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A. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity desiring to divide or redivide land in the City into five (5) or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or division for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership shall submit a complete preliminary subdivision application to the Planning Commission.

B. The application shall be accompanied by fees in accordance with the fee schedule established by ordinance of the City Council.

1. Six (6) copies of the preliminary plat drawn to a scale of which 100 feet to the inch by a licensed surveyor, which clearly indicates the proposed preliminary subdivision plat, with north arrow, date, existing topography, location of critical areas, buildings, monuments, markers, boundary lines and easements and the proposed lot configuration, infrastructure, easements and dedications. The following shall be shown on the preliminary plat drawing:

a. Auditor’s certificate;

b. Surveyor’s certificate;

c. Owner’s acknowledgment and notary block;

d. Statement of approval by City Superintendent:

e. Statement of approval by Fire Chief;

f. Statement of approval by City Planner. (Ord. 1667, 2007).

2. The name of the proposed subdivision, the name of subdivider, and the name of the person preparing the preliminary plat; (Ord. 1667, 2007).

3. The legal description of the property, including new lots in the proposed subdivision; (Ord. 1667, 2007).

4. All land which the applicant proposes to subdivide, and all land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet in all directions from the proposed plat perimeter;

5. All adjacent land owned by the applicant in which future additional plat applications may be submitted, together with general information as to the location and estimated extent of each additional plat which may be submitted;

6. Locations of existing features such as roads, streets, railroads, buildings, bodies of water, utilities, and utility easements, and other pertinent information;

7. The location of the existing monuments, markers, and boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided;

8. Location of adjacent and adjoining platted areas and subdivisions showing relationships and match to all connecting streets, rights-ofway, utilities and easements;

9. Contours of sufficient interval to show the topography of the entire tract, and tentative percent of grades of proposed roads, streets, alleys and easements;

10. Location of all critical resource areas, including wetlands, flood hazard areas, slopes greater than forty percent, fish and wildlife habitat areas, and critical aquifer recharge areas;

11. Layout and approximate dimensions of proposed blocks, lots, roads, streets, alleys and other proposed elements, together with the location of any portions to be set aside for recreation areas, parks, or other and semipublic uses;

12. Location of existing and proposed utility clearly indicating the distribution of each utility system;

13. Should the application involve the redivision of any or all of an existing platted area, the original plat shall be shown with dotted lines in their relationship with the new arrangements to the proposed plat;

14. Name, address and telephone number of all persons, firms or corporations holding an interest in the property;

15. Names and addresses of all property owners within 300 feet of the boundaries of the property proposed for subdivision, as those names appear on the records of the Stevens County Assessor;

16. Copies of any proposed restrictive covenants;

17. Title report on the property proposed for subdivision;

18. A petition for each variance from the provisions of this title which is anticipated by applicant;

19. Mitigation proposed for any adverse impacts to identified critical resource areas.

20. Other information as determined necessary by the administrator. (Ord. 1667, 2007).

C. An environmental checklist or an environmental assessment in accordance with prevailing standards and procedures established under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and associated guidelines. Environmental checklists shall be accompanied by a fee in a amount established by ordinance of the city council to cover costs. (Ord. 1586, §4, 1998).