17.22.060 Review criteria.
A. Access.
1. General. The proposed short plat shall be reviewed for adequate ingress and egress to all proposed lots. Extension of streets or access rights from property line to property line of the short subdivision land may be required so that the street may be extended in the future. If there is other reasonable access available, the Engineering Manager may limit the location of direct access to City arterials or other City streets. When an adjoining landowner will be obligated to construct or maintain a future street, a note to this effect shall be stated on the face of the short plat.
2. Street Reserved Areas. Where a City arterial may, or is being planned for a short subdivision land area, the Engineering Manager may require that a 60-foot-wide right-of-way area be reserved as a street reserved area for a future street, if all legal requirements for such a dedication are met.
3. Private Streets. Private streets are not normally permitted, but may be allowed when the Community Development Director and City Engineer determine that the most logical development of the land requires that the lots be served by private streets or easements. Private street plats shall be reviewed per Chapter 17.26 LMC.
B. Drainage. The proposed short plat shall be reviewed for adequate drainage facilities. Requirements for any necessary facilities may be required to be written on the face of the short plat map.
C. Sewers or Septic Tanks. The proposed short plat shall be reviewed for potential sewer or septic tank adequacy. If known local conditions exist which may affect future building sites, these conditions may be required to be stated on the face of the short plat.
D. Feasibility for Building Sites. Areas which are known or suspected to be poor building sites because of geological hazard, flooding, poor drainage or swamp conditions, mud slides or avalanche, may be noted on the face of the short plat.
E. Water Supply and Fire Protection. The proposed plat shall be reviewed for potential adequacy of water supply and fire protection.
Subsections A through E of this section may be considered as criteria for which a short plat may be denied. Existing City standards shall be used during the review process. [Ord. 591 § 54, 2015; Ord. 60 § 1, 1996.]