Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 58 Boundaries And Plats - Chapter 58.17 Plats -- Subdivisions -- Dedications

58.17.010 Purpose
The legislature finds that the process by which land is divided is a matter of state concern and should be administered in a uniform manner ...

58.17.020 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise, the words or phrases defined in this section shall have the ...

58.17.030 Subdivisions to comply with chapter, local regulations
Every subdivision shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. Every short subdivision as defined in this chapter shall comply with the provisions of any ...

58.17.033 Proposed division of land -- Consideration of application for preliminary plat or short plat approval -- Requirements defined by local ordinance
(1) A proposed division of land, as defined in RCW 58.17.020, shall be considered under the subdivision or short subdivision ordinance, and zoning or other ...

58.17.035 Alternative method of land division -- Binding site plans
A city, town, or county may adopt by ordinance procedures for the divisions of land by use of a binding site plan as an alternative ...

58.17.040 Chapter inapplicable, when
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Cemeteries and other burial plots while used for that purpose; (2) Divisions of land into ...

58.17.050 Assessors plat -- Compliance
An assessors plat made in accordance with RCW 58.18.010 need not comply with any of the requirements of this chapter except RCW 58.17.240 and 58.17.250.[1969 ...

58.17.060 Short plats and short subdivisions -- Summary approval -- Regulations -- Requirements
(1) The legislative body of a city, town, or county shall adopt regulations and procedures, and appoint administrative personnel for the summary approval of short ...

58.17.065 Short plats and short subdivisions -- Filing
Each short plat and short subdivision granted pursuant to local regulations after July 1, 1974, shall be filed with the county auditor and shall not ...

58.17.070 Preliminary plat of subdivisions and dedications -- Submission for approval -- Procedure
A preliminary plat of proposed subdivisions and dedications of land shall be submitted for approval to the legislative body of the city, town, or county ...

58.17.080 Filing of preliminary plat -- Notice
Notice of the filing of a preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision adjacent to or within one mile of the municipal boundaries of a city ...

58.17.090 Notice of public hearing
(1) Upon receipt of an application for preliminary plat approval the administrative officer charged by ordinance with responsibility for administration of regulations pertaining to platting ...

58.17.092 Public notice -- Identification of affected property
Any notice made under chapter 58.17 or 36.70B RCW that identifies affected property may identify this affected property without using a legal description of the ...

58.17.095 Ordinance may authorize administrative review of preliminary plat without public hearing
A county, city, or town may adopt an ordinance providing for the administrative review of a preliminary plat without a public hearing by adopting an ...

58.17.100 Review of preliminary plats by planning commission or agency -- Recommendation -- Change by legislative body -- Procedure -- Approval
If a city, town or county has established a planning commission or planning agency in accordance with state law or local charter, such commission or ...

58.17.110 Approval or disapproval of subdivision and dedication -- Factors to be considered -- Conditions for approval -- Finding -- Release from damages
(1) The city, town, or county legislative body shall inquire into the public use and interest proposed to be served by the establishment of the ...

58.17.120 Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions -- Improvements -- Approval conditions
The city, town, or county legislative body shall consider the physical characteristics of a proposed subdivision site and may disapprove a proposed plat because of ...

58.17.130 Bond in lieu of actual construction of improvements prior to approval of final plat -- Bond or security to assure successful operation of improvements
Local regulations shall provide that in lieu of the completion of the actual construction of any required improvements prior to the approval of a final ...

58.17.140 Time limitation for approval or disapproval of plats -- Extensions
Preliminary plats of any proposed subdivision and dedication shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification or correction within ninety days from ...

58.17.150 Recommendations of certain agencies to accompany plats submitted for final approval
Each preliminary plat submitted for final approval of the legislative body shall be accompanied by the following agencies' recommendations for approval or disapproval: (1) Local ...

58.17.155 Short subdivision adjacent to state highway -- Notice to department of transportation
Whenever a city, town, or county receives an application for the approval of a short plat of a short subdivision that is located adjacent to ...

58.17.160 Requirements for each plat or replat filed for record
Each and every plat, or replat, of any property filed for record shall: (1) Contain a statement of approval from the city, town or county ...

58.17.165 Certificate giving description and statement of owners must accompany final plat -- Dedication, certificate requirements if plat contains -- Waiver
Every final plat or short plat of a subdivision or short subdivision filed for record must contain a certificate giving a full and correct description ...

58.17.170 Written approval of subdivision -- Original of final plat to be filed -- Copies
When the legislative body of the city, town or county finds that the subdivision proposed for final plat approval conforms to all terms of the ...

58.17.180 Review of decision
Any decision approving or disapproving any plat shall be reviewable under chapter 36.70C RCW.[1995 c 347 § 717; 1983 c 121 § 5; 1969 ex.s. ...

58.17.190 Approval of plat required before filing -- Procedure when unapproved plat filed
The county auditor shall refuse to accept any plat for filing until approval of the plat has been given by the appropriate legislative body. Should ...

58.17.195 Approval of plat or short plat -- Written finding of conformity with applicable land use controls
No plat or short plat may be approved unless the city, town, or county makes a formal written finding of fact that the proposed subdivision ...

58.17.200 Injunctive action to restrain subdivision, sale, transfer of land where final plat not filed
Whenever any parcel of land is divided into five or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land and any person, firm or corporation or any ...

58.17.205 Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final plat approval -- Authorized
If performance of an offer or agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a lot, tract, or parcel of land following preliminary plat approval is ...

58.17.210 Building, septic tank or other development permits not to be issued for land divided in violation of chapter or regulations -- Exceptions -- Damages -- Rescission by purchaser
No building permit, septic tank permit, or other development permit, shall be issued for any lot, tract, or parcel of land divided in violation of ...

58.17.212 Vacation of subdivision -- Procedure
Whenever any person is interested in the vacation of any subdivision or portion thereof, or any area designated or dedicated for public use, that person ...

58.17.215 Alteration of subdivision -- Procedure
When any person is interested in the alteration of any subdivision or the altering of any portion thereof, except as provided in RCW 58.17.040(6), that ...

58.17.217 Alteration or vacation of subdivision -- Conduct of hearing
Any hearing required by RCW 58.17.212, 58.17.215, or 58.17.060 may be administered by a hearings examiner as provided in RCW 58.17.330.[1987 c 354 § 7.] ...

58.17.218 Alteration of subdivision -- Easements by dedication
The alteration of a subdivision is subject to RCW 64.04.175.[1991 c 132 § 2.] ...

58.17.220 Violation of court order or injunction -- Penalty
Any person who violates any court order or injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than five ...

58.17.225 Easement over public open space -- May be exempt from RCW 58.17.215 -- Hearing -- Notice
The granting of an easement for ingress and egress or utilities over public property that is held as open space pursuant to a subdivision or ...

58.17.230 Assurance of discontinuance of violations
In the enforcement of this chapter, the prosecuting attorney may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this ...

58.17.240 Permanent control monuments
Except for subdivisions excluded under the provisions of RCW 58.17.040, as now or hereafter amended, permanent control monuments shall be established at each and every ...

58.17.250 Survey of subdivision and preparation of plat
The survey of the proposed subdivision and preparation of the plat shall be made by or under the supervision of a registered land surveyor who ...

58.17.255 Survey discrepancy -- Disclosure
Whenever a survey of a proposed subdivision or short subdivision reveals a discrepancy, the discrepancy shall be noted on the face of the final plat ...

58.17.260 Joint committee -- Members -- Recommendations for surveys, monumentation and plat drawings
In order that there be a degree of uniformity of survey monumentation throughout the cities, towns and counties of the state of Washington, there is ...

58.17.275 Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances -- Advance notice
All cities, towns, and counties shall establish procedures to provide reasonable advance notice of proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances adopted in accordance ...

58.17.280 Naming and numbering of short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks
Any city, town or county shall, by ordinance, regulate the procedure whereby short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks are named and numbered. A lot ...

58.17.290 Copy of plat as evidence
A copy of any plat recorded in the manner provided in this chapter and certified by the county auditor of the county in which the ...

58.17.300 Violations -- Penalties
Any person, firm, corporation, or association or any agent of any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates any provision of this chapter or any ...

58.17.310 Approval of plat within irrigation district without provision for irrigation prohibited
In addition to any other requirements imposed by the provisions of this chapter, the legislative authority of any city, town, or county shall not approve ...

58.17.320 Compliance with chapter and local regulations -- Enforcement
Whenever land within a subdivision granted final approval is used in a manner or for a purpose which violates any provision of this chapter, any ...

58.17.330 Hearing examiner system -- Adoption authorized -- Procedures -- Decisions
(1) As an alternative to those provisions of this chapter requiring a planning commission to hear and issue recommendations for plat approval, the county or ...

58.17.900 Validation of existing ordinances and resolutions
All ordinances and resolutions enacted at a time prior to the passage of this chapter by the legislative bodies of cities, towns, and counties and ...

58.17.910 Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 271
If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application ...

58.17.920 Effective date and application of 1974 ex.s. c 134
(1) The provisions of *this 1974 amendatory act shall become effective July 1, 1974. (2) The provisions of *this 1974 amendatory act shall not apply ...