§ 18.32.020. Exemptions.

The provisions of this title shall not apply to:

A.

Division of land due to condemnation or sale under threat thereof, by an agency or division of government vested with the power of condemnation;

B.

Any division of land for use solely for the installation of electric power, telephone, water supply, sewer service or other utility facilities of a similar or related nature; provided, however, that any remaining lot or lots are consistent with applicable zoning and land use plans;

C.

Any division where no permanent street may be constructed and where restrictive covenants or lease provisions prohibit construction of buildings of a type that permit human occupancy, overnight camping or other human habitation.

D.

Conservation Lots. Unbuildable lots created for purposes of habitat conservation or critical area preservation to be owned in perpetuity and in fee simple interest by a registered, non-profit conservation land trust or government agency. Such lots may not be created so as to make the remaining lot unbuildable or less than two acres in size. For the purposes of this chapter, an unbuildable lot shall be defined as a lot which is unable to be developed without a variance or reasonable use exception. Surveys and/or deeds recorded for the purpose of creating such conservation lots shall:

1.

Meet the mapping requirements of TCC 18.16.040 and 18.16.050.

2.

Be annotated with language that prohibits human habitation, conversion of native vegetation to another use, or construction of buildings and other structures.

3.

Contain a note explaining the purposes of the exempt lot, such as the protection of a particular species, habitat conservation, critical area preservation or open space and listing the entity responsible for management of the exempt parcel.

4.

Be reviewed and approved through a minor administrative review process by Thurston County Resource Stewardship prior to recording with the Thurston County Auditor's Office.

(Ord. 11398 § 10 (part) 1997: Ord. 6629 § 41, 1980: Ord. 4748 § 1 Ch. 8(2), 1974)

(Ord. No. 14439, § 4, 11-16-2010)