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Planners weigh easing short‑plat limits as unit‑lot subdivisions gain interest
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on unit‑lot subdivisions, the difference between short and long plats, fees and timelines; commissioners asked whether the short‑plat threshold should rise from four lots and discussed condominium vs. unit‑lot ownership models.
Planning staff reviewed Burien’s subdivision processes and how a unit‑lot subdivision option would interact with proposed zoning changes that increase allowed units per lot.
Planner Chaney Scottson explained the distinction between short subdivisions (four lots or fewer) and long subdivisions (five or more) and outlined the different decision paths, timelines and fees. She said short subdivisions are approved through staff completeness review and preliminary approvals and typically take about 70 days of staff review; long subdivisions go to the hearing examiner and City Council, take longer and cost more under the 2025 fee schedule.
Scottson warned that if the city keeps a four‑lot short‑plat threshold…
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