19.32.030 Preliminary land division approval—Application requirements.
A. Preliminary Approval. All land division applications must be submitted in conformance with AMC 19.20.110 and contain the following:
1. Application. A completed application form and application fees.
2. Title Report. A title report issued within 30 days of application, showing all persons having ownership interest, a legal description describing exterior boundary of the land to be subdivided and listing all encumbrances affecting the land.
3. SEPA. A completed and signed environmental (SEPA) checklist if the division of land is not exempt under WAC 197-11-800 and AMC Chapter 18.04, State Environmental Policy Act.
4. Grading. A preliminary grading plan in accordance with AMC Chapter 19.78, Clearing and Grading, and showing proposed cuts and fills for public improvements and private development, including transitions between the subject and adjacent properties.
5. Stormwater.
a. A preliminary stormwater management plan including runoff calculations, documentation that the minimum technical requirements of the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington, as adopted by the city, have been met, upstream and downstream analysis, a maintenance plan for any new stormwater facilities and existing and proposed drainage facilities for the site and adjacent areas as specified by the engineer, and feasibility analysis of using LID facilities, all consistent with AMC Chapter 19.76, Stormwater.
b. The results of a (wet and dry season) soil analysis of the project site to determine the feasibility of on-site stormwater infiltration.
6. A tree preservation plan in accordance with AMC Chapter 16.50, Tree Preservation.
7. Supplemental Studies and Reports. Any related information and/or studies identified in the pre-application conference meeting, or deemed necessary by the Director, including but not limited to a traffic study, geotechnical report, critical areas report and mitigation plan, and landscape plans.
8. Preliminary Plans. A set of full-size plans containing the following information (multiple sheets may be used in order to provide clarity):
a. The name of the proposed project, if any.
b. The name, address, seal and signature of the land surveyor who prepared the preliminary plat map.
c. The date the preliminary plat map was prepared or revised, the scale, north arrow, and quarter section, section, township and range.
d. Full and correct legal description of lands being subdivided.
e. A vicinity sketch clearly showing the location of the property.
f. Accurate lines to scale showing the parcel to be subdivided, the block lines, and the lot lines.
g. Dimensions and numbers or description for each lot and tract.
h. Total acreage and square feet of land to be divided and the land area by acreage and square feet of each of the proposed lots.
i. Density calculations indicating maximum and minimum density requirements, if applicable for the proposal, and including density bonus calculations, if applicable.
j. Existing zoning and zoning boundaries on the site and immediately adjacent property.
k. Municipal boundaries, township lines, and section lines.
l. Setback lines for all proposed lots having unusual shape, steep topography, critical areas, wetlands or other environmental or unusual limitations on the building site.
m. Location, width, and names of all existing and proposed streets or other public ways within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision. Road profiles may be required.
n. Location of existing and proposed improvements such as stormwater facilities, sidewalks, utilities, power poles, etc., within the boundaries of the lands being subdivided and adjacent lots and rights-of-way.
o. Location of existing and proposed easements or tracts to be dedicated for any public purpose or for the common use of the property owners of the lands being divided.
p. Location of existing structures, septic tanks, drain fields, wells and other improvements located on the site and within 50 feet of the development; and whether such structures are proposed to remain on the property.
q. Shorelines and critical areas as defined in AMC Chapters 19.70, Critical Areas and Essential Public Facilities, and 18.16, Shoreline Master Plan.
r. A current topographic survey. Contour lines in areas to be developed must be at two-foot intervals, or as specified by the City Engineer. Five-foot intervals may be used in areas not to be developed. All contour lines must be extended into adjacent properties at least 300 feet to show the topographical relationship of adjacent property to the proposed development.
s. A legend identifying all existing and proposed boundary lines, buffers, drainage facilities and utilities, roadway sections, erosion control facilities, grading and critical areas, landscape features, and other required items specified above.
t. A stormwater site plan prepared pursuant to the chapters on minimum technical requirements and site planning, preparation of stormwater site plans, in the Stormwater Management Manual.
9. Reduced-Size Plans. A reduced-size vicinity map and site plan showing proposed lot layout (suitable for public notice purposes).
10. Detailed Requirements. The Director is authorized to provide more detailed requirements for each of the items required for submittal of a complete preliminary plat or final plat application, including size, scale, number of copies, and content. (Ord. 4022 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)