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(1) The purpose of this chapter is:

(a) to ensure that adequate school facilities are available to serve new growth and development; and

(b) to require that new growth and development pay its proportionate share of the costs of new school facilities.

(2) This chapter shall apply to all development, except for the following:

(a) Development that

(i) was the subject of a prior SEPA threshold determination that resulted in the imposition of school mitigation conditions under chapter 30.66C SCC as codified prior to January 1, 1999; and

(ii) has not undergone modifications or other administrative revisions following issuance of the SEPA threshold determination. An applicant subject to a prior version of this chapter may consent in writing to the application of this chapter.

(b) Permits for attached or detached accessory dwelling units.

(c) Permits for remodeling or renovation.

(d) "Housing for Older Persons" as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 3607(2), when guaranteed by a restrictive covenant.

(e) Permits for temporary dwellings.

(f) Permits for new single-family detached units and duplexes constructed on legal lots created prior to May 1, 1991.

(g) Building permits for residential development on or located within:

(i) existing lots recognized through the administrative lot status process pursuant to SCC 30.41A.030 or SCC 30.41B.025;

(ii) unrecorded short plats filed with the county prior to September 12, 1972, and pursuant to SCC 30.41B.025(2); and

(iii) exempt subdivisions or large tract subdivisions, including five acre segregations pursuant to SCC 30.41A.030(1) or SCC 30.41B.025(1)(a), 20-acre segregations pursuant to SCC 30.41A.030(2) or 30.41B.025(1)(b), and 80-acre segregations pursuant to SCC 30.41A.020(7) or SCC 30.41B.020(7). (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Ord. 04-140, Jan. 12, 2005, Eff date Jan. 29, 2005; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-018, June 9, 2021, Eff date June 19, 2021).