Lewis County Community Development
2025 NE Kresky Ave, Chehalis, WA 98532 Phone: (360) 740-1146 ● Fax: (360) 740-1245
BINDING SITE PLAN
Type III Application
Process:
The general process includes the following.
• Application Submittal. The applicant submits a complete application, including a preliminary binding site plan map drawn by a
Washington State Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.
• Completeness Review. The Planning Department reviews the application for completeness. If additional information is needed, the
department
will notify the applicant.
• Department Review. The application is forwarded to different departments for review. When the review is finished, the
departments notify the Planning Department of comments or conditions.
• Preliminary Decision. The Planning Department will schedule a Public Hearing with the Lewis County Hearings Examiner and make a
recommendation on the proposal. The Hearings Examiner's will make the preliminary decision.
• Final Decision. Once the conditions are met and all improvements are installed or bonded for, a final binding site plan map may be
submitted to Planning Department for final signatures or final binding site plan approval. Relevant departments will review the
binding site plan map.
• Final Document Recording. Once the map is signed, the applicant is responsible for having the final map recorded with the Lewis
County Auditor. All costs associated with the recording of the final map shall be paid by the applicant. All property taxes and
assessments shall be paid in full for the year in which the final map is recorded. The map must be recorded at the Lewis County
Auditor's Office within 30 days of the final map approval.
Requirements:
Binding site plans must show:
All development is outside designated critical areas and buffers
Demonstrate this by showing all critical area boundaries and buffers on the proposed binding site plan map. All buffers must comply
with existing Lewis County development regulations, including, but not limited to: the Critical Areas Ordinance, the Shoreline Master
Program, and the Flood Hazard Prevention Ordinance.
Adequate provisions are made for roads, waste disposal, and water:
• Access. Access from a public road requires an access or approach permit. If access is proposed from a state highway, the State
Department of Transportation must review and approve access. Even if there is a current access permit, the DOT must review and
approve access based on the subdivision proposal.
• Roads. Roads are required to meet County standards. A maintenance agreement must be provided for private roads to show how they
will be maintai
ned.
• Wastewater Disposal. Wastewater treatment is required to meet City and/or County standards. All proposed and existing sewage
systems or septic systems and/or connections to public systems shall be indicated on the map. If individual septic systems are proposed,
a soil survey shall be submitted for each lot (if commercial or industrial) or for the RV Park that demonstrates that a septic system is
feasible, in compliance with County Health Department standards.
• Approved Water. Adequate water is available for the proposal. The location of wells or public water connections are required to be
indicated on the map. If water from a water service provider is proposed, the applicant must submit certification from the provider
that water is available in quality and quantity sufficient for the proposed use of all lots/spaces within the binding site plan. If individual
wells or a public well is proposed. The proposed locations shall be shown on the drawings and include the 100-foot radius Sanitary
Control Area.
Disclaimer:
If your parcel is in a special tax program such as Open Space Farm and Agricultural Land, Open Space Timber, or Designated Forest Land,
or if you are getting a Senior Exemption on your taxes, you are encouraged to discuss any considered land divisions or binding site plans with
the Assessor’s Office BEFORE making those changes. Land divisions or binding site plans may involve undesired tax consequences. You
may reach the Assessor’s Office at (360) 740-1392.
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