Duvall council approves final plat for Baton Creek subdivision

Duvall — The City Council voted Dec. 16 to approve agenda bill 25-71, the final plat for the Baton Creek subdivision, after the city engineer reviewed minor corrections to the map and confirmed a mitigation plan for invasive vegetation.

The city engineer told the council the applicant submitted corrected materials that add curve and line tables and a retained-trees table on the map's third page; the engineer also said the project's final plat (P-plat) expires on December 31 (year given in the packet). Council member Naplan asked whether knotweed would be removed from the native growth protection area; the city engineer said knotweed removal, along with removal of Himalayan blackberries and other invasive or nuisance species, is listed in the mitigation plan.

The developer's final plat was approved by voice vote; the transcript records no opposition. The council's approval completes the local land-use step documented in the agenda bill but does not, by itself, describe subsequent building permits or off-site improvements required before construction can begin.

The council packet contained the full final plat map and related tables; the city engineer said the packet materials provide the detailed figures and the corrected language. The transcript does not record the names of the motion mover or seconder, nor does it record a roll-call vote tally in the minutes; the action is recorded in the meeting minutes as an approved final plat for Baton Creek.

Next steps noted in the packet include standard plat-recording procedures and an expiration date for the P-plat. The council did not discuss additional mitigation measures beyond those documented in the submitted mitigation plan.