1. All contiguous parcel(s) under unified control, except adjacent platted or short platted lots or lots exceeding 20 acres in size, shall be included within one application.

2. Unbuildable tracts shall not be calculated in the number of lots established through a short subdivision.

3. Unbuildable tracts created through a short subdivision or large lot division shall be owned in undivided interests by the owners of each numbered lot.

4. Short subdivisions and large lot divisions shall be reviewed to determine compliance with standards for roads, storm drainage, water supply, existing sanitary sewage disposal, access or easement for vehicles, utilities and fire protection, survey requirements, critical areas, zoning and design requirements, previous land decisions, accuracy of legal description, ownership, lot dimensions and improvements on the lots.

5. All necessary critical area and design review applications and studies must be submitted for review and approval prior to the approval of the preliminary short subdivision or preliminary large lot division application.

6. The applicant is responsible to make application for final short subdivision or final large lot division prior to the expiration of the preliminary approval.

1. The illegal division took place prior to January 1, 1995;

2. The property owner provides evidence that the purchase of the illegal division of land occurred without notification or knowledge by such property owner;

3. The property owner provides evidence that the property in question complies with applicable provisions of the current Pierce County Development Regulations provided, the Director, may consider a lot that does not conform to density or lot area requirements so long as the lot is at least of adequate size to accommodate required zoning setbacks, critical area requirements and able to meet minimum onsite sewage disposal requirements in the event that sewer lines are not available;

4. The property owner shall submit an application for the legal division of the subject property that complies with all provisions of the Pierce County Development Regulations; and

5. The Director finds that the public interest will not be adversely affected by issuing a building or development permit while the application to divide the land is being processed.

1. Appropriate provisions are made for the public health, safety and general welfare, for open spaces, drainage ways, stormwater runoff, streets or roads, alleys, other public ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation, playgrounds, schools and school grounds and all other relevant facts including sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who walk to and from school; and

2. The public use and interest will be served by such short subdivision/large lot division.