Ordinance 817-81 - Laserfiche WebLink

• . • • • • 1 G. "Planning commission" shall be that commission established by the city council as provided in RCW 35.63.110, as hereafter amended. 2 H. "Proposed plat" is a preliminary plan of the plat, subdivision or 3 dedication containing the elements and requirements as set forth in this title. 4 I. "Subdivider" is any person, firm or corporation proposing to make 5 or having made a subdivision. 6 J. "Subdivision" is an area of land which has been divided into lots, plots, tracts, or other divisions of land, and may or may not include 7 a map or maps, relating thereto, for the purpose, whether immedi- ate or future, of transfer of ownership, or for building develop- 8 ments, including all designations in street lines, public area bound- aries, lot lines, easements, rights-of-way, pavement widths, curb- 9 lines, location and size of utilities, and location and size of land area to be dedicated; provided, that this definition of a subdivision 10 shall not be including those divisions of land for agricultural purposes where each parcel is five acres or more in area and which 11 does not include new streets, easements, rights-of-way, or other provisions for necessary public areas and facilities. 12 K. "Tentative approval" is the official action taken on the proposed 13 plat, subdivision or dedication by the planning commission, meeting in official session. 14 L. "Short subdivision" is a division of land into four or fewer lots, 15 tracts, parcels, or sites. 16 M. "Short plat" is the map of a short subdivision, showing thereon the division of land into lots, blocks, streets and alleys or other 17 divisions. 18 N. "Short subdivision certificate" is a title report by a title insurance company certifying the ownership, deed restrictions, convenants 19 and other encumbrances of the land being subdivided. 20 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 22 DEFINITIONS: 23 A. "Binding site plan" is a drawing to scale identifying locations of all streets, roads, improvements, utilities, open space and any other 24 matter specified by the City of Everett for non-residential subdivi- sion. Such binding site plans are exempt from the requirements of 25 the Subdivision and Short Subdivision Ordinances. The requirements of SEPA Ordinance 753-81 (as is or is hereafter 26 amended) are to be followed, and the authorized site plan is to be filed for record in the Snohomish County Auditors office on each 27 lot, parcel or tract created pursuant to the Binding Site Plan. 28 B. "Block" is a group of lots, tracts, or parcels within well defined and fixed boundaries. 29 C. "City council" means the City Council, the legislative body, of the 30 City. 31 32 -2-