A. 
Applicability of Provisions. Every division of contiguous land for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership, all of which are five acres or one-one hundred twenty-eighth of a section or larger, and any one of which is smaller than forty acres or one-sixteenth of a section, shall proceed in compliance with this section.
B. 
Minor Clerical Errors. May be corrected by the surveyor upon approval of the director by recording an affidavit with the county auditor specifically referencing the large lot by number and the correction.
C. 
Placing Lots or Parcels on Assessment Rolls. No lot or parcel of land subject to the provisions of this section shall be placed on the county assessor's tax rolls until an approved large lot has been filed for record with the county auditor.
D. 
Administrative Authority. The director and city engineer are responsible for processing and approving proposed large lots.
(Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005)
A. 
Application Requirements.
1. 
Preapplication Meeting. Before making an application for a large lot subdivision, the applicant may arrange to have the proposal reviewed informally by submitting a preapplication request to the community development department. The proposal should include the information required for submission of a preliminary large lot. Upon receipt of a properly prepared request, community development shall notify the applicant of the time and place of the preapplication conference.
2. 
Application for Large Lot. Application for a large lot shall consist of the following:
a. 
A general application form, completed and signed by the developer;
b. 
A large lot map and any supplemental material prepared in accordance with Chapter 19.55 CMC, Table of Required Information. The number of prints shall be as required on the application form;
c. 
A title insurance report which bears the original signature of the title officer and is no more than thirty days old shall be furnished by the developer. The report must confirm that the title of the land in the proposed subdivision is vested in the name of the owners having a title interest and whose signatures appear on the plat's certificate;
d. 
The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by the city fee schedule.
B. 
Administrative Review.
1. 
Review Procedure. The director shall distribute copies to other affected agencies for review and comment. Community development shall issue the determination of completeness, including the preliminary determination of consistency (in accordance with procedures established in RCW 36.70B.030 and 36.70B.070) incorporating all agency concerns.
2. 
Technical Review. The director, with the assistance of reviewing agencies, shall determine if the proposal conforms to the policies, standards and accepted design principles for the following:
a. 
The comprehensive plan and zoning code;
b. 
Public facilities, including, but not limited to, transportation, facilities, stormwater, drainage, water supply, sewage disposal, streets, sidewalks, nonmotorized transportation, street lights, fire protection facilities, easements and utilities within and around the proposed large lot;
c. 
The proposed lots have adequate means of ingress and egress in accordance with the provisions of this title; and
d. 
The public interest will be served by the subdivision and/or dedication.
3. 
Access to the boundary of all large lot subdivisions and all lots shall be provided by a street meeting city street standards. If the subdivider uses a private street, each lot owner having access thereto shall have a responsibility for maintenance of such private street. Any private street shall also contain a drainage and utilities easement.
4. 
Decision. Upon completion of technical review, the director shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the proposed large lot subdivision.
(Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005)
A. 
Roads, sidewalks and other improvements which may be required in large lot subdivisions shall be completed prior to the final certification and recording unless engineered improvement plans with adequate surety are provided in the same manner and standards as required for subdivisions; except that, all improvements covered by surety shall be completed within one year of recording the large lot.
B. 
Improvement plans along with the completed large lot map shall be submitted to community development not later than six months following the date of conditional approval.
(Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005)
Upon receipt of the completed large lot which meets all requirements of this section, the director and city engineer shall certify approval of the large lot. Two mylar bases and the required recording fee shall be furnished to the city of Centralia. The director shall then forward one mylar base to the city engineer. One mylar shall be recorded with the Lewis County auditor by the director within five days after the date the last required signature has been obtained. After recording, the developer shall provide one eleven-inch-by-seventeen-inch paper copy of the recorded mylar to community development within seven days of recording the final plat. No building permits will be issued until the copy of the recorded plan has been provided to community development. The fees for this copy shall be paid by the developer in addition to all other recording fees.
(Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005)
A. 
The decision of the director on a preliminary large lot application shall be final and conclusive unless appealed to the hearing examiner in accordance with the procedures and standards for open record appeals.
B. 
The final decision of the hearing examiner on the appeal of a preliminary large lot decision shall be final and conclusive unless appealed to superior court of Lewis County.
(Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005)