23.22.068

Each and every final plat, or replat, of any property to be filed for record shall: 1. Contain a statement of approval from the Director of Transportation as to the survey date, the layout of streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, sewage and water systems, and other structures; 2. Be acknowledged by the person filing the plat before the King County Director of Records and Elections or any other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgment of deeds, and a certificate of the acknowledgment shall be enclosed or annexed to the plat and recorded with it; 3. Contain a certification from the proper officer or officers in charge of tax collections that all taxes and delinquent assessments for which the property may be liable as of the date of certification have been duly paid, satisfied or discharged; 4. Contain a certificate giving a full and correct description of the lands divided as they appear on the plat, including a statement that the subdivision has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owners. If the plat is subject to a dedication, the certificate or a separate written instrument shall also contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public, an individual or individuals, religious society or societies or to any corporation, public or private as shown on the plat and a waiver of all claims for damages against any governmental authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage and maintenance of the road. The certificate or instrument of dedication shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having any ownership interest in the land subdivided and recorded as part of the final plat. (Ord. 118409 § 168, 1996: Ord. 110570, § 1(part), 1982.)