13.90.070 Action on application.
The director of public works shall within thirty days from the receipt of the application for a short subdivision either:
(1) Approve the short plat as submitted; or
(2) Approve the short plat subject to conditions; or
(3) Return the short plat to the developers for modification or revisions; or
(4) Disapprove the short plat with the reasons stated in writing to the applicant.
(5) In determining whether to approve, approve subject to conditions, return for modification or revisions, or disapprove an application for a short subdivision, the director shall make written findings as to whether appropriate provisions are made for (a)
(i) the public health, safety, and general welfare,
(ii) open spaces,
(iii) drainage ways,
(iv) streets or roads, alleys, other public ways,
(v) transit stops,
(vi) potable water supplies,
(vii) sanitary wastes,
(viii) parks and recreation,
(ix) playgrounds,
(x) schools and schoolgrounds, considering all relevant facts, including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who only walk to and from school;
and (b) whether the public use and interest will be served by the proposed short subdivision and dedication(s), if any.
(6) If the appropriate findings set forth in (5)(a) and (5)(b) of this section are not made, the director shall disapprove the short subdivision application.
(7) Acceptance and approval of the preliminary proposal shall be made by the director of public works endorsement thereon, and such approval shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of said acceptance. If at the end of the year no final short plat of any portion of the preliminary short plat has been filed, the preliminary short plat will be considered abandoned and a new short plat must be submitted. (Ord. 91-4 §1, 1991; Ord. 80-43 §8, 1980).