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(1) A preliminary plat shall be prepared by a professional engineer or land surveyor licensed by the State of Washington.

The scale of the preliminary plat shall be 100 feet or less to the inch, except the vicinity sketch may be shown to any other appropriate scale. A preliminary plat shall be 24 inches by 36 inches in size.

(2) A preliminary plat shall contain and conform to the following:

(a) General Information. The following general information shall appear on each sheet of a preliminary plat:

(i) Proposed name of the subdivision along with the words “Preliminary Plat.” Names shall not be deceptively similar to names of existing subdivisions;

(ii) Name and address of the applicant/developer and owner;

(iii) Name and address of the professional engineer or surveyor who prepared the preliminary plat;

(iv) Numeric scale, graphic scale, true north point and date of preparation;

(v) Location of boundary lines in relation to section, quarter-section or quarter-quarter section lines and any adjacent corporate boundaries;

(vi) A vicinity map sufficient to define the location and boundaries of the proposed subdivision with respect to surrounding property, streets and other major manmade and natural features shall appear on the preliminary plat.

(b) Existing Conditions. Information on existing conditions shall appear on preliminary plats as follows:

(i) Names of adjacent subdivisions;

(ii) Topography at intervals of five feet unless waived in writing by the City Engineer; also the locations of geographic features.

(iii) Location, width and name of each existing or platted street or other right-of-way, parks and other public open spaces, and permanent buildings within the proposed subdivision;

(iv) The location, widths and purposes of any existing easements lying within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision.

(v) The location of any well within the proposed subdivision or within 100 feet of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision.

(c) Proposed Development. Preliminary plats shall contain the following information about proposed developments:

(i) Location and width of proposed streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and easements;

(ii) Indication of any portion or portions of the preliminary plat for which separate or successive final plats will be filed;

(iii) Layout, numbers and approximate dimensions of lots and numbers of blocks;

(iv) Location and size of all proposed parks, playgrounds, church sites, or other special uses of land considered for dedication, or reservation by deed of covenant for special use, or for use of all property owners in the subdivision and any conditions of such dedication or reservation;

(v) Indication of proposed land use;

(vi) Two copies of proposed street grades may be required by the City Engineer where conditions warrant their being furnished.

(vii) For proposed subdivisions involving residential land uses, a table shall be provided on the preliminary plat containing the following information:

(A) Total area of proposed plat in acres;

(B) Number of lots and square footage of each lot;

(C) Minimum lot size;

(D) Maximum lot size;

(E) Average lot size;

(F) Number of lots per phase; and

(G) Total area of proposed rights-of-way per phase.

(viii) Preliminary layout of water, storm drainage and sanitary sewer systems. [Ord. 3398 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 26.24.040.]