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The provisions of this title shall not apply to:

(1) Any cemetery or burial plots while used for that purpose.

(2) A division of land into lots or tracts, as follows: one-thirty-second of a section or larger, or 20 acres or larger if the land is not capable of description as an aliquot part of a section. Lots within a rural zoning designation may include, for the purposes of area calculation, the portion of County right-of-way fronting the lot; said portion of County right-of-way shall be bounded by the right-of-way centerline, the front property line and the side lot lines of the lot running perpendicular to such centerline.

(3) Divisions made for the purpose of alteration by adjusting boundary lines, between platted or unplatted lots or both, which does not create any additional lot, tract, parcel, site, or division nor create any lot, tract, parcel, site, or division which contains insufficient area and dimension to meet minimum requirements for width and area for a building site; provided, that such adjustment is made in compliance with Chapter 29.43 CCC.

(4) Divisions made by testamentary provisions or the laws of descent including the transfer of title for distribution of property by residuary or enforceable clause of a valid will, or by agreement or partition action which results following the operation of the laws of intestacy or descent; provided, that all other land use regulations apply.

(5) Divisions of land relating to the acquisition or exchange of land by public agencies, for public use and occupancy, including but not limited to land divisions made for road construction purposes.

(6) Divisions for the purpose of leasing land for facilities providing personal wireless services while used for that purpose. “Personal wireless services” means any federally licensed personal wireless service. “Facilities” means unstaffed facilities that are used for the transmission or reception, or both, of wireless communication services including, but not necessarily limited to, antenna arrays, transmission cables, equipment shelters, and support structures.

(7) A division of land into lots or tracts of less than three acres that is recorded in accordance with Chapter 58.09 RCW and is used or to be used for the purpose of establishing a site for construction and operation of a public utility district or investor-owned electric utility facilities. For purposes of this subsection, “electric utility facilities” means unstaffed facilities, except for the presence of security personnel, that are used for or in connection with or to facilitate the transmission, distribution, sale, or furnishing of electricity including, but not limited to, electric power substations. This subsection does not exempt a division of land from the zoning and permitting laws and regulations of cities, towns, counties, and municipal corporations. Furthermore, this subsection only applies to electric utility facilities that will be placed into service to meet the electrical needs of a utility’s existing and new customers. “New customers” are defined as electric service locations not already in existence as of the date that electric utility facilities subject to the provisions of this subsection are planned and constructed.