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ORDINANCE NO. 2340
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 ORDAINS 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.All approvals of project permits applications shall be processed as provided in
36.70B, as now enacted or hereafter amended. The subdivider shall subm
permanent reproducible mylar and three (3) sets of specifications which hav
for the City Engineer's signature, records, and use.
C.After the City Engineer has approved the construction plans and specifica
shall complete and install all street and utility improvements required by t
in granting preliminary plat approval prior to filing of the final plat. A two
bond shall be required in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the con
D.The Engineering Division of the Municipal Services Department o
engineer or engineering firm hired by the city shall be responsib
subdivision improvements to insure conformance with the approv
The subdivider shall deposit an inspection fee in the amount
1/2%) of the estimated construction cost. The inspection fee sh
of labor, materials, and equipment plus fifteen percent (15%)
is less than the amount deposited, the difference will be refu
E.In lieu of completing and installing all required street and uti
the final plat with the Plat Administrator, the subdivider ma
approved security in a form satisfactory to the City A
uy ervi
required by the Plat Administrator in granting approval
all street and utility improvements are not complete
subdivision bond or approved security, the bond or s
undertake the installation and completion of all req
RCW Chapter
it one (1) set of
e been approved
tions, the subdivider
he Plat Administrator
(2) year maintenance
struction cost.
r a licensed professional
e for the inspection of all
ed plans and specifications.
f two and a half percent (2
all be based on the actual cost
for overhead. If the final cost
nded.
lity improvements prior to filing of
y post a subdivision bond or other
ttorney. The subdivision bond or
ces Director, of such improvements
of the preliminary plat. In the event that
d within the time limit specified in the
ecurity may be forfeited and the city may
uired street and utility improvements.
•1. All street and utility improvements listed in
completed, and accepted by the city within o
Plat Administrator.
the subdivision bond must be installed,
e (1) year of approval of the final plat by the
ald R. Cone, Finance Director
ORDINANCE NO. 2340
PAGE 2 July 24, 2007
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
International 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 on Jul 24,2007;
Ronald C. Covey,
ATTEST:
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