21.40.070 Administrative duties.
The Community and Economic Development Director, or designee, is vested with the duty of administering the provisions of this chapter.
(1) An application for short plat approval shall be approved, approved with conditions, returned to the applicant for modifications, or denied within 30 days of its receipt by the Community and Economic Development Director or designee unless the applicant agrees, in writing, to an extension of this period. The Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall not be considered to be in receipt of an application for short plat approval unless and until such time as the application meets the requirements of PMC 21.40.030, 21.40.040, 21.40.050 and 21.40.060, as determined by the Community and Economic Development Director or designee.
(2) Upon receiving a complete application for short plat approval, the Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall transmit a copy of the short plat, together with copies of any accompanying documents as the Community and Economic Development Director or designee deems appropriate, to the following:
(a) City Engineer, who shall review the proposed short plat with regard to its conformance to the general purposes of adopted traffic and utility plans, adequate provisions for storm drainage, streets, alleys, other public ways, parks and playgrounds, schools and school grounds, sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students, water and sanitary sewer, and conformance to any applicable improvement standards and specifications;
(b) Fire Chief, who shall review the proposed short plat with regard to adequate provisions for emergency access;
(c) All property owners within 300 feet of the proposed short plat;
(d) Any other City department, utility provider, school district or other public or private entity as the Community and Economic Development Director or designee deems appropriate.
(3) In transmitting the proposed short plat to the parties referenced above, the Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall solicit their comments and recommendations, and note the date by which comments and recommendations must be received by the Community and Economic Development Director or designee in order to be considered. Comments from property owners must be received by the Community and Economic Development Director or designee in writing within 10 days of the date of the notice in order to be considered. The Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall respond in writing to any property owner comments received within five working days of receipt of the comments. The respondent shall then have seven days to file an appeal with the Community and Economic Development Director. Any comments received within the 10-day notice period shall be incorporated into the formal findings which will form the basis of the Community and Economic Development Director’s or designee’s decision on the short plat. If no comments are received from any of the parties referenced above, the Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall make such findings as he/she reasonably deems appropriate. However, in every case a proposed short plat shall contain a statement of approval from the City Engineer, as to the survey data, the layout of streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of sewer and water systems and other infrastructure. The short plat shall not be approved, which does not contain a statement signed by the City Engineer. [Ord. 4424 § 3, 2019; Ord. 3758 § 1, 2006; Ord. 3398 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 26.36.080.]