§ 20.08A.035. Subdivision standards.

Any division of land within this district shall comply with the following requirements:

1.

The director or hearing examiner shall find that the proposed subdivision meets the purpose and intent of the long-term agriculture district as a prerequisite to approval.

2.

Land may be subdivided for agricultural uses, subject to the following requirements:

a.

Only agriculture and accessory uses, farm residences and farm housing are permitted on lots created pursuant to this section as long as the lots are within this district.

b.

Minimum lot size is twenty acres for a farm residence; with no dwelling unit, minimum lot size is five acres.

c.

All divisions of land approved pursuant to this section shall contain a notice of the restriction described in Section 20.08A.035(2)(a) and (b).

3.

Land may be subdivided for nonagricultural uses subject to the following requirements:

a.

The subdivision shall meet the standards established in Chapter 20.30A, Planned Rural Residential Development, to the extent consistent with this chapter. Where the requirements in Chapter 20.30A conflict with the requirements of this chapter, the more restrictive standards shall apply.

b.

There shall be no minimum lot size for nonagricultural-use lots. The lot size must meet the requirements of the Thurston County Sanitary Code to safely accommodate an approved water supply and on-site sewage disposal system, including space for a reserve drainfield.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012)