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Plant associations of infrequent occurrence means one or more plant species on a landform type which because of the rarity of the habitat or the species involved or both, or for other botanical or environmental reasons, do not occur frequently in Everett or Snohomish County. Plat, formal means the division or re-division of land into ten (10) or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership. Plat, short means the division or re-division of land into nine (9) or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership. Pole sign means any freestanding sign more than five (5) feet in height that does not meet the definition of monument, ground or portable sign. These signs are composed of the sign cabinet or base and the sign pole or pylon by which it connects to the ground. Political sign means any sign intended to promote an individual or an issue on an election ballot to be voted upon by the general electorate. Pond means an area permanently inundated by water in excess of six feet deep and less than twenty acres in area as measured at the ordinary high water mark. Portable sign means any sign which is capable of being moved easily and is not permanently affixed to the ground or a structure or building. See Subsection 36. 140. Practicable alternative means an alternative that is available and capable of being carried out after taking into consideration cost, existing technology, and logistics in light of overall project purposes, and having less impacts to regulated environmentally sensitive areas. It may include an area not owned by the applicant which could reasonable have been or be obtained, utilized, expanded, or managed in order to fulfill the basic purpose of the proposed activity. Principal building means the primary or predominant building on a lot. Principal use means the primary or predominant use of any lot or building. Private club or lodge means an association of persons organized for some common purpose, including fraternal organizations but not including groups organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business. Projecting sign means any sign, other than a flat wall sign, which is attached to and projects more than twelve (12) inches from a building wall or other structure not specifically designed to support the sign. 21