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A. Preliminary Short and Cluster Short Subdivision Review Process. Applications for preliminary approval of short and cluster short subdivisions shall follow the procedures in Chapter 21.10 BMC except as follows:

1. A Type III-A review process shall be used for short cluster subdivisions when the director determines there are significant planning issues or significant community interest in the proposal. The director has the discretion to require a Type III-A process at any time prior to making a decision on the application.

B. 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.

C. Notification. In addition to the notification requirements of BMC 21.10.200, notice shall also be provided for the following:

1. For short or cluster short subdivisions adjacent to the right-of-way of a state highway or within two miles of the boundary of a state or municipal airport, written notice including a legal description of the short subdivision and a location map shall be sent to the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall have 15 days from the date of said notice to comment on the effect that the proposed subdivision will have on the state highway or the state or municipal airport. Notice of intent to short subdivide shall also be sent to the local airport authority.

2. For short or cluster subdivisions with environmentally sensitive areas as regulated by Chapter 16.55 BMC and/or that are located in whole or in part in a designated floodplain as provided in Chapter 86.16 RCW, the director shall give written notice of the application, including a legal description of the short subdivision and a location map, to the State Department of Ecology. [Ord. 2018-12-036 § 2 (Exh. A)].