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Clerk 09/16/2009
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AN ORDINANCE relating to recognizing lots; and amending Ordinance 13694, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 19A.08.070.
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SECTION 1. Ordinance 13694, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 19A.08.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. A property owner may request that the department determine whether a lot was legally segregated. The property owner shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that, a lot was created, in compliance with applicable state and local land segregation statutes or codes in effect at the time the lot was created, including, but not limited to, demonstrating that the lot was created:
1. ((Prior to)) Before June 9, 1937, and ((has been)):
a. not later than January 1, 2000, was provided with:
(1) approved sewage disposal ((or));
(2) an approved water system((s)); or
(3) a road((s)), not including a forest road as defined in WAC 222-16-010 or in an easement for commercial road use for managing or hauling timber, that was:
(A) accepted for maintenance by the King County department of transportation; or
(B) located within an access easement for residential use or in a road right-of-way and consists of a smooth driving surface, including, but not limited to, asphalt, concrete, or compact gravel, that complied with the King County road standards in effect at the time the road was constructed; and
b.(1) was conveyed as an individually described parcel to separate, noncontiguous ownerships through a fee simple transfer or purchase ((prior to)) before October 1, 1972; or
(2) was recognized ((prior to)) before October 1, 1972, as a separate tax lot by the county assessor;
2 Through a review and approval process recognized by the county for the creation of four lots or less from June 9, 1937, to October 1, 1972, or the subdivision process on or after June 9, 1937;
3. Through the short subdivision pro...
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