Upon completion of any and all conditions of the preliminary short plat approval, the developer shall present to the Community and Economic Development Department one copy of the approved short plat map for final approval and recordation. The final short plat map shall contain a certificate giving a full and correct description of the lands divided as they appear on the plat drawing, including a statement that the subdivision of property has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner(s) or contractor purchasers. If the subdivision of property includes a dedication, the certification shall also contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public, and any other required dedications as required by LMC 17.16.020. Said certificate shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having any interest in the lands subdivided.

The Community and Economic Development Department shall arrange for all responsible agencies to sign the plat map; provided, that the applicant may secure required approval signatures on the final plat map prior to submittal to the Community and Economic Development Department.

Pursuant to RCW 58.17.140(2), a final short plat map shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant within 30 days from the date of filing thereof, unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period.

Development of lots created in a final short plat shall be regulated by the land use controls in effect at the time that the complete preliminary short plat application was filed, for a period of two years from the date of the final short plat recordation. After two years, the lots created by the short plat shall be regulated by the land use controls then in effect. [Ord. 726 § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 591 § 56, 2015.]