4-11-050 DEFINITIONS E:

A. EARLY NOTICE: See RMC 4-9-070P.

B. EARTH MATERIAL: Any rock, natural soil or fill and/or any combination thereof.

C. EASEMENT: A grant by the property owner for the use or protection of a piece of land by the public, corporation, or persons for specific purposes.

1. Easement, Access: An easement created for the purpose of providing vehicular or pedestrian access to a property.

2. Easement, Conservation: An easement held by the City, a public or nonprofit entity approved by the City, or by the property owner for the express purpose of protecting and conserving critical areas and their buffers.

D. EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT: A retail establishment providing indoor dining service where food and/or drink are prepared and sold for consumption on the premises or for take-out. This definition includes, but is not limited to, restaurants, cafes, fast food restaurants, and microbrew establishments. This definition excludes coffee stands, taverns, mobile food vending, entertainment clubs, dance clubs, and/or dance halls. Eating and drinking establishments may also provide accessory on-site food preparation for use by other food-related businesses, including but not limited to catering companies, mobile food vendors, and market merchants.

E. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A development which provides a service, produces goods or a product, retails a commodity, or emerges in any other use or activity for the purpose of making financial gain.

F. EDUCATION INSTITUTION, HIGHER, OTHER: A public or private school, college or university that provides post-secondary professional education and/or continuing education programs. This definition does not include trade or vocational schools, K-12 educational institutions, or arts and crafts schools and studios.

G. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE), EXISTING K-12: An existing public or private school encompassing grades K-12.

H. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE), NEW K-12: A new public or private school encompassing grades K-12.

I. ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION AND COGENERATION: Electrical power generation is the production of electricity for consumption by facilities on site or in a district. Electrical power cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and useful heat from the same fuel or energy or the use of a production by-product to generate power. Facilities with cogeneration systems use them to produce their own electricity, and use the unused excess (waste) heat for process steam, hot water heating, space heating, and other thermal needs. They may also use excess process heat to produce steam for electricity production.

J. EMERGENCIES: Actions that must be undertaken immediately or within a time frame too short to allow full compliance with this Title to avoid an immediate threat to public health or safety, to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental degradation.

K. ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION REBUILD, INDUSTRIAL: An operation which rebuilds, reconditions, or customizes engines or transmissions which are sold to vehicle service and repair operations or to individual customers for installation into vehicles off site.

L. ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST: See GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER.

M. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY: The application of geologic knowledge and principles in the investigation and evaluation of naturally occurring rock and soil for use in the design of civil works.

N. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY REPORT: See GEOTECHNICAL REPORT.

O. ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES: Removal of noxious or intrusive species, plantings of appropriate native species and/or removal of diseased or decaying trees which pose a clear and imminent threat to life or property. Enhancement activities shall not involve the use of mechanical equipment. Enhancement activities may include the removal of pests which pose a clear danger to public health; provided, that such danger is certified by the King County Department of Public Health.

P. ENTERTAINMENT CLUB: Any facility where live entertainment including but not limited to live theater; dance performances; musical performances; comedy routines; book/poetry readings; and other forms of live entertainment are conducted. This definition excludes adult entertainment businesses; movie theaters; dance clubs; dance halls; taverns; and eating and drinking establishments.

Q. ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA RENTALS: A business consisting of rental of entertainment media including but not limited to videos, DVDs, and video games. This definition includes accessory retail sales of entertainment media as well as foodstuff. This definition does not include adult retail uses.

R. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC): The Environmental Review Committee, as defined by RMC 4-9-070D, is the SEPA Responsible Official Authority.

S. EROSION: The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind, water and/or ice.

T. ESSENTIAL HABITAT: Habitat necessary for the survival of federally listed threatened, endangered, and sensitive species and state listed priority species.

U. EVICTION: Any effort by a property owner and/or developer to remove a tenant from the premises or terminate a tenancy by lawful or unlawful means.

V. EXCAVATION: The mechanical removal of earth material.

W. EXISTING LEGAL USE: The use of a lot or structure at the time of enactment of a zoning or other land use regulation.

X. EXOTIC: Any species of plants or animals that are not indigenous to the planning area.

(Ord. 2820, 1-14-1974; Ord. 3366, 10-15-1979; Ord. 4346, 3-9-1992; Ord. 4351, 5-4-1992; Ord. 4522, 6-5-1995; Ord. 4715, 4-6-1998; Ord. 4716, 4-13-1998; Ord. 4835, 3-27-2000; Amd. Ord. 4963, 5-13-2002; Ord. 5100, 11-1-2004; Ord. 5570, 11-15-2010; Ord. 5839, 6-12-2017; Ord. 5951, 11-18-2019; Ord. 6100, 12-5-2022; Ord. 6127, 12-11-2023)