FINAL MIDDLE HOUSING LAND DIVISION PARTITION APPROVAL <br />GRAHAM WELCOME WAY (MHT 25-38) <br /> Metro Planning, Inc. March 2026 P a g e | 2 <br /> <br />Background <br />This tentative partition land division application proposed to create 3 middle housing lots/parcels out of 1 lot and is to <br />be reviewed under the General Criteria. The subject property is located on Welcome Way, north of 4691 Royal <br />Avenue. Currently the property has no existing structures. <br />This written statement addresses the approval criteria for a final partition at EC 9.8198. The approval criteria for a <br />final partition are in italics and the responses are included in plain text. <br />Middle Housing Land Division, Final Plat <br />EC 9.8198 Middle Housing Land Division, Final Plat-Approval Criteria <br />(1) The city surveyor has approved the final plat for compliance with applicable platting <br />requirements in accordance with state law. <br />A draft copy of the final partition plat is included with this application for review by the city surveyor. Any comments <br />or corrections to the plat that are requested by the city surveyor will be addressed prior to recording of the final plat. <br />The final plat contains all required elements as required by applicable state platting requirements. <br />(2) Streets, bicycle paths, accessways, and alleys for public use have been dedicated without any <br />reservation or restriction other than reversionary rights upon vacation. <br />There are not required streets, bicycle paths, accessways, or alleys for public use. This criterion is not applicable. <br />(3) Public improvements as required by this land use code or as a condition of tentative plan <br />approval are completed, or: <br />(a) A performance bond or suitable substitute as agreed upon by the city and applicant has <br />been filed with the city finance officer in an amount sufficient to assure the completion <br />of all required public improvements; or <br />(b) A petition for public improvements and for the assessment of the real property for the <br />improvements has been signed by the property owner seeking the partition and the <br />petition has been accepted by the city engineer. <br />There are no proposed or required public improvements associated with this partition application; thus no <br />performance bond is necessary. This criterion is not applicable. <br />(4) Public assessments, liens, and fees with respect to the middle housing land division have been <br />paid, or: <br />(a) A segregation of assessments and liens has been applied for and granted by the city, or <br />(b) An adequate guarantee in a form acceptable to the city manager has been provided <br />assuring the liens, assessments and fees will be paid prior to recording the final plat. <br />No public assessments, liens, or fees are known to exist with respect to the subject property. However, the property <br />owner will pay any assessments, liens, and/or fees if any are discovered. <br />(5) All conditions of tentative middle housing land division approval have been met and the final <br />plat substantially conforms to the provisions of the approved tentative middle housing land <br />division. <br />The parcel layout on the final plat is consistent with the approved tentative middle housing land division. This means <br />that the final plat substantially conforms to the provisions of the approved tentative plan. In addition, the tentative <br />middle housing land division application was approved with five (5) conditions. Compliance with the conditions of <br />approval is discussed below.