(1) Snohomish County shall mail a copy of the disclosure text in SCC 30.32B.220, with an explanatory informational attachment, to owners of real property within 1,300 feet of any real property redesignated to local commercial farmland, upland commercial farmland or riverway commercial farmland by amendment to the comprehensive plan future land use map within 90 days from the date the farmland designation becomes effective.

(2) Development permits and building permits for land designated farmland or land adjacent to or within 1,300 feet of designated farmland shall include the disclosure text in SCC 30.32B.220, on the final development or building permit in a location determined by the director of the department. The disclosure notice shall apply to the real property upon development or building permit approval, and may not be applicable thereafter if areas designated farmland are changed from the farmland designation;

(3) Prior to the closing of a transfer of real property designated farmland, or real property adjacent to or within 1,300 feet of designated farmland, by sale, exchange, gift, real estate contract, lease with option to purchase, any other option to purchase, or any other means of transfer (except transfers made by testamentary provisions or the laws of descent), the transferor shall provide the transferee a copy of the disclosure text in SCC 30.32B.220 and shall record with the county auditor a copy of the same showing an acknowledgment of receipt executed by the transferee in a form prescribed by the director of the department. The form of the acknowledged disclosure text shall include a statement that the disclosure notice applies to the subject real property as of the date of the transfer, and may not be applicable thereafter if areas designated farmland are changed from the farmland designation; and

(4) In no case shall liability attach to Snohomish County for any actions, error, or omissions of any person subject to the requirements of this section. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Added by Ord. 18-061, Dec. 5, 2018, Eff date Dec. 17, 2018).