23.12.010 Approval required.
A. Any action which will result in the division of any lot, tract, parcel, or plot of land under the following scenarios shall require preliminary short subdivision approval based on procedures and criteria set forth in this chapter:
1. Creation of nine or fewer lots, unless otherwise required to obtain preliminary plat approval pursuant to BMC 23.16.010; or
2. Utilize the cluster short subdivision provisions for four or fewer lots, unless otherwise required to obtain preliminary plat approval pursuant to BMC 23.16.010.
B. Cluster Preliminary Short Subdivisions. The cluster provisions in this title may only be utilized in residential single zoned areas which have a “cluster,” “cluster detached,” “cluster attached,” “mixed” or “planned” use qualifier and in any residential area with a residential multi general use type listed in the applicable zoning table pursuant to Chapter 20.00 BMC.
C. Infill Housing. In accordance with Chapter 20.28 BMC and BMC 20.30.030, infill housing in single-family zoning subareas with a “cluster,” “cluster detached,” “cluster attached,” and “planned” use qualifier shall be divided through the cluster subdivision process. Infill housing in all other residential zoning designations may be permitted through a short subdivision unless otherwise required by this title.
D. Terminology. This chapter’s reference to “short subdivision” and “short plat” shall be inclusive of the terms “preliminary short subdivision and preliminary cluster short subdivision” and “short plat and cluster short plat” unless specifically referenced in this chapter. [Ord. 2024-02-004 § 9; Ord. 2018-12-036 § 2 (Exh. A)].