BILL REQ. #:  H-0396.1 

Prefiled 1/9/2003. Read first time 01/13/2003.   Referred to Committee on Local Government.

     AN ACT Relating to vesting of short subdivisions; amending RCW 58.17.033; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 58.17.033 and 1987 c 104 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A proposed division of land, as defined in RCW 58.17.020, shall be considered under the subdivision or short subdivision ordinance, and zoning or other land use control ordinances, in effect on the land at the time a fully completed application for preliminary plat approval of the subdivision, or short plat approval of the short subdivision, has been submitted to the appropriate county, city, or town official.
     (2) The requirements for a fully completed application shall be defined by local ordinance.
     (3) The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under chapter 43.21C RCW.
     (4) A short subdivision shall be governed by the terms of approval of the short subdivision under RCW 58.17.060. For a period of five years after short subdivision approval according to RCW 58.17.060, the statutes, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the time of short subdivision approval shall govern the short subdivision unless the legislative body finds that a change in conditions creates a serious threat to the public health or safety in the short subdivision.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2003.