17.34.040 Administration.
(1) Responsibility for Administration. The town of Cathlamet public works director or his designee shall serve as the short plat administrator with the responsibility and duty of administering the provisions of this chapter and with authority to summarily approve or disapprove a proposed short plat under the guidelines set forth in this chapter; to approve or disapprove certificates of exemptions; and to approve or disapprove final applications for short subdivisions. It shall be the duty of the short plat administrator pursuant to Chapter 43.21RCW (SEPA) to act as the responsible official to fulfill the requirements of the Environmental Policy Act. The administrator may prepare and require the use of such forms as needed essential to the implementation of this chapter.
(2) Procedure – Application.
(a) Any person desiring to divide land not exempt under this chapter and situated within the corporate limits of the town of Cathlamet, Washington, into four or fewer lots for the purpose of sale or lease shall submit an application for short subdivision approval to the short plat administrator, together with the short plat application fee set forth in CMC 3.75.040 and actual advertising costs.
(b) Applications for approval of a short plat subdivision shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the short plat administrator. All applications submitted to the short plat administrator shall be complete with all information as required by CMC 17.34.120. An application lacking sufficient information for review shall be rejected by the short plat administrator prior to the acceptance of application fees and such rejection shall be accompanied by a written statement citing the reason for rejection.
(3) Procedure for a Short Plat Application.
(a) When the short plat administrator determines that the proposed short plat application contains the required information and data as a basis for its approval or disapproval, a file number and a date of receipt shall be affixed and copies of the short plat application shall be distributed to the following:
(i) Town public works director;
(ii) Federal, state or local agencies which may have an interest in the short plat;
(iii) Town fire chief;
(iv) State of Washington Department of Transportation when proposal abuts state highway.
(b) The short plat administrator shall set a date for return of filings and recommendations from each agency, the date to be 10 working days from the date of application. If the findings and recommendations are not so returned, then the administrator shall make written findings thereof. (Ord. 665 § 4, 2022)