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A. Applications for a preliminary subdivision plat shall be submitted on forms provided by the city planner. The completed application shall include the information specified in this chapter, the fees required pursuant to Chapter 2.50 AMC, and any other information as may be required by King County as a condition of recording. Unless an applicant for preliminary plat approval requests otherwise, a preliminary plat shall be processed simultaneously with applications for rezones, variances, planned unit developments, site plan approvals, and similar quasi-judicial or administrative actions to the extent simultaneous review is provided for pursuant to Chapter 14.04 AMC.

The preliminary plat and subdivision application shall include the following information:

1. The name, address, telephone number, and signature of the applicant. If the applicant is not the property owner, each person with an interest in the property must also sign the application. The application shall designate a single person or entity to receive determinations and notices required by this chapter and Chapter 14.04 AMC;

2. A certification by the applicant showing the entire contiguous land in which there is an interest by reason of ownership, contract for purchase, earnest money agreement or option by any person, firm or corporation in any manner connected with the development, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all such persons, firms or corporations;

3. The zoning of the property and contiguous parcels;

4. Six copies of an environmental checklist, one of which must have an original signature;

5. List of adjacent landowners (including names and addresses of all persons of record, as certified by a reputable title company, who own or who are contract purchasers of the real property located contiguous to the proposed subdivision site and outside of the developer’s ownership or partial ownership); and

6. If applicant intends to seek a zoning amendment, variance, planned unit development, site plan approval, or similar quasi-judicial or administrative action, unless applicant requests otherwise, such applications shall be contemporaneously submitted, if appropriate, for simultaneous consideration.

B. Applicant shall submit for filing to the city clerk, during regular business hours, the original signed and completed application form, together with eight copies and one reproducible copy of the original Mylar for the subdivision in a format prescribed by the city planner, signed and stamped by a professional land surveyor, drawn to a scale not smaller than one inch equals fifty feet or other city-approved scale on a sheet size of eighteen inches by twenty-four inches, nothing smaller, clearly showing the following information:

1. Stamp and signature of a Washington State-licensed surveyor;

2. North arrow, scale and date;

3. Name and address of the owner(s) of the property;

4. Parcel numbers for all affected parcels;

5. An original legal description of all existing parcels contained in the boundary line adjustment;

6. Proposed new legal descriptions for the modified lots/parcels;

7. All dimensions and bearings of the exterior boundary lines and proposed lots with ties to at least two known monuments. If necessary, an alternate system may be used with prior approval of the city of Algona engineering department;

8. Names of adjacent subdivisions and adjoining property owners;

9. All section lines within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;

10. The existing and, if applicable, proposed future method of sewage disposal for each affected lot. Where any lot affected by a subdivision is served or is likely to be served in the future by an on-site sewage disposal system, a percolation test for each such lot may be required by the city engineer when the city engineer finds that the proposed adjustment could adversely affect the ability of such lot to be adequately served by such on-site system;

11. Declaration blocks shall be provided for the lot owner(s), surveyor, approving governmental agencies, and recording certification in a manner as prescribed by the city planner;

12. Existing lots, including their layout, exterior dimensions, size and lot numbers. The line(s) to be adjusted should be dashed and marked as such (“existing line”);

13. Revised lots, including their layout, exterior dimensions, size, and lot numbers. The adjusted line(s) should be solid and noted as such (“revised line”);

14. The total area of the subdivision and rebar and caps set at new lot/boundary corners;

15. Location of all existing structures and their distances to the adjusted line(s). If these structures are to be removed or moved, please note them as such;

16. Main building setbacks required on each revised lot;

17. Location of all existing fences, walls, and other improvements in close proximity to the adjusted line(s), including encroachments, and their distances from the adjusted line(s);

18. All existing and proposed easements within and adjacent to a subdivision. Easements should be labeled (i.e., “Proposed private access and public utility easement to benefit Lot 1”) and existing easements should also include their recording numbers;

19. Location of private utility lines (sewer, water, power, gas, etc.) serving existing structures on the property if those existing structures are to remain;

20. Existing contour lines of the site, as well as proposed new contours, if the proposal involves regrading, are required. Contours shall be at a minimum of five-foot intervals;

21. Location of any wetland or surface water body (stream, pond, lake) on or within three hundred feet of property;

22. Location of any other critical area(s) on the site (geologically hazardous areas, fish and/or wildlife habitat, flood zones or aquifer recharge areas);

23. The location and dimensions of any existing roads, drain fields, easements or rights-of-way existing within any affected lot and other important features adjacent to the proposed subdivision;

24. The area and dimensions of each lot following the proposed subdivision. The square footage computation of each proposed lot or parcel shall be sufficiently accurate to show that each such lot or parcel contains at least sufficient footage to meet minimum zoning requirements;

25. When a subdivision is designed with lot sizes large enough to be capable of further subdivision, the applicant will be required to submit a future development plan depicting that adequate provisions have been made in the proposed short plat for the future needs for access, utilities, drainage, sewerage, transportation, and compliance with environmental regulations and the comprehensive plan of the city and other criteria as set forth in other ordinances of the city;

26. Roads not dedicated to the public must be clearly marked as such on the face of the plat. Any dedication, donation or grant, as shown on the face of the plat, shall be considered to all intents and purposes as a quit claim deed to the grantee or grantees for his, her or their use for the purpose intended by the donors or grantors as aforesaid; and

27. A space for approval by the administrator.

C. The city clerk shall, upon receipt of the application and preliminary subdivision plat, record the time and date of the receipt thereof, and deliver the application and subdivision plat to the city planner for a determination of completeness and filing. Upon determination that the application is complete in accordance with AMC 14.04.140, the city planner shall affix the date of such determination and filing to the application and shall promptly forward one copy to each of the following individuals for preliminary review and comment:

1. City engineer;

2. City building inspector;

3. Planning commission chairman;

4. Supervisor of public works;

5. Valley Regional Fire Authority;

6. Any other governmental body if the subdivision is located within one mile of its jurisdiction; and

7. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) if the subdivision is located adjacent to a state highway.

D. Subdivision applications shall be submitted with a title report, with liability for errors not to exceed the assessed value of the lots on the date of application. The title report shall be no more than thirty days prior to the application date. The city at its discretion may request an updated title report prior to approval of the final plat.

E. The final Mylar for recording shall contain all survey information required for a record of survey under Chapter 58.09 RCW and Chapter 332-130 WAC.

F. All newly established lot corners shall be permanently marked with the land surveyor’s registration number. When the boundary lines follow a meandering line, the “corners” shall be set as directed by the city of Algona.

G. When the legal description of the subdivision utilizes partial or incomplete section subdivisional breakdown to establish the boundaries, section subdivision survey information shall be shown in accordance with the requirements of WAC 332-130-030.

H. All reference monuments used in the establishment of the subdivision corners shall be identified, described and noted as set or found. When appropriate, the survey shall reference previous surveys that served as the basis for the survey.

I. When the subdivision is adjacent to a constructed public right-of-way and the plat corners or its offset represent a quarter corner, section corner or donation land claim that is not of record or has been lost (or obliterated), a standard monument shall be placed.

J. All requirements of Chapter 58.09 RCW and Chapter 332-130 WAC governing minimum standards for land boundary surveys shall be met and a note shall be placed on the Mylar that reads:

“THIS SURVEY COMPLIES WITH ALL THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES OF THE “SURVEY RECORDING ACT,” CHAPTER 58.09 RCW AND CHAPTER 332-130 WAC.”

(Ord. 1190-21 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1016-08 § 2).