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Upon receipt of a complete application, the city planner shall distribute copies of the information to the city engineer, public works supervisor and other involved public officials, parties or agencies as necessary for review. The city planner with the assistance of the city engineer and other reviewing public officials, parties, and agencies shall determine whether the application and proposed short plat comply with the requirements of this chapter.

Short plats shall comply with the design principles, standards and specifications set forth in Chapter 19.24 AMC, the comprehensive plan, and the zoning regulations of the city, and:

A. Shall not result in a lot, tract, parcel, site or division which contains insufficient area or dimensions to meet the minimum requirements for area and dimension as set forth in the land use and health codes and regulations; except as permitted in accordance with the nonconforming lots of record provisions set forth in the zoning code of the city;

B. Shall not diminish or impair drainage, water supply, existing sanitary sewage disposal, and access or easement for vehicles, utilities, and fire protection for any lot, tract, parcel, site or division;

C. Shall not diminish any easement or deprive any parcel of access or utilities, unless alternate easements, access or utilities can be satisfactorily provided;

D. Shall not increase the nonconforming aspects of any existing nonconforming lot relative to the city’s zoning and land use regulations;

E. Shall not amend the conditions of approval for previously platted property, unless alternate conditions can be satisfactorily provided;

F. Shall not include property currently not annexed to the city;

G. Shall not extend or increase the use of city utilities previously granted under an approved pre-annexation utility extension agreement;

H. Shall be served with adequate means of drainage, water supply, sewage disposal, and other necessary services;

I. Shall have adequate means of ingress and egress;

J. Shall serve the public use and interest;

K. Shall not be approved if the land or any part thereof is situated in a flood control zone as provided in Chapter 86.16 RCW, without approval of the State Department of Natural Resources;

L. Shall not be approved, if the land is unsuitable or inappropriate for short subdivision due to flooding, inundation, swamp conditions, steep slopes, rock formations, hazardous soil conditions or other features likely to be harmful to the safety, welfare and general health of the future residents or adjoining residents, until provision is made for construction of permanent protective improvements by the applicant and/or owner and the improvements are certified by a professional engineer licensed in the state of Washington, and approved by the city engineer;

M. Shall not be approved, if the required improvements have not been made or a bond or other surety provided in conformance with this chapter;

N. Shall not be approved if it does not contain required dedications of all streets and other areas to the public, an individual or individuals, a religious society or societies or any corporation, public or private, as shown on the plat, together with a waiver of all claims for damages binding upon all successor owners, against any governmental authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage and maintenance of the dedicated road; and

O. Shall not be approved if it is not, as to any dedication filed for record, accompanied by a title report confirming that the title of the lands, as described on the plat, is in the name of the owners signing the certificate. (Ord. 1190-21 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1016-08 § 2).