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Sequim council adopts comprehensive rewrite of land-division code (SMC Title 17)
Summary
Council adopted a major rewrite of SMC Title 17 to modernize land-division rules, add state-required tools (unit-lot subdivisions, administrative lot splits), raise the minor-subdivision cap to nine lots, and move binding site plans to administrative review; ordinance passed 6-0.
After a staff presentation, the Sequim City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a comprehensive rewrite of the city's land-division code, SMC Title 17, intended to modernize definitions, align standards with state law and the city's transportation and fire plans, and add state-required lot types.
The revision, presented by senior planner Travis Simmons, adds or clarifies multiple land-division processes: administrative lot splits and unit-lot subdivisions now required by state law, an increase in the minor-subdivision lot cap from four to nine, clarified…
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