S-0499.1/91       _______________________________________________

                                 SENATE BILL 5062

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Nelson, Rasmussen and Thorsness.

Read first time January 17, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.Designating availability of utilities on recorded plats.

     AN ACT Relating to plat requirements; and amending RCW 58.17.160.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 58.17.160 and 1985 c 99 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     Each and every plat, or replat, of any property filed for record shall:

     (1) Contain a statement of approval from the city, town or county licensed road engineer or by a licensed engineer acting on behalf of the city, town or county as to the layout of streets, alleys and other rights of way, design of bridges, sewage and water systems, and other structures;

     (2) Be accompanied by a complete survey of the section or sections in which the plat or replat is located made to surveying standards adopted by the division of engineering services of the department of natural resources pursuant to RCW 58.24.040.

     (3) Be acknowledged by the person filing the plat before the auditor of the county in which the land is located, or any other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgment of deeds, and a certificate of said acknowledgment shall be enclosed or annexed to such plat and recorded therewith.

     (4) Contain a certification from the proper officer or officers in charge of tax collections that all taxes and delinquent assessments for which the property may be liable as of the date of certification have been duly paid, satisfied or discharged.

(5) Be accompanied by an affidavit which shall describe the type and location of any utility service improvements installed, including sewage, water, power, natural gas, and telecommunication services, and shall indicate whether these utility service improvements are connected to sources of such utility services.

     No engineer who is connected in any way with the subdividing and platting of the land for which subdivision approval is sought, shall examine and approve such plats on behalf of any city, town or county.