1. 
The survey of every proposed subdivision, boundary line adjustments, record of survey, and the preparation of preliminary and final plats thereof, shall be made by or under the supervision of a registered land surveyor who shall certify on the plat that it is a true and correct representation of the lands actually surveyed. All surveys shall conform to standard practices and principles for land surveying.
2. 
The surveyor shall furnish the county engineer with a full set of survey notes upon request, which notes shall clearly show:
a. 
The ties to each permanent monument;
b. 
At least three durable, distinctive reference points or monuments;
c. 
Sufficient data to determine readily the bearing and length of each line;
d. 
The basis of bearing location by section, township, and range with respect to the Willamette Meridian.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
Primary survey control points shall be referenced to physical section corners and monuments. Corners of adjoining subdivisions or portions thereof shall be identified and ties shown.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
1. 
Permanent control monuments shall be established at:
a. 
All controlling corners on the boundaries of the subdivision;
b. 
The intersections of centerlines of roads within the subdivision;
c. 
The beginning and ends of curves on road centerlines;
d. 
The beginning and ends of road centerlines.
2. 
Permanent control monuments may be placed on offset lines or may be set as witness points. The position and type of every permanent monument shall be noted on all plats of the subdivision. Permanent control monuments shall be durable, magnetic, marked with the license number of the land surveyor, and sufficient in number so that together with existing monuments, are suitable for the perpetuation of boundary lines.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
Permanent control monuments within the roads shall be set after the roads are graded. In the event a final plat is approved before roads are graded, the surety deposited to secure grading shall be sufficient to pay the costs estimated by the county public works director of setting such monuments.
Permanent control monuments shall be set at all road intersections, horizontal points of curvature, horizontal points of tangency, centers of cul-de-sacs, and as needed for intervisibility and any other appropriate locations deemed necessary by the county. Points of Tangency and curvature may be substituted by monumenting the point of intersection if the intersection falls within the road.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
Any monument set by a land surveyor to mark or reference a point on a property or land line shall be permanent, magnetic, and marked or tagged with the certificate number of the land surveyor setting it. Monuments set by a land surveyor shall be sufficient in number and durability and shall be efficiently placed so as not to be readily disturbed in order to assure, together with monuments already existing, the perpetuation or reestablishment of any point or line of a survey.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
1. 
If any land in a subdivision is contiguous to a natural body of water, a meander line shall be established along the shore at a safe distance back from the ordinary high-water mark. Property lying beyond the meander line shall be defined by distances along the side property lines extended from the meander line.
2. 
If the thread of a stream lies within a subdivision or forms the boundary of a subdivision, such thread shall be defined by bearings and distances as it exists at the time of the survey.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
The dedication sheet shall contain a full legal description of land as stated in the title report, notarized dedication of legal owners and interested parties of property, signed approvals and statements as required and all as described as follows in Sections 16.24.080 through 16.24.140.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
1. 
The completed plat must show description of property platted which shall be the same as that recorded in previous transfer of said property, or that portion of said transfer covered by the plat.
2. 
Should this description be cumbersome and not technically correct, a true and exact description shall be shown upon the plat together with original description. The corrected description shall read as follows: "The intent of above description is to embrace all the following described property": (Description).
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
1. 
There are five types of dedications and acknowledgments. The applicable dedication (below) must be followed verbatim. The following list distinguishes the individual dedications:
a. 
Corporations platting proposed private roads;
b. 
Corporations platting proposed public roads;
c. 
Individuals platting proposed private roads;
d. 
Individuals platting proposed public roads;
e. 
Proposed private roads on private property; and
f. 
Proposed public roads on private property.
2. 
Dedications for dedications (2),(4) and (6) above:
(copy as follows)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that do hereby declare this plat and dedicate to the public forever all roads and ways hereon with the right to make all necessary slopes for cuts and fills, and the right to continue to drain said roads and ways over and across any lot or lots, where water might take a natural course, in the original reasonable grading of the roads and ways shown hereon. Following original reasonable grading of roads and ways hereon no drainage water on any lot or lots shall be diverted or blocked from their natural course so as to discharge upon any public road rights-of-way, or to hamper proper road drainage. Any enclosing of drainage waters in culverts or drains or rerouting thereof across any lot as may be undertaken by or for the owner of any lot, shall be done by and at the expense of such owner.
(If a non-profit corporation is selected above add these paragraphs)
The costs of construction, maintaining and snow removal of all roads, streets, and alleys within this plat and all access roads to this plat shall be the obligation of a nonprofit corporation composed of all the owners of the lots of the plat and of any additional plats that may be served by these roads, streets and alleys.
In the event that the owners of any of the lots of this plat or any additional plats shall petition the County Commissioners to include the roads in the county road system, it is understood that the roads shall first be built up to minimum county standards by said non-profit corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seal this day of _____________________, A.D., 20____.
(Print name of Corporation)
(Signature of President)
President
(Signature of Secretary)
Secretary
(Use this if individual owner(s))
(Print signer's name under line)
(As many of the following acknowledgments are to be used as required to acknowledge all signatures.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
STATE OF WASHINGTON ) SS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS )
THIS IS TO CERTIFY That on this day of __________________ A.D., 20____, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, personally appeared to me known to the person(s) who executed the foregoing dedication and acknowledged to me that signed and sealed the same as free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
WITNESS My hand and official seal the day and year first written.
Notary Public in and for the State of Wash., residing at
(Alternate when plattor is a corporation)
STATE OF WASHINGTON ) SS
COUNTY OF)
On this day of _________________ A.D., 20____, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared and, to me known to be the president and secretary, respective, of the Corporation, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said Corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that they were authorized to execute the said instrument and that the seal affixed is the corporate seal of said Corporation.
WITNESS My hand and official seal the day and year first written.
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at
In addition to owners of platted property signing the dedication, all interested parties (mortgagee, easement grantee, etc.) shall sign and acknowledge before a notary public a dedication of all land shown on the plat to be dedicated for public uses and a waiver by them and their successors of all claims for damages against any governmental authority arising from the construction and maintenance of public facilities and public property within the subdivision.
(copy as follows)
DEDICATION:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That (name of person or persons or corporation having interests) the undersigned (mortgagee, easements grantee or others) of the herein described real "property", does hereby declare, subdivide and plat as herein described, and dedicate to the use of the public forever all roads, streets, avenues, alleys, places, easements or whatever public property shown thereon which shall be maintained by (county road system or private non-profit corporation) and do hereby waive all claims for damages whatsoever against any government agency arising from the construction and maintenance of public facilities and public property within the subdivision so platted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seal this day of __________________A.D., 20____.
(Applicable signatures as hereinbefore described)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: (copy as hereinbefore shown verbatim)
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
(copy as follows)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, owner(s) in fee simple of the described real property, does hereby declare this plat and description and in lieu of dedication of roads hereby grants forever unto all owners of lots in this plat and all future plats in (name of plat) common ownership of all roads shown as private roads.
(If applicable add these paragraphs)
The costs of construction, maintenance and snow removal of all roads, streets, and alleys within this plat and all access roads to this plat shall be the obligation of a nonprofit corporation composed of all the owners of the lots of the plat and of any additional plats that may be served by these roads, streets and alleys.
In the event that the owners of any of the lots of this plat or any additional plats shall petition the County Commissioners to include the roads in the County Road System, it is understood that the roads shall first be built up to minimum county standards by said non-profit corporation.
WITNESS my (our) hand(s) and seal(s) this day of ________________ A.D., 20____.
(Applicable signatures as hereinbefore described)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: (copy as hereinbefore shown verbatim)
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
If the board concludes that the public interest will be served thereby, the board may, in lieu of requiring the dedication of land in a subdivision for protective improvements, drainage ways, roads, alleys, recreational, community or other general purposes, allow the said land to be conveyed to a homeowner's association or similar non-profit corporation.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
A subdivider who wishes to make a conveyance as permitted by Section 16.24.130, shall, at or prior to the time of filing a final plat for approval, supply the board with copies of the grantee organization's articles of incorporation and bylaws with evidence of the conveyance or a binding commitment to convey. The articles of incorporation shall be appurtenant to ownership to land in the subdivision; that the corporation is empowered to assess the said land for costs of construction and maintenance of the improvements and property owned by the corporation; and that such assessments shall be a lien upon the land. The board may impose such other conditions as it deems appropriate to assure that property and improvements owned by the corporation will be adequately constructed and maintained.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
A certificate of the registered land surveyor who made, or under whose supervision was made, the survey of the subdivision in substantially the following language:
(copy as follows)
This map correctly represents a survey made by me or under my direction in conformance with the requirements of the Survey Recording Act as the request of __________________in _________________, 20_____.
Name of Person
(signed and sealed)
Certificate Number
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
No plat shall be approved by the board of county commissioners until the county Engineer shall have affixed his or her signature thereto and forwarded same to the board of county commissioners with a letter stating that requirements will be met, or suitable deposit made or bond filed to cover estimated cost of work, prior to the issuance of the first building permit.
(copy as follows)
EXAMINED
AND APPROVED This day of ________________, A.D., 20_____.
(seal)
Kittitas County Engineer
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
A statement of the director that the subdivision conforms to the comprehensive plan.
(copy as follows)
I hereby certify that the plat of has been examined by me and find that it conforms to the comprehensive plan of the Kittitas County Planning Commission.
Dated this day of ___________________, A.D., 20____.
Kittitas County Community Development Services Director
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
Certified statement from the county Treasurer showing taxes are paid for preceding year; also taxes for the year in which the plat is filed, the latter being in an amount equal to last year's taxes, plus twenty-five percent.
(copy as follows)
I hereby certify that the taxes and assessments are paid for the preceding years and are current as of the date of my signature below.
Dated this day of __________________, A.D., 20____.
Kittitas County Treasurer
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
A note on any approved plat shall contain the following note: I hereby certify that the plat has been examined and conforms with current Kittitas County Code Chapter 13.
Dated this day of _________________, A.D., 20____.
Kittitas County Health Officer
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005; Ord. 2014-015, 2014)
Certified statement from the county assessor that no conditions exist which would encumber or obstruct the proposed subdivision.
(copy as follows)
I hereby certify that the plat of has been examined by me and I find the property to be in an acceptable condition for platting.
Dated this day of _________________, A.D., 20____.
Kittitas County Assessor
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
In the event that the property described in such plat or any part thereof shall be adjacent to a state highway, the district administrator of the Department of Transportation shall approve such plat before the approval of the board of county commissioners. The following form of certificate shall be filled out on said plat and signed by the district administrator.
EXAMINED AND APPROVED This day of __________________, A.D., 20____.
Washington State Department of Transportation
Administrator, District No. 5
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
In the event that the property described in such plat, or any part thereof, shall be adjacent to the corporate limits of any city or town, the council of such city or town shall approve such plat before its approval by the board of county commissioners. The following form of certificate shall be filled out on said plat and signed by the mayor of such city or town.
EXAMINED AND APPROVED This day of___________________, A.D., 20____, pursuant to Ordinance No.____, of the (city/town) of _____________, Washington, passed, __________________20____, and approved by the Mayor thereof_________________, 20____.
COUNCIL OF city/town, Washington
By
Mayor
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
In the event that there are further restrictions or covenants which are to be made a part of the plat, the following certificate shall be filled out on said plat and signed by the platters and the county auditor.
(copy as follows)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That this plat of Kittitas County, Washington is subject to additional restrictions entitled, which are filed with the Kittitas County Auditor and which are hereby made a part of this plat. This is to certify that the above mentioned restrictions have been filed this day of ________________, 20____, at minutes past o'clock M., in Volume of Deeds ____, Page____, Records of Kittitas County, Washington.
Kittitas County Auditor
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
(copy as follows)
Filed for record at the request of the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners, this day of __________________, A.D., 20____, at minutes past ____ o'clock M., and recorded in Volume of Plats _____, on page _____, Records of Kittitas County, Washington.
Kittitas County Auditor
Receiving No.
By
Deputy County Auditor
NOTE: "Receiving No." to be shown in the upper right hand corner on each page of the plat (if more than one page).
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)