17.34.120 General standards.
(1) Design.
(a) The design of short plats shall conform with the requirements of any official control relating to land use which may be adopted to implement the town of Cathlamet comprehensive plan or any element thereof, or any other official plan; provided, that in the event of a discrepancy among standards and requirements, the short plat administrator may exercise professional judgment to determine which standard or requirement shall control.
(b) The design, shape, size and orientation of the short subdivision shall be appropriate to the use for which the divisions of land are intended and the character of the area in which they are located. Tracts may be required to be segregated for sanitation, utilities, steep slopes, access, slide hazards, water supply, poor drainage, or flood hazard reasons or for other unique conditions or features which may warrant protection of the public interest.
(2) Easements. Easements shall be provided where necessary for road utility installation and maintenance, public access, drainage, and buffer strip or protective easements.
(3) Overall Plan.
(a) When only a portion of land having the same ownership interest is permitted to be short subdivided, a generalized plan for the entire ownership shall be required to indicate that the road pattern and general arrangements for the short subdivision can be coordinated with the entire tract when fully developed. Available topographic information may be required.
(b) Where property is short subdivided into divisions, lots or tracts of one or more, the short plat administrator may require an arrangement of divisions, lots or tracts and roads such as to permit later re-subdivision in conformity with access, division, lot or tract standards, in accord with CMC 17.34.060.
(4) Survey Standards. A survey conducted by or under the supervision of a registered land surveyor shall be made of every short subdivision filed for approval in the town of Cathlamet. The surveyor shall certify on the short plat that it is a true and correct representation of the lands actually surveyed. All surveys shall conform to standards, practices and principles for land surveying and the requirements of the Survey Recording Act, Chapter 58.09 RCW.
(5) Sewage Disposal. Provisions for adequate sewage disposal shall be in compliance with current Wahkiakum County health and human services regulations and shall be guaranteed by the applicant by meeting at least one of the following requirements:
(a) Evidence that the short subdivision is located on soils designated by the United States Soil Conservation Service as showing septic tank development suitability; or
(b) Certification by the Wahkiakum County health and human services department that an adequate septic tank drain field site is located on each lot; or
(c) An engineering feasibility report written by a registered engineer and prepared under the direction of the Wahkiakum County health and human services department which proposes a feasible sewage disposal alternative and generally lays out its design and meets all local and state regulation.
(6) Water. Provisions for an adequate domestic water supply shall be in compliance with current Wahkiakum County health and human services regulations and shall be guaranteed by the applicant by meeting one of the following requirements:
(a) A letter from an existing public water supplier accepting responsibility to furnish water and certifying that the short subdivision lies within its service area; or
(b) Written release from the Wahkiakum County department of health and human services that the short subdivision can be developed on individual wells; or
(c) An engineering feasibility report written by a registered engineer which proposes a feasibility water supply alternative which complies with all local and state regulations. (Ord. 665 § 12, 2022)