Surveys in accordance with the Survey Recording Act shall be required for all short plat maps. All permanent monuments within the short subdivision shall be located and described, and all exterior corners on the boundaries of the short subdivision shall be monumented. All markers set shall be marked with the land surveyor's registration number. All monuments and markers shall be shown on the face of the final short plat. The final short plat map shall be prepared on stable base mylar polyester film or equivalency. Sheet size shall be 18 by 24 inches. All drawings and lettering on the short plat map shall be clearly and legibly drawn in permanent black ink. A margin line shall be drawn completely around each sheet leaving an entirely blank margin of two inches on the left side and one inch on the remaining sides. If more than one sheet is required, each sheet shall be numbered, indexed and contain the short subdivision number. In addition to that information required on the preliminary short plat map, the final short plat map shall also include the following information:
(1)
Legal description of the land contained within the short subdivision.
(2)
The short plat shall be tied to the nearest controlling corner to determine the boundary of the property.
(3)
The perimeter of the plat shall be depicted with heavier lines than elsewhere on the plat.
(4)
The "as-built" location of physical features both on and outside the land to be subdivided which shall serve the short subdivision, such as existing roads, utilities, railroad rights-of-way, fences and wells.
(5)
The face of any short plat containing a private road shall bear the following language:
WARNING: Lewis County has no responsibility to build, improve, maintain, or otherwise service the private roads contained within or providing access to the property described in this short plat. |
(6)
The face of all short plats shall bear the following statements:
The lots contained within this short subdivision shall not be redivided for five (5) years from the date of approval without compliance with the requirements of the Lewis County Subdivision Ordinance No. 1083, and as thereafter amended. The approval of this short subdivision does not guarantee the issuance of any other permit or approvals. |
(7)
The short subdivision shall include the notarized signatures of all parties with any interest in the land subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recording of the plat.
(8)
The short plat shall be signed and sealed by a registered land surveyor, and shall contain the following language:
This map correctly represents a survey made by me or under my direction in conformance with the Survey Recording Act at the request of _________ On (Month/Day/Year). |
Signature of Surveyor: _______________________________________ (Certificate of License Number to follow) |
(9)
If the short subdivision is subject to a dedication, a certificate on the short plat map or separate written instrument shall be required.
(10)
Community Development Certification. All final short plats shall be endorsed by the Lewis County community development department and contain the following language:
Examined and approved this ____ day of ______, 20___. |
Director of Community Development Dept. |
_______________________________________ |
(11)
Treasurer's Certification. No final short plat shall be filed with the county auditor until the county treasurer has certified that all delinquent taxes and assessment on the property as of the date of filing have been paid. The subdivider shall provide evidence that all taxes have been paid.
(12)
Auditor's Certificate. All final short plats shall be endorsed by the Lewis County auditor and shall contain the following language:
Filed for record at the request of _______, this _____ day of ________, 20___ and recorded in Volume ___ of short plats, on Page ___, Records of Lewis County, Washington. |
Lewis County Auditor |
_______________________________________ |
(13)
If a title report is used in the preparation of the short subdivision, a copy shall be provided to the administrator, and placed in the short subdivision file but shall not be recorded with the auditor.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, IV, W, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 4, 2016)