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A. Time Limitations.

1. Applications for final plats shall be processed in accordance with Title 18 PCC. Applications for final plat shall be submitted to Planning and Public Works within the time periods specified in RCW 58.17.140 except as otherwise allowed pursuant to a phasing plan approved in accordance with PCC 18F.40.090. All reviewing departments shall review such proposed final plat for compliance with the Examiner's conditions of approval and upon completion of its review forward to the Examiner for approval. The Department's or the Examiner's approval may occur beyond the time periods specified in RCW 58.17.140 after preliminary plat approval when all related studies and applications have received approvals and the final plat application was submitted within the time limitations specified herein.

2. Upon receipt of the final plat application, all County reviewing departments shall respond by approval, denial, or return to the applicant for modification within 30 days of filing unless the applicant consents to extensions of given time period.

3. The approval of a preliminary plat shall be deemed null and void if the application for final plat or an application for time extension is not submitted within the time limitations specified herein.

4. Applicants will provide documentation to Pierce County setting forth a homeowners association or entity responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and amenities including, but not limited to, parks, private roads, stormwater, and open space.

B. Tract Ownership. Tracts created through a subdivision process shall be owned in undivided interests by the owners of each numbered lot, and shall be an appurtenance to each numbered lot, unless the Examiner makes specific conditions for alternative ownership as a condition of approval.

C. Required Written Findings and Determinations. The Department's written decision on the final plat shall include findings and conclusions, based on the record, to support the decision. A proposed final plat shall not be approved unless the Department makes written findings that:

1. All conditions of preliminary plat approval have been met;

2. The final plat meets all standards established by state law and this Title relating to final plats;

3. The proposed final plat bears the certificates and statements of approval required by this Title and state law;

4. A title report, no later than 30 days old, has been furnished confirming title of the land in the name of the owner(s) whose signature(s) appear on the plat certificate; and

5. The required facilities and improvements have been completed or required bond or financial guarantees have been provided as set forth in PCC 18F.30.040 C.

D. Approval. The Department may approve, or approve with conditions, the proposed final plat if the criteria contained in this Section have been met.

E. Optional Public Hearing. The Applicant or Department may request a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner to consider changes or cumulative change or deviations in the final plat from the preliminary plat.

(Ord. 2017-89s § 4 (part), 2018; Ord. 2017-12s § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2014-109s § 2 (part), 2015; Ord. 2013-85 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 2013-30s2 § 7 (part), 2013; Ord. 2009-18s3 § 5 (part), 2009; Ord. 2005-11s2 § 1 (part), 2005)