Land within a short subdivision, the short plat of which has been approved within five years immediately preceding, may not be further divided in any manner until a final plat thereof has been approved and filed for record pursuant to the regulations concerning the subdivision of property into ten or more lots, tracts or parcels. Provided, however, when a short plat contains fewer than nine lots nothing in this section shall prevent the owner who filed the short plat from filing an alteration within the five-year period to create up to a total of nine lots within the original short plat boundaries pursuant to RCW 58.17.060(1).

Where there have been no sales of any lots in a short subdivision, nothing contained in this section shall prohibit a subdivider from completely withdrawing the entire short plat and thereafter presenting a new application. (Ord. 1235 §1, 7, 2005).