20A.20 Definitions

The sound pressure level in decibels measured using the “A” weighting network on a sound level meter as specified by the American National Standards Institute specification for sound level meters as now existing or as hereafter amended or modified. The level so read is designated dBA. (Ord. 2006)

Abut.

To physically touch or border upon; or to share a common property line, but not overlap. (Ord. 1901)

Access.

Ingress and egress to and from premises, including ingress and egress to and from a public way and general road system. (Ord. 1901)

Access Corridor.

A vehicle circulation area in private ownership, including easements, tracts and driveways in a common ownership, over which access is afforded to two or more lots or residences. Where a driveway is shared and serves garages or accessory buildings and the lots and principal buildings front upon another street or an access corridor, the shared driveway shall not be defined as an access corridor. In this case, the side street setbacks do not apply. An access corridor shall not serve more than 10 single-family lots. (Ord. 1901)

Access, Primary.

The principal ways or means of approach to provide most frequent vehicular or pedestrian access to a property. (Ord. 1901)

Accessory Dwelling Unit.

An accessory dwelling unit (hereinafter referred to as “ADU”) is a habitable living unit that provides basic requirements for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. An ADU is accessory to the primary unit on a lot and may be added to, created within, or detached from the primary single-family dwelling unit. (Ord. 1901)

Accessory Structure.

A detached, subordinate structure, the use of which is clearly incidental and related to that of the principal structure or use of the land, and which is located on the same lot as that of the principal structure. (Ord. 1901)

Accessory Use.

A use customarily incidental to and on the same lot as the principal use of a building or operation and so necessary or commonly to be expected that it cannot be supposed that it was intended to be prohibited. (Ord. 1901)

Adaptive Management.

The modification of management practices to address changing conditions and new knowledge. Adaptive management is an approach that incorporates monitoring and research to allow projects and activities, including projects designed to produce environmental benefits, to go forward in the face of some uncertainty regarding consequences. The key provision of adaptive management is the responsibility to change adaptively in response to new understanding or information after an action is initiated. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Adjoining Lot.

A lot or parcel of land that shares all or part of a common lot line with another lot or parcel of land. (Ord. 1901)

Administrator.

Also, Code Administrator. Unless otherwise specified, the Administrator shall be the Director of Planning and Community Development or his/her designated representative. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954)

Adult Arcade.

A commercial establishment containing individual viewing areas or booths, where, for any form of consideration, including a membership fee, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors, or other similar image producing machines are used to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Cabaret.

A nightclub, bar, restaurant, tavern, or other similar commercial establishment, whether or not alcoholic beverages are served, that regularly features:

(1) Persons who appear semi-nude or nude; or

(2) Live performances which are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Drive-In Theater.

A drive-in theater used for presenting motion picture films, video cassettes, cable television, or any other such visual media distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas. (The term “drive-in theater” as used in the Redmond Community Development Guide is distinct from and is not intended to include the term “adult drive-in theater”.) (Ord. 1919)

Adult Entertainment Facility.

A commercial establishment defined herein as an adult arcade, adult cabaret, adult drive-in theater, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, adult retail store, adult sauna parlor, escort agency, nude or semi-nude model studio, or other adult entertainment facility. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Family Home.

The regular family abode of a person or persons who are providing personal care, room, and board under a license issued pursuant to Chapter 70.128 RCW, to more than one but not more than four adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services; except that a maximum of six adults may be permitted if the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services determines that the home and the provider are capable of meeting standards and qualifications provided for by Chapter 70.128 RCW. (Ord. 1901)

Adult Motel.

A hotel, motel, or similar commercial establishment which:

(1) Offers sleeping accommodations to the public for any form of consideration and provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas, and that has a sign visible from the public right-of-way that advertises the availability of this type of sexually oriented materials; or

(2) Offers a sleeping room for rent for a rental fee period of time that is less than 10 hours; or

(3) Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to sub-rent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Motion Picture Theater.

An enclosed commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, motion pictures, films, video cassettes, slides, or other similar visual media are regularly shown that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Retail Store.

A commercial establishment such as a bookstore, video store, or novelty shop which as its principal business purpose offers for sale or rent, for any form of consideration, any one or more of the following:

(1) Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed materials, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas; or

(2) Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed for use in connection with any specified sexual activities.

For the purpose of this definition, the term “principal business purpose” shall mean the business purpose that constitutes 50 percent or more of the stock in trade of a particular business establishment. The stock in trade of a particular business establishment shall be determined by examining either: (a) the retail dollar value of all sexually oriented materials compared to the retail dollar value of all nonsexually oriented materials readily available for purchase, rental, view, or use by patrons of the establishment, excluding inventory located in any portion of the premises not regularly open to patrons; or (b) the total volume of shelf space and display area reserved for sexually oriented materials compared to the total volume of shelf space and display area reserved for nonsexually oriented materials. (Ord. 1919)

Adult Sauna Parlor.

A commercial sauna parlor which excludes any person by virtue of age from all or any portion of the premises.

Advanced Technology.

Uses which focus on methods of improving manual, mechanical, or scientific processes. This definition excludes manufacturing uses that are not compatible with other advanced technology uses. (Ord. 1901)

Advertise.

To give information about the type, product line, quality or price of goods or services offered. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Affordable Housing.

(1) Housing renting for a monthly rent, including an appropriate utility allowance, of not more than 30 percent of the total monthly household income of low-income households (defined to be a household earning 80 percent or less of the median annual income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area); or

(2) Housing that may be purchased with monthly payments including: principal, interest, taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees, and assessments, that do not add up to more than 30 percent of the total monthly household income of low-income households (defined to be a household earning 80 percent or less of the median annual income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area). (Ord. 2126; Ord. 1756)

Affordable Housing, Low Cost.

(1) Housing renting for a monthly rent, including an appropriate utility allowance, of not more than 30 percent of the total monthly household income of very low-income households (defined to be a household earning 50 percent or less of the median annual income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area); or

(2) Housing that may be purchased with monthly payments including: principal, interest, taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees, and assessments, that do not add up to more than 30 percent of the total monthly household income of very low-income households (defined to be a household earning 50 percent or less of the median annual income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area). (Ord. 2126; Ord. 1756)

Agricultural Crop Management.

The cultivating of soil to produce crops. For the purposes of Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management, the activity shall be on a minimum of two acres. This definition is not intended to include gardening or construction of drainage or irrigation ditches. (Ord. 1877 (03))

Agricultural Residence.

The use of a dwelling unit occupied by a full- or part-time farmer on a lot or lots used exclusively for agriculture. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Alter/Alteration.

Any construction or remodeling which modifies all or part of the original site, object or structure either in appearance or by substitution of original materials with new material. This shall include both exterior and interior construction or change to properties. Alteration includes but is not limited to changing paint color or topographic features; removal or substitution of fences, railings, landscaping, or ornamentations; or additions or substitutions of windows, window frames, doors, doorframes, and signs. (Ord. 2164)

Amateur Radio Tower.

A tower and antenna(s) which transmit and receive noncommercial communication signals, and is defined as an amateur radio tower by the Federal Communications Commission. Guy wires for amateur radio antenna(s) are considered part of the structure for the purposes of meeting development standards. (Ord. 1930)

Anadromous Fish.

Fish that spawn and rear in freshwater and mature in the marine environment. (Ord. 2259)

Animal Kennel/Shelter.

A kennel or shelter shall be any outdoor or indoor facility, which houses four or more small domestic animals (that number not including one unweaned litter) for periods longer than 24 hours as a commercial venture, as a nonprofit organization, or for a governmental purpose. The facility may either be a separate business or an accessory use. (Ord. 1930)

Animated Sign.

A sign which contains wind or mechanically operated moving parts or which flashes or simulates motion by the use of electric lights; does not include flags, banners, revolving signs, changing message centers or barber poles. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Antenna(s).

Any system of electromagnetically tuned wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs or similar devices used to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves between terrestrial and/or orbital based points; includes, but is not limited to, radio antenna(s), television antenna(s), satellite dish antenna(s), and cellular antenna(s). Types of antenna(s) include:

(1) Omni-directional (or “whip”) antenna(s) transmits and receives radio frequency signals in a 360-degree radial pattern. For the purpose of this document, an omni-directional antenna(s) is up to 15 feet in height and up to six inches in diameter.

(2) Directional (or “panel”) antenna(s) transmits and receives radio frequency signals in a specific directional pattern of less than 360 degrees.

(3) Parabolic antenna(s) (or “dish”) antenna(s) is a bowl-shaped device for the reception and/or transmission of communications signals in a specific directional pattern. (Ord. 1930)

Appliance.

Any device used in the control or suppression of fire, such as, but not limited to, dry lines, standpipes, ladders, extinguishing systems, etc. (Ord. 1926)

Applicant.

The person, party, firm, corporation, or other entity that proposes any activity that could affect a sensitive area. (Ord. 1693(05))

Approved.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.06 RMC, Fire Code, “approved” shall in all cases mean that a particular plan, system, operation or construction including all notations made during review or testing as to the best knowledge of the Chief or his designated representative met or exceeded all applicable codes, standards, regulations and/or performance tests as of the date of approval. Any subsequent changes of circumstance which compromise the conditions of approval render such approval inapplicable. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1926)

Appurtenance.

For the purposes of the Shoreline Master Program, uses typically associated with single-family residences, such as a garage, deck, driveway, utilities, fences, installation of a septic tank and drainfield, and grading which does not exceed 250 cubic yards and which does not involve placement of fill in any wetland or waterward of the ordinary high water mark. An appurtenance is necessarily connected to the use and enjoyment of a single-family residence and is located landward of the ordinary high water mark and the perimeter of a wetland. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Aquaculture.

The cultivation of fish, shellfish, and/or other aquatic animals or plants, including the incidental preparation of these products for human use. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Aquatic.

Those areas waterward of the ordinary high water mark. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Aquifer.

A body of soil or rock that contains sufficient saturated material to conduct groundwater and yield useable quantities of groundwater to springs and wells. (Ord. 2180; Ord. 1693(010))

Aquifer Recharge Area.

Areas where water infiltrates into the subsurface and travels downward through the soil to a ground water aquifer. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 2180; Ord. 1693(015))

Aquifer Susceptibility.

That portion of the potential contamination of an aquifer that results from soil, rock and ground water characteristics within a recharge area. (Ord. 1693(020))

Aquifer Vulnerability.

The combined effect of aquifer susceptibility and contaminant loading potential; it includes hydrogeologic, land use and other factors that affect the potential for ground water contamination. (Ord. 1693(025))

Archeological Feature.

A human modification of the landscape or a concentration of artifacts that reflects human use or activity that is at least 50 years old. (Ord. 2164)

Archeological Resource.

Any material remains of human life or activities which are at least 50 years old and which have potential to provide new information in the fields of history and archeology. This shall include all sites, objects, structures, artifacts, implements and locations of prehistoric or archeological interest. This shall include but not be limited to burial grounds, campsites, dwellings, and implements, such as projectile points, basketry, grinding stones or pestles, carvings and paintings. This shall include material remains of human life or activities from historic periods that are located at least partially below the ground surface necessitating the use of archeological methods for study or recovery. (Ord. 2164)

Arterial.

A right-of-way that serves as a distributor of traffic. Arterials are delineated as principal and minor depending upon intensity of use. Principal arterials, for example, connect major activity areas and move traffic from community to community. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Artificially Created Wetland.

Wetlands created from nonwetland sites through purposeful, legally authorized human action, such as irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities. (Ord. 1693(030))

As Graded.

The soil surface, shape and condition upon the completion of grading. (Ord. 1877 (05))

Average Grade Level.

The average of the natural or existing topography of the portion of the lot, parcel, or tract of real property which will be directly under the proposed building or structure. In the case of structures to be built over water, average grade level shall be the elevation of the ordinary high water mark. Calculation of the average grade level shall be made by averaging the ground elevations at the midpoint of all exterior walls of the proposed building or structure. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Average Gross Floor Area.

The gross floor area of a building divided by the number of floors. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Average Trip Distance.

The average length of a trip measured in miles that is generated by a land use. (Ord. 2482)

Average Weekday Vehicle Trips.

The number of all vehicles entering or leaving a site during a 24-hour period Monday through Friday. (Ord. 2482)

20A.20.020 “B” Definitions.

Background Traffic.

The volume of traffic that is projected to occur on the street system as of the anticipated date of occupancy of a project. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Backyard Home.

A backyard home is a single-family detached unit that does not exceed 1,500 square feet. The determination of total square footage includes attached garages. A backyard home will be so identified and legally binding on the title of the home; enlarging the home will not be permitted above the maximum size. The backyard home may be placed anywhere on a single-family residential lot wherein it can meet setbacks and access requirements for the zone. A backyard home must be affordable to an individual or family with an income that is 120 percent or less of the median annual income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Housing affordability shall be determined by housing that may be purchased with monthly payments, including principal, interest, taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees, and assessments, that do not add up to more than 30 percent of the total monthly household income of households as described above. (Ord. 2356)

Balcony.

That portion of the seating space of an assembly room, the lowest part of which is raised four feet or more above the level of the main floor.

Banner.

A temporary sign made of cloth, fabric, paper, nonrigid plastic or similar types of material, designed to be displayed between two or more supports and/or affixed to a building or other structure or held by two or more persons. National flags and flags of political subdivisions are excluded. (Ord. 2425. Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Base Flood.

A flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, also referred to as the 100-year flood, which is based upon built-out conditions. The base flood will be determined through hydrologic modeling, and will assume fully developed land use conditions in tributary basins, such as defined in the Bear Creek Community Basin Plan. If the City has not modeled the base flood, the applicant shall be responsible for doing so, consistent with the assumptions set forth in this code and the Bear Creek Community Basin Plan. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(035))

Base Flood Elevation.

The water surface elevation of the base flood. It shall be referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. (Ord. 1693(040))

Basement.

Any floor level below the first story in a building, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a basement unless such floor level qualifies as a first story as defined by the Uniform Building Code. (Ord. 1901)

Basin (or Watershed).

The area of land drained by a particular creek or river, a geographic unit defined by the flows of rainwater and melting snow, in which all land drains to a common outlet. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Bed and Breakfast Inns.

A facility offering between three and 12 lodging rooms on a temporary basis to travelers, tourists and transient guests for a period of up to 30 days and serving primarily breakfast only to those guests registered to use the facility for lodging. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Bed and Breakfasts.

A single-family residence containing one kitchen and shared dining area providing no more than two lodging rooms for guests and travelers, tourists, and transient guests for a period of up to 30 days and serving primarily breakfast only to those people registered to use the facility for lodging. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Bedrock.

The solid rock immediately underlying unconsolidated material, such as soil. (Ord. 1877 (10))

Bench.

A relatively level step-like excavation into earth material. (Ord. 1877 (15))

Best Available Science.

Current scientific information used in the process to designate, protect, or restore critical areas, that is derived from a valid scientific process as defined by WAC 365-195-900 through 365-195-925. (Ord. 2259)

Best Management Practices (BMPs).

Conservation practices and management measures which serve to protect trees, including the following practices:

(1) Avoiding physical damage to tree trunk, branches, foliage and roots;

(2) Restricting the movement, operation, and location of construction materials and equipment to avoid the area under a tree canopy;

(3) Minimizing adverse changes in drainage conditions around tree roots;

(4) Minimizing adverse changes to the chemical, physical, structural, and organic characteristics of soil around tree roots;

(5) Those conservation practices defined by the State of Washington Department of Agriculture, Washington State Department of Ecology, and International Society of Arborists as intended to protect trees. (Ord. 1998)

Bicycle Facility and Classification.

Unless defined more specifically within this document, standards for bicycle facilities provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation should apply. Three major types of facilities are as follows:

Bikeway (Class I).

A bicycle facility physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within road right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way. The minimum width when exclusively used by bicycles is five feet for one-way, and eight feet for two-way. The minimum width when shared with pedestrians is 12 feet.

Bicycle Lane (Class II).

A portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the preferential or use of cyclists. Bicycle lanes are one-way facilities. The minimum width when abutting the curb is five and one-half feet. When adjacent to parking, the minimum width is five feet.

Bicycle Route (Class III).

A roadway shared by bicycles and motor vehicles with a wide shared curb lane or paved shoulder, and signage. The desirable width of a shared curb lane is 12 to 14 feet.

Binding Site Plan.

A drawing to a scale of no smaller than one inch equals 100 feet 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 City of Redmond; and

(3) Contains provisions making any development be in conformity with the site plan. (Ord. 1901)

Bioswale.

A constructed, linear depression lined with vegetation, designed to filter pollutants from storm water runoff prior to discharge to a catch basin or receiving waters. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Blank Walls.

The following are considered “blank walls”:

(1) Garden walls four feet or more in height;

(2) Etched glass, frosted glass, stained glass or similar translucent but nontransparent materials; and

(3) Windows with a lower sill not less than five feet six inches above the finished floor level. (Ord. 1901)

Block.

A group of lots, tracts, or parcels within well defined and fixed boundaries. (Ord. 1901)

BMPs (Best Management Practices).

The physical, structural, and/or managerial practices that have been approved by City of Redmond, and that when used singly or in combination, provide the most effective means of preventing or reducing pollution of water or other undesirable effects. (Ord. 1877 (20))

Borrow.

Earth material acquired from an off-site location for use in grading on a site. (Ord. 1877 (25))

Broadcast or Relay Tower.

A freestanding support structure, attached antenna(s), and related equipment intended for transmitting, receiving or re-transmitting commercial television, radio, telephone, cellular, or other communications services. (Ord. 1930)

Buffer or Buffer Area.

A zone surrounding a critical area that protects the critical area from adverse impacts to its integrity, functions, and values, or is an integral part of the resource’s ecosystem. The buffer shall consist of a naturally vegetated and undisturbed, enhanced, or revegetated zone for streams, wetlands, and the top of slope for landslide hazard areas. The buffer shall be a vegetated zone (may include grass) and free of permanent structures for the toe of slope for landslide hazard areas. For the purpose of Class I and II streams, “inner buffer” refers to that portion of the buffer closest to the stream whose distance is established in RCDG 20D.140.20-020, Stream Buffers. This area is to be treated the same as a buffer as defined above in this definition. The outer buffer is that portion of the buffer furthest away from the stream, whose distance is established in RCDG 20D.140.20-020, Stream Buffers. Disturbance is permitted in the outer buffer as defined in RCDG 20D.140.20-020(8). Otherwise these areas are to remain as a naturally vegetated zone. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(045))

Building.

See Structure. (Ord. 1901)

Building Height.

The height measured from average grade level to the highest point of a structure, provided that television antennas, chimneys, and similar appurtenances shall not be used in calculating height, except where such appurtenances obstruct the view of the shoreline of a substantial number of residences on areas adjoining such shorelines, or the applicable master program specifically requires that such appurtenances be included, provided further that temporary construction equipment is excluded in this calculation. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Building Permit.

Any building permit, any permit to construct tenant improvements, a mobile home hookup and foundation permit, a mobile home hookup permit, or any permit or approval to place or install mobile homes, mobile buildings, manufactured homes, or manufactured buildings. (Ord. 1913; Ord. 1909)

Building Work Areas.

Include all areas within 15 feet of a structure footprint; parking areas, access roads, and streets plus eight feet; and utility lines plus eight feet. All distances shall be measured horizontally. These areas are subject to setbacks, buffers and critical areas where no grade changes or other disturbance shall occur. (Ord. 1877 (27))

Buildout Transportation Facility Plan (BTFP).

The transportation plan that serves the buildout land use scenario, and is contained in the Appendix of the Transportation Master Plan. (Ord. 2482)

Bulk Storage Facility.

A facility where flammable or combustible liquids, solids, or gels are received by tank vessel, pipeline, railroad tank car or tank vehicle and are stored or blended in bulk for the purpose of distributing such substances by tank vessel, pipeline, railroad tank car, tank vehicle, portable tank or container. (Ord. 2180)

20A.20.030 “C” Definitions.

Caliper.

American Nursery and Landscape Association standard for measurement of trunk size of nursery stock. Caliper of the trunk shall be taken six inches above the ground. (Ord. 1998)

Candidate Species.

Fish and wildlife species that the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife will review for possible listing as endangered, threatened, or sensitive. (Ord. 2259)

Capacity.

The level of mobility provided by a transportation improvement, including facilities, projects, programs or services. Mobility is calculated and measured in terms of mobility units (MU) for the purpose of determining transportation concurrency and is based on the number of person trips generated by a land use multiplied by the average trip length, and reported as person miles of travel (PMT). (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Capital Facilities Plan (CFP).

A section of the Comprehensive Plan which contains a discussion and an inventory of significant publicly owned capital facilities which provide service to Redmond citizens and businesses, in support of plan goals and policies. The CFP includes the transportation facility plan (TFP). (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Capital Investment Program (CIP).

The Capital Investment Program is a six-year program of capital improvements, including facilities, programs, projects and services that include fire, park, transportation and other improvements necessary to serve the current and future needs of those who live and work in Redmond. The CIP is a six-year financial programming document of City revenues and expenditures for these improvements. (Ord. 2482)

Catch Basin.

An underground structure, shaped like a box or cylinder, which is used to connect storm drainage pipe and where the outlet pipe is at least 12 inches above the bottom of the structure. The volume of the structure from its bottom up to the outlet pipe is used to collect sediment and is known as the catch. (Ord. 1877 (30))

Cathodic Protection Well.

A cased or uncased borehole constructed for the purpose of installing equipment or facilities for the electrical protection of metallic equipment in contact with the ground. Cathodic protection wells are also known as anode wells. (Ord. 2180)

Cellular Communications Facility.

A Cellular Communications Facility is an unstaffed facility for the transmission of radio frequency signals and includes antenna(s), equipment shelters, and other equipment necessary to provide wireless transmission and reception utilizing cellular technology for various wireless telecommunication systems including cellular phones, Personal Communication Systems (PCS), pagers, and similar systems. (Ord. 1930)

Certificate of Concurrency.

A written document prepared by the Administrator stating that a particular development meets the concurrency requirements of RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Certification.

A professional, written engineering or geological opinion concerning the design, progress or completion of the work. (Ord. 1877 (35))

Certified Arborist.

A person or firm with specialized knowledge of the horticultural requirements of trees, certified by the International Society of Arboriculture or the National Arborist Association. (Ord. 1998)

Changing Message Signs.

Lighted or electronically controlled signs that contain messages, such as the date, time, temperature or commercial messages, and change within intervals of one minute or less. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Channel Migration Zone.

The area along a river within which the channel(s) can be reasonably predicted to migrate over time as a result of natural and normally occurring hydrological and related processes when considered with the characteristics of the river and its surroundings. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Chief.

As used in the Redmond Fire Code shall mean the Chief of the Fire Department or his representative as assigned or as authorized by the Redmond Fire Department Manual of Operations. (Ord. 1926)

City.

The City of Redmond, Washington. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Clearing – Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management, “clearing” is any action that disturbs, injures, or directly destroys the root structure of existing vegetation or any actions that disturb the existing ground surface. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1877 (45))

Clearing – Critical Areas.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Critical Areas, “clearing” is the removal of timber, brush, grass, ground cover or other vegetative matter from a site which exposes the earth’s surface of the site or any actions which disturb the existing ground surface. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1693(055))

Closed Record Appeal.

An administrative appeal on the record to the City Council or Hearing Examiner, following an open record hearing on a project permit application when the appeal is on the record with no or limited new evidence or information allowed to be submitted and only appeal argument allowed. (Ord. 1883)

Clustered Node.

A cluster of up to three residential structures containing no more than five dwelling units that share vehicular access. (Ord. 2447)

Clustering.

Clustering is a technique that allows for the on-site transfer of density so that lots are concentrated in one portion of a site leaving the remaining portion of the site as open space. (Ord. 1901)

Colocation.

The placement and arrangement of multiple antennae and equipment on a single support structure and equipment pad area. (Ord. 1930)

Color.

Described in terms of hue, value and intensity. Hue refers to the identity of a color – i.e., red, blue, yellow, etc. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color, and intensity is the relative strength and purity of a color. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Commercial Sign.

A sign containing expression related to the economic interests of the advertiser and its audience or a sign proposing a commercial transaction. (Ord. 2425)

Commercial Use.

The use of a building, land, or other for nonresidential and nonpersonal use involving retail sales, wholesale sales, office uses, entertainment uses, or similar uses. (Ord. 1901)

Commercial Vehicle.

A vehicle used in a business, including a home business or home occupation. (Ord. 1901)

Committee.

The City of Redmond Technical Committee. (Ord. 1693(060))

Community Center.

An enclosed structure open to the general public that is owned and operated by the City of Redmond or another public agency, and that is used predominantly for cultural, educational, recreational, or social purposes. (Ord. 1919)

Community Development Guide.

The City of Redmond Community Development Guide as now adopted or hereafter amended. (Ord. 1693(065))

Compaction.

The densification of earth material by mechanical means, intended or otherwise. (Ord. 1877 (50))

Compatible Use.

A use that is complementary to another use and/or whose associated impacts to the environment are similar to another use such that the uses may exist together without undermining the intent of the zone in which the uses exist. (Ord. 1901)

Compensatory Storage.

Any new, excavated storage volume equivalent to any flood storage capacity which has been or would be eliminated by filling or grading within the floodplain. (Ord. 1693(070))

Complex.

A building or group of buildings on one or more parcels managed by a single entity or property management. (Ord. 2425)

Comprehensive Plan.

The long-range plan used as a guide for the physical, economic, and social development of Redmond. The Comprehensive Plan is contained in the Community Development Guide. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Concurrency, Transportation.

A requirement of the 1990 Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.070(6)) that the City must enforce an ordinance precluding development approval if a development would cause the transportation LOS to fall below the City’s adopted LOS standard, unless revenues are secured to complete mitigating transportation improvements or strategies within six years. If a development fails to meet the concurrency test, supplemental mitigation in the form of transportation improvements or strategies will be required to accommodate the impacts of the development and allow it to achieve concurrency. Transportation demand management (TDM) and other mobility strategies may be used.

Maintaining transportation concurrency means implementing transportation improvements in proportion to the level of new development as required by Comprehensive Plan Transportation Policy TR-3 and regulations in RCDG 20D.210.10. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Condominium.

A type of property ownership consisting of an individual interest in an apartment or commercial building, and undivided common interest in common areas such as parking area, elevators, etc. (Ord. 1901)

Conservation Easement, TDR.

A granting of a property right stipulating that lands within the transfer of development rights sending areas will be limited to the uses and intensities allowed by the transfer of development rights program to remain in a preserved state to facilitate only agriculture, recreational uses, or fish and wildlife habitats. The easement shall be recorded with the real property records of King County. The sending property owner is the grantor and the City of Redmond is the grantee. This easement may be combined with other easements with a similar purpose. (Ord. 1984; Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Construction.

Any site preparation, assembly, erection, demolition, substantial repair, maintenance, alteration, or similar action for or of public or private rights-of-way, structures, utilities, or similar property. (Ord. 2006)

Construction Sign.

A sign on the site of a construction project that identifies the project, its character, or its purpose, and that serves to promote pedestrian and vehicular safety by notifying the public that construction is taking place on the site. (Ord. 2425. Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Contaminant Loading Potential.

The availability within a recharge area of potential contaminants that could degrade ground water quality. (Ord. 1693(075))

Core Preservation Area.

These areas form the backbone of habitat areas within the City. They are those areas of the City which are already protected through other regulatory mechanisms. They include Native Growth Protection Easements/Areas, Class I streams and their buffers, Class II through IV streams, and other areas similarly protected. They may also include lands where development rights have been sold and some lands with recorded open space easements, depending on the purpose of the easement. These areas include wetlands and streams and their associated buffers as they become identified at a site-specific level. (Ord. 2259)

Corporate Headquarters and Regional Offices.

Businesses whose primary headquarters are in the Seattle-metropolitan area or northwest region, housing the administrative and management functions of a company, including administrative services, personnel and management functions. This facility acts as the central services for sub-regional offices, branches, retail and distribution outlets of the company. Where they are permitted, manufacturing and research and development may also be associated with corporate and regional offices. (Ord. 1901)

Cottage.

A cottage is a small, detached dwelling unit, not greater than 1,000 square feet in total floor area that is developed at a density greater than the underlying zone. More than one cottage may occupy a single lot. (Ord. 2126)

Cottage Housing Development.

A cottage housing development is detached single-family housing in a cluster of four to 12 dwelling units around a central open space and has the following characteristics:

(1) Each unit is of a size and function suitable for a single person or very small family;

(2) Each unit has the construction characteristics of a single-family house;

(3) Units may be located on platted lots or as units in a condominium and may share use of common facilities such as a party room, tool shed, garden orchard, workshop or parking areas;

(4) The site is designed with a coherent concept in mind, including: shared functional open space, off-street parking, access within the site and from the site, and consistent landscaping. (Ord. 2126)

Creation of Critical Areas.

The purposeful and legally authorized or accidental producing or forming of a wetland or stream from an upland (nonwetland or dry) site through artificial means. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(080))

Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas.

Areas, defined under the provisions of the Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW), where an aquifer that is a source of drinking water is both highly susceptible and vulnerable to contamination. Areas with a high susceptibility to groundwater contamination occur where an aquifer is used as a drinking water source and a combination of the following occur(s): permeable soils, permeable surficial geology, and/or groundwater close to the ground surface. (Ord. 2180; Ord. 1693(085))

Critical Areas.

Critical areas include any of the following areas or ecosystems: fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, wetlands, frequently flooded areas, critical aquifer recharge areas, and geologically hazardous areas, as defined in Chapter 36.70A RCW and RCDG 20D.140, Critical Areas. (Ord. 2259)

Critical Facilities.

Those facilities necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare which are defined in IBC Table 1604.5 (2003), Categories III and IV. These facilities include, but are not limited to, schools, hospitals, police stations, fire departments and other emergency response facilities, and nursing homes. Critical facilities also include sites of hazardous waste materials and storage. (Ord. 1693(095))

20A.20.040 “D” Definitions.

Day Care Center.

An agency which regularly provides temporary care for a group of children between the ages of six weeks to 12 years for periods less than 24 hours in a residence or structure other than the parent’s home on a regular reoccurring basis for pay or other valuable consideration, including but not limited to the furnishing of shelter, sustenance, supervision, education and other supportive services. The term is not intended to include baby-sitting services of a casual, nonreoccurring nature. (Ord. 1930)

Day Care, Family.

See Family Day Care Provider. (Ord. 1901)

Decibel or dBA.

A unit expressed on a logarithmic scale, for measuring the relative intensity of sounds, ranging from zero to 130 for the average pain level of the human ear. (Ord. 2006)

Dedication.

The deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public uses, reserving to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. The intention to dedicate shall be evidenced by the owner by the presentment for filing of a final plan or short plat showing the dedication thereon; and in the acceptance by the public shall be evidenced by the approval of such plat. (Ord. 1901)

Deed of Transfer of Development Rights.

A document which conveys ownership of development rights that were originally attached to property covered by a TDR easement. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Degradation/Degraded.

A deterioration in the level-of-service (LOS). (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Deleterious Substances.

Include, but are not limited to, chemical and microbial substances that are not classified as hazardous materials under RCDG 20A.20.080, whether the substances are in usable or waste condition, that have the potential to pose a significant groundwater hazard, or for which monitoring requirements or treatment-based standards are enforced under Chapter 246-290 WAC. (Ord. 2180)

Demand Management Strategies.

See Transportation Demand Management. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Demolish.

To remove more than 50 percent of the exterior walls of an existing building or structure, as measured by the linear length of the walls. Windows, doors and/or deteriorated wall sections are all considered part of a wall. (Formerly 20F.10.060(06); Ord. 1756)

Department.

For the purposes of RCDG Title 20F, any division, subdivision or organizational unit of the City established by ordinance, rule or order. (Ord. 2482. Formerly 20F.30.040(05))

Designated Manufactured Home.

A manufactured home meeting the requirements of State and Federal law which:

(1) Is comprised of at least two parallel sections, fully enclosed, each of not less than 12 feet wide by 36 feet long;

(2) Was originally constructed with and now has a composition or wood shake or shingle, coated metal, or similar roof of not less than 3:12 pitch;

(3) Has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding materials commonly used on conventional site built single-family residences. (Formerly 20A.60.223)

Destination Site.

The area of land within the city limits where an affected structure stated under RMC 15.22.040(1) is placed or proposed for placement. (Ord. 2160)

Detention System.

A storm water facility that is designed to accept runoff from a developed site and discharge it at a limited rate. Flows exceeding the limited rate are stored until they can be released at the limited rate (after the runoff rate into the system drops below the limited rate). This type of system can drain completely following a storm. (Ord. 1877 (55))

Developer.

See Fee Payer. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Development.

The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, grading, landfill, drainage, removal of vegetation, or disturbance of land or water; and use of land or water or the intensification or extension of the use of land or water.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.60 RCDG, Impact Fees, and RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code, “development” shall mean, in addition to the activities in the previous paragraph, any change in the use of a building or structure, or any changes in the use of land, where the construction, expansion, or change, when occupied or used for its intended purpose, has adverse impacts on, and may create additional demand and need for, public facilities, programs, projects or services, including fire, park, school or transportation facilities, programs, projects or services. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1913; Ord. 1909; Ord. 1901)

Development Application.

A written request completed by a developer, seeking City approval for a development. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 2482)

Development Approval.

Any authorization issued by the City of Redmond which approves a development. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Development Permit.

Any written authorization from the City of Redmond which authorizes the commencement of development. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Development Rights.

One of a series of rights inherent in fee simple ownership of land. It represents the potential for the improvement of a parcel of property measured in residential dwelling units or square footage of commercial, light industrial or office space based on the zoning classification of the parcel. (Ord. 2561; Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Development Site.

The total area of land that is subject to a proposed or approved development for which one or more related development approvals are being or have been obtained. (Ord. 2561)

Diameter/Diameter-Breast-Height (d.b.h.).

The diameter of any tree trunk, measured at four and one-half feet above average grade. For species of trees whose normal growth habit is characterized by multiple stems (e.g., hazelnut, vine maple) diameter shall mean the average diameter of all stems of the tree, measured at a point six inches from the point where the stems digress from the main trunk. In no case shall a branch more than six inches above average grade be considered a stem. For the purposes of code enforcement, if a tree has been removed and only the stump remains, the size of the tree shall be diameter of the top of the stump. (Ord. 1998)

Diameter at Breast Height.

Directional Sign.

A permanent sign not exceeding six square feet in area, without commercial message, that guides the public to a specific place such as an entrance, exit, parking or service area, or a particular aspect of a business or establishment such as a cocktail entrance. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Dock.

A structure that floats on the surface of the water, without piling supports, but which is attached to land. Typically used for boat moorage, swimming, public access, and other activities that require access to deep water. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Drainage Facilities.

See Storm Water Facilities. (Ord. 1877 (65))

Dredging.

The removal of earth, sand and/or gravel from the bottom of a stream, river, lake or other water body for the purposes of deepening or constructing a navigational channel or marina, increasing or maintaining flood conveyance capacity of a channel, installing submarine pipelines, or similar purposes, or to obtain the use of the bottom materials for landfill. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Dripline.

An area encircling the base of a tree, the minimum extent of which is delineated by a vertical line extending from the outer limit of a tree’s branch tips down to the ground. (Ord. 1998)

Drive-Up Stand.

A temporary or semi-permanent structure operating on private property for the purpose of vending food, drink, or retail goods, generally no larger than six feet wide by 10 feet long which allows the customer to remain in his or her vehicle while making a purchase. (Ord. 1930)

Driveway.

An access which serves a lot, structure or parking area. (Ord. 1901)

Drought-Tolerant Vegetation.

Vegetation that can thrive with minimal or no supplemental watering after a period of plant establishment that typically lasts two or three years. (Ord. 2447)

Dry Cleaning Establishment.

Any facility that uses a transfer machine, dry-to-dry vented unit, or dry-to-dry closed loop unit with chlorinated solvents to clean clothing or other materials. (Ord. 2180)

Dwelling Unit.

A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for not more than one family and permitted roomers and boarders, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. A mobile home, manufactured home, modular home, apartment, condominium, townhouse, single-family attached or detached house, or accessory dwelling unit is considered to a be a dwelling unit. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

20A.20.050 “E” Definitions.

Early notice.

The City’s response to an applicant stating whether it considers issuance of the Determination of Significance likely for the applicant’s proposal. (Formerly 20F.30.040(15))

Earth/Earth Material.

Naturally occurring rock, soil, stone, sediment, or combination thereof. (Ord. 1693(125))

Ecological Functions or Shoreline Functions.

The work performed or role played by the physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the maintenance of the aquatic and terrestrial environments that constitute the shoreline’s natural ecosystem. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Ecologically Intact Shoreline.

Those shoreline areas that retain the majority of their natural shoreline functions, as evidenced by the shoreline configuration and the presence of native vegetation. Generally, but not necessarily, ecologically intact shorelines are free of structural shoreline modifications, structures, and intensive human uses. This term is intended to delineate those shoreline areas that provide valuable functions for the larger aquatic and terrestrial environments which could be lost or significantly reduced by human development. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Ecosystem-Wide Processes.

The suite of naturally occurring physical and geologic processes of erosion, transport, and deposition, and specific chemical processes that shape landforms within a specific shoreline ecosystem and determine both the types of habitat that are present and the associated ecological functions. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Elevated Construction.

A construction technique that employs posts or pilings to raise a structure so that waters can flow freely beneath the structure. (Ord. 1693(130))

Elevation.

The architectural view of the front, side or back surface of a structure to include doors, windows and rooftop screening that is an extension of the facade but excluding any roof area and rooftop equipment or structures. (Ord. 1901)

Emergency Work.

Any work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an emergency. (Ord. 2006)

Engineer.

A professional engineer licensed by the State of Washington, who is qualified to practice those aspects of engineering reviewed in Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management. (Ord. 1877 (75))

Enhancement.

The improvement of an existing viable wetland, stream or habitat area or the buffers established for such areas, such as by increasing plant diversity, increasing wildlife habitat, installing environmentally compatible erosion controls, or removing nonindigenous plant or animal species. Enhancement also includes actions performed to improve the quality of an existing degraded wetland, stream or habitat area or buffer. (Ord. 1693(135))

Entrance.

Ingress and egress to and from a structure. (Ord. 1901)

Entrance, Primary.

The principal entrance to a structure through which pedestrians enter. (Ord. 1901)

Environmental Designation for Noise Abatement or EDNA.

An area or zones (environment) within which maximum permissible noise levels are established. (Ord. 2006)

Ephemeral Stream.

A stream that forms on a temporary basis following a rainstorm or snowmelt. An ephemeral stream is above the ground water table. (Ord. 2259)

Equestrian Facility.

A facility used to board, train or exercise more than six adult horses at any one time for commercial purposes, which may be private or public and may include facilities for spectators and competitions. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Equipment Shelter.

The structure associated with a cellular communication facility that is used to house electronic equipment and battery systems. (Ord. 1930)

Erosion.

A process whereby wind, rain, water and other natural agents mobilize and transport soil particles. (Ord. 1693(140))

Erosion Hazard Areas.

Lands or areas underlain by soils identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service (SCS) as having “severe” or “very severe” rill and inter-rill erosion hazards. This includes, but is not limited to, the following group of soils when they occur on slopes of 15 percent or greater: Alderwood-Kitsap (AkF), Alderwood gravelly sandy loam (AgD), Kitsap silt loam (KpD), Everett (EvD) and Indianola (InD). (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(145))

Escort Agency.

A person or business association that furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as its business purpose for a fee, tip, or other consideration. An escort is a person employed by an escort agency, and who, for any form of consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person. The term “escort agency” shall not include any escort service offered by a charity or nonprofit organization for medical assistance or assistance to the elderly or infirm. (Ord. 1919)

Essential Public Facility.

A facility, conveyance, or site whose services are provided by a governmental agency, a private or nonprofit organization under contract to or with substantial funding from government agencies, or a private organization subject to public service obligations, which is necessary to adequately provide a public service and which is typically hard to site. (See list of qualifying uses under RCDG 20F.40.80, Essential Public Facilities.) (Ord. 1930)

Establishment (Creation).

The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics present to develop a wetland on an upland or deepwater site, where a wetland did not previously exist. Activities typically involve excavation of upland soils to elevations that will produce a wetland hydroperiod, create hydric soils, and support the growth of hydrophytic plant species. (Ord. 2259)

Excavation.

The mechanical removal of earth material. (Ord. 1693(150))

Excessive Pruning.

Pruning more than four years of branch growth, unless necessary to restore the vigor of the tree or to protect life and property. (Ord. 1998)

Existing and Ongoing Agricultural Activities.

Those activities conducted on lands defined in RCW 84.34.120(2), and those activities involved in the production of crops and livestock, including but not limited to operation and maintenance of farm and stock ponds or drainage ditches, irrigation systems, changes between agricultural activities, and normal operation, maintenance or repair of existing serviceable structures, facilities or improved areas. Activities which bring an area into agricultural use are not part of an ongoing activity. An operation ceases to be ongoing when the area on which it was conducted is legally converted to a nonagricultural use. Idle land registered in a Federal or State soils conservation program or zoned for agricultural use by the City is considered existing and on-going. Forest practices are not included in this definition. (Ord. 1693(155))

Existing Grade.

The land surface elevation prior to grading. (Ord. 1877 (95))

Exotic.

Any species of plant or animal that is foreign to the Puget Sound region. (Ord. 1693(160))

20A.20.060 “F” Definitions.

Family.

An individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage; eight or fewer nonrelated persons living together in a single dwelling unit, unless a grant of reasonable accommodation as identified in RCDG Title 20F allows an additional number of persons. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1901)

Family Day Care Provider.

A licensed day care provider who regularly provides day care for periods less than 24 hours for not more than 12 children in the provider’s home in the family living quarters. (Ord. 1901)

Fee Payer.

A person proposing a development which generates travel demand on the transportation system, for which development approval is required. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) Floodway.

The channel of the stream and that portion of the adjoining floodplain which is necessary to contain and discharge the FEMA base flood flow without increasing the FEMA base flood elevation more than one foot. (Ord. 2259)

Fill.

For the purposes of the Shoreline Master Program, the addition of soil, sand, rock, gravel, sediment, earth-retaining structure, or other material to an area waterward of the ordinary high water mark, in wetland, or on shorelands in a manner that raises the elevation or creates dry land. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Fill/Fill Material.

Earth or other solid material that is brought onto a property located within the City of Redmond, for use in regrading the ground surface; stabilizing on-site soils for support of structures, pavement, and other property features; altering watercourses or wetlands; or other purposes where the material becomes a part of the property. Fill material does not include such things as topsoil, beauty bark, compost, sand, gravel, or crushed rock used as a surface treatment. (Ord. 2180; Ord. 1693(170))

Filling.

The act of transporting or placing (by any manner or mechanism) fill material from, to, or on any soil surface, sediment surface, or other fill material. (Ord. 1693(175))

Final Plat.

The final drawing of the subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for record with the King County Department of Records and Elections, and containing all elements and requirements set for the by the City of Redmond. (Ord. 1901)

Finger Float.

A finger-like floating structure typically attached perpendicular to a main walkway that provides direct pedestrian access to and from a boat and provides for secure mooring of a boat. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Finger Pier.

A small narrow pier that projects at right angles from a larger pier perpendicular to the main pier, often parallel to the shoreline. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas.

Areas necessary for maintaining species in suitable habitats within their natural geographic distribution so that isolated subpopulations are not created as designated by WAC 365-190-080(5). These areas are further defined in RCDG 20D.140.20-010, Classification and Rating of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas. (Ord. 2259)

Flag.

A piece of cloth or bunting often attached to a staff, with distinctive colors, patterns, or symbolic devices used as a national or state symbol. (Ord. 2425)

Fleet.

Five or more vehicles operated within or from a facility. (Ord. 2180)

Float.

A structure that floats on the surface of the water, which is not attached to the shore but that may be anchored to submerged land. Floats are typically used for swimming, diving and similar recreational activities. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Flood Fringe.

That portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway which is generally covered by floodwaters during the base flood; it is generally associated with standing water rather than rapidly flowing water. (Ord. 2259)

Flood Insurance Rate Map.

The official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Administration has delineated some areas of flood hazard. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(185))

Flood Protection Elevation.

The elevation that is one foot above the base flood elevation. (Ord. 1693(190))

Floodplain.

The total area subject to inundation by the base flood. (Ord. 2259)

Floodplain.

Synonymous with the 100-year floodplain and means the land susceptible to inundation with a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The limit of this area shall be based upon flood ordinance regulations maps or a reasonable method which meets the objectives of the Shoreline Management Act. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Floor Area (Average).

Determined by dividing the floor area by the number of floors.

Floor Area Ratio.

The gross floor area of all buildings or structures (less any area devoted to parking or vehicle circulation) on a lot divided by the gross land area. (Ord. 1873)

Freestanding Sign.

A sign attached to the ground and supported by uprights placed on or in the ground. (Also called monument or pole sign.) (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

French Drains.

Perforated storm drain pipes used to collect water under ground. (Ord. 1877(97))

Frequently Flooded Areas.

Floodplains and other areas subject to flooding and that perform important hydrologic functions. Frequently flooded areas include floodplains and floodways. (Ord. 2259)

Frontage.

That side of a lot abutting on a street; the front lot line. (Ord. 1901)

Fueling Area.

An area in which petroleum fuels are dispensed in liquid form for commercial sale, public use, or for fleet vehicle operation. (Ord. 2180)

Fully Funded Project.

A project in the most recently adopted transportation portion of the transportation capital improvement program (TCIP) for the City or similar capital program of another jurisdiction which has sufficient revenues secured for construction. Unsecured revenues include those from unformed local improvement districts, insufficient developer fees or contributions, or revenues not yet programmed for expenditure by outside agencies. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Functions and Values.

The beneficial roles served by critical areas including, but not limited to, water quality protection and enhancement, fish and wildlife habitat, food chain support, flood storage, conveyance, and attenuation, groundwater recharge and discharge, erosion control, wave attenuation, protection from hazards, historical and archaeological and aesthetic value protection, and recreation. These beneficial roles are not listed in order of priority. (Ord. 2259)

20A.20.070 “G” Definitions.

Gabions.

Structures composed of masses of rocks or rubble held tightly together by wire mesh (typically) so as to form upright blocks or walls. Often constructed as a series of overlapping blocks or walls. Used primarily in retaining earth, steep slopes or embankments, to retard erosion or wave action, or as foundations for breakwaters or jetties. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Geologically Hazardous Areas.

Lands or areas characterized by geologic, hydrologic and topographic conditions that render them susceptible to potentially significant or severe risk of landslides, erosion, or seismic activity. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(195))

Geotechnical Report or Geotechnical Analysis.

A scientific study or evaluation conducted by a qualified expert that includes a description of the ground and surface hydrology and geology, the affected land form and its susceptibility to mass wasting, erosion, and other geologic hazards or processes, conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of the proposed development on geologic conditions, the adequacy of the site to be developed, the impacts of the proposed development, alternative approaches to the proposed development, and measures to mitigate potential site-specific and cumulative geological and hydrological impacts on the proposed development, including the potential adverse impacts to adjacent and down-current properties. Geotechnical reports shall conform to accepted technical standards and must be prepared by qualified professional engineers (or geologists) who have professional expertise about the regional and local shoreline geology and processes. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Glare.

A bright or dazzling light that substantially interferes with the normal use of property or the operation of motor vehicles on City streets. (Ord. 2006)

Grade.

The vertical elevation of the ground surface. (Ord. 1877 (115))

Grade, Existing.

The natural elevation of the ground or site prior to any work being done or any changes being made to the ground or site. (Ord. 1901)

Grading.

For the purposes of the Shoreline Master Program, the movement or redistribution of the soil, sand, rock, gravel, sediment or other material on a site in a manner that alters the natural contour of the land. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Grading – Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management, “grading” is any action which changes the elevation of the ground surface; grading includes, but is not necessarily limited to: dredging, landfills, excavations, filling, earth work, embankments, etc. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1877(120))

Grading – Critical Areas.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Critical Areas, “grading” is any excavating, filling, clearing, leveling, or contouring of the ground surface by human or mechanical means. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1693(200))

Gross Floor Area (GFA).

The area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts, elevator shafts, stairwells, courts, second story atriums and lobbies. Usable area under a horizontal projection of a roof or floor above, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be included within the total gross floor area. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

Gross Leasable Area (GLA).

The total floor area for which a tenant pays rent and that is designated for the tenant’s occupancy and is exclusive of common areas shared with other tenants, such as utility rooms, stairwells and malls.¹ (Ord. 2482)

Gross Site Area.

Gross site area is that area within the boundaries of a given lot. Gross site area does not include the area of any abutting streets or accessways. (Ord. 1901)

Groundwater.

Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of the land or below a surface water body. (Ord. 2180)

Growth.

See “New Development” definition. (Ord. 2482)

Growth Management Act (GMA).

The Washington State Growth Management Act enacted in 1990, and amendments in succeeding years. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

20A.20.080 “H” Definitions.

Habitat Management.

Management of land to maintain species in suitable habitats within their natural geographic distribution so that isolated subpopulations are not created. This does not imply maintaining all habitat or individuals of all species in all cases. (Ord. 1693(205))

Habitats of Local Importance.

“Habitats of local importance” include a seasonal range or habitat element with which a given species has a primary association, and which, if altered, may reduce the likelihood that the species will maintain and reproduce over time. These might include areas of high relative density or species richness, breeding habitats, winter range, and movement corridors. These might also include habitats that are of limited availability or high vulnerability to alterations, such as cliffs, talus, and wetlands. (Ord. 2278)

Hard Armoring Solutions.

Structural shoreline stabilization and reinforcement measures that are solid with hard surfaces, such as concrete, pilings, rock revetments, gabions, concrete groins, retaining walls, bulkheads and the like – typically nonnatural approaches to shoreline stabilization. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.

As defined by RCW 81.88.040, Hazardous liquid means: (a) Petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 in effect March 1, 1998; and (b) carbon dioxide. Pipeline, pipeline system, or hazardous liquid pipeline mean all parts of a pipeline facility through which a hazardous liquid moves in transportation, including, but not limited to, line pipe, valves, and other appurtenances connected to line pipe, pumping units, fabricated assemblies associated with pumping units, metering and delivery stations and fabricated assemblies therein, and breakout tanks. Pipeline or pipeline system does not include process or transfer pipelines. (Ord. 2137)

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Corridor.

The pipeline pathway in which the pipelines and facilities of a hazardous liquid pipeline operator are located, including public rights-of-way and easements over and through public or private property. (Ord. 2137)

Hazardous Materials.

Any hazardous waste, hazardous substance, dangerous waste, or extremely hazardous waste that is a physical or health hazard as defined and classified in Chapter 70.105 RCW and Chapter 173-303 WAC, whether the materials are in usable or waste condition. Hazardous materials shall also include petroleum or petroleum products that are in a liquid phase at ambient temperatures, including any waste oils or sludges. (Ord. 2180)

Hazardous Tree.

A tree that is dead, or is so affected by a significant structural defect or disease that falling or failure appears imminent, or a tree that impedes safe vision or traffic flow, or that otherwise currently poses a threat to life or property. (Ord. 1998)

Hazardous Waste.

Any substance defined as a dangerous waste, a hazardous substance or as a hazardous waste but excluding hazardous household waste as defined in RCW 70.105.100. (Ord. 1930)

Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.

Any facility regulated pursuant to WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-670. (Ord. 2180; Ord. 1930)

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage, Incidental.

Storage or treatment of hazardous waste incidental to the primary use occurring on-site such as those substances which may be necessary to manufacture or process certain materials or those substances which are the by-product of a manufacturing or repair process. (Ord. 1930)

Hazardous Waste Treatment or Storage, Primary.

Use of a site where hazardous waste is stored or treated as a sole or primary use of the site. Hazardous substances are shipped from other locations to be processed or stored on that site. (Ord. 1930)

Headwater.

A stream that is in the uppermost regions of a watershed or catchment area. (Ord. 2259)

Height of Building or Structure.

The vertical distance measured from the approved average finished grade around the building to the highest point of the structure. The approved average finished grade shall be measured by taking the smallest rectangle around the building and averaging the elevations at the midpoint of each side. (Ord. 1901)

High Consequence Land Use.

A land use that if located in the vicinity of a hazardous liquid pipeline represents an unusually high risk in the event of a pipeline failure due to characteristics of the inhabitants or functions of the use. High consequence land uses include:

(1) Land uses that involve a high-density on-site population that are more difficult to evacuate. These uses include schools (through grade 12), hospitals, clinics, multi-family housing or other facilities exclusively for elderly or handicapped, stadiums or arenas, and day care centers, and does not extend to family day care or adult family homes.

(2) Land uses that serve critical “lifeline” or emergency functions, such as fire and police facilities, utilities providing regional service, or water supplies if exposed to a significant risk that will curtail its lifeline function for a critical period of time.

(3) Uses with similar characteristics as determined by the Code Administrator. (Ord. 2137)

High Impact Land Use.

Land uses which are likely to have a significant adverse impact on wetlands because of the intensity of the use, and levels of human activity. High impact land uses include the following: commercial, urban, industrial, institutional, retail sales, residential (more than one unit per acre), new agriculture (high-intensity processing such as dairies, nurseries, greenhouses, raising and harvesting crops requiring annual tilling, raising and maintaining animals), high-intensity recreation (golf courses, ball fields), and hobby farms. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(210))

Historic Landmark.

A site or structure which has been designated under Chapter 20D.57 RCDG, Historic and Archeological Resources, as a historic landmark and is listed on the Redmond Heritage Resource Register. (Ord. 2164)

Home Business.

A business activity which results in a product or service and is conducted in whole or in part on a residential premises and is clearly subordinate to use of the premises as a residence. (Ord. 1901)

Hospitals.

Any institution, place, building or agency or distinct part thereof which qualifies or is required to qualify for a license under Chapter 70.41 RCW, or as a psychiatric hospital licensed under Chapter 71.12 RCW as presently worded or hereafter amended. (Ord. 1901)

Hotel or Motel – Building Code.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.08 RMC, Building Code, “hotel or motel” means any building containing four or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests. (Ord. 1954. Formerly 20E.10.05(40))

Hotel or Motel.

A facility providing four or more guest rooms for transient lodging accommodation to the general public and providing additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, and recreational facilities. (Ord. 1901)

Household.

An individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage or a group of not more than eight persons (excluding servants) who need not be related by blood or marriage living together in a dwelling unit. (Ord. 1901)

Household Income.

All income from all household members over the age of 18 residing in the household. Household income consists of all income that would be included as income for Federal income tax purposes (e.g., wages, interest income, etc.) for household members over the age of 18. Income of dependents who reside within a household for less than three months of the year will not be counted toward household income. (Ord. 1756)

Hyporheic Zone.

The saturated zone located beneath and adjacent to streams that contains some portion of surface waters, serves as a filter for nutrients, and maintains water quality. (Ord. 2259)

20A.20.090 “I” Definitions.

Identify.

To convey recognition of a particular enterprise or group of enterprises. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Impact Fee – Fire, Park, School – Land Uses.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.60 RCDG, Impact Fees, the land uses in the Impact Fee Schedule are defined as follows:

(1) Single-Family Dwelling Unit. See “Single-Family Dwelling Unit” definition.

(2) Multi-Family Dwelling Unit. See “Multi-Family Dwelling Unit” definition.

(3) Manufacturing Uses. Land or structures that will have manufacturing facilities for firms or uses which have Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) of Major Group 20 through Major Group 39, SIC Major Group 40 through Major Group 49, SIC Major Group 15 through Major Group 17, SIC Major Groups 50 and 51 and warehouses.

(4) Office Uses.

(a) A structure, room or series of rooms where the affairs of a business, professional person, or branch of government are carried out. Uses which would be primarily classified as one of the other defined uses shall not be classified as office uses.

(b) Land or structures used by firms or uses that have SICs of Major Group 60 through Major Group 97, excluding Major Groups 75, 76, 78 and 88.

(5) Retail Uses. Land or structures used by firms or uses that have SICs of Major Group 52 through Major Group 59 and SIC Major Groups 75, 76 and 78. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 2298; Ord. 2297; Ord. 2216; Ord. 1954)

Impact Fee – Transportation.

A payment of money required from development as a condition of development approval to pay for transportation improvements needed to serve new growth and development, and is:

(1) Reasonably related to the new development that creates additional demand and need for transportation improvements;

(2) A proportionate share of the cost of the public improvements; and

(3) Is used for improvements that reasonably benefit the new development.

A transportation impact fee may be used to pay for a portion of the cost of transportation improvements contained in the Transportation Facility Plan (TFP) previously incurred by the City, to the extent that new growth and development will be served by the previously funded and completed improvements, provided such fee shall not be imposed to make up for any deficiencies. A transportation impact fee does not include a reasonable permit or application fee. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Impact Fee – Transportation – Land Uses.

For the purposes of administering RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code, the land uses in the Transportation Impact Fee Schedule are defined as follows:

(1) Administrative Office Building. An administrative office building houses one or more tenants and is the location where affairs of a business, commercial or industrial organization, professional person or firm are conducted. The building or buildings may be limited to one tenant, either the owner or lessee, or contain a mixture of tenants including professional services, insurance companies, investment brokers, and company headquarters. Services such as a bank or savings and loan, a restaurant or cafeteria, miscellaneous retail facilities, and fitness facilities for building tenants may also be included.

(2) Bank/Savings and Loan. A freestanding building, with or without a drive-up window, for the custody, loan, or exchange of money; for the extension of credit; and for facilitating the transmission of funds.

(3) Car Sales (New and Used). Facilities are generally located as strip development along major arterial streets which already have a preponderance of commercial development. Generally included are auto services and parts sales along with a sometimes substantial used-car operation. Some dealerships also include leasing activities and truck sales and servicing.

(4) Car Wash. Manual operations where the driver parks and washes the vehicle in a stall, or an automated facility for the same purpose.

(5) Church. A building providing public worship facilities. Generally houses an assembly hall or sanctuary, meeting rooms, classrooms, and occasionally dining facilities.

(6) Congregate Care/Assisted Living. One or more multi-unit buildings designed for the elderly or those who are unable to live independently due to physical or mental handicap. Facilities may contain dining rooms, medical facilities, and recreational facilities.

(7) Convenience Store. A use which combines retail food sales with fast foods or take-out food service; generally open long hours or 24 hours a day.

(8) Day Care. A facility for the care of infant and preschool age children during the daytime hours. Generally includes classrooms, offices, eating areas, and a playground.

(9) Discount/Department Store. Freestanding store with off-street parking. Usually offers centralized cashiering and a wide range of products. Often is the only store on a site, but can be found in mutual operation with its own or other supermarkets, garden centers and service stations, or as part of community-sized shopping centers.

(10) Elementary School. Serves students between the kindergarten and high school levels.

(11) Fast Food and Take-Out Restaurant. An eating establishment which offers quick food service and a limited menu of items. Food is generally served in disposable wrappings or containers, and may be consumed inside or outside the restaurant building. Usually has a drive-up window.

(12) Furniture Store. Furniture stores specialize in the sale of furniture and carpeting. The stores are generally large and include storage areas.

(13) Health Club/Racquet Club. Privately owned facilities with tennis courts, swimming pools, racquet ball courts, handball courts, other minor gymnastic facilities. Features exercise, sports, and other active physical conditioning, as well as a broader range of services such as juice bars and meeting rooms.

(14) High School. Ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades.

(15) High Turnover Restaurant. Sit-down eating establishment where customers generally stay less than one hour. Usually moderately priced and frequently belongs to chains; is sometimes open 24 hours per day. Usually serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; generally does not have a drive-up window.

(16) Hospital. A building or buildings designed for the medical, surgical diagnosis, treatment and housing of persons under the care of doctors and nurses. Rest homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes and clinics are not included.

(17) Hotel/Motel. A place of lodging providing sleeping accommodations, restaurants, cocktail lounges, meeting and banquet rooms or convention facilities.

(18) Industrial Park/Research and Development. Industrial parks are areas containing a number of industrial or related facilities. They are characterized by a mix of manufacturing, service and warehouse facilities with a wide variation in the proportion of each type of use from one location to another. Many industrial parks contain highly diversified facilities, some with a large number of small businesses and others with one or two dominant industries. Research centers are facilities or groups of facilities devoted nearly exclusively to research and development activities. While they may also contain offices and some light fabrication areas, the primary function is that of research and development.

(19) Library. A public facility for the use, but not sale, of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials.

(20) Light Industrial/Manufacturing. A facility where the primary activity is the conversion of raw materials or parts into finished products. Generally also has offices and associated functions. Typical light industrial uses are printing plants, material testing laboratories, assemblers of data processing equipment, and power stations.

(21) Medical Office/Clinic. A facility which provides diagnoses and outpatient care on a routine basis but which is unable to provide prolonged in-house medical/surgical care. A medical office is generally operated by either a single private physician/dentist or a group of doctors and/or dentists.

(22) Miscellaneous Retail. A store which sells retail goods to the ultimate consumer for direct consumption and not for resale.

(23) Movie Theater. Consists of audience seating, one or more screens and auditoriums, and a lobby and refreshment stand.

(24) Multi-Family. See “Multi-Family Dwelling Unit” definition.

(25) Nursing Home. A facility whose primary function is to provide chronic or convalescent care for persons who by reason of illness or infirmity are unable to care for themselves. Applies to rest homes, chronic care, and convalescent homes.

(26) Post Office. Houses service windows for mailing packages and letters, post office boxes, offices, vehicle storage areas, and sorting and distribution facilities for mail.

(27) Restaurant. An eating establishment with turnover rates generally of at least one hour or longer. Generally does not serve breakfast and may or may not serve lunch.

(28) Retirement Community. Residential units similar to apartments or condominiums, restricted to adults or senior citizens.

(29) Service Station with Minimart. A facility which combines elements of a convenience store and a gas station. Convenience food items are sold along with gasoline and other car products; gas pumps are primarily or completely self-service.

(30) Service Station without Minimart. A facility used for the sale of gasoline, oil, and lubricants. May include areas for servicing, repairing, and washing vehicles.

(31) Shopping Center. An integrated group of commercial establishments which is planned, developed, owned, or managed as a unit. On-site parking facilities are provided, and administrative office areas are usually included.

(32) Single-Family. See “Single-Family Dwelling Unit, Attached” and “Single-Family Dwelling Unit, Detached” definitions.

(33) Supermarket. Retail store which sells a complete assortment of food, food preparation and wrapping materials, and household cleaning and servicing items.

(34) Warehousing/Storage. Facilities which are primarily devoted to the storage of materials. They may also include office and maintenance areas. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1907)

Impervious Surface.

Any material or ground treatment that prevents or substantially reduces absorption of storm water into the ground (i.e., concrete, asphalt, sidewalks, buildings, etc.). (Ord. 1901)

Implementation, Transportation.

To build, fund, operate or regulate a transportation facility, program, project and service. (Ord. 2482)

Improvement, Transportation.

An enhancement that has a beneficial impact on the level of mobility for people and goods, through the operation of construction of a transportation facility, program, project and service. (Ord. 2482)

Incidental (Use).

Subordinate and minor in significance and bearing a reasonable relationship with the primary or principal use. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Incremental Environmental Improvement.

An improvement to a system protective of groundwater at an existing facility where the improvement reduces the facility’s impact on groundwater, provided the improvement is not one of the prohibited activities identified in RCDG 20D.140.50-030. (Ord. 2180)

Independent Documentation Study.

The traffic engineering documentation prepared by a fee payer to allow the determination of a nonstandard transportation impact fee by the city, rather than by the use of the transportation impact fee schedule contained in RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Indirectly Illuminated Sign.

A sign which is lighted by source not seen directly. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Individual.

An applicant, person, partnership, company, developer, party, firm, corporation, organization, or other human-created entity. (Ord. 2160)

Infiltration.

The flow of water into soil material. It is also used to describe the process of storm water inflow into a sanitary sewer system. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Infrastructure.

Facilities and services needed to sustain industry, residential, commercial, and all other land use activities, including water, sewer lines, and other utilities, streets and roads, communications, and public facilities such as fire stations, parks, schools, etc. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

In-Kind Mitigation.

Replacement of critical areas with substitute critical areas whose characteristics closely approximate those destroyed or degraded by a regulated activity. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(215))

Inlet.

An underground structure that allows surface water to enter the storm drain system. Typically, it is a small catchless box-shaped structure with a slotted metal grate that does not contain a catch (see Catch Basin). (Ord. 1877 (127))

Inspector.

The person(s) designated by the Director of Public Works to evaluate construction activities for compliance with City of Redmond codes, policies, standards and approved plans. (Ord. 1877 (130))

Integrity (Historic).

A measure of the authenticity of a property’s historic identity evidenced by comparing its present state to its original unaltered state. This shall include whether the property has maintained its character by maintaining such things as original location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, or feeling and association. (Ord. 2164)

Intentionally Created Streams.

Streams created through purposeful human action, such as irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, and canals. (Ord. 1693(220))

Intermittent Stream.

A stream that flows only part of the year after precipitation events and receives some water during that time from groundwater sources. (Ord. 2259)

Internally Illuminated Sign.

A sign with the light source concealed or contained within the sign itself and which becomes visible in darkness by shining through a translucent surface. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

In-Water Structure.

A structure that is typically associated with water dependent uses and activities or that, by its nature, requires a location waterward of the ordinary high water mark of a stream, river, wetland or lake. Examples of in-water structures include: a marina, residential dock, fishing pier, boat house, public boardwalk, car-top boat launch, motorized boat launch, swimming float, fish weir or ladder, and culvert. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Item of Information.

One syllable, symbol, abbreviation, broken plane or discontinuous odd shape. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

20A.20.100 “J” Definitions.

Reserved.

20A.20.110 “K” Definitions.

Kennel.

An establishment licensed to operate a facility housing more than three dogs or cats and more than one litter of unweaned pups or kittens, or other household pets and where grooming, breeding, boarding, training, or selling of animals is conducted as a business or hobby. (Ord. 1901)

Kiosk.

A temporary or semi-permanent structure having one or more open air sides, operating on either private property or public rights-of-way and plazas, generally no larger than six feet wide by 10 feet long, which is operated for the purpose of vending food, drink, or retail goods. (Ord. 1930)

20A.20.120 “L” Definitions.

Landmark Tree.

Any healthy tree over thirty inches in diameter or any tree that is particularly impressive or unusual due to its size, shape, age, historical significance or any other trait that epitomizes the character of the species. (Ord. 1998)

Landscape Architect.

A person licensed by the State of Washington to engage in the practice of landscape architecture as defined by RCW 18.96.030. (Ord. 1998)

Landscape Area.

All portions of a site not devoted to a building, parking, storage or accessory use are referred to as the landscape area. A landscape area may include patios, plazas, walkways, walls and fences, water features such as fountain or pool, and planting areas. Ponds for the detention of storm water runoff are not considered part of the landscape area of a site, unless they are integrated with landscaping as a water feature. (Formerly 20C.20.090(30))

Landslide.

Episodic downslope movement of a mass of soil or rock and includes snow avalanches. (Ord. 1693(225))

Landslide Hazard Areas.

Lands or areas potentially subject to significant or severe risk of landslides based on a combination of geologic, topographic, and hydrogeologic factors. They include areas susceptible because of any combination of bedrock, soil, slope, slope aspect, structure, hydrology, or other factors. They are areas of the landscape that are at a high risk of failure or that presently exhibit downslope movement of soil and/or rocks and that are separated from the underlying stationary part of the slope by a definite plane of separation. The plane of separation may be thick or thin and may be composed of multiple failure zones depending on local conditions including soil type, slope gradient, and groundwater regime. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(230))

Large Box Retail.

See Regional Retail/Wholesale Use. (Ord. 1901)

Large Satellite Dish.

Any satellite dish antenna(s) whose diameter is greater than one meter in residential zones or two meters in industrial and commercial zones (see Satellite Dish Antenna(s)). (Ord. 1930)

Large Woody Debris (LWD).

Trunks and branches of trees that have fallen into a stream or have been placed in a stream, stabilizing the streambed and providing for fish and aquatic insects. This definition includes any piece of wood that is at least 10 centimeters in diameter (midpoint) and is at least two meters in length. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Legibility.

The capability of a sign being read and understood. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Leq.

The equivalent A-weighted sound level which is the constant sound level that, in a given situation and time period, conveys the same sound energy as the actual time-varying A-weighted sound. (Ord. 2006)

Level-of-Service (LOS), Transportation.

A measure that:

(1) Is used to define the implementation rate for building, funding, operating or regulating transportation improvements; or

(2) Defines the performance of these transportation improvements that are necessary to provide mobility for those who live and work in Redmond. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Level-of-Service Standard (LOS), Transportation.

Comprehensive Plan Transportation Policy TR-4 establishes the City’s transportation LOS standard. RCDG 20D.210, Transportation Standards, regulates compliance with the LOS standard using the concept of a mobility unit (MU). To determine compliance with the transportation LOS standard, the City annually measures the MU demand from new development and the MU supply available from the City’s six-year program and the TFP. The transportation LOS standard is met when the MU demand is equal to the MU supply. (Ord. 2482)

Littoral Drift.

The mud, sand, or gravel material moved parallel to the shoreline in the nearshore zone by waves and currents. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Littoral Zone.

The zone in a body of fresh water where light penetration is sufficient for the growth of plants. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Live-Aboard Vessel.

A vessel principally used as an overwater residence in a single location for a period exceeding two months in a calendar year. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Livestock Facility.

A facility used for housing, raising, boarding, training or showing livestock, such as cattle, horses, llamas, goats and swine, excluding kennels and feed lots. A livestock facility may be used for agricultural, commercial or recreation purposes. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Local Utilities.

Facilities and infrastructure provided by a public agency, utility district or franchise which convey essential services throughout a neighborhood area or within the community. These facilities include, but are not limited to, local water and waste water lines and pump stations, electrical distribution lines and substations, natural gas distribution pipelines, local telecommunications facilities, and storm water retention and conveyance systems. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Long-Term Care Facility.

An institution or a distinct part of an institution or use that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours to two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority by marriage, blood, or adoption. This definition includes skilled nursing facilities, convalescent centers, governmental medical institutions and facilities which provide intensive medical supervision. Long-term facilities may provide maintenance care as well as restorative services. Long-term care facilities shall not include adult family homes or residential care facilities. (Ord. 1901)

Lot.

A fractional part of divided lands having fixed boundaries, being of sufficient area and dimension to meet minimum zoning requirements for width and area. The term shall include tracts or parcels. (Ord. 1901)

Lot, Corner.

A lot or parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. (Ord. 1901)

Lot, Flag.

A large lot not meeting minimum frontage requirements and where access to the public road is by a narrow, private right-of-way or driveway. (Ord. 1901)

Lot, Interior.

A lot other than a corner lot. (Ord. 1901)

Lot, Parent.

The initial lot from which unit lots are subdivided for the exclusive use of townhouses. (Ord. 2271)

Lot, Through.

A lot that fronts upon two parallel streets or that fronts upon two streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot. (Ord. 1901)

Lot, Unit.

One of the individual lots created from the subdivision of a parent lot for the exclusive use of townhouses. (Ord. 2271)

Low Impact Land Use.

Land uses which are not likely to have a significant adverse impact on wetlands because of the intensity of the use, and levels of human activity. Low impact land uses include the following: forestry (cutting trees only), low-intensity open space (such as passive recreation and natural resources preservation), and unpaved trails. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(235))

Low-Income and Moderate-Income Housing.

Housing affordable under Federal standards to households with annual incomes at or below 80 percent of the County median income. (Ord. 1913; Ord. 1909)

20A.20.130 “M” Definitions.

Mandatory or Required Right-of-Way Dedications and/or Transportation Improvements.

Such noncompensated dedications and/or transportation facility improvements required of a development by the City of Redmond as a condition of development approval. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Manhole.

A cylindrical shaped structure used to connect or access storm drain pipe where the outlet pipe is less than 12 inches above the bottom of the structure (typically the outlet pipe is at the bottom of the structure and has no catch). (Ord. 1877 (137))

Manual.

The Department of Ecology Storm Water Management Manual for the Puget Sound Basin dated February 1992 and any revisions or updates from Ecology that are approved by the City’s Technical Committee. (Ord. 1877 (140))

Manufactured Home.

A factory built structure transportable in one or more sections which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities. A manufactured home shall be built to comply with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard Act of 1974 (regulations effective June 15, 1976). (Ord. 1901)

Marina, Recreational.

A private or public facility for storing, servicing, fueling, berthing and securing of more than four motorized boats or watercraft, that includes accessory facilities for providing incidental services to users of the marina, such as fuel, food services, waste collection, etc. This does not include commercial marinas, which may provide repair services, in addition to the above services, for commercial and industrial watercraft. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Marquee Sign.

A sign which is integrated into a marquee or canopy and does not extend beyond the limits of the marquee or canopy. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Master Planned Development.

A development concept for a site that is large, would benefit from long-term planning because of complex site issues, or both. A Master Plan approval is a separate approval that sets long-term conditions for development, granting both the applicant and the City a measure of certainty over the future of large and/or complex sites. Master Planned Developments are governed by Chapter 20D.97 RCDG, Master Planned Development; procedures are located in RCDG 20F.40.90, Master Planned Development. (Ord. 2447)

May.

Means the action is acceptable, provided it conforms to the provisions of the Shoreline Management Act. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Medical Diagnostic and Short-Term Treatment Facility.

Medical diagnostic and short-term treatment facilities provide emergency, diagnostic and other professional medical services to patients on a short-term basis, less than 24 hours in length. Such facilities require large floor plates or parcels and vehicular access to major transportation corridors. (Ord. 2484(AM))

Membership Wholesale/Retail Warehouse.

A warehouse-type facility where shoppers are required to obtain membership status and must show proof of membership prior to entry and purchase of all items. Products consist of discounted or wholesale goods, such as a wide variety of food, clothing, tires and appliances. Many items are sold in large quantities or bulk. This use occupies no less than 75,000 square feet of gross floor area and has somewhat higher parking ratios than typical of standard warehouse uses. (Ord. 2352)

Mini-Warehouse.

A warehouse facility intended for use by private parties who wish to store personal objects and whose storage units do not exceed 800 square feet. (Ord. 1901)

Mitigation – Critical Areas.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Critical Areas, “mitigation” includes:

(1) Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of actions.

(2) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation.

(3) Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment.

(4) Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action.

(5) Compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments.

While monitoring without additional actions is not considered mitigation for the purposes of these regulations, it may be part of a comprehensive mitigation program. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1693(240))

Mitigation – Transportation Management.

For the purposes of administering RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code, “mitigation” shall have either of the following definitions:

(1) Transportation demand management (TDM) strategies including facilities, programs, projects and services financed, constructed or operated by a developer and identified as part of the Transportation Facility Plan (TFP), or the Buildout Transportation Facility Plan (BTFP), contained in the Transportation Master Plan (TMP).

(2) Mitigation as defined in the SEPA Rules, and found in WAC 197-11-768:

(a) Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action;

(b) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation, by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps to avoid or reduce impacts;

(d) Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action;

(e) Compensating for the impact by replacing, enhancing, or providing substitute resources or environments; and/or

(f) Monitoring the impact and taking appropriate corrective measures. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1908)

Mixed Use.

A land use where more than one classification of land use (residential, commercial, recreational) permitted within a zoning district is combined on a lot or within a structure. (Ord. 1901)

Mobile Fleet Fueling.

The practice of filling fuel tanks of vehicles from tank vehicles. Mobile fleet fueling is also known as wet fueling and wet hosing. Mobile fleet fueling does not include fueling at construction sites. (Ord. 2180)

Mobile Home.

Any vehicle or similar portable structure built prior to the enactment of the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, designed for mounting on wheels and intended for use as a residence, except parked and unoccupied recreational vehicles, which meets the standards of the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. (Ord. 1901)

Mobile Home Park.

An area of land designed for the placement of mobile homes with two or more improved pads or spaces for mobile homes providing connections for, but not limited to, water, sewer and electricity service. (Ord. 1901)

Mobility.

The movement of people and goods. The two mobility measures that are used in the transportation concurrency system are (1) mobility units (MU) and (2) person miles of travel (PMT). (Ord. 2482)

Mobility Unit.

A measurement unit that is used to express the level of travel demand on the transportation system generated by a land use(s), or the unit increase in the ability to travel on the transportation system due to the increased supply of transportation improvements, such as those on the City’s six-year plan, Transportation Facility Plan (TFP), or Buildout Transportation Facility Plan (BTFP). (Ord. 2482)

Moderate Impact Land Use.

Land uses which are likely to have a moderate impact on wetlands because of the intensity of the use and levels of human activity. Moderate impact land uses include the following: residential (one unit per acre or less), moderate-intensity open space (parks), new agriculture (moderate-intensity such as orchards and hay fields), paved trails, and building of logging roads. (Ord. 2259)

Modular Housing.

See Manufactured Home. (Ord. 1901)

Motorized Watercraft.

Those floating devices, which are designed to be propelled by the use of internal combustion engines or electric motors. Inflatable, motorized watercraft may be included in this definition if they are propelled by the use of internal combustion engines or electric motors. (Ord. 2006)

MTBE.

Methyl tertiary butyl ether, a gasoline additive. (Ord. 2180)

Multi-Family Dwelling Unit.

A dwelling unit within a building which accommodates two or more families in individual, primary dwelling units. Also known as flats, or apartments. Normally rented or leased, but may also be condominiums. The building is normally located on a single lot. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

Multiple Building Complex.

A group of structures housing at least one retail business, office, commercial venture, or independent and separate department of a business which shares the same lot, access and/or parking facilities or coordinated site plan. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Multiple Tenant Building.

A single structure housing more than one business, office, or commercial venture. (Ord. 1901)

Multiplex.

A structure housing two, three or four multi-family dwelling units otherwise known as a duplex, triplex or fourplex. Multiplex units may be side-by-side or on top of another. (Ord. 1901)

20A.20.140 “N” Definitions.

Native Growth Protection Area (NGPA).

An area where native vegetation is preserved for the purpose of preventing harm to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, providing open space, maintaining wildlife corridors, maintaining slope stability, controlling runoff and erosion, and/or any other purpose designated by approval. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1998)

Native Vegetation.

Those plants which are indigenous to the coastal Pacific Northwest. It does not include lawns, but does include native grasses, such as bunchgrass. (Resource for identifying native plants: Pojar, Jim and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Publishing, 1994). (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Native Vegetation, Native Plant(s).

A tree, shrub or groundcover plant of a species that is native to western Washington. (Ord. 1998; Ord. 1693(245))

Neon Sign.

A sign with a light source supplied by a neon tube which is bent to form letters, symbols or other shapes. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Net Buildable Area.

The area of a lot excluding any areas where building is prohibited. (Ord. 1901)

New Development.

A project proposed on vacant land or a project that is a modification or expansion to any existing improvements where the value of the proposed modification is of equal or greater value than the existing improvements. If a project is considered a new development the entire site shall be brought into compliance with the current code. See also Re-Development. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1877 (145))

N.F.P.A.

The National Fire Protection Association. N.F.P.A. publishes numerous pamphlets which, when referenced, are applicable as guidelines and standards in applying codes or ordinances. (Ord. 1926)

Noise.

The intensity, duration and character of sounds from any and all sources. (Ord. 2006)

Nonconforming Lot, Legal.

A lot, the area, dimensions, or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of the zoning ordinance but that fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district. (Ord. 1901)

Nonconforming Structure, Illegal.

A structure or building, the size, dimensions, or location of which was not lawfully built according to the zoning ordinance that was in effect at the time. (Ord. 1901)

Nonconforming Structure, Legal.

A structure or building, the size, dimensions, or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment to the zoning ordinance but that fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district. (Ord. 1901)

Nonconforming Use, Illegal.

A use or activity which was not permitted by the zoning ordinance that was in effect at the time the use or activity began. (Ord. 1901)

Nonconforming Use, Legal.

A use or activity that was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of the zoning ordinance but that fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district. (Ord. 1901)

Nonconforming Use or Development.

A shoreline use or development which was lawfully constructed or established prior to the effective date of the act or the applicable master program, or amendments thereto, but which does not conform to present regulations or standards of the program. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Non-Water-Oriented Use.

Those uses that are not water-dependent, water-related, or water-enjoyment. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Nude or Semi-Nude Model Studio.

Any place where a person, who appears nude or semi-nude, or who displays any specified anatomical areas, is provided for money or any other form of consideration, to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons. The following uses are exceptions from the definition of a “nude or semi-nude model studio”:

(1) A proprietary school licensed by the State of Washington;

(2) A junior college, college, or university supported partly or entirely by taxation;

(3) A private college or university that maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a junior college, college, or university supported partly or entirely by taxation; or

(4) A place housed in a structure: (a) that has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicates a nude or semi-nude person is available for viewing; and (b) where, in order to participate in a class, a student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class. (Ord. 1919)

20A.20.150 “O” Definitions.

Office.

A building or portion of a building wherein services are performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or clerical operations. (Ord. 1901)

Off-Premises Sign.

A sign, such as a billboard, which displays a message which is not incidental to the lawful use of the property on which it is located. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

On-Premises Sign.

A sign which displays a message which is incidental to the lawful use of the property on which it is located. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Open Record Hearing.

A hearing, conducted by the Hearing Examiner, Board of Adjustment or City Council, that creates the city’s record through testimony and submission of evidence and information, under procedures prescribed by the City by ordinance or resolution. An open record hearing may be held prior to the city’s decision on a project permit to be known as an “open record predecision hearing.” An open record hearing may be held on an appeal, to be known as an “open record appeal hearing,” if no open record predecision hearing has been held on the project permit.(Ord. 1883)

Open Space.

Any land, area, the preservation of which in its present use would (1) conserve and enhance natural or scenic resources, or (2) protect streams or water supply, or (3) promote conservation of soils, wetlands, beaches or tidal marshes, or (4) enhance the value to the public of abutting or neighboring parks, forests, wildlife preserves, nature reservations or sanctuaries, or (5) enhance recreation opportunities. (Ord. 1901)

Open Space, Active.

Open space which may be improved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for recreational facilities such as swimming pools, play equipment for children, ball fields, court games, picnic tables, etc. (Ord. 1901)

Open Space, Passive.

Open space which is essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use or for the use and enjoyment of owners, occupants. (Ord. 1901)

Optional Density.

The additional square feet of building (measured by FAR) based on the use of transfer of development rights. (Ord. 1873)

Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM).

The mark that will be found on all lakes and streams by examining the bed and banks and ascertaining where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil a character distinct from that of the abutting upland, in respect to vegetation, as that condition exists on June 1, 1971, as it may naturally change thereafter, or as it may change thereafter in accordance with permits issued by a local government or the department, provided that in any area where the ordinary high water mark cannot be found, the ordinary high water mark adjoining fresh water shall be the line of mean high water. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Originating Site.

The area of land from where an affected structure stated under RMC 15.22.040(1) is removed or proposed for removal. (Ord. 2160)

Other Adult Entertainment Facility.

Any commercial establishment not defined herein where adult entertainment is regularly conducted or sexually oriented materials are displayed, or available in any form, for any type of consideration. Provided however, that a public library, and a school, university, or similar educational or scientific facility shall not be considered an adult entertainment facility. In addition, a commercial establishment that offers access to telecommunications networks as its principal business purpose shall not be considered an adult entertainment facility unless the access it provides is for the primary purpose of displaying or presenting visual images that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas. (Ord. 1919)

Outdoor Storage.

The storage of any material for a period greater than 24 hours, including items for sale, lease, processing and repair (including vehicles) not in an enclosed building. (Ord. 1901)

Outdoor Storage – Bulk.

Goods for sale, storage, or display which have a large size, mass, or volume, and are not easily moved or carried such as railroad ties, large bags of feed or fertilizer, wood, etc.

Outdoor Storage – Non-Bulk.

Goods for sale, storage or display which are distinguished from bulk items by being small in size or volume and not requiring a mechanical lifting device to move them. Includes such items as bikes, light weight furniture, lawn accessories and other items that can easily be moved indoors during close of business.

Outdoor Storage – Seasonal.

Outdoor storage of items for retail sale which are by its nature sold during a peak season including such items as fruits, vegetables, Christmas trees, pumpkins, lawn accessories, bedding plants, etc.

Outfall.

A structure used for the discharge of a stormwater or sewer system into a receiving water. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Out-of-Kind Mitigation.

Replacement of critical areas with substitute critical areas whose characteristics do not closely approximate those destroyed or degraded by a regulated activity. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(250))

20A.20.160 “P” Definitions.

Peak Hour.

The consecutive 60-minute period during a 24-hour period which experiences the highest sum of traffic volumes as determined by the City on a roadway segment, passing through a roadway intersection, or entering or leaving a development. The peak hour typically takes place between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a work day. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1940; Ord. 1908)

Peak Hour Noise.

The noisiest hour within a 24-hour period where the primary source of noise is from traffic. (Ord. 2006)

Peak Hour Vehicle Trips.

Total vehicular trips entering and leaving a development project during the consecutive 60-minute period between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. which experiences the highest sum of traffic volumes entering or leaving the development. This typically corresponds to the definition of “peak hour of the generator” in the most recent edition of Trip Generation, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Other trip generation sources may be used, at the discretion of the City, where ITE data are based on a limited survey base or where there may be special trip-generating characteristics of the proposal. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1940; Ord. 1908)

Perchlorethylene.

A colorless liquid used as a dry cleaning fluid, degreaser of metals, and a solvent (also known as PERC, tetrachloroethylene, tetrachloroethene, carbon dichloride, and ethylene tetrachloride). (Ord. 2180)

Permanent Erosion Control.

Continuous on-site and off-site control measures that are needed to control conveyance or deposition of earth, turgidity or pollutants after development, construction, or restoration. (Ord. 1693(255))

Person Miles of Travel (PMT).

The number of person trips generated by a land use multiplied by the average trip distance. (Ord. 2482)

Personal Communication Services (PCS).

Digital wireless telephone technology such as portable phones, pagers, faxes, and computers utilizing cellular technology for wireless communication. (Ord. 1930)

Physical Access.

The ability of the general public to reach the water’s edge. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Pier.

A structure supported by pilings that projects over, and is raised above the water but is attached to land, and that is used for boat moorage, swimming, fishing, public access, float plane moorage, or similar activities requiring access to deep water. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Piling.

The structural supports for piers, usually below the pier decking and anchored in the water. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Planned Developments.

See Master Planned Development. (Ord. 2447; Ord. 1901)

Plant Association of Infrequent Occurrence.

One or more plant species on a landform type which because of the rarity of the habitat, the species involved, or both, or for other botanical or environmental reasons, do not often occur in the Puget Sound region. Examples include but are not limited to:

(1) Wetlands with a coniferous forested class or subclass consisting of trees such as western red cedar, Sitka spruce or lodge pole pine growing on organic soils;

(2) Bogs with a predominance of sphagnum moss, or those containing sphagnum moss, and typically including one or more species such as Labrador tea, sundew, bog laurel or cranberry. (Ord. 1693(260))

Planting Area.

Parts of a landscape area that are planted, or proposed to be planted, are referred to as the planting area. (Formerly 20C.20.090(30))

Plat.

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. (Ord. 1901)

Political Sign.

A sign which exclusively and solely advertises a candidate or candidate’s public elective office, a political party, or promotes a position on a public, social, or ballot issue. (Ord. 2279. Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Portable Sign.

A sign which is capable of being moved easily and is not permanently affixed to the ground, a structure or a building. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Post-Development.

The project that the applicant is proposing to build. (Ord. 1877 (150))

Pre-Development.

The land use condition prior to any development (in Redmond this condition would typically be meadow, forest and/or wetlands). (Ord. 1877 (155))

Preferred Shoreline Use.

A single-family residence or appurtenance, a water-dependent, water-related, or water-enjoyment use, and shoreline recreation. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Preliminary Determination of Significance (Historic).

A preliminary decision made by a Landmark Commission in the event of a hearing continuation that a historic resource is highly likely to qualify for the designation under consideration at that hearing. (Ord. 2164)

Preliminary Plat.

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 the Development Guide. The preliminary plat shall be the basis for the approval or disapproval of the general layout of a subdivision. (Ord. 1901)

Pre-Project Conditions.

The land characteristics and ecological values which existed prior to any work on the proposed project. (Ord. 1877 (156))

Preschools.

See Day Care Center. (Ord. 1901)

Primary Room, Secondary Room.

(1) The primary room means a living room, dining room or family room. Where an open floor area plan combines the living and dining rooms, the living/dining room shall be considered one room.

(2) All rooms not defined above as a primary room shall be considered a secondary room. (Ord. 1901)

Priority Habitat/Species, or Priority Wildlife Habitat/Species.

Habitats and species of local importance and concern in urban areas, as identified by the Washington Department of Wildlife Priority Habitat and Species (PHS) program. “Priority species” are wildlife species of concern due to their population status and their sensitivity to habitat alteration. “Priority habitats” are areas with one or more of the following attributes: comparatively high wildlife density; high wildlife species richness; significant wildlife breeding habitat; significant wildlife seasonal ranges; significant movement corridors for wildlife; limited availability; or high vulnerability. General types of priority habitat identified in the PHS program potentially found in Redmond include meadows, oak woodlands, old-growth/mature forests, riparian areas, snag-rich areas, urban natural open space, and wetlands. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(265))

Processing or Handling of Hazardous Substances.

The use, storage, manufacture, production, or other land use activity involving hazardous substances. Hazardous substances processing and handling activities are normally found in commercial, manufacturing, and industrial zones. It does not include individually packaged household consumer products or quantities of hazardous substances of less than five gallons in volume per container.

Professional Services (Medical, Dental Clinics).

Health services providing medical, dental or psychiatric care on an outpatient basis without residency over 24 hours. This use is usually characterized by a relatively high patient turnover and high public access requirements. (Ord. 1901)

Project Improvements – Impact Fees.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.60 RCDG, Impact Fees, “project improvements” shall mean site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for a particular development project and that are necessary for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of the project and are not system improvements. No improvement or facility included in a capital facilities plan approved by the governing body of a city or town shall be considered a project improvement. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1913; Ord. 1909)

Project Improvements – Transportation.

For the purposes of administering RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code, “project improvements” shall mean site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for a particular development project, are necessary for the use and safety of the occupants or users of the project, and are not transportation system improvements. No improvement included in the City’s Transportation Facility Plan (TFP) or Buildout Transportation Facility Plan (BTFP) approved by the City Council shall be considered a project improvement. Project improvements shall include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Access driveways, paths, trails, and streets leading to or within the development;

(2) Driveways, paths, trails, and streets within the development;

(3) Acceleration and deceleration lanes, and right and left turn lanes leading to those streets and driveways;

(4) Traffic control measures for those driveways, paths, trails, and streets, such as traffic signals, signs, lane markings, etc.; and/or

(5) Standard frontage improvements not specifically defined in the City’s Six-Year Program, or TFP. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Project Limit.

A lot portion of a lot or combination of lots, or portions of lots treated as a single development parcel for purposes of the Development Guide. (Ord. 1901)

Projecting Sign.

A sign other than a wall sign which is attached to and projects from a structure or building face at approximately a right angle. (A marquee sign is not considered a projecting sign.) (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Property Line.

A line of record bounding a lot that divides one lot from another lot, or from a public or private street or any other public space. (Ord. 1901)

Property Line, Front.

The lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way. (Ord. 1901)

Property Line, Rear.

The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, a line 10 feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line. (Ord. 1901)

Property Line, Side.

Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. (Ord. 1901)

Pro-Rata or Proportionate Share.

That portion of the cost of transportation improvements that are reasonably related to the service demands and needs of new development. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Protected Tree/Protected Vegetation.

A tree or area of understory vegetation identified on an approved tree protection and replacement plan to be retained and protected during construction and/or permanently protected by easement, tract, or covenant restriction. A protected tree may be located outside or within an NGPA, sensitive area or sensitive area buffer. (Ord. 1998)

Protection Measure.

A practice or combination of practices (e.g., construction barriers, protective fencing, tree wells, etc.) used to control construction or development impacts to vegetation that is approved for protection in a tree removal permit. (Ord. 1998)

Protective Fencing.

A temporary fence or other structural barrier installed to prevent permitted clearing or construction activity from adversely affecting vegetation which is approved for retention in a tree removal permit. (Ord. 1998)

Public Access.

The ability of the general public to reach, touch, and enjoy the water’s edge, to travel on the waters of the state, and to view the water and the shoreline from adjacent locations. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Public Access Facility.

A water-oriented structure, such as a trail, pier, pedestrian bridge, boat launch, viewing platform, fishing pier, that provides access for the public to or along the shoreline. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

20A.20.170 “Q” Definitions.

Qualified Consultant.

For purposes of these regulations, “qualified consultant” shall mean a person who has attained a degree from an accredited college or university in the subject matter necessary to evaluate the sensitive area in question (e.g., biology or ecology for wetlands, streams and wildlife habitat; geology and/or civil engineering for geologic hazards and aquifer recharge areas), and who is professionally trained and/or certified or licensed to practice in the scientific disciplines necessary to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate impacts to the sensitive area in question. (Ord. 1693(270))

Qualified Noise Consultant.

Person(s) to perform noise impact analysis of specific activities or land use, and prepares a written report of findings. Such person(s) shall be professionally trained and qualified to perform the necessary tasks to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate impacts related to noise. (Ord. 2006)

Quality Control Systems.

Storm water facilities that are intended to reduce the pollutants in runoff. (Ord. 1877 (157))

Quality Habitat Areas.

These areas provide significant wildlife value by virtue of their characteristics. These characteristics include several parameters indicative of quality habitat, including size, community diversity, interspersion (spatial patterns), continuity, forest vegetation layers, forest age, and invasive plants. (Ord. 2259)

Quantity Control Systems.

Storm water management facilities that are intended to reduce the rate of runoff. (Ord. 1877 (159))

20A.20.180 “R” Definitions.

Real Estate Sign.

A portable or temporary sign that advertises real property for rent, lease, or sale. (Ord. 1942. Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Rebuild.

To undertake construction within and/or on an existing building which has a valid construction permit with construction value greater than 50 percent of the replacement cost of the existing building being rebuilt. The permit value is valid for a 12-month period beginning on the date of permit issuance. (Formerly 20F.10.060(06)); Ord. 1756)

Receiving Areas.

Properties eligible to receive transfer of development rights (TDR). (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Receiving Property.

Real property within which sound originating from sources outside the property is received. (Ord. 2006)

Reception Window Obstruction.

A physical barrier which would block an electromagnetic signal. (Ord. 1930)

Recreational and Utility Vehicles.

Travel trailers, boats which can be towed on trailers at highway speeds by automobiles or light trucks, jet skis, wind surfing boards, folding tent trailers, motor homes, truck campers removed from a truck or pickup, horse trailers, boat trailers with or without boats, and utility trailers. This definition does not include pickup or light trucks, 10,000 pounds gross weight or less, with or without a mounted camper unit, which are primarily used by the property owner for transportation purposes. (Ord. 1901)

Re-Development.

The expansion or modification that is of lesser value than the existing improvements. If a project is considered a re-development only the proposed improvements and an equal percentage of the existing improvements shall be brought into compliance with the current code. (Ord. 1877 (160))

Redmond Fire Department Standards.

As published and periodically updated by the Redmond Fire Department, a compilation of written and/or illustrated policies, procedures, criteria and guidelines designed to clarify and explicate the decisions of the Chief in regards to the application of adopted codes, ordinances and regulations. Redmond Fire Department Standards shall constitute the Redmond Fire Department’s primary reference document. (Ord. 1926)

Redmond Heritage Resource Register.

A listing of designated historic and archeological resources that have been designated following the processes and standards in Chapter 20D.57 RCDG or its successor. The Department of Planning and Community Development or its successor maintains the Redmond Heritage Resource Register. (Ord. 2164)

Re-establishment.

The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural or historic functions to a former critical area. Re-establishment is a type of restoration. (Ord. 2259)

Regional Light Rail Transit System.

A public rail transit line that operates at grade level, above grade level, or in a tunnel and that provides high-capacity, regional transit service owned and operated by a regional transit authority authorized under Chapter 81.112 RCW. A light rail transit system may be designed to share a street right-of-way although it may also use a separate right-of-way. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Regional Retail/Wholesale Use.

A singular retail or wholesale user who occupies no less than 75,000 square feet of gross floor area, typically requires high parking to building area ratios and has a regional sales market. Regional retail/wholesale uses can include, but are not limited to, membership warehouse clubs which emphasize bulk sales, discount stores and department stores. (See Retailing and Wholesaling). (Ord. 1901)

Regional Utilities.

Facilities and infrastructure provided by a public agency, utility or franchise which convey essential services throughout the area beyond but including Redmond. These facilities include, but are not limited to, regional water storage tanks, reservoirs and booster stations, waste water interceptors, pump stations and treatment facilities, electrical transmission substations and lines 115 kV or greater, regional natural gas pipelines and gate stations, regional telecommunications facilities. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Regulated Activity.

Activities that have a potential to significantly impact a sensitive area that is subject to the provisions of Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Critical Areas. Regulated activities generally include but are not limited to any filling, dredging, dumping or stockpiling, draining, excavation, flooding, clearing or grading, construction or reconstruction, driving pilings, obstructing, shading, or harvesting. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(275))

Rehabilitation.

The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of repairing natural or historic functions of a degraded critical area. Rehabilitation is a type of restoration. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(280))

Removal.

Removal of a tree(s) or vegetation, through either direct or indirect actions including, but not limited to, clearing, cutting, causing irreversible damage to roots or trunks; poisoning; destroying the structural integrity; and/or any filling, excavation, grading, or trenching in the dripline area of a tree which has the potential to cause irreversible damage to the tree, or relocation of an existing tree to a new planting location. (Ord. 1998)

Rental Room.

A rental room is any leased or rented habitable room used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating. (Ord. 1901)

Repair.

Normal repair means to restore a development to a state comparable to its original condition, including but not limited to its size, shape, configuration, location and external appearance, within a reasonable period after decay or partial destruction, except where repair causes substantial adverse effects to shoreline resources or environment. Replacement of a structure or development may be authorized as repair where such replacement is the common method of repair for the type of structure or development and the replacement structure or development is comparable to the original structure or development including but not limited to its size, shape, configuration, location and external appearance and the replacement does not cause substantial adverse effects to shoreline resources or environment. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Replacement.

For the purposes of standards on shoreline stabilization measures, replacement means the construction of a new structure to perform a shoreline stabilization function of an existing function which can no longer adequately serve the purpose. Additions to or increases in size of existing shoreline stabilization measures shall be considered new structures. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Research and Development.

An activity whose primary focus involves investigation and experimentation in the natural, physical, or social sciences. It typically involves a small amount of product development or assembly space and products testing, and supporting office space. Related administrative and corporate functions are incidental and subordinate to the primary research and development activities. (Ord. 1901)

Residential Care Facility.

A facility that provides, on a regular basis, personal care, including dressing and eating and health-related care and services for at least five, but not more than 15 functionally disabled persons and which is not licensed under Chapter 70.128 RCW. A residential care facility shall not provide the degree of care and treatment that a hospital or long-term care facility provides. (Ord. 1901)

Residential Zone.

The following zoning districts: Semi-Rural zone (RA-5), Large Lot Residential zone (R-1), Low Density Residential zones (R-2, R-3), Low-Moderate Density Residential zones (R-4, R-6), Moderate Density Residential zones (R-8, R-12, R-18), and High Density Residential zones (R-20, R-30). (Ord. 1919)

Restoration – Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management, “restoration” is the re-establishment of the land characteristics and ecological values to pre-development conditions that were lost by alteration, development or catastrophic events. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1877 (165))

Restoration – Critical Areas.

The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural or historic functions to a former or degraded critical area. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1693(285))

Restore, Restoration, or Ecological Restoration.

The reestablishment or upgrading of impaired ecological shoreline processes or functions. This may be accomplished through measures including but not limited to revegetation, removal of intrusive shoreline structures and removal or treatment of toxic materials. Restoration does not imply a requirement for returning the shoreline area to aboriginal or pre-European settlement conditions. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Retailing.

“Sale at retail” or “retail sale” means every sale of tangible personal property (including articles produced, fabricated, or imprinted) to all persons irrespective of the nature of their business and including, among others, without limiting the scope hereof, persons who install, repair, clean, alter, improve, construct, or decorate real or personal property of or for consumers other than a sale to a person who presents a resale certificate under RCW 82.04.470. (Ord. 1901)

Retention System.

A storm water facility that is designed to accept runoff from a developed site and discharge it at a limited rate. Flows exceeding the limited rate are stored until they can be released at the limited rate (when the runoff rate into the system drops below the limited rate). A specified volume is stored indefinitely (retained) until it is displaced by runoff from another storm. (Ord. 1877(170))

Retirement Residence.

A building or group of buildings which provides residential facilities for residents 55 years of age or more, except for the spouses of such residents for whom there is no minimum age requirement. A retirement residence may provide a range of types of living units including attached and detached housing units and may also provide to its residents: food service, general health care supervision, medication services, housekeeping services, personal services, recreation facilities and transportation services for its residents. Individual living units (suites) may include kitchens. A retirement residence may also include a skilled nursing facility provided that the number of nursing beds shall not exceed 25 percent of the total number of retirement residence units. Facilities with more than 25 percent of the retirement residence units having nursing beds shall be considered a long-term care facility. (Ord. 1901)

Retirement Residence Unit.

A retirement residence unit shall be defined as (1) one or more rooms, designated occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarters with sleeping facilities provided in the dwelling for one person or one household regardless of whether cooking and sanitary facilities are provided in the unit or (2) one bed in a room or facility where each bed is designated, occupied, or intended for occupancy by a separate person, any of whom are not related by blood or marriage. (Ord. 1901)

Revetment.

A shoreline protective structure constructed on a slope, and used to prevent erosion. Construction materials may be rock riprap, gabions, interlocking concrete blocks, or similar materials. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Right-of-Way.

Land owned by a public agency and used or planned to be used as a public thoroughfare. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

Riparian Stream Corridor.

Areas adjacent to stream systems that contain elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that mutually influence each other. The width of these areas extends to that portion of the terrestrial landscape that directly influences the aquatic ecosystem by providing shade, fine or large woody material, nutrients, organic and inorganic debris, terrestrial insects, or habitat for riparian-associated wildlife. These areas provide a myriad of functions to support a healthy stream system. (Ord. 2259)

Riparian Zone.

The area of vegetation adjacent to a body of water that influences (and is influenced by) the water; an area typically used by more species of wildlife than other land areas. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Riprap.

A facing layer or protective mound of broken stones placed to prevent erosion or sloughing of a structure or embankment. (Ord. 1877 (180))

Roof Sign.

A sign erected on or above a roof or parapet of a building or structure. (Signs attached to a pseudo-mansard roof are not included.) (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Rough Grade.

The stage at which the grade is modified to approximately conform to the proposed final grade. It is a prelude to and shall be based on a known development proposal. (Ord. 1877 (185))

Runoff.

Water originating from rainfall and/or other precipitation that flows from a site during or immediately after a storm. (Ord. 1877 (190))

20A.20.190 “S” Definitions.

Salmon and Steelhead Habitat.

Submerged areas that provide significant habitat or critical habitat components for salmon and steelhead at various life cycle stages, including: gravel-bottomed streams and rivers used for spawning; streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and side channels used for rearing or feeding, and refuge from predators and high waters; and shallow areas along lakeshores used for rearing, feeding and refuge. Salmon and steelhead habitat is mapped on the Stream Map in the Shoreline Master Program. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Salmonid.

A species of the family Salmonidae: the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Salmonids.

Fish of the family Salmonidae, including salmon, trout, and char. (Ord. 2259)

Satellite Dish Antenna(s).

A type of antenna(s) and supporting structure consisting of a solid, open mesh, or bar configured reflective surface used to receive and/or transmit radio frequency communication signals. Such an apparatus is typically in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn or cornucopia. (Ord. 1930)

Schools, Elementary/Secondary.

Public or private institutions of learning having a curriculum below the college level as required by the common school provisions of the State of Washington. (Ord. 1901)

Secondary Containment.

Containment designed to hold an unauthorized release external to a primary container. (Ord. 2180)

Secondary Room.

See Primary Room, Secondary Room.

Secure Community Transition Facility.

A residential facility for persons civilly committed and conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative under 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, the facilities established pursuant to RCW 71.09.250 and any community-based facilities established under Chapter 71.09 RCW, and operated by or under contract with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. (Ord. 2152)

Sediment.

Material that originates from weathering and erosion of rocks or unconsolidated deposits, and is transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water. (Ord. 1877 (195))

Sedimentation.

The deposit or accumulation of sediment. (Ord. 1877 (200))

Seismic Hazard Areas.

Lands or areas subject to severe risk of damage as a result of earthquake-induced ground shaking, slope failure, settlement, soil liquefaction, or surface faulting. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1693(290))

Semirural.

The City of Redmond is described as being a “semirural” community. In an attempt to define “semirural,” citizens and policy-makers of Redmond have enumerated characteristics that contribute to a semi-rural environment. These characteristics include:

(1) Agricultural uses;

(2) Open spaces;

(3) Trees and wooded lots;

(4) Trails;

(5) Limited public services and facilities in low density areas;

(6) Development setback and buffered from adjoining streets and neighborhoods;

(7) Maintenance of natural water courses and stream beds;

(8) The preservation of historical buildings, landmarks and sites.

Sending Areas.

Properties designated to transfer their development rights. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

SEPA Rules.

Chapter 197-11 WAC adopted by the Department of Ecology. (Ord. 2482. Formerly 20F.30.040(10))

Service Area.

Any area devoted to garbage or refuse containers, incinerators, the shipping or receiving of commodities, or the parking of trucks or other large vehicles used in the operation of an enterprise.

Setback.

The distance between a property line and the corresponding parallel setback line. (Ord. 1901)

Setback Line.

A line beyond which, toward a property line, no structure may extend or be placed except as permitted by the regulations of this title. (Ord. 1901)

Sexually Oriented Materials.

Any books, magazines, periodicals or other printed materials, or any photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations, that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas. The term “sexually oriented materials” includes any instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed for use in connection with any specified sexual activities. (Ord. 1919)

Shall.

Means a mandate; the action must be taken. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Sheet Erosion.

The relatively uniform removal of soil from an area without the development of conspicuous water channels. (Ord. 1877(205))

Sheet Flow.

A runoff that flows over the ground surface as a thin, relatively even layer, not concentrated in a water channel. (Ord. 1877(210))

Shorelands or Shoreland Areas.

Those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes, and tidal waters which are subject to the provisions of the Shoreline Management Act; the same to be designated as to location by the Department of Ecology. That portion of a 100-year floodplain may be included as long as such portion includes, as a minimum, the floodway and adjacent land extending landward 200 feet therefrom. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Shoreline Modification.

Those actions that modify the physical configuration or qualities of the shoreline area, usually through the construction of a physical element such as a dike, breakwater, pier, dredged basin, fill, bulkhead, or other shoreline structure. They can include other actions, such as clearing, grading, or application of chemicals. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Shoreline Stabilization.

Means for protecting shoreline upland areas and shoreline uses from the effects of shoreline wave action, flooding or erosion. Shoreline stabilization includes structural and non-structural methods, riprap, bulkheads, gabions, jetties, dikes and levees, flood control weirs, and bioengineered walls or embankments. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Shorelines.

All of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them; except:

(1) Shorelines of statewide significance;

(2) Shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean annual flow is 20 cubic feet per second or less and the wetlands associated with such upstream segments; and

(3) Shorelines on lakes less than 20 acres in size and wetlands associated with such small lakes. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Shorelines of Statewide Significance.

Those lakes, whether natural, artificial, or a combination thereof, with a surface acreage of 1,000 acres or more measured at the ordinary high water mark and those natural rivers or segments thereof where the mean annual flow is measured at 1,000 cubic feet per second or more. Definition is limited to freshwater areas in Western Washington. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Short Plat.

The map or representation of a short subdivision. (Ord. 1901)

Short Subdivision.

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. (Ord. 1901)

Should.

Means that the particular action is required unless there is a demonstrated, compelling reason, based on policy of the Shoreline Management Act and the Shoreline Rules, against taking the action. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Side Street Setback.

The side setback that is applied to that side of a lot which has a side yard facing a private or public street or access corridor that serves more than one lot. (Ord. 1901)

Sign.

A communication device, structure, or fixture which incorporates graphics, symbols, or written copy that is intended to promote the sale of a product, commodity or service, or provide direction or identification for a premises or facility. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Sign Area.

The total area of a single face of a sign including the framing structure surrounding the face, measured as follows:

(1) Freestanding and Projecting Signs. If the sign is composed of three or less individual sign cabinets, the area of the sign shall be the combined area of all cabinets measured by the smallest square or rectangle that will enclose each cabinet. If the sign has more than three sign cabinets or modules, the area shall be the smallest single continuous square or rectangle that will enclose the entire perimeter of all cabinets or modules.

(2) Wall Signs. The sign area shall be the area contained within the smallest square or rectangle that will enclose the entire advertising message or decoration or the entire sign cabinet, provided that if the advertising message is composed of individual letters that use the wall as background with no added decoration, the total sign area shall be the combined area of the smallest squares and rectangles that will enclose each letter. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Sign, Directional.

A permanent sign not exceeding six square feet in area, without commercial message, that guides pedestrian or vehicular traffic with directional messages, such as “one-way,” or “exit only”; guides the public to specific on-site locations such as an entrance, exit, parking or service area, or to a particular aspect of a business or establishment such as a cocktail entrance; or that contains non-commercial information or directions provided by a public agency, such as safety warnings or user rules and regulations. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Sign Height.

The vertical distance from the grade below the sign to the uppermost module, cabinet or character. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Sign, Informational.

A sign not exceeding six square feet in area commonly associated with, but not limited to, information and directions necessary or convenient for visitors coming on the property, including signs marking entrances and exits, parking areas, circulation direction, rest rooms, and pickup and delivery areas. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Sign, Interpretive.

A permanent sign not exceeding six square feet in area, without commercial message, located on a publicly accessible site, that provides public educational and interpretive information related to the site on which the sign is located, such as information on natural processes, habitat restoration programs, or cultural history, or that is associated with an adopt-a-stream, adopt-a-park or similar agency-sponsored program. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Significant Ecological Impact.

An effect or consequence of a human-caused action if any of the following apply:

(1) The action degrades or changes an ecological function or ecosystem-wide process to such a degree that the ecosystem can no longer perform the function at levels within its natural range of variability or that the performance of the function falls outside the range needed to maintain the integrity of other ecological processes in shoreline areas.

(2) Scientific evidence or objective analysis indicates that the action could cause degradation or change to those ecological functions or ecosystem-wide processes described above under foreseeable conditions.

(3) Scientific evidence indicates that the action could contribute to degradation or change to ecological functions or ecosystem-wide processes described above as part of cumulative impacts, due to similar actions that are occurring or likely to occur. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Significant Feature.

Any architectural detail, distinctive stylistic feature of a historic landmark structure, or distinctive feature of a historic landmark site that is identified on the designation report as contributing to its designation as a historic landmark. In the case where a designation report was not prepared in advance of designation, the Administrator determines what features are significant based on review by experts in historic preservation. (Ord. 2164)

Significant Groundwater Hazard.

A condition in which there is a reasonable probability of release of a hazardous material or deleterious substance and the material or substance is or can be transferred to a liquid phase that is mobile in both soils and groundwater. (Ord. 2180)

Significant Tree.

Any healthy tree six inches or greater in diameter at breast height; or any tree four inches in diameter (d.b.h.), that after considering its age, height, value, or function, the tree or tree stand is determined to be significant. (Ord. 1998)

Significant Tree.

Any healthy tree six inches in diameter at breast height, or any tree four inches in diameter (d.b.h.) that, after considering its age, height, value, or function, the tree or tree stand is determined to be significant. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Single-Family Dwelling Unit, Attached.

A building designed for occupancy by one family on an individually owned lot where the building abuts one or more property lines and shares a common wall with an adjacent dwelling unit(s), also known as a “row house” or “townhouse.” For transportation impact fee, trip generation, and concurrency purposes, a townhouse use will be considered as a multi-family use. (Ord. 2482)

Single-Family Dwelling Unit, Detached.

A separate unconnected building surrounded by open space and yards and which contains one dwelling unit and up to one accessory dwelling unit. No more than one single-family dwelling unit may occupy a lot except where provided by this code. Modular and manufactured dwellings are considered to be single-family dwelling units in this definition. (Ord. 2482)

Site – Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 15.24 RMC, Clearing, Grading and Storm Water Management, “site” is any lot or parcel of land or combination thereof, where clearing and/or grading is performed or permitted under a single development proposal. (Ord. 1954; Ord. 1877(220))

Site – Critical Areas.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Critical Areas, “site” is any parcel or combination of contiguous parcels where the proposed project impacts a sensitive area. (Ord. 2259; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1693(295))

Six-Year Program.

A term of reference that includes the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Capital Investment Program (CIP). The TIP and CIP are the six-year funded list of transportation improvements, including facilities, programs, projects and services adopted by the City, which serves to implement the adopted Transportation Facilities Plan (TFP) and thus maintain the City’s adopted transportation level of service (LOS) standard. (Ord. 2482)

Size-Limited Dwelling.

A size-limited dwelling is a single-family detached unit that does not exceed 1,900 square feet. The determination of total square footage includes attached garages. A size-limited dwelling will be so identified and legally binding on the title of the home; enlarging the home will not be permitted above the maximum size limit. (Ord. 2126)

Slope.

A degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, measured as a numerical ratio, percentage, or in degrees. Expressed as a ratio, the first number is the horizontal distance (run) and the second is the vertical distance (rise), as 2:1. Expressed as a percentage, the vertical distance (rise) is divided by the horizontal distance (run) and is then multiplied by 100. A 2:1 slope is a 50 percent slope. Expressed in degrees, the slope is the angle from the horizontal plane, with a 90-degree slope being vertical and 45 degrees being a 1:1, or 100 percent slope. (Ord. 1877(225))

Small Satellite Dish.

Any satellite dish antenna(s) that has a diameter less than or equal to one meter located in any zoning district or two meters within industrial or commercial zones (see Satellite Dish Antenna(s)). (Ord. 1930)

Snag.

An upright stump or trunk of a tree that provides habitat for a broad range of wildlife, from beetle larvae (and the birds such as woodpeckers that feed upon them) to dens for raccoons. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Soil.

The natural or processed, unconsolidated mineral and organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that does or is suitable to serve as a natural medium for the growth of land plants. (Ord. 1877 (230))

Solid Waste.

All putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes as defined in Chapter 173-304 WAC, Minimum Functional Standards for Solid Waste Handling. (Ord. 2180)

Solid Waste.

Unwanted or discarded material, including waste material with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Sound Level.

A-weighted sound pressure level measured by the use of a sound level meter using an A-weighted network and reported as decibels, dBA. (Ord. 2006)

Sound Level Meter.

An electronic instrument that includes a microphone, output meter, and amplifier, and measures sound pressure levels. (Ord. 2006)

Species of Concern.

Those species listed as state endangered, state threatened, state sensitive, or state candidate, as well as species listed or proposed for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service. (Ord. 2259)

Species of Local Importance.

Species identified by the City of Redmond, including those that possess unusual or unique habitat warranting protection because of qualitative species diversity or habitat system health indicators. It may also include species which are culturally important to the City. Species of local importance are designated through the development guide amendment process. (Ord. 2259)

Specified Anatomical Areas.

Any of the following:

(1) The human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered; or

(2) Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, anus, buttocks, or female breast below the top of the areola. (Ord. 1919)

Specified Sexual Activities.

Any of the following:

(1) The caressing, fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or

(2) Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; or

(3) Masturbation, actual or simulated; or

(4) Excretory functions as part of, or in connection with, any of the sexual activities specified in this definition. (Ord. 1919)

Speculative Clearing and Grading.

Clearing or grading without an approved, viable site development concept consisting of a site layout and other appropriate documents as determined by the City’s Technical Committee. (Ord. 1877 (245))

Stacked Housing.

A housing type in which there are multiple dwelling units per floor and more than one floor. (Ord. 1901)

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Contained in Chapter 43.21C RCW, this Washington State law is intended to minimize environmental damage. SEPA requires that State agencies and local governments consider environmental factors when making decisions on activities, such as development proposals over a certain size and comprehensive plans. As part of this process, environmental checklists are prepared to disclose impacts and propose mitigation. This process also provides an opportunity for public comment. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1877 (250))

Steep Slopes.

Slopes of 40 percent gradient or steeper. (Ord. 1877 (255))

Storm Drain Pipe (Storm Sewer).

The enclosed conduits that transport surface water, ground water and/or runoff toward points of discharge. (Ord. 1877 (260))

Storm Drain System.

A network of storm drain pipes, ditches, catch basins, inlets, manholes and other facilities. (Ord. 1877 (265))

Storm Frequency.

The statistically based time interval between storms of predetermined intensity and duration for which storm drain pipes and other facilities are designed and constructed (e.g., a 2-year, 10-year, or 100-year storm). (Ord. 1877 (270))

Storm Water Facilities.

Constructed or natural systems that are designed to provide storm water management. (Ord. 1877 (280))

Storm Water Management.

The collecting, conveyance, channeling, holding, retaining, detaining, infiltrating, diverting, treating, or filtering of surface water, ground water and/or runoff together with applicable managerial (nonstructural) measures. (Ord. 1877 (285))

Story.

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. If the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused under floor space is more than six feet above grade as defined herein for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade as defined herein at any point, such usable or unused under floor space shall be considered a story. (Ord. 1901)

Strategy.

An approach or method that, when used for transportation purposes, incorporates the use of transportation facilities, projects, programs and services to provide mobility for people and goods, and thus maintain the City’s adopted transportation level-of-service (LOS) standard. (Ord. 2482)

Stream.

Those areas where surface waters produce a defined channel or bed. A defined channel or bed is an area which demonstrates clear evidence of the passage of water and includes, but is not limited to, bedrock, channels, gravel beds, sand and silt beds, and defined-channel swales. The channel or bed need not contain water year-round. This definition is not meant to include artificially created irrigation ditches, canals, storm or surface water runoff devices or other entirely artificial watercourses unless they are used by salmonid or created for the purposes of stream mitigation. (Ord. 1693(305))

Stream Reconnaissance Report.

A report prepared by an applicant’s qualified consultant to describe a stream and to characterize its conditions, wildlife, habitat values and water quality. (Ord. 1693(310))

Street.

Any thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties, access corridors, or driveways, which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

Street Frontage.

The length along a public or private right-of-way upon which a structure, business, or lot directly abuts. (Ord. 1901)

Structural Diversity.

The relative degree of diversity or complexity of vegetation in a wildlife habitat area as indicated by the stratification or layering of different plant communities (e.g., ground cover, shrub layer and tree canopy); the variety of plant species; and the spacing or pattern of vegetation. (Ord. 1693(315))

Structure.

That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. (Ord. 1901)

Structure, Detached.

A structure which has no common or party wall with another structure. (Ord. 1901)

Structure Mover.

Any individual involved in the activity of moving an affected structure stated under RMC 15.22.040(1). (Ord. 2160)

Subdivision.

The division or redivision of land into 10 or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership. (Ord. 1901)

Substantial Improvement.

Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either (1) before the improvement or repair is started, or (2) if damaged, the value of the structure to be restored prior to being damaged. (Ord. 1693(320))

Substitute Material.

Any material that replaces the original material. If replacement is necessitated by the deterioration of the original, any material made of a different substance than the original material or any material that does not match the original material in its appearance. (Ord. 2164)

Substrate.

The soil, sediment, decomposing organic matter or combination of those materials located on the bottom surface of the wetland. (Ord. 1693(325))

Supergraphic.

An artistic graphic wall design theme. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Supplemental Mitigation.

Mitigation required by the City which is necessary for a proposed development to meet concurrency requirements of RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code. “Supplemental mitigation” shall mean unfunded facilities, programs, projects and services that are in the City’s Transportation Facility Plan (TFP) or Buildout Transportation Facility Plan (BTFP). (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Surveyor.

A person licensed by the State of Washington to engage in the practice of land surveying, as defined by RCW 18.43.020. (Ord. 1998)

Sustained Yield.

A level of harvest of a renewable resource per year (or other time period) that can be continued without jeopardizing the ability of the ecosystem to be fully renewed, and thus to continue to provide an undiminished level of harvest each year long into the future. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

System Improvements, Excluding Transportation System Improvements.

For purposes of administering Chapter 20D.60 RCDG, Impact Fees, any public facilities that are included in the Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element and functional plans, and are designed to provide service to service areas within the community at large, in contrast to project improvements. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1913; Ord. 1909)

System Improvements, Transportation.

For purposes of administering RCDG 20D.210.10, Transportation Management Code, system improvements are those facilities, programs, projects and services that are included in the Transportation Facility Plan (TFP), are designed to maintain mobility, and meet the transportation level-of-service (LOS) standard established in Redmond Comprehensive Plan Transportation Policy TR-4. Costs for these facilities, programs, projects and services may include funding for transportation demand management (TDM), transportation planning, preliminary engineering, engineering design studies, land surveys, right-of-way acquisition, engineering, permitting, and construction of all the necessary features for any transportation construction project. System improvements include, but are not limited to:

(1) Construction of new travel lanes, paths, sidewalks, trails, and terminal facilities for a variety of travel modes, including motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, transit and high occupancy vehicles;

(2) Construction of new bridges;

(3) Construction of new drainage and utility facilities as a result of new travel lanes, streets, paths, sidewalks, and trail construction;

(4) Purchase and installation of traffic signalization (including new and upgraded signalization, signal interconnection, and supporting hardware and software) necessary to serve a variety of travel modes using travel lanes, paths, sidewalks, and trails;

(5) Construction of curbs, medians, shoulders, and sidewalks;

(6) Relocating, including undergrounding, utilities to accommodate construction of new travel lanes, streets, paths, sidewalks, and trails;

(7) Other strategies, including programs and services such as TDM that reduce the demand to travel by motor vehicles;

(8) Provision of transit service. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

System Protective of Groundwater.

A system at a facility that serves to protect groundwater quality, including, but not limited to, stormwater systems, wheel wash systems, and secondary containment systems associated with hazardous materials. (Ord. 2180)

20A.20.200 “T” Definitions.

Technical College.

The term “technical college” is analogous to the term “vocational or trade school.” A technical college is a public or private institution defined by RCW 28B.50.030(11). (Ord. 2159)

Telecommunication Facility Permit.

A permit required to ensure compliance with regulations within RCDG 20D.170.45 for large satellite antenna(s), amateur radio towers and wireless communication facilities. (Ord. 1930)

Telecommuting.

The relocation of work activities to a home or satellite work site to eliminate or reduce the distance traveled in a commute trip by at least half. Telecommunications, computers, and other supporting activities may be employed during telecommuting. (Ord. 1901)

Telework Center.

Satellite work facility incorporating sufficient technology to permit employees to reduce their commute trip, or to work closer to home. The goal of such centers is to reduce the distance traveled in a commute trip by at least half the distance. See RCW 70.94.527(10) for measuring the qualifying reduction of commute trips. (Ord. 1901)

Temporary Encampment.

A group of persons temporarily residing out of doors for other than recreational purposes with services provided by a temporary encampment sponsor and supervised by a temporary encampment managing organization. (Ord. 2424)

Temporary Encampment Managing Organization.

An organization that has the capacity to organize and manage a temporary encampment. A “managing agency” may be the same entity as the temporary encampment sponsor. (Ord. 2424)

Temporary Encampment Sponsor.

A local group or organization that has an agreement with the temporary encampment managing organization to provide basic services and support for the residents of a temporary encampment and liaison with the surrounding community and joins with the managing agency in an application for a temporary use permit. A “sponsor” may be the same entity as the managing organization. (Ord. 2424)

Temporary Erosion Control.

On-site and off-site control measures that are needed to control conveyance or deposition of earth, turgidity or pollutants during development, construction, or restoration. (Ord. 1693(330))

Temporary Sign.

Any sign, banner, pennant, or advertising display intended to be displayed for a limited time period. Easily removed signs attached to windows are considered temporary signs. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Temporary Use.

A specific use that is allowed for a limited duration and/or frequency through the approval of a Temporary Use Permit. (Ord. 2424)

Third Party Sign.

A sign identifying an enterprise and includes a sponsoring advertisement, such as Coca Cola or 7-Up. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Time-of-Travel Zone.

The delineated area within which groundwater moves towards, and eventually reaches, a water supply well within a given period of time. (Ord. 2180)

Tower.

Any built structure, including any guy wires and anchors, constructed for the support of an antenna(s) or antenna(s) that would raise the topmost point of the attached antenna(s) more than 25 feet above the surrounding ground or building. This includes but is not limited to lattice towers, guy towers, wood or steel monopoles and attached antenna(s). (Ord. 1930)

Townhouse.

See “Single-Family Dwelling Unit, Attached.” (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1901)

Transfer of Development Rights.

The removal of the right to develop or build, expressed in dwelling units per acre or floor area, from property in one zoning district to property in another zoning district where such transfer is permitted. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Extinguishment Document.

A document which shows that a TDR from a property in the sending area has been used on a specific property in a receiving area that TDR is no longer available to be transferred. This could take the form of a deed of transfer or the recording of a final plat. See RCDG 20D.200.10. (Ord. 1901; Ord. 1873)

Transmit an Alarm by Approved Means.

An approved supervised system for transmitting an alarm signal to the Fire Department Communications Center. For approved methods see Redmond Fire Department Standards. (Ord. 1926)

Transportation.

The various travel modes as discussed in the Transportation Element of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Transportation – Certificate of Concurrency Request.

A form prepared by the Administrator which contains questions concerning the nature of a development, including a description, location, use, intensity, and trip generation characteristics. The questions on this form are to be answered by a development applicant, and submitted to the City as part of a complete application for a development permit. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1928; Ord. 1908)

Transportation Demand Management (TDM).

Public and/or private programs designed to reduce the demand and that are ongoing substitutes for additional motor vehicle traffic lanes and traffic signals. These public and/or private programs include, but are not limited to, transit, bicycling and ridesharing incentives, flexible working hours, parking management, and supporting pedestrian enhancements to decrease single occupancy vehicle trips. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Transportation Facility Plan (TFP).

The long-range plan identifying transportation facilities, programs, projects and services that are necessary to provide for the mobility of people and goods from new development allowed by the Redmond Comprehensive Plan and the Redmond Community Development Guide. The planning horizon of the TFP typically ranges between 12 to 20 years. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1908)

Transportation Impact Fee.

See “Impact Fee – Transportation.” (Ord. 2482)

Transportation Improvement.

See “Improvement, Transportation.” (Ord. 2482)

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

The Transportation Improvement Program is a six-year program of transportation capital facilities, programs, projects and services intended to serve the current and future needs of those who live and work in Redmond. The TIP is a six-year planning document that is focused exclusively on transportation revenue and expenditures from the City and from other sources for both funded and unfunded transportation improvements. (Ord. 2482)

Transportation Level-of-Service (LOS) Standard.

See “Level-of-Service (LOS), Transportation.” (Ord. 2482)

Travel Demand.

Trips generated by a land use. (Ord. 2482)

Tree.

A self-supporting woody plant characterized by one main trunk or, for certain species, multiple trunks, with a potential at maturity for a trunk diameter of two inches and potential minimum height of 10 feet. (Ord. 1998)

Tree, Stand.

A group of three or more trees of any size or species, whose driplines touch. (Ord. 1998)

2009-2011 Code Rewrite.

A Development Guide amendment undertaken between 2009 and 2011 to rewrite the Redmond Community Development Guide so that it is easier to understand; more clearly and effectively implements the goals, visions and policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and maintains the integrity of code concepts adopted over time by the City Council. (Ord. 2472)

20A.20.210 “U” Definitions.

Ultimate Development.

The condition of potential maximum development based on Redmond’s current zoning and Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 1877 (290))

Unauthorized Release.

Any intentional or unintentional spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of any hazardous material or other deleterious substance into groundwater, surface water, surface soils, or subsurface soils not permitted under federal, state, or local law. (Ord. 2180)

Under Marquee Sign.

A sign which is suspended from a marquee or canopy but does not extend beyond the horizontal limits of the marquee or canopy. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Understory Vegetation.

Small trees, shrubs, and groundcover plants, growing beneath and shaded by a significant tree which affect and are affected by the soil and hydrology of the area surrounding the significant tree roots. (Ord. 1998)

Upland.

Generally described as the dry land area above and landward of the ordinary high water mark. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Utilities.

Services, facilities and infrastructure that produce, transmit, carry, store, process or dispose of electric power, gas, water, sewage, communications, oil, storm water, and the like. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Utilities, Regional.

Utilities that are provided by a public agency, utility or franchise which convey essential services throughout the area beyond but including Redmond. These facilities include, but are not limited to, regional water storage tanks and lines, reservoirs and booster stations, waste water interceptors, sewage pump stations and treatment facilities, electrical transmission substations and high-tension power lines, regional natural gas pipelines and gate stations. Regional utilities also include regional telecommunications facilities, including, but not limited to, cellular communications towers, provided by a public or private entity. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Utility.

Utility includes natural gas, electric, telephone, cable communications, water, sewer, or storm drainage and their respective facilities, lines, pipes, mains, equipment, and appurtenances. (Ord. 1693(335))

20A.20.220 “V” Definitions.

Vehicle.

An operable or inoperable self-propelled device used for the transportation of people or goods over land, air, or water surfaces. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 1850)

Vehicle Use Area.

An area used primarily for parking, circulation and storage of autos, trucks, delivery and service trucks, and other vehicles, including, but not limited to, parking lots, drive aisles, and loading bay areas. Vehicle use areas do not include fire lanes or temporary parking areas that are predominately landscaped, or covered with turf or pervious grids covered by turf. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Vending Cart.

A cart with functional wheels which is not affixed to the ground and which is operated for the purpose of vending food, drink, or retail goods. The cart is generally no larger than six feet wide by 10 feet long. (Ord. 1930)

Visitor Observation Port.

A covered or enclosed small hole through which the person inside the unit may view anyone on the outside of the unit within a 180-degree radius. (Formerly 20E.10.05(40))

Visual Access.

The ability of the general public to view the water and the shoreline from adjacent locations. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Vocational or Trade School.

The term “vocational or trade school” is analogous to the term “technical college.” See “Technical College.” (Ord. 2159)

20A.20.230 “W” Definitions.

Wall Sign.

A sign attached to a wall or facade with its face parallel to the wall plane and projecting no more than one foot. Window signs that are permanently attached or in excess of 50 square feet are considered wall signs. (Formerly 20C.20.230(25))

Warehousing.

The use of a building primarily for the long-term storage of goods and materials. (Ord. 1901)

Water-Dependent Use.

A principal use which can only exist when the land/water interface provides biological or physical conditions necessary for the use. (Ord. 1693(340))

Water-Dependent Use.

A use or portion of a use which cannot exist in a location that is not adjacent to the water and which is dependent on the water by reason of the intrinsic nature of its operation. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Water-Enjoyment Use.

A recreational use or other use that facilitates public access to the shoreline as a primary characteristic of the use; or a use that provides recreational use or aesthetic enjoyment of the shoreline for a substantial number of people as a general characteristic of the use and which through location, design, and operation ensures the public’s ability to enjoy the physical and aesthetic qualities of the shoreline. In order to qualify as a water-enjoyment use, the use must be open to the general public and the shoreline-oriented space within the project must be devoted to the specific aspects of the use that fosters shoreline enjoyment. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Water-Oriented Use.

A use that is water-dependent, water-related, or water-enjoyment or a combination of such uses. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Water Quality.

The physical characteristics of water within the shoreline jurisdiction, including water quantity, hydrological, physical, chemical, aesthetic, recreation-related, and biological characteristics. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Water-Related Use.

A use or portion of a use which is not intrinsically dependent on a waterfront location, but whose economic viability is dependent upon a waterfront location because:

(1) The use has a functional requirement for a waterfront location such as the arrival or shipment of materials by water or the need for large quantities of water; or

(2) The use provides a necessary service supportive of the water-dependent uses and the proximity of the use to its customers makes its services less expensive and/or more convenient. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA).

One of 62 watersheds in the State of Washington, each composed of the drainage area of a stream or streams, as established in Chapter 173-500 WAC as it existed on January 1, 1997. The City of Redmond is located in WRIA 8. (Ord. 2259)

Weed, Noxious.

A plant that is injurious to humans, animals, fish, wildlife, or other plants or property and that has been designated as such by the Administrator. The Administrator may utilize a list of noxious weeds set forth by the State Noxious Weed Control Board or the King County Noxious Weed Control Board. (SMP) (Ord. 2486)

Weekday.

Any day, Monday through Friday, which is not a legal holiday. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 2006)

Weekend.

The days of Saturday, Sunday, and any legal holiday. (Ord. 2482; Ord. 2006)

Well.

For the purposes of administering Chapter 20D.140 RCDG, Sensitive Areas, a bored, drilled or driven shaft, or dug hole whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension that includes water wells, resource protection wells, instrumentation wells, dewatering wells, and geotechnical soil borings. For this purpose a well does not mean an excavation made for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil or natural gas, geothermal resources, minerals, or products of mining, or quarrying, or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations, or for storing petroleum, natural gas, or other products. (Ord. 2180)

Wellhead Protection Zone.

A zone designated under guidance from the Washington Department of Health Wellhead Protection Program pursuant to Chapter 246-290 WAC to protect areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable waters. (Ord. 2180)

Wetland or Wetlands.

Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities, or those wetlands created after July 1, 1990, that were unintentionally created as a result of the construction of a road, street, or highway. Wetlands may include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland areas created to mitigate conversion of wetlands. (Ord. 2259)

Wetland Class.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland classification scheme uses an hierarchy of systems, subsystems, classes and subclasses to describe wetland types (refer to USFWS, December 1979, Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States for a complete explanation of the wetland classification scheme). Eleven class names are used to describe wetland and deepwater habitat types. These include the following examples which may be found in Redmond: forested wetland, scrub-shrub wetland, emergent wetland, moss-lichen wetland, unconsolidated shore, and aquatic bed. (Ord. 1693(350))

Wetland Determination.

A report prepared by a qualified consultant that identifies, characterizes and analyzes potential impacts to wetlands consistent with applicable provisions of these regulations. (Ord. 1693(355))

Wetland Manual.

The field methodology for identifying wetlands in the field as described in the Washington Identification and Delineation Manual. (Ord. 1955; Ord. 1693(165))

Wetland Subclass.

Twenty-eight subclass names are used in the USFWS wetland classification scheme to distinguish between different types of wetland classes. Subclass names include but are not limited to the following: persistent, nonpersistent, broad-leaved deciduous, needle-leafed deciduous, broad-leaved evergreen, and needle-leafed evergreen. The classification system is fully described in USFWS, 1979, Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. (Ord. 1693(360))

Wholesaling.

A business transaction involving sales of goods or materials to retailers, brokers or jobbers for purpose of resale, or as a component of an article to be produced for resale. (Ord. 1901)

Wildlife Report.

A report, prepared by a qualified consultant, that evaluates plant communities and wildlife functions and values on a site, consistent with the format and requirements established by Chapter 20D.140 RCDG. (Ord. 1693(370). Formerly 20C.40.020)

Wireless Communication Facility (WCF).

An unstaffed facility for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for commercial communication. A wireless communication facility provides services which include cellular telephone, Personal Communication Services (PCS), other mobile radio services, and any other service provided by wireless common carriers licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A wireless communication facility (WCF) may be attached to an existing structure or a freestanding tower. A WCF consists of antenna(s) and related equipment and may include equipment enclosure, screening, or support structure. (Ord. 1930)

20A.20.240 “X” Definitions.

Reserved.

20A.20.250 “Y” Definitions.

Reserved.

20A.20.260 “Z” Definitions.

Zero Lot Line Development.

Zero lot line development allows single-family residences, sharing a common street frontage, to shift to one side of a lot. This means that the same side of each lot may have a zero or reduced setback. (Ord. 1901)

Zero-Rise Floodway.

The channel of the stream and that portion of the adjoining floodplain which is necessary to contain and discharge the base flood flow without increasing the base flood elevation. The zero-rise floodway will always include the FEMA floodway. (Ord. 2259)

The New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions, The Center for Urban Policy Research, Harvey S. Moskowitz and Carl G. Lindbloom. 1993, p. 130.