Ordinance 08-021 Adopting Interim Subdivision Surveying Requirements CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 08-021
AN EMERGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON ADOPTING AN INTERIM ORDINANCE
AMENDING SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 20.30.020 AND
20.40.010 RELATING TO SURVEYING AND ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley adopted the Uniform Development Code (UDC) pursuant to
Ordinance 07-015, on the 24th day of September, 2007; and
WHEREAS,the UDC became effective on 28th day of October, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley has identified two provisions that set forth precision standards
that are not attainable by the development community and have little value in the subdivision approval
process; and
WHEREAS, the standard requirement that boundary points for corners to be located by global
positioning system (GPS) to the high accuracy reference network (DARN) standards is not currently
achievable by many of the local surveying firms and would add significant costs to the average surveying
costs; and •
WHEREAS, the requirement is not necessary and does not benefit the city or the development
community; and
WHEREAS, the electronic submittal requirements for preliminary subdivision maps is not necessary at
the preliminary plat stage but should be required for the final maps; and
WHEREAS, there are currently several short plats and binding site plans ready for final signature that
cannot be finalized because they have not met the accuracy standards set forth above, requiring immediate
action by the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY ORDAINS AS SET FORTH
BELOW:
Section One: Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 35A.63.220 the city adopts this interim zoning
ordinance amending sections 20.30.020 and 20.40.010 as is set forth specifically below. This interim
ordinance shall be effective for six(6)months from the effective date of adoption.
Section Two: Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 35A.63.220, a public hearing before the City
Council to consider this interim development ordinance shall be set for December 9, 2008.
Section Three: Pursuant to RCW 35A.13.190 the council declares that an emergency exists in that
finalization of development applications, without the amendments set forth below, are being withheld
pursuant to the existing code, requiring the passage of this emergency ordinance to ensure the timely and
appropriate processing of subdivision, short plat and binding site plan applications, and to protect the
public's general health, safety and welfare.
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Section Four: Pursuant to RCW 35A.13.190, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage
by the City Council.
Section Five: SVMC 20.30.020 shall be amended as follows:
Title 20, Subdivisions
20.30.020 Contents of application.
Every preliminary short subdivision, subdivision or binding site plan shall consist of the appropriate
application form., applicable fees and the following:
A. Maps and Exh i b i ts.
1.. Ten copies of the preliminary short plat,plat or binding site plan which shall be a legibly drawn
map, 18 by 24 inches in size for short plats; 24 by 36 inches in size for plats and binding site
plans at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet or one inch equals 100 feet. if approved by the
department, an alternative appropriate scale may be used;
2. One reduced (eight and one-half by 11 inches or 11 by 17 inches)copy of the preliminary short
plat, plat or binding site plan;
3. One copy of the Spokane County assessor's half-section map clearly indicating the subject
property. Additionally, all adjacent properties with parcel numbers must be indicated on the
half-section map. Assessor's maps for preliminary subdivisions shall indicate the parcel
numbers of all properties within 400 feet of the subject property, unless the applicant owns
adjacent property, in which case the map shall show the location and parcel number of all
properties within 400 feet of the applicant's ownership;
4. Legal description of the subject property with the source of the legal description clearly
indicated;
5. Public notice packet; and
6. SEPA environmental checklist for preliminary subdivisions and binding site plans.
B. Preliminary short subdivision, subdivision or binding site plan data.(to be included on the
preliminary short plat, plat or binding site plan).
1.Name,address and telephone number of the owner of the subject property and the person with
whom official contact should be made regarding the short plat,plat,or binding site plan;
2. Title of the proposal;
3. Location of subject property by section,township and range;
4. A written narrative describing the proposal including, but not limited to,the number of proposed
lots, nature of surrounding properties, proposed access and timing of phasing of the
development. The narrative shall also address compliance to applicable sections of the
development code and other applicable regulations;
5. Vicinity map that clearly indicates the subject property;
6.North arrow, scale and boundary of the proposed short plat, plat, or binding site plan;
7. Boundaries of all blocks,the designation of lots, lot lines and dimensions;
8. Location of existing utilities;
9.Location, names and widths of all existing and proposed streets,roads and access easements
within the proposed short subdivision, subdivision, or binding site plan and within 100 feet
thereof, or the nearest City street if.there is no City street within 100 feet of the subject
property;
10. All existing or proposed easements or tracts proposed to be dedicated for any public purpose or
for the common use of the property owners of the short plat,plat or binding site plan;
l 1.,Location of any natural features such as wooded areas, streams,drainage ways,or critical areas
as defined in SVMC Title 21;
12.Location of existing buildings, septic tanks, drainfields,wells or other improvements, indicating
if they will rema.i.n or be removed;
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13. Whether adjacent property is platted or unplatted. If platted, give the name of the subdivision. If
the proposed short subdivision, subdivision or binding site plan is the subdivision of a portion
of an existing plat,the approximate lines of the existing plat are to be shown and a copy of the
existing plat, along with any and all recorded covenants and easements;
14. Topographic information at two-foot intervals.Topographic information required by this
section must be collected by or under the direction of a professional land surveyor;
15. "Site data table" showing number of proposed lots,frontage for each lot, lot area for each lot,
existing zoning, water supplier, method of sewerage; and
Section Six: SVMC 22.140. 010 shall be amended as follows:
Title 20 Subdivisions
20.40.010 Final submittal.
A. The final short subdivision, subdivision, or binding site plan shall incorporate all conditions of the
preliminary approval. The final short subdivision, subdivision,or binding site plan shall incorporate
all conditions of approval imposed by the hearing examiner.
B. All final subdivision, short subdivision or binding site plan submittals shall include the following:
1. A minimum of 10 copies of the proposed final short plat, plat or binding site plan;
2. Appropriate fees;
3. Three copies of a plat certificate; and
4. Maps and exhibits shall also be submitted in one of the following electronic file formats:
a. AutoCAD .dwg(National CAD Standard);
b. ESRI .shp(fully thematically classified layers);
c. Microstation .dgn(National CAD Standard); or
d. Other format approved by the director.
C. The final short plat, plat or binding site plan shall show:
1. All monuments found, set, reset, replaced or removed, describing their kind, size and location and
giving other data relating thereto;
2. Bearing trees, corner accessories or witness monuments, basis of bearings, bearing and length of
lines, scale of map and north arrow;
3. Any other data necessary for the interpretation of the various items and locations of the points,
lines and areas shown;
4.Ties to adjoining surveys of record;
5.The allowable error of mathematical closure for the final plat map shall not exceed one foot in
80,000 feet or 0.04 foot,whichever is greater;
6. Bearings and lengths are to be shown for all lines; no ditto marks are to be used;
7. Arrows shall be used to show limits of bearings and distances whenever any chance of
misinterpretation could exist;
8. Plat boundary and street monument lines having curves shall show radius, arc,central angle and
tangent for each curve and radial bearings where curve is intersected by a non-tangent line. Spiral
curves shall show chord bearing and length;
9. Lots along curves shall show arc length along curve and radial bearings at lot corners. If a curve
table is provided, it shall show angle for each segment of the curve along each lot,arc length,
tangent length, and radius. Radial bearings along lot lines will not be required;
10. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot. All bearings and angles shall be
shown in degrees, minutes and seconds;
11. When elevations are needed, permanent bench mark(s) shall be shown on the final short plat in a
location and on a datum plane approved by the City;
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12. The final short plat,plat or binding site plan shall indicate the actual net area for each platted lot
exclusive of the right-of-way. Lots one acre and over shall be shown to the closest hundredth of
an acre, and all other lots shall be shown in square feet; and
Section Seven: Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance.
Passed by the City Council this 14th day of October, 2008./
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ayor, : 'c and Munson
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City Clerk, Christine Bain ridge
Approved as to Form:C * ';;YA Q I,
Office 'the City Attorney
Date of Publication: / '�91/
Effective Date: October 14,2008
Expiration Date: April 14,2009
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