For the purpose of this title, certain terms and words are defined in this chapter. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense shall include the future; the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural, the singular; the word "shall" is always mandatory and the word "may" denotes a use of discretion in making a decision. The words "used" or "occupied," unless the context otherwise requires, shall be considered as though followed by the words "or intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied."
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
An "accessory apartment unit"
is located within or adjacent to a detached one-family dwelling, located on the same lot and is a habitable living unit that provides the basic requirements of shelter, heating, cooking, and sanitation subject to the provisions of RMC § 23.42.020.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 05-13 § 1.01; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Accessory dwelling unit"
means a dwelling unit located within a building that contains a nonresidential main or primary use. Occupancy of accessory dwelling units is reserved for the manager or owner of the main or primary use of the building.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Adult family home"
means a facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 70.128 RCW, or the regular family dwelling of a person or persons who are providing personal care, special care, and/or room and board to more than one but not more than six adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Adult use establishment"
means any adult motion picture theater, adult panoram establishment, adult retail establishment or live adult entertainment establishment, as defined herein, or any establishment which provides one or more of the activities listed herein.
A. 
"Adult motion picture theater" means any commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, computer images or other similar photographic reproductions depict specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas to patrons for a payment of a fee, membership fee, or other charge.
B. 
Adult Panoram Establishment. "Adult panoram" means a commercial establishment where one or more motion picture projectors, slide projectors, computers or similar devices are used to show films, video cassettes, slides, or other forms of photographic reproductions depicting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas to patrons for a payment of a fee, membership fee, or other charge.
C. 
"Live adult entertainment establishment" means any commercial establishment featuring go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainers that emphasize specified anatomical areas and/or whose performances or other activities include or mimic specified sexual activities.
D. 
"Adult retail establishment" means any retail establishment which, for money or any other form of consideration, either:
1. 
Has as one of its principal purposes to sell, exchange, rent, loan, trade, transfer, and/or provide for viewing, off the premises, any adult-oriented merchandise, as defined in RMC § 5.21.010; or
2. 
Provides, as its substantial stock-in-trade, for the sale, exchange, rental, loan, trade, transfer and/or viewing or use, off of the premises, any adult-oriented merchandise as defined in RMC § 5.21.010.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
For purposes of this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "affordable housing" means residential housing whose monthly costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30 percent of the monthly income of a household whose income is:
A. 
For rental housing, 80 percent of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
B. 
For owner-occupied housing, 100 percent of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Agriculture"
means the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, apiculture, small livestock farming, dairying, livestock or animal husbandry, and sod farming, including all uses incidental thereto, including the sale of the agricultural products grown or raised upon the site. "Agriculture" excludes the following activities: hog farm, livestock feed lot, poultry farm, slaughterhouse, fertilizer works, bone yard, plant for the reduction or processing of animal matter, or similar manufacturing, processing, warehousing, storage, and related industrial and commercial activities whether or not dependent upon or closely allied to the agriculture industry.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Airport commercial"
means the retail sale of aviation-related products and services including aircraft service and rental, air passenger services, and air terminal activities including passenger ticketing, baggage, taxi service, car rental, restaurants, hotels and gift shops.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Airport industrial"
means research, design, fabrication and assembly of aircraft, aircraft parts, airfreight terminals and aviation-related products. This use also includes storage and wholesale trade of aviation-related products and air cargo operations and associated storage and processing.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Alley"
means a passage or way open to public travel, affording generally a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting lots, but not intended for the general traffic circulation and including vehicular ways satisfying this definition but designated by some other name.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Amendment"
means a change to the text of the city's zoning regulations.
(Ord. 24-14 § 1.01; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Animal shelter"
means a service use maintained and operated primarily for the impounding, holding and/or disposal of lost, stray, unwanted, or injured animals.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Apartment"
means a room or suite of two or more rooms, which is designed for, intended for, or occupied by one family, with facilities for cooking therein.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Arcade"
means a commercial establishment containing six or more video, pinball, pool tables or other games, or a business with more than one game per 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Art galleries"
means establishments or other private or public places intended primarily for art exhibitions where people may view and/or purchase paintings, sculptures, or other works.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Assisted living facility"
means an establishment which provides living quarters and a variety of limited personal care and supportive health care to individuals who are unable to live independently due to infirmity of age, physical or mental handicap, but who do not need the skilled nursing care of a convalescent or nursing home. These facilities may consist of individual dwelling units of a barrier-free design, with separate bathroom facilities, a full kitchen or no kitchen. The facility may provide a minimal amount of supportive health care monitoring, such as assistance with medication, but is limited to health care services which do not require state or federal licensing. In addition, these facilities may have a communal dining area, recreation facilities (library, lounge, game room), laundry facilities and open space.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Auto parts sales"
means a commercial establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of new auto parts, automobile accessories and tools, where no automobile maintenance or repair services are provided.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Automobile repair"
means an establishment which provides major automobile repair, minor automobile repair or an automobile repair specialty shop as defined herein.
A. 
"Major automobile repair" means general repair, engine rebuilding, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or trailers; collision service, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; overall painting or paint shop or other major repair or maintenance, including operations which may require open flame or welding.
B. 
"Minor automobile repair" means minor repairs, replacement of minor parts to passenger automobiles and trucks not exceeding one and one-half tons capacity, including any auto lubrication services and engine tune-up services but specifically excluding operations specified under "automobile repair, major" and "automobile repair, specialty shop."
C. 
"Automobile repair specialty shop" means a retail and service place of business engaged primarily in light repair and sale of goods and services for automotive vehicles including brakes, muffler and tire shops, and their accessory uses. Major automobile repair is excluded from this definition.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Automobile service station"
means a retail place of business for the servicing or fueling of motor vehicles, including tube and tire repairs, battery charging, storage of merchandise and supplies related to the servicing of motor vehicles, sale of gasoline and other fuel and lubricants, and minor motor vehicle repairs. Such use excludes items constituting "major automobile repair."
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Automobile wrecking"
means the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Basement"
means any area of a building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Bed and breakfast"
means a one-family detached dwelling unit occupied by a resident owner/manager within which up to four rental bedrooms are made available for overnight accommodation.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Block front"
means that property abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets or nearest intersecting or intercepting streets and railroad right-of-way, waterway, or subdivided acreage.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Building"
means any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any person, animal, or chattel. When any portion thereof is completely separated from every other portion thereof by a masonry division or fire wall without any window, door or other opening therein, which wall extends from the ground to the upper surface of the roof at every point, then each such portion shall be deemed to be a separate building.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Building, accessory"
means a detached subordinate building, the use of which is necessary and incidental to that of a main building on the same lot, and which does not change or alter the character of the premises.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Building, main"
means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In any residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be a main building on the lot on which the same is situated.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Bus station"
means an establishment for the storage, dispatch, repair and maintenance of coaches and other vehicles of a public transit system.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Bus terminal"
means an establishment that sells tickets, provides scheduling information and serves as a point of arrival and departure for an inter-city bus line.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Bus transfer station"
means land in a centralized location used by a municipal bus service as a point of departure for multiple bus routes and where bus passengers transfer from one bus to another.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Cafeteria"
means an enclosed building or portion thereof used for the preparation, sale, and consumption of food and beverages. Typically, food services offered in a cafeteria are provided as an accessory use to employees or other groups of people and are not generally offered to the general public.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Car wash"
means a facility designed for the cleaning of automobiles, of which there are two types:
A. 
"Car wash, automatic" means a tunnel-like structure through which cars are pulled or driven and in which high-pressure sprays and brushes clean, dry and may wax vehicles.
B. 
"Car wash, self-service" means a coin-actuated, self-service washing system enclosed in a walled bay, open front and rear, of not less than eight feet in height. The pumps, water heaters and like equipment are completely housed. Additional facilities may include drying material dispensers and vacuum cleaners.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Carport"
means a covered space for the housing primarily of motor vehicles and enclosed on no more than two sides by walls, screens, cabinets, or other type of enclosures.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Cemetery"
means land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and funeral establishments, when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Church"
means a structure, group of structures, or portion thereof which is utilized for the purpose of conducting religious worship, services or ceremonies. A church may contain facilities such as a sanctuary or chapel, assembly rooms, offices, kitchen, parsonage, or multi-purpose facilities. Graded educational facilities, dwelling units except parsonages, day care facilities, and facilities for the training of religious orders shall not be considered incidental to church usage, but may be allowed subject to other provisions of this title.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
The word "city" means the city of Richland in Benton County, Washington; the term "city council" means the city council of said city; the terms "planning commission" or "physical planning commission" or "commission" mean the planning commission of the city; the term "board" or "board of adjustment" means the board of adjustment of the city; the term "administrative official" or "zoning administrator" means such person as the city manager shall designate to administer and enforce this title.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Cinema"
means a motion picture theater.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Clinic"
means a building or portion of a building containing offices for providing medical, dental, psychiatric or chiropractic services for outpatients only.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Clinic, school-based"
means a building or portion of a building, co-located on a school campus, containing offices for providing limited outpatient medical services to children and their families within the respective school district, as well as to district staff and faculty. Such facilities are operated by independent healthcare organizations.
(Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Club" or "fraternal societies"
means an association of persons (whether or not incorporated) organized for some common nonprofit purpose, but not including a group organized primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Commercial recreation"
means establishments engaged in providing amusement or entertainment for a fee or admission charge. There are two categories of commercial recreation:
A. 
Indoor Commercial Recreation. Including but not limited to such activities as dance halls, bowling alleys, billiard and pool establishments, skating rinks, indoor batting cages and miniature golf.
B. 
Outdoor Commercial Recreation. Including but not limited to such activities as outdoor batting cages, arenas, golf courses, putting courses, outdoor miniature golf, amusement parks, riding academies, carnival operations, expositions, and marinas.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Concessionaire,"
for the purposes of this title, means and includes any person, firm, or corporation involved in any activity involving the sale of any goods or services, whether conducted for profit or not, on any property located within the PPF – parks and public facilities district. Any concession activity shall be clearly incidental to and supportive of an established primary permitted use in the underlying zoning district.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 13-08; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Convention center"
means a building or area designated to accommodate large groups of people usually for social occasions, or the exchange of information related to professional or commercial activity. Such a facility typically contains various large assembly halls, conference rooms, and food service facilities.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 32-11 § 1; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Contractors' offices and shops"
means a combination of uses in a single building or lot that includes the assembly, storage and/or manufacture of products typically used in building construction such as cabinetry, heating/cooling systems, plumbing and mechanical systems together with administrative offices.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Contractors' yards"
means the portion of a lot outside of a contractor's office and shop that is used for the outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment and supplies.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Court"
means an open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building or group of buildings, which is bounded on two or more sides by such building or buildings.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Cultural institution"
means establishments such as museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens of historic, educational or cultural interests which are not operated for profit.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Day care center"
means a licensed facility, other than a family day care home, providing regularly scheduled care for a group of children for periods less than 24 hours.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Delicatessen"
means retail food stores selling ready-to-eat food products such as cooked meats, prepared salads or seafood, health food or other specialty food items.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Designated manufactured home"
means a manufactured home which:
A. 
Is comprised of at least two fully enclosed parallel sections each not less than 12 feet wide by 36 feet long;
B. 
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; and
C. 
Has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding materials commonly used on conventional site-built International Building Code single-family residences.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Development"
means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials, but not including any open wire fences in any F district.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"District"
means a portion of the city within which certain uses of land and buildings are permitted, and certain other uses of land and buildings are prohibited, or within which certain yards and other open spaces are required, or within which certain lot areas are established, or within which certain height limits are required for buildings, or within which a combination of such aforesaid regulations are applied, all as set forth and specified in this title, or any of the districts with which any combining regulations are combined.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Drinking establishment"
means a business primarily engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, including nightclubs, bars, cocktail lounges, and taverns.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Drive-through"
means a facility which, by its design, allows people to receive goods and/or services while remaining in their automobiles.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Drug store/pharmacy"
means an establishment engaged in the retail sale of prescription drugs, nonprescription medicines, cosmetics, vitamins, first-aid supplies, and other health-related products.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Dwelling unit"
means a building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for one family, which may include an accessory apartment unit subject to the provisions of the zoning districts and RMC § 23.42.020.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Emergency housing"
means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Emergency shelter"
means a facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently experiencing homelessness. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Essential public facilities"
means 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.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Equipment rental"
means the use of a building or land for the purpose of providing tools, implements, or other articles to individuals or businesses on a temporary basis for a specified fee. This use does not include the rental of automobiles or trucks.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Family"
means one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a hotel, club, boardinghouse or rooming house, fraternity or sorority house.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Family day care home"
means a licensed facility in the licensee's home providing regularly scheduled care for 12 or fewer children for periods less than 24 hours.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Farming of land"
means the growing of seasonal crops and/or the tilling of soil. For purposes of this definition, the farming of land is typically an interim or temporary land use and would not typically include agricultural activities that are of a long-term nature, such as the planting of orchards or vineyards or the raising of livestock.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Fence"
means an upright structure serving as an enclosure, barrier or boundary usually made of posts, boards, wire, iron, steel, or masonry.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Financial institution"
means a business or institution engaged in monetary transactions such as banks, lending, savings and loan institutions and credit unions but excluding pay day loan businesses.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Florist"
means an establishment engaged in the retail sale of flowers and plants.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Food stores"
means stores primarily engaged in selling food and beverages for home preparation and consumption. It includes grocery stores; mini-market or convenience store uses; meat and fish markets, including freezer provisioners; fruit and vegetable markets; candy, nut, and confectionery stores; dairy products stores; retail bakeries; wine and beer shops; liquor stores; and miscellaneous stores specializing in items such as spices, coffee, or health foods. As an accessory use, a food store may also sell prepared foods for on-site or off-site consumption.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Food wagon"
means a vehicle that is used for retail food sales that is capable of operating from a variety of sites, rather than from a fixed location.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Fuel station/mini-mart"
means establishments engaged primarily in the sale of automobile gasoline or other auto fuel to the general public. Such uses may include mini-market or convenience store uses involving the sale of snack food and beverage items.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
A "funeral establishment"
is a place of business devoted exclusively to such activities as are related to the preparation and arrangements for the funeral, transportation, burial, or other disposition of dead bodies, and including but not limited to: (A) a chapel in which memorial, funeral, or religious services may be conducted; and (B) a preparation room equipped for the preparation and embalming of dead bodies for burial or transportation.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Furniture, home furnishings, and appliance stores"
means businesses primarily engaged in the retail sale of goods used for furnishing the home, such as furniture, floor coverings, draperies, lighting fixtures, woodstoves, domestic cook stoves, refrigerators, and other household electrical and gas appliances. This category also includes rental of furniture, appliances, and the like.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"General service businesses"
means establishments which provide services involving the maintenance, repair or improvement of personal and household goods including computer and consumer electronics repair and service, custom framing shops, jewelry repair, locksmiths, shoe repair, tailors, upholstery shops, and similar uses.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Grade plane"
means a reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Gross floor area"
means the sum of the areas of all floors included within the surrounding walls of a building, or portion thereof, exclusive of vents, shafts, and courts, inclusive of commercial outdoor dining areas.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Guest room"
means a room which is intended, arranged, or designed to be occupied or which is occupied by one or more guests, but in which no provision is made for cooking, and not including dormitories for sleeping purposes.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Habitable floor"
means any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof, except for a floor used only for storage purposes.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hazardous waste treatment"
means the physical, chemical, or biological processing of dangerous waste to make wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hedge"
means a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or low growing trees forming a barrier, enclosure, or boundary.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hog farm"
means a lot, structure or building used for the raising or keeping of six or more hogs or swine.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Home occupations"
means an occupation or business activity conducted within a dwelling unit by a member or members of the family who occupy the dwelling, where the occupation or business activity is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for living purposes and the residential character of the dwelling is maintained.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Health/fitness center"
means a building, group of buildings or combination of buildings and outdoor uses which together are used for sports, health and recreational uses whether on a membership basis or for the general public. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, gymnasiums, weight-reducing centers, dance studios, tennis, handball or racquetball courts, indoor or outdoor swimming pools and spas, weight training, exercise classes, and running tracks.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Health/fitness facility"
means health clubs, aerobics centers, athletic clubs and gymnasiums, handball and racquetball clubs, weight-reducing centers, dance studios, and other businesses primarily engaged in indoor health and recreation activities, whether on a membership basis or for the general public. Health/fitness facilities are conducted in buildings no larger than 5,000 square feet in area.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Health spa"
means a commercial facility providing body treatments, massage, gyms, spas, health and wellness activities and similar services.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 04-09; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hospital"
means a licensed institution designed within an integrated campus setting for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness, both mental and physical.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hot tub"
means a nonpermanent structure intended for recreational bathing, in which all controls, water heating, and water circulating equipment are an integral part of the product.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Hotel"
means any building or portion thereof containing six or more guest rooms, which is used, designed, or intended to be used, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied by six or more individuals for compensation, whether the compensation be paid directly or indirectly.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Junkyard"
means the use of more than 100 square feet of the area of any lot, or the use of any portion of that half of any lot (but not exceeding a depth or width, as the case may be, of 100 feet) which adjoins any street, for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap material, or the use of any area for an automobile wrecking yard; provided, however, that this definition shall not be deemed to include uses conducted entirely within an enclosed building or lots for the outdoor display and sale of used automobiles in operable condition.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Kennel, commercial"
means any lot, premises, building, or structure where six or more dogs, cats, and/or household pets over six months of age are kept.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Landscaping"
shall consist of any of the following or combination thereof: material such as, but not limited to, grass, ground covers, shrubs, vines, hedges, and trees; and nonliving durable material commonly used in landscaping such as, but not limited to, rocks, pebbles, bark, sand, walls, or fences, but excluding paving and artificial plants.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Landscaping material sales"
means establishments engaged in the retail sale of materials commonly used in landscaping such as trees, shrubs, bark, gravel, patio bricks, concrete blocks, pond liners, and similar materials.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Large livestock farming"
means the keeping of domesticated animals such as horses, ponies, burros, dairy and beef cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and similar animals which are kept for personal or agricultural use, or raised for sale and profit.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lattice tower"
is a wireless communications support structure, which consists of metal crossed strips or bars to support antennas and related equipment.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Laundry, self-service"
means a business providing home-type washing, drying and/or ironing facilities where customers primarily complete the laundering of their own clothes.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Laundry/dry cleaning, retail"
means a business providing drop off and pick up services of laundry and dry cleaning where the actual laundry/dry cleaning activities are completed at an off-site commercial laundry/dry cleaning facility.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Laundry/dry cleaning, neighborhood"
means a business providing drop off and pick up services of laundry and dry cleaning and where actual laundry/dry cleaning activities are completed on site in a process that primarily uses solvents or chemicals that are not regulated as hazardous by the Environmental Protection Agency. Such businesses shall operate in facilities that are 2,000 square feet in area or less.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 15-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Livestock feed lot"
means a lot, structure or building, or confined area used intensively for raising or keeping of more than six head of beef cattle or similar livestock for the purpose of feeding, breeding, conditioning, or holding the same for marketing or slaughter in which animal waste may accumulate, but not including barns, pens or similar structures.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot"
means land occupied or to be occupied by a principal use or building or unit group of buildings and accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this title, having not less than the minimum area required by this title, for a lot in the district in which such lot is situated, and having its principal frontage on a street, or having a permanent means of access to a street. A lot as defined herein is not necessarily the same as a platted lot.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot area"
means the total horizontal area included within lot lines.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot, corner"
means a lot bounded on two or more sides by street lines; provided, that the interior angle of intersection or interception of said street lines does not exceed 135 degrees.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot line, front"
means, in the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street; in the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street; except in those cases in a C-1 district where a lot has two or more street frontages of equal length or nearly equal length, the front lot line shall be considered to be the line adjoining the street which the comprehensive plan shows is intended to carry the heaviest traffic flow.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot line, rear"
means the lot line which is generally opposite the front lot line. If the rear lot line is less than 10 feet in length, or if the lot comes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line parallel to the front lot line, not less than 10 feet long, lying wholly within the lot and farthest from the front lot line.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot depth"
means the shortest horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the front lot line through the midpoint of the rear lot line. For lots with front lines containing curves or angles, the measurement shall be taken from a line drawn parallel to a base line adjoining the front corners of the lot and lying midway between said base line and a line drawn parallel to said base line tangent to the curve or through the angle point.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lot width"
means the distance between side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth at its midpoint.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Lumberyard"
means a business that sells building materials and/or lumber in large quantities, and includes a significant portion of its product storage outdoors or in warehouse portions of a building.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Macrofacility"
is a large wireless communication facility that provides radio frequency coverage for a cellular telephone network. Generally, macro cell antennas are mounted on ground-based towers, rooftops and other existing structures at a height that provides a clear view over the surrounding buildings and terrain. Macro cell facilities typically contain antennas that are greater than three cubic feet per antenna, and typically cover large geographic areas with relatively high capacity and may be capable of hosting multiple wireless service providers.
(Ord. 07-19 § 1; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Mailing services"
means a private establishment engaged in the business of renting mailboxes, accepting packages for delivery, selling packaging materials and/or providing bulk mailing services for customers.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufactured home"
means a single-family residence constructed after June 15, 1976, and in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements for manufactured housing and bearing the appropriate insignia indicating such compliance.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufactured home lot"
means a designated portion of a manufactured home park designed for the accommodation of one manufactured home and its accessory structures.
"Manufactured home park"
means any site, lot, field or tract of land under the ownership or management of one person, partnership, firm or corporation which is divided into manufactured home lots for tenancy or lease, upon which two or more manufactured homes are located and occupied for dwelling purposes.
"Manufactured home stand"
means that area of a manufactured home lot which has been reserved for the placement of a manufactured home.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufacturing, general"
means a manufacturing use, typically having the potential of creating moderate noise, smoke, dust, vibration or other environmental impacts or pollution, and including but not limited to the following:
A. 
Production of items made from stone or concrete;
B. 
Production of items from ferrous or nonferrous metals through use of a machine shop, welding or fabrication; or from nonferrous metals through use of a foundry; or from ferrous metals through use of a foundry heated by electricity (induction melting);
C. 
Production of finished goods that typically are not for household or office use, such as barrels, ceramic molds, or cardboard cartons, from materials that are already refined, or from raw materials that do not need refining, such as paper, fabric, leather, premilled wood; or wool, clay, cork, semiprecious or precious metals or stones, fiber, or other similar materials;
D. 
Production of finished goods, for household or nonhousehold use, such as toys, film, pens, or linoleum from plastic, rubber, or celluloid;
E. 
Production of parts to be assembled into a finished product;
F. 
Development of film on a wholesale basis;
G. 
Production of items through biological processes, such as pharmaceuticals and industrial purifiers, manufactured by bioengineering techniques;
H. 
Production of items such as paint and coatings, dyestuffs, fertilizer, glue, cosmetics, clay, or pharmaceuticals that require the mixing or packaging of chemicals;
I. 
Food processing for human consumption except that involving the milling of grain or the refining of sugar.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufacturing, heavy"
means a manufacturing use, typically having the potential of creating substantial noise, smoke, dust, vibration and other environmental impacts or pollution, and including but not limited to:
A. 
Processing or refining of raw materials, such as but not limited to minerals, petroleum, rubber, wood or wood pulp, into other products;
B. 
The milling of grain or refining of sugar, except when accessory to a use defined as food processing for human consumption or as a retail sales and service use;
C. 
Slaughterhouses, including packing and freezing of meat products;
D. 
Refining, extruding, rolling, or drawing of ferrous or nonferrous metals, or the use of a noninduction foundry for ferrous metal;
E. 
Production of large durable goods such as motorcycles, cars, manufactured homes, airplanes, or heavy farm, industrial, or construction machinery;
F. 
Manufacturing of electrical components, such as semi-conductors and circuit boards, using chemical processes such as etching or metal coating;
G. 
Production of industrial organic and inorganic chemicals, and soaps and detergents; and
H. 
Conversion of solid waste into useful products or preparation of solid waste for disposal at another location by processing to change its physical form or chemical composition. This includes the off-site treatment or storage of hazardous waste as regulated by the State Department of Ecology.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufacturing, light"
means a manufacturing use, typically having little or no potential of creating noise, smoke, dust, vibration or other environmental impacts or pollution, and including but not limited to the following:
A. 
Production, assembly, finishing, and/or packaging of articles from parts made at another location, such as assembly of clocks, electrical appliances, or medical equipment;
B. 
Production of finished household and office goods, such as jewelry, clothing or cloth, toys, furniture, or tents, from materials that are already refined, or from raw materials that do not need refining, such as paper, fabric, leather, premilled wood; or wool, clay, cork, semi-precious or precious metals or stones, fiber, or other similar materials;
C. 
Canning or bottling of food or beverages for human or animal consumption using a mechanized assembly line;
D. 
Printing plants with more than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area;
E. 
Electronic product and component manufacturing including radio, TV, computers, data systems equipment, optical, photographic, engineering and similar precision instruments and high-tech industries.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Manufacturing use"
means a business establishment in which articles are produced by hand or by machinery, from raw or prepared materials, by giving to those materials new forms, qualities, properties, or combinations, in a process frequently characterized by the repetitive production of items made to the same or similar specifications.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Marinas"
means an establishment providing docking, moorage space and activities relating to the maintenance and minor repair of pleasure boats and yachts.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Marine gas sales"
means a business typically associated with a marina that engages in retail gasoline sales for boats and other marine equipment.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Master plan"
means a detailed site plan for certain distinct areas of the city for which specific plans have been reviewed and approved by the planning commission and the city council. A master plan for a distinct area is not to be construed as a substitute for the comprehensive plan as set forth in Chapter 23.01 RMC.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Microbrewery"
means a small-scale beer brewing plant located within a restaurant or tavern building in which a portion of the building is used for the production of beer for wholesale distribution and for on-site retail sale to restaurant or tavern patrons.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Mini-warehouse"
means a structure containing separate storage spaces of varying sizes that are leased or rented on an individual basis and outdoor yards for the storage of goods where storage, retrieval and transport are the responsibilities of the renter or lessee.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Mobile home"
means a single-family residence transportable in one or more sections that are eight feet or more in width and 32 feet or more in length, built on a permanent chassis, designed to be used as a permanent dwelling and constructed before June 15, 1976.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Mobile vehicle food hub"
means a designated space where multiple vehicle-based food service vendors operate and may feature seating area(s) specifically provided for patrons to eat meals purchased from said vehicle-based food service vendors.
(Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
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Code reviser's note: Ord. 2026-01 adds this section as RMC § 23.06.647. It has been editorially renumbered to place the definition in alphabetical order.
"Monopole"
means a vertical support structure consisting of a single vertical metal, concrete, or wooden pole, typically round or square and driven into the ground or attached to a foundation.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Motel"
means a building or group of buildings containing guest rooms designed or used to provide transient lodging.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Nursing home" or "rest home"
means a home for aged, chronically ill, incurable persons, or persons in need of convalescent care outside of a hospital in which two or more persons not of the immediate family are received, kept, or provided with food and shelter or care for compensation, but not including hospitals, clinics, or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury, maternity cases, or mental illness.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Nursery, plant"
means an enterprise, establishment or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items such as clay pots, potting soil, fertilizers, insecticides, garden implements, etc.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Office – corporate"
means an establishment primarily engaged in providing internal office administration services as opposed to customer service in a single building or a campus setting; for example, the headquarters, regional offices and/or the administrative offices for a corporation. Generally, the majority of the traffic generated from corporate offices comes from employees and not the general public.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Office – consulting services"
means establishments providing a wide variety of professional services including but not limited to: accountants, engineers, geologists, architects, financial consultants, landscape architects, land planners, surveyors and interior designers who generally conduct research, provide analysis of information, computer simulation, diagramming, mapping and/or drafting in order to create new products or plans.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Office – general"
means an establishment which provides administrative, professional, educational, financial, governmental or customer services to individuals, businesses, institutions and/or governmental agencies in an office setting; for example, branch banks, travel agencies, medical offices, real estate offices, insurance agencies, government offices, customer service offices, data processing services, union or charitable organization offices and wholesalers' offices.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Office supply store"
means stores selling office products such as stationery, legal forms, writing implements, computers, copies, office furniture, and similar products.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Outdoor storage"
means the storage of any products, materials, vehicles, equipment, junk, or scrap outside the confines of an enclosed building, and more specifically defined as:
A. 
Merchandise Display. Display of products and materials, and operable vehicles and equipment for the principal purpose of offering for sale at retail, and incidental to the business existing on the premises;
B. 
Equipment and Material Storage. Storage of any equipment or materials in usable condition which are not being specifically displayed as merchandise or offered for sale at retail; and
C. 
Junk and Scrap Storage. Storage of used products or scrap materials such as wood, cloth, paper, glass, metal, plastic, or rock material, which could be refurbished, recycled, or converted into usable stock or material.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Parking lot"
means an open area, other than a street or alley, used for the temporary parking of automobiles and available for public use, whether free or for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pasture"
means a fenced enclosure or confined area used for the grazing of livestock or small animals which contains sufficient vegetation to serve as the principal food source for the livestock confined therein.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Patio"
means an outdoor space that is often paved or decked directly adjacent to a main building that is at or within 30 inches of adjacent grade.
(Ord. 32-11 § 2; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pawn shop"
means an establishment engaged in the buying or selling of new or secondhand merchandise and offering loans in exchange for personal property.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pen"
means a fenced enclosure or small confined area used for the raising or keeping of livestock or small animals, but not including barns, sheds or similar structures, or pasture.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Permanent supportive housing"
is subsidized, leased housing with no limit on length of stay that prioritizes people who need comprehensive support services to retain tenancy and utilizes admissions practices designed to use lower barriers to entry than would be typical for other subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing, especially related to rental history, criminal history, and personal behaviors. Permanent supportive housing is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person living with a complex and disabling behavioral health or physical health condition who was experiencing homelessness or was at imminent risk of homelessness prior to moving into housing to retain their housing and be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the resident's health status, and connect the resident of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, or employment services. Permanent supportive housing is subject to all of the rights and responsibilities defined in Chapter 59.18 RCW.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Personal services business"
means a business primarily engaged in providing services generally involving the maintenance of the human body, or other services to one's person. Such businesses include, but are not limited to, barber and beauty shops, photographic studios, body piercing, manicuring shops, tanning parlors, body wrapping, tattoo parlors and massage practitioners.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pool, private"
means a swimming pool built accessory to a dwelling unit and used for the enjoyment of the family living therein.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pool, public"
means a swimming pool to which the general public has access through the payment of a fee or admission charge.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Pool, semi-public"
means a swimming pool accessory to a hotel, motel, multiple dwelling or similar use to which the general public does not have usual access, and located for the convenience of the guests or patrons of a hotel, motel or similar use.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Porch"
means an outdoor, typically raised and covered area, providing an entrance way to a building.
(Ord. 32-11 § 2; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Portable food vendor"
means the vending of food and/or beverages from a movable cart-type stand which is located on the same lot as, and in conjunction with, a permitted use. Portable food vending stands cannot be self-propelled, must serve only walk-up customers, and may not be stored outdoors when the portable food vendor is not open for business.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Poultry farm"
means a lot, structure or building used intensively for the raising, feeding, breeding, or keeping of chickens, turkeys, or other poultry for marketing or slaughter, or for the production of eggs for sale.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Public agency facility"
means a lot, structure, facility or building which is necessary for the operation of a public utility on which is performed a public service such as supplying water, wastewater disposal, electrical, transportation or communication service, usually as a monopoly or pursuant to a franchise by a business organization under governmental regulation, or directly by government.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Reclassification"
means a change in the city's zoning map, resulting in a change in zoning designation on one or more parcels of property. Also referred to as a rezone.
(Ord. 24-14 § 1.01; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Recreational club"
means an area devoted to facilities and equipment for recreational purposes, swimming pools, tennis courts, playgrounds, community clubhouses, and other similar uses maintained by a nonprofit organization whose membership is limited to the residents within the area in which it is located; provided, that membership shall not be denied to residents of the area based solely on race, creed or color.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Recreational vehicle"
means a vehicular-type unit designed for temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. "Recreational vehicle" shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. 
Travel Trailer. A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and drawn by a motorized vehicle and which is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
B. 
Camper. A structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
C. 
Motor Home. A portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreational and vacation use constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle;
D. 
Camping Trailer. A folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreational and vacation uses.
(See also "Dependent recreational vehicle," RMC § 23.06.260.)
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-10 § 1.01; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Recreational vehicle park"
means a lot or parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by recreational vehicles for travel, recreational or vacation uses allowing for longer periods of stay subject to the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Restaurant"
means a retail establishment engaged in the preparation and sale of food and beverages, including coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream parlors, fast food take-out, espresso stands, and similar uses. The term "restaurant" can be further described by the following types:
A. 
Restaurant, Drive-Through. A "restaurant" which has one or more drive-through lanes for ordering and dispensing of food and beverages to patrons remaining in their vehicles, for consumption off the premises. A drive-through restaurant may also have seating facilities.
B. 
Restaurant, Lounge. A restaurant which includes licensed on-site provision of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as an accessory to food service.
C. 
Restaurant, Sit-Down. A restaurant at which all food and drink is consumed on the premises.
D. 
Restaurant, Take-Out. A restaurant that offers a take-out service whereby food may be consumed off the premises. A take-out restaurant may also have seating facilities.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Sales, wholesale"
means sale for resale not for direct consumption. For the purpose of land use classifications, a business primarily engaged in wholesale sales, with less than 25 percent of the square footage of sales in related retail, will be classified as wholesale.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"School"
means public or private graded educational institution facility, structure or building but not including trade schools.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"School, alternative"
means a school which offers a curriculum which is equivalent to but is a substitute for the curriculum commonly found in more traditional public or private schools.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"School, commercial"
means a business establishment where instruction is given, in exchange for payment of a fee. Examples of subjects taught include, but are not limited to, dance, computer skills, music, and martial arts.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"School, trade"
means an educational facility, structure or building operated as a business enterprise offering instruction or training in the trades or industrial arts such as welding, brick laying, machinery operation, cooking, printing or similar trades or industrial arts, but not including schools.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Senior housing"
means any residential housing that is advertised, maintained, designed, or constructed for the express or implied purpose of providing housing for persons 55 years of age, or older, who are independent and do not require assistance with activities of daily living.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Sensitive land uses"
means those land uses which are particularly sensitive to the secondary effects of adult use businesses. "Sensitive land uses" include the following:
A. 
Churches, or other religious facilities or institutions;
B. 
Multiple-family and single-family residential zones;
C. 
Playgrounds and public parks;
D. 
Public and private schools, technical schools and training facilities which have 25 percent or more of their students under the age of 18.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Small livestock farming"
means the keeping of four or more domesticated animals such as rabbits, chickens, ducks, turkeys, and similar fowl and animals which are kept for personal or agricultural use, or raised for sale and profit.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Specialty retail store"
means one of a wide variety of stores involved in the retail sale of one or more general categories of specialty goods and merchandise, including but not limited to the following types of specialty stores: sporting goods, bicycles, glassware and chinaware, fishing tackle, music, greeting cards, jewelry, toys, hobby supplies, games, cameras, gifts and souvenirs, sewing supplies, tobacco products, newspapers, magazines, and comic books, religious supplies, guns and gun supplies or other miscellaneous goods.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Specified anatomical areas"
means:
A. 
Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and
B. 
Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Specified sexual activities"
means:
A. 
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; and/or
B. 
Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; and/or
C. 
Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast; and/or
D. 
Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Stable, private"
means a building in which horses are kept for private use and not for remuneration, hire, or sale.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Stable, public"
means a building in which horses are kept for remuneration, hire, or sale, including a riding academy.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Stock-in-trade"
means all books, equipment, magazines, periodicals, pictures, posters, printed material, products (including prerecorded video tapes, discs, or similar material), or other items readily available for purchase, rental, viewing or use by patrons of the establishment excluding material located in any storeroom or other portion of the premises not open to patrons.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Story"
means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. A mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story if it covers over one-third of the area of the floor next below it, or if the vertical distance from the floor next below it to the floor next above it is 24 feet or more. A basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over six feet above the level from which the height of the building is measured.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Street"
means a public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare except an alley.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Structure"
means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Substantial damage"
means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Substantial improvement"
means 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 before the improvement or repair is started, or if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. "Substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term "substantial improvement" does not include any project for improvement to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or State Inventory of Historic Places.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 01-07; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Theater"
means a facility used by and for the performing arts but not including cinema.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Towing, vehicle impound lots"
means lots used for the temporary storage of vehicles which have been towed by a towing company or for impounded vehicles, but which does not include permanent vehicle storage or dismantling of vehicles.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Transitional housing"
means a facility that provides housing and supportive services to individuals or families experiencing homelessness for up to two years and whose primary purpose is to enable individuals or families experiencing homelessness to move into independent living and permanent housing.
(Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Truck terminal"
means a business providing a location where goods carried by motor transport can be received, transferred from one vehicle to another, and/or shipped, where the primary purpose is not storage but to serve as a point of transfer.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Use – permitted"
means a use authorized or allowed alone in a specified use district for the preservation or promotion of which the use district is established and subject to the requirements of the regulations and standards of such use district, and to which all other uses are accessory, special, conditional, or nonconforming.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Use – accessory (secondary)"
means a secondary or minor use of a lot, structure, or building designed or employed in conjunction with, but subordinate or incidental to, and compatible with the principal permitted use for which the use district is established, and subject to the regulations and standards of such use district.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Use – nonconforming"
means the use of a building or other structure or of a tract of land which does not conform to the use regulations of this title for the district in which it is located, either at the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title or as a result of subsequent amendments which may be incorporated into this title.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Use – special"
means any use of a lot, structure or building which by its nature, intensity or potential impact upon an area cannot be considered as a principal or accessory use within a use district, but when subject to special conditions and standards specified in a special use permit may be compatible with other uses in the same or adjacent use districts.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Variance"
means a modification of the regulations of this title granted by the board of adjustment after finding that the literal application of the provisions of this title would cause undue and unnecessary hardship in view of certain facts and conditions applying to a specific parcel of property.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Vehicle sales"
means the use of any building or land for the display and sale or long-term lease of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, boats, or motorcycles and including any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Wholesale use"
means a business that stores large stocks of goods for sale in bulk quantities to retail outlets. Sales to the general public do not occur on the site, nor is the location of the business advertised through newspapers, flyers or other media designed to reach the consumer.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Yard"
means an open space of uniform width or depth on the same lot with a building or a group of buildings, which open space lies between the building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for the certain exceptions specified in this title. In measuring a yard, as hereinafter provided, the "line of a building" shall be deemed to mean a line parallel to or concentric with the nearest lot line drawn through the point of a building or the point of a group of buildings nearest to such a lot line, exclusive of the exceptions referenced above, and the measurements shall be taken from the line of the building to the nearest lot line.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Yard, front"
means a yard extending the full width of the site and measured as to depth at the least horizontal distance between the street right-of-way line and the exterior wall.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Yard, rear"
means a yard which extends the full width of the site and is measured as to depth at the least horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the exterior wall.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)
"Yard, side"
means a yard which extends from the front yard or front lot line where no front yard exists to the rear yard or rear lot line where no rear yard exists and is measured as to width at the least horizontal distance between the side lot line and the exterior wall.
(Ord. 28-05 § 1.02; amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 59-19 § 3; Ord. 08-20 § 1; Ord. 2022-19 § 1; Ord. 2026-01 § 1)