Chapter 18.10 DEFINITIONS

When any word used in this title is not specifically defined herein, its definition shall be that in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary of the English Language and where more than one definition is given, the most common or appropriate nonprofessional usage shall govern. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.006 Abandonment or nonuse of wireless facilities.

“Abandonment” or “nonuse of wireless facilities” means to cease operation for a period of 60 or more consecutive days. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 1, 1997]

18.10.010 Accessory building.

“Accessory building” means one in which an accessory use is located. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.020 Accessory use.

“Accessory use” means a subordinate use, located on the same lot with the primary permitted use, and necessarily incidental to the use and occupancy of the primary residential building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.030 Alter – Alteration.

“Alter” or “alteration” means any change, addition, or modification in construction or occupancy. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.035 Antenna.

“Antenna” means an apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radiofrequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to Federal Communication Commission authorization, for the provision of personal wireless service and any commingled information services. For purposes of this definition, the term “antenna” does not include an unintentional radiator, mobile station, or device authorized under 47 CFR Part 15. An “antenna array” is one or more rods, panels, discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of radio frequency signals, which may include omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna (panel) and parabolic (disc). The antenna array does not include the support structure. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 2, 1997]

18.10.036 Antenna height.

“Antenna height” means the vertical distance between the lowest point of finished grade at point of contact with any part of the antenna support structure and the topmost part of the structure, the antenna or any appurtenances attached to the antenna support structure. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 3, 1997]

18.10.037 Antenna support structure.

“Antenna support structure” means any pole, telescoping mast, tower, tripod, any below-grade footings, foundations, piers, pilings, guys, anchors, or structure which supports a device used in the transmitting or receiving of radio frequency signals. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 4, 1997]

18.10.040 Arbor – Bower – Trellis.

“Arbor,” “bower,” or “trellis” means light, open, garden-type structures of vertical and/or horizontal elements designed, established and installed as a part of the landscape of the site which may or may not attach to a building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.045 Attic.

“Attic” means that finished or unfinished space in a building, with or without a live load-bearing floor, between the ceiling of the topmost floor and the roof above. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 2, 1999]

18.10.045.5 Average exposed height.¹

“Average exposed height” means the average of exposed height taken at horizontal intervals of 10 feet around the perimeter of the building. Elevations must be referenced to the bench mark for the building site. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 12, 1999]

18.10.046 Balcony.

“Balcony” means a railed elevated platform projecting from a wall of the building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 3, 1999]

18.10.047 Basement.

“Basement” means any interior space to a building, with or without a floor, below the lowest floor of the building where the vertical distance between the bottom of the floor joists, or structural deck to the surface below exceeds six feet. There shall be only one basement in a building, and that basement shall have only one building level. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 4, 1999]

18.10.048 Basement floor area.

“Basement floor area” means the entire area of the basement level, including surrounding walls. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 5, 1999]

18.10.050 Building.

“Building” means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals, or property. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.055 Building level.

“Building level” means that horizontal space within a building, with or without a load bearing floor, including attics and basements, crawl spaces, floors, stories and the like with lower and upper boundaries defined by elements of the building or surfaces under the building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 6, 1999]

18.10.060 Building official.

“Building official” means the officer charged with the administration of matters delegated in this title, or his or her authorized deputy. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.070 Building, primary use.

“Primary use building” means any building occupied by the primary permitted use of the zone in which the building is located. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.080 Bulk regulations.

“Bulk regulations” means regulations relating to the minimum area of the zoning lot, front and rear yards, side yards, height of buildings, gross floor area, and gross floor area ratio. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.090 Boat house – Boat port.

“Boat house” or “boat port” means any structure having either a temporary or permanent roof erected over moorage or moorage facilities for the weather protection of pleasure boats. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.093 Camouflaged.

“Camouflaged,” in the context of a wireless service facility, is a personal wireless service facility that is disguised, hidden or integrated with an existing structure that is not a monopole or tower, or a wireless service facility that is placed with an existing or proposed structure or new structure, tower, or mount within trees so as to be significantly screened from view. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 5, 1997]

18.10.094 Cell site – Site.

“Cell site” or “site” means a tract or parcel of land that contains wireless service facilities including any antenna, support structure, accessory buildings, and parking, and may include other uses associated with and ancillary to wireless services. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 6, 1997]

18.10.095 Co-location.

“Co-location” means:

(1) Mounting or installing an antenna facility on a preexisting structure; and/or

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

(3) The definition of “co-location” in relation to eligible facilities requests shall use the definition contained in 47 CFR 1.6100(b)(2) or as may be hereinafter amended. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 7, 1997]

18.10.096 COW.

“COW” means “cell on wheels” or a temporary wireless communications facility, to be placed in use for 90 days or less. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 8, 1997]

18.10.100 Community center.

“Community center” means an area of publicly owned land upon which there is or may be located buildings or other improvements designed for the purpose of town government, community meetings, community recreation, educational facilities, and accessory parking. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.110 Court.

“Court” means a space, open and unobstructed to the sky, located at or above grade level on a lot and bounded on three or more sides by walls of a building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.120 Covered moorage area.

“Covered moorage area” means the vertically projected area of the roof of any over-water structure. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.125 Crawl space.

“Crawl space” means any space, interior to the building, with or without a floor, below the lowest floor of the building where the vertical distance between the bottom of the floor joists or the structural deck to the surface below is six feet or less. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 7, 1999]

18.10.130 Deck – Porch – Veranda.

“Deck,” “porch,” or “veranda” means a structure attached to a wall of a building designed, established, and/or installed to provide for entrance or exit, outdoor living, cooking, and/or recreation, some sides of which are open and which may or may not have a permanent overhead covering. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.140 Dock.

“Dock” means a basin for moorage of boats, including a basin formed by dredging into the bottom or bank of a lake or stream or formed between a bank, bulkhead, or quay and a pier. “Docking facilities” may include wharves, moorage, or piers, or any place or structure connected with the shore or upon shorelands provided for the securing of a boat or vessel. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.150 Dolphin.

“Dolphin” means a spar, buoy, or piling used for mooring watercraft. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.160 Dwelling unit.

“Dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.162 Eaves.

“Eaves” means that part of the roof projecting beyond the exterior or outer face of a building wall or structural support member. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 8, 1999]

18.10.165 EIA.

“EIA” means the Electronics Industry Association. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 9, 1997]

18.10.166 Equipment enclosure – Equipment building.

“Equipment enclosure” or “equipment building” means a structure, shelter, cabinet, or vault used to house and protect the electronic equipment necessary for processing wireless communications signals. Associated equipment may include air conditioning, backup power supplies and emergency generators. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 10, 1997]

18.10.168 Exposed height.

“Exposed height” means the vertical difference between the original finished grade and the bottom of the lower floor joist of the level above the basement. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 11, 1999]

18.10.170 Family.

“Family” means an individual or two or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage (excluding domestic service workers, gardeners, caretakers, and contract laborers) living together in a dwelling unit. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.180 Floor area.

“Floor area” of a story or defined building level means the total horizontal area within the exterior finish face of the building wall plus the horizontal area, including support structure and/or enclosing walls, of interior balcony and mezzanine floor levels accessed from that level. Stairways and landings shall be counted as floor area only on the level from which the stairway rises. Usable space in excess of six feet in height under a stairway or landing shall be counted as floor area on the level providing access to the understair space. Fireplaces and vents, shafts, chimneys and the like, open to the sky or passing through building levels above, shall be counted as floor area only on the level of origination. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 9, 1999; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.184 Floor area – Usable.

“Usable floor area” means space within a building that includes, but is not limited to, bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage, utility space, mechanical space and similar floor areas that do not meet dimensional or other requirements of habitable space for Group R or other occupancies as defined by the building code, but may otherwise be occupied and used as part of the building’s function. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 10, 1999]

18.10.190 Freestanding deck or platform.

“Freestanding deck or platform” means an unattached freestanding structure without a cover and designed, established and installed to provide outdoor living, cooking, and/or recreation. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.200 Game court.

“Game court” means an area of ground defined by surfacing and/or fencing for the purpose of playing tennis, badminton, basketball and similar social games. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.210 Gazebo – Pavilion.

“Gazebo” or “pavilion” means a fully or partly roofed or covered freestanding structure fully or partly open at the sides designed, established and installed to provide outdoor living, cooking and/or recreation. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.220 Grade, finished.

“Finished grade” means the ground elevation after site development. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.230 Grade, original.

“Original grade” means the ground elevation prior to site development. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.240 Gross floor area exclusions.

(1) “Gross floor area” means the sum of all floor areas in all levels of all buildings on the building lot. The following areas shall be excluded from the gross floor area in all residential zones:

(a) Area of piers, wharfs, covered moorage and other over-water structures;

(b) Area within an attic that cannot be used or converted to habitable space;

(d) Area of a live load-bearing surface used solely for mechanical equipment support, access and service shall be as follows:

(i) Up to 250 square feet in R20A zone;

(ii) Up to 250 square feet in R20 zone;

(iii) Up to 450 square feet in R40 zone;

(e) Crawl space and mechanical space in the basement floor area;

(f) Vents, shafts, or courts open to the sky and not originating on a floor or story;

(g) Area under eaves or roof overhangs up to 36 inches in depth from the furthermost exterior edge, including gutters, to the finish face of the building wall or exterior face of a supporting structural member;

(h) All area under upper-story eaves or roof overhangs, including gutters, provided such area does not constitute a deck, porch, or veranda, or could not be converted to a deck, porch, or veranda; and

(i) All area of attached or freestanding decks, porches, verandas, stairways, walkways and similar structures without a roof or impervious cover, all attached parts of which are less than four feet above finished grade directly below.

(2) At the owner’s option, the following may be excluded from gross floor area at the rate specified; provided, however, that the total exclusions shall not exceed 16 percent of the allowable gross floor area for the site.

(a) Basement floor area, according to the following schedule:

Average Exposed Height	% Excluded from GFA
Less than 6 feet	35%
6 feet to less than 8 feet	30%
8 feet to less than 9 feet	25%
9 feet or more	0%

(b) Fifty percent of the first 250 square feet area under eaves in excess of 36 inches in depth from the face of the gutter to the building wall.

(c) Fifty percent of the first 500 square feet of exterior attached or freestanding decks, any attached part of which exceeds four feet above finished grade directly below.

(d) Fifty percent of the first 125 square feet of a covered or uncovered portion of a porch or other entryway to a building.

(e) Fifty percent of the first 250 square feet of a covered walkway. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 490 § 1, 2012; Ord. 478 § 1, 2009; Ord. 421 § 1, 2003; Ord. 356 § 13, 1999; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.250 Gross floor area ratio.

“Gross floor area ratio” means the gross floor area of the building or buildings divided by the lot area. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.260 Guest house.

“Guest house” means a secondary building which is occupied by members of the family which occupies the primary residential building or its guests and which is not leased or rented as a dwelling unit. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.270 Height of building (structure).

“Height of building (structure)” means the greatest distance measured vertically from the uppermost point of a building or structure (not including chimneys or satellite dish antennas which are one meter or less in diameter) to the original grade, original grade reference line or finish grade at point of structural contact. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 339 § 1, 1998; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.280 Hobby shop.

“Hobby shop” means an area located in the primary residential building, or an accessory or secondary building, used to provide hobby recreation for members of the family or their guests only, and not used for purposes of manufacturing or building any product for wholesale or retail sale. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.290 Inundated land.

“Inundated land” means any portion of a lot which is naturally or artificially submerged by any part or extension of Lake Washington, or any other natural body of water, for any time during the year. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.300 Lot area.

“Lot area” means the total horizontal area included within the lot lines of a zoning lot, excluding the inundated portions of the lot. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.310 Lot centerline.

“Lot centerline” means a line midway between the side lot lines of a zoning lot. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.320 Lot line, front.

“Front lot line” means the shoreline for lots abutting upon a body of water, or a waterway, otherwise the front lot line is a street line; for corner lots not abutting the water the applicant for a building permit may select either street line as the front lot line, provided a nonconforming condition is not thereby created. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 246 § 2, 1991; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.330 Lot line, rear.

“Rear lot line” means the street line for lots abutting upon a body of water or a waterway, otherwise it is any lot line other than a street line which is parallel to the front lot line, or within 45 degrees of being parallel to the front lot line. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.340 Lot line, side.

“Side lot line” means any lot line which is not a front or rear lot line. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.350 Lot of record.

“Lot of record” means any lot which, at the date of incorporation of the town of Hunts Point, existed in separate ownership or was established by a recorded plat prior thereto, or subsequently was established by a recorded plat in accordance with the provisions of the subdivision ordinance of the town of Hunts Point. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.360 Lot, zoning.

“Zoning lot” means a single tract of land, located within a single block which, at the time of filing for a building permit, is designated by its owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit, under single ownership and control, and is assigned the particular use for which the building permit is issued. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 13, 1988]

18.10.362 Macro facilities.

“Macro facility” or “macro facilities” means a wireless service facility that does not meet the definition of “small wireless facility” as defined in this chapter. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022]

18.10.370 Mezzanine – Mezzanine floor.

“Mezzanine” or “mezzanine floor” means an intermediate floor placed within a building level or story or room within a building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 14, 1999; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.380 Moorage.

“Moorage” means a place, slip or dock where a boat or vessel may be secured. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.390 Moorage facilities.

“Moorage facilities” means those installations or facilities including piers, wharves, platforms, ramps, dolphins, buoys, quays, or bulkheads, or any place or structure connected with the shore or upon shorelands provided for the securing of a boat or waterborne craft. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.395 Mount.

“Mount” means the structure or surface upon which wireless service facilities are mounted. There are three types of mounts: (a) building-mounted, which is a wireless service facility mount fixed to the roof or side of a building; (b) ground-mounted, which is a wireless service facility mount fixed to the ground, such as a tower; and (c) structure-mounted, which is a wireless service facility fixed to a structure other than a building, such as light standards, utility poles, and bridges. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 11, 1997]

18.10.400 Nameplate.

“Nameplate” means a sign showing the name of the resident and/or their address and/or property name. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.410 Occupancy.

“Occupancy” means the purpose for which a building is used or intended to be used. The term shall also include the building or room housing such use. Change of occupancy is not intended to include change of tenants or proprietors. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.420 Ornamentation.

“Ornamentation” means a structure erected for aesthetic and functional purposes which is designed to protect from view, wind or sun, to provide for secluded areas, to create landscaped surroundings, any of which may include, among other things, terrace, trellis, fence, pierced or unpierced wall. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.430 Original grade reference line.

“Original grade reference line” means the line made by constructing a line perpendicular to the centerline of the building lot connecting the intersection points of the minimum side yard setback line with the line of the original grade. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.440 Patio.

“Patio” means a surfaced area of the ground beyond a building designed, established, and/ or installed to provide for outdoor living, cooking, and recreation, some sides of which are open and which may or may not have a permanent overhead covering. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.450 Pier – Wharf.

“Pier” or “wharf” means a structure extending from the solid land into the water, either upon piles or other supports or floating. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.460 Primary residential building.

“Primary residential building” means the building in which one single dwelling unit is contained. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.462 Provider.

“Provider,” as used in Chapter 18.43 HPMC, means every corporation, company, association, joint stock company, firm, partnership, limited liability company, other entity and individual which provides wireless service over wireless service facilities. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 12, 1997]

18.10.470 Quay.

“Quay” means a waterside bulkhead or wall and used for the purpose of mooring boats. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.480 Repair.

“Repair” means the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure for the purpose of its maintenance. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.490 Secondary building.

“Secondary building” means one in which a secondary use is located. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.500 Secondary use.

“Secondary use” means a subordinate use, dependent upon the primary use but not necessarily incidental to it. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; [Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.510 Setback.

“Setback” means a set distance measured from a property line to the property interior within which placement of any part of a structure is prohibited unless otherwise specifically permitted by provisions of this title. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 246 § 2, 1991; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.520 Shoreline.

“Shoreline” means the line defined by elevation contour 22.0, which elevation is 22 feet above mean lower low water of Puget Sound as established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which corresponds to the elevation of 28.93 feet as determined by the Sea Level Datum of 1929. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.525 Small wireless facility.

“Small wireless facility” means:

(1) Those facilities that:

(a) Are mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height including their antennas as defined in 47 CFR 1.20(d); or

(b) Are mounted on structures no more than 10 percent taller than other adjacent structures; or

(c) Do not extend existing structures on which they are located to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10 percent, whichever is greater;

(2) Each antenna associated with the deployment, excluding associated antenna equipment (as defined in 47 CFR 1.1320(d)), is no more than three cubic feet in volume;

(3) All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any preexisting associated equipment on the structure, is no more than 28 cubic feet in volume;

(4) The facilities do not require antenna structure registration with the FCC;

(5) The facilities are not located on Tribal lands, as defined under 36 CFR 800.16(x); and

(6) The facilities do not result in human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards specified in 47 CFR 1.1307(b). [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022]

18.10.530 Story.

“Story” means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost occupiable floor and the ceiling or roof. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 356 § 15, 1999; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.540 Stringline.

“Stringline” means, for a waterfront lot in the R-40 zone, a straight line connecting the stringline intersection points of the two adjacent zoning lots (see illustration, Appendix A). [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.550 Stringline intersection point.

“Stringline intersection point” means, for a waterfront lot in the R-40 zone, the intersection of the zoning lot centerline and a line drawn at right angles to such centerline and passing through the point on the primary dwelling having the greatest projection toward the waterfront. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.560 Stringline setback.

“Stringline setback” means the front yard setback line for a waterfront lot in the R-40 zone defined by the line drawn normal (at right angles) to the lot centerline and passing through the intersection of said centerline with the stringline established by the primary dwellings on the two adjacent properties. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.570 Structure.

“Structure” means that which is erected, built or constructed, including an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. Paving or other surfacing composed of unreinforced concrete, pavers, brick, asphalt, or other surfacing material shall not be considered structures when fully and directly supported by the underlying earth. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 246 § 2, 1991; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.580 Structure reconstruction.

“Structure reconstruction” means whenever the aggregate value of proposed work to a structure during any one-year period exceeds 60 percent of the current year’s assessed value for property tax purposes as determined by the King County assessor. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 246 § 2, 1991; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.585 Technologically feasible.

An action that is required to achieve project approval, such as a design requirement, development condition, mitigation, or preservation requirement, and that meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The action can be accomplished with technologies and methods that have been used in the past in similar circumstances, or studies or tests have demonstrated in similar circumstances that such approaches are currently available and likely to achieve the intended results;

(2) The action provides a reasonable likelihood of achieving its intended purpose; and

(3) The action does not physically preclude achieving the project’s primary intended legal use. The burden of proving infeasibility is on the applicant. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022]

18.10.590 Terrace.

“Terrace” means a level platform or shelf of earth supported on one or more faces by a wall, bank of turf, or the like. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.596 Unlicensed wireless services.

“Unlicensed wireless services” means commercial mobile services that operate on public frequencies and do not need a license from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 13, 1997]

18.10.597 Wireless service – Wireless service facilities – Facilities.

“Wireless service,” “wireless service facilities,” and “facilities,” as used in Chapter 18.43 HPMC, shall be defined in the same manner as in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C), as they may be amended now or in the future and includes facilities for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for communication, cellular phone, communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio, and any other wireless services licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and unlicensed wireless services, which includes the entire assembly of equipment, equipment enclosures, underground service facilities and utilities, antenna support structures, antenna or antennas, security fencing, and attached appurtenances. The term shall include, but not be limited to, both macro facilities and small wireless facilities. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 329 § 14, 1997]

18.10.600 Use.

“Use” means the purpose for which land or a building or structure is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, let or leased. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.610 Waterfront structure.

“Waterfront structure” means any structure built at or along the shoreline or over the shorelands and including particularly bulkheads and moorage facilities. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.620 Wharf.

See definition of “pier.” [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.630 Yard, front.

“Front yard” means, on lots abutting a body of water, an open space extending the full width of the lot between a primary residential building and the shoreline, the depth of which shall be the least distance between the shoreline and the front of the primary residential building; on lots not abutting a body of water, an open space extending the full width of the lot the depth of which is the least distance from the lot line abutting the public right-of-way to the front of the primary residential building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.640 Yard, rear.

“Rear yard” means, on lots abutting a body of water, an open space extending the full width of the lot the depth of which shall be the least distance between, from the lot line abutting the public right-of-way to the primary residential building, and on lots not abutting a body of water, an open space extending the full width of the lot the depth of which shall be the least distance between the rear lot line of the lot and the primary residential building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

18.10.650 Yard, side.

“Side yard” means an open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard, between the nearest extension of the primary residential building and the side lot line, measured horizontally from the nearest point of the side lot line to the nearest extension of the primary residential building. [Ord. 556 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 212 § 2, 1988]

Code reviser’s note: “Average exposed height” was added by Ord. 356 as HPMC 18.10.045. It has been renumbered to avoid duplication.