Contents of Bellevue Land Use Code
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Preface
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Ch. 20.10
Land Use Districts
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20.10.010
Purpose of land use districts
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20.10.020
Establishment of land use districts
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20.10.040
Land use district map
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20.10.050
Property classified
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20.10.060
Interpretation of map boundaries
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20.10.080
Newly annexed territory – Procedures for classification
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20.10.100
District descriptions
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20.10.180
Single-Family Residential Estate Districts (R-1, R-1.8)
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20.10.200
Single-Family Residential Districts (R-2.5, R-3.5, R-4, R-5, R-7.5)
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20.10.200
Suburban Residential Districts (R-2.5, R-3.5, R-4, R-5)
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20.10.220
Multifamily Residential Districts (R-10, R-15, R-20, R-30)
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20.10.240
Professional Office District (PO)
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20.10.260
Office District (O)
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20.10.280
Office and Limited Business District (OLB)
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20.10.285
Office and Limited Business District 2 (OLB 2)
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20.10.290
Office and Limited Business-Open Space District (OLB-OS)
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20.10.300
Light Industrial District (LI)
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20.10.320
General Commercial District (GC)
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20.10.340
Neighborhood Business District (NB)
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20.10.350
Neighborhood Mixed Use District (NMU)
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20.10.360
Community Business District (CB)
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20.10.365
Eastgate Transit Oriented Development District (EG-TOD)
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20.10.370
Downtown (DT)
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20.10.375
BelRed
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20.10.380
Evergreen Highlands Design District (EH)
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20.10.390
Medical Institution District (MI)
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20.10.395
Factoria Land Use Districts (F)
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20.10.397
Camp and Conference Center (CCC)
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20.10.400
Use chart described – Interpretation
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20.10.410
Use prohibited in all land use districts
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20.10.420
Interpretation of land use charts by Director
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20.10.440
Land use charts
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20.10.010
Purpose of land use districts
- Ch. 20.20 General Development Requirements
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Ch. 20.25
Special and Overlay Districts
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Part 20.25A
Downtown*
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Pedestrian Corridor and Major Public Open Space
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Part 20.25B
Transition Area Design District
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Part 20.25C
Office and Limited Business (OLB) and Office and Limited Business 2 (OLB 2) Districts
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Part 20.25D
BelRed
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Part 20.25E
Shoreline Overlay District
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Part 20.25F
Evergreen Highlands Design District
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Part 20.25F1
Factoria 1
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Factoria TownSquare
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Part 20.25G
Evergreen Highlands Subarea Transportation Improvement Overlay District
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Part 20.25H
Critical Areas Overlay District
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Part 20.25I
Community Retail Design District
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Part 20.25J
Medical Institution District
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Part 20.25K
Factoria
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Part 20.25L
Office and Limited Business-Open Space (OLB-OS) District
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Part 20.25M
Light Rail Overlay District
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Part 20.25N
Camp and Conference Center District
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Part 20.25O
(Reserved)
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Part 20.25P
Eastgate Transit Oriented Development Land Use District
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Part 20.25A
Downtown*
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Ch. 20.30
Permits and Decisions
Amended
Revised
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Part 20.30A
Rezone
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Part 20.30B
Conditional Use Permit
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Part 20.30C
(Reserved)
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Part 20.30D
Planned Unit Development
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Part 20.30E
Administrative Conditional Use Permit
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Part 20.30F
Design Review
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Part 20.30G
Variance from the Land Use Code
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Part 20.30H
(Reserved)
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Part 20.30I
Amendment and Review of the Comprehensive Plan
Revised
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Part 20.30J
Amendments to the Text of the Land Use Code
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Part 20.30K
Interpretation of the Land Use Code
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Part 20.30M
Temporary Use Permit
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Part 20.30N
Home Occupation Permit
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Part 20.30P
Critical Areas Land Use Permit
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Part 20.30R
(Reserved)
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Part 20.30S
Vendor Cart Permit
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Part 20.30T
Reasonable Accommodation
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Part 20.30U
Temporary Encampment Permit
Amended
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Part 20.30V
Master Development Plan
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Part 20.30A
Rezone
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Ch. 20.35
Review and Appeal Procedures
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20.35.010
Purpose and scope
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20.35.015
Framework for decisions
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20.35.020
Pre-application conferences
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20.35.030
Applications
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20.35.035
Method of mailing and publication
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20.35.040
Construction notices
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20.35.045
Land use decisions – When final
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20.35.070
Appeal of City land use decisions to Superior Court
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20.35.080
Merger of certain decisions
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20.35.085
Appeals of nonland use matters
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20.35.100
Process I: Hearing Examiner quasi-judicial decisions
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20.35.120
Notice of application
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20.35.125
Minimum comment period
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20.35.127
Public meetings
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20.35.130
Director’s recommendation
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20.35.135
Public notice of Director’s recommendation
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20.35.137
Hearing Examiner public hearing
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20.35.140
Hearing Examiner decision
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20.35.150
Appeal of Hearing Examiner decision
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20.35.200
Process II: Administrative decisions
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20.35.210
Notice of application
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20.35.225
Minimum comment period
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20.35.227
Public meetings
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20.35.230
Director’s decision
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20.35.235
Notice of decision
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20.35.250
Appeal of Process II decisions
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20.35.300
Process III: City Council quasi-judicial decisions
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20.35.320
Notice of application
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20.35.325
Minimum comment period
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20.35.327
Public meetings
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20.35.330
Director’s recommendation
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20.35.335
Public notice of Director’s recommendation
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20.35.337
Hearing Examiner public hearing
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20.35.340
Hearing Examiner recommendation
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20.35.350
Appeal of Hearing Examiner recommendation
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20.35.355
City Council decision on the application
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20.35.365
Community Council review and decision
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20.35.400
Process IV: City Council legislative actions
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20.35.410
Planning Commission procedure
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20.35.415
Notice of application
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20.35.420
Public hearing notice
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20.35.430
Public hearing
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20.35.435
Community Council courtesy hearing
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20.35.440
City Council action
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20.35.450
Community Council review and action
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20.35.500
Process V: Administrative decisions with no administrative appeal
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20.35.510
Notice of application
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20.35.520
Minimum comment period
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20.35.525
Public meetings
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20.35.530
Director’s decision
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20.35.535
Notice of decision
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20.35.540
Appeal of Process V decisions
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20.35.010
Purpose and scope
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Ch. 20.40
Administration and Enforcement
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20.40.010
Purpose
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20.40.100
Administration of the Land Use Code
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20.40.300
Community Councils
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20.40.400
General Administration
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20.40.401
Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
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20.40.405
Conflict of provisions
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20.40.410
Severability
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20.40.415
Power to correct errors or clarify
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20.40.425
Building Permit and certificate of occupancy
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20.40.430
Enforcement by administrative official
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20.40.440
Inspections
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20.40.450
Violation of this Code
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20.40.460
Violation – Penalty
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20.40.470
Notice in writing – Order to stop work
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20.40.480
Employees not personally liable for enforcement acts
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20.40.490
Assurance device
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20.40.500
Vesting and expiration of vested status of land use permits and approvals
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20.40.510
Cancellation of land use applications
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20.40.010
Purpose
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Ch. 20.45A
Platting and Subdivisions
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20.45A.010
Scope
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20.45A.020
Applicability
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20.45A.030
Purpose
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20.45A.040
Definitions specific to the platting and subdivision chapter
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20.45A.050
General requirements
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20.45A.060
Special requirements for plats with critical areas or critical area buffers
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20.45A.070
Review stages
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20.45A.080
Merger
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20.45A.100
Exemption
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20.45A.110
Preliminary plat – Special notice requirement
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20.45A.130
Preliminary plat – Decision criteria
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20.45A.140
Preliminary plat – Time limitation
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20.45A.150
Preliminary plat – Extension for phased development
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20.45A.170
Preliminary plat – Effect of approval
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20.45A.180
Final plat – General
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20.45A.190
Final plat – Applicable procedure
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20.45A.210
Final plat – Hearing Examiner review and approval
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20.45A.220
Final plat – Decision criteria
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20.45A.230
Final plat – Community Council review
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20.45A.240
Final plat – Phased development
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20.45A.250
Modification of an approved preliminary plat
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20.45A.260
Final plat – Recording required
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20.45A.270
Final plat – Modification
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20.45A.280
Final plat – Vacation
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20.45A.290
Violations – Enforcement
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20.45A.300
Injunctive action
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20.45A.010
Scope
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Ch. 20.45B
Short Plats and Short Subdivisions
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20.45B.010
Scope
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20.45B.020
Purpose
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20.45B.030
Definitions specific to short plat and short subdivision chapter
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20.45B.040
Who may apply
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20.45B.050
General requirements
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20.45B.055
Special requirements for short plats with critical areas or critical area buffers
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20.45B.060
Review stages
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20.45B.070
Merger
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20.45B.080
Preliminary short plat – Applicable procedure
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20.45B.090
Exemptions
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20.45B.120
Preliminary short plat – Public comment process before Director’s decision
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20.45B.130
Preliminary short plat – Department Director’s decision
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20.45B.140
Preliminary short plat – Appeal
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20.45B.150
Preliminary short plat – Time limitation
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20.45B.160
Preliminary short plat – Extension
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20.45B.170
Preliminary short plat – Assurance device
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20.45B.180
Preliminary short plat – Effect of approval
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20.45B.190
Final short plat – General
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20.45B.200
Final short plat – Applicable procedure
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20.45B.210
Final short plat – Submittal requirements
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20.45B.220
Final short plat – Decision criteria
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20.45B.230
Final short plat – Recording required
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20.45B.240
Final short plat – Revision
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20.45B.250
Final short plat – Assurance device
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20.45B.260
Boundary line adjustment
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20.45B.280
Violations – Enforcement
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20.45B.010
Scope
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Ch. 20.50
Definitions
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20.50.010
A definitions
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20.50.012
B definitions
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20.50.014
C definitions
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20.50.016
D definitions
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20.50.018
E definitions
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20.50.020
F definitions
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20.50.022
G definitions
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20.50.024
H definitions
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20.50.026
I definitions
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20.50.028
J definitions
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20.50.030
K definitions
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20.50.032
L definitions
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20.50.034
M definitions
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20.50.036
N definitions
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20.50.038
O definitions
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20.50.040
P definitions
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20.50.042
Q definitions
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20.50.044
R definitions
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20.50.046
S definitions
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20.50.048
T definitions
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20.50.050
U definitions
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20.50.052
V definitions
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20.50.054
W definitions
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20.50.058
Y definitions
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20.50.010
A definitions
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