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SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
SHORT PLAT RECORDING
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Phone: 425-430-7294 | www.rentonwa.gov
PURPOSE: To ensure the proposed land division is in accordance with City of Renton’s adopted
standards and consistent with the approved Short Plat. In addition, final review is used to verify
compliance with any required conditions.
APPLICATION SCREENING: Applicants are required to bring in a CD or USB portable (flash/hard) drive
(or other device or pathway as approved by your assigned project manager) with one PDF file of the
application package for informal review by staff, prior to scheduling an intake meeting. Please allow
approximately 45 minutes for application screening.
COMPLETE APPLICATION REQUIRED: In order to accept your application, each of the numbered items
must be submitted at the same time. If you have received a prior written waiver of a submittal item(s)
during a pre-application meeting, please provide the waiver form in lieu of any submittal item not
provided.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL HOURS: Applications should be submitted to Development Services staff at
the 6th floor counter of Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Please call your assigned project manager to schedule an appointment or call
425-430-7294 to reach the Planning Division. Due to the screening time required, applications delivered
by messenger cannot be accepted.
All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
1. Application Form for Land Use Permit: Application must have notarized signatures of ALL
current property owners listed on the Title Report. If the property owner is a corporation,
the authorized representative must attach proof of signing authority on behalf of the
corporation. The legal description of the property must be attached to the application form.
2. Arborist Report: Please provide an arborist report by a certified Arborist or a licensed
Landscape Architect that correlates with the Tree Retention/ Land Clearing Plan and
addresses the following:
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Identification scheme used for each tree (e.g. tree number);
Species and size of each tree (caliper measured at 54 inches above grade);
Reason(s) for any tree removal (e.g. poor health, high risk of failure due to structure,
defects, unavoidable isolation (high blow down potential), unsuitability of species,
etc.) and for which no reasonable alternative action is possible (pruning, cabling,
etc.);
For trees proposed to be retained, a complete description of each tree' s health,
condition, and viability;
For trees proposed to be retained, a description of the method(s)used to determine
the limits of disturbance (e.g., critical root zone, root plate diameter, or a case- by-
case basis description for individual trees);
A description of the impact of necessary tree removal to the remaining trees,
including those in a grove or on abutting properties;
The suggested location and species of supplemental trees to be used when required.
The report shall include planting and maintenance specifications; and
An analysis of retained trees according to Priority of Tree Retention Requirements
specified in RMC 4-4-130H.1.b.
3. Calculations: Please provide complete field calculations and computations noted for the
plat and details (if any) of all distances, angles, and calculations together with information
on the error of closure. The error of closure on any traverse shall not exceed 1' in 10,000'.
4. Certificate of Incorporation of HOA: Please provide a State Washington, Secretary of State
Certificate of Incorporation for the plat’s Homeowner’s Association.
5. Composite Utility Plan
6. Confirmation of Compliance with all Conditions of Plat Approval: Please provide a
statement detailing how all conditions of plat approval have been addressed.
7. Copy of Environmental Report and Hearing Examiner Report
8. Deed of Right-of-Way Dedication: If any public right-of-way is required for your project,
please provide a draft deed of right-of-way dedication.
9. Density Worksheet
10. Draft Legal Documents: Please provide any proposed street dedications, restrictive
covenants, draft Homeowners Association, or any other legal documents pertaining to the
development and use of the property.
11. Existing Easements: (Recorded Copy)
12. Irrigation Sprinkler Plan: Please provide an Irrigation Plan meeting the requirements of
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RMC 4-8-120D.
13. Landscape Plan, Detailed: Please provide a Landscaping Plan (Detailed) meeting the
requirements of RMC 4-8-120D.
14. Language Required for Short Plats:
I. Private Utility and Access Easements: Short Plats with parcels requiring access via a
private easement shall show the locations and widths of these proposed utility and
access easements. The following two notes shall be included upon the face of the
Short Plat:
Declaration of Covenant: The owner of land embraced within this Short Plat,
in return for the benefits to accrue from this subdivision, by signing hereon
covenants and agrees to convey the beneficial interest in the new easements
shown on this Short Plat to any and all future purchasers of the lots, or of any
subdivision thereof. The covenant shall run with the land as shown on this
Short Plat.
Private Access and Utilities Maintenance Agreement: New private exclusive
easement for ingress and egress is to be created upon the sale of lots shown on
this Short Plat. The owners of lots ______ shall have an equal and undivided
interest in the ownership and responsibility for maintenance of the private
access easement appurtenances. These appurtenances and maintenance
responsibilities include the repair and maintenance of the private access road,
drainage pipes, and storm water quality and/or detention facilities within this
easement, private signage, and other infrastructure not owned by the City of
Renton or other utility providers. Maintenance costs shall be shared equally.
Parking on the paving in the access easement is prohibited, unless pavement
width is greater than 20 feet. (NOTE: If only one lot is subject to the
agreement, contact the Public Works Department at 425-430-7235 for
special language.)
II. Aquifer Protection Notice (if applicable): For Short Plats within either of the Aquifer
Protection Zones, the following notice must be included upon the face of the Short
Plat:
The lots created herein fall within Zone (1 or 2) of Renton’s Aquifer Protection
Area and are subject to the requirements of the City of Renton Ordinance
#4367. This City's sole source of drinking water is supplied from a shallow
aquifer under the City surface. There is no natural barrier between the water
table and ground surface. Extreme care should be exercised when handling of
any liquid substance, other than water, to protect from contact with the
ground surface. It is the homeowners' responsibility to protect the City's
drinking water.
15. Letter of Acceptance from other Utility Districts
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16. Monument Cards: When a monument(s) is installed as part of the project, please provide a
form obtained from the City Technical Services Division and filled out by a surveyor
providing information regarding a single monument, including the Section, Township and
Range, method of location, type of mark found or set, manner of re-establishment of the
single monument (if applicable), description, and a drawing showing the location of a single
monument and indicating a reference point to that monument.
17. Plat Certificate or Title Report: Please provide a current Plat Certificate or Title Report
obtained from a title company documenting ownership and listing all encumbrances of the
involved parcel(s). The Title Report should include all parcels being developed, but no
parcels that are not part of the development. If the Plat Certificate or Title Report
references any recorded documents (i.e. easements, dedications, covenants), the
referenced recorded document(s) must also be provided. All easements referenced in the
Plat Certificate must be located, identified by type and recording number, and dimensioned
on the Site Plan.
18. Post Office Approval: Please provide Post Office confirmation that they approved your
mailbox location(s). Contact Bill Sansaver of the Post Office at (425) 255-6389 or 1-800-275-
8777.
19. Proof of Improvement Deferral or Installation: Please provide the Improvement Deferral
Form located in the Customer Service Center on the 6th Floor of Renton City Hall. Any
deferrals of improvements must be approved by the Department of Community and
Economic Development Planning Division Director prior to the recording of the Short Plat.
20. Public Works Approval
21. Plat Plan for Short Plat Recording: Please provide a fully-dimensioned plan prepared by a
State of Washington registered professional land surveyor, drawn at a scale of 1” = 40’ on
an 18” x 24” plan sheet (or other size or scale approved by the Planning Division) and
including the following information:
Name of the proposed plat;
Vicinity Map (cover) Note all “Private” and “Public” Easements. In the upper right
hand corner include the City land use file number (e.g. LUA02-037) and below in
smaller font, the city LND number provided by the Property Services section (e.g.
LND_____________);
Name and address of the licensed land surveyor/engineer;
Legal description of the property to be subdivided;
Date, graphic scale, and north arrow oriented to the top of the paper/plan sheet;
Location and dimensions of all property lines including the square footages of each
lot;
Location of the subject site with respect to the nearest street intersections
(including driveways and/or intersections opposite the subject property), alleys and
other rights of way;
Names, locations, types, widths and other dimensions of existing and proposed
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streets alleys, easements, parks, open spaces and reservations (City code requires
that private access easements be created via easement across a separate tract
access);
Data sufficient to readily determine and reproduce on the ground the location,
bearing, and length of every street, easement line, lot line, and boundary line on
site. Dimensions shall be to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100) of a foot, angle,
bearing, degree, minute and second. All measurements and bearings shall be
mathematically correct;
Coordinates shall be included per City of Renton surveying standards for permanent
control monuments;
Location and dimensions of all easements referenced in the plat certificate with the
recording number and type of easement (e.g. access, sewer, etc.) indicated;
Location and dimensions of any existing structures to remain within or abutting the
plat;
Location of critical areas and any required buffer on or adjacent to the site identified
by type (e.g. floodplain, Category 1 Wetland, Class 3 Stream);
Provide Table for FCBMPs; and
Total Right-of-way Dedication.
Signature Lines:
Certification by a licensed land surveyor that a survey has been made and that
monuments and stakes will be set;
Only if the plat will not be served by sewer: Certification by the King County;
Department of Health that the proposed septic system(s) is acceptable to serve the
plat;
Certification of City approval to be signed by the Public Works Administrator;
Certification of approval to be signed by King County Assessor and the Deputy King
County Assessor; and
Signatures of all property owners showing on the title report (signatures must be
notarized with an ink stamp—not embossed).
22. Stream and Lake Mitigation Plan: (Only for projects with streams/lakes). Please provide a
plan meeting the requirements of RMC 4-8-120D.
23. Tree Retention/Land Clearing (Tree Inventory) Plan: Please provide a fully dimensioned
plan drawn by a certified arborist or a licensed landscape architect if ANY trees or
vegetation are to be removed or altered. The plan shall be based on finished grade, drawn
at the same scale as the project site plan with the northern property line at the top of the
paper, and clearly show the following:
All property boundaries and adjacent streets, location and dimensions of rights- of-
way, utility lines, fire hydrants, street lighting, and easements;
Location of all areas proposed to be cleared;
Location, species, and sizes of trees on or immediately abutting the site. This
requirement applies only to trees with a caliper of at least six inches (6"), or an alder
or cottonwood tree with a caliper of at least eight inches (8"), when measured at
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fifty-four inches (54") above grade;
Clearly identify trees to be retained and to be removed;
Future building sites and drip lines of any trees which will overhang/ overlap a
construction line. Where the drip line of a tree overlaps an area where construction
activities will occur, this shall be indicated on the plan; and
Show critical areas and buffers.
24. Waiver Form
25. Wetland Mitigation Plan: (Only for projects with wetlands). Please provide a Final
Mitigation Plan meeting the requirements of RMC 4-8-120D.
All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards
REVIEW PROCESS: Once the Final Short Plat application is submitted to the Planning Division, the
materials will be routed to those City departments having an interest in the application. Reviewers have
approximately two weeks to return their comments to the Planning Division. All comments and any
requests for revisions will be sent to the applicant. Once all comments have been addressed, the
applicant re-submits the revised plans and/or documents for review. The time frame for Final Plat
processing is largely dependent upon application completeness and prompt turnaround time of
revisions.
As part of the review process, the Planning Division will ensure improvements have been installed and
approved and that all conditions of the short plat approval have been met. Once the applicant has
demonstrated these items have been addressed through either a confirmation of improvement
installation approval or letter of deferral, the City will send a written request for the final mylar, courier
fees and any associated legal documents. Once all of the City’s required approval signatures have been
obtained, the City will transmit the mylar via courier to King County for recording.
The entire recording process takes approximately eight weeks to complete. However, the time frame for
getting a short plat recorded is largely dependent upon:
The Environmental Review Committee will either issue a:
Application completeness
Prompt turnaround time for revisions
Whether all improvements have been installed and approved
All conditions of the short plat approval have been met
Note: Lots cannot legally be sold until the Short Plat has received its recording number.
DEFERRAL OF IMPROVEMENTS: The Final Short Plat may not be recorded until all improvements have
been completed and approved by the Planning Division or a letter of deferral has been obtained. The
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applicant may request a letter of deferral from the Board of Public Works and post security for any
improvements that have not been completed.
If a developer wishes to defer certain on-site improvements for more than 90 days after obtaining Final
Short Plat approval, then a written application shall be made to the Board of Public Works. Should the
Board of Public Works so rule, then full and complete engineering drawings shall be submitted as a
condition to the granting of any deferral. Upon approval for such deferment, the applicant shall
thereupon furnish security to the City in the amount equal to 150% of the estimated cost of the
installation and required improvements.
TIME LIMITS: Such security shall list the exact work that shall be performed by the applicant and shall
specify that all the deferred improvements shall be completed within the time specified by the Board of
Public Works, and if no time is specified, then no later than one year.
DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY: If right-of-way dedication is required for the Short Plat, separate
application for City approval is required. The associated deed of right-of-way dedication must be approved
prior to recording of the Short Plat. This process may take six weeks, so early application is encouraged.