18.35.280 Short subdivisions or short subdivision alterations – Adequacy of access – Right-of-way use permits.
(1) Each lot within the short subdivision or short subdivision alteration shall have acceptable access to a street conforming to City street standards or to a lower level of improvement acceptable to the Director of Community Development. Individual lots may be served by access panhandles established either by fee ownership or easement, subject to approval of the Department. In order to assure safe and adequate access, the Director of Community Development:
(a) May approve private streets consistent with City street standards;
(b) May limit direct access to certain streets and require on-site public or private streets in lieu of individual driveways or access panhandles, in accordance with the City street standards;
(c) Shall require off-site improvements to public or private streets needed to provide access from the short subdivision to a street acceptable to the Director of Community Development; and
(d) Shall assure that the number of lots to be served by the street system complies with the adopted street standards.
(2) Short subdivisions involving construction within City right-of-way shall obtain a right-of-way use permit. (Amended at request of department 2/08; Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.14.300))