TITLE 12
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

SECTION:

12-1-1: Title

12-1-2: Purpose

12-1-3: Authority

12-1-4: Scope

12-1-5: Exemptions

12-1-6: Effect Of Filing Completed Application

12-1-7: [Reserved]

12-1-1: TITLE:

This title shall be known as the ORTING SUBDIVISION CODE. (Ord. 792, 7-29-2004)

12-1-2: PURPOSE:

The general purposes of this title are:

   A. To regulate the subdivision of land;

   B.   To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare in accordance with standards established by the state including the growth management act 1 and boundaries and plats 2 ;

   C.   To promote effective use of land;

   D.   To facilitate adequate provision for water, sewage, utilities, drainage, parks and recreation areas, sites for schools and school grounds and other public requirements;

   E.   To provide for proper ingress and egress;

   F.   To provide for the expeditious review and approval of proposed subdivisions which conform to zoning standards and local plans, minimum development standards and policies;

   G.   To require that land subdivisions are uniformly monumented and are conveyed by accurate legal description. (Ord. 792, 7-29-2004; amd. Ord. 2024-1136, 12-11-2024)

 

Notes

1	1. RCW 36.70A et seq.
2	2. RCW 58.17 et seq.