A. "Habitable room" means any room in a dwelling unit used for living, eating, sleeping, or cooking, but excluding a bathroom, closet, hall, storage space, utility room, foyer, communicating hall, pantry, laundry, or unfinished attic, basement or cellar.
B. "Half story" means a story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, wall plates of which are not more than three feet (3') above the floor of such story.
C. "Height" means the following:
1. The vertical distance measured from the average finish grade of the building site, as determined from the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building, to the highest point of the roof, and subject to all provisions of section 17.08.220 of this title.
2. In the case of a fence, sign, screen, wall or dense landscaping: The vertical distance by which such structure, or portion thereof, extends above the actual adjoining level of finished grade, subject to the provisions of the height regulations set forth in chapter 17.06, article IV of this title and the landscaping, buffering and screening regulations set forth in chapter 17.06, article IX of this title.
D. "Home occupation" means an occupation or business activity which results in a product or service that is conducted as an accessory use within the resident's dwelling unit or as the primary use in a completely enclosed, permitted accessory structure, and is subject to the home occupation regulations in chapter 17.06, article VIII of this title.
E. "Hotel" means a commercial lodging facility, other than a motel, designed for or occupied by individuals on a less than weekly basis. (Ord. 2276 §1, 1990: Ord. 2049 §9, 1987: Ord. 1691 §1(part), 1982)