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PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
Project Name:
Project Description:
Applicant/Agent:
File No(s):
Required Submitted
Completed Master Land Use Application form, including signatures of persons with
ownership interest in the property. Agent authorization is required if application is not signed
by owners of all subject parcels.
Application fees, including SEPA fees.
Concurrency Application with associated fee.
Copy of summary letter and checklist from the Pre-application Conference.
Two copies of a current title report or plat certificate, prepared within the last 90 days,
including any easements or restrictions affecting the properties with a description,
purpose, and reference by auditor’s file number and/or recording number; parties of
interest; and any restrictions or covenants running with the property.
Two copies of certificate of water availability, signed within a year of the date of
application.
One copy of certificate of sewer availability, signed within a year of the date of application,
unless the site is to be served by an on-site septic system; or
One copy of the Seattle-King County Health Department approval of the proposed
subdivision if the project is to be served by an on -site septic system.
Two copies of the project’s Preliminary Technical Information Report (TIR) per the King
County Surface Water Design Manual (KCSWDM). The TIR must include a Level I
downstream analysis and must address relevance of the 8 Core and 5 Special Requirements
of the KCSWDM.
Four copies of a School Access Analysis.
Two copies of a Critical Area Report, if required per FWRC 19.145.080
Eight copies of the completed, signed, and dated SEPA checklist.
Additional information as required by the Community Development and/or Public Works
Departments.
Eight full size prints of the proposed preliminary plat drawings as specified below AND one
reduced copy on 11 x 17 inch paper.
Drawings shall be folded to 9 x 12 inches.
The drawings shall be drawn to scale of 1″ = 100' or larger (1:50 is preferred)
Minimum plan sheet size shall be 24 x 36 inches.
Required Submitted
VSM Plat
Subdivision of existing lot into 11 single family residential lots.
Sikander Sekhon (VSM)/Costa Philippides (Encompass Engineering & Surveying)
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Preliminary Plat Drawing including, but not limited to:
Proposed name of subdivision. (You may wish to check with King County to make sure
that the name has not yet been used.)
Location by section/township/range and legal description.
Name, address, and phone number of the developer.
Name, address, and phone number of each property owner.
Name, address, and phone number of registered land surveyor.
Scale of plat, date, and north arrow (subsequent resubmittals must have a revision date).
Existing topography of the land indicated by contours of two-foot intervals for slopes
less than 15 percent and five -foot intervals for slopes of 15 percent or greater. Identify all
slopes 40 percent or greater on or within 25 feet of the site.
Location and extent of significant natural features on and immediately adjacent to the
site. Such features shall include but are not limited to streams, wetlands, views, stands of
trees, and water bodies to the extent that significant natural features and/or their
associated buffers affect the short subdivision.
Comprehensive plan and zoning classifications of subject and adjoining properties.
Adjacent common ownerships and the land or lot divisions of adjoining properties not in
common ownership for a distance of at least 100 feet around the perimeter of the
property proposed for the subdivision. A separate list of names may be used for
clarification purposes.
Location, widths, and names of existing or prior platted streets; railroad, or utility rights -
of-way or easements; parks or other public spaces; and existing permanent structures to
be retained within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision. Where the property has been
previously subdivided, the original lots, blocks, street easements, etc., shall be shown in
dotted lines in scale with the proposed subdivision. Show distance between existing
structures to be retained and property lines. (Show pavement widths, planter strips,
sidewalks, utility poles, etc.)
Existing and conceptually proposed water, sewer, and drainage utilities on, und er, or
over the land showing size, grades, and location.
Locations and widths of proposed streets, utility rights-of-way and easements.
Layout, number, and dimensions of proposed lots. Include the square footage of each lot.
Parcels of land intended to be dedicated for public use, or reserved for the use of owners
of the property in the subdivision.
Building setback lines.
The location of all ditches, culverts, catch basins, and other parts of the design for the
control of surface water drainage. Typical roadway sections, existing and proposed,
including streetlights and street trees.
A statement explaining how open space shall be provided. For conventional
subdivisions, open space in the amount of 15 percent of the gross land area of the
subdivision site is required to be provided. If the city determines that the location,
quality, or extent of the required open space would not fulfill the intent or purpose of
useful common open space, a payment of an equivalent fee -in-lieu of the required project
open space shall be paid pursuant to FWRC 18.55.060(2)1.
Vicinity map with labeled streets and north arrow showing the proposed subdivision’s
relation to the area.
List the height of all retaining walls and rockeries existing and proposed.
The city’s file number will be assigned upon application. Include the file number on
subsequent resubmittals.
Landscape Plan
1 Open space requirements for cottage housing, zero-lot line town house development, and small lot detached development can
be found in FWRC 18.55.060.
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Must be prepared by a licensed landscape architect, see FWRC 19.125.035(1)(a)
Identifying existing wooded areas, meadows, rock outcroppings, proposed and
required landscape buffers, open spaces, street trees, ornamental landscaping, other
landscape features, and stands of trees.
Preliminary Clearing and Grading & Tree/Vegetation Retention Plan
Plan must be consistent with Chapter 19.120.040 FWRC, Clearing, Grading, and
Tree and Vegetation Retention.
Property Survey
Survey of the proposed subdivision certified by a registered land surveyor that it is a
true and correct representation of the lands actually surveyed.
Plan must be in stamped by a registered land surveyor.
Phasing Plan
Phasing plans showing divisions of the plat and proposed time -table for construction
of each division, if applicable.
Information for Buildable Lands Calculation
(Please provide this information in tabular form on the preliminary plat drawing.)
Category #Acres
Gross Plat Area – Acreage of the site to be platted prior to any dedications or set -asides.
Critical Areas – Acreage precluded from development due to wetlands and buffers; streams
and buffers; regulated lakes and buffers; shoreline setbacks; flood hazard areas; erosion
hazard areas; and landslide hazard areas.
Rights-of-way – Acreage dedicated for public rights-of-way (both newly created streets and
expansions of existing streets); private access tracts or easements; alleys.
Public Purpose – Acreage of site to be used for retention/detention/drainage facilities; open
space and parks; or other on-site public facilities. Do not include public utilities easements or
landscaping.
Net Plat Area – Gross plat area minus critical areas, rights-of-way, and public purpose. In
most cases, this will be the sum of the areas of the house lots.
Public Notice Requirements
PRELIMINARY PLAT
Two sets of stamped envelopes with address labels and a list of the names and addresses of
all owners of real property, as shown by the records of the county assessor, located within
300 feet of any portion of the boundary of the proposed subdivision and any adjoining real
properties owned by the owners of the land proposed to be subdivided. If the owner of the
property which is proposed to be subdivided owns adjacent property, the addresses of
owners of property located within 300 feet of any portion of the b oundaries of such
adjacently located parcels must also be provided.
SEPA
Provide one additional set of self-addressed, stamped business sized envelopes (with City
of Federal Way return address) of persons receiving property tax statements for all
properties within 300 feet of the boundary of the subject property. Include a separate list o f
the addresses with their parcel numbers and an assessor’s map showing the 300 -foot
boundary.
IMPORTANT – Please do not submit metered envelopes. The Federal Way Post Office
may refuse such envelopes. In addition, you are highly encouraged to use the Forever
stamps.
N/A
Public Notice will be
completed by the City
N/A
N/A
4.08 AC
X
X
X
1.39 AC
0.50 AC
0.25 AC
1.94 AC