means a structure of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the primary or principal structure and located on the same lot or an adjoining lot.

means a use, structure, building or portion of a building customarily incidental and subordinate to the primary or principal use and occurring as a part of the same development or in the same building as the primary or principal use, and located on the same lot or an adjoining lot.

means a separate living unit (apartment) integrated within a single-family dwelling, or one located as a detached accessory dwelling located on the same lot as a single-family dwelling.

means two objects so joined or united to each other that no third object intervenes; structurally attached.

means the mayor of the town of Mattawa or his/her designee.

means an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult video store, adult motion picture theater, and exotic dance studio, more specifically defined as follows:

means the regular family abode of a person or persons who are providing personal care, room and board to more than one but not more than four people with functional disabilities who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services; except that a maximum of six persons 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 70.128.110).

means a structure accessory to an agricultural activity whose primary function is to directly support on-site agriculture.

means a structure 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.

means the art and science of cultivating the soil and producing crops, and in varying degrees the preparation of these products for man's use and their disposal (as by marketing) to generate income for the land owner.

means a public or private way or easement permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property, generally running down the middle of a block of lots not intended for general circulation.

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.

means any person, entity or government agency that applies for a development proposal, permit or approval subject to review under town codes and ordinances.

means a request for any permit or approval required from the town for proposed development or action, including without limitation, building permits, conditional uses, binding site plans, short subdivisions, major subdivisions, variances, site plan development permits, site plan reviews and site-specific zoning district reclassifications.

means a boarding home as defined in RCW 17.20.020 and licensed by the state where residents are housed in private apartment-like units and where assisted living services, including personal care and limited nursing services, are provided for residents by employees of the facility or on contract.

means a temporary storage area associated with a licensed towing company for impounded vehicles that complies with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.

means any use of land which provides a service directly to a motor vehicle; or which provides goods or services to the occupants of a motor vehicle while seated therein; or which is a freestanding eating establishment characterized by over-the-counter service of pre-prepared or quickly prepared food which is ready to eat and packaged primarily for consumption in vehicles or off-premises. For the purpose of this chapter, automobile-oriented uses shall include, but not be limited to, such uses as service stations, car washes, drive-in banks, drive-in laundries or dry cleaners, and free-standing drive-in or carry-out eating establishments. Automobile-oriented uses shall not be interpreted to include vehicle sale, rental and service establishments.

means an area in which is conducted the dismantling and/or wrecking of used motor vehicles, machinery or trailers, or the storage or sale of dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or parts, or the storage of motor vehicles unable to be moved under the power of the vehicle.

means a building story positioned so that the finished floor level is below the grade of the lot for the majority of the horizontal distance on at least three sides of a building and is four feet or more between the finished floor level and the adjacent ground level along the majority of the horizontal distance of at least one side of the building.

means an owner-occupied single-family dwelling in which not more than three bedrooms for not more than six guests total are rented for money or other consideration to the traveling public, with provisions for food service for guests only.

means a building where lodging and meals are provided for five or fewer guest rooms for compensation.

means a freestanding structure including all its attachments.

means that portion of a lot remaining after the minimum open space requirements, such as lot coverage, required yards and setbacks, have been provided.

means the amount of land covered, occupied or permitted to be covered/occupied by a building or buildings, usually expressed in square feet or percentage of land on the lot, and measured horizontally at the foundation.

means the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the actual or proposed finished grade adjacent to the building to the highest point of a flat roof or the mean height between the eaves and ridge of a pitched roof.

means a line parallel to the property line located at the point of a building lying nearest to the property line. Also, a line parallel to the property line located at the place nearest to property line where a building may lawfully be constructed.

means a facility where bus passengers are picked up and dropped off, including waiting areas, but not including service or storage facilities for buses.

means a facility used for the storage and service of buses.

means a residential dwelling unit accessory to an agricultural, commercial or industrial use for occupancy by the owner, caretaker or watchman.

means the town of Mattawa, Washington, a municipal corporation.

means the policies and proposals approved by the council as portrayed by the text and map of the adopted comprehensive plan on file at the town clerk's office.

means that improvements are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements within six years.

means certain uses which, because of special requirements, unusual character, size or shape, infrequent occurrence or possible detrimental effects on surrounding property and for other similar reasons, may be allowed in certain use districts only by the granting of a conditional use permit as described in this chapter.

means any home or other institution, licensed by the state, which is advertised, announced or maintained for the express or implied purpose of providing lodging, meal service or personal care for three or more elderly and/or people with functional disabilities, not related by blood or marriage to the operator, whether or not they receive public assistance. Such facilities include congregate care facilities operated under contract with the state.

means a facility other than a home used to house and provide nursing, dietary and other personal services for the elderly and people with functional disabilities.

means the town council of the town of Mattawa, Washington.

means a state-licensed facility that regularly provides care for thirteen or more of children during part of the twenty-four-hour day as defined in RCW 35.63.170 as it now exists or as may be hereafter amended, and conducted in a place of business other than a residence. For the purposes of this code, a day care center may include pre-school activity.

means the residence of a state-licensed day care provider who regularly provides day care for not more than twelve children in the family living quarters. For the purposes of this code, a day care home may include pre-school activity.

means the average number of dwelling units per gross acre.

means any person, corporation, government agency, partnership or other entity that makes application for a proposal, permit, approval or action governed by the codes and ordinances of the town.

means any man-made use or change to improved or unimproved real estate, including without limitation; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any buildings or any other structures; mining, filling, stockpiling; excavation and grading; and divisions of land.

means an establishment which by design, physical facilities, service or packaging procedures encourages or permits customers to receive services, obtain goods or be entertained while remaining in a motor vehicle, that provides for the ordering and pickup of food from the window of a vehicle.

means a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential purposes, including one-family, two-family, multiple-family or apartment dwellings and manufactured homes, as defined herein.

means a detached residential living unit containing sufficient facilities to function as an independent self-contained housekeeping unit.

means a single structure containing two dwelling units designed for occupancy by two families and connected by a common vertical wall or, in the case of multistory building, by common ceiling and floor.

means a residential structure containing three or more fully self-contained housekeeping units.

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

means an individual licensed as a civil engineer pursuant to Chapter 17.48 RCW as now exists or may be hereafter amended.

means those facilities typically difficult to site such as, airports, state education facilities, state or regional transportation facilities, correctional facilities, solid waste handling facilities, substance abuse facilities, etc.

means an individual or two or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit.

means a site used for the retail sale of fresh agricultural products, grown either on- or off-site, but may include as incidental and accessory to the principal use, the sale of factory sealed or prepackaged food products, arts, crafts, plants, flowers and other non-food items. This definition does not include the sale of animals or used products similar to a flea market.

means any arrangement of wood, metal, wire or other material running around, along, or by the side of any open area to prevent or restrict passage or to mark a boundary providing a physical or visual barrier between properties or other features. The term includes, but is not limited to, built-up structures and the use of dense landscape plantings such as a hedge.

means the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line is more than five feet from the building, between the building and a line five feet from the building (per Uniform Building Code).

means the average of the natural or existing topography at the center of all exterior walls of a building or structure to be placed on a site.

means the elevation of the ground surface in its natural state, before human-made alterations.

means the total area of all floors of a building as measured to the outside surfaces of exterior walls and including halls, stairways, elevator shafts and basements. Minimum floor area calculations shall not include attached or detached garages, porches, decks or balconies.

means a place for dependent or pre-delinquent children, which provides special care in a homelike environment. This definition does not include homes of this nature for three or fewer persons (excluding house parents).

means a home for juvenile delinquents or adult offenders leaving correctional and/or mental institutions or rehabilitation centers for alcohol and/or drug users.

means all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste as defined in RCW 70.105.010.

means the holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period as regulated by state dangerous waste regulation, WAC Chapter 173-303.

means the physical, chemical or biological processing of dangerous wastes to make them less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume.

means those treatment and storage facilities which treat and store waste from generators on properties other than those on which the off-site facilities are located. These facilities must comply with the state siting criteria as adopted in accordance with RCW 20.105.210.

means those treatment and storage facilities that treat and store wastes generated on the same geographically contiguous or bordering property. These facilities must comply with the state siting criteria adopted in accordance with RCW 20.105.210.

means a lawful and licensed business or occupation carried on entirely within a primary residential building as a clearly secondary use involving the occupants thereof. A home occupation may include art studio, dressmaking or instruction limited to a single pupil at a time. It shall not include barbershops, beauty shops, yard sales, commercial kennels, or professional offices of dentists, doctors, lawyers, engineers or architects. Transacting wholesale and retail establishments are not home occupations for the purposes of this chapter.

means any building containing six or more guest rooms where lodging with or without meals is provided for compensation, and where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite.

means housing used, or intended for use, by persons with functional disabilities. The term includes, but is not limited to, adult family homes, residential care facilities and housing for any supported living arrangement, as herein defined.

means a living space containing sufficient support facilities to allow a single household to function in a fully self-contained fashion.

means a large tract of land that has been planned, developed and operated as an integrated facility for a number of individual industrial uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics and compatibility.

means any material or structure that prevents the natural absorption of water into the earth.

means any storage or accumulation of inoperable motor vehicles or equipment, vehicle or equipment parts, used lumber and building materials, pipe, white goods, appliances, demolition waste, any used material, or any solid waste.

means a place where junk, waste, or salvaged materials such as, but not limited to, scrap metal, bones, rags, old machinery; or used rubber, rope, bottles, glass, tools, appliances, fixtures, utensils, lumber, boxes, pipe, tires, or other manufactured goods are bought, sold, abandoned, exchanged, stored, baled, packed or handled.

means any premises or building (including a residence) in which dogs or other domestic animals are housed, kept, groomed, bred, boarded, trained and/or sold, all for compensation at a profit (a commercial enterprise).

means a noncommercial kennel, associated with a residence, in which one breeding pair of dogs or other domestic animals (and their young) are housed, kept, groomed, bred, sold or trained by their owner.

means animals kept for use, propagation, or sale. Dogs, fish, house cats, and house pets, other than those with cloven hooves, are not considered livestock for the purpose of this chapter.

means that part of a dwelling unit that meets all building code requirements for sleeping quarters.

means a building where lodging is provided for compensation, or not, for not more than five guest rooms.

means a platted or unplatted parcel of land unoccupied, occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal use or building and accessory buildings, together with all yards, open spaces and setbacks required by this code.

means a calculation expressed in square feet which describes the size of a zoning lot. It is the total land space or area contained within the boundary lines of any lot, tract or parcel of land, including easements and private reservations of record, exclusive of public rights-of-way, and may be expressed in square feet or acres.

means a lot that abuts two or more intersecting streets.

means the amount of land covered or permitted to be covered by buildings or other improvements that create impervious surfaces, and by driveways and parking areas, usually measured in terms of percentage of total lot area.

means the distance between the midpoints of straight lines connecting the two front property corners and the two rear property corners. In the case of a curvilinear or radial property line, the depth shall be measured from the midpoint of the radius or curve.

means a lot that has frontage on one street only.

means the lineal distance that a lot abuts upon or adjoins a public street or streets. The frontage of corner lots or through lots shall be the sum of all distances where the lot and adjacent streets meet.

means the property line bounding a lot.

means that boundary of a lot that is located along an existing or dedicated public street.

means a property line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or other shaped lot, a line ten feet in length that is either parallel to the front lot line, or intersects the two other lot lines at points most distant from the front lot line.

means any property line not a front or rear lot line.

means a lot that fronts on two parallel or nearly parallel streets.

means the dimension of the front lot line as it adjoins the street; the dimension across the rear of the required front yard setback on an irregularly shaped lot; the narrowest dimension of the lot at the street or building line for a corner lot.

means a factory-built and inspected residential structure originally designed to be portable on a permanent chassis and which is twelve or more feet in width.

means a manufactured home constructed after June 15, 1976, in accordance with state and federal requirements, which: (1) is comprised of at least two fully enclosed parallel sections of not less than twelve feet wide by thirty-six feet long; and (2) was originally constructed with and now has a composition of wood shake or shingle, coated metal, or similar roof of not less than three-to-twelve pitch; and has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding materials commonly used on conventional site-built Uniform Building Code single-family residences.

means an area of land occupied or designed to be occupied by two or more manufactured homes on a lease basis and operated as a single development.

means a person or traveler who sells, or offers for sale, by sample or description or otherwise directly to the consumer, any food or beverages, or other merchandise, from a vehicle, mobile unit or truck.

means a residential structure which is constructed in a factory, transported to the building site in modules and assembled on-site on a permanent foundation.

means a motel designed to accommodate the automobile tourist and provide parking conveniently located near each guest room. Facilities may include kitchenettes in the room for temporary cooking use.

means a plant where beer and/or wine are annually produced on a scale of two hundred fifty thousand gallons or less.

means a building(s) or site used for temporary indoor or outdoor storage on a commercial basis (excluding the storage of hazardous materials and waste).

means a room or group of rooms, constituting a building, which is designed for residential occupancy of multiple families, each group of rooms (herein called units) having an entrance to a main hallway directly to the exterior.

means a building containing uses for more than one land use classification.

means a structure used to house the general operations of a municipal government, including town halls, county courthouses, etc.

means a building or other structure which in some manner other than its use does not meet all of the standards required by this title for a new structure in the same zoning district, but which was lawfully created and conformed to the prevailing requirements at the time of its original construction.

means a lot which does not meet one or more of the dimensional (depth, width, or area) requirements for lots in the zoning district in which it is located, but which lot was lawfully created and conformed to the prevailing standards when originally segregated.

means an activity which does not conform to the use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located, but which was lawfully established and conformed to the regulations that prevailed at the time of its beginning.

means a facility, structure or use of land for the commercial production of bedding plants, street stock or associated horticultural products.

means that portion of a lot or parcel not developed or built upon or occupied by buildings, parking areas, driveways and the like; generally the front, rear and side yards of a lot.

means that portion of a lot or parcel not developed, built upon or occupied by buildings, parking areas, driveways and the like; other than minimal appurtenances such as walkways designed and intended to make such open space usable and accessible, and the use of which is intended for and accessible to all of the persons residing in the development of which the open space is a part.

means undeveloped or unbuilt portions of land designed and maintained in a manner which makes such open space accessible and usable by and for the persons for whom the space is intended.

means an open area, other than a street or alley, which contains one or more parking spaces and the aisles which provide access to such spaces.

means an area devoted to the parking of vehicles and located within the boundaries of a lot.

means an area set aside, permanently reserved and maintained for the parking of one motor vehicle outside of a public street right-of-way and outside of required front yard setbacks, unless otherwise provided for in this title.

means the following:

means a main or primary use of land as prescribed under "permitted uses" in each of the various zoning districts as the same are described in this chapter and are allowed as a matter of right.

means structures used for residential occupancy; a domicile; a living area.

means the town of Mattawa planning commission.

means a place where pre-kindergarten children are taught that meets all state and town requirements to conduct such activity.

means a building that is occupied or is intended to be occupied by a primary use.

means the main or dominant activity occurring on a lot. Primary uses include permitted, conditional uses, or nonconforming uses.

means an office occupied by doctors, dentists, accountants, attorneys, optometrists, architects, professional engineers and surveyors, and persons engaged in other similar occupations.

means a line bounding and indicating the ownership, or intended ownership, of a parcel of land.

means equipment installations for utility and service purveyors including, but not limited to, telephone exchanges, cellular repeaters, electrical substations, water reservoirs, pump stations, and similar facilities of service providers.

means a structure or use designed to provide indoor or outdoor recreation opportunities for the public.

means a portable structure such as a motor home, travel trailer, equivalent facilities in or on an automotive vehicle, tent, or other short-term recreational shelter designed as temporary living quarters for travel, recreation and vacation uses.

means a parcel or tract of land under single ownership or control having designated areas for rent to one or more persons for temporary parking or placement of a recreational vehicle, as opposed to permanent year-round occupancy.

means a plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park available for accommodation of a recreational vehicle.

means a facility where discarded recyclable products such as aluminum and tin cans, glass, paper, and other similar individual consumer products are deposited and stored for future reprocessing (excluding drop stations).

means a facility or area for consumer deposit of small recyclable household items (glass, paper, aluminum, etc.) in enclosed containers which are collected and emptied on a regular basis without processing, crushing or other handling, and which does not create a nuisance due to odor, noise, appearance, rodent or bug attraction.

means a facility, licensed by the state, that cares for at least five but not more than fifteen people with functional disabilities, that has not been licensed as an adult family home pursuant to RCW 70.128.010.

means the platted, dedicated, or reserved portion of a development for purposes of a street or alley for vehicular and/or pedestrian access.

means a building where rooms are provided for compensation or not that are independent living quarters sharing no more than bathroom and laundry facilities.

means a line parallel to the property line and located at the minimum setback distance from said property line as prescribed by this chapter.

means an identification, description, illustration or device which is affixed to or represented, directly or indirectly, upon a structure or land, and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, business, or profession.

means indoor household appliances weighing fifty pounds or less that can be hand carried by one person.

means and includes the repair of lawn mowers, chain saw and similar-size equipment.

means the standards and requirements adopted by the Washington State Department of Ecology relating to hazardous waste facilities pursuant to RCW 70.105.225(1).

means either enclosed or outdoor areas designed for the storage of either large quantities of materials or materials of a large size.

means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above it. Any portion of a story exceeding fourteen feet in height shall be considered as an additional story for each fourteen feet or fraction thereof.

means a public right-of-way for roadway, sidewalk and utility installation.

means a roadway designed to carry a high proportion of the total urban area traffic, and usually either serves traffic going from the central business district to outlying residential areas, or traffic entering and leaving the urban area. They also provide a connection to collector streets, and provide intra-community continuity while maintaining identifiable neighborhoods.

means a roadway designed to provide access service and traffic circulation within residential neighborhoods and commercial/industrial areas. They differ from the arterial streets in that they may penetrate residential neighborhoods, distributing traffic from arterials to the ultimate destination or vice-versa.

means a roadway designed to provide access to abutting land and to collector and arterial streets. They offer the lowest level of mobility, particularly to through traffic in residential neighborhoods.

means any change to the supporting members of a structure, including but not limited to, foundations, bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, girders, trusses or any structural change in the roof or exterior walls.

means that which is built or constructed; edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, but not including residential fences, retaining walls of less than three feet in height, rockeries, and similar improvements of a minor character.

means a public street having less than a full standard right-of-way for its class of street and/or a public street having less than full improvements for its class of street.

means a living unit owned or rented by one or more persons with functional disabilities who receive assistance with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and/or medical care from an individual or agency licensed and/or reimbursed by a public agency to provide such assistance.

means a use located on a lot, for a period not to exceed six months, with the intent to discontinue such use after the time period expires.

means a portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes, having a body width of eight feet or less or a body length of thirty-five feet or less.

means the purpose for which land or a structure is primarily designed, arranged or intended; or for which it is primarily occupied or maintained.

means a specific zoned area or district designated on the official zone map. Such area is subject to all the regulations applicable to the districts that are contained in this code.

means an adjustment in the application of the specific regulation of this code to a particular piece of property, which property, because of special circumstances where the literal enforcement of this code would pose undue hardship unnecessary in carrying out the spirit of this code, is deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and zone. The special circumstance must apply to the property in that may include unusual nature, shape, exceptional topographic conditions, or extraordinary situation or conditions connected with the specific piece of property.

means a school for educating, training or retraining persons in a trade, vocation or other technical field.

means an open space on a lot, lying between the property line and building line, which is unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided for in this code.

means a yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot adjoining a public street and lying between the street and the building line, including porches as part of the building. On through lots, a front yard shall be maintained on both street frontages. On corner lots, front yards shall be maintained on both street frontages for the lots' full width and depth.

means a yard extending between side lot lines across the back of a lot and lying between the rear lot line and the building line, including porches as part of the building. Rear yards shall be at the opposite end of a lot from the front yard. On corner lots, only one rear yard is required and can be opposite either front yard.

means a yard extending between the front setback line and the rear property line and between the side property line and the building line, exclusive of eaves and cornices on pitched roofs.

means a structure used for the storage of goods and materials.

means an area in which is conducted the dismantling and/or wrecking of new and used motor vehicles, machinery, or trailers, the sale of partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles or their parts.

means a section of the town designated in this chapter in which requirements of the use of land and building and development standard are prescribed.

means the three-dimensional space within which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot and which is defined by maximum height regulations, yard setbacks and other bulk regulations.

means the map delineating the boundaries of districts that, along with the zoning text of this code, comprise the zoning ordinance of the town.