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Ord 96-269 / ( (, ORDXNANCE NO. 96-269 AN ORDXNANCE OF THE CXTY COUNCXL OF THE CXTY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHXNGTON, AHENDXNG THE FEDERAL WAY ZONXNG CODE CHAPTER 22 BY ADDXNG DEFXNXTXONS TO SECTXON 22-1 RELATXNG TO "XNOPERABLE MOTOR VEHXCLE", "JUNK OR JUNKED VEHXCLE", AHENDXNG THE DEFXNXTXON OF "JUNK" AND AHENDXNG ncc 22-952 REGARDXNG PROHXBXTXONS AGAXNST JUNK AND JUNKYARDS WHEREAS, it is necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare that regulations of inoperable and junk vehicles be in place; and WHEREAS, lack of a proper definition in the Federal Way City Code ("FWCC") for an "inoperable motor vehicle" or "junk or junked motor vehicle" limits the City's ability to abate inoperable or junk vehicles or home occupation auto repair; and WHEREAS, amendments to the FWCC text are authorized pursuant to FWCC sections 22-216 and 22-217 pursuant to Process IV review; and WHEREAS, the Federal Way city Council has considered a proposed change to the FWCC relating to junk vehicles ("Proposal"); and WHEREAS, the Federal Way city Council, pursuant to FWCC. 22-517, having determined the Proposal to be worthy of legislative consideration, referred the Proposal to the Federal Way Planning commission for its review and recommendation; and WHEREAS, the Federal Way Planning Commission, having considered the Proposal at a public hearing on March 20, 1996 ORD #96-269, PAGE 1 C(Q)~1f r ( pursuant to FWCC section 22-523, and all public notices having been duly given pursuant to FWCC section 22-521; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the Planning commission submitted to the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the City Council its recommendation in favor of proposed zoning text amendments to Article I, section 22-1, Definitions; and Article XIII, Supplementary District Regulations; and WHEREAS, the LUTC Committee of the City Council considered the recommendation of the Planning commission and has moved to forward the Planning commission recommendation to the full city Council, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: section 1. Findinqs. After full and careful consideration, the City Council of the city of Federal way makes the following findings with respect to the Proposal and the proposed amendments to the Federal Way city Code ("FWCC"); 1. Lack of a complete definition in the FWCC for an "inoperable motor vehicle", "junk or junked vehicle" or "junk" limits the city's ability to abate complaints about junked or inoperable motor vehicles and home occupation auto repair. 2. Junk vehicles and home auto repair complaints continue to comprise a significant percentage of the complaints investigated by the City's code compliance officers. ORD #96-269, PAGE 2 ( ( 3. Effective methods of dealing with the legitimate abatement of junk vehicles is essential to effective zoning enforcement contributing to a safer and more livable community. section 2. Conclusions. Pursuant to FWCC section 22-217 and based upon the Findings set forth in section 1, the Federal Way City Council makes the following Conclusions of Law with respect to the decisional criteria necessary for the adoption of the Proposal: 1. The Proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan because it is supported by the goals and policies: LUP14 Maintain and protect the character of existing and future single family neighborhoods through the strict enforcement of the city's land use regulations. HP5 Maintain a strong code enforcement program to protect residential areas from illegal land use activities. 2. The Proposal bears a substantial relationship to the public health, safety and welfare because it addresses concerns for the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing coherent regulations that are consistent with state law and reflect a reasoned balance between the rights of individuals and the community interest. 3. The Proposal is in the best interests of the residents of the city because it responds to community concerns about junk and junk vehicles. By establishing comprehensive and concise regulations by which to regulate junk vehicles, it provides ORD #96-269, PAGE 3 ( ( city staff with sufficient criteria by which to abate junk and junk vehicles. section 3. Amendments. A. Definitions. FWCC section 22-1, Definitions, of the Federal way city Code ("FWCC") shall be amended to add new subsection definitions for inoperable motor vehicles, junk or junked vehicle, and to modify the definition of junk as follows: Sec. 22-1. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Abandoned shall mean knowing relinquishment of right or claim to the subject property or structure on that property. Accessory shall mean a use, activity, structure or part of a structure which is subordinate and incidental to the main activity or structure on the subject property. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) shall mean either a freestanding detached structure or an attached part of a structure which is subordinate and incidental to the main or primary dwelling unit located on the subject property, providing complete, independent living facilities exclusively for one single housekeeping unit, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking and sanitation. ORD #96-269, PAGE 4 ( ADU, attached, shall mean an accessory dwelling unit that has one or more vertical and/or horizontal walls, in common with or attached to, the primary dwelling unit. ADU, detached, shall mean a freestanding accessory dwelling unit that is not attached or physically connected to the primary dwelling unit. Accessory hardship dwelling unit shall mean an attached ADU which satisfies the criteria set forth in Section 22-633 of this code. secondary living quarters attached or within an existing residence or place on the same lot as an existing dwelling unit. Accessory dwelling units have kitchen and/or cooking facilities and are usually intended to be used as separate dwelling units. Accessory living facility shall mean an area or structure on the subject property, which is accessory to a permitted use on a commercial the subject property, providing provisions for living, cooking, sleeping and sanitation other residential facilities for an employee on the subject property and that employee's family. Adjoining shall mean property that touches or is directly across a street from the subj ect property. For the purpose of height regulations, any portion of a structure which is more than 100 feet from a low density zone is not considered to be adjoining that zone. Adult entertainment activity or use shall mean all of the following: (1) Adult theater shall mean a building or enclosure or any portion thereof used for presenting material ORD #96-269, PAGE 5 ( ( distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (defined as follows) for observation by patrons therein and which excludes minors by virtue of age. a. specified anatomical areas shall mean both of the following: 1. When less than completely and opaquely covered: i. Human genitals or pubic region. ii. Human buttock. iii. Human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola. 2. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. b. Specified sexual activities shall mean all of the following: 1. Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal. 2. Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy. 3. Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or breast. (2) Adul t bookstore shall mean an establishment which in whole or in portion thereof has a substantial or ORD #96-269, PAGE 6 ( ( significant portion of its stock and trade books, magazines or other periodicals, which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" and which excludes minors by virtue of age. Adult cabaret shall mean a cabaret, nightclub or other (3) establishment which features go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, similar entertainers or attendants, who are so clothed or dressed as to emphasize "specified anatomical areas" and/or whose performances or other activities include or mimic "specified sexual activities" and which establishment excludes minors by virtue of age. Activities and uses defined as adult entertainment activity or use are only permitted in the zone where that term is specifically listed as an allowable use and only in conformance to the requirements as stated for that use. Agricultural use shall mean any agricultural, stable or livestock use listed as an allowable use in the suburban estate zones. Air rights shall mean the right to, in some manner, control the use of the space above the surface of the ground. Alluvium shall mean soil deposits transported by surface waters. ORD #96-269, PAGE 7 ( ( Applicant shall mean both of the following, depending on the content: (1) A person who applies for any permit or approval to do anything governed by this chapter, which person must be the owner of the subject property, the authorized agent of the owner, or the city. (2) Any person who is engaging in an activity governed by this chapter or who is the owner of property subject to this Chapter. Average building elevation shall mean a reference datum on the surface topography of a subject property from which building height is measured. The reference datum shall be a point no higher than five feet above the lowest elevation taken at any exterior wall of the structure either prior to any development activity or at finished grade, whichever is lower, provided the reference datum is equal to or lower than the highest elevation at any exterior wall of the structure prior to development activity. Average slope shall mean the average grade of land within each land area representing a distinct topographical change. Backfill shall mean material placed into an excavated area, pit, trench or behind a constructed retaining wall or foundation. Building shall mean a roofed structure used for or intended for human occupancy. Building mounted signs shall mean all of the following: wall mounted signs, marquee signs, under marquee signs and projecting signs. ORD #96-269, PAGE 8 ( ( Bu~khead shall mean a wall or embankment used for retaining earth. cemetery shall mean land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including co lumbar iums , crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries, and related uses, when operated in conjunction with and within boundaries of such cemetery. center identification sign shall mean a building mounted sign or ground mounted sign which identifies the name of a development containing more than one office, retail, institutional or industrial use or tenant and which does not identify any individual use or tenant. change of use shall mean a change of use determined to have occurred when it is found that the general character of the operation has been modified. This determination shall include review of, but not be limited to: (1) Hours of operation; (2) Required parking; (3) Traffic generation; and (4) General appearance. changing message center shall mean a sign, message center or similar device whereby alternating public service information and commercial messages are displayed on the same lamp bank. Church, synagogue or other place of re~igious worship shall mean an establishment, the principal purpose of which is religious worship and for which the principal building or other structure ORD #96-269, PAGE 9 ( ( contains the sanctuary or principal place of worship, and which establishment may include related accessory uses. Class I home occupation shall mean those home businesses that qualify as home occupations under this zoning chapter, except family child care homes. Class II home occupation shall mean those family child care homes that qualify under section 22-1069. Commercial recreation facility shall mean an indoor facility and use operated for profit, with private facilities, equipment or services for recreational purposes including swimming pools, tennis courts, playgrounds and other similar uses. The use of such an area may be limited to private membership or may be open to the public upon the payment of a fee. commercial use shall mean the uses allowed in the commercial zones and not permitted in any other zones of the city. Commercial zones shall mean the BN, BC and CC zoning districts. Common recreational open space usable for many activities shall mean any area available to all of the residents of the subject property that is appropriate for a variety of active and passive recreational activities (including activities suitable for all age groups) and is not: Covered by buildings or parking or driving areas. (1) (2) Covered by any vegetation that impedes access. (3) On a slope that is too steep for recreational activities. ORD #96-269, PAGE 10 ( ( Community recreation area or clubhouse shall mean an area devoted to facilities and equipment for recreational purposes, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, playgrounds, community clubhouses and other similar uses which area is maintained and operated by a nonprofit club or organization whose membership is limited to the residents within a specified development or geographic area. Comprehensive plan shall mean the ordinances of the city, as adopted and amended from time to time, under RCW 35A.63.060 through 35A.65.080 and the shoreline master program. Construction sign shall mean a sign which identifies the architects, engineers, contractors and any other persons involved with the construction of a building or use. Contour line shall mean the interconnection of points having the same height above sea level. Convalescent center shall mean an inpatient facility, exc.luding facilities defined as hospitals, for patients who are recovering from an illness or who are receiving care for chronic conditions; mental, physical, emotional or developmental disabilities; terminal illness; or alcohol or drug treatment. outpatient care is limited to prior in-patients only. Cross section (drawing) shall mean a visual representation of a vertical cut through a structure or any other three-dimensional form. Curb cut shall mean the connection of a driveway with a street, which may entail a structural alteration to the curb by lowering the height of part of the curb. ORD #96-269, PAGE 11 ( ( Day care facility shall mean the temporary, nonresidential care of persons in a residence or other structure on a regular, recurring basis. Dedication shall mean the deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for public use or purpose, reserving no other rights than those that are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses or purpose to which the property has been devoted. Development activi ty shall mean any work, condition or activity which requires a permit or approval under this chapter or the city's building code. Development permit shall mean any permit or approval under this chapter or the city's building code that must be obtained before initiating a use or development activity. Domestic animal shall mean an animal which can be and is customarily kept or raised in a home or on a farm. Domestic Violence Shelters shall mean housing for adult women or men and their dependent children, if any, who are victims of domestic violence perpetrated by the spouse, domestic partner or significant other of the adult victim. Dredging shall mean removal of earth and other materials from the bottom of a body of water or watercourse or from a wetland. Dredging spoils shall mean the earth and other materials removed from the bottom of a body of water or watercourse or from a wetland by dredging. ORD #96-269, PAGE 12 ( ( Driveway shall mean an area of the subject property designed to provide vehicular access to a parking area or structure located on the subject property. Dry land shall mean the area of the subject property landward of the high-water line. Dwelling unit shall mean one or more rooms in a structure or structures, excluding mobile homes, providing complete, independent living facilities exclusively for one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking and sanitation. A factory- built home or manufactured home is considered a dwelling unit under this chapter only if it meets the standards and criteria of a designated manufactured home established in RCW 35A.63.145. There are the following three types of dwelling units: (1) Dwelling unit, attached, shall mean a dwelling unit that has one or more vertical walls in common with or attached to one or more other dwelling units or other uses and does not have other dwelling units or other uses above or below it. (2) Dwelling unit, detached, shall mean a dwelling unit that is not attached or physically connected to any other dwelling unit or other use. (3) Dwelling unit, stacked, shall mean a dwelling unit that has one or more horizontal walls in common with or attached to one or more other dwelling units or other uses and may have one or more vertical walls in common ORD #96-269, PAGE 13 ( ( with or adjacent to one or more other dwelling units or other uses. Easement shall mean land which has specific air, surface or subsurface rights conveyed for use by someone other than the owner of the subject property or to benefit some property other than the subject property. Electrical sign shall mean a sign or sign structure in which electrical wiring, connections and/or fixtures are used as part of the sign proper. Erosion and deposition shall mean the removal of soils and the placement of these removed soils elsewhere by the natural forces of wind or water. Excavate or excavation shall mean the mechanical removal of soils and/or underlying strata. Family shall mean an individual or two or more individuals related by not more than four degrees of affinity or consanguinity and including persons under legal guardianship, or a group of not more than five persons who are not related by four or fewer degrees of affinity or consanguinity; provided, however, that any limitation on the number of residents resulting from this definition shall not be applied if it prohibits the City from making reasonable accommodations to disabled persons in order to afford such persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling as required by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988,42 V.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(b). ORD #96-269, PAGE 14 ( ( Family child care home shall mean a business regularly providing care during part of the 24-hour day to 12 or fewer children (including the children of the day care provider) in the family abode of the person or persons under whose direct care the children are placed. Fast food restaurant shall mean an establishment which offers quick food service which is accomplished through one or more of the following mechanisms: Limited menu of easily produced items. (1) (2) Orders are not taken at the customer's table. (3) Food is served in disposable wrappings or containers. Fence shall mean a manmade barrier or wall constructed for the purpose of enclosing space or separating parcels of land. Fill material shall mean dirt, structural rock or gravel, broken concrete and similar structural substances customarily used to raise the level of the ground, but excluding topsoil, bark, ornamental rocks or gravel placed on the surface of the ground. Finished grade shall mean the final contour of the land surface prior to landscaping. Floor shall mean the horizontal surface inside a structure designed and intended for human use and occupancy. Fuel price sign shall mean a wall-mounted or pedestal sign displaying the price of fuel for motorized vehicles. Geologically hazardous areas shall mean areas which because of their susceptibility to erosion, land-sliding, seismic or other geological events are not suited to siting commercial, residential ORD #96-269, PAGE 15 ( ( or industrial development consistent with public health or safety concerns. Geologically hazardous areas include the following areas: (1) Erosion hazard areas are those areas having a severe to very severe erosion hazard due to natural agents such as wind, rain, splash, frost action or stream flow. (2) Lands1.ide hazard areas are those areas potentially subject to episodic downslope movement of a mass of soil or rock including, but not limited to, the following areas: a. Any area with a combination of: 1. Slopes greater than 15 percent; 2. Permeable sediment, predominately sand and gravel, overlying relatively permeable sediment or bedrock, typically silt and clay; and 3. Springs or groundwater seepage. b. Any area which has shown movement during the holocene epoch, from 10,000 years ago to present, or which is underlain by mass wastage debris of that epoch. Any are a potentially unstable as a result of rapid c. stream incision, stream bank erosion or undercutting by wave action. d. Any area located in a ravine or on an active alluvial fan, presently or potentially subject to inundation by debris flows or flooding. ORD #96-269, PAGE 16 (3) (4) ( ( e. Those identified states united by the areas Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service as having a severe limitation for building site development. f. Those areas mapped as class (unstable) , u uos (unstable old slides), and urs (unstable recent g. slides) by the department of ecology. Slopes having gradients greater than 80 percent subject to rockfall during seismic shaking. Seismic hazard areas are those areas subject to severe risk of earthquake damage as a result of seismically induced ground shaking, slope failure, settlement or soil liquefaction, or surface faulting. These conditions occur in areas underlain by cohesionless soils of low density usually in association with a shallow groundwater table. Steep slope hazard areas are those areas with a slope of 40 percent or greater and with a vertical relief of ten or more feet, a vertical rise of ten feet or more for every 25 feet of horizontal is distance. A slope delineated by establishing its toe and top, and measured by averaging the inclination over at least ten feet of vertical relief. Glare shall mean both of the following: (1) The reflection of harsh, bright light. ORD #96-269, PAGE 17 ( (2) The physical effect resulting from high luminances or insufficiently shielded light sources in the field of view. Government facility shall mean a use consisting of services and facilities operated by any level of government, excluding those uses listed separately in this chapter. Gross floor area shall mean the total square footage of all floors, excluding parking area, in a structure as measured from either the interior surface of each exterior wall of the structure or, if the structure does not have walls, from each outer edge of the roof. certain exterior areas may also constitute gross floor area. Ground floor shall mean the floor of a structure that is closest in elevation to the finished grade along the facade of the structure that is principally oriented to the street which provides primary access to the subject property. Ground mounted sign shall mean both pedestal signs and monument signs. Group Home Type II shall mean housing for juveniles under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system. Such groups include state-licensed group care homes or halfway homes for juveniles which provide residence in lieu of sentencing or incarceration, halfway houses providing residence to juveniles needing correction, or for those selected to participate in state-operated work release and pre-release programs. The Director of Community Development Services shall have the discretion to classify a group home ORD #96-269, PAGE 18 ( ( proposing to serve juveniles convicted of the offenses listed under Group Home Type III in this section as a Group Home Type III, and any such home shall be sited according to the regulations contained within the Type III classification. Group Homes Type II-A: Maximum number of twelve (12) residents including resident staff. Group Homes Type II-B: Thirteen (13) or more residents including residential staff. Maximum number to be determined on a case by case basis. The limitation on the number of residents in a Group Homes Type II shall not be applied if it prohibits the city from making reasonable accommodations to disabled persons in order to afford such persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling as required by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(b). Group Homes Type III shall mean housing for adults that have been convicted of a violent crime against a person or property, or have been convicted of a crime against a person with a sexual motivation, or have been convicted or charged as a sexual or assaul ti ve violent predator. These individuals are under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system or have entered a pre- or post-charging diversion program. Such groups involve indi viduals selected to participate in state-operated work/training release and pre-release programs or similar programs. Such category does not include full-time detention facilities. ORD #96-269, PAGE 19 ( ( Hardship shall mean a current or impending health condition which requires a person to live in close proximity to, and/or share housing with a caregiver. Hazardous waste shall mean all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste, including substances composed of radioactive and hazardous components (see RCW ch. 70.105). Hazardous waste storage shall mean the holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period (see WAC 173-303-040(85». Hazardous waste treatment shall mean the physical, chemical or biological processing of dangerous wastes to make such wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for energy or material resource recovery, amenable for storage or reduced in volume (see WAC 173-303-040(97». Heat shall mean added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand or undergo any other related change. Height of structure shall mean the vertical distance above the average building elevation measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. High density residential use shall mean attached or stacked dwelling units on a subject property which contains at least 1,800 square feet of lot area per dwelling ORD #96-269, PAGE 20 ( ( Hotel. or motel. shall mean a single building or group of buildings containing individual sleeping units intended for transient occupancy. Improvement shall mean any structure or manmade feature. Industrial use shall mean the uses allowed in the industrial zones and not permitted in any other zones of the city. Industrial. zones shall mean unit but not more than 2,399 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit. High density residential. zones shall mean the following zones: RM 2.4, RM 1.8 and comparable zones in other jurisdictions. Home occupation shall mean an occupation, enterprise, activity or profession which is incidental to a residential use, which is carried on for profit or customarily carried on for profit and which is not an otherwise permitted use in the zone in which it occurs. Horizontal. dimension shall mean the length of the facade of a structure as measured along a plane, excluding eaves which extend out no more than 18 inches from the exterior walls of the structure. Hospital. shall mean an institution providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and other abnormal physical or mental conditions, and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, extended care facilities and/or training facilities. the following zones: OP and MP. ORD #96-269, PAGE 21 ( ( InocerabIe motor vehicIe shall be anv vehicle that has been in a stationary position for more than fourteen (14) davs. is apparentl v inoperable or requires repairs in order to be operated leqallv on the public roads or is unable to move a distance of ten (10) feet on level pavement under its own power. InstitutionaI uses shall mean the following uses: schools, churches, colleges, hospitals, parks, governmental facilities and public utilities. InstructionaI sign shall mean a sign which designates public information such as, but not limited to, public restrooms, public telephones, exitways and hours of operation. IntegraI sign shall mean a sign displaying a building date, monument citation, commemorative inscription or similar historic information. IrrevocabIe Iicense shall mean a written irrevocable permission given by a property owner to the city for specified purposes. Junk shaII mean oId or scrap metaI. rope. raqs. batteries. paper. rubber. machinery. scrap wood. debris. trash. or iunked. dismantIed. er wrecked or inoperabIe BHtomosiles motor vehicles or parts thereof. Junk or iunked vehicle shall mean anv vehicle substantial Iv meetina at least two of the followina conditions: ORD #96-269, PAGE 22 ( c (a) Is extensive Iv damaaed. such damaae includina but not limited to any of the followina: A broken window or windshield or missina wheels. tires, motor. or transmission: (b) Is aDDarently inoDerable: (c) Is without a current. valid reaistration Dlate. Junkyard shall mean a property or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying, selling or salvaging junk. Kennel shall mean an establishment, generally retail in nature, which houses, cares for, breeds, raises or sells dogs or cats. Land surface modification shall mean the clearing or removal of trees, shrubs, ground cover and other vegetation and all grading, excavation and filling activities. Landscaping shall mean the planting, removal and maintenance of vegetation along with the movement and displacement of earth, topsoil, rock, bark and similar substances done in conjunction with the planting, removal and maintenance of vegetation. Landward shall mean toward dry land. Linear frontage of subject property shall mean the frontage of the subject property adjacent to all open, improved rights-of-way other than Interstate 5. If the subject property is not adjacent to an open, improved right-of-way, linear frontage shall mean the frontage of the subject property on any public access easements or ORD #96-269, PAGE 23 ( ( tracts which serve the subject property and adjacent unopened and/or unimproved rights-of-way. Lot shall mean a parcel of land having fixed boundaries described by reference to a recorded plat; by reference to metes and bounds; or by reference to section, township and range. Low density use shall mean a detached dwelling unit on a subject property that contains at least 7,200 square feet. Low density zone shall mean the following zones: SE, RS 35.0, RS 15.0, RS 9.6, RS 7.2 and comparable zones in other jurisdictions. Major stream shall mean any stream, and the tributaries to any stream, which contains or supports, or under normal circumstances contains or supports a local or migratory fish population. Manufactured homes shall mean a factory-built structure transportable in one or more sections which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities. A manufactured home shall be built to comply with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (regulations effective June 15, 1976). Marquee sign shall mean any sign which forms part of, or is integrated into, a marquee, canopy or awning and which does not extend horizontally beyond the limits of such marquee, canopy or awning. Maximum lot coverage shall mean the maximum percentage of the surface of the subject property that may be covered with materials ORD #96-269, PAGE 24 ( ( which will not allow for the percolation of water into the underlying soils. See section 22-946 et seq. for further details. Mean sea level shall mean the level of Puget Sound at zero tide as established by the u.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Medium density use shall mean detached, attached or stacked dwelling units on a subject property which contains at least 3,600 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit but not more than 7,199 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit. Medium density zones shall mean the following zones: RS 5.0, RM 3.6 and comparable zones in other jurisdictions. Minor stream shall mean any stream that does not meet the definition of major stream. Monument sign shall mean a ground mounted sign which is attached to the ground by means of a wide base of solid appearance and which complies with the standards of Plate 3. Moorage facili ty shall mean a pier, dock, buoy or other structure providing docking or moorage space for waterborne pleasure craft. Multiuse complex shall mean all of the following: a group of separate buildings operating under a common name or management; or a single building containing multiple uses where there are specific exterior entranceways for individual uses; or a group of uses on separate but adjoining properties that request treatment as a multiuse complex. Natural features shall mean physical characteristics of the subject property that are not manmade. ORD #96-269, PAGE 25 ( ( Natural materials shall mean materials chemically unaltered from their natural state. Noise shall mean the intensity, duration and character of sound from any and all sources. Nonconformance shall mean any use, structure, lot, condition, activity or any other feature or element of private property or the use or utilization of private property that does not conform to any of the provisions of this chapter or that was not approved by the city through the appropriate decision-making process required under this chapter. Nonliving ground cover shall mean gravel, chipped bark or similar nonpolluting material through which water can freely percolate to the soil beneath. Normal maintenance shall mean normal maintenance includes interior and exterior repairs and incidental alterations. Normal maintenance and repair may include, but is not limited to, painting, roof repair and replacement, plumbing, wiring and electrical systems, mechanical equipment replacement and weatherization. Incidental alterations may include construction of nonbearing walls or partitions. Nursing home. See "convalescent center." Occupant shall mean a person that legally occupies a structure or property. Odor shall mean stimulus affecting the olfactory nerves. Off-site directional sign shall mean a sign which gives directions to a business or to merchandise, service, real estate, ORD #96-269, PAGE 26 ( goods or entertainment which are sold, produced or furnished at a place within the city other than the property on which the sign is located. Office use shall mean a place of employment providing services other than production, distribution, sale or repair of goods or commodities. The following is a nonexclusive list of office uses: medical, dental or other health care; veterinary, accounting, legal, architectural, engineering, consul ting or other similar professional services; management, administrative, secretarial, marketing, advertising, personnel or other similar personnel services; sales offices where no inventories or goods are available on the premises; real estate, insurance, travel agent, loan companies, brokerage or other similar services. The following uses are specifically excluded from the definition of office: banks, savings and loan companies and similar financial institutions. Office zones shall mean the PO zone. Official notification boards of the city shall mean the bulletin boards in the public areas of city hall and other public locations as designated by city council. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities shall mean facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on the same lot or geographically contiguous or bordering property. Travel between two properties divided by a public right-of-way, and owned, operated or controlled by the same person, shall be considered on-site travel if: ORD #96-269, PAGE 27 ( ( (1) The travel crosses the right-of-way at a perpendicular intersection, or (2) The right-of-way is controlled by the property owner and is inaccessible to the public (see WAC 173-303-040(39)). Open space shall mean land not covered by buildings, roadways, parking areas or other surfaces through which water can not percolate into the underlying soils. Ordinary high-water mark shall mean on lakes, streams and tidal waters, that mark that will be found by examining the bed, banks or shore and ascertaining where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil or land a character distinct from that of the abutting uplands; provided that any tidal area where the ordinary high-water mark cannot be found based on the previous text of this definition, the ordinary high-water mark shall be the line of mean high tide. outdoor shall mean not contained within a building. Outdoor storage shall mean any material or item (including vehicles), being stored for or awaiting sale, lease, processing or repair and not enclosed within a building. OWner shall mean, in reference to real property, the person or persons holding fee title to the property as well as the purchaser or purchasers under any real estate contract involving the real property. Parking area shall mean any area designed and/or used for parking vehicles. ORD #96-269, PAGE 28 ( ( Parking space shall mean an area which is improved, maintained and used for the sole purpose of temporarily accommodating a motor vehicle that is not in use. Pedestal sign shall mean a ground mounted sign which conforms to the standards of Plate 2. Person shall mean any individual, partnership, association, corporation, unit of government or any other legal entity. political sign shall mean a sign advertising a candidate for public office, a political party or a particular voting preference. Portable outdoor sign shall mean an outdoor sign that is not permanently attached into the ground or a structure. Primary Dwelling unit shall mean the main structure located on the subject property which is distinguishable from any accessory dwelling unit because it is greater in total square footage. Primary vehicular access shall mean the major street from which the majority of vehicles enter the subject property. Private advertising sign shall mean a sign announcing a temporary event, use or condition of personal concern to the sign user such as, but not limited to, "garage sale" or "lost dog." Private club shall mean an association of persons organized for some common purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to sell merchandise or render a service which is customarily carried on as a business. Private notice sign shall mean a sign announcing a restriction or warning regarding the subject property, such as but not limited to "no trespassing" or "beware of dog." ORD #96-269, PAGE 29 (' ( Private traffic direction sign shall mean a sign on private property which provides information for vehicular movement while on that property. Projecting sign shall mean a sign, other than a wall mounted or marquee sign, which is attached to and projects from a structure or building face. Property line shall mean those lines enclosing the subject property and those lines defining a recorded vehicular access easement or tract. The following are categories of property lines: (1) The front property line is any property line that is adjacent to a right-of-way which is more than 21 feet in width, excluding Interstate 5. If the subject property is adjacent to more than one right-of-way which is more than 21 feet in width, the applicant shall designate which of the adjacent property lines is the front property line and the remainder of such adjacent property lines will be considered as either a rear property line or side property line, based on the definition in this section. If the subject property is not adjacent to a right-of-way which is more than 21 feet in width, then the front property line is the property line adjacent or principally oriented to the street providing primary vehicular access to the subject property, as determined by the director of the department of community development. ORD #96-269, PAGE 30 ( ( (2) The rear property line is any property line that is farthest from, and essentially parallel to, the front property line. (3) The side property line is any property line other than a front property line or a rear property line. Public park shall mean a natural or landscaped area, provided by a unit of government, to meet the active or passive recreational needs of people. Public utility shall mean the facilities of a private business organization such as a public service corporation, or a governmental agency performing some public service and subject to special governmental regulations, the services which are paid for directly by the recipients thereof. Such services shall include but are not limi ted to: water supply, electric power, telephone, cablevision, natural gas and transportation for persons and freight. The term also includes broadcast towers, antennas and related facilities operated on a commercial basis. Public works director shall mean the director of the department of public works of the city. Real estate, off-site sign, shall mean a readily removable sign announcing the proposed sale or rental of property other than the property upon which the sign is located and providing directions to the subject property. Real estate, on-site sign, shall mean a sign announcing the sale or rental of the property upon which the sign is located. ORD #96-269, PAGE 31 ( r Regulated lakes shall mean the following wetlands as shown in the King County Wetlands Inventory Notebooks, Volume 3 South: (1) (2) Lower puget Sound 6,7, 12, 15, 16 and 17. Hylebos 2, 11, 13 and 16. Regulated wetlands shall mean those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas, with the exception of the following areas shown in the King County Wetlands Inventory Notebook, Volume 3 South: (1) Lower puget Sound Beach; (2) Lower puget Sound 1 and 51; and (3) Areas defined as a regulated lake. Methodology in the January 1989 Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands and subsequent United states Army Corps of Engineers regulatory guidance letters will be used for regulatory delineations of wetlands within the city. Although a site specific wetland may not meet the criteria described above, it will be considered a regulated wetland if it is functionally related to another wetland that meets the criteria. Relative shall mean persons connected through blood, marriage or other legal relationships by not more than four degrees or affinity or consanguinity and including persons under legal guardianship. ORD #96-269, PAGE 32 (' r Required yards shall mean the areas adjacent to and interior from the property lines and high- water mark of a lot. If two or more required yards are coincidental, the area will be considered the required yard with the greater dimension. Required yards are categorized as follows: (I) Front. That portion of a lot adjacent to and parallel with the front property lines and at a distance therefrom equal to the required front yard depth. (2) Rear. That portion of a lot adjacent to and parallel with the rear property line and at a distance therefrom equal to the required rear yard depth. (3) High-water line yard. That portion of a lot adjacent to and parallel with the high-water mark and at a distance landward therefrom established in this chapter. (4) side. That portion of a lot adjacent to and parallel with each side property line and at a distance therefrom equal to the required side yard depth. All required yards not otherwise categorized shall be designated side yards. Residential use shall mean developments and occupancy in which persons sleep and prepare food, other than developments used for transient occupancy. Residential zone shall mean the following zones: BE, RS 35.0, RS 15.0, RS 9.6, RS 7.2, RS 5.0, RM 3.6, RM 2.4, RM 1. 8 and comparable zones in other jurisdictions. ORD #96-269, PAGE 33 ( ( Restaurant or tavern shall mean commercial use (excluding fast food restaurants) which sells prepared food or beverages and generally for consumption on the premises. Retail establishment shall mean a commercial enterprise which provides goods and/or services directly to the consumer, where such goods are available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser. Right-of-way shall mean land dedicated or conveyed to the public or a unit of government, the primary purpose of which is the movement of vehicles and/or pedestrians and providing for access to adjacent parcels, with the secondary purpose of providing space for utility lines and appurtenances and other devices and facilities benefiting the public. Right-of-way realignment shall mean the changing of the horizontal position of the improvements in a right-of-way. Roofline shall mean the line formed by the outside of the gable of the roof, or if the roof is flat or mansard, the top of the roof or mansard. Runoff shall mean the overland or subsurface flow of water. Schools shall mean institutions of learning, excluding those offering post secondary education, offering instruction in the several branches of learning and study required by the Basic Education Code of the state of Washington to be taught in public, private and parochial schools. Shared access points shall mean a common point of vehicle access from a street to more than one lot or use. ORD #96-269, PAGE 34 ( Sign shall mean any communication device, structure or fixture using graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks and/or written copy, which is intended to do either or both of the following: (1) (2) To identify a building, use, business or event. To promote the sale or recognition of a product, business, use, service or goods. Painted wall designs or patterns which do not represent a product, service or registered trademark, and which do not identify the user, are not considered signs. If a painted wall design or pattern is combined with a sign, only that part of the design or pattern which cannot be distinguished from the sign will be considered as part of the sign. Sign area shall mean the entire area of a sign on which graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks and/or written copy is to be placed, excluding sign structure, architectural embellishments and framework. Sign area is calculated by measuring the perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of the module or sign field containing the graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks and/or written copy; provided, however, that individual letters, numbers or symbols using a canopy, awning or wall as the background, without added decoration or change in the canopy, awning or wall color, have sign area calculated by measuring the perimeter enclosing each letter, number or symbol and totalling the square footage of these. ORD #96-269, PAGE 35 ( n Sign field shall mean the background upon which the graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademark or written copy of a sign are placed. Significant natural vegetation shall mean any area containing a concentration of significant trees; any area of significant biological importance; and any area containing dense, mature, native vegetation. Significant trees: A significant tree shall be defined as: (1) Twelve inches in diameter or 37 inches in circumference measured four and one-half feet above ground; and (2) (3) In good health; and Not detrimental to the community (e.g. is not diseased, dying, or likely of falling into public open space or right-of-way, etc. ) or obscuring safe sight distance requirements. Significant trees shall not include red alder, cottonwood, poplar or big leaf maple. [add diagram from pg 1628.3 here] silt or sediment shall mean the soil particles mobilized and deposited by the processes of erosion and deposition. Single Housekeeping Unit shall mean an individual or two or more individuals related by not more than four degrees of affinity or consanguinity and including persons under legal guardianship, or a group of not more than three persons who are not related by four or fewer degrees of affinity or consanguinity; provided, however, that any limitation on the number of residents resulting from this definition shall not be applied if it prohibits the city from ORD #96-269, PAGE 36 ( ( making reasonable accommodations to disabled persons in order to afford such persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling as required by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 D.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(b). Single-use building shall mean a building which contains one use. Small animals shall mean dogs, cats, birds, small exotic animals (snakes, gerbils, mice, guinea pigs, etc.), foxes, bobcats and similar small wild animals. Social Service Transitional Housing shall mean facilities other than offices and group homes as defined in this chapter, operated by a nonprofit social service agency, licensed as required by the state, providing temporary and transitional housing to individuals on an as-needed basis including, but not limited to, emergency shelters, homeless shelters, and other such crisis intervention facilities. This classification includes domestic violence shelters as defined herein, except that such shelters wherein the total number of residents does not exceed the maximum number allowed under the family definition, may be permitted outright in all residential zones. Type A: Maximum number of residents to be consistent with the maximum number of unrelated adults allowed under the zoning definition of family. Type B: All social service transitional housing not meeting the definition of "Type A", above. Maximum number to be determined on a case by case basis. ORD #96-269, PAGE 37 ( ( The limitation on the number of residents in social service Transitional Housing shall not be applied if it prohibits the City from making reasonable accommodations to disabled persons in order to afford such persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling as required by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988,42 D.S.C.3604(f)(3)(b). Special Needs Housing shall mean housing not specifically defined by this chapter, and which will be processed under the classification most closely related to the proposed use, as determined by the Director of Community Development Services. State environmental policy act shall mean RCW ch. 41.23C. storm drainage shall mean the movement of water, due to precipitation, either surficially or subsurficially. story shall mean the area or a structure between the floor and the horizontal supporting members of the ceiling directly above that floor. If a floor is, on average, at least three feet below finished grade, the area between that floor and the ceiling directly above is not a story. Stream shall mean a course or route, formed by nature, including those modified by man, and generally consisting of a channel with a bed, banks or sides throughout substantially all its length, along which surface waters naturally and normally flow in draining from higher to lower elevations. Street shall mean both of the following: (1) (2) A public right-of-way. A vehicular access easement or tract. ORD #96-269, PAGE 38 ---'-"""""""""'-"'" ( r street providing direct vehic~e access shall mean the street from which a vehicle can enter the subject property without traversing another street or piece of property. In the case of a multiuse complex, the street providing direct vehicular access is the exterior street that borders the complex and not an internal street surrounded by the complex. structure shall mean anything which is built or constructed, 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. structural alterations shall mean any change in the supporting member of a building or structure. Subject property shall mean the entire lot or parcel, or series of lots or parcels, on which a development, activity or use is or will locate or on which any activity or condition regulated by or subject to this chapter is or will occur or take place. Temporary commercial sign shall mean a sign associated with a business, which is painted on a window or constructed of cloth, paper or similar flexible materials, is readily removable, and displays a temporary commercial message, but excluding a real estate, on-site sign or real estate, off-site sign. Tenant improvement shall mean any work, improvement or remodeling completely within the interior of a building necessary to meet the varied requirements of continuing or succeeding tenants. ORD #96-269, PAGE 39 """,----,-"""""""--",-,,,,"""'" ..,.""""<"""~ ( ( Topsoi~ shall mean the uppermost strata of soil containing a large percentage of organic materials and which is capable of providing suitable nourishment for vegetation. Traffic control devices shall mean signs, signals, stripes and other mechanical or graphic items which control the flow, direction or speed of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Under marquee sign shall mean a sign which is attached to and suspended from a marquee or canopy and which does not extend beyond the marquee or canopy. Use shall mean the nature of the activities taking place on private property or within structures thereon. Each separate listing under the "Use" column in sections 22-596 through 22-878 is a separate use. Vehic~e service station shall mean a commercial use supplying petroleum products that are for immediate use in a vehicle. Vehic~e storage area shall mean an outside area which is used for the storage and/or display of operational vehicles. Vehicular access easement or tract shall mean privately owned land used and legally committed, through easements, plat restrictions or similar mechanisms, to providing access for vehicles and pedestrians to properties other than the property within the tract or easement. It may also provide space for utility lines and appurtenances and other devices and facilities benefiting nearby properties or the public. Wa~~ mounted sign shall mean a sign attached to and extending not more than 18 inches from the facade or face of a building or a ORD #96-269, PAGE 40 """"""""""""",."""""""""",,;, ",." "Hi c ( mansard roof with the exposed face of the sign parallel to the facade or face of the building or mansard roof. Waterward shall mean toward the body of water. Well head shall mean the top of the shaft of a well or similar water extraction facility from which potable water is extracted. Wholesale trade shall mean a commercial establishment which sells to retail establishments. Zones shall mean use zones as described in sections 22-596 through 22-878. Zoning map shall mean the series of maps adopted by the city, and designated the official zoning map of the city, showing the geographical location of use zones within the municipal boundaries. (Ord. No. 90-43, § 2(3.10),2-27-90; Ord. No. 90-51, §§ 1,2, 3-27- 90; Ord. No. 91-87, §§ 2--4, 2-5-91; Ord. No. 91-92, § 4, 4-16-91; Ord. No. 91-100, § 4, 6-4-91; Ord. No. 91-105, § 3, 8-20-91; Ord. No. 91-113, § 3, 12-3-91) section 4. Prohibi tion of Junked or Inoperable Vehicles Federal Way city Code section 22-952. Junk and junkyards prohibited., is hereby amended to provide as follows: It is a violation of this chapter to accumulate junk, or for a property owner or the person in control of property to allow junk. iunked or inoperable vehicles to accumulate, on the subj ect property. In addition, a junkyard is not permitted in the city. Section 5. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable. The invalidity of ORD #96-269, PAGE 41 """.""""""--""""""""""""""""""""""""""".""", (' c any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 6. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its final passage, as provided by law. this PASSED by the city Council of the City of Federal Way 194). day of ~UrU U CITY OF FEDERAL WAY / J¡;;:£IJ~V MAYOR, MARLON S. PRIEST , 1996. ATTEST: , CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~T 0', -....." ~ LONDI K. LINDELL FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: PUBLISHED: EFFECTIVE DATE: ORDINANCE NO. K: \ORO IN\JUNK.ORO(LE :94-390) 06-11-96 06-18-96 07-13-96 07-18-96 96-269 ORD #96-269, PAGE 42