~~~~~~nstruction stan~arcls u on makin the fir~din s c~f fact in ACC 17.18.030 rovicled that fihe l~~~in director ~h~l! c~bt~in t~~ cc~nc~rrence of the cit en in~~r far an reuesfs tc~ ma~ifV ~~y Cit~ of Au~urn d~s~qr~ c~r construction standard.-e-xc~pt _~~on-n4a" the-fi nd i ngs-af--fac t--i-n-A~-4 =7-48-:030,,j, B. The applicant shall submit the modification on forms provided by the ~n,i=~inq--department. -exam i sha-4-c-e et_ ~bk--h r4ag._...ce~4ste4:,A-w+th~--ACG 4-2--96 _2-;_ _1-398. } Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 97 of 114 17.18.030 Findings of fact. A. Such modification is necessary because of special circumstances related to the size, shape, topography, location or surroundings of the subject property, to provide the owner with development rights and privileges permitted to other properties in the vicinity and in the zoning district in which the subject property is located; B. That, because of such special circumstances, the development of the property in strict conformity with the provisions of this title wifl not allow a reasonable and harmonious use of the property; C. That the modification, if granted, will not alter the character of the neighborhood, or be detrimental to surrounding properties in which the property is located; D. Such modification will not be materially detrimental to the implementation of the policies and objectives of the comprehensive land use, &GUI!atien transportation and utility comprehensive plans of the city; E. Literal interpretation of the provisions of this title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district; F. The approval of the modification will be consistent with the purpose of this title; G. The modification cannot lessen the requirements of the zoning ordinance. Any such modification must be processed as a variance pursuant to ACC 18.70.010. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) 17.18.040 Conditions. In authorization of a modification, the hearing examiner ~r pl~r~nin~ dir~ctc~r may attach thereto such conditions regarding the location, character and other features of the proposed modification as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the spirit and purpose of this title and in the public interest. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 98 of 114 Chapter 17.20 SUBDIVISION ALTERATIIJNS ' T! ' " Sections: 17.20.005 Purpose. 17.20.010 Sc_ o~e. _App4catie+a-- 17.20.020 Appiication. Stfeets-,Toads-.and-a4ey-s- 17.20.030 Public hearing. 17.20.040 Assessments. Title I^t°~~~^- - - , 17.20.050 Revised (at drawin s. 17.20.005 PuMose This Cha ter rovides the rocess and re uirements for alterin an existin subdivisian af land that cannot be accamplished through another land division process. 17.20.010 cope. Alterations to an existin subdivision which carrqgt be rocessed as formal subclivisions. short sub~ivi~ic~ns bc~ur~d~r line ad`ustme~ts or subdivision vacafiions sha~f be prQC~ssed ~~arsu~nt to t~e r~~uiremer~ts of ~his cha~ter. {C}rd. 4296 .2, 1988.) 17.20,020 ~p lic~tian. A. llVhen an erson is interested in the aIteration of qn subdivision or the aiteripof an a~hereof that ~rson shal! su~mit an ~ licatic~n to the cit . B The applic~tian shall cc~ntain siqn~~ur~s c~f the m~j~ari~v of those ~ersans havin an ov+onershi intere~t ~c~ts ~r~~~~ arcels, sites or divisions in the sub'ec~ s~abdi~risi~r~ or or~ior~ t~ be ~It~red. If the subdivision is sub~ect tc~ restrictive covenants v,rhich were filed at the time of the a roval of the subdivisit~n resuit in fihe violation of a covenant the application shall contaiq an_gqreem~iqned bv all ~s subject to the covenants rc~vi~in tl~~t the arties ~ re~ t~ terminate or alter the relevant covenants to accom lish the our ese of the aIteration of the subdivision or portio~~ G T~~ ~pplic~tic~n sh~l1 a~sc~ b~ ~ccc~~~~r~i~d ~ dr~~vir~c~ showinq the details of the alteratian, Ord, 4296 2 1988. 17.2 .03 ublic heariq_q. The hearin ex~r~iner shall cc~~duct a ublic he~rin ~rsuant ta ,ACC 17 10 030 ar~ ~I~~ a~p~ication ~or ar~ alfier~tic~~ ~r~d m~v appra~e c~r denV the application for alteration of the subdivision after determiningth~~~ interest to be sgrved bthe alteration caf the subdivisian. Ord, C186 17 2008; Ord. 4296 § 2. 1988.) Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 99 of 114 17.20.04 ssess entS. if ~n land within the alterati~n is ~rt of an assessr-nent district an outstandin asse~sments shall be e uitabl divided and levied a ainst the remaininq Iots, parcels, nr tracts or be levied euitabl on the lats resc.rltina from the alteration. (C)rd. 4296 § 2 1988.} 17.2 50 eviaqd plat dra iqqs. A. (f the hearin examir~~r a roves ~n ~lt~rati~n, the a li~ant sha~l rovide a revis~c~ lat dr~v+rin tc~ r~fle~t the ~lteration. The dr~rnrin shali also contain an reuisgd leqg~riptior~ B. The revised ~ravvinq ~h~ll be pr~p~red b~pr~f~~sic~na( land surveyor licensed in the State of ifVashir~ ton if #I~e directcar d~~ermines the ~Iteration is detailed enau h to re uire com lete and accurate drawin s. C. The revised drawinq shall be siqned bv the applicabfe departments pursuant ta this title and be recorded at the appropriate King Ccunty offiices for ro erti~s laca~ed in ~4in ~ount ~r recorded at the ~ ro riate Pierce Caunt office~ ~~r r~ erfii~s locate~ in Pi~rce C~~nt . Urd. 6186 18, 2008: Ord. 5170 §_1: 1998; Ord. 4296 § 2 1988.} 20-. Ga4-Pub4c_ hearinq. The..._....~~~~~iag_.._~--am. +r~ef-s. !.._....~~~d-uc-t_-a_._.. 4iG---h-ea-ring__~ur-sua+-vt__.. GC. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 100 of 114 appmve-~ryy4he~appliGation the--publiG-U ^G!'rz~'.~aprc°..°".~~°--°(v«. -~~-~-z~..-1 -;-°,~u~~ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 101 of 114 Chapter 17.22 U 11t'I 10 VACATIONS LTE-R 'NS 17.22. 05 urpose This cha ter rcavddes s ecific~tic~r~s f~r ~h~ rocess and re uirements af vacating a subdivision or portion af a subdivision, ar any land dedicated for public use, except riqht-of-wavs associated vvith pub{ic streets. 17.22m 10 6g iiggtign. A. Th~ ~ lic~t€can ~h~ll ~~t for~h the reas~r~~ frr vacation and sha6l contain ~i r~at~r~s caf ~I~ arti~~ ~~vin ~r~ c~~nrr~~rshi ~~t~r~st in th~t ~artion of fihe subdivdsi€~n ~~bdivision is subject ta restrictive covenants which were Filed at the tirroe of the approva[ of t~~ subclivision,__arrd the a lication for oracation woc.ild result in the violation o# a cc~v~~~~~ the ~ licatir~n shall ccantain an a reei-nent si ned covenants or aIter fihe relevant covenants to aqcorrrjpjiaf~ jhe ~hereof. Qrd, 4 ~9~~988.) 17.22. 20 Streeta rcakds, and a1[eys. 17.22, 30 u li~ ~~ar°in, Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 102 of 114 17,22.040 Title to vacated pro erty. A. If an ortion of the Iand contained in the subdivision was dedicated to the ublic for ubfic use or benefit, such land if not deeded to the cit sha(1 be deeded to the city unless the city cauncil shafl set forth findings fihat the public use would not be served in retaininq #itle to those lands. B. Title #o the vacated ro ert shail ves# enrith ths ri htful avvner as shown in the coun# records. If the vacated land is land that was dedicated to the ublic for public use other than a road or street and the citv council has faund that retaininq title to the land is not in the public interesfi, title thereto shall vest with the erson or ersons ownin the ra erton each side thereof, as determined b the cit council. When the road ar street that is to be vacated was contained whally within the subdivision and is part of the boundary of the subdiuisinn, title to the vacated road or street shall vest with the owner ar owners of property cQntained within the vacated subdivisian. C. If it is necessa to retain an easement throu h an ortion of vacated property, the easements shall be properly executed and r~corded concurrent wifih the ordinance approving the vacation. (Ord. 4296 § 2, 1988.) -1-7--.22. S . ~ . • Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 103 of 114 47,22,0 -~sses _ _ e nts-: 4-7 -~v~~r%c ~f`°~faw~nqu; Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 104 of 114 Chapter 17.24 I ING SI1"E PLANS AMENDMENTS 17.24.010 Pue a~ ~►,r„ E-;o4,. .~;-;;,y .~n,~. ,u ~,n+;ro. , . 17.24.020 ~ rova! F~rc~cess °i--n~ n~ ~Q;~;m.~ ; mmendatiq. 17.24.030 A licatic~r~ Suiarr~issior~ R~ ~~ir~~~r~~~ Coun ~i~--a^-"Ee~- 17.24.040 Certification of Site P}an_QpMpliar,ce . 17,24.050 Vacation or Aiteration ofAM~oved ~~te PIan 17.24. 10 Purpose. The ur ose of the bindin site lan rocess is to rovide an alternafive to the standard subdivision prncess far specific types af development. The binding site plan shall onlY be applied for the purpose af dividinq land for: A. Sale or lease of commerciall - ar industriafl -zoned ro ert as rovided in RCW 5$.17.040 L4; B. Mixed use deve{o ment: and C. Corrdominiums as rousded in eifiher RCW 64.32 or 64.34 consistent with RCW 58.17.040(7). 17.24, 20 Atmroval rocess. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 105 of 114 2. Technicaf standards contained in ACC ~7.14 Im r4vement ~iremer°~ts for Subdiv~~nd 3, Re ~air~d miti ~tion m~asur~s im c~sed ~s a art of the SEPA revie~~ if applicable. D. AIl develo mer~t shal~ be in conformit ~+ith t~re ~ r~ved ~indin ~ite lan and ar~ existir~ c~r subse uent a licable ermit a rc~val, Each bindin site l~ document shalf reference the requirement for ccsmpliance v+rifih anv existinq ar subse~~~~ 17.24. 3 iicafiion ubmission Ro ~air~ ts, C 17.02.065. 2. A n~i hbc~r~oc~d ~ircul~tic~r~ [~r°r m~~ti~ t~~ re uirements of ACC 97,16. 3. P1an~. Ian anformatitan: q. Existir~ Cc~r~dit~~r~s PIan. ~r~ ~~i~ti~~ qor~di~ior~ that rc~uid~s i~far~at~can ~ncl~din buf r~c~fi dirr~it~d to: Iand uses and land develo mer~t within the vicinit rc~ject site detail and Iocatican. names, detai1s re9ating to existing and ro c~~ed Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 106 of 114 structures existin and ra osed infrastrucfiure and other detail as re uired b the bindin site plan a lication. b. Bindin Site Plan. The ro ased bindin site plan and detail as noted in bindinq site plan applicatian checklist. c. Narratiue. A ccamprehensive narrative addressing how the devslo ment com lies with the technical standards in ACC 17.14 Im rovement Re uirements - Subdivisions a iicable standards of Title 12 (Streets and Sidewa[ks). Title 13 (Vllater, Sewer and Public Utilitiesl, Title 15 (Builciinq and CQnstruction). Title 16 Enviranment , Title 18 Zonin and Title 19 Im act Fees and the a licable plan olicies af the Com rehensive Plan autlined by staff as being applicable to the proposed deuelopment. d. Conceptual utilitv/site qradinq plan and/or methadoloqy prepared in accordance with #he City's comprehensive plans, standards ar ordinance requirements inclusive of adequate horizantal and vertical infarmation to insure that utilities can be constructed consistent with the binding site plan lavou# and the IQCation of other utilities other than those provided b t~he citv. e. Conceptual transportatian site plan for streets, pedestrian, and bike facilities inclusive of adequate horizantal and vertical information to insure the transportation facilities can be constructed consistent with the binding.site plan layout. f. Title report wi#h liability fior errors not to exceed the assessed value of the lots on the date of apalication. The title report shall be issued no more than 30 days prior to the a lication date. 17. 4.044 Certification af ite [art liar~~e. A. Certification rcacess. An bi~c~ir~ site lar~ a ro~e~ ur~der the movisions raf Sectian 17 24.020 shall be certified to camply with the regu~~this ch~~ter by the C~ir~~tflr or ~esi~nee Certific~tic~n sha91 consist of the siqnatures of the Plannin Director and Cit En ineer and other Cit de arkment representa#ives and representatives of outside agencies as deemed appropriate by the Pfanninq Director, and r~cardir~~ with the ~pprc~priate caunfiy c~ffice with a record af surve~, The s~arvey dc~cument sF~~ll i~~l~ad~ a~l r~~~ired nc~te~~ertainin~ to de~~{c~ ~r~e€~t c~f the r~ erti~s ~nd a~t~t~r~~r~t le ~(I ~ir~din a(I current and Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 107 of 114 future owners to com I with the conditions of a roval. These ma be rovided as se arate docuMents. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 108 of 114 1-7: 24-030--GGuR64--aGtiGR- L+ rre ra s ~ Ys s"+a I C°'Sd'"T"RTF-6TA C ~."L+~.., [T 7 $3`~-{y cnrhar}°a ca 4hn ri~rr rIr rh~ll r-~~e # ra r°~.~rsk ~•~fc~ s~ntincs &n h~ n' apVn T"1ran rn~ ar°'ni( shatt_._.~~ shall----t-he_--p6ant i+ng___ Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 109 of 114 , Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 110 of 114 Ghapter 17.26 CLUSTE SUSDIVI 1 S 17,26.010 Purpose. 17.26.020 Sco e. 17.26.025 Process. 17.26.030 Requirements. 17. 6.010 Pur ose. The ur ose of this cha ter is to rovide for the clusterin of lots within a subdivision onto a porfiion af the sifie while maintaining the underlying allowable densitv. Clusterinq allows development to occur at an appropriate densitv for infrastructure services. It also rotects environmentall sensitive areas b clusterin lots awa from these areas. 17.26.02 cca e. This re uirements of this cha ter shall be mandata for afl residential subdivisions and short subdivisions located in the urban se arator overla area as deiineated in the citv of Auburn comprehensive zoninq map. 17,26.425 rocess. Clusterin shall be accom lisl~~:d b eith~r a shc~r~ ~u~division or formal subdivision pracess as outlined in C~a~ters 17.Q9 A~~C (sh~rt subdiuision~, or 17.10 AGC and 17.12 A~~ fc~rma~ sul~divisic~~ base~ ~ c~~i the number of Iots being created. 17.2 .t}3 e+quire ents. A. ,Al1 subdivisions and shor~ ~~bdivisioros in the R-1 z~r~in district s~all b~ required to be clustered pursuant to this section vvhen the propertv is lacated wl~+~li c~r ~rkiaEl vvithin ~n t~~rb~n se ~rat~r ~s ciesi t~~t~~ t~n the cifi of A,uburn cam rehensive land us~ma , B. Cluster subdivisions and short subdivisions shall be sub'ect tcs the development standards outfined in Chapter 18.07 AGC as modified bv Chapter 18.21 ACC. These standards inclLide but are not limited tca. minimum iot size, width ards. setbacks, arkin n.lar~dsca in si n~ e etc. C. A iicants for cluster subclivisions shall demonstrate com liance to al9 ~~lic~bl~ d~si~n sfian~ar~s and ~or~struc~i~r~ standards fiar the Citv af Auburn. D The provisions of this Title as vuell as oLher ap~licabfe portians of the Aub~rn Cit Cc~de. shall a( unless ~ ecificall exem ted. In atidition the fal~ovair~ stand~rds shall a I tc~ cluster~d su~adivisions ar short subdivisions: 1. Lncation. The cfuster residentia( devpjo m~r~t ~hall b~ re ~aired in tl~e R- 1 zc~r~ing di~~rict withir~ ~ar~an sep~r~~or ~r~~s. Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 111 of 114 2. F'ermitted uses. Permitted uses in cluster residential develc~ ments shall be consistent with Cha ter 18.07 ACC as modified b Cha ter 18.21 ACC. ln na case shall zero-lot line developmen# be permitted in a c1uster subdivision 3. Minimum area. No minimum area is established for a cluster residential develg ment. 4. Permitted der~sit . The rr~~ximum num~er of dv,re~lin uni~s ~rmitted in a cluster develca~mer~~ ~l~~ll be na qreat~r fihar~ the numk~er af dwellinq units allowed pursuant to Chapter 18.07 ACC as modified by Chapter 18.21 ACC 5. Lot size. The lot area of individual bq~iidin lofs within a clusfer subdivision or shart subdivision shalf be no less than that rovided for in Cha ter 18.07 ACC, as madified bv Chapter 18.21 ACG. New Iots created by any subdivision or short subdivision action shall be clustered in roups not exceeding ei ht 8 units. There ma be more than one 1 cluster er ro'ect. Se aration between cluster rc~~ s sh~lf b~ a minimum of o~e hundr~d twent 120 feet. 6. Lofi width. The lat width for individual bui(dinq lots in a cluster subdivisian or short subdivision shalI be no less than that pravided for in Chapter 1$.07 ACC, as modified by Chapter 18.21 ACC. CJther d~velc~~rr~~r~t ~ta~~ards. D~~~lo~m~~~ st~nd~rds other than fot size and lot width shall be the same gs are r~~uir~d bv Chapter 18 07 ACC as modified by Ghapter 1$.21 ACC. 8. Commga p~~ a. Amou~~t re ~ire~. T~O~ ~~mmor~ c~ en ~ ace i~ ~ cl~.rster subdiuision or shcart subdivision sha11 be a minimum af fift ~t~ ~rcer~t ~f t~►~ arcel, ~nd ma include critical areas and their buffers. b. Nonconstr°ined areas defined. Far ~r e~~es c~f ~l~is s~ction. #he nonccsnsfirained area of the parcei is defined as a11I areas of the arcel minus criticaf areas as deFined i~ inafter amended,-and buffers. c. Buildable Area. After accoLanting fcar the 50 percen# qppns gge remainder ined area of t[iii, ,e arcel sh~l1 be the buildable area of the parceI. tracts creat~c~ ~ clus~~r~n I~~ated arad ~~r~f~ ured in the manner that best cc~nnects and increases rotecti~~ buffers for environmental{ sensitive areas, connects and rofiects ar~a wildlife habitat cregjes aces as weI# as exi~tin c~r [~~r~~c~ tablic ~~°k~ ~nc~ traiEs ~r~d mainfains scenic vistas. e. Future ~~velc~ m~r~t r+~hi~it~~. F~turs d~~~lc~ rr~~nt caf the cornmon s ecifiec[ on recorded documents ~r~~tin t~~ ~c~mrr~~~ c~ en ~ ace ~i~ cor~°~m~an c~ er~ r~~ultin frc~m Ic~~ c[usterir~ s~a~l ~c~~ kae ~It~r~d ~r ~fis~~rbed it~ a rr~~nner that qe rqc~~a_,~acent areas or resaurce lands; im airs scen6c vis~as~~r~c~ ~~nr~ecfivi~ bet~nr~~r~ th~ ~ i ~ ~cee ad'acent o en s aces- de rades Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 112 of 114 wildlife habitat; and im airs the recreational bensfits en'o ed b the residents of the development. f Conveyance af commnn open space. Such common open spaces shail be conveved to residents of the development conveyed to a hameowners' assaciation for the benefit of the residents of the develo ment or conve ed to the city wi#h the city's consent and approval. Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Severabilitv. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approvat and publication as provided by law, and the changes to the Auburn City Code set forth herein shall take effect on June 15, 2009. INTRODUCED: PASSED: APPROVED: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 113 of 114 CITY OF AUBURN PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk ZAPP VED TO FORM: nie B. e' , City A torney Published: Ordinance No. 6239 May 27, 2009 Page 114 of 114