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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0861 OrdinanceEl ORDINANCE NO. 861 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REG- ULATIONS FOR THE MUNICIPAL APPROVAL OF PLATS, SUBDIVISIONS, OR DEDICATIONS; PRESCRIBING STANDARDS FOP, THE DESIGN, LAYOUT AND DEVELOP- MENT THEREOF; PROVIDING PROCEDURE FOR MJNICI- P'AL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL THEREOF; PROVID- ING FOR THE GRANTING OF VARIATIO14S AND EXCEP- TIONS THERETO; TO BE KN(3 N AS THE 'SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS"; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIO- LATION THEREOF; AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDIN- ANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE I A new chapter of the Pasco City Code is hereby established. Chapter 9-8. 'Subdivision Regulations 9-8.000 General 9-8.020 Application of this Ordinance. Any plat hereafter made, or any subdivision or any part thereof lying within the limits of the City of Pasco, shall be prepared, presented for approval and recorded as herein prescribed. The regulations contained herein shall apply to the subdivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts or other division of land for the purpose of sale or of building develop- ment, whether immediate or future, including the resubdivision or replatting of land or lots. They shall apply to each situation where there is a dedication of streets, alleys, easements and/or land for other public uses. 9-8.021 Agricultural Land. The division of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of five (5) acres or more and not involving any new street or easement of access, shall be exempt from the re- quirements of these regulations, provided however that provisions of Revised Code of Washington 58.04, 58.08 and 58.16 shall be com- plied with. 9-8.022 Division of Platted Lots. The sale, by description, of a portion of a platted lot shall not be considered a subdivision with- in the scope of these regulations. 9-8.010 Approvals necessary for acceptance of plats. Before any plat shall be recorded or be of any validity, it shall have been -2 - approved by the City Planning Commission and have such other sub- sidiary approvals as set forth herein. 9-8.060 Recording necessary -for sale of lots. It shall be unlaw- ful to sell, offer for sale, option or otherwise dispose of any interest in lots in any plat unless such plat has been approved by the City Planning Commission and has been recorded in the office of Auditor of Franklin County. 9-8.100 Definitions 9-8.101 Alley. Alley means a public highway not designed for gen- eral travel and used primarily as a means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments. A public highway includes every way, land, road, street, boulevard, and every way or place in the state open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel both inside and outside the limits of cities and towns. 9-8.102 Arterial, Primary. A street or road of great continuity which serves or is intended to serve as the principal trafficway be- tween separated areas of the city or region and is designated in the Comprehensive Plan, or otherwise designated as a limited access high- way, major thoroughfare, boulevard, parkway or other equivalent term to identify those streets that comprise the basic structure of the regional traffic plan. 9-8.103 ,Arterial, Secondary. A street or road which forms part of the arterial street system, the function of which is to collect traffic from the local or residential streets for delivery to the primary arterials, 9 -8.104 --Block. A piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, streets, streams, railroad rights-of-way, parks, etc., or a combination thereof. 9-8.105 Comprehensive Plan. The plan made and adopted by the City Planning Commission indicating the general locations recommended for major arterials, streets, parks, public buildings, zoning districts and other public improvements. 9-8.106 Cul -De -Sac. A street opening at one end and having a turn -around at the other end. 9-8.107 Dedication. The deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for any general or public uses, reserving to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and en- joyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. 9-8.108 Develo2er, Subdivider or Flatter. .Any person, firm or corporation undertaking the subdividing or resubdividing of a lot, tract or parcel of land. 9-8.109 Easement. A grant by the property owner to the public�a corporation, or persons, of the use of a strip of land for a specific purpose and on or over which the owner will not erect any permanent improvements which serve to interfere with the free exercise of that right. 9-8.110 Final Plat. The plan of a plat, subdivision, or dedication, or any portions thereof prepared for filing for record by the County Auditor, and containing those elements and requirements set forth for final plats in these regulations. 9-8.111 Final Approval. That approval given by the City Planning Commission which authorizes the subdivider to record his plat. 9-8.112 Improvements. Street grading and graveling, permanent street and corner monuments, street pavements, curbs and sidewalks, pedestrian ways, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers, trees and other appropriate items. 9-8.113 Lot. .A portion of a subdivision, or other parcel of land, intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development. 9-8.111 Official Flans. Those detailed plans of development of the city or parts thereof which have been adopted by ordinance by the City of Pasco as provided in revised Code of Washington, 35.63.110 and as amended. -4- 9-8.115 Plat or Subdivision. An area of land, which has been divided into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, and may or may not include a ,map, or maps related thereto for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of owner- ship, or for building developments, including all designations in street lines, alley lines, public area boundaries, lot lines, ease- ments, rights-of-way, pavement widths, curb lines, location and size of utilities, location and size of ;and areas to be dedicated; pro- vided that this definition of a subdivision shall not include those divisions of land for agricultural purposes, where each parcel is five (5) acres or more in area and which does not include any new streets, easements, rights-of-way or other provisions for necessary public areas and facilities; and further provided this definition shall not apply to the division by description of a portion of a platted lot. 9-8.116 Preliminary Plat. A neat, but approximate drawing of the proposed layout of streets, blocks, lots and other elements of a sub- division or plat from which the City Planning Commission gives approv- al to the general layout features of the subdivision or plat. 9-8.117 Pedestrian Way, A right-of-way, dedicated to public use, which cuts across a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties. 9-8.118 Street. A City street means every public highway, or part thereof, located within the limits of cities and towns, except alleys. A public highway includes every way, land, road, street, boulevard, and every way or place in the state open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel both inside and outside the limits of cities and towns. 9-8.119 Street, Dead End. A street, similar to a cul-de-sac, but providing no turn -around at its closed end. 9-8.120 Street, Marginal Access. An access street which is generally parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets, traffic -ways, limited access highways or railroad rights-of-way; and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic. -5- 9-8.121 Street, Access. A street of limited continuity, which serves or is intended to serve the local needs of the immediate vicinity. 9-8.122 Subdivider. ('See Developer) . 9-8.123 Subdivision. (See Plat), 9-8.124 Superblock. A block of exceptionally large size in both dimensions, with access to interior lots by cul-de-sacs branching in from surrounding streets and usually containing one or more in- terior open spaces. 9-8.125 Clther Terms. All other terms used in these regulations shall have their normal meaning, except that terms common to engineer- ing and surveying shall be used in their professional sense. DESIGN STANDARDS 9-8.210 and 9-8.220 Streets 9-8.211 Conform with Comprehensive Flan. Arrangement of arterial streets in the subdivision shall conform as nearly as possible to the Comprehensive Flan as adopted by the City Planning Commission, and any Official Plans adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasco. 9-8.212 Continuation of existing streets. Streets shall normally continue as an extension of existing streets unless good planning dictates a different solution. Street patterns shall take into consideration access needed to develop adjacent properties. Sketches of a proposed street system for adjoining property may be required if it is owned by the subdivider. 9-8.213 Traffic circulation. When possible, access streets shall be planned so as to discourage through traffic and to conveniently channel traffic onto the primary and secondary arterials. 9-8.214 Vere large lots and blocks. When a tract is subdivided into larger than normal building lots or parcels, such lots or par- cels shall be so arranged as to permit the logical location and open- ing of future streets and appropriate resubdivision, with provision for adequate utility connections for such resubdivision. -6- 9-8.215 Dead End Streets prohibited. Dead End Streets are pro- hibited, except that where the Comprehensive Plan indicates a street is to continue past the subdivider's property, the City Planning Commission may allow the dead end until such time as the street can be cut through. 9-8.216 Cul-de-sacs. Cul-de-sacs will be permitted where topography or other conditions justify their use. They should normally be less than 300 feet, but will be permitted up to 500 feet in length. Every cul-de-sac shall have a turn -around at its closed end with a minimum outside diameter of right-of-way of 100 feet. 9-8.217 Half Streets. Half streets shall be prohibited except that the City Planning Commission may require their inclusion in cases where a normal alignment of a present or future planned street will fall half on an adjoining ownership. 9-8.218 Street Names. 1,11hen practical, streets shall be named to conform with existing streets on the same or reasonably similar alignment. New street names shall not be so similar to existing streets names as to cause confusion. 9-8.219 Angle of intersection. Under normal conditions, streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, except where topography and other conditions justify varia- tions. The minimum angle of intersection of streets shall be 75 degrees. 9-8.220 Street jogs at intersections. 'Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be avoided. 9-8.221 Marginal access streets. Wherever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a railroad right-of-way or the right-of- way of a limited access highway, freeway or primary arterial, pro- vision shall be made for a marginal access street approximately parallel to and adjacent to the boundary of such right-of-way or for a street at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of land between such street and the right-of-way. Such distance shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for approach connections to future grade separations, or for lot depths. -7- 9-8.222 Street grades. Street grades shall be constructed as directed by the City Engineer and shall conform with the overall drainage pattern established for the locality of the subdivision. 9-8.223 Horizontal sight distances. A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on primary and secondary arterials. When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than 10 degrees, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius adequate to insure a sight distance of not less than 100 feet for secondary arterials, and of such greater radii as the City Planning Commission shall determine for primary arterials and other special cases. 9-8.224 Pedestrian ways. Pedestrian ways may be required by the City planning Commission so as to allow cross access to pedestrians in areas of exceptionally long blocks. In general, blocks of 800 feet or more should have a pedestrian way near the center of the block. 9-8.225 .Alleys. The City Planning Commission may at its option require alleys in any development. Dead-end alleys shall be pro- hibited unless there is provided a turn -around with a right-of-way diameter of 100 feet. Sharp changes in direction of alleys shall be avoided. Where such changes cannot be avoided, there shall be a corner cut-off with a minimum radius of 50 feet. 9-8.226 Street right-of-way widths. For all streets, arterials and alleys hereafter dedicated and accepted, the minimum right-of- way widths shall not be less than the minimum dimensions for each classification of public way as follows: Arterial, Primary, dual roadway -- 120 feet Arterial, Primary, single roadway -- 80 feet Arterial, Secondary -- 80 feet Access streets -- 60 feet Cul-de-sacs -- 60 feet with 100 foot turn -around Alleys -- 20 feet Pedestrian ways -- 10 feet -8- 9-8.227 Roadway lWidths. liinimum roadway widths for all streets, measured from the face of curb to face of curb, and for all alleys included in any subdivision shall not be less than the minimum dimension for each classification as follows: .Arterial, Primary, dual roadway -- As determined by the City Engineer from plans approved by the City Council. Arterial, Primary, single roadway -- As determined by the City Engineer from plans approved by the City Council. .Arterial, 'Secondary -- 62 feet Access streets -- 42 feet Cul-de-sacs -- 42 feet, with 81 foot turn -around Alleys 20 feet Roadway wearing surfaces shall be constructed to a width as determined by the City Engineer based on minimum standards as adopted by the City Council. 9-8.228 Minimum improvements required. (See section 9-8.500- 9-8.230 9-8.230 Blocks 9-8.231 Block length. In general, intersecting streets, determining block lengths, shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross traffic adequately and to meet existing streets or customary sub- division practice in the vicinity. In general blocks shall not be shorter than L50 feet in residential districts. Blocks for business use should normally not exceed 600 feet in length. 9-8.232 Block width. The width of the block under normal conditions shall be sufficient to allow for two tiers of lots with alley or ease- ment. Blocks intended for business or industrial use should be of such width as may be considered best suited for the proposed use, taking due consideration for providing off-street parking and truck loading. 9-8.240 Lots 9-8.2 1 Minimum dimensions. The minimum width for residential lots shall be 60 feet for rectangular lots and 50 feet at the front building line for lots with side lot lines radial to the street line.. 11 The minimum depth of lots shall be 110 feet where alleys are pro- vided and 120 feet where easements are provided. In no case shall a residential lot contain less than 6,000 square feet of lot area. Lot areas shall conform as nearly as possible to the requirements of the zoning ordinance so as to avoid replotting when building. Excessive depth in relation to width shall be avoided. 9-8.242 Corner lots wider. Corner lots in residential areas shall be enough wider than inside lots so as to allow for appropriate setback of a building from both streets. 9-8.243 Side lines perpendicular. Side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles to the street line or radial to curved street lines. 9-8._?44 Double Frontage. Lots with double frontage shall be pro- hibited in residential areas and shall be avoided when possible in areas proposed for business or industry. 9-8.245 Front on_a Street. Every lot shall abut on a street other than an alley'. 9-8.2L{.6 Reversed frontage and key lots. Reversed frontages of lots at intersections shall be avoided and key lots at the ends of blocks shall be allowed only where they do not interfere with utility con- struction and where lots are deeper than normal. 9-8.247 Orientation of lots. Lots should be oriented so that frontages face the direction of most advantageous view and face away from adverse developments and land usages. 9-8.248 Septic tanks. In subdivisions where septic tanks or other individual sewage dispoal devices are to be installed, the size of lots shall be subject to the approval of the Health Officer of the City of Pasco. 9-8.250 Easements 9-8.251 Dimensions of easements. Easements when allovied by the City Planning Commission shall be at least 20 feet, half falling on each adjoining lot. Easements shall be planned to allow for continuing -10 - access for maintenance and shall be continuous through each block and shall be planned to connect with established easements on adjoin- ing property. Rear lot lines shall form segments of straight lines for as long distances as practical where blocks are curved. Guy wire easements shall be provided on lot lines at the outside of the angle for any change of direction of an easement. 9-8.252 Changing of easements. Utility easements shall connect with easements established in adjoining properties. These easements, when approved, shall not thereafter be changed without the approval of the City Council by ordinance upon the recommendation of the City Planning Commission. 9-8.253 Drainage easements. Drainage easements for storm sewers or open channel drainage may be required where storm drainage cannot be practically carried under the streets or other rights-of-way. Open channel easements may be required where there is evidence of a present or future natural drainage pattern which may carry water at such time as the general water table of the region is raised. Such easements shall be adequate in width so that trucks may be used in the mainte- nance thereof. 9-8.300 Preliminary Flat 9-8.310 Conferences. Prior to the filing of an application for approval of a Preliminary Flat the subdivider or his agent shall con- tact the following public agencies for the purpose of determining any requirements which may have to be incorporated into the Preliminary and Final Plats: (a) Director of Planning (b) City Engineer (cli 'Superintendent, .Electric Utility (d Health Officer, City of Masco 9-8.320 Submittal. After reaching preliminary conclusions as to the design of the subdivision through pre -application contacts, the sub- divider shall cause to be prepared a preliminary plat. Said prelim- inary plat shall be submitted in five (51 copies and one (1) -11 - vicinity sketch to the Secretary of the City Planning Commission. .All fees and deposits as required by this and other ordinances of the City of.Pasco shall be paid to the City Clerk at this time. Submittal shall be made ten (10) days before the City Planning Commission meeting at which action is desired. The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall assign the plat a permanent file number and shall transmit copies of the plat to reviewing officials as hereinafter specified. 9-8.330 Official study and report. The Secretary of the City Planning Commission shall transmit one (IT copy of the preliminary plat to each of the following officials for their study and report: (al City Engineer (b) Director of Planning (cl Superintendent, Electric Utility M) Health Olfficer, City of Pasco. Each of the above named officials shall submit a report on the plat to the Secretary of the City Planning Commission, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt. If a full report cannot be made within this time or by the time of the meeting of the Planning Commission at which the plat is to be considered, the official will notify the Secretary in writing of the need for more time giving the reasons why more time is needed. Extensions of time shall in no case exceed one calendar month. The Commission may postpone action on the plat until all reports are received. The above named officials may recommend approval or disapproval of the plat as a whole or any features of the plat, but in expressing disapproval, the reasons therefor shall be set down in detail. Fail- ure to report within the required length of time shall be considered as an approval. 9-8.340 Contents of preliminary plat. The preliminary plat shall include among other things the following items: 9-8.341 General. (1) Proposed name of the subdivision. Names shall not too closely resemble names of existing subdivisions. -12 - Given names or initials will not be used with surnames in a plat name. (2) Location of boundary lines in relation to section, quarter -section or quarter -quarter section lines and any adjacent corporate boundaries, comprising a legal description of the property. (3) Names and addresses of the developer and of his engineer, surveyor or landscape architect, making the plat. (4) Scale of the plat shall be one (1) inch for 100 feet. (5) Date and northpoint. 9-8.342Existing conditions. (1j Location, width and name of each existing or platted street or other right-of-way, parks and other pub- lic open spaces, and permanent buildings, within the proposed subdivision. (2) Names of adjacent subdivisions and location and names of all adjacent streets. (3) Topography, unless waived in writing by the City Engineer, also the locations of water courses and other features pertinent to the subdivision. 9-8.343 Proposed development. (11, Location and width of proposed streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and easements. (2)� Indication of any portion or portions of the pre- liminary plat for which separate or successive final plats will be filed. (3) Layout, numbers and approximate dimensions of lots and numbers of blocks. (4) Location and size of all proposed parks, playgrounds, church sites, or other special uses of land con- sidered for dedication, or reservation by deed of covenant for special use or for use of all property} -13 - owners in the subdivision and any conditions of such dedication or reservation. (5) Indication of any lots on which a use other than residential is proposed by the subdivider. 9-8.344 Supplemental requirements. (1) Two (2) copies of proposed street grades may be required by the City Engineer where conditions warrant their being furnished. (2) A Vicinity sketch, at a legible scale, to show the relation of the plat to its surroundings shall be shown on the preliminary plat or accompany it. 9-8.345 Approval or disapproval. (l) Approval, disapproval or other action on the pre- liminary plat shall be conveyed to the subdivider in writing within five (51 days after the meeting of the Planning Commission at which such plat was considered. In case the plat is disapproved, the subdivider shall be notified of the reasons for such action and what requirements will. be necessary to meet the approval of the Commission. (2) The approval of the preliminary plat does not con- stitute an acceptance of the subdivision, but is deemed to be an authorization to proceed with the preparation of the final plat. (3) Approval of the preliminary plat shall be good for two years from the date of the Commission meeting at which it was approved. The Commission may ex- tend the approval period or may require that the preliminary plat be resubmitted after the expira- tion of the approval period. 9-8.346 Large developments. In order to discourage premature sub- division and uneconomic improvements of streets, the following pro- cedure is provided for: (11, When a developer or group of developers have in -14 - their control an area of land which they wish to plat, but of so large a size that the sale of a majority of the lots in the area would take more than a year, then they may cause to be prepared a preliminary plat for the entire area of development. (-2) On such preliminary plat, development divisions may be designated. (3) Upon approval of the preliminary plat, the developer may cause to be prepared a final plat for one or more develop- ment divisions, provided the order of development allows for logical provision of utilities and streets. C4) Each development division shall be considered as a final plat and provisions of these regulations shall be complied with for each such development division. 9-8.400 Final Plat 9-8.L�10 When submitted. Within two years of the approval of a pre- liminary plat, the subdivider shall prepare and submit to the City Planning Commission a final plat for recording purposes, together with such supplementary information, certificates and bonds as may be re- quired. Said final plat shall be submitted to the :Secretary of the Commission at least fourteen (14) days before the meeting at which the public hearing on the plat is to be held. 9-8.420 Public Hearing. The Secretary of the Commission shall ad- vertise the plat for public hearing at least seven (71 days before the meeting at which the City Planning Commission is to take action. 9-8.421 Acceptance. The City Planning Commission may by motion, accept or reject any plat. The Commission's acceptance shall con- stitute City acceptance of all dedications. 9-8.430 Engineer's extension of time. If the City Engineer finds that more than fourteen (1411 days will be required to assure that all details of the proposed final plat are correct, he may not the Secretary of the City Planning Commission in writing, giving the reasons for needing an extension of time. Extensions of time for checking shall riot exceed thirty (301 days unless corrections are to be -15 - made on the face of the plat or on the ground. 9-8.440 Field check by Engineer. If conditions warrant it, the City Engineer may require a field inspection to be made. ,A charge for field inspection shall be made at prevailing engineering rates and a sum of money to cover the estimated cost of the work shall be deposited with the City Clerk, 9-8.450 Form. The final plat shall be drawn in India ink on good quality linEntracing cloth. The scale shall be 100 feet to the inch. If the entire plat cannot be drawn on a standard sheet, two or more sheets shall be used. All certificates and descriptions shall be on each sheet. When more than two sheets are used, an index sheet shall be provided. 9-8.460 and 9-8.470 Information. tain the following information: The final plat shall show and con - 9 -8.461 Primary control points approved by the City Engineer, and descriptions and ties to such control points, to which all dimensions, angles, bearings, and similar data on the plat shall be referred. 9-8.462 The final plat shall be accompanied by complete field and computation notes showing original or re-established corners, with de- scription of them and actual traverse showing error of closure and method of balancing, with sketch showing all distances, angles, and calculations required to determine corners and distances of the plat. The allowable error of closure shall not exceed one (1) foot in 4,000 feet. (Authority, RCW 58.16.130. 9-8.463 Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other rights-of-way, and property lines of residential lots and other sites, with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, complete curve data for street centerlines and property lines, and other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points and points of curve to lot lines. 9-8.464 Name and right-of-way width of each street and other right-of- way, or easement. �:l! 9-8.465 Locations, dimensions and purpose of any easements. 9-8.466 Number to identify each lot or site. 9-8.467 Purpose for which sites, other than residential lots, are dedicated or reserved. 9-8.468 Location and description of monuments. 9-8.469 Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number. 9-8-470 Certification by surveyor or engineer certifying to the accuracy of the survey and plat. 9-8-471 Statement by the owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way and any other sites for public use. 9-8-472 Name of the plat, scale, northpoint and date. 9-8.473 Spaces for certificates or approvals of the following officials: (1) County Treasurer (2) City Engineer (3) County Assessor C4) Chairman, City Planning Commission (5; County Auditor 9-8.04 All signatures shall be in India ink. 9-8.480 Distribution of copies. Prints of the original plat with all signatures attached shall be furnished to the following: ( 1) City Engineer (2) City Water Deparlmnt (3) County Assessor C2 copies), (43 City Clerk (5)� All Utilities 9-8.LE90 Monuments. Concrete or iron pipe monuments approved by the City Engineer shall be set at the intersection of the centerlines of all streets; all angle points of street center lines; all points of curvature, and points of tangents in street center lines; at the radial point on cul-de-sacs; and all external corners of the subdivision -17- 9-8.500 Improvements. Minimum improvements of grading and graveling to specifications furnished by the City Engineer, based on minimum standards as adopted by the City Council shall be completed and inspected before final approval of -the plat, provided, however, that in lieu of constructing improvements a bond or certified check to cover the City Engineerts estimate of the cost of constructing said improvements, may be deposited with the City Clerk. Such bond or certified check shall be accompanied by a contract providing that all such improvements shall be completed within one year of filing of the plat, and upon completion of the work and its inspection and approval by the City Engineer, said bond or certified check shall be returned. The City Council, may, at its option, provide for construction of streets by city crews on a fee basis, 9-8.600 Additional Affidavits and Certificates. The City Planning Commission shall require a certificate of title showing all persons and parties having an interest in the land platted and may require any additional certificates, affidavits or endorsements as may be- come necessary for the reasonable enforcement of these regulations. 9-8.700 Variances. Whenever it is found that the land included in a subdivision presented for approval, is of such size or shape or is subject to, or affected by such topographical location or conditions, or is to be devoted to such usage that full conformitAr to the provisions of this ordinance is impossible or impractical, the City Planning Commission may recommend to the City Council by letter of transmittal that said council authorize variations or conditional exceptions in the final plat so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured. 9-8.710 Standards for variance. In recommending such variations or conditional exceptions, the Commission shall find the following: (a) That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the property. (b) That the variation or exception is necessary for reason- able and acceptable development of the property. -18- (c) That the granting of the variation or conditional exception will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the vicinity. 9-8.800 Fees. At the time of filing the preliminary plat, the sub- divider shall deposit with the City Clerk, fees and deposits according to the following schedule: (a� Office engineering check fee -- 715.00 (bJ Field Engineering deposit -- :25.00. This service will be charged for on an actual cost basis using standard engineering fees as a basis. (chi Publication and posting deposit -- $25.00. This service will be performed on an actual cost basis. Unused por- tions of deposits shall be returned to the depositor. 9-8.900 Violations and Penalty 9-8.910 Sale of lots from unrecorded plat. It shall be unlawful to sell, trade, or otherwise convey or offer to sell, trade, or otherwise convey any lot or parcel of land as a part of, or in conformity with any plan, plat or replat of any subdivision or portion of the City un- less said plan, plat or replat shall have first been recorded in the office of the County Auditor. 9-8.920 Receiving or recording unapproved plats. It shall be unlaw- ful to receive or record in any public office any plans, plats or re - plats of land laid out in building lots and streets, alleys or other portion of the same intended to be dedicated to public or private use, or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto, and located within the corporate limits of the City of Pasco, unless the same shall bear thereon, by endorsement or other- wise, the approval of the City Planning Commission and the City Engineer. 9-8.9130 IViisrepresentations as to construction, supervision or in- spection of improvements. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning a plat or subdivision of land within':. the City to represent that any improvement upon any of the streets or alleys -19 - of said plat or subdivision, or any sewer in said plat or.subdivision has been constructed according to the plans and specifications approved by the City Engineer, or has been supervised or inspected by him, when such improvement is not so constructed, supervised or in- spected. 9-8.940 Penalty. Any persons violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than One -Hundred -Dollars (p100.00) nor more than Three -Hundred Dollars (3300.001 or to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both. 9-8.950 Repealer. This ordinance repeals all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. 9-8.960 Severability. If' any provision, section, part of section, sentence, or clause of this Chapter shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, all other parts, provisions, and sections of this Chapter not expressly held to be so void or unconstitutional shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE II EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after its passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this d ay, #. of , 19 5 r C, I a y o r ATTEST: (61J - City Clerk APPROVED -AS TO FORM JJ City .Attorney PUBLISHED: POST OFFICE DEPART,!, / PR E`wdr.-ljhi F10RIPIJi gl �J�o} J -j- OFFICIAL BUSINE& .I , Jif f'ryI WEGS;_ OF I RI.. -►-�'' NG I' RETURN TO REGISTERED NO. NAME OF SEND R 1411 CERTIFIED NO. STREET AND NO. OR P. O. BOX' �- e INSURED NO. POST OF�I E I . i POD Form 381 STATE_(����// L.. July 1955 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 1959 .350304-m DELIVERING ❑ Deliver ONLY to addressee. 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Stick postage stamps to your lettek, pay: 15 -cent certified mail fee First-class or airmail postage-', Either return receipt fee (op&nal) Restricted delivery fee (optional) Special -delivery fee (optional) 2. If you want this receipt postmarked, stick the gummed stub on the address side of the letter, leaving the receipt attached, and present the letter to a postal employee. 3. If you do not want this receipt postmarked, stick the gummed stub on the address side of the letter, detach and retain the receipt, and mail the letter. 4. If you want a return receipt, write the certified -snail number and your name and address on a return receipt card and at. tach it to the back of the letter. S. Save this receipt and present it if you make inquiry. U. S. GOVEII EMENT PRINTING OFFICE 30-71847 2 From the Desk of .� ADAH PERRY ARTHUR B.'LANGLIE GOVERNOR STATE OF WASHI GT N, Department of Conservation and Development W. A. GALBRAITH'. DIRECTOR T,RANSP_ORTATION BUILDING OLYMPIA June 8,1956 Mr. 'W. B. Austin, Director of Planning Office of the City Clerk, City of Pasco Pasco, Washington Dear Mr. Austin: ' DIVISIONS: FORESTRY RECLAMATION FLOOD CONTROL WATER RESOURCES MINES.AND GEOLOGY COLUMBIA BASIN".PROJECT PROGRESS•AND)NDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of Ordinance No. 861 which is the Subdivision Regulations of the. City of'Pasco. You have thereby complied with Section 58.16.120, Revised Code of Washington. CEJ: ca Very t'r"4 s, C. ohn ,—aux ervisor Division of Progress & Industry Development Pasco, Washington .lune 6, 1956 Director of Conservation & Development Transportation Building Olympia, Washington Dear Sir: Transmitted herewith is a copy of Ordinance No. 861 which is the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Pasco., This action on our part is to comply with Section 58.16.120 revised -code of Washington. 'Your acknowledgment of this transmittal would be appreciated. Yours truly,` ��.Aust in Director of Planning wba:es enc. 1 (Ordinance -No. 861) ( 19 pages')' Pasco, Washington June 6, 1956 Tri -City Herald P'. o. Box 692 Pasco, Washington ATTENTION: Mr. Galbraith. Dear Sir: Ordinance No. 861, Subdivision Regulations, of the City of Pasco have been transmitted to the Tri -City Herald for legal publication. In addition to the.. t'ear sheets to which we are. entitled, we would like, two hundred .(200) proofs on good sulphite paper. We understand the price of such proofs will be in the neigh- borhood of 5�4 per copy. -P-lease notify City Clerk flF exact price so that a,,�,p.urcbase order may be drawn. Yours truly, W1411am B. Austin Director of Planning wbaies ccs C.Ity Clerk � (861 file) [PY