This title consists of several chapters generally pertaining to:

1.

Definitions and interpretations of these regulations;

2.

Density district requirements (districts are defined on the map referenced in Section 20.06.010);

3.

Standards for land development and protection of natural resources;

4.

Provisions for uses allowed only under specific permit including conditional uses, limited uses, variances and rezones;

5.

Administration.

Any specific development may be subject to several chapters of this title.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

This title is divided into numbered chapters, sections, paragraphs and subparagraphs as follows:

(Ord. 11398 §§ 1, 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

For the purpose of this title, certain words and terms are to be interpreted as follows:

1.

Words used in the present tense can include the future; words used in the masculine gender can include the feminine and neuter; words in the singular number can include the plural; and words in the plural can include the singular, unless the obvious construction of the wording indicates otherwise.

2.

The inclusion of "shall" in a regulation indicates the requirement is mandatory.

3.

Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to the line from which the distance is specified.

4.

Unless otherwise specified, the term "day" shall mean calendar day.

5.

The word "building" includes the word "structure" and the word "structure" includes the word "building"; the word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "used" shall be deemed also to include designed, intended, or arranged to be used; the term "erected" shall be deemed also to include constructed, reconstructed, altered, placed, or relocated.

6.

The terms "land use" and "use of land" shall be deemed also to include building use and use of building.

7.

The word "adjacent" means nearby and not necessarily contiguous; the word "contiguous" means sharing a common boundary of sufficient width to maintain vehicular access.

8.

The word "state" means the state of Washington. The word "county" means the county of Thurston, state of Washington, and the term "county boundary" means any exterior boundary of the county or any boundary of unincorporated territory within the county.

9.

The terms "board of Thurston County commissioners," "planning commission," "hearing examiner," "resource stewardship director," "health officer," "building officer," "building inspector" and other similar offices shall mean the respective boards, commissions, and officers of Thurston County and/or their authorized agents. The use of the term "board" shall always mean the board of Thurston County commissioners, the use of the abbreviation "examiner" shall always mean the hearing examiner, the use of the term "director" shall always mean the director of the resource stewardship department; and the use of the term "commission" shall always mean the planning commission. The use of the term "department" by itself shall always mean the resource stewardship department, unless otherwise indicated in the specific section.

10.

The term "R district" means any residential district; the term "C district" means any commercial district; the term "I district" means any industrial district; the term "PRD" means any planned residential development; and the term "PRRD" means any planned rural residential development.

11.

The term "the title" means "the Zoning Ordinance of Thurston County."

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10595 § 1, 1994: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012)

The following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and administration of this title. The definition of various terms as presented in this section does not necessarily represent the same definitions as may be found for the same terms in other chapters of the Thurston County Code.

1.

Accessory Use. Accessory uses as permitted by this title are set forth in Chapter 20.34. An "accessory use" means a use or building which is clearly subordinate to and customarily found in association with a principal use.

2.

Academic Schools. See "Schools, Academic."

2.5.

"Adaptive management plan" means a plan which describes the process for necessary management decisions, but remains flexible to address uncertainties and unexpected impacts that may occur over time.

2.7.

"Agricultural accessory use" means a use that shall predominantly serve the principal use of the farm, but may also serve other farms. It shall be considered accessory to an agricultural use if it is located on either the same lot or other lots that collectively or in singular comprise a principal use of a farm or farm held or leased by a farm manager or their immediate family.

2.7.3.

"Agricultural composting" means on farm composting of agricultural waste resulting from the production of farm or agricultural products, including, but not limited to, wastes from the raising or growing of plants or animals, manure and animal bedding, and feedstock that contributes to the microbial degradation of organic agricultural wastes and the production of a nuisance-free finished product. Natural materials from land clearing activity are permitted feed stocks. Feed stocks used in agricultural composting shall not include wood pieces or particles containing paint, laminates, bonding agents or chemical preservatives such as creosote, pentachlorophenol, or copper-chrome-arsenate.

2.7.6.

"Agricultural crop production facility" means the primary processing, packaging, and storage of agricultural products. Examples include fruit and vegetable packing and shipment plants, warehouses, fruit and vegetable cold storage plants, and other uses involved in the harvesting and primary processing of locally grown agricultural products.

2.8.

"Agricultural home stay" means a farm or farmhouse that has eight or fewer guest accommodations such as standalone structures, tree houses, and campsites. The agricultural home stay must be located on and be a part of a farm that produces agricultural products as a primary source of income. Meals and light foods or snacks may be served to registered guests of an agricultural home stay at any time. The maximum length of stay shall be thirty days per visit and the maximum number of overnight guests per day shall be limited to sixteen.

2.9.

"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, Christmas trees, timber and forest products, agroforestry products, aquaculture, or livestock, and that has long-term commercial significance for agricultural production.

2.9.3.

"Agricultural product" means those plants and animals useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, dairy and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, livestock, including breeding, grazing, and recreational equine use, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, trees, freshwater fish and fish products, apiaries, equine and other similar products, or any other products which incorporates the use of food, feed, fiber, or fur.

2.9.5.

"Agricultural services" means uses that support the agricultural industry and operate primarily outside an office setting. Typical uses include soil preparation and soil testing services, farm and farm labor management services, blacksmithing, farriers, landscape and crop fertilizing services, livestock veterinary services, and other commercial services which typically provide the personnel and equipment necessary to maintain agricultural productivity.

2.9.7.

"Agricultural supply sales" means retail storage and sale of feed, grain, fertilizers, and small farming equipment sales, service, and repair. Accessory uses may also include retail sales of fencing, small domestic pets and livestock, and livestock and pet supplies and equipment.

3.

"Agriculture" means the current employment of land for the primary purpose of obtaining a profit by raising, harvesting and selling crops or the feeding, breeding, management and sale of, or the produce of, livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals or honeybees or for dairying and the sale of dairy products or any other agricultural or horticultural use or animal husbandry or any combination thereof. An individual agricultural use on a farm shall have its maximum square footage measured separately, one use to another. Agriculture includes:

a.

Preparation, storage and disposal by marketing or otherwise of the products or by-products raised on such land for human or animal use.

b.

Current employment of land for the primary purpose of obtaining a profit by stabling or training equines including, but not limited to, providing riding lessons, training clinics, and boarding.

c.

On-site construction and maintenance of equipment and facilities used for the activities described in this definition.

3.2.

"Agritourism" means an enterprise generally located at a working farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation or facility, which is conducted for the enjoyment and education of visitors, guests or clients, and that generates income for the owner/operator. Agritourism is also the act of visiting a working farm/ranch or any agricultural or horticultural operation for the purposes of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm/ranch or agricultural operation that also adds to the economic viability of the agricultural operation. Agriculture or agricultural production must be the primary use of the land except as otherwise provided, pursuant to the standards and criteria established by Chapter 20.08G, Agritourism Overlay District (AOD). Uses permitted by that chapter are generally defined as agritourism uses within the AOD.

3.3.

"Agritourism Overlay District (AOD)" means an overlay zoning district covering an area defined by the official Thurston County Zoning Map, which incorporates the standards of the underlying zoning district. The main goal of the AOD is to support local agriculture and provide alternatives to the conversion of farm land through sustainable rural economic development and empowering farmers to attempt new, entrepreneurial endeavors which augment, support and highlight local agriculture.

3.4.

"Animal production, boarding, and slaughtering" means commercial raising or boarding of animals or production of animal products, such as eggs or dairy products produced on-site, but excluding the slaughtering and processing of animals unless conducted in a mobile slaughter unit which is operated in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. Examples include grazing, ranching, dairy farming, commercial stables, and breeding programs.

3.4.5.

"Aquaculture, fish processing, and hatcheries" means the raising, production and processing or sales of finfish, shellfish, or other aquatic or marine animal or plant species.

3.5.

"Airport approach areas" means an imaginary surface longitudinally centered on the runway centerline, extending outward and upward from the end of the runway, and is based upon the type of approach available or planned for that runway end.

3.6.

"Alteration" means change to, addition to, or modification of an existing use or physical structure that is beyond routine repair and maintenance but does not amount to total replacement. An alteration includes activity that requires a building permit.

3.7.

"Alternative support structure" or "concealed support structure" means facilities designed to incorporate the surrounding community's environs while minimizing aesthetic impacts, and with respect to "concealed" further means that the facility is designed to look like something other than a WCF, consistent with the definition of concealment herein. Examples include, but are not limited to, steeples, tree designs, windmills, water towers, flagpoles, light poles, or chimneys. A stand-alone pole housing small wireless facilities, that incorporates camouflage or concealed design features to shield small wireless facilities from view, is considered an alternative or concealed support structure for purposes of this code.

3.8.

"Antenna" means any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiates or captures electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications service signals or other communication signals.

3.8.5.

"Approval authority" means the director of the Thurston County Resource Stewardship Department, or his/her designee, for administrative permits.

3.9.

"Art tourism" means the act of visiting a geographic region in order to visit, see and experience local art, art history, artists, craftspersons and culture.

4.

"Arterial" means a street which is used primarily for through traffic, or which by its location will likely be needed for such use in the normal growth of the community, as defined by the adopted arterial street map.

4.5.

"Athletic facility" means a building or place that is used for athletic training, fitness activities or sports-related activities.

5.

"Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place which is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five motor vehicles of any kind incapable of being operated and not currently licensed are placed, located or found.

6.

"Automotive and mechanical sales and services" means such uses as sales lots and buildings for new and used cars; farm implements; trailers and mobile homes; motor vehicle repair garages; and other similar uses.

7.

Automobile Service Station. See "Service station."

7.2.

"Aviation use" means any runway, taxiway, connector, apron or heliport designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft, transfer of passengers and/or cargo, surface access, and other support facilities typically associated with airports, including: hangars, control towers, communication and maintenance facilities, operations area, airport fueling facilities, fixed-based operators (FBO) and passenger and cargo terminals (including retail and eating and drinking establishments located within a terminal or FBO building).

7.5.

"Bare root nursery" means an area for the cultivation and propagation of trees, shrubs, and plants which are grown in the ground and not in containers.

7.6.

"Base station" means a structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower or any equipment associated with a tower.

a.

The term includes, but is not limited to, equipment associated with wireless communications services such as private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless communications and fixed wireless communications such as microwave backhaul.

b.

The term includes, but is not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration (including distributed antenna systems and small-cell networks).

c.

The term includes any structure other than a tower that supports or houses equipment that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process, even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing such support.

d.

The term does not include any structure that does not support or house equipment for wireless telecommunications services.

7.7.

"Bathroom" means a space containing a wash basin and a toilet. It may include a bathtub, or shower, or both.

8.

"Billboard" means a sign containing a commercial message which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment not sold or provided upon the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed. This does not include temporary signs not exceeding six square feet in size, directional signs authorized by the county under Section 20.40.038, or signs on licensed commercial vehicles which are not used as a stationary display. For purposes of this definition, "commercial message" means all direct and indirect advertisements for any transaction for profit involving merchandise, goods, commodities, articles or services, or a logo or other representation which calls attention to a business, product, service, or other activity.

8.5.

"Bio-mass conversion" or "bio-mass energy production" means the controlled combustion, when separated from other solid waste and used for producing electricity, steam, or heat, of (1) Agricultural crop residues, (2) Bark, lawn, yard, and garden clippings, (3) Leaves, silvicultural residue, and tree and brush pruning, (4) Wood, wood chips, and wood waste, (5) pulp or paper materials, or (6) peat. Bio-mass conversion does not include the controlled combustion of solid waste materials such as sewage sludge, industrial sludge, medical waste, hazardous waste, or either high-level or low-level radioactive waste.

8.6.

"Bio-mass facility" means a facility which uses a bio-mass conversion or bio-mass gasification process for the production of electricity, steam, or heat.

8.7.

"Bio-mass gasification" means a technology that uses a non-combustion process to convert solid waste such as (1) Agricultural crop residues, (2) Bark, lawn, yard, and garden clippings, (3) Leaves, silvicultural residue, and tree and brush pruning, (4) Wood, wood chips, and wood waste, (5) pulp or paper materials, or (6) peat to a fuel for the purpose of generating electricity, steam, or heat.

9.

"Boardinghouse" means a building, other than a hotel, where meals and lodging are provided for compensation to nontransient persons.

10.

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

11.

"Building front" means that one face or wall of a building which is to contain the main entrance(s).

12.

"Building group" means a group of two or more main buildings and any uses accessory thereto, occupying a lot in one ownership and having any yard in common.

13.

Building Height. See "Height, Building."

14.

Building, Principal. "Principal building" means a building in which is conducted the primary use of the lot on which it is situated.

14.5.

"Buildings housing animals" means buildings and enclosed areas, such as stables, kennels, catteries, hen houses, barns or other structures or paddocks, that are designed or used to house animals. "Buildings housing animals" shall not include pastures for rotational grazing.

14.6.

"Camouflage" means a palette of techniques used to minimize appearance or visual impact of a wireless communication facility by blending its appearance into elements of the visual background. The term connotes the use of paint, landscaping, building materials and artificial screens in patterns that merge with the elements in the background environment.

14.7.

"Collocation" for the purposes of eligible facilities requests, means the mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes.

14.8.

"Collocation" for the purpose of applications to site small wireless facilities and other WCFs, excluding eligible facilities requests, means:

a.

Mounting or installing an antenna facility on a preexisting structure; or

b.

Modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility on that structure.

14.9.

"Concealed support structure." See "Alternative support structure."

14.10.

"Concealment" means utilization of elements of stealth design in a facility so that the facility looks like something other than a tower or base station. Language such as "stealth" or similar terms in any permit or other document is included in this definition to the extent such permit or other document reflects an intent at the time of approval to condition the site's approval on a design that looks like something else. Concealment can further include a design which mimics and is consistent with the nearby natural, or architectural features (such as an artificial tree), or is incorporated into (including without limitation, being attached to the exterior of such facility and painted to match it) or replaces existing permitted facilities (including without limitation, stop signs or other traffic signs or freestanding light standards) so that the presence of the WCF is not apparent. This definition does not include conditions that merely minimize visual impact but do not incorporate concealment design elements so that the facility looks like something other than a tower or base station.

15.

"Camp or recreation ground" means public or private recreational campgrounds that may include some recreational vehicle facilities, but not including travel trailer parks.

16.

"Camping trailer" means a vehicular portable structure mounted on wheels constructed with collapsible, partial side walls of fabric, plastic or other pliable materials for folding compactly while being transported.

17.

"Car wash" means a structure, or portion thereof, containing facilities for washing motor vehicles, using production-line, automated or semi-automated methods for washing, whether or not employing a chain conveyor, blower, steam-cleaning or similar mechanical devices.

17.5.

"Caretaker" means a person engaged to look after or maintain property and who may reside on the subject property.

18.

"Carport" means any space outside a building and contiguous or adjacent thereto, wholly or partly covered by a roof, and used primarily for the shelter of parked motor vehicles.

19.

"Centerline" means a line lying midway between the side lines of a street right-of-way.

20.

"Cluster subdivision" means a subdivision design with smaller lots than those allowed in conventional subdivisions to be clustered on a portion of a parcel, thereby providing open space areas at a minimum of twenty percent of the total site area (see Appendix Figure 2).

21.

"Collector street" means a street other than an arterial which is used primarily for carrying street traffic to one or more arterials, and which is identified on the adopted arterial street map.

21.5.

"Co-location" means WCF equipment affixed to or erected upon existing freestanding or remote freestanding WCFs or other communication towers.

22.

"Commercial recreation" means any use of land for commercial recreation purposes, including, but not limited to, such uses as bowling alleys, billiard parlors, theaters, golf driving ranges and marinas.

22.8.

"Commercial trade school" means a secondary school teaching skilled trades such as, but not limited to, automotive technology, culinary arts, real estate, and computer technology.

23.

"Commercial uses" means and includes the providing of goods, merchandise or services for compensation, including, but not limited to, retail shopping, commercial recreation, business and professional offices, highway-oriented businesses, automotive and mechanical sales and services including outdoor storage when desirable for reasons of health, fire or safety codes, when normal and standard practice of the enterprise, and incidental to shipping, delivery and loading.

23.9.

"Community center" means a facility used for recreational, social and cultural activities that is open to the public or a designated part of the public and is usually owned and operated by a public or nonprofit group or agency.

24.

"Community club" means a facility used for recreational, social and cultural activities serving a single subdivision and its future divisions and/or homeowners association.

24.5.

"Community event" means any festival, celebration, fair or other similar event held in the county with local participation and sponsorship which is open to the public and does not exceed seven days in duration during any calendar year.

25.

"Comprehensive plan" means the official document or elements thereof, adopted by the board pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW, including adopted joint plans and subarea plans, and intended to guide the physical development of the county or a portion thereof.

26.

Conditional Use. Any reference to "conditional use" means special use.

27.

"Congregate care" means a facility which provides its residents shelter, food, nonpersonal laundry and household maintenance, encouragement and assistance in taking responsibility for themselves, guidance as necessary in activities of daily living, and social and recreational activities and opportunities. A congregate care facility does not provide medical, nursing or social casework services.

28.

"Construction materials yard" means any area used on a temporary basis for the storage or processing of materials and supplies used in the actual construction of a project for a limited period of time.

29.

"Convenience center" means a small commercial shopping area, designed as a homogeneous component of a neighborhood, allowed as a special use under the provisions of Chapter 20.54.

30.

Corner Lot. See "Lot Types" and "Vision clearance area."

31.

"Correctional facility" means (a) a state or local government-operated facility which provides for physical restriction of residents; (b) A facility to which persons are sentenced for a specific period of time by the court.

31.5.

"Country inn" means a restaurant and/or temporary overnight accommodations which may include a lounge not to exceed twenty-five percent of restaurant area and facilities for banquets, meeting space, weddings, and similar parties and activities.

31.7.

"Craft distillery" means a small scale facility which manufactures distilled alcohol for human consumption, limited to a maximum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size.

31.8.

"Culinary tourism" means experiencing the food of the country, region or area (cuisine as an expression of culture); experiencing what is unique and memorable and not necessarily pretentious and exclusive. Wine and beer tourism are regarded as subsets of culinary tourism. Culinary tourism can be a primary element of agritourism, geotourism and rural tourism where the focus is on locally grown produce and local specialty foods.

32.

"Dangerous waste" means any discarded, useless, unwanted or abandoned substances, including, but not limited to, certain pesticides, or any residues or containers of such substances which are disposed of in such quantity or concentration as to pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, wildlife, or the environment because such wastes or constituents or combinations of such wastes:

a.

Have short-lived, toxic properties that may cause death, injury, or illness or have mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic properties; or

b.

Are corrosive, explosive, flammable, or may generate pressure through decomposition or other means.

33.

"Day-care center" means an agency which regularly provides care for a group of children for periods of less than twenty-four hours.

34.

"Density" means the average number of units per acre, calculated on the gross area of the lot.

35.

"Density district" is synonymous with zone and means an area of the county which is characterized by economic, geographic or geological conditions which justify the determination of a maximum density for residential land use and the application of special land use regulations; and which is delineated on the zone map or maps.

35.1.

"Department" when used by itself in this title means the resource stewardship department, unless otherwise indicated in the specific section.

35.2.

"Development" means any physical man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate requiring a county approval including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.

35.3.

"Development footprint" is the total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and other typically impervious surfaces constructed as part of the project.

35.5.

"Directional sign" means a sign without advertising that directs people to a location. Such signs may include a logo or other business or site identification.

35.7.

"Document of attachment" means a legal document which permanently attaches a transferable development right to a parcel of land.

35.9.

"Dormitory" means a residential structure intended principally for sleeping accommodations where such building is related to an educational or public institution.

36.

"Driveway" means that space or area of a lot that is primarily intended for the movement of motor vehicles within the lot or from the lot to a public street.

37.

"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof, designed or used for residential occupancy. The term dwelling shall not be construed to mean a motel, rooming house, hospital, or other accommodation used for more or less transient occupancy.

37.1.

Dwelling, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). "Accessory dwelling unit" means a small, separate living unit built on the same lot as a single-family home. ADUs have all basic facilities (kitchen, sleeping area, and bathroom).

a.

Dwelling, Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). "Attached accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory dwelling unit that has one or more vertical and/or horizontal walls in common with, or attached to, the primary dwelling unit.

b.

Dwelling, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Conversion. "Accessory dwelling unit conversion" means the conversion of an existing structure within the footprint of a primary dwelling unit, or conversion within the footprint of a detached accessory structure that has been in existence and legally permitted for at least one year.

c.

Dwelling, Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). "Detached accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory dwelling unit that is new construction and is a free standing and not attached or physically connected to the primary dwelling unit.

37.5.

Dwelling, Manufactured Home. "Manufactured home dwelling" means a single-family residential unit factory-built after June 15, 1976, in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national, preemptive building code. Manufactured homes do not meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code. For the purpose of this chapter, a manufactured home shall be deemed to be a single-family dwelling unless otherwise specified. (See also "Mobile or manufactured home park.")

38.

Dwelling, Mobile Home. "Mobile home dwelling" means a single-family residential unit factory-built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) code and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state. Mobile homes do not meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code. For the purpose of this chapter, a mobile home shall be deemed to be a single-family dwelling unless otherwise specified. (See also "Mobile or manufactured home park.")

39.

Dwelling, Modular Home. "Modular home dwelling" means a single-family residential unit factory-built and transported to the building site, in whole or in units, and meeting the requirements of the Uniform Building Code. For the purpose of this chapter, a modular home shall be deemed to be a single-family dwelling and shall not be deemed a mobile or manufactured home.

40.

Dwelling, Multiple Family. "Multiple family dwelling" means a residential building containing two or more separate dwelling units located on a single lot or parcel of ground. For the purpose of this title, a multiple family dwelling shall not be construed to mean a single-family attached dwelling as defined in this section.

41.

Dwelling, Single-Family. "Single-family dwelling" means a residential building containing only one dwelling unit entirely surrounded by open space or yards on the same lot. "Single-family dwellings" include stick-built, manufactured, mobile and modular homes. Note that manufactured, mobile or modular homes must comply with additional or unique standards as specified in this chapter. Unless otherwise specified, "single-family dwelling" refers to single-family detached.

42.

Dwelling, Single-Family Attached. "Single-family attached dwelling" means a group of two or more single-family dwelling units which are joined to one another by a common party wall, a common floor-ceiling and/or connecting permanent structures such as breezeways, carports, garages or screening fences or walls, whether or not such a group is located on a single parcel of ground or on adjoining individual lots. Each unit shall have its own outside entrance(s). For the purpose of this title, dwellings such as a semidetached, garden court dwelling, patio house and town house shall be deemed a single-family attached dwelling.

43.

"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms in a residential building or residential portion of a building which are arranged, designed, used or intended for use as a complete, independent living facility for one family, and which includes permanent provision for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

44.

"Easement" means a grant by a property owner of the use of his land by another party for a specific purpose.

44.5.

"Ecotourism" means environmentally responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and often small scale as opposed to mass tourism. The purpose is to educate the traveler; provide funds for ecological conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for nature, different cultures and human rights.

44.6.

"Effective impervious surface" as defined in the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM).

44.7.

"Eligible facilities request" or "EFR" means any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimension of such tower or base station, involving:

a.

Collocation of new transmission equipment;

b.

Removal of transmission equipment; or

c.

Replacement of transmission equipment.

44.8.

"Eligible support structure" means any tower or base station; provided, that it exists at the time the relevant application for an EFR is filed with the county.

45.

Energy Transmitting and Generation. See "Major energy transmission and generating facilities."

45.3.

"Equipment cabinet or Shelter" means an enclosed structure, shed, or box in proximity to a support structure, above or underground, to store improvements, personal property, and facilities to operate its wireless communications, including: radio receivers, transmitters, related facilities, and cabinets, related cables and utility lines, location-based power sources, the electrical meter and any other necessary equipment.

45.5.

"Essential public facilities" means public facilities and privately-owned or operated facilities serving a public purpose that are typically difficult to site. They include, but are not limited to:

a.

State education facilities; state or regional transportation facilities; prisons, jails and other correctional facilities; solid waste handling facilities; airports; and inpatient facilities such as group homes, mental health facilities and substance abuse facilities; sewage treatment facilities; and communication towers and antennas.

b.

Facilities identified by the State Office of Financial Management as essential public facilities, consistent with RCW 36.70A.200; and

c.

Facilities identified as essential public facilities in Chapter 20.54 TCC.

45.5.5.

"Existing" Any tower or base station is existing for purposes of TCC 20.33 if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process; provided, that a tower that has not been reviewed and approved but continues as a legal nonconforming structure as authorized and defined under Chapter 20.56 TCC, is "existing" for purposes of this chapter.

45.6.

"Expansion" means alteration of a use or structure that extends beyond the existing use area or building footprint.

46.

"Extremely hazardous waste" means any dangerous waste which:

a.

Will persist in a hazardous form for several years or more at a disposal site and which in its persistent form:

i.

Presents a significant environmental hazard and may be concentrated by living organisms through a food chain or may affect the genetic make-up of man or wildlife, and

ii.

Is highly toxic to man or wildlife;

b.

If disposed of at a disposal site in such quantities as would present an extreme hazard to man or the environment.

46.2.

"Family day care provider" means a child day care provider who regularly provides child day care for not more than twelve children in the provider's home in the family living quarters.

46.2.5.

"Farm" means the land and structures used, or capable of being used, for the raising, harvesting or distribution of agricultural products, without regard to whether such lands and structures are contiguous, adjacent, or non-adjacent, provided that such property or properties are under a single ownership, lease agreement, or management agreement.

46.2.6.

"Farm kitchen" means a building or portion of a building on a farm used or designated to be used for the baking, cooking or preparation of food for distribution, sale and consumption of agricultural products on or off the farm site, provided that at least one ingredient is grown in Thurston County and the kitchen contains any two of the following: a kitchen-type sink, refrigerator, range, or 220 H2 outlet.

46.2.7.

Farmers Market. A "farmers market" consists of individual vendors, primarily farmers, who set up booths, tables or other displays outdoors or indoors, selling primarily local produce, meat products, fruits, vegetables, value-added agricultural products and possibly prepared foods and beverages directly to the public.

46.3.

"Farm housing" means residential structures which are required for farm operators, employees, or family members of the operator or owner who are employed on the farm. These structures may be mobile homes, bunkhouses, or single-family dwellings. One of the adults living in the home must make over fifty percent of his or her gross income from the farming operation or be a caretaker of the farm.

46.6.

"Farm residence" means a single-family dwelling which is the primary dwelling for a farm.

46.8.

"FCC" or "Federal Communications Commission" means the federal agency, or its lawful successor, authorized to regulate and oversee wireless services and providers.

47.

"Feed lot" means any commercial establishment or facility commonly used for the express purpose of feeding cattle or other livestock for immediate slaughter.

48.

"Floodplain" means area that would be inundated by a flood of such magnitude that it would occur theoretically at least once in one hundred years.

49.

"Floodway" means the channel of a river or stream and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to efficiently carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow of any stream. It is any place where the water is moving with velocity and a definite current, but does not include areas where the water is just standing. It is generally assumed that, if the floodwaters were confined to the floodway, the flood stage would not increase more than a foot.

50.

Floor Area, Gross. "Gross floor area" means the sum of the total horizontal area of each floor of all buildings on a lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls. The term gross floor area shall include basements; elevator shafts and stairwells at each story; floor space used for mechanical equipment with structural headroom of six feet, six inches or more; penthouses; attic space, whether or not a floor has actually been laid, providing structural headroom of six feet, six inches or more; interior balconies; and mezzanines.

Parking structures and roof top mechanical structures are excluded from gross floor area.

51.

"Floor area ratio" is determined by dividing the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot by the area of that lot.

51.3.

"Forest management activities" means administration of timber lands including, but not limited to, research, storage of equipment, environmental education, timber inventory, database management, mapping, and the preparation of permits and contracts.

51.5.

"Forest practice" means any activity conducted on or directly pertaining to forest land and relating to growing, harvesting or processing timber, including, but not limited to:

a.

Road and trail construction;

b.

Harvesting, final and intermediate;

c.

Precommercial thinning;

d.

Reforestation;

e.

Fertilization;

f.

Prevention and suppression of diseases and insects;

g.

Salvage of trees;

h.

Brush control;

i.

Scientific research related to forest lands management; and

j.

Agroforestry, silviculture, and the gathering of forest products (e.g., bark, berries, nuts and mushrooms).

"Forest practice" shall not include forest management activities. For purposes of this chapter, "forest practices" includes preparatory work such as tree marking, surveying and road flagging.

52.

"Foster family home" means a dwelling unit in which foster care is provided for children or adults as part of the family and the dwelling unit is governed by the state foster care home licensing provisions and conducted in accordance with state requirements.

53.

Fraternal Organization. See "Community Club."

53.5.

"Full dispersion" means stormwater runoff dispersed in accordance with the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM).

54.

"Funeral chapel" means a building used primarily for human funeral services, provided that such building shall not contain facilities for (a) embalming; (b) performance of autopsies or other similar surgical procedures; (c) cremation; or (d) storage of funeral caskets and funeral urns, except those on display on the premises; and (e) that funeral vehicles shall not be stored on the premises except in a garage or other accessory building with no direct public street frontage; and (f) that the garage or other accessory building shall not be used for other purposes.

55.

"Funeral home" means a building or part thereof used for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for (a) embalming and the performance of other services used in the preparation of the dead for burial; (b) the performance of autopsies and other surgical procedures; (c) the storage of caskets, funeral urns and other related funeral supplies; (d) the storage of funeral vehicles; and (e) facilities for cremation. For the purpose of this title, where a funeral home is permitted, a funeral chapel shall also be permitted.

56.

"Garage" means an accessory building, or part of an accessory building, or part of a principal building used primarily for the storage of passenger vehicles.

56.5.

"Garage or yard sales" means sales of personal household items conducted on the premises of a residential dwelling and occurring no more frequently than two times in any one calendar year, pursuant to Chapter 6.30 TCC.

57.

"Gasoline dispensing station" means building and premises for dispensing motor vehicle fuels, oil, grease and related supplies, and which may provide automobile servicing and repair.

57.2.

"Geo-tourism" means best practice tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place, culture, environment, heritage and well-being of its residents and often includes many elements of nature tourism and ecotourism.

57.3.

"Golf facility" means real property utilized by a for-profit or non-profit commercial entity for purposes relating to the sport of golf, excluding stand-alone retail golf businesses.

57.5.

"Grade" (adjacent ground elevation) 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.

57.7.

Grade, Average Finish. "Average finish grade" means the average grade elevation at the center of all exterior walls of a building or structure to be placed on a site.

58.

"Gross acreage" or "gross area" means all land, excluding tidelands, within the exterior boundaries of the development, including, but not limited to, land allocated for open space and land to be dedicated for streets or roads.

59.

Gross Floor Area. See "Floor Area, Gross."

60.

"Gross leasable area" means the total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors, if any; expressed in square feet and measured from the centerline of joint partitions and from outside wall faces.

61.

"Guest house, or rooms for guests" means an accessory use area in an attached or detached building that provides a bedroom, or areas that could be used as habitable space, and a bathroom with a shower or a tub for guests of the occupants of the primary dwelling unit. A guest house or rooms for guests will contain no kitchen or cooking facilities, or areas that could be considered as or converted to a kitchen or cooking facility.

61.5.

"Guy tower" means towers supported by guy wires and are designed with the ability to carry light to heavy antenna loads. A guy tower with antenna attachments generally does not have the structural capacity to stand unsupported and requires guy lines to resist lateral forces such as wind loads and keep it upright.

62.

"Hard surface" as defined in the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM).

63.

"Hazardous waste" means all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste, including substances composed of radioactive and hazardous components.

64.

"Heavy equipment storage yard" means the use of any space, whether inside or outside a building, for the storage or keeping of construction equipment, machinery or vehicles or parts thereof.

65.

Height, Building. "Building height" means the vertical distance from average finish grade level to the highest point of a building or structure excluding any chimney, antenna, or other uninhabitable vertical appurtenances. (See Appendix Figure 9).

66.

"Highway-oriented business" means a use which is dependent upon both a large flow of traffic and convenient access. It includes such uses as motels, restaurants, automobile service stations and produce stands.

67.

"Home occupation" means any activity undertaken for gain or profit and conducted in a dwelling, or building accessory to a dwelling, by a member or members of the family residing in the dwelling. This includes home office activity for service occupations where the service is performed away from the home office.

67.1.

"Homeless encampment" means an outdoor area used for a transitional emergency shelter for homeless people, hosted by a church or other organization.

68.

"Hospital" means any institution, place, building or agency which provides accommodations, facilities and services over a continuous period of twenty-four hours or more for observation, diagnosis or care of two or more individuals not related to the operator who are suffering from illness, injury, deformity or abnormality, or from any other condition for which obstetrical, medical or surgical services would be appropriate for care or diagnosis. It does not include hotels or similar places furnishing only food and lodging, or simply domiciliary care; nor does it include clinics or physicians' offices where patients are not regularly kept as bed patients for twenty-four hours or more; nor does it include nursing homes, maternity homes, psychiatric hospitals nor any other hospital or institution specifically intended for use in the diagnosis and care of those suffering from mental illness, mental retardation, convulsive disorders or other abnormal mental condition.

68.1.

"Host agency" means a property owner such as the county, a church, or other organization that provides property for a homeless encampment. A host agency may join in an application with a sponsoring agency, or also be a sponsoring agency if it is assuming responsibility for providing basic services and support to temporary emergency homeless encampment residents, such as hot meals, coordination of other needed donations and services.

68.2.

"Impervious surface" as defined in the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM).

68.3.

"Ineffective Impervious Surfaces" as defined in the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM.

68.5.

"Jail" means a public facility for the incarceration of people under warrant, awaiting trial on felony or misdemeanor charges, convicted but not yet sentenced, or serving a sentence of one year or less. This definition does not include facilities for programs providing alternatives to imprisonment such as prerelease, work release, or probation.

69.

"Junk" means old iron, steel, brass, copper, tin, lead or other base metals; old cordage, ropes, rags, fibers or fabrics; old rubber; old bottles or other glass; bones; waste paper, plastic and other waste or discarded material which might be prepared to be used again in some form; any or all of the foregoing; and motor vehicles, no longer used as such, to be used for scrap metal or stripping of parts; but "junk" shall not include materials or objects accumulated by a person as by-products, waste or scraps from the operation of his own business or materials or objects held and used by a manufacturer as an integral part of his own manufacturing processes.

70.

"Junk vehicle" means any inoperable, abandoned, disassembled, or extensively damaged automobile, truck, bus, van, sport utility vehicle, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, boat, trailer, or other vehicle, or any parts thereof, excluding farm equipment or prominently displayed, ornamental machinery. A combination of two or more of the following conditions, as determined by the compliance officer constitute prima facie evidence of a junk vehicle: a buildup of debris moss or weeds on, in, under, or around the vehicle that obstructs use; damage to the frame or more than one vehicle panel/surface; more than one missing or shattered window/windshield; more than one inoperable or missing headlight or taillight; more than one flat tire; a missing or inoperable engine or transmission; a missing wheel, tire, body panel, door, hood, or other obvious part, not including a bumper; a missing license plate; a license plate that has been invalid for more than sixty days; a missing exterior mirror on the driver's side; or evidence demonstrating that the vehicle has not moved in at least sixty days. This does not include special interest vehicles undergoing active restoration that are free of debris, moss and weeds that could obstruct their use or associated parts vehicles consistent with § 20.34.020. This definition only applies to privately owned land.

71.

"Junk yard" means a yard, lot or place, covered or uncovered, outdoors or in an enclosed building, containing junk as defined above, upon which occurs one or more acts of buying, keeping, dismantling, processing, selling or offering for sale any such junk, in whole units or by parts, for a business or commercial purpose, whether or not the proceeds from such act or acts are to be used for charity.

71.5.

"Juvenile detention facilities" means a public facility or institution exclusively for the incarceration of people under twenty-one years of age awaiting trial or sentencing or serving a court imposed sentence.

72.

"Kennel" means any place where more than three dogs and their young up to six months old are kept for any commercial or personal purpose. A kennel shall not be interpreted to include a pet shop or grooming shop.

72.1.

"Kitchen" means any room principally used, intended, or designed to be used for cooking or the preparation of food. The presence of a range or oven, or utility connections suitable for servicing a range or oven, shall normally be considered as establishing a kitchen. The meaning of "kitchen" shall exclude a bar or butler's pantry.

72.2.

"Lattice tower" means a type of support structure that is self-supporting with multiple legs and cross bracing of structural steel.

72.3.

"Limited areas of more intensive rural development (LAMIRD)" means a zoning district containing rural development at a density exceeding one dwelling unit per five acres, established pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d). LAMIRDs are limited to areas of development established before July 1, 1990 (the date Thurston County was required to plan under the Growth Management Act), with limited potential for infill development, and defined by logical outer boundaries.

72.5.

"Limited overnight facilities" means overnight accommodations, including sleeping and kitchen facilities, serving groups at publicly owned conservation areas and preserves for the specific purpose of education about the natural resources on-site and ongoing management/preservation programs.

73.

Limited Use. Any reference to "limited use" means special use.

74.

"Loading space" means an area required in addition to regular yard and parking requirements, for the loading and unloading of trucks and other vehicles.

75.

Lot, Corner. See "Lot Types."

76.

"Lot coverage" means that portion of a lot which, when viewed directly from above, would be covered by a building, or any part of a building, except any area covered by a structure where fifty percent or more of the perimeter of such structure is open from grade. (See Appendix Figure 4.)

77.

"Lot frontage" means that portion of a lot nearest the street. For the purpose of determining yard requirements, all sides of a lot adjacent to a street shall be considered frontage and yards shall be provided as indicated under yards in this title. (See Appendix Figure 11.)

78.

Lot Line, Front. "Front lot line" means a property line contiguous with the street line. On a corner lot, the front lot line shall be the lot line providing principal access from the adjacent street; however, all sides of a lot adjacent to a street shall meet front yard requirements.

79.

Lot Line, Rear. "Rear lot line" means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of a triangular, or gore-shaped lot, it means a line ten feet in length within the lot parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. (See Appendix Figure 5.)

80.

Lot Line, Side. "Side lot line" means a property line which is not a front or rear lot line. (See Appendix Figures 5 and 6.)

81.

Lot Measurements.

a.

Depth of a lot shall be considered to be the horizontal length of a straight line drawn from the midpoint of the front property line of the lot to the midpoint of the rear property line. (See Appendix Figure 5.)

b.

Width of lot shall be the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear property line. (See Appendix Figure 7.)

82.

"Lot of record" means a lot shown as a part of a recorded subdivision, or any parcel of land described by metes and bounds in a recorded deed, record of survey or other appropriate document recorded in the office of the county auditor.

83.

Lot Types.

a.

"Corner lot" means a lot that abuts two or more intersecting streets or a lot along a curving street that forms one of the three lot boundaries as depicted in Appendix Figure 6. (Also see Vision clearance area.)

b.

"Flag lot" means a lot, approved in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 20.07, which does not abut a public street other than by its driveway which affords access to the lot.

c.

"Interior lot" means a lot, other than a corner lot, with a street along only one lot boundary or a through lot. (See Appendix Figure 7.)

d.

"Nearby lot" means: (1) a lot that is contiguous to the subject lot; (2) a lot that is across a public right-of-way from the subject lot and within one hundred feet of a lot line of the subject lot; or (3) a lot that is adjacent to a lot directly across the public right-of-way from the subject lot.

e.

"Through lot" means an interior lot bounded on opposite ends by streets that do not intersect along the lot's frontage. Through lots also may be referred to as "double-frontage" lots. (See Appendix Figure 7.)

84.

"Major energy transmission and generating facilities" means facilities for transmission and generation of electricity, petroleum or petroleum products or synthetic gas, exclusive of facilities generally used for providing direct service to residential and commercial customers, such as power substations and transmission lines serving residential areas.

84.3.

Manufactured Home, Dwelling. (See Dwelling, Manufactured Home.)

84.4.

"Microbrewery" means a small scale brewery, including craft breweries and nanobreweries limited to twenty thousand square feet in size.

84.5.

"Mineral extraction" means the removal of minerals, including, but not limited to, sand, gravel, shale, rock, coal, soil, peat or clay, from an excavation in the earth. This shall not include the following:

a.

Excavation and grading at building construction sites where such construction is authorized by a valid building permit; or

b.

Excavation and grading in public rights-of-way for the purpose of on-site road construction, or in private rights-of-way for the same purpose if authorized by the public works department; or

c.

Excavation and grading for the purpose of developing ponds or manure lagoons for agricultural purposes where the total time of excavation and grading does not exceed forty-five consecutive calendar days; or

d.

Excavation and grading in connection with and at the site of any creek, river or flood-control or storm drainage channel for the purpose of enlarging hydraulic capacity or changing the location or constructing a new channel or storm drain where such work has been approved by the public works department; or

e.

Excavation and grading where the excavated material will be used on the same property or on property contiguous to and under the same ownership as the excavation.

84.7.

"Military training" means the activity of personnel to individually and collectively increase their capacity to perform specific military functions and tasks.

85.

Mobile Home, Dwelling. See "Dwelling, Mobile Home."

86.

"Mobile or manufactured home park" means an area of land, in single ownership, on which ground space is made available for the location of two or more mobile or manufactured homes. Such mobile or manufactured homes are generally owned by the occupants who pay a fee for the use of the ground space. The mobile or manufactured homes remain essentially portable and may be moved from time to time.

86.2.

"Mobile slaughter unit" means a self-contained slaughter and meat processing facility that meets local, state and federal operating standards that can travel from site to site or be located at an aggregate site.

86.3.

"Monopole" means a support structure that is self-supporting with a single shaft of wood, steel or concrete.

86.5.

"National defense" means the measures taken by the United States or the United States in cooperation with other countries to safeguard their interests and objectives against military attacks by all enemies foreign and domestic.

86.6.

"Native vegetation" means vegetation or plant species, other than noxious weeds, which are indigenous to the area or habitat in question and which reasonably could have been expected to naturally occur on the site.

86.7.

"Natural condition" means that the topography and vegetation of an area is unaltered by clearing and grading during construction and protected in perpetuity.

86.8.

Nature Tourism. See "Ecotourism."

87.

"Neighborhood/community shopping area" means a small retail shopping area dealing in convenience goods such as food and drugs or personal services. The area serves the everyday personal needs of a neighborhood population, has considerable walk-in trade, generates little traffic from outside the neighborhood, and is integrated within a residential development. It is very compatible with the residential development within which it is integrated and with residential uses surrounding the development.

88.

"Nonconforming structure" means a building, or a portion thereof, which was lawfully erected, altered or maintained prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, but because of the application of the ordinance codified in this title does not conform to the provisions of the ordinance codified in this title.

88.1.

"Nonconforming use" means an activity that was lawfully established prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, but because of the application of the ordinance codified in this title, does not conform to the provisions of the ordinance codified in this title.

89.

Nurseries or Greenhouses, Retail. "Retail nurseries or greenhouses" means establishments conducting retail sales of plants and related items.

90.

"Nursing home" means any dwelling place or institution which operates or maintains facilities providing convalescent or chronic care, or both, for a period in excess of twenty-four consecutive hours for three or more patients not related by blood or marriage to the operator, who by reason of illness or infirmity are unable to care for themselves.

91.

"Off-site" means any area outside the boundary of a lot.

92.

"Off-site treatment and storage facility" means a facility that treats or stores hazardous wastes generated on properties other than the property on which the off-site facility is located. (This definition is derived from the 1987 edition of "Zoning Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities" by the Department of Ecology.)

93.

Off-Street Parking. See "Parking, Off-Street."

94.

Office, Business or Professional. "Business or professional office" means any room, studio, suite or building used primarily for the conduct of a business such as accounting, correspondence, research, editing, administration or analysis; or the conduct of a business by salesmen, sales representatives or manufacturer's representatives.

95.

"On-site" means that area which is within the boundary of a lot.

96.

"On-site treatment and storage facility" means a facility that treats or stores hazardous wastes or special incinerator ash generated on the same property. (This definition is derived from the 1987 edition of "Zoning Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities" by the Department of Ecology.)

97.

"Open space" means land having value for the following: (a) parks and recreation purposes; (b) conservation of land and other natural resource purposes; and (c) scenic and historical purposes.

97.5.

"Overnight lodging" means a facility or place offering temporary, overnight lodging units to travelers and guests for periods of thirty days or less per visit, and may include food service operations in accordance with Washington State and local health standards. Facilities providing overnight lodging or overnight accommodations may include country inns, bed and breakfasts or agricultural home stays.

98.

"Owner" means the owner of record, as determined by the records of the county auditor; provided, that the owner under a real estate contract is purchaser-vendee and the owner of mortgaged property is the mortgagor.

98.5.

"Pacific Northwest." For the purposes of this Title, "Pacific Northwest" is defined as the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

99.

"Parking lot" means an area, not within a building or other structure, where motor vehicles may be stored for the purpose of temporary, daily or overnight off-street parking. For the purpose of this title, a "parking lot" includes a motor vehicle display lot, and a commercial parking lot.

100.

Parking, Off-Street. "Off-street parking" means any space, whether or not required by the provisions of this title, specifically allotted to the parking of motor vehicles as an accessory use. For the purpose of this title, such space shall not be located in a dedicated right-of-way, a travel lane, a service drive, nor any easement for public ingress or egress so as to block access.

101.

"Parking space" means a designated off-street area, which is available and usable for the parking of one motor vehicle.

101.3.

"Parts vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is used as a source of parts for the restoration and/or maintenance of a special interest vehicle that is of the same make and model as the special interest vehicle.

101.4.

"Permeable pavement" means pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable pavers or other forms of pervious or porous paving material intended to allow passage of water through the pavement section. It often includes an aggregate base that provides structural support and acts as a stormwater reservoir.

101.5.

"Permitted or primary use" means any authorized use allowed alone or in conjunction with other uses in a specified zoning district and subject to the limitations of the regulations of such zoning district. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to relieve any person of the obligation to obtain other permits required by other applicable regulations or laws.

102.

"Person" means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, social or fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, branch of government or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

102.5.

"Pervious surface" as defined in the Thurston County Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DDECM).

103.

"Planned residential development" means a unified development in which the subdivision and/or zoning regulations apply to the project as a whole rather than to its individual lots, in order to gain a more advantageous use of the land.

103.5.

"Prerelease" means a public facility for the incarceration of people convicted of felony crimes serving a court imposed sentence which prepares inmates for their release or transfer to a work release facility. Inmates of such facilities are under constant supervision.

103.7.

"Primary highways" means U.S. 101 and State Routes 8, 12, 121, 507, 510, and any state highway which is or becomes part of the federal aid primary system described in Section 103(b) of Title 23, United States Code.

105.

"Principal building" means a building in which the primary use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted.

106.

"Principal use" means the main use of land or structures as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use.

106.5.

"Prison" means a public facility for the incarceration of people convicted of felony crimes serving a court imposed sentence. This includes minimum security facilities which house inmates with less than three years remaining to serve who meet stringent public safety placement criteria established by the Department of Corrections, medium security facilities which have strict security standards including a fenced and patrolled perimeter, and high security facilities which offer the greatest level of security to minimize the potential for escape.

107.

"Public facilities" means buildings or uses of land whether owned or leased, operated by a public agency for such purposes as providing places for public assembly and recreation, operating services of benefit to the public, or for the administration of public affairs.

108.

"Public use" means any area, building or structure held, used, or controlled exclusively for public purposes by any department or branch of any government, without reference to the ownership of the building or structure or of the land upon which it is situated.

109.

"Public utility" means a business or service, either governmental or having appropriate approval from the state, which is engaged in regularly supplying the public with some commodity or service which is of public consequence and need such as electricity, gas, water, transportation or communications.

110.

"Quasi-public use" means any use which is essentially public, as in services rendered, although it is under private ownership or control.

110.5.

"Radiated signal propagation coverage plot" means a computer-generated plot depicting the signal strength emanating from, and the predicted coverage of, antennas or repeaters sited on a specific structure. The antenna's height above ground, power input and output, frequency output, type and gain, and the topography of the site and its surroundings are all taken into account to create these simulations.

111.

Recreation, Active. "Active recreation" means leisure activities, usually performed with others, often requiring equipment and taking place at prescribed places, sites or fields.

The term "active recreation" includes, but is not limited to, swimming, tennis and other court games, baseball and other field sports, and playground activities.

111.5.

Recreation, Passive. "Passive recreation" means low intensity recreation activities which have limited noise and light impacts and are minimally disruptive to the natural environment. For the purposes of this chapter, "passive recreation" includes, but is not limited to, hiking, canoeing, viewing, nature study, photography and fishing.

111.6.

"Rehabilitation plan" means a plan that identifies measures and steps needed to restore disturbed areas resulting from surface or underground mining to an appropriate future use. This plan may be required by the county when DNR does not require a reclamation plan.

111.7.

"Repair and maintenance" means those activities associated with the routine care and upkeep of a structure, development, land use or activity.

111.8.

"Repeater" means a small receiver/relay transmitter designed to provide service to areas that are not able to receive adequate coverage directly from the transmitting source.

111.9.

"Replacement or total replacement" means the removal of more than fifty percent of the lineal footage of existing exterior ground floor walls.

112.

"Residential care facility" means a licensed establishment operated with twenty-four hour supervision for the purpose of serving those persons, who by reason of their special circumstances, require care while living as a single housekeeping unit. Residential care facilities for the purposes of this title, may include group homes, foster homes, and congregate care facilities, but shall not include correctional facilities, nursing homes, Type III group care facilities, or foster family homes.

113.

"Residential development" means any development designed and intended for residential use regardless of the type of building in which such residence is located; i.e., conventional single-family dwellings, single-family attached, townhouses, duplexes, fourplexes or apartment houses.

113.5.

"Resort" means a planned unit development used primarily for outdoor recreation that is usually sited in an area with significant natural amenities. The definition of resort does not mean a master planned resort as defined by RCW 36.70A.360(1).

114.

"Retail sales" means the sale of goods, merchandise and commodities for use or consumption by the immediate purchaser. "Retail sales" includes the selling of goods and services which may include convenience goods, such as food and drugs, personal services, such as tailoring, shoe repairing and barbershops, and general merchandise, such as apparel, furniture and home furnishings.

114.3.

"Retreat facility" means a lodge or series of buildings with a primary focus on relaxation, rehabilitation, religion and/or recreation that is usually sited in an area with significant natural amenities.

115.

"Riding arena and event facility" means a facility where equine training clinics, rodeos, or shows are hosted with six or more off-site horses participating in the event. This shall not include stable facilities or arenas used solely for providing riding lessons, horse training, or breeding of horses.

116.

"Rifle, pistol or archery range" means a facility operated by a community, a club or a professional association for purposes of rifle, pistol or archery practice.

116.2.

"Runways", as applied in the Airport Overlay Zone.

a.

"Precision instrument runway" means a runway that is designed to provide an approach path for exact alignment and descent of an aircraft on final approach using vertical and horizontal navigational aid equipment.

b.

"Visual runway" means a runway intended solely for the operation of aircraft using visual approach procedures.

116.3.

"Rights-of-way" means each of the following which have been dedicated to the public or are hereafter dedicated to the public and maintained under public authority or by others and located within the county: streets, roadways, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, bridges, sidewalks, easements. Right-of-way does not include any private property, or any other public property owned, in whole or in part, leased, or otherwise occupied by the county, including, but not limited to, parks, trails, and open space.

116.5.

"Rural character" means the patterns of land use and development established by the rural element of the Thurston County Comprehensive Plan:

a.

In which open space, the natural landscape, and vegetation predominate over the built environment;

b.

That foster traditional rural lifestyles, rural-based economies, and opportunities to both live and work in rural areas;

c.

That provide visual landscapes that are traditionally found in rural areas and communities;

d.

That are compatible with the use of the land by wildlife and for fish and wildlife habitat;

e.

That reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development;

f.

That generally do not require the extension of urban governmental services; and

g.

That are consistent with the protection of natural surface water flows and ground water and surface water recharge and discharge areas.

117.

"Sanitary landfill" means any land upon which solid waste material, consisting in whole or in part of garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish, sludge or any other solid waste, is dumped, and covered with earth or other suitable material.

118.

Sawmill, Large. "Large sawmill" means a sawmill or related wood products processing mill exceeding one headsaw and/or exceeding forty thousand board feet production per shift.

119.

Sawmill, Small. "Small sawmill" means a sawmill or related wood products processing mill having a single headsaw with a maximum production of less than forty thousand board feet per shift.

120.

Schools, Academic. "Academic schools" means any publicly financed or private or parochial school or facility used for the purpose of school instruction, from the kindergarten through twelfth grade, and college, except commercial, business or trade schools. This definition does not include a private residence in which parents teach their own natural or legally adopted children.

121.

"School of special education" means a school primarily devoted to giving instruction in vocational, professional, musical, dramatic, artistic, linguistic, scientific, religious, or other special subjects, but not including (a) a group day care facility or day care center; or (b) a riding school, however designated.

122.

"Secondary use" means a use listed among those permitted in any density district, but permitted to be located only as part of residential developments in accordance with the provisions of this title.

A "secondary use" is integrated within a residential development with which it is very compatible.

122.5.

"Secure community transition facility" means a residential facility for persons civilly committed and conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative pursuant to Chapter 71.09 RCW. A secure community transition facility has supervision and security, and either provides or ensures the provision of sex offender treatment services. Secure community transition facilities include, but are not limited to, facilities established pursuant to Chapter 71.09 RCW and any community-based facilities established under Chapter 71.09 RCW and operated by the state or under contract with the state.

122.7.

"Service provider" means every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, firm, partnership, person, county, town, or other legal entity building, owning, operating, or managing any facilities used to provide wireless telecommunication services for hire, sale, or resale to the general public. Service provider includes the legal successor to any such corporation, company, association, joint stock association, firm, partnership, person, county, town, or other legal entity.

123.

"Shopping center" means any group of two or more commercial uses which (a) are designed as a single commercial group, whether or not located on the same lot; (b) are under common ownership or management; (c) are connected by party walls, partitions, canopies or other structural members to form one continuous structure, or if located in separate buildings, are interconnected by walkways and accessways designed to facilitate customer traffic between the uses; (d) share a common parking area; and (e) otherwise present the appearance of one continuous commercial area.

124.

"Sign" means any medium, including its structure and component parts, which is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject matter for advertising, instruction or safety purposes.

125.

Single-Family Attached. See "Dwelling, Single-Family Attached."

126.

"Single-family residential" means single-family unattached dwelling units.

127.

Single-Family Unattached Dwelling Unit. See "Dwelling, Single-Family."

127.1.

Site, WCF. "WCF Site" means the current boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the facility and any access or utility easements currently related to the site, and for other eligible support structures, further restricted to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission equipment already deployed on the ground.

127.2.

"Slaughter house" means a permanent structure or establishment designed to accommodate the confinement and slaughtering of live animals in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. This includes the assembly, cutting, and packing of meats from carcasses but excludes temporary, mobile or other on-farm systems for dispatching animals.

127.3.

"Small wireless facility" means a personal wireless services facility that meets both of the following qualifications:

a.

Each antenna is located inside an antenna enclosure of no more than three cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than three cubic feet; and

b.

Primary equipment enclosures are no larger than seventeen cubic feet in volume. The following associated equipment may be located outside the primary equipment enclosure and if so located, are not included in the calculation of equipment volume: Electric meter, concealment, telecomm demarcation box, ground-based enclosures, battery back-up power systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switch, and cut-off switch.

127.5.

"Smokehouse, commercial" means a wholesale facility that flavors, browns, cooks, or preserves cured food products by exposing them to smoke from burning or smoldering material, usually wood).

128.

"Special incinerator ash" means ash residues resulting from the operation of incinerator or energy recovery facilities managing municipal solid waste, including solid waste from residential, commercial, and industrial establishments, if the ash residues:

a.

Would otherwise be regulated as hazardous wastes under Chapter 70.105 RCW; and

b.

Are not regulated as a hazardous waste under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42. U.S.C. Section 6910 et. seq.

128.5.

"Special interest vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is at least twenty-five years old, or a motor vehicle of a make or model that is no longer manufactured or was produced in relatively small quantities, or a motor vehicle for which new parts are not available, or a motor vehicle clearly intended for racing.

129.

"Special use" means uses which are not permitted outright in a zone because of incompatibility with the permitted uses of the zone. However, when such a special use is considered with reference to a particular site in a zone, or if the special use may be made compatible by attaching conditions to the maintenance of such a use, uses which otherwise would be prohibited in a zone may be allowed by special use authorization.

In order to determine whether such compatibility may be achieved, a discretionary review process is employed. Even if a proposed special use meets all the special standards for that particular use, the use must also meet the general standards of this title for special uses, and shall be denied if the special and general standards are not met.

129.5.

"Sponsoring agency" means an agency such as the county, a church, or other organization that joins in an application with a host agency for an application for a homeless encampment and assumes responsibility for providing basic services and support to temporary emergency homeless encampment residents, such as hot meals, coordination of other needed donations and services.

129.7.

"Stockyard" means any facility consisting of pens or other enclosures and their appurtenances for the temporary keeping of livestock, in which livestock services such as feeding, watering, weighing, sorting, receiving, shipping, and preparation for slaughter are offered to the public. Stockyards shall not include public livestock auction facilities, feedlots, or quarantine registered feedlots.

130.

Storage Facility, Commercial. "Commercial storage facility" means a facility including buildings segregated into storage cubicles used exclusively for the storage of excess property and outdoor storage of vehicles and boats. Such term shall not include the conduct of business activities other than rental of storage units on the premises.

131.

"Story" 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.

132.

"Street" means a public or private right-of-way which affords the principal means of access to abutting property. It includes an avenue, place, way, drive, land, boulevard, arterial road and any other thoroughfare.

133.

Street, Public. "Public street" means a street, for the use of the general public, upon which every person has the right to pass and to use it at all times, for all purposes of travel, transportation or parking to which it is adapted and devoted.

134.

Street, Service Drive. "Service drive street" means a public street, paralleling and contiguous to a major thoroughfare, designed, primarily, to promote safety by providing free access to adjoining property and limited access to major thoroughfares.

135.

"Structure" means that which is built or constructed. The term "structure" shall be construed as though followed by the words "or parts thereof."

136.

"Subdivision" means the land subdivided as defined in Title 18, Platting and Subdivision Ordinance, Thurston County Code.

137.

Subdivision, Cluster. See "Cluster subdivision."

138.

Subdivision, Conventional. "Conventional subdivision" means the subdivision of a lot in accordance with the lot size requirements and bulk regulations specified for same in the district regulations. (See Appendix Figure 1.)

138.3.

"Substantial change" means a change to the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure if after the modification, the structure meets any of the following criteria:

a.

For towers other than towers in the rights-of-way, it increases the height of the tower by more than ten percent or by the height of one additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna not to exceed twenty feet, whichever is greater, as measured from the top of an existing antenna to the bottom of a proposed new antenna; for other eligible support structures, it increases the height of the structure by more than ten percent or more than ten feet, whichever is greater, as measured from the top of an existing antenna to the bottom of a proposed new antenna;

b.

For towers, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of the tower more than twenty feet, or more than the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater; for eligible support structures, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six feet;

c.

For any eligible support structure, it involves installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, as determined on a case-by-case basis based on the location of the eligible support structure but not to exceed four cabinets per application; or for base stations, it involves installation of any new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no pre-existing ground cabinets associated with the structure, or else involves installation of ground cabinets that are more than ten percent larger in height or overall volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;

d.

For any eligible support structure, it entails any excavation or deployment outside the current site, except that, for towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, it entails any excavation or deployment of transmission equipment outside of the current site by more than thirty feet in any direction. The site boundary from which the thirty feet is measured excludes any access or utility easements currently related to the site.;

e.

For any eligible support structure, it would defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support structure by causing a reasonable person to view the structure's intended stealth design as no longer effective;

f.

For any eligible support structure, it does not comply with record evidence of conditions associated with the siting approval of the construction or modification of the eligible support structure or base station equipment, unless the non-compliance is due to an increase in height, increase in width, addition of cabinets, or new excavation that would not exceed the thresholds identified in paragraphs a, b, and c of this definition.

For purposes of determining whether a substantial change exists, changes in height are measured from the original support structure in cases where deployments are or will be separated horizontally, such as on building rooftops; in other circumstances, changes in height are measured from the dimensions of the tower or base station, inclusive of approved appurtenances and any modifications that were approved prior to February 22, 2012.

138.5.

"Temporary sign" means a sign which is not permanently mounted and is displayed for no more than five months in any twelve-month period. Temporary noncommercial signs may be displayed as specified in Section 20.40.040.

138.6.

"Temporary use" means a use established for a specified period of time, with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the designated time period. Refer to Section 20.54.070(41.5).

138.6.5.

"Tower" means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio, wireless service, and similar communication purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative support structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereto.

138.7.

"Transfer of development rights receiving area" means the area designated by Thurston County jurisdictions within which development rights transferred from a transfer of development rights sending area can be used.

138.8.

"Transfer of development rights sending area" means the area designated by Thurston County from which transferable development rights can be transferred.

138.9.

"Transferable development right" means a certificate issued by Thurston County which represents a unit of density derived from a TDR sending area parcel. Such rights may be (a) severed from the TDR sending area parcel and used in a TDR receiving area in accordance with the TDR receiving area regulations of the applicable Thurston County jurisdiction; or (b) attached to a TDR sending area parcel when required.

138.10.

"Transfer" means the action of transferring credited development rights from a parcel or parcels in a TDR sending area to a parcel or parcels in a TDR receiving area by a deed of transfer. Transfer includes any intermediate transfers to or among transferees.

138.11.

"Transfer of development rights easement" means a legal covenant which protects the subject land in perpetuity from development beyond any development rights reserved subject to the underlying zone at the time the covenant is signed and grants enforcement of the covenant to the county.

138.12.

"Transmission equipment" means equipment that disseminates information by wire, radio, optic cable, electromagnetic, or similar means for any FCC licensed or authorized wireless telecommunication service, including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated with wireless telecommunications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless communications and fixed wireless communications such as microwave backhaul.

139.

"Transportation terminal" means a facility which serves primarily as a transfer point for changing from one mode of transportation to another, or for transferring shipped materials from one vehicle to another, with associated storage area.

140.

"Travel trailer" means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used for temporary occupancy for travel, recreational or vacation use.

141.

"Travel trailer parks and commercial campgrounds" means an area or premises operated as a commercial enterprise, providing space for seasonal accommodations for transient occupancy or use by tourists occupying camping trailers, self-propelled campers, tents and/or lodges.

141.5.

"Use area" means the portion of property physically occupied or used by the land use activity.

141.7.

"Utility pole" means a pole owned or installed by a utility, fiber, or cable company for the purpose of supporting above ground wireline and wireless facilities.

142.

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

143.

"Veterinary clinic or hospital" means a facility rendering surgical and medical treatment to animals, and having overnight accommodations for such small animals.

144.

"Vision clearance area" means a triangular area of a corner lot at the intersection of two front lot lines, and through which it is necessary to retain vision clearance in the interest of public safety. (See Appendix Figure 15.)

145.

"Warehouse and light fabrication" means light industrial uses which do not produce smoke, noise, pollution or odor as would be identifiable and unreasonably offensive to any surrounding property.

145.3.

A "water year" is defined as the twelve-month period from October 1st through September 30th of the following year. The water year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends. Thus, the water year ending September 30, 2019 is called the "2019" water year.

145.5.

"Wholesale sales" means the sale of goods, merchandise and commodities in gross, primarily for purposes of resale.

146.

"Winery (small scale)" means a small scale winery limited to twenty-thousand square feet in size, which utilizes fruit and berries grown in the Pacific Northwest in the production of wine.

146.1.

"Wireless" means communications using radio frequency to complete one or more communications paths in whole or in part among originating and receiving points without other tangible physical connection, including, without limitation, radio waves, and the apparatus used for such transmission.

146.2.

"Wireless communication facility" or "WCF" means a facility used to provide personal wireless services as defined at 47 U.S.C. Section 332 (c)(7)(C); or wireless information services provided to the public or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public via licensed or unlicensed frequencies; or wireless utility monitoring and control services. A WCF does not include a facility entirely enclosed within a permitted building where the installation does not require a modification of the exterior of the building; nor does it include an antennas used for serving that building only and that are otherwise permitted under other provisions of the TCC. A WCF includes an antenna or antennas, including without limitation, direction, omni-directional and parabolic antennas, support equipment, alternative tower structures, and towers. It does not include the support structure to which the WCF or its components are attached if the use of such structures for WCFs is not the primary use. The term does not include mobile transmitting devices used by wireless communication subscribers, such as vehicle or hand-held radios or telephones and their associated transmitting antennas, nor does it include other facilities specifically excluded from the coverage of this title.

146.3.

"Wireless service" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optic cable, electromagnetic, or similar means for hire, sale or resale to the general public. For the purpose of this subsection, "information" means knowledge or intelligence represented by any form of writing, signs, signals, pictures, sounds, or any other symbols. For the purpose of this chapter, "wireless service" excludes the over-the-air transmission of broadcast television or broadcast radio signals.

146.5.

"Work release" means facilities providing work/training release programs as an alternative to imprisonment which are under the supervision of a court or a federal, state or local agency, including electronic house arrest program management.

146.7.

"Working lands" means lands used for farm and forestry management, that raise food, grow trees, support jobs and the local economy. Also see "Agricultural land."

147.

"Yard" means any open space on the same lot with a building or building group lying between the building or building group and the nearest lot line.

148.

Yard, Front. "Front yard" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot and lying between the front lot line and the principal building. When the lot has more than one street frontage, the frontage that is not oriented to the structure's primary access (i.e., front door) shall be the flanking street front yard or, in the case of a through lot, the rear yard. (See Appendix Figures 11 and 12.)

149.

Yard, Rear. "Rear yard" means a yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear lot line of the lot and the principal building. On a corner lot, the rear yard shall be that yard on the opposite side of the building from one of the intersecting streets, except for lots along curving streets where there is no rear yard. (See Appendix Figures 6 and 11.) On a through lot, the rear yard is the yard opposite the structure's primary access (i.e., front door).

150.

Yard, Required. "Required yard" means the minimum open space as specified in this title for front, side and rear yards, as distinguished from any area in excess of the minimum required.

151.

Yard, Side. "Side yard" means a yard between the side lot line of the lot and the principal building, and extending from the required front yard to the required rear yard, or, in the absence of either of such yards, to the front or rear lot lines, as the case may be.

152.

Zone. See "Density district."

153.

"Zoning map" means a map which identifies the parcel specific boundaries of the various districts provided in this title.

(Ord. 13884 § 3, 2007; Ord. 13834 § 3, 2007; Ord. 13235 § 9, 2004; Ord. 13058 § 1, 2003; Ord. 12807 § 1, 2002; Ord. 12814 § 1, 2002; Ord. 12761 § 7, 2002; Ord. 12463 §§ 8, 9, 2001; Ord. 12290 § 4, 2000; Ord. 12032 § 19, 1999; Ord. 11867 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 11804 § 40, 1998; Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11049 § 8, 1995; Ord. 10893 § 1, 1995; Ord. 10595 § 2, 1994; Ord. 10398 § 1, 1993; Ord. 10368 § 1, 1993; Ord. 10111 § 1, 1992: Ord. 10089 § 1, 1992: Ord. 9619 § 1, 1990; Ord. 9361 § 1, 1989; Ord. 8970 § 1, 1988: Ord. 8216 §§ 1—9, 1985; Ord. 8034 §§ 4, 5, 1985; Ord. 7728 § 2, 1984; Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

(Ord. No. 14182, § 3, 12-29-2008; Ord. No. 14402, § 2, 9-7-2010; Ord. No. 14449, § 3, 12-21-2010; Ord. No. 14678, § 1, 11-15-2011; Ord. No. 14725, § 1(Att. A), 3-13-2012; Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012; Ord. No. 14985, § 1(Att. A), 1-28-2014; Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § M), 10-18-2016; Ord. No. 15637, § 1(Att. A, § I), 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 15837, § 2(Att. A, § I), 11-12-2019; Ord. No. 15952, § 1(Att. A, § I), 12-15-2020; Ord. No. 15974, § 3(Att. B, § I), 12-15-2020; Ord. No. 16000, § 1(Att. A, § I), 3-16-2021; Ord. No. 16092, § 2(Exh. A, § I), 11-30-2021; Ord. No. 16151, § 1(Exh. A, § I), 4-19-2022; Ord. No. 16311, § 1(Att. A), 10-31-2023; Ord. No. 16370, § 1(Att. A, § I), 2-20-2024)