Friday Harbor City Zoning Code

means a subordinate building which houses an accessory use.

means a use customarily incidental and related to the principal use on the same lot.

is housing where the occupants pay no more than 30 percent of gross monthly income for total housing costs, including the cost of property taxes and insurance for homeowners and monthly utilities, excluding telephone, for owners and renters. Except where further specified in the comprehensive plan and this code, "affordable housing" refers to such housing serving as the primary residence for very low-, low-, moderate-, and middle-income households.

means:

means income thresholds used to develop eligibility standards for the housing programs run by the housing bank conform to Federal HUD standards for Section I programs as follows:

means a public thoroughfare or private way which is not a direct access, but serving as a secondary means of ingress and egress to abutting property.

means a business which provides nightly lodging accommodations for transient guests in a dwelling which shall at the same time serve as the primary residence of the owners or operators of said business. No business shall be so defined which offers more than five sleeping rooms for transient accommodation. No business which is so defined shall offer food or beverage for compensation to any persons other than the transient guests being accommodated therein.

means a neutral area between two areas of concern of sufficient width and quality to ensure that activities on one property do not negatively impact the other. The buffer might consist of open space, landscaped areas, undisturbed areas of natural vegetation, fences, walls, berms, or any combination thereof.

means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

means the ground area encompassed within the walls of a building.

means any parcel, parcels, or portions thereof used for the short-term parking of vehicles for compensation on a pay per use, rent or lease basis.

means the providing of goods or services for compensation.

means the town of Friday Harbor comprehensive plan as adopted in FHMC § 17.12.010.

means a nonpermitted use listed among those in a zone which may be allowed only if a permit specifying the terms and conditions of the use is issued.

means areas or rooms equipped or constructed so as to be capable of being equipped as a kitchen for the storage and preparation of food within a dwelling unit, containing equipment, devices and appliances or facilities for their installation including a kitchen sink, gas or electric range or stove, cabinetry for the storage of food or any other such cooking facility or any combination of such cooking facilities, and includes the arrangement of electrical wiring which provides the energy source and plumbing being used or intended to be used to service such facilities.

means a measure of the intensity of development, generally expressed in terms of dwelling units per acre.

means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, drilling operations, or other associated land disturbance activity or storage of equipment.

means the controls placed on development or land use activities by the town including, but not limited to, zoning, critical areas, shoreline master program, official controls (RCW 36.70.550 and 36.70.560), planned residential development, subdivision, and binding site plans.

means the community development and planning director or his/her designee.

means the area depicted in the downtown core overlay district map which is attached to the ordinance codified in FHMC § 17.12.020.

means a building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units permitted for occupancy by three or more families.

means a standalone building that contains one dwelling unit permitted for occupancy by not more than one family.

means a building that contains three or more attached townhouse units with each of the units located on a separate parcel.

means a building containing two dwelling units permitted for occupancy by two families with both units on the same parcel.

means a single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking facilities and sanitation.

means a dwelling unit designed and constructed for occupancy by not more than one family, located on the same lot as a detached single-family dwelling and within or attached to or detached from, but smaller than, that primary single-family dwelling.

means a dwelling unit that is subordinate to the principal use of the property where that principal use is nonresidential.

means a dwelling unit in a townhouse that extends from the foundation to roof and that has yard or public way on not less than two sides that extends at least 50 percent the length of each of these two sides.

means the removal of natural earth material from its original or established location.

means the physical structure or structures in which a service is provided.

means a structure that is designed for occupation, or use, or is occupied or used by persons, and that complies with the Uniform Building Code. Factory-built structures include factory-built housing and commercial structures.

means one or more persons who live in one dwelling unit and maintain one household. Any number of such persons, related by kinship or marriage, constitutes a family. A group of more than five persons not related by kinship or marriage shall not constitute a family.

means a structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails, and serving no other purpose other than defining a boundary.

means the deposition of any material on a site which raises the surface elevation above its original natural elevation.

means the total area of all floors within the walls of a building.

means the area designated by San Juan County pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110.

means a building or portion of a building designed or used for the shelter of motor vehicles approved for travel on state highways, and enclosed on at least three sides.

means those activities of governmental agencies which primarily involve information processing, record keeping, or direct interaction with members of the public in a manner and setting that is comparable to either commercial or professional/personal service activities, including fire stations.

means the average of the natural or existing topography of the portion of the lot, parcel or tract of real property which will be directly under the proposed building or structure; provided, that in the case of structures to be built over water, the average grade level shall be the elevation of ordinary high water.

means a building or buildings used for human health care.

shall be measured from average grade level, as defined in FHMC § 17.08.070, to the highest point of a structure; provided, that appurtenances such as television antennas, chimneys, required elevator overruns, and required fire-resistant parapets shall not be used in calculating height, except as provided in FHMC § 17.64.070(C) and (E), historic preservation.

means any business or commercial use in a dwelling unit or accessory building, which activity is not generally or customarily characteristic of activities for which dwelling units are intended or designed. Such activity shall be incidental and secondary to the residential use of a dwelling unit, shall be conducted only by persons residing in the dwelling, and shall not include activities relating to a marijuana licensee as defined in this chapter. All permitted business activity must be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and shall not generate more than five business-related visits per day, except for persons residing in the dwelling. No noise, vibration, emissions, dust, odor, heat or glare that would exceed what is normally associated with a dwelling shall be produced by the business activity beyond the subject property. No outdoor storage or other exterior indication of the business shall be visible beyond the subject property. Signage shall be limited to one exterior/wall sign, as defined in FHMC Title 14, which shall not exceed two square feet in area.

means a measure of land use activity based on density, use, mass, size and impact.

means any activity that results in a change in the existing ground or soil cover (both vegetative and nonvegetative) and/or the existing topography. Land disturbance activities include, but are not limited to, demolition, construction, clearing, grading, filling, excavation, and land clearing.

means the person or persons designated by the town to perform the administrative functions required by this title.

means a fractional part of divided lands having fixed boundaries, being of sufficient area and dimension to meet minimum town ordinances for width and area; created pursuant to town or state statutes. The term shall include tracts or parcels.

means the total horizontal area within the lot lines, excluding any area seaward of the line of ordinary high water and any easements or rights-of-way, except those required to provide residential utility service.

means a lot bounded on two adjacent sides by streets or alleys.

means that portion of the total lot area that may be covered by structures, exclusive of roof eaves.

means the lot line separating the lot from any street.

means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. When the lot extends to tidal water, the rear lot line is the line of ordinary high water.

means any lot line not located at the front or rear of the lot.

means a lot having frontage on two streets that do not intersect at a lot line.

means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, that in the traveling mode is eight body feet (2,438 body mm) or more in width or 40 body feet (12,192 body mm) or more in length, or, where erected on site, is 320 square feet (30 m²) or more, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation where connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure that meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary (HUD) and complies with the standards established under this title (2021 Edition IRC). "Manufactured home" does not include a modular home.

means a tract of land designed and maintained under a single ownership of unified control where two or more spaces or pads are provided solely for the placement of mobile or manufactured homes for residential purposes with or without charge.

means a person or entity duly licensed by the state of Washington to process, produce or retail marijuana for recreational purposes as set forth in Chapter 314-55 WAC.

means a person or entity duly licensed by the state of Washington pursuant to Chapter 314-55 WAC to process, package, and label usable marijuana and marijuana-infused products for sale at wholesale to marijuana retailers, as set forth in WAC 314-55-075, as may be amended.

means a person or entity duly licensed by the state of Washington pursuant to Chapter 314-55 WAC to produce, or grow, marijuana for sale at wholesale to marijuana processor licensees and to other marijuana producer licensees, as set forth in WAC 314-55-077, as may be amended.

means a person or entity duly licensed by the state of Washington pursuant to Chapter 314-55 WAC to sell only usable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana paraphernalia at retail in retail outlets to persons 21 years of age and older, as set forth in WAC 314-55-079, as may be amended.

means a factory-built dwelling built before June 15, 1976, to standards other than the national Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into this state (RCW 43.22.335(5) as amended).

means a factory-assembled structure designed primarily for use as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities that include plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein, does not contain its own running gear, and must be mounted on a permanent foundation. A modular home does not include a mobile home or manufactured home (RCW 46.04.303 as amended).

means any lot which was lawfully created or existing prior to adoption of this title, or applicable amendments thereto, but which does not conform to the provisions of this title.

means a structure which was lawfully designed and constructed prior to adoption of this title, or applicable amendments thereto, but which does not conform to the provisions of this title.

means a use which lawfully occupied a building, structure, or lot prior to adoption of this title, or applicable amendments thereto, but which does not conform to the provisions of this title.

means a landscape that is primarily unimproved. Open space may include critical areas, wooded areas, parks, trails, nature reserves, utility corridors, and vacant rights-of-way.

means a park trailer as defined in the American National Standards Institute A119.5 standard for park trailers (RCW 43.22.335(6)).

means an area intended to accommodate three or more parked vehicles.

means a space on a lot within or without a building, exclusive of access drives, intended to accommodate a parked vehicle, except for single-family residence.

means criteria that are established and must be met before a certain use will be permitted. These measures are designed to guide development of property and include, but are not limited to, open space requirements, water and wastewater requirements, buffer zones, screening, size and height limits for buildings, noise, vibration, glare, heat, air or water contaminants, and traffic.

means the primary or predominant use to which the lot or building is or may be devoted, to which all other uses are accessory or ancillary.

means commercial transactions characterized primarily by the providing of service directly to the customer, patient, or client where any goods provided are incidental to the service provided.

means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed for recreational camping or travel use that has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. The units include travel trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, folding camping trailers, truck campers, and motor homes.

means all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this town which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.

means that which is built or constructed, any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.

means any above or below ground structure or building designed to house equipment only, and not intended for any human occupancy except for maintenance and servicing or occasional monitoring of said equipment.

means commercial transactions characterized primarily by providing of service to the personal property owned by the customer where any goods provided are incidental to the service provided.

means a vehicle designed for highway use and for short-term living, small enough to be towed by a standard automobile or light truck such as a travel trailer.

means the rental of any building or portion thereof used for the purpose of providing lodging for periods of less than 30 days. For rentals on the first floor or pedestrian levels, there shall be a minimum of four units within the development under the same ownership.

means the purpose land, buildings, or structures now serve or for which such are occupied, arranged, designed or intended.

means the process by which an adjustment is made in the application of the specific performance regulations of this title to a specific piece of property, which, because of special circumstances applicable to it, is deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zone or vicinity and which adjustment remedies disparity in privileges.

means ships, boats, barges, or any other floating craft which are designed and used for navigation and do not interfere with normal public use of the water (WAC 173-27-030(18)).

means an open space on a lot or parcel which is required by this title to be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward to the sky except for decks, platforms, or walks less than 30 inches above the ground at any point, and except for permitted roof overhangs and fences.

means the area extending across the full width of the lot between the principal building and the front lot line measured horizontally from the nearest part of the principal building as required by the section of this title for the zone in which the lot is located, and in the case of a corner lot may be either frontage.

means the area extending across the full width of the lot between the principal building and the rear lot line measured horizontally from the farthest part of the principal building as required by the section of this title for the zone in which the lot is located. Where the lot abuts tidal water the rear yard shall be measured from the line of ordinary high water.

means the area extending across the full width of the lot between the principal building and the side lot line measured horizontally from the farthest part of the principal building as required by the section of this title for the zone in which the lot is located.

means distinct geographic areas into which the land area of the town is divided for purposes of regulating land use.