That portion of a building wall and/or facade which extends above the roof of the building.

A tract or plat of land of any size, which may or may not be subdivided or improved.

A site designed or developed for recreational use by the public including, but not limited to: (A) indoor facilities, such as gymnasiums, swimming pools, and activity centers; and/or (B) outdoor facilities, such as playfields, fishing areas, and picnic and related outdoor activity areas; and/or (C) areas and trails for hikers, equestrians, bicyclists, or off-road recreational vehicle users.

An area within a parking facility intended to provide ingress and egress to parking spaces.

Any public or private area designed and used for parking motor vehicles.

An off-street, ground level area improved for the temporary storage of motor vehicles.

A parking area for the exclusive use of the owners, tenants, lessees, or occupants of the lot on which the parking area is located or their customers, employees, or whomever else they permit to use the parking area.

A paved parking area available to the public, with or without payment of a fee.

An off-street parking space which is maintained and used for the sole purpose of accommodating a temporarily parked motor vehicle and which has access to a street or alley.

A single or multi-level public or private structure intended for vehicular parking, as opposed to an uncovered surface parking lot. Vehicular parking is the principal use of the parking structure.

A single or multi-level, public or private structure intended for vehicular parking, as opposed to an uncovered surface parking lot. Vehicular parking is permitted accessory to the principal use of the structure, and includes parking spaces that are integrated into the larger structure that houses the principal use of the premises.

A facility or area for recreation purposes including but not limited to swimming pools, parks, tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic areas, athletic fields, trails and/or other similar uses.

An establishment developed for recreational use by the public including, but not limited to: (A) indoor facilities, such as gymnasiums, swimming pools, or activity centers; (B) outdoor facilities, such as playfields; fishing areas; or picnic and related outdoor activity areas; and (C) areas and trails for hikers, equestrians, bicyclists, or off-road recreational vehicle users.

Any person who has testified at a hearing or has submitted a written statement related to a development action and who provides the city with a complete address.

The appellant(s), applicant, and city of Monroe.

A type of recreation or activity that does not require the use of organized play areas.

An establishment that engages, in whole or in part, in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges of personal property, or deposits or conditional sales of personal property, or the purchase or sale of personal property.

A square or rectangle required to enclose the sign area.

Facilities of the district with a fixed foundation, which are not relocatable facilities.

Subsidized, leased housing with no limit on length of stay that prioritizes people who need comprehensive support services to retain tenancy and utilizes admissions practices designed to use lower barriers to entry than would be typical for other subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing, especially related to rental history, criminal history, and personal behaviors. Permanent supportive housing is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person living with a complex and disabling behavioral health or physical health condition who was experiencing homelessness or was at imminent risk of homelessness prior to moving into housing to retain their housing and be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the residents’ health status, and connect the resident of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, or employment services. Permanent supportive housing is subject to all of the rights and responsibilities defined in Chapter 59.18 RCW.

Any use authorized or permitted alone or in conjunction with any other use in a specified district and subject to the limitation of the regulations of such use district.

Any person, individual, public or private corporation, firm, association, joint venture, partnership, owner, lessee, tenant, or any other entity whatsoever or any combination of such, jointly or severally.

Establishments providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include, but are not limited to, barber and beauty shops, dry cleaning pick-up stores with limited equipment, home electronics and small appliance repair, laundromats (self-service laundries), locksmiths, pet grooming with no boarding, shoe repair shops, tailors, and tanning salons. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

An establishment for the cultivating, harvesting, and sale of plants, bushes, trees, and other nursery items grown on site or established in the ground prior to sale, and for related accessory sales and uses.

The final drawing of the subdivision or short subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for record with the county auditor and contains all elements and requirements set forth in Chapter 22.68 MMC, and Chapter 58.17 RCW, as applicable.

A neat and approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision or short subdivision showing the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks, and other elements of a subdivision or short subdivision consistent with the requirements of Chapter 22.68 MMC, and Chapter 58.17 RCW, as applicable. The preliminary plat or preliminary short plat shall be the basis for the approval or disapproval of the layout of a final subdivision or final short subdivision.

The preliminary plan for subdivision submitted by the subdivider to obtain approval.

The map or representation of a short subdivision.

Protection centers operated by a governmental agency, including administrative offices, storage of equipment, temporary detention facilities, and the open or enclosed parking of patrol vehicles; excluding, however, correctional institutions.

A covering structure projecting horizontally from and attached to a building, affording protection from the elements, typically used for loading and unloading of vehicles.

Water that is safe and palatable for human use.

A meeting between the applicant and city development staff to discuss process, code requirements and development alternatives.

A lot of record legally existing prior to December 31, 1968. Such a lot shall be deemed to have complied with the minimum required lot area and width of the underlying zoning district. A structure may be permitted on a lot of record providing it meets all front, side and rear yard requirements.

The real estate as a unit, upon which is displayed the sign or signs mentioned in this chapter.

A facility for the organized instruction of children who have not reached the age for enrollment in kindergarten.

System improvements that were accomplished in order to serve new growth and development.

Those portions of a facade which are adjacent to or front on a public street, park or plaza.

The primary or predominant use or building or lot to which the property or usage is or may be devoted, and to which all other uses or buildings on the premises are accessory.

A service/retail establishment offering print services for individual consumers or small businesses.

A printing operation involving printing presses and/or other industrial machinery.

Solely or primarily for the use of the resident(s) or occupant(s) of the premises; e.g., a noncommercial garage used solely by the residents or their guests is a private garage.

Any recreational facility not owned or dedicated to the public or a government agency.

Any right-of-way or road surface not open to general public use which is retained permanently as a privately owned and maintained road and is created to provide access from a street to a lot or lots.

An operation to convert a material into a useful product or to prepare it for reuse, recycling, or disposal.

The mining and quarrying of sand, gravel, rock, black soil, and other natural deposits.

A use that provides professional, administrative, or business-related services such as engineers, attorneys, architects, accountants, and other persons providing services utilizing training in and knowledge of mental disciplines as distinguished from training in occupations requiring skills or manual dexterity or the handling of commodities.

Establishments engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole. These establishments may conduct research; develop statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members. Includes land uses specified in NAICS Industry Group No. 813920.

An action that involves a decision on a specific project, such as a construction or management activity located in a defined geographic area. Projects include and are limited to agency decisions to:

A. License, fund, or undertake any activity that will directly modify the environment, whether the activity will be conducted by the agency, an applicant, or under contract.

B. Purchase, sell, lease, transfer, or exchange natural resources, including publicly owned land, whether or not the environment is directly modified.

All areas within fifty feet of the area proposed to be disturbed, altered, or used by the proposed activity or the construction of any proposed structures.

Any land use or environmental permit or license required by the city of Monroe for a project action, including but not limited to building permits, subdivisions, binding site plans, planned unit developments, conditional uses, shoreline substantial development permits, permits or approvals required for critical area ordinances, site-specific rezones authorized by a comprehensive plan or subarea plan, but excluding the adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan, subarea plan, or development regulations.

The line denoting the limits of legal ownership of the property.

Includes the following public facilities and services for which level of service standards have been established in the comprehensive plan:

A. Potable water;

B. Wastewater;

C. Stormwater drainage;

D. Police and fire protection;

E. Parks and recreation;

F. Arterial roadways;

G. Public schools.

An open record hearing at which evidence is presented and testimony is taken.

All lanes, roads, streets, and alleys which are open as a matter of right to public vehicular traffic.

A structure or use intended or used for a public purpose by a city, a school district, the county, the state, or by any other public agency or by a public utility.