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Title 17 Subdivisions
Title 17
Subdivisions
For statutory provisions on subdivisions generally, see chapters
35A.58
and
58.17
RCW.
Chapter 17.01
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 17.01.010
Title.
§ 17.01.020
Application.
§ 17.01.030
Purpose.
§ 17.01.040
Authority.
§ 17.01.050
Definitions.
§ 17.01.060
Rules of construction.
§ 17.01.070
Liability.
§ 17.01.080
Violation and penalty.
§ 17.01.090
Severability.
§ 17.01.100
Appeal.
Chapter 17.02
INTERPRETATION OF TITLE 17 DMMC
§ 17.02.010
Title.
§ 17.02.020
Application.
§ 17.02.030
Purpose.
§ 17.02.040
Authority.
§ 17.02.050
Interpretation.
§ 17.02.060
Provisions not affected by headings.
§ 17.02.070
Appeal.
Chapter 17.05
SHORT SUBDIVISIONS
§ 17.05.010
Title.
§ 17.05.020
Application.
§ 17.05.030
Purpose.
§ 17.05.040
Authority.
§ 17.05.050
General provisions.
§ 17.05.060
Short subdivisions processed simultaneously.
§ 17.05.070
Burden of providing documentation.
§ 17.05.080
Application.
§ 17.05.090
Acceptance for filing/vesting.
§ 17.05.100
Comments – Requests.
§ 17.05.110
Public notice.
§ 17.05.120
Deadline for comments.
§ 17.05.130
Changes required.
§ 17.05.140
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – General.
§ 17.05.150
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – Decisional criteria.
§ 17.05.160
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – Conditions, restrictions, and modifications.
§ 17.05.170
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – Dedication.
§ 17.05.180
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – Contents of decision.
§ 17.05.190
Planning, Building and Public Works Director's decision – Distribution of written decision.
§ 17.05.200
Processing short subdivisions – Time limits.
§ 17.05.210
Appeal.
§ 17.05.220
Filing final short subdivision documents.
Chapter 17.10
SUBDIVISIONS
§ 17.10.010
Title.
§ 17.10.020
Application.
§ 17.10.030
Purpose.
§ 17.10.040
Authority.
§ 17.10.050
General provisions.
§ 17.10.060
Burden of providing documentation.
§ 17.10.070
Subdivision application.
§ 17.10.080
Preliminary subdivisions processed simultaneously.
§ 17.10.090
Acceptance for filing/vesting.
§ 17.10.100
Comments.
§ 17.10.110
Staff report.
§ 17.10.130
Planning Commission review.
§ 17.10.140
Public testimony and participation at public hearings.
§ 17.10.150
Continuation of hearing.
§ 17.10.160
City Council's decision.
§ 17.10.170
Reconsideration period – Final decision unless reconsidered.
§ 17.10.180
Reconsideration.
§ 17.10.190
Processing preliminary subdivisions – Time limits.
§ 17.10.200
Effect of preliminary subdivision approval.
§ 17.10.210
Final subdivision filing – Time limits.
§ 17.10.220
Contents of final plat.
§ 17.10.230
Administrative review of final plats.
§ 17.10.240
City Council action.
§ 17.10.250
Processing final subdivisions – Time limits.
§ 17.10.270
Filing of plat documents.
§ 17.10.280
Appeal.
Chapter 17.15
MODIFIED SUBDIVISIONS AND SHORT SUBDIVISIONS
§ 17.15.010
Title.
§ 17.15.020
Application.
§ 17.15.030
Purpose.
§ 17.15.040
Authority.
§ 17.15.050
Requirements – Generally.
§ 17.15.060
Procedure.
§ 17.15.070
Approval criteria.
§ 17.15.080
Contents of decision.
§ 17.15.090
Limitations shown on subdivision or short subdivision.
Chapter 17.20
ALTERATION AND VACATION OF PLATS
§ 17.20.010
Title.
§ 17.20.020
Application.
§ 17.20.030
Purpose.
§ 17.20.040
Authority.
§ 17.20.050
Alteration and vacation of subdivisions, short subdivisions, and binding site plan applications.
§ 17.20.060
Filing final alterations and vacations.
Chapter 17.25
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
§ 17.25.010
Title.
§ 17.25.020
Application.
§ 17.25.030
Purpose.
§ 17.25.040
Authority.
§ 17.25.050
Scope.
§ 17.25.060
Administrative review.
§ 17.25.070
Filing for recording.
§ 17.25.080
Appeal.
Chapter 17.30
BINDING SITE PLANS
§ 17.30.010
Title.
§ 17.30.020
Application.
§ 17.30.030
Purpose.
§ 17.30.040
Authority.
§ 17.30.050
Review procedures.
§ 17.30.060
Approval criteria.
§ 17.30.070
Final binding site plan.
§ 17.30.080
Certificate of segregation.
§ 17.30.090
Appeal.
Chapter 17.35
LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF SUBDIVISIONS AND SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS
§ 17.35.010
Title.
§ 17.35.020
Application.
§ 17.35.030
Purpose.
§ 17.35.040
Authority.
§ 17.35.050
Lot standards.
§ 17.35.060
General layout.
§ 17.35.070
Access – General.
§ 17.35.080
Access – Rights-of-way.
§ 17.35.090
Access – Private streets within vehicular access tracts.
§ 17.35.100
Access – Pedestrian ways.
§ 17.35.110
Utilities and related improvements – General.
§ 17.35.120
Utilities and related improvements – Water system.
§ 17.35.130
Utilities and related improvements – Surface water.
§ 17.35.140
Utilities and related improvements – Sanitary sewer.
§ 17.35.150
Utilities and related improvements – Undergrounding.
§ 17.35.160
Utilities and related improvements – Easements.
§ 17.35.170
Provision for public and semipublic lands.
§ 17.35.180
Parks.
§ 17.35.190
Natural features – General.
§ 17.35.200
Natural features – Land adjacent to Puget Sound.
§ 17.35.210
Natural features – Significant vegetation.
§ 17.35.220
Subdivision names.
Chapter 17.40
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 17.40.010
Title.
§ 17.40.020
Application.
§ 17.40.030
Purpose.
§ 17.40.040
Authority.
§ 17.40.050
Application materials – Short subdivisions, preliminary subdivisions, binding site plans, plat alterations, and plat vacations.
§ 17.40.060
Application materials – Public notice.
§ 17.40.070
Application materials – Additional information for binding site plans.
§ 17.40.080
Application materials – Additional information for subdivision vacations and alterations.
§ 17.40.090
Required materials – Final short plats, plats, plat alterations, plat vacations, and binding site plans.
§ 17.40.100
Additional submittals required.
§ 17.40.110
Application materials – Lot line adjustments.
§ 17.40.120
Notice of application.
§ 17.40.130
Official file.
§ 17.40.140
Securities.
§ 17.40.150
Illegal division of land.
Chapter 17.45
AMENDMENTS
§ 17.45.010
Title.
§ 17.45.020
Application.
§ 17.45.030
Purpose.
§ 17.45.040
Authority.
§ 17.45.050
Subdivision code may be amended.
§ 17.45.060
Initiation of amendment.
§ 17.45.070
Notice.
Chapter 17.50
UNIT LOT SUBDIVISIONS
§ 17.50.010
Title.
§ 17.50.020
Application.
§ 17.50.030
Purpose.
§ 17.50.040
Authority.
§ 17.50.050
Procedure.
§ 17.50.060
Approval criteria.
§ 17.50.070
Limitations shown on unit lot subdivision.
Chapter 17.52
LOT SPLITTING
§ 17.52.010
Title.
§ 17.52.020
Application.
§ 17.52.030
Purpose.
§ 17.52.040
Authority.
§ 17.52.050
General provisions.
§ 17.52.060
Decisional criteria.
§ 17.52.070
Administrative review.
§ 17.52.080
Filing for recording.
§ 17.52.090
Appeal.