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ORDINANCE NO. 2258
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.13 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "SHORT SUBDIVISIONS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 17.13 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Short Subdivisions" is amended as
follows:
17.13.100 Improvements:
A.Following approval of the preliminary plat by the Plat Administrator, the applicant shall file with
the Plat Administrator, three (3) complete sets of preliminary construction plans and
specifications prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State of Washington
showing all street and utility improvements as required by the Plat Administrator in granting
approval of the preliminary plat. The construction plans and specifications shall be
accompanied by a minimum plan check fee as per the rate schedule established by the City
Engineer. All construction plans and specifications shall be in conformance with city Design
Standards and the Community Street and Utility Standards. Sheet size shall be twenty-four
inches (24") x thirty-six inches (36") and shall have a border of one inch (1") on the left margin
and one half inch (1/2") on the remaining three (3) margins. The scale shall be five feet (5')
vertically unless grades exceed ten percent (10%) and forty feet (40') horizontally.
B.The preliminary construction plans and specifications shall be forwarded to the City Engineer
within two (2) working days of receipt by the Plat Administrator. Within twenty (20) calendar
days of filing of the plans with the Plat Administrator the City Engineer shall approve,
conditionally approve, or disapprove the plans. The subdivider shall submit one (1) set of
permanent reproducible mylar and three (3) sets of specifications which have been approved
for the City Engineer's signature, records, and use.
C.After the City Engineer has approved the construction plans and specifications, the subdivider
shall complete and install all street and utility improvements required by the Plat Administrator
in granting preliminary plat approval prior to filing of the final plat. A one (1) year maintenance
bond shall be required in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the construction cost.
D.The Engineering Division of the Municipal Services Department or a licensed professional
engineer or engineering firm hired by the city shall be responsible for the inspection of all
subdivision improvements to insure conformance with the approved plans and specifications.
The subdivider shall deposit an inspection fee in the amount of two and a half percent (2 1/2%)
of the estimated construction cost. The inspection fee shall be based on the actual cost of
labor, materials, and equipment plus fifteen percent (15`)/0) for overhead. If the final cost is less
than the amount deposited, the difference will be refunded.
E.In lieu of completing and installing all required street and utility improvements prior to filing of
the final plat with the Plat Administrator, the subdivider may post a subdivision bond or other
approved security in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney. The subdivision bond or approved
security shall be in an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated cost
as determined by the Municipal Services Director, of such improvements required by the Plat
Administrator in granting approval of the preliminary plat. In the event that all street and utility
improvements are not completed within the time limit specified in the subdivision bond or
approved security, the bond or security may be forfeited and the city may undertake the
installation and completion of all required street and utility improvements. •
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Ronald R. Con-, Finance lirector
Ronald C. Covey, M
ORDINANCE NO. 2258
PAGE 2 May 23, 2006
1.All street and utility improvements listed in the subdivision bond must be installed,
completed, and accepted by the city within one (1) year of approval of the final plat by the
Plat Administrator.
2.The Plat Administrator may grant one (1) extension of the subdivision bond for a period not
to exceed one (1) year provided that said request for an extension is filed with the Plat
Administrator at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the bond.
3.In the event that a time extension is granted, a new subdivision bond or other approved
security shall be submitted in an amount sufficient to cover one hundred and fifty percent
(150%) of the cost of completing utility extensions and street improvements. The bond will
be updated with new estimates of cost on all uncompleted improvements and all increased
cost estimates shall be passed onto the bond. If these increased costs are not accepted
by the surety, then the city shall foreclose on the bond and the plat will be held in
abeyance. Departments issuing recommendations for new subdivision bonds or other
approved security shall not modify the terms and requirements of the bond or security other
than to pass on all increased cost estimates as determined by the Municipal Services
Director to the bond or security to cover the cost of completing utility extensions and street
improvements without the written consent of the applicant.
F. A certificate of occupancy for permitted construction shall not be issued prior to complying with
the following requirements:
1.Street and utility improvements have been constructed to Community Standards and
accepted by the City Council.
2.The final short plat has been recorded with the Grant County Auditor.
3.Upon final inspection that the building or structure complies with the provisions of the
Uniform Building Code.
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 orj_May-23720
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VED AS TO FORM:
ames A. Whita er, City Attorney
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