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AN ORDINANCE relating to administration and subdivisions and short subdivisions; amending Ordinance 13694, Section 42, and K.C.C. 19A.08.070, Ordinance 13694, Section 59, and K.C.C. 19A.12.050 and Ordinance 13694, Section 8, and K.C.C. 19A.04.060 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 19A.08.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
NEW SECTION. SECTION 1. There is hereby added to K.C.C. 19A.08 a new section to read as follows:
Limitations in closed basins. In a closed basin, as defined by chapters 173-507, 173-503, 173-509, 173-510 and 173-515 WAC, an application for further segregation may not be submitted within five years after recording, if the application relies on a public water system created to provide domestic water that uses an exempt well under RCW 90.44.050 or proposes an additional exempt well and the proposed segregation will result in the creation of more than six lots within the boundaries of the original subdivision or short subdivision.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 13694, Section 42, and K.C.C. 19A.08.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Determining and maintaining legal status of a lot.
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 June 9, 1937, and ((the lot)) has been:
a. ((P))provided with approved sewage disposal or water systems or roads ((, or)); and
b.(1) ((C))conveyed as an individually described parcel to separate, noncontiguous ownerships through a fee simple transfer or purchase prior to October 1, 1972; or
((c.)) (2) ((R))recognized prior to October 1, 1972, as a separate tax lot by the county assessor;
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