17.04.020 Definition.
A legal lot is a lot with specific fixed boundaries which was created consistent with applicable state law and which remains consistent with applicable state law. LMC 18A.60.090 sets forth requirements to establish a legal lot of record. To establish that a lot has been legally created, an applicant shall provide one of the following:
A. A copy of a recorded formal plat, short plat, binding site plan, or subdivision approved by Pierce County or the City of Lakewood pursuant to Chapter 58.16 or 58.17 RCW separately describing the lot.
B. A copy of the recorded boundary line adjustment or lot combination approved by Pierce County or the City of Lakewood separately describing the lot. This does not include actions taken by the County Assessor’s Office for tax purposes only.
C. Documentation that the creation of the lot was exempt from the provisions of the Pierce County or City of Lakewood subdivision regulations.
D. A deed, contract of sale, mortgage, recorded survey, or tax segregation executed prior to August 13, 1974, that separately describes the lot. [Ord. 726 § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 591 § 11, 2015.]