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Abutting, Adjoining, or Adjacent. Having a common property or zone line, or separated only by an alley, path, private street, or easement.

Accessory Buildings. See Buildings, Accessory.

Accessory Structures. See Structures, Accessory.

Addition. Attached to and used in conjunction with.

Minor Addition. Any addition to a building or structure that comprises less than twenty-five percent increase in total building area, constructed in compliance with current regulations.

Minor Nonconforming Addition. Extension of the nonconforming feature of an existing building by no more than fifty percent.

Significant Addition. Any addition to a building or structure that comprises twenty-five percent or more increase in total building area, constructed in compliance with current regulations. See also Section 17.106.020(B) (Enlargements and Modifications).

Affordable Housing Agreement. A written agreement between the developer, the city, and possibly additional parties that specifies the terms and conditions under which affordable housing requirements are to be met.

Affordable Housing Fund. A fund established and administered by the city containing in-lieu fees and other funds held and used exclusively to increase and improve the supply of affordable housing.

Alcoholic Beverage. Alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances, and sales of which require a State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license.

All-Electric Building. A building that has no natural gas plumbing installed within the building and that uses electricity as the source of energy for all space heating, water heating, cooking appliances, and clothes drying appliances.

Alley. A public way permanently reserved primarily for secondary vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

Allowed Use. Any use or structure that is allowed in a zone without a requirement for approval of a use permit, but subject to any restrictions applicable to that zone.

Ambient Entertainment. Acoustic or recorded music, or live readings of books or poetry, which is clearly incidental, that allows for normal conversation levels, and for which no cover fee or ticket is required.

Applicant. The property owner, the owner’s agent, or any person, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity that has a legal or equitable title to land that is the subject of a development proposal or is the holder of an option or contract to purchase such land or otherwise has an enforceable proprietary interest in such land and has submitted an entitlement or building permit application to the city.

Arbors. Ornamental landscape features that are substantially open to the passage of light and air on all sides. “Substantially open” sides and roof of the structure shall be a minimum of fifty percent open at any point across the entire side. Generally designed with an open, lattice-work design constructed of wood, metal, or other lightweight material. Includes trellises.

Average Cross-Slope. The ratio, expressed as a percentage of the difference in elevation to the horizontal distance between two points on the perimeter of the area, for which slope is being determined. (Ord. 1718 § 3 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1685 § 3 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)