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A. Applications for final plat approval will be accepted only when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

1. All plans, specifications, as-built drawings, and documents relating to required public improvements have been approved and accepted by the City Engineer.

2. All deeds, conveyances, covenants, dedications, indemnities, restrictions, and agreements have been approved by the City Attorney.

3. All fees are paid and accepted, all voluntary contributions are accepted and approved, and all security devices are approved and effective.

4. All improvements and other conditions required by the preliminary plat approval have been installed and approved, or have been bonded in accordance with this title.

5. All sewage disposal, water supply, stormwater and other utility systems are functioning properly and are determined to be adequate.

6. All required certifications by the owner, financial institutions, and surveyor are signed.

7. A title report, completed within 30 days preceding submittal of a complete final plat, is provided showing ownership and all other interests in the land described and shown on the final plat are in the name of the person signing the owner’s certificate.

8. A completed stormwater site plan and a stormwater maintenance plan for all stormwater elements of the plat.

B. Final plat maps must be prepared in accordance with the following:

1. A land surveyor registered in the state of Washington must prepare or supervise the preparation of the final plat, pursuant to RCW 58.04.003, and must certify and sign the map.

2. A land surveyor registered in the state of Washington must survey the land to be divided, and as much of the sections in which the land is located as is needed to properly orient the land within the sections. The survey must comply with applicable state and city standards.

C. The following information must be included on all final plat maps:

1. The full and complete legal description of all land included in the plat.

2. The name of the plat.

3. Locations and names, without abbreviation, of all streets, public areas, and easements within and adjoining the plat.

4. True north point on each sheet which depicts property included in the plat.

5. The scale, uniform and of sufficient size for good legibility, on each sheet which depicts property included in the plat.

6. The length and bearings of all straight lines, radii, arcs and semi-tangents of all curves.

7. Centerline data on streets and easements, including bearings and distances.

8. All dimensions along the lines of each lot and tract, in feet and decimals of a foot to the nearest hundredth, with the true bearings and any other data necessary for the location of any boundary line in the field.

9. Centerline data, width and sidelines of all easements, restrictions, and rights-of-way to which lots and tracts are subject.

10. Easements for storm drains, sewers, utilities and all other purposes must be denoted by broken lines.

11. The maximum impervious surface allowed for each lot as determined by the calculations in the stormwater report for the subdivision.

12. Provisions approved by the City Attorney, ensuring access to storm drainage facilities and public access to trails or sidewalks if required as a condition of preliminary plat approval.

13. Contiguous plats by name or, if unplatted, so noted.

14. City and county boundaries crossing or adjoining the subdivision.

15. All lots must be numbered in sequence and provided with an address as provided by the city’s address coordinator.

16. Each lot must be shown entirely on one sheet.

17. All points which were used as ties to establish the boundaries of the tract.

18. The location, size and shape of all permanent control monuments found and established at the controlling corners on the perimeter and within the plat and all monuments or other evidence used as ties to establish the plat boundaries.

19. Accurate boundaries of all areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use or to be committed for the common use of property owners within the subdivision. All dedications and reservations must be stated on the plat together with appropriate recording references as required by the Director.

20. All required dedications, endorsements, covenants, affidavits, and certificates must be stated and shown on the face of the plat.

21. The section, township and range.

22. Conditions of approval of the preliminary plat, including but not limited to dedications, reservations, open space tracts, critical areas and buffers, LID features, stormwater requirements and homeowners’ association obligations.

23. Homeowners’ association documents, condominium declarations, and other similar documents required or permitted by the preliminary plat.

24. Names and addresses of subdivider(s) and surveyor(s) on each sheet.

25. The number of the sheet and total number of sheets on each sheet.

26. Other information the Director deems necessary.

D. Certificates. The following certificates must be shown on the final plat map. Certifications by the owner, financial institutions and surveyor must be signed before the final plat is submitted for city signatures.

1. Surveyor. The surveyor’s seal and signature on the plat along with a statement certifying that:

a. The plat was prepared by the surveyor or under their supervision;

b. The plat is a true and correct representation of the land and has been thoroughly surveyed as required by this chapter;

c. The legal description is a full and correct description of the land to be divided; and

d. Monumentation and lot corner stakes as required by the City Engineer and this chapter have been or will be set.

2. Owner. The owner of any interest in and the holder of any lien or encumbrance upon the land proposed for subdivision must certify that the proposed final plat is submitted with their consent and there is no objection thereto.

3. Dedications. A statement and certificate of dedication by the owner, acknowledged by a notary and acceptable to the City Attorney, for all areas to be dedicated to or for the benefit of the public. This includes dedication of city stormwater facilities and access easements when required by AMC Chapter 19.76, Stormwater.

4. Owner’s Covenant. The owner must grant to the city a covenant acceptable to the city and releasing, indemnifying and holding the city harmless from any and all claims for damages, liabilities, or injunctive relief of whatever nature arising from the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the plat and all associated improvements.

5. Waiver of Access. If required by the conditions of preliminary plat approval, a waiver by the owner of direct access to any street from any property.

6. Roads Not Dedicated. A statement by the owner and clear visual indication on the plat of every street, way, road, sidewalk or similar facility that is not dedicated to the public, and specifying the maintenance and inspection responsibility therefor.

7. City Engineer. A statement to be signed by the City Engineer accepting the survey data, dedications and reservations, the layout of streets and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, sewage and water systems, all other utilities, and all other public improvements.

8. Director. A statement to be signed by the Director that the final plat conforms to the approved preliminary plat and all conditions of the preliminary approval.

9. County Treasurer. A statement to be signed by the county treasurer that all taxes and assessments for which the land to be divided may be liable as of the date of the signing of the statement have been paid in full.

10. City Treasurer. A statement to be signed by the City Treasurer that all assessments, fees and contributions have been paid in full or secured in accordance with this title.

11. Council Approval. For long subdivision final plats only, a statement that the City Council has approved the final plat, to be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk following final action of the City Council.

E. The surveyor must set monuments at street intersections, lot and block corners, boundary angle points, points in curves in streets, points of tangents in streets, points of intersection in streets, controlling corners on the boundaries of land and at other points as required by the City Engineer. The type of monument and method of setting will be specified by the City Engineer. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)