23.22.062

A. The provisions of this Section 23.22.062 apply exclusively to the unit subdivision of land for residential development including attached and detached dwelling units and existing structures containing stacked dwelling units built prior to January 1, 2013, but not individual stacked dwelling units, in all zones in which these uses are permitted, or any combination of the above types of residential development as permitted in the applicable zones. B. Lots developed or proposed to be developed with uses described in subsection 23.22.062.A may be subdivided into individual unit lots. The development as a whole shall meet development standards applicable at the time the permit application is vested. As a result of the subdivision, development on individual unit lots may be nonconforming as to some or all of the development standards based on analysis of the individual unit lot, except that any private usable open space or private amenity area for each dwelling unit shall be provided on the same unit lot as the dwelling unit it serves. C. Subsequent platting actions, additions or modifications to the structure(s) may not create or increase any nonconformity of the parent lot. D. Access easements and joint use and maintenance agreements shall be executed for use of common garage or parking areas, common open space (such as common courtyard open spaces for cottage housing), and other similar features, as recorded with the King County Recorder. For common parking areas and garages, access easements and joint use and maintenance agreements shall include the right to use any required electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the terms of use. E. Within the parent lot, required parking for a dwelling unit may be provided on a different unit lot than the lot with the dwelling unit, as long as the right to use that parking is formalized by an easement on the plat, as recorded with the King County Recorder. F. The fact that the unit lot is not a separate buildable lot and that additional development of the individual unit lots may be limited as a result of the application of development standards to the parent lot shall be noted on the plat, as recorded with the King County Recorder. G. Unit lot subdivision shall not result in an accessory dwelling unit that is located on a different unit lot than the unit lot of the associated principal dwelling unit. (Ord. 127376 , § 11, 2025; Ord. 127211 , § 2, 2025; Ord. 126157 , § 3, 2020; Ord. 125815 , § 1, 2019; Ord. 125272 , § 4, 2017; Ord. 124475, § 1, 2014; Ord. 124378 , § 1, 2013; Ord. 123495, § 2, 2011; Ord. 123046, § 1, 2009; Ord. 122190, § 1, 2006; Ord. 119618, § 1, 1999; Ord. 119239, § 1, 1998.)