2831ORDINANCE NO.2831
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.09 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "SHORT SUBDIVISIONS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 17.09 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Short Subdivisions"is amended as
follows:
17 09 020 Scope:This chapter regulates the division or redivision of land into nine (9)or fewer lots for thepurposeofsale,lease,or transfer of ownership,and which has not been divided into a short
subdivision within a period of five (5) years.
17.09.030 Preliminary Short Subdivision Conditions and Requirements:
A.General Conditions and Requirements:
1.The subdivision shall make adequate provision for municipal improvements,street lighting
circuits,alleys,drainage ways,irrigation water right-of-ways,other public ways,public
access'and other improvements as deemed necessary in conformance with Community
Street and Utility Standards,Chapter 17.21,Chapter 17.24 and other codes and
regulationsthat are applicable.
2. The subdivision shall comply with all zoning and health regulations.
3. The subdivision shallbe consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
4.The applicant shall make arrangements with Grant County PUD for payment ofall street
lighting fees.
5.The subdivision shall provide for irrigation water right-of-ways pursuant to state law.
6. The subdivision shall nothavebeendivided bya short subdivision within five (5)years by
a different owner.
7.The subdivision shall consist of nine (9) or fewer lots.
8.Unless an applicant requests otherwise,and the Plat Administrator agrees,a preliminary
subdivision application shall be processed simultaneously with theapplication for rezones,
deviations,planned development districts,building plan approvals,and similar quasi-
judicial oradministrative actions totheextent that procedural requirements applicable to
those actions permit simultaneous processing.
9.Every decision or recommendation made under this chapter by the City Council or
Planning Commission shall be in writing and shall include findings of fact andconclusions
to support the decision or recommendation.
10.Preliminary subdivision applications shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the
applicant for modificationwithinthe time limitationsestablished by state law;provided, if
an Environmental Impact Statement is required pursuant to state law, or if deviations are
required,the time spent reviewingand circulatingthe Environmental Impact Statement and
deviation request by the local governmental agency is not counted in the time limitation
period.
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B.Specific Conditions and Requirements:
1.Priorto submitting a preliminary shortsubdivision application,the applicant shall schedule
a pre-application conference with the Plat Administrator. During the pre-application
conference,the applicant shall present a conceptual idea of the subdivision, and City
personnel will respond informally to the applicant about potential items of concern or
clarification,to aidthe applicant in preparingthe preliminaryshort subdivision application.
2. All preliminary subdivision applications shall be submitted to the Plat Administrator.
3. A completed preliminaryshort subdivision application shall include the following items:
a. A completed preliminary subdivision application form, signed by the propertyowner,
on a form provided by the Community Development Department.
b. A non-refundable fee per Chapter 3.54.
c. A reduced set of all application drawings,each drawing on eleven inch (11") by
seventeen inch (17") paper.Smaller sized drawings may be approved by the Plat
Administrator.
d. A plat certificate from a title company licensed to do business in the State of
Washington confirming that the title of the lands corresponds with the owners
described and shown on the plat and instrument of dedication.The plat certificate
shall be dated within thirty (30)calendar days of filing.
e.Twelve (12) full-size copies of the preliminary plat.The preliminary platshall be a neat
and accurate drawing,stamped and signed by a land surveyor.The preliminary short
platshall showsufficientdetail and information to provide verification thatthe proposed
subdivision layout can meet all approval requirements of a subdivision.The format
shall be as specified in Chapter 17.15,with the ultimate goal ofthe applicantto provide
a final plat per specifications in Chapter 17.15.Specific items that are required on a
preliminary plat are listed below.
1)Name of proposed subdivision,names of allexisting streets within the survey,and
names of all proposed streets.
2)Boundaries of proposed subdivision established by the preliminary survey,and
locations of the monuments found and established during the preliminary survey.
3) Allproposed lotswiththeirdimensions,lotnumbers,block numbers,and lotareas.
4)Location and dimension of all existingand proposed streets, alleys,right-of-ways,
municipal easements,public utility easements,and other public lands within and
adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
5)Location anddimensionsofall existing and proposed USBR irrigation waterright-
of-ways on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
6)Legal description of land within the proposed subdivision.
7)Name,address,and sealofthe land surveyor whomadethe preliminary survey.
8)Date mapis prepared,vicinity map,scale,north arrow,basis of bearing,vertical
datum.
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f.Three (3)full-size copies ofthe site plan.Site plans shall be provided on a separate
sheet from the plat,persite plan requirements listed in Chapter 17.15.
g.Deviation requests.
h.Traffic memos are required if the subdivision will increase traffic by more than one
hundred (100)trips perday ormore than ten(10)peak-hour trips.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication of
its summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on November 22,2016.
KarerNUebrecK D"e~plJty Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Z>rine L.Kenison,Citi^_Att£w*rey