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Page 24 of 56 Ord. ____-2012 arrangement, that dissipates wave energy and minimizes erosion in a way that is similar to natural shoreline processes. “Solid waste” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semi-solid wastes, except wastes identified in WAC 173-304-015, including but not limited to junk vehicles, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and discarded commodities, but excluding agricultural wastes and crop residues returned to the soil at agronomic rates. This includes all liquid, solid and semi-solid materials which are not the primary products of public, private, industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations. Solid waste includes but is not limited to sludge from waste water treatment plants and septage from septic tanks, wood waste, dangerous waste, and problem wastes. Unrecovered residues from recycling operations shall be considered solid waste. “Solid waste disposal” means the act or process of disposing of rubbish and garbage. “Solid waste transfer station” means a fixed, supplemental collection and transportation facility, used by persons and route collection vehicles to deposit collected solid waste from off-site into a larger transfer vehicle for transport to a permanent disposal site. Solid waste transfer stations include recycling centers and collection points. (See “recycling center” and “recycling collection point.”) “Sound” means an oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity, or other physical parameter in a medium with internal forces that causes compression and rarefaction of that medium, including any characteristics of sound, such as, duration, intensity, and frequency. “Source of contamination” means a facility or disposal or storage site for material that impairs the quality of ground water to a degree that creates a potential hazard to the environment, public health, or interferes with a beneficial use. “Special flood hazard” means land in the floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. “Special report” means a technical report or study containing certain site analyses or project evaluations or a plan describing mitigation or monitoring recommendations. “Species of local concern” means species which have been officially recognized by the San Juan board of County commissioners as requiring special consideration due to their declining population status, sensitivity to habitat manipulation, value for commercial or game purposes, or other special value, pursuant to SJCC 18.30.160(C). “Spit” means an accretion shoreform which extends seaward from and parallel to the shoreline. “State endangered species” means a species native to the state of Washington that is seriously threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the state. Endangered species are legally designated in WAC 232-12-014. “State sensitive species” means a species, native to the state of Washington, that is vulnerable or declining and is likely to become endangered or threatened in a significant portion of its range within the state without cooperative management or the removal of threats. Sensitive species are legally designated in WAC 232-12-011. “State threatened species” means a species, native to the state of Washington, that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of its range within the state without cooperative management or the removal of threats. Threatened species are legally designated in WAC 232-12-011. “Static level” means the stable equilibrium level of the water in a well which rises in the well column, without being influenced by pumping. “Storage yard” means an outdoor area used for the storage of equipment, vehicles and materials. “Stream” means a watercourse with a defined bed and banks, not including man made ditches, canals, or other entirely artificial watercourses, except where they exist in a natural watercourse (see WAC 220-110-020). Streams are classified in WAC 222-16-030 and 031. In identifying streams, conditions in the field shall control. “Street frontage” means the length along a street which a structure, business, or lot abuts or fronts. “Structure” means a permanent or temporary edifice or building or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of the ground or water, except for vessels (WAC 173-27-030). N:\LAND USE\LONG RANGE PROJECTS\PCODES-11-0004 CAO FWHCAs\Docs from PC and CC\FWHCAOrdCC_2012-10-26.doc
Page 25 of 56 Ord. ____-2012 “Subarea plan” means a detailed plan consistent with but more specific than this code or the Comprehensive Plan. It may be a detailed land use plan for a specific geographic area, or a functional long-range plan for a land use or resource issue of County-wide concern. “Subdivision, alteration of” means the alteration of lots or changes in dedications or restrictions or easements shown on the face of a plat of a subdivision or short subdivision; except as provided by RCW 58.17.040(6) for boundary line adjustments. “Subdivision (long)” means a division or redivision of land, normally into five or more parcels, but under special circumstances for subdivision into two or more parcels, as provided by this code and Chapter 58.17 RCW. “Subdivision, short” means subdivision of land into no more than four parcels, as provided by this code and Chapter 58.17 RCW. “Subdivision, vacation of” means the removal of lots, boundaries, roads, dedications, restrictions, or easements of a recorded subdivision or short subdivision. “Substantial alteration” means any alteration, where the total cost of all alterations (including but not limited to electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and structural changes) for a building or facility within any 12-month period or single development permit application amounts to 50 percent or more of the value of the building or facility. In determining the current value of the building or facility, the assessor’s fair market value, or a current appraisal acceptable to the County, may be used. “Substantial development” means any development of which the total cost, or fair market value, exceeds $2,500 or any development which materially interferes with normal public use of the water or shorelines of the state (RCW 90.58.030(3)(e)); except that developments meeting the precise terms of the exemptions specified in WAC 173-27-040 and Chapter 18.50 SJCC (Shoreline Master Program) shall not be considered substantial developments. “Substantial improvement” means any maintenance, repair, structural modification, addition or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either before the maintenance, repair, modification, or addition is started or before the damage occurred, if the structure had been damaged and is being restored. “Subtidal” means the area seaward of the line of extreme low tide. “Sustainable” means actions or activities which preserve and enhance resources for future generations. “Swale” means a depressed, vegetated, often wet area of land, or an open drainageway. “Swamp” means a depressed area flooded most of the year to a depth greater than that of a marsh and characterized by areas of open water amid soft, wetland masses vegetated with trees and shrubs. SECTION 9. SJCC 18.20.230, Ord. 10-2012, and Ord. 2-1998 Exh. B § 2.3 are each amended to read as follows: 18.20.230 “W” definitions. “WAC” means the Washington Administrative Code. “Warehouse” means a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials for commercial purposes. “Water conservation” means a reduction in the amount of water used to carry out a beneficial water use without a reduction in the value of service the water provides. “Water-dependent use (or activity)” means any reasonable use which requires a shoreline or over-the-water location because of its intrinsic nature. Such uses would include but not be limited to aquaculture, docks, marinas, boat-fueling stations, and marine research installations. “Water-enjoyment use” means a recreational or other use facilitating public access to the shoreline as a primary characteristic of the use; a use that provides for recreational use or aesthetic enjoyment of the shoreline for a substantial number of people as a general character of the use and which through location, design, and operation assures the public’s ability to enjoy the physical and aesthetic qualities of the shoreline. In order to qualify as a water-enjoyment use, the use must be open to the general public and the shoreline space of the project must be N:\LAND USE\LONG RANGE PROJECTS\PCODES-11-0004 CAO FWHCAs\Docs from PC and CC\FWHCAOrdCC_2012-10-26.doc
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