10.50.016J Review by city of Selah planning commission or hearing examiner – Recommendation required.
(a) The city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner shall review the proposed subdivision during an open record public hearing to inquire into and determine whether or not the following standards are satisfied:
(1) The proposed subdivision must be consistent with the provisions of the zoning ordinance;
(2) The proposed subdivision must be consistent with the city of Selah's comprehensive plan;
(3) The proposed subdivision must be consistent with the provisions of this title;
(4) As required by Chapter 58.17 RCW, the proposed subdivision must make appropriate provisions for:
(A) Public health, safety, and general welfare;
(B) Open spaces;
(C) Drainage ways;
(D) Streets or roads, alleys, and other public ways;
(E) Transit stops;
(F) Potable water supplies, irrigation and other water suppliers;
(G) Sanitary waste disposal;
(H) Parks and recreation;
(I) Playgrounds;
(J) Schools and school grounds;
(K) Sidewalks;
(L) Other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who walk to and from school;
(5) Based upon standards in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section, a finding that the public use and interest will be served by the approval of this subdivision.
(b) The city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner shall submit a recommendation for approval or disapproval, with written findings of fact and conclusions to support the recommendation, to the city council no later than ten working days following the open record public hearing. (Ord. 2173, § 2 (Exh. A), 2022.)