Ordinance 1847-92 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Retention/detention facility means a type of drainage facility designed either to hold water for a considerable length of time and then release it by evaporation, plant transpiration, and/or infiltration into the ground; or to hold runoff for a short period of time and then release it to the surface and storm water management system. Review Authority means the individual or the board, Council or Commission with authority to review, make recommendations concerning, or approve development permits. Review Process means the procedure listed in Section 42 of the Code by which a specific use shall be evaluated before a determination is made concerning the issuance of an approval , a license or permit. Right-of-way means the actual property which is publicly dedicated or reserved for street and alley access and for other public purposes such as public utilities, bicycle paths, and pedestrian walkways. Riparian corridor means a perennial, intermittent, ephemeral stream or swale including its channel bottom, lower and upper banks, and area beyond the top of the upper bank which influences the stream through shading and organic matter input, and is influenced by the presence of water, particularly in regard to plant composition. The riparian corridor is the transitional area between aquatic and upland ecosystems and does not necessarily include the entire floodplain of a stream. Roof sign means any sign erected over or on the roof of a building, or attached to the wall of a building and extending above the roofline. Rooming means the provision of a room for lodging purposes, without meals, in return for payment of rent. Roominghouse means a principal building other than a hotel where lodging which complies with the City Housing Code is provided, without meals, for compensation on other than a day to day basis, and which is not open to transient guests. S. "S" Terms SEPA means the current edition of the State Environmental Policy Act and the City Ordinance implementing the State Act. Salmonid means a member of the fish family Salmonidae. In the City these include chinook, coho, chum, sockeye, and pink salmon; cutthroat, brook, brown, rainbow,and steelhead trout; and Dolly Varden, kokanee, and char. Seismic Hazard Areas means those areas of the City subject to severe risk of earthquake damage as a result of seismically induced settlement or soil liquefaction. These conditions occur in areas underlain by cohesionless soils of low density usually in association with a shallow groundwater table. 23