“Park” means those areas of land under public ownership devoted to passive and active recreation activities and facilities. Such activities include open spaces, playgrounds, athletic fields, athletic or recreation structures.

Parking Area, Public. “Public parking area” means a structure or an open area other than a public street or alley, designed or used for the temporary parking of automobiles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation to customers or clients.

Parking Space, Off-Street. “Off-street parking space” means a space located off any public right-of-way for parking of any automobile.

“Permanent supportive housing” means subsidized, leased housing with no limit on length of stay, paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person living with a disability to be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the resident’s health status, and connect residents of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, and employment services.

“Personal services” means services rendered to individuals for their personal physical appearance and conditioning needs. Examples would include but not be limited to the following types of services: barber, beautician, masseur, and steam and sauna baths.

“Pet shop” means an establishment dealing in buying and selling small animals and birds such as are customarily or occasionally harbored in domestic establishments as pets, such as fish, dogs, cats, parrots, canaries and other song and decorative birds, monkeys, hamsters and similar animals, but specifically excluding dangerous animals or dangerous or poisonous or constricting reptiles; provided, no boarding or veterinarian services are rendered except bathing, grooming or clipping of dogs and cats.

“Processing” means the application of labor and/or machinery to change materials from one form to another.

“Profession” means an occupation or calling requiring the practice of an art, service, or science through specialized knowledge based on a degree issued by an institution of higher learning.

“Public agency or utility yard” means a facility for open or enclosed storage, repair, and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, or related materials, excluding document storage.

“Public facilities” means land or structures owned by or operated for the benefit of the public use and necessity, including but not limited to public facilities as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, as amended, and may include streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreational facilities, and schools.

“Public hearing” means a hearing, conducted by either the city council or planning commission, that creates a record through testimony and the submission of evidence and information under procedures prescribed by law.

“Public safety facilities” means facilities for public safety and emergency services, including facilities that provide police and fire protection and ambulance services.

“Public service facilities” means facilities owned, operated, or occupied by a government agency that provide a governmental service to the public, such as public libraries, courthouses, post offices, community centers, and government offices. This general classification does not include other government facilities that are more specifically defined and regulated, such as parks, schools, public safety facilities, and utilities.

“Public utility” means a private business organization such as a public service corporation performing some public service and subject to special governmental regulations, or a governmental agency performing similar public services, the services by either of which are paid for directly by the recipients thereof. Such services shall include, but are not limited to, water supply, electric power, gas, and transportation for persons or freight. (Ord. 1190-21 § 2, 2021).