CANOPY: A portion of a building which extends beyond the building line and fully or partially covers a sidewalk, entry, or other access.
CARGO CONTAINER: A standardized, reusable vessel that was:
A. Originally, specifically or formerly designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement, storage or transportation of freight, articles, goods, commodities, or personal property, and
B. Designed for or capable of being mounted or moved on a railcar, or
C. Designed for or capable of being mounted on a chassis or bogie for movement by truck trailer or loaded on a ship.
CITY: The city of Orting, Washington.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR: The city administrator of the city of Orting or his/her designee.
CITY COUNCIL: The city council of Orting.
CLOSED RECORD APPEAL: An appeal to the city council based on the existing record.
COMMERCIAL: Any activity carried on for financial gain, including cooperative or nonprofit businesses offering merchandise or services for a fee or price, or any organization serving a public purpose of community service such as churches, noncommercial clubs, lodges, theater groups, recreational and neighborhood associations and cultural associations.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Orting comprehensive plan adopted in 1996, as amended.
CONDITIONAL USE: A use allowed in one or more zones as defined by this zoning title, but which has peculiar characteristics such as the size, technological processes or equipment, location with reference to surroundings, streets, and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities and therefore, requires a special permit in order to assure proper control to make the use consistent and compatible with other existing or permissible uses in the same zone and mitigate adverse impacts of the use. Typical conditional uses are listed in this title. Others may be established by the city upon application.
CONDOMINIUM: A type of real property ownership in projects composed of two (2) or more dwelling units, offices, or other establishments that are individually owned and within which common building areas or land areas of the project are owned cooperatively in fixed percentages by the owners of the individual dwelling units or establishments. This type of development requires the preparation of a plat under the provisions of the state horizontal property regime act 1 and the formation of a legal homeowners' association to guide the financial and maintenance arrangements for the units within the development.
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY/RETIREMENT CENTER: A residential facility designed for and occupied by at least one person per unit who is able to live independently and without twenty four (24) hour supervision; and providing centralized services for the residents including meals, recreation, housekeeping, laundry and transportation.
COPY: The written or graphic content of a sign.
COTTAGE: A small, detached dwelling unit, not larger than one thousand (1,000) square feet in total floor area that is developed at a density greater than the underlying zone. More than one cottage may occupy a single lot.
COTTAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: A single-family housing cluster of dwelling units around a central open space with the following characteristics:
A. Each unit is of a size and function suitable for a single person or very small family;
B. Each unit has the construction characteristics of a single- family house;
C. Units may be located on platted lots or as units in a condominium and may share use of common facilities such as a party room, toolshed, garden orchard, workshop or parking areas;
D. The site is designed with a coherent concept in mind, including shared functional open space, off street parking, access within the site and from the site, and consistent landscaping.
CRITICAL AREAS: Areas of environmental sensitivity, which include the following areas and ecosystems: a) wetlands; b) areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; d) frequently flooded areas; and e) "geologically hazardous areas", as defined in title 11 of this code.
CUL-DE-SAC: A short street intersecting with another street at one end and terminated by a vehicular turnaround at the other end. (Ord. 873, 2-25-2009; amd. Ord. 889, 9-8-2010; Ord. 2020-1063, 8-12-2020)
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