HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinal Plat LanguageFINAL SHORT PLAT DEDICATION
Know all people by these presents that we, the undersigned owner(s) of interest in the land hereby short
subdivided, declare this short plat to be the graphic representation of the short subdivision made hereby and
dedicate to the public forever all streets not shown as private. We dedicate the use thereof for all public
purposes not inconsistent with public highway purposes and also the right to make all necessary slopes for cuts
and fills upon the lots shown in the original reasonable grading of said streets. We further dedicate to the use
of the public all the easements and tracts shown on this short plat for all public purposes as indicated thereon,
which may include but not be limited to parks, open space, pedestrian access, utilities and drainage unless such
easements or tracts are specifically identified on the short plat as being dedicated or conveyed to a person or
entity other than the public. We dedicate and convey each street, easement and tract not dedicated to the public
to the person or entity identified and for the purpose stated.
Further, the undersigned owners of the land hereby short subdivided waive for ourselves, our heirs and assigns,
and any person or entity deriving title from the undersigned any and all claims for damages against the City of
Renton and its successors and assigns which may be occasioned to the adjacent lands by the established
construction, drainage and maintenance of dedicated roads within this short subdivision .
This short subdivision, dedication, and waiver of claims is made with the free consent and in accordance with the
desires of said owners.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands.
SHORT PLAT DECLARATION OF COVENANT
The owner of the land embraced within this short plat, in return for the benefits to accrue from this short plat, by
signing hereon covenants and agrees to convey the beneficial interest in the new easements on this short plat to
any and all future purchases of the lots, or of any subdivision thereof. The covenant shall run with the land as
shown on this short plat.
TRACT NOTES
TRACT DEFINITION (REQUIRED)
A ‘Tract’ is land reserved for specified uses, including, but not limited to reserve tracts, recreation, open space,
critical areas, surface water facilities and Best Management Practices (BMPs), utility facilities and access. Tracts
are not considered building sites for the purposes of residential dwelling. The owners of Lots 1-7 shall have an
equal and undivided interest in and responsibility for maintenance of the private tracts unless otherwise noted.
PRIVATE STORM DRAINAGE TRACT (FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STORM WATER FACILITIES)
Tract “A” is a private storm drainage tract for the benefit of all lot owners in this plat and is conveyed to all lot
owners in this plat as follows: each ownership of a lot in this plat includes an equal and undivided ownership
interest in Tract “A”. The plat’s homeowners association shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and
replacement of the tract and any improvements contained therein. However, should the homeowners association
fail to properly maintain Tract then the owners of the lots within the plat shall all be equally responsible for the
maintenance of said tract. The homeowners association shall obtain any required permits from the City of Renton,
or its successor or assign, prior to activities disturbing the tract such as clearing and grading, filling, piping,
cutting or removing vegetation (except for routine landscape maintenance such as lawn mowing within the
two-year maintenance period).
PRIVATE DRAINAGE FACILITY AND/OR BMPS NOTE
Declaration of covenant for inspection and maintenance of stormwater facilities and Best Management Practices
(BMPs) recorded under King County recording number ________________.
TREE PRESERVATION TRACT
Tract “A” is a tree preservation tract for the benefit of all lot owners in this plat and is conveyed to all lot
owners in this plat as follows: each ownership of a lot in this plat includes an equal and undivided ownership
interest in Tract “A”. The plat’s homeowners association shall be responsible for the maintenance, protection,
repair and replacement of the tract and any improvements contained therein [ADD IF APPLICABLE: “, with the
exception of those utilities owned and maintained by utility providers as listed in Easement Provision _”]. However,
should the homeowners association fail to properly maintain Tract “A”, then the owners of the lots within the plat
shall all be equally responsible for said maintenance, protection, repair and replacement. Development,
alteration or disturbance within the tract is prohibited except for purposes of habitat enhancement as part of an
enhancement project which has received prior written approval from the City of Renton and except for required
maintenance of the utilities located within the tract which has received prior written approval from the City of
Renton and conducted using best available science.
SINGLE FAMILY DRAINAGE NOTES
All building downspouts, footing drains and drains from all impervious surfaces such as patios and driveways
shall be connected to the permanent storm drain outlet as shown on the approved construction drawings on file
with the City of Renton (Plans No. 3907) or addressed in the single family residential building permit drainage
review on file with the City of Renton. All connections to the downstream drainage system shall be in compliance
with City of Renton standards. All connections of the drains must be constructed and approved prior to the final
building inspection approval. For those lots that are designated for individual BMP systems, the systems shall be
constructed at the time of the building permit and shall comply with said plans. All individual stub-outs and
infiltration systems shall be privately owned and maintained by the lot owner.
Single family residences and other improvements constructed on the lots created by this subdivision must
implement the on-site best management practices (BMPs) matching or equivalent to the approved technical
information report and civil construction plans on file with the City of Renton (no.3907) and requirements of the
City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual, as well as any declaration of covenants and grants of easement
recorded hereon or at the time of building permit issuance. Compliance with these requirement will be addressed
in the drainage plan submitted for residential building permit drainage review when application is made for single
family residential building permit for each lot.
PRIVATE UTILITY MAINTENANCE NOTES
Each property owner shall be responsible for maintenance of the sanitary sewer or storm water stub from the
point of use on his/her/its own property to the point of connection in the City’s and/or district’s sanitary sewer
main or storm main. Any portion of a sanitary sewer or surface water stub which jointly services more than one
property shall be jointly maintained and repaired by the property owners sharing the stub. The joint use and
maintenance shall run with the land and be binding on said property owners , including their heirs, successors and
assigns.
SIDEWALK AND LANDSCAPE STRIP MAINTENANCE NOTES
Each property owner of Lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 shall be responsible for keeping the sidewalk abutting the subject
property clean and litter free. Each such property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of vegetation
with the abutting landscape strip, excluding the street trees which are owned by the City of Renton. The
maintenance shall run with the land and be binding on all property owners within this short plat, including their
heirs, successors and assigns. Under no circumstances shall the City bear any maintenance responsibility for
landscape strips created by this short plat.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UTILITY EASEMENT (10-FT WIDTH ADJACENT TO PUBLIC ROW’S & TRACT)
Easements are hereby granted to the City of Renton, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Centurylink Telephone Company,
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., and other utility providers and
their respective successors and assigns, under and upon the exterior ten (10) feet of all lots and tracts lying
parallel with and adjoining the proposed and existing street frontages and alley in which to install, lay,
construct, operate, maintain, repair, replace, enlarge underground pipes, conduits, cables and wires with all
necessary or convenient underground or ground-mounted appurtenances thereto, for the purposes of serving
this short subdivision and other properties with electric, gas, telephone, television, water, sanitary sewer, public
and private storm drainage and other utility service, together with the right to enter thereupon at all times for
the purposes herein stated. These easements entered upon for these purposes shall be restored as near as
possible to their original condition by the utility. No lines or wires for transmission of electric current or for
telephone use or cable television or any other purpose shall be placed or permitted to be placed within the
easements upon any lot or tract unless the same shall be undergrounded or in conduit to a building.
PUBLIC STORM WATER FACILITY EASEMENT
An easement is hereby granted to the City of Renton, a municipal corporation, over, under, through and across
Tract “A” for the purpose of conveying, storing, managing and facilitating storm and surface water per the
approved civil construction plans (No. 3907) on file with the City of Renton. The City of Renton has the right to
enter said easement for the purpose of inspecting, operating, maintaining, improving, and repairing its facilities
contained therein.
Only the flow control, water quality treatment, and storm water conveyance facilities will be considered for
formal acceptance and maintenance by the City upon completion of the two-year maintenance period and
correction of any maintenance and defects identified in the final inspection by the City.
PRIVATE DRAINAGE EASEMENT
The 10-foot private drainage easement within Lots _______ is for the benefit of Lots________. The owners of said lots
shall be responsible for the maintenance of that portion of the drainage facilities they have benefit of use, and
shall equally share in the maintenance of that portion of the drainage facilities used in common.