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All divisions of land except those listed in Subsection (D) below, shall be subject to the requirements of this Section.

A. Short subdivisions. A short subdivision is a land partition containing nine (9) or fewer lots.

B. Subdivisions. A subdivision is a land partition containing ten (10) or more lots.

C. Infill Subdivisions and Short Subdivisions, pursuant to additional requirements of Section 20.920 VMC.

D. Exemptions. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following:

1. Cemeteries and burial plots while used for that purpose.

2. Divisions of land into lots or tracts, each of which is 1/64 of a section of land or larger, or 10 acres or larger, if the land is not capable of description as a fraction of a section of land. For purposes of computing the size of any lot under this item which borders on a street or road, excluding limited-access streets or roads, 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.

3. Divisions and/or acquisitions of land pursuant to condemnation or threat of condemnation by a government agency public purposes.

4. Divisions of land made by testamentary provisions, or the laws of descent.

5. Divisions of land made by subjecting a portion of a parcel or tract of land to Chapter 64.34 RCW (Condominiums) if the Planning Official has approved a binding site plan in accordance with Chapter 20.330 VMC.

6. Divisions of land into lots or tracts classified for industrial or commercial use, when the Planning Official has approved a binding site plan for use of the land in accordance with Chapter 20.330 VMC.

7. A division made for the purpose of adjusting boundary lines which does not create any additional lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions, nor any lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions which contain insufficient area and/or dimensions to meet the minimum requirements for width, depth and/or area for a lot.

8. Divisions created by a court order that result in lots that conform to the requirements of this Title. (Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)