16.15.070 Specific requirements.
(1) The preliminary plat shall show specifically and clearly all of the following features and information on one or more maps, drawings or application forms. Specific items may be waived if it is the opinion of both the public works director and planning director that they are not necessary.
(2) Accuracy for all data and information submitted on or with a preliminary plat shall be the responsibility of the applicant. Any proposed plat found to be inaccurate or misleading so as to hamper the decision of the hearing examiner shall be returned to the applicant with a letter stating that the plat must be corrected and returned to the staff.
(3) Scale and Size. The preliminary plat shall be at a scale of not more than 50 feet to the inch, nor less than 200 feet to the inch.
(4) General Information Required.
(a) Proposed name of the subdivision. This name shall not duplicate nor resemble the name of another subdivision in the city of Stanwood;
(b) The names and addresses of all landowners within the proposed subdivision, the developer (if other than the owners), the land surveyor and/or the professional registered engineer responsible for laying out the plat;
(c) The legal description of all lands included in the proposed subdivision;
(d) The plat scale, datum, north arrow and date;
(e) The boundary lines of the tract to be divided.
(5) Existing Conditions.
(a) A vicinity sketch shall be submitted indicating the boundary lines and names of adjacent subdivisions, streets and boundary lines of adjacent parcels, and the relationship of the proposed subdivision to major highways, schools, parks, shopping centers and similar facilities.
(b) Replats. If the plat constitutes a replat, the lots, blocks, streets, etc., of the original plat shall be shown with dotted lines in their proper positions in relation to the new arrangement of the plat. The new plat shall be so clearly shown in solid lines so as to avoid ambiguity, all as required by Chapter 58.12 RCW.
(c) The location and direction of all watercourses, lakes and streams and the location of all areas subject to flooding shall be shown in a map. Watercourses and drainage ways shall be located within an easement which reserves to the city the right to enter such properties for the purpose of flood control or maintenance.
(d) Natural features such as rock outcroppings, marshes, wooded areas shall be shown.
(e) Existing uses on the property, including location of all existing structures to remain on the property after platting shall be indicated.
(f) Existing zoning on the land to be platted and also on the surrounding land for a distance of 300 feet shall be shown.
(g) The location and size of all pertinent existing sewers, water mains, culverts, and other public or private underground installations within the subdivision and immediately adjacent thereto and elevations of sewers at points of probable connections shall be indicated.
(h) The locations, widths and names of both unopened and open streets, easements and other ways within or adjacent to the proposed development shall be shown on a map. The location of other important features such as the general outline of permanent buildings, water sources, power lines, telephone lines, railroads, city boundaries, section lines and section corners shall also be shown.
(i) Contours of sufficient intervals to indicate the topography of the entire tract for a sufficient distance beyond the boundaries of the proposed subdivision shall be indicated as follows:
(i) Up to five percent slope: two-foot contours;
(ii) Five percent and over slopes: five-foot contours.
Datum shall be city of Stanwood datum.
(j) The existing monuments or other such identifying markers as required by the public works department shall be shown.
(6) Proposed Plan of Partitioning.
(a) The location, width, name and approximate grade and radii of curves of streets shall be indicated. The relationship of streets to any projected streets as shown on the city’s Comprehensive Plan or street plan that has been adopted shall be shown.
(b) Sites, if any, allocated for purposes other than single-family dwellings shall be indicated.
(c) Approximate centerline profiles, with extensions, for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision showing the finished grade of streets and the nature and extent of street construction shall be provided.
(d) A proposal for domestic water supply stating the source and a preliminary distribution system layout shall also be provided.
(e) Proposals for sewage disposal, stormwater drainage and flood control shall be submitted.
(f) If lot areas are to be substantially graded, a plan showing the nature of cuts and fills and information on the character of the soil shall be provided.
(g) Proposals for other improvements such as electric utilities, pathways, recreation facilities, etc., shall be submitted.
(h) The layout of proposed street rights-of-way, alleys, easements, lots and blocks, and the approximate dimensions of each shall be shown.
(i) All parcels of land intended to be dedicated or temporarily reserved for public use, or to be reserved in the deeds for common use of the property owners in the subdivision with the purpose, conditions, or limitations of such dedications or reservations clearly indicated shall be provided.
(j) Trees and natural features that are to be preserved in the subdivision shall be shown on a map.
(7) Partial Development. If the proposed plat pertains to only part of the tract owned or controlled by the subdivider, a sketch showing the tentative layout for streets and contemplated land use in the unsubdivided portion shall be submitted.
(8) Statement from the Stanwood-Camano School District assessing safe walking conditions to local schools.
(9) Additional Information. The subdivider shall supply any additional information as may be required by the public works director or planning director. (Ord. 1110 § 2, 2002).