Ordinance 1119-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

SECTION 5: LAND DIVISION'REQUIREMENTS • A. General B. Public Use Reservations C. Design and Improvement Standards D. Suitable Guarantee E. Improvements F. Survey G. Dedication A. General 1. Standards for Subdivisions and Short Subdivisions: The following standards set forth in this section are to be used for division and redivisions of the land. 2. Provisions for Approval: No division or redivision of land shall be approved unless appropriate provisions are made for, but not limited to, the public health, safety and general welfare for open space, drainage ways, streets, alleys, other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks, school sites, playgrounds- and other standards as may be required by this Ordinance. B. Public Use Reservations 1. Reservation or Dedication: If the City concludes in the review of the subdivisions or short subdivisions that the dedication or reservation of areas or sites for schools, schoolgrounds, park land, and playgrounds are reasonably necessary and are a direct result of the proposal, the City may require that such reservation or dedication be provided. 2. Street Right-of-Way Realignment or Widening: a. If the City concludes that the street right-of-way adjacent to a proposed division of land is inadequate for widening and realignment of the existing streets then the City may require a dedication of necessary right-of-way and improvement of that right-of-way. b. The City may allow up to 10% deviation in minimum lot size in short subdivisions only if the requirement of a dedication of right-of-way on an existing publicly improved street reduces a proposal below the minimum zoning code requirements. 3. Nothing herein shall prohibit voluntary agreements with the City that allow a payment in lieu of dedication of land or to mitigate a direct impact that has been identified as a consequence of a proposed subdivision or short subdivision as authorized in Chapter 82.02 R.C.W. • -23-