(1)
Applicability. Every subdivision of land into five or more lots as defined herein shall proceed in compliance with this chapter. Land divided by short subdivision within five years immediately preceding shall be subdivided pursuant to this chapter.
(2)
Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a)
Cemeteries and other burial plots while used for that purpose;
(b)
Divisions of land into lots or tracts each of which is one-one hundred twenty-eighth of a section of land or larger, or five acres or larger if the land is not capable of description as a fraction of a section of land; provided, that for the purposes of computing the size of any lot under this chapter which borders on a street or road, the lot size shall be expanded to include that area which would be bounded by the centerline of the road or street and the side lot lines of the lot running perpendicular to such centerline;
(c)
Divisions made by testamentary provisions, or the laws of descent;
(d)
A division for the purpose of lease when no structure other than mobile homes or travel trailers are to be placed on the land and the county has approved a binding site plan for the use of the land in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 15.30 LCC as now or hereafter amended;
(e)
A division made for the purpose of adjusting boundary lines which does not create any additional lot, tract, parcel, site, or division nor create any lot, tract, parcel, site, or division which contains insufficient area and dimension to meet minimum requirements for width and area for a building site;
(f)
Divisions of land into lots or tracts zoned or designated within urban growth areas for industrial or commercial development, rural industrial and commercial areas, and urban commercial and industrial reserve areas, when the county has approved a binding site plan for the use of the land in accordance with commercial binding site plan regulations, now or hereinafter existing.
(3)
Redivision of Land Within an Existing Subdivision. The further division of any lot situated within an existing full subdivision established pursuant to either Chapter 58.16 or 58.17 RCW or this chapter into four lots or less for purposes of sale, resale, lease or transfer of ownership shall proceed in compliance with Chapter 16.10 LCC, as now or hereafter amended.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, C, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)