13-2-9: H:
HARD SURFACE: See Section 9-5A-4 for hard surface definition.
HAZARDOUS WASTE: All dangerous and extremely hazardous waste as defined in Revised Code Of Washington 70.105.010(15), or its successor, except for moderate risk waste as set forth in Revised Code Of Washington 70.105.010(17), or its successor.
HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE: The holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period as regulated by the state dangerous waste regulations, Washington administrative code chapter 173-303, or its successor.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT: The physical, chemical, or biological processing of hazardous waste for the purpose of rending these wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume, as regulated by the state dangerous waste regulations, Washington administrative code chapter 173-303, or its successor.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND STORAGE FACILITY ON SITE: Storage and treatment facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on the same property.
HEARING EXAMINER: The official appointed by the mayor to adjudicate land use decisions as set forth in this code.
HEDGE: A fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees.
HEIGHT, BUILDING: The vertical distance from the average of the lowest and highest point exposed by the finished ground level to the highest point of the building, excluding chimneys.
HOME OCCUPATION: An economic enterprise to make a product or perform a service that is conducted or operated within a residential dwelling unit, or building accessory to a residential dwelling unit, by the resident occupant or owner, and which use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling unit, including the use of the dwelling unit as a business address in a directory or as a business mailing address.
HOTEL: Any building containing six (6) or more guestrooms where lodging, with or without meals, is provided for compensation, where no provisions are made for cooking in any individual room or suite. (Ord. 792, 7-29-2004; amd. Ord. 2020-1063, 8-12-2020)