18A.05.090 Legal Lot Requirements.
A. Proof of Legal Lot.
1. Development shall be permitted only on legally created lots.
2. To establish that a lot has been legally created, the applicant must provide one of the following:
a. A copy of formal plat, short plat, or large lot subdivision approved by Pierce County, separately describing the lot.
b. A copy of the boundary line adjustment or lot combination separately describing the lot.
c. Documentation that the creation of the lot was exempt from the provisions of the Pierce County Subdivision Regulation.
d. A deed, contract of sale, mortgage, recorded survey, or Pierce County Assessor tax segregation executed prior to August 13, 1974, that separately describes the lot.
B. Testamentary Lots. A building permit may be issued for a lot created after September 1, 2006, by testamentary provisions or the laws of descent pursuant to PCC 18F.10.060.A.5 only if one or more of the following criteria are met:
1. The lot met the minimum lot size requirement in effect at the time of death of the owner of the property being divided by testamentary provisions;
2. The lot complies with the minimum lot size requirement in effect at the time of building permit application; or
3. The lot is at least two and one-half acres in size and was created from a parcel that was held in continuous ownership by the decedent since at least December 31, 1994.