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"Abate"means to remove, destroy or to otherwise remedy an unlawful condition, by such means and in such manner as is necessary in the interests of the general health, safety and welfare of the community.
"Accessory building and/or structure"means a building and/or structure that is subordinate to the principal building and is incidental to the use of the principal building on the same lot.
"Accessory dwelling unit"means a separate dwelling unit integrated within or attached to a single-family dwelling, or one located as a detached accessory structure located on the same lot as a single-family dwelling.
"Accessory use"means a use that is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use on the same lot.
"Adult entertainment business"means any business which sells, rents, displays, or provides adult stock in trade depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or engages in or permits specified sexual activities on the premises, and which excludes any person by virtue of age from all or part of the premises. Adult businesses include, but are not limited to:
2. Adult bookstore in which 10 percent or more of the stock in trade is adult stock in trade.
3. Adult cabaret which presents go-go dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or similar entertainment.
4. Adult massage parlor in which massage or touching of the human body is provided for a fee, excluding massage practitioners licensed under RCW
18.108.010.
5. Adult retail store in which 10 percent or more of the stock in trade is adult stock in trade.
7. Adult movie theater including a building, portion of a building, enclosure or drive-in theater which displays adult videos.
8. Adult video store in which 10 percent or more of the stock in trade is adult stock in trade.
"Adult family home"means the regular family abode of a person or persons who are providing personal care, room and board for more than one but not more than four adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services; except that a maximum of six adults may be permitted if the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services determines that the home and the provider are capable of meeting standards and qualifications provided for by law (RCW
70.128.010). Adult family homes are a permitted use in all areas zoned for residential use (RCW
70.128.175).
"Adult stock in trade"means all books, pictures or other printed materials, products or equipment, prerecorded video tapes, discs, or similar material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas where such material is generally available for rental, purchase, viewing, or use by patrons of the establishment, excluding material located in any storeroom or other portion of the premises not regularly open to patrons.
"Affordable housing"means housing where the occupant pays not more than a third of their adjusted monthly income for total shelter costs.
"Ag-related industry"means an activity supportive to the agricultural industry by providing refrigeration, packing and/or storage facilities, whether for private, cooperative or commercial use by agriculturists, including packing sheds, controlled atmosphere storage buildings, etc. Also means those industrial uses directly related to the packaging, processing, storage, or physical or chemical alteration of the agricultural product. Such industries include, but are not limited to: cold storage plants, controlled atmosphere; produce packing and processing facilities; excluding wineries and their accessory uses such as tasting and sales rooms.
"Agricultural land"means land primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products or of berries, grain, hay, straw, turf, seed, or livestock and land that has long-term commercial significance for agricultural production.
"Agriculture"means the art and science of cultivating the soil, raising/producing crops, forestry and horticulture, except that it does not include the keeping or raising of livestock.
"Alley"means a street or public way that affords only secondary means of access, to provide utility service, and other services to the abutting property.
"Alteration"means a change or rearrangement of the structural parts of existing facilities or an enlargement by extending the side or increasing the height or depth or moving from one location to another. In buildings for businesses, commercial, industrial or similar uses, the installation or rearrangement of partitions affecting more than one-third of a single floor area shall be considered an alteration.
"Animal shelter"means a building or structure (including outdoor fenced cages or yards) for the care of lost, abandoned, homeless or injured animals, whether domestic or wild.
"Antenna"means the specific device used to capture an incoming and/or launch a radio-frequency signal. Antennas include, but are not limited to, the following types:
1. Omni-Directional (or "Whip") Antenna. Receives and transmits signals in a 360-degree pattern, and which is up to 15 feet in height and up to four inches in diameter.
2. Directional (or "Panel") Antenna. Receives and transmits signals in a directional pattern typically encompassing an arc of 120 degrees.
3. Parabolic (or "Dish") Antenna. A bowl-shaped device that receives and transmits signals in a specific directional pattern.
4. Ancillary Antenna. An antenna that is less than 12 inches in its largest dimension and that is not directly used to provide personal wireless communications services. An example would be a global positioning satellite (GPS) antenna.
"Apartment building"means a building or portion thereof used, or intended to be used, as the home of three or more families or householders living independently of each other.
"Applicant"means a person seeking development approval from the city.
"Assisted living facility/retirement center"means a residential facility designed for and occupied by at least one person per unit who is able to live independently and without 24-hour supervision; and providing centralized services for the residents including meals, recreation, housekeeping, laundry and transportation.
"Auto towing, secured"means temporary storage area associated with a licensed towing company for impounded vehicles that complies with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
"Automobile graveyard"means any establishment or place of business that is maintained, used, or operated by storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.