FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 5822

                                   C 92 L 87

BYSenators Garrett, McCaslin and Rasmussen

Revising short plat regulations.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

House Committe on Local Government

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The division of land for purposes of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership must be reviewed and approved by the county, city or town within which the land is located, if the smallest lot created by the division is less than five acres in area.  The size of the smallest lot in a division of land requiring review and approval may be increased to more than five acres by local ordinance.

A subdivision is a division of land that results in five or more lots.  A short subdivision is a division of land into four or fewer lots.  Cities and towns are allowed to increase the number of lots in a short subdivision to a maximum of nine.  The procedure for the approval of subdivisions is lengthier and has more requirements than the procedure for the approval of short subdivisions.

If a short subdivision is further divided within five years of its approval, the division is considered to be a subdivision and a final plat of the area must be filed and approved under the provisions applying to subdivisions.

SUMMARY:

An exemption is created to the requirement that a final plat (map) of a subdivision be filed if a short subdivision is to be further divided within five years of its approval.  The requirement does not apply if the short subdivision contained fewer than four lots and the owner who filed the short subdivision files an alteration to create up to a total of four lots within the original short subdivision boundaries.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    44     1

      House 98   0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987