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LEGAL LOT STATUS
HOW IS A LOT’S LEGAL STATUS DETERMINED?
ReŶtoŶ MuŶiĐipal Code ϰ-ϭϭ-ϭϮϬ defiŶes a Legal Lot as oŶe that ǁas Đƌeated ͞iŶ ĐoŵpliaŶĐe ǁith appliĐaďle state aŶd
loĐal laŶd segƌegatioŶ statues oƌ Đodes iŶ effeĐt at the tiŵe that the lot ǁas Đƌeated͟ aŶd ŵeets those appliĐaďle ƌe-
ƋuiƌeŵeŶts puďlished iŶ RMC ϰ-ϭϭ-ϭϮϬ.
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The ďuƌdeŶ of pƌoǀiŶg that a lot had ďeeŶ Đƌeated legallLJ, aŶd still edžists as a legal lot, is the ƌespoŶsiďilitLJ of the peƌ-
soŶ ĐlaiŵiŶg legal lot status. AĐĐeptaďle pƌoof of legal status ŵaLJ iŶĐlude, ďut is Ŷot liŵited to, oŶe oƌ ŵoƌe of the
folloǁiŶg:
•A ƌeĐoƌded doĐuŵeŶt of a plat oƌ shoƌt plat shoǁiŶg the lot iŶ ƋuestioŶ
•A ĐopLJ of the KiŶg CouŶtLJ appƌoǀal foƌ uŶƌeĐoƌded suďdiǀisioŶs of fouƌ oƌ feǁeƌ lots pƌioƌ to JulLJ ϭ, ϭ97ϰ
•A deed, ƌeal estate ĐoŶtƌaĐt, oƌ histoƌiĐal tadž ƌeĐoƌds dated pƌioƌ to OĐtoďeƌ ϭ, ϭ97Ϯ
•A letteƌ oƌ ŶotiĐe fƌoŵ KiŶg CouŶtLJ pƌeǀiouslLJ ƌeĐogŶiziŶg a paƌĐel as a legal lot ;Ŷot to ďe ĐoŶfused ǁith a tadž lotͿ
•A ĐopLJ of a histoƌiĐ plat ŵap shoǁiŶg is as a legal lot
•Otheƌ ƌeliaďle doĐuŵeŶtatioŶ that ĐleaƌlLJ shoǁs that a paƌĐel satisfies the ƌeƋuiƌeŵeŶts of RMC ϰ-ϭϭ-ϭϮϬ
•CuƌƌeŶt tadž stateŵeŶts aŶd ƌeĐoƌds, assessoƌ’s ŵaps, suƌǀeLJ ŵaps oƌ otheƌ histoƌiĐal ƌeĐoƌds aloŶe tLJpiĐallLJ aƌe
Ŷot suffiĐieŶt pƌoof of a legal lot, edžĐept ǁheƌe these ƌeĐoƌds satisfLJ the ƌeƋuiƌeŵeŶts of RMC ϰ-ϭϭ-ϭϮϬ foƌ legal
lot status.
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LOCATING EVIDENCE NEEDED TO PROVE LEGAL LOT STATUS
•Puget SouŶd RegioŶal AƌĐhiǀes OffiĐe – Assessoƌ’s ƌeĐoƌds pƌioƌ to ϭ97ϯ
•KiŶg CouŶtLJ ReĐoƌdeƌ’s OffiĐe – HistoƌiĐ plat ŵaps aŶd Kƌoll ŵaps
•Title CoŵpaŶLJ – Oldeƌ deeds oƌ ƌeal estate ĐoŶtƌaĐts
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING LEGAL LOT STATUS?
ϭ.Youƌ ǁƌitteŶ ƌeƋuest ǁill ďe ƌeǀieǁed ďLJ CED staff foƌ pƌoof of legal lot as peƌ RMC ϰ-ϭϭ-ϭϮϬ. AppliĐatioŶ ;oŶ ƌe-
ǀeƌseͿ aŶd suďŵittal doĐuŵeŶts to ďe pƌoǀided to CED Peƌŵit CouŶteƌ.
Ϯ.The ƌeǀieǁeƌ ǁill tLJpiĐallLJ deteƌŵiŶe ǁhetheƌ a legal lot;sͿ edžists ǁithiŶ tǁo ;ϮͿ ǁeeks of suďŵittal. If appƌoǀed,
the ƌeǀieǁeƌ ǁill issue a letteƌ of legal lot status to KiŶg CouŶtLJ Assessoƌ’s offiĐe aŶd the ƌeƋuestoƌ.
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: PHONE:
COMPANY: EMAIL:
MAILING ADDRESS:
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LEGAL LOT STATUS
PROPERTY INFORMATION
PROPERTY OWNER NAME: EMAIL:
MAILING ADDRESS:
SITE ADDRESS: PARCEL #:
SQ. FT. OF LOT;SͿ: # OF LOTS:
REQUIRED INFORMATION ;MUST SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWINGͿ: PROVIDED
A RECORDED DOCUMENT FOR PLATS OR SHORT PLATS
A COPY OF THE HISTORIC PLAT MAP SHOWING THE LEGAL LOTS
A COPY OF THE KING COUNTY APPROVAL FOR UNRECORDED SUBDIVISIONS OF FOUR OR
FEWER LOTS PRIOR TO JULY ϭ, ϭ9ϳϰ
A DEED, REAL ESTATE CONTRACT, OR HISTORICAL TAX RECORDS DATED PRIOR TO
OCTOBER ϭ, ϭ9ϳϮ
A LETTER OR NOTICE FROM KING COUNTY PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZING THE PARCEL AS A
LEGAL LOT
OTHER:
See IŶfoƌŵatioŶal HaŶdout foƌ additioŶal ƌeƋuest subŵittal iŶfoƌŵatioŶ.