This title shall be known as the subdivision code for the town.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
A. 
The purposes of this title are to: (1) implement the policy of state law pertaining to the subdivision and dedication of lands, including but not limited to Chapters 36.70A, 43.21 and 58.17 RCW and Chapter 197-11 WAC; (2) establish processes to accomplish the orderly development of land within the town; and (3) provide for the expeditious review and approval of proposed land divisions, which comply with this chapter, and other town regulations.
B. 
Additionally the intent of this chapter is to provide criteria, regulations, and standards to govern the subdivision of land within the town, and accomplish the following:
1. 
Promote the public health, safety and general welfare in accordance with standards established by the state and the town;
2. 
Promote effective use of land by preventing the overcrowding or scattered development, which would injure health, safety, or the general welfare due to the lack of water supplies, sanitary sewer, drainage, transportation, or other public services, or excessive expenditure of public funds for such services;
3. 
Minimize congestion and promote safe and convenient travel by the public on streets and highways through the coordination of streets within a subdivision with existing and planned streets;
4. 
Provide for adequate light and air;
5. 
Provide for water, sewer, drainage, parks, and recreational areas, and other public requirements;
6. 
Provide for proper ingress and egress;
7. 
Provide for the housing needs of the community;
8. 
Require uniform monumenting of land divisions and conveyance of accurate legal descriptions;
9. 
Protect environmentally sensitive areas; and
10. 
Protect and preserve the community urban forest for its aesthetic, environmental and health benefits.
(Formerly 16.04.030; Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
This chapter shall regulate all divisions and redivisions of all real property within the town, except as provided in subsection C of this section and RCW 58.17.040.
A. 
Compliance. All divisions or redivisions of land into lots, tracts, parcels, sites or division for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership shall comply with the provisions of state law and the Yarrow Point Municipal Code. All property under common ownership must be subdivided in accordance with the requirements of this chapter prior to sale, lease, or transfer of ownership; provided, however, that divisions of property pursuant to subsection C of this section, Exceptions, and "lots of record" may be sold, leased or transferred without further compliance with this title.
B. 
Zero Lot Line Subdivisions. Applications for zero lot line subdivisions shall be reviewed and processed in the same manner as short subdivisions, pursuant to Chapters 16.12 and 16.16 YPMC.
C. 
Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to exemptions set forth in RCW 58.17.040.
D. 
Legal Lot of Record. A lot is considered a lot of record if it complies with YPMC § 16.16.040, Lot design. Even though a lot may be deemed legal, development on said lot shall be subject to all applicable regulations of the Yarrow Point Municipal Code.
(Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
For the purposes of this title, the definitions in this section shall mean as follows:
A. 
"Alteration"
means the modification of a previously recorded plat or subdivision, or any portion thereof, which results in the revision of interior lot lines, the addition of new lots or more land, deletion of existing lots or the removal of plat or lot restrictions or dedications.
B. 
"Applicant"
means any person, firm or corporation proposing to make, or having made, an application for subdivision, short subdivision, or boundary line adjustment.
C. 
"Boundary line adjustment"
means a revision of lot boundary lines, which does not create an additional lot or reduce the area of any lot to less than the minimum zone area requirements to create any violation of building setback requirements of YPMC Title 17.
D. 
"Dedication"
means the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public uses, reserving to himself no rights other than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. The intention to dedicate shall be evidenced by the owner by the presentment for filing of a final plat or short subdivision showing the dedication thereon; and the acceptance by the public shall be evidenced by the approval of such plat or short subdivision for filing by the town.
E. 
"Easement"
means a grant by the property owner of the use of land by a public corporation or persons for specific purposes.
F. 
"Engineer"
means an individual licensed as a professional engineer currently registered in the state.
G. 
"Final plat"
means the final drawing of the subdivision and dedication(s) prepared for filing for record with King County recorder's office and containing all elements and requirements set forth in Chapter 58.17 RCW et seq., and in town regulations adopted herein.
H. 
"Land surveyor"
means an individual licensed as a land surveyor in the state of Washington pursuant to Chapter 18.43 RCW, Engineers and Land Surveyors.
I. 
"Official maps"
means those official maps or map, or portions thereof, adopted by the town council.
J. 
"Parent lot"
means the initial lot from which unit lots are subdivided.
K. 
"Planning commission"
means that commission established by the town council as provided by Chapter 35.63 RCW.
L. 
"Plat"
means a map or representation of a subdivision, showing thereon the division of a tract or parcel of land into lots, blocks, streets, and alleys or other divisions and dedications.
M. 
"Preliminary plat"
means a neat and approximate drawing to scale of a proposed subdivision or short subdivision which shall furnish a basis for the approval or disapproval of the general layout.
N. 
"Short subdivision" or "short plat"
means the division of land into four or less lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale or lease.
O. 
"Subdivision"
means the division of land into five or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale or lease.
P. 
"Unit lot"
means one of the individual lots created as a result of a unit lot subdivision. Portions of the parent lot not subdivided for individual unit lots shall be owned in common by the owners of the individual unit lots, or by a homeowners' association composed of the owners of the individual unit lots.
Q. 
"Town council"
means the legislative body of the town of Yarrow Point.
R. 
"Zero lot line"
means residential units, shifted to one side of a lot. This means that the same side of each lot may have no setback.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
No person, firm or corporation may alter or revise the boundary lines of any property or partition or divide for separate ownership or offer to sell or enter into a contract for the sale of any land until the permitting process has been completed and the final plat has been recorded with the King County recorder's office.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
Upon receipt of an application for a subdivision, short subdivision, unit lot subdivision, zero lot line subdivision, or boundary line adjustment, town staff will review and notice the application in accordance with applicable requirements in Chapter 14.04 YPMC. Once the application is determined to be complete staff shall review for compliance with relevant municipal code chapters.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
A. 
Any application submitted pursuant to this title shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the town council and amended from time to time. In addition, the applicant shall deposit with the town an amount equal to all engineering, consulting, or other costs incurred or estimated to be incurred by the town in conjunction with the application. The cost estimate shall be made by the town staff. The difference between the estimated and the actual costs shall be reconciled after all actual expenses are determined and before final issuance.
B. 
The applicant shall be responsible for payment of all recording fees charged by King County recorder's office.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
A. 
Any person interested in the alteration of any approved subdivision shall submit an application for the alteration to the town. The application shall contain the signatures of the majority of those persons having an ownership interest of lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or divisions in the subject subdivision or portion to be altered and other application submittal materials as required. If the subdivision is subject to restrictive covenants which were filed at the time of the approval of the subdivision, and the alteration would result in the violation of a covenant, the application shall contain an agreement signed by all parties subject to the covenants providing that the parties agree to terminate or alter the relevant covenants to accomplish the purpose of the alteration.
B. 
Alterations shall be reviewed in accordance with the process set out in Chapter 14.04 YPMC, Project Permit Process, and in accordance with YPMC § 16.12.030 and § 16.12.040.
C. 
If an alteration is approved, the applicant shall submit to the town a revised drawing of the approved alteration of the subdivision, which after signature of the town representative shall be filed by the applicant with the King County recorder's office to become the lawful subdivision of the property. The revised drawing shall be surveyed and prepared by a Washington State licensed land surveyor.
(Ord. 497 § 1, 2000; Ord. 603 § 1, 2009; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)
Any violation of the provisions of this title constitutes a code violation under Chapter 1.08 YPMC and is subject to enforcement action, corrective action, fines and penalties described therein.
(Ord. 696 § 3 (Exh. B§ 9), 2019; Ord. 768 § 3 (Att. A), 2025)