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Antenna” means any exterior apparatus or apparatuses designed for telephonic, radio, data, internet, or other communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves or radio frequency signals, including without limitation equipment attached to a tower or building for the purpose of providing personal wireless services.

Awning—canopy” means a fixed-roofed structure, with open sides, which provides shade or protection and is in whole or in part self-supporting.

Binding site plan” means a drawing to a scale specified by local ordinance which: (1) identifies and shows the areas and locations of all streets, roads, improvements, utilities, open spaces, and any other matters specified by local regulations; (2) contains inscriptions or attachments setting forth such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land as are established by the local government body having authority to approve the site plan; and (3) contains provisions making any development be in conformity with the site plan.

Blank wall” means exterior ground floor walls of buildings visible from a street or publicly accessible open space that are over four feet in height with a horizontal length greater than fifteen feet, and do not include a window, door, building modulation or other architectural detailing. Building walls adjacent to an alley and exterior fire walls built along interior property lines are not considered blank walls.

Building” means any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, vehicles, mechanical devices or property of any kind. When separated by common walls located on property lines, each portion of such structure shall be deemed a separate building. A building is constructed to include exterior walls of the structure, usually solid from the ground to the roof line except for window and door openings.

Building appurtenance” means chimneys, steeples, television and radio antennas, ham radio antennas, television dish antennas, flagpoles, and vent pipes in any zone, and mechanical systems in zones other than single-family zones, and other similar features, excluding signs, which are customarily located on or above the roof of a building.

Carport” means a covered shelter for an automobile, open on two or more sides.

Courtyard” means any portion of the interior of a lot which is fully or partially enclosed by the walls of a building or buildings on the same development site, which is not within a required setback area and is unobstructed from the ground upward.

Dish antenna” means a parabolic-shaped antenna which is designed to receive television broadcasts or other electronic communication signals. The antenna is considered as an accessory structure unless it is attached to the principal building, in which case it is considered a building appurtenance.

Driveway” means an area of property designed to provide access between a street and a building or parking area.

Duplex” contains two dwelling units (see Chapter 19.05 EMC, “Dwelling, 2-unit”), but unlike a townhouse, a duplex could be two units on separate floors (upper unit and lower unit) or two units joined at the side.

Dwelling” means one or more habitable rooms designed to be occupied by one or more persons with shared facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation which meet the minimum requirements of EMC Title 16, Building and Construction, and in which all habitable rooms are internally accessible from within the dwelling.

Facade” means the entire building exterior wall face, including grade to the top of the parapet or eaves, and the entire width of the building elevation. For buildings with more than one occupant, the facade for each occupant shall be that portion of the exterior wall face between the points where interior walls between tenants intersect with the exterior wall.

Fence” means a manmade barrier erected to enclose, screen or separate areas of land.

Frontage” means the area between (and/or on) a building facade and the public right-of-way or the pavement of a public sidewalk.

Garage” means an accessory building constructed of at least three walls, designed or used for the shelter or storage of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building.

Garage, private attached” means a portion of the principal building which is attached by a common wall or substantial roof structure to the principal dwelling designed or used for the storage or shelter of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building.

Green roof” means an engineered roofing system that allows for the propagation of rooftop vegetation while maintaining the integrity of the underlying roof structure and membrane.

Lot” means an area of land established by plat, subdivision or as otherwise permitted by law to be used, developed or built upon in accordance with the provisions of the Unified Development Code.

Lot, corner” means a lot located at the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets.

Lot, interior” means any lot which is not a corner lot.

Lot line” means a line of record that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or alley.

Lot line, front” means the lot line dividing a lot from the street. On a corner lot, only the shorter lot frontage shall be considered as the front lot line. On a panhandle lot, the front lot line and setbacks shall be determined during the subdivision approval process, or, if not determined during subdivision review, shall be determined by the planning director.

Lot line, rear” means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of triangular or other irregularly shaped lots, an imaginary line ten feet in length located entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.

Lot line, side” means any lot line which is not a front or rear lot line.

Lot, panhandle” means a lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by means of a narrow strip of land which does not meet the full frontage or width requirements of this title.

Lot, substandard” means a lot that does not meet minimum lot area and/or dimensional (lot width, lot depth and/or lot frontage) requirements of this title.

Manufactured home,” “mobile home,” “mobile home park subdivision,” “manufactured housing subdivision,” “mobile home park,” “manufactured housing community” or “manufactured/mobile home community” has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 59.20.030. “Designated manufactured home” or “new manufactured home” has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 35.63.160.

Marquee” means a permanent roof-like structure or canopy of rigid material supported by and extending from the facade of a building.

Open space” means land area not covered by buildings, roads, driveway and parking areas, or outdoor storage areas, including, but not limited to, landscape areas, gardens, woodlands, walkways, courtyards or lawns, and outdoor recreation areas. Except as otherwise provided by this title, open space includes setback areas that meet the requirements defined in this title.

Open space, common” means private open space provided within a development which is provided for, and which is permanently accessible to, all residents/tenants of the development.

Open space, private” means a small parcel of land or outside area (deck, lanai, patio) immediately adjacent to an individual dwelling unit maintained by and for its residents and reserved exclusively for their use.

Open space, public” means an area that is visible and accessible to the public, but may be designed for the use and enjoyment of the development.

Plat” is a map or representation of a subdivision, showing thereon the division of a tract or parcel of land into lots, blocks, streets and alleys, or other divisions and dedications.

Plat, final” is the final drawing of the subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for record with the county auditor and containing all elements and requirements set forth in this chapter and in local regulations adopted under this chapter.

Plat, preliminary” is a neat and approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision showing the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks, and other elements of a subdivision consistent with the requirements of this chapter. The preliminary plat shall be the basis for the approval or disapproval of the general layout of a subdivision.

Porch” means a roofed shelter, usually open at the sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect the entrance to a building; a carport is not considered a porch.

Short plat” is the map or representation of a short subdivision.

Short subdivision” means the division or redivision of land into nine or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership.

Stoop” means a small stair, landing or ramp connecting a building entrance to a walkway or sidewalk.

Street-facing dwelling unit facade” means a ground or first floor of a dwelling unit facade facing, and within thirty feet of, a front or side-street lot line on a public street.

Structure” means a combination of materials constructed or erected on or under the ground, or attached to something having a permanent location on or under the ground.

Structured parking” means a structure in which vehicle parking is accommodated on multiple stories or floors.

Subdivision” means the division or redivision of land into ten or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership.

Swale” means a shallow drainage conveyance with relatively gentle side slopes, generally with flow depths less than one foot.

Tiny home,” “tiny house” or “tiny house with wheels” has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 35.21.686, which is a dwelling to be used as permanent housing with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation built in accordance with the state building code.

Tiny house communities” has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 35.21.686, which is real property rented or held out for rent to others for the placement of tiny houses with wheels or tiny houses utilizing the binding site plan process in RCW 58.17.035.

Tower” means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers or monopole towers. The term encompasses personal wireless service facilities towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, personal communications services towers, alternative tower structures, and other similar structures, and its attendant base station.

Townhouses,” also called “single-family, attached,” are buildings joined at the side by a common wall. Each dwelling has up to two or three stories and no dwellings are placed over another. Each dwelling has individual and direct pedestrian access to the street and typically contains some private open space in the front and back. A development of townhouses could include two units attached (see Chapter 19.05 EMC, “Dwelling, 2-unit”) or multiple units attached. (Ord. 3896-22 § 2, 2022; Ord. 3774-20 § 5(D) (Exh. 3), 2020.)