17.04.005 Definitions; generally: Whenever the words and phrases set forth in this chapter appear in this title, they shall be given the meaning attributed to them by this chapter. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense shall include the future; singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; "shall" is always mandatory and "may" indicates a use of discretion in making a decision.

17.04.007 Accessory Building Or Use: A subordinate building or use which is located on the same lot with the principal building or use. For example, housing or labor camps for workers are considered accessory buildings in some zones.

17.04.009 Acre: A measurement of land surface area containing 43,560 square feet.

17.04.011 Administrator: The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development Director or directors designee.

17.04.012 Advertising Sign: Any device, structure, fixture or placard that is visible from a public right-of-way or surrounding properties and which uses graphics, symbols or written copy for the purpose of advertising or identifying any establishment, product, goods or service.

17.04.013 Agricultural Resource Lands: Land primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products, or of berries, grain, hay, straw, turf, seed Christmas trees not subject to the excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, or livestock, and that has long-term commercial significance for agricultural production.

17.04.014 Agriculture: Pertaining to farming, includes the raising of livestock and crops.

17.04.015 Airport: A runway having any or all of the following characteristics: facilities for storage; supply and maintenance of aircraft; commercial uses and services such as flight instruction, charter or air freight service; passenger service; agricultural services including herbicide or pesticide application; and facilities maintained or operated by governmental units, agencies or private corporations.

17.04.016 Airport Clear Zone: That area surrounding an airport to be clear of obstructions per Federal Aviation Administration Regulations

17.04.020 Airstrip: A runway without normal airport facilities maintained for the private use of the owner of the property on which it is located.

17.04.022 Amateur Radio: A communication service carried out by person(s) licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.

17.04.024 Approach Surface: A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from such end of the primary surface. An approach surface is applied to the end of each runway based upon the type of approach available or planned for that runway end.

17.04.025 Aquifer Recharge Areas: Area with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water where an aquifer that is a source of drinking water is vulnerable to contamination that would effect the potability of the water.

17.04.026 Automobile Wrecking Yard: Any facility for the dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles and/or their parts.

17.04.027 Average Grade Level: The average of the finished ground level taken at the center of all exterior walls of a building. In instances where an exterior wall of the building is within five feet of a sidewalk adjacent to a street, the sidewalk shall be considered the finished ground level.

17.04.028 Awning or Marquee Sign: A sign attached to a shelter which shelter is supported by posts or the exterior wall of a building or any combination thereof.

17.04.029 Batch Plant (Asphalt/Concrete) : A manufacturing facility for the production of paving and/or construction materials, usually temporary in nature, and normally associated with specific construction projects or mineral resource extraction facilities.

17.04.030 Bed and Breakfast: An owner occupied single family dwelling in which not more than two bedrooms are rented to the traveling public (tourists). For the purposes of this title, this use is not considered a commercial use. This use shall have the outward appearance of a single family residence and food service in accordance with WAC 246.215.180. See Chapter 17.28 for specific regulations.

17.04.032 Billboard: A sign, including both the supporting structural framework and attached billboard faces, used principally for advertising a business activity, use, product, or service unrelated to the primary use or activity of the property on which the billboard is located. This definition excludes off-premise directional and/or temporary real estate signs.

17.04.035 Binding Site Plan: A drawing or drawings to a scale of not less than one inch to one hundred feet which (a) identifies and shows the areas and locations of all streets, roads, drainage systems, improvements, utilities, open spaces, dedications, lots, tracts, spaces and any other matters specified in this title and any other applicable code or ordinance; (b) contains inscriptions or attachments setting forth such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land as are established by the Okanogan County agency having authority to approve the site plan; and (c) contains provisions making any development upon land covered by the plan, be in conformity with the site plan.

17.04.040 Board: The Okanogan County Board of County Commissioners.

17.04.045 Building: Any permanent structure built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind and not including advertising signboards or fences.

17.04.052 Building Yard Setback: A required minimum distance measured from, perpendicular to, and level with a specified property line, exclusive of the pipestem portion (if any) of a lot, to the nearest point on the building footprint or foundation.

17.04.055 Campgrounds: A development providing facilities for outdoor recreational activities, including structural improvements such as covered cooking areas, group facilities, self-contained travel trailer/motor home sites, tent sites, restroom and shower facilities, and laundry facilities for the convenience of temporary occupants. This definition includes camping clubs when developed in accordance with applicable state laws and this title.

17.04.060 Commercial: Facilities used or established to provide goods, merchandise or services for compensation or exchange, excluding facilities for the growth, production, or storage of agricultural products.

17.04.065 Commercial Auto Parking Lot: Spaces for lease or rent on an hourly, daily or monthly basis.

17.04.067 Communication Facility, Commercial: A communication facility for transmission and reception of UHF and/or VHF television signals or FM and/or AM radio signals; two-way and/or citizen band (CB) radio signals; point-to-point microwave signals; cellular radio signals; signals through FM radio translators; or signals through FM radio boosters over 10 watts effective radiated power.

17.04.068 Community Advisory Committee: A citizen advisory committee representative of a cross-section of the community appointed by the Okanogan County Board of Commissioners for the purpose of review and recommendation on specific projects in a specific area. Review by Community Advisory Committee is supplementary to the required public review.

17.04.069 Conditional Use: A use permitted in one or more zones by this code but which because of characteristics peculiar to each such use, or because of size, technological processes or equipment, or because of the exact location with reference to surroundings, streets, and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, requires a special degree of control to make such uses consistent with and compatible with other existing or permissible uses in the same zone or zones. Conditional uses require a Conditional Use Permit (See Chapter 17.33).

17.04.070 Condominium: An apartment building in which the apartments are owned individually or an apartment in such a building. The condominium concept usually involves some elements of common ownership of the underlying property and often some portions of the building together with participation in an ownership association.

17.04.071 Critical Areas: Critical Areas include the following areas and ecosystems: Wetlands; Areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; Fish and Wildlife habitat conservation areas, as may be adopted based on the Washington Department of Wildlife Priority Habitat and Species (PHS) maps; Frequently flooded areas, as represented on the adopted FEMA 100-year flood plain maps; and Geologically hazardous areas.

17.04.073 Daycare: An establishment for group care of non-resident adult(s) or children. Daycare may include adult day health centers or social daycare as defined by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, nursery schools for children under minimum age for education in public schools, private kindergartens or pre-kindergartens when not a part of a public or parochial school, and programs covering after-school care for school children.

17.04.075 Dedication: The transfer of property interest, via a written instrument, to a public agency/entity for a specific use or purpose, (e.g., roads, parks or trails, open space, fishing access) or to encumber such property with a perpetual restrictive covenant providing for such use.

17.04.077 Density: An expression of the intensity of use of property usually indicated in the following manner:

17.04.080 Development: Any construction or activity which changes the basic character, use, or intensity of use of the land on which the construction or activity occurs. Development includes "subdivision" of land for the purpose of sale or lease which requires platting under the Okanogan County Subdivision Code.

17.04.083 Dormitory: A residential building that provides sleeping quarters (but not separate dwelling units), and may include common dining, cooking and recreation or bathing facilities. Dormitories are usually associated with resorts, schools, recreational camps, etc.

17.04.085 Dwelling, Group (Dormitory, Hostel and Hospices): A supervised residence hall or large room with a number of beds for individuals or groups, and without individual private baths. This type of facility may include central kitchen facilities.

17.04.090 Dwelling Unit: One or more rooms designed for occupancy by a person or family for living and sleeping purposes, containing kitchen facilities and rooms with internal accessibility for the sole use by the dwelling's occupant; including, but not limited to, bachelor, efficiency and studio apartments, factory-built housing and mobile homes, apartments, and detached single family homes.

17.04.095 Dwelling, Multiple Family: A building containing two or more dwelling units with accessory use facilities limited to any office, laundry, and recreational facilities used by the occupants, and off-street parking.

17.04.100 Environmentally Sensitive Area: An area designated and mapped by the County under WAC 197.11.908. Certain categorical exemptions do not apply within environmentally sensitive areas.

17.04.110 Feedlot: Any area used for the continuous feeding of four hundred or more head of cattle, confined at a density of less than five hundred square feet per head for six months or more. This shall not be interpreted to include dairy operations with a Washington State Grade A license.

17.04.111 Fence: A barrier for the purpose of enclosing space or separating lots (fences are not "structures" for the purposes of this Code).

17.04.112 Fence (Washington Legal): A lawful fence shall be of at least four barbed, horizontal, well-stretched wires, spaced so that the top wire is forty-eight inches, plus or minus four inches, above the ground and the other wires at intervals below the top wire of twelve, twenty-two, and thirty-two inches. These wires shall be securely fastened to substantial posts set firmly in the ground as nearly equidistant as possible, but not more than twenty-four feet apart. If the posts are set more than sixteen feet apart, the wires shall be supported by stays placed no more than eight feet from each other or from the posts. (RCW 16.60.010).

17.04.113 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas: Areas of local importance that include a seasonal range or habitat element with which a given species has a primary association, and which, if altered, may reduce the likelihood that the species will maintain and reproduce over the long-term. These might include areas of high relative density or species richness, breeding habitat, winter range, movement corridors, and areas of limited availability or high vulnerability to alteration, such as cliffs, tales, and wetlands.

17.04.114 Flood Hazard Area: Areas identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in the report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for the Okanogan County Area", as amended/updated, with accompanying Flood Insurance Maps.

17.04.115 Floodplain: That portion of a river or stream channel and adjacent lands subject to flooding in a given flood situation. A 100 year flood plain is that portion of a river or stream channel and adjacent lands subject to a 1 percent chance of flooding in any given year as identified on the Flood Hazard maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

17.04.116 Floodway: The regular river or stream channel together with that portion of the floodplain which has been defined as floodway on the Flood Hazard maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

17.04.117 Floor Area: The total surface area of all floors, including garage space, within a structure or structures to be erected on a property.

17.04.118 Forest Resource Lands: Land that is primarily useful for growing trees, including Christmas trees subject to the excise tax imposed under RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, for commercial purposes, and that has long-term commercial significance for growing trees commercially.

17.04.120 Frequently Flooded Areas: Areas in the floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

17.04.121 Fruit Stand: A single story structure used seasonally for marketing fresh fruits/vegetables, dairy products and other agricultural products.

17.04.122 Geologically Hazardous Areas: Areas that are not suited to siting commercial, residential, or industrial development consistent with public health or safety concerns, because of their susceptibility to erosion, sliding, earthquake, or other geological events. Types of geologically hazardous areas including:

17.04.123 Gravel Pit: Land from which sand, gravel or quarried rock is extracted, but does not include the extraction of metals, minerals or fossil fuels. (See Mining)

17.04.124 Guest House: For the purposes of 17.14.115, small living unit accompanying the main residence permitted on a lot of minimum size or larger for the purpose of housing guests, friends, and relatives and having its own kitchen and toilet facilities. The total floor area of such a unit shall be a minimum of 500 square feet and not exceed 50% of the total area of the main residence. The main residence shall be occupied by the property owner.

17.04.125 Height, building: The average height of the four sides of a structure, measured from existing grade to the highest point of the roof.

17.04.126 Helipad: A designated touchdown spot for short-term occasional use by helicopters.

17.04.127 Heliport: All helicopter landing sites, except for Helipads as defined in 17.04.126, or a site for one, privately owned, non-commercial helicopter. The heliport may include ancillary maintenance facilities.

17.04.130 Home Occupation: A business carried on as an accessory use to a principal residential use of the subject property, involving the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods and/or services, which is conducted by the members of the family residing on the premises plus not more than two (2) nonresident employees. Home Occupations must comply with Chapter 17.29 of the Okanogan County Zoning Code.

17.04.131 Hospital: An institution specializing in giving clinical, temporary and emergency services of a medical or surgical nature to human patients and licensed by state law to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice. (Note: This definition excludes treatment of mental and nervous disorders and drug/alcohol abuse, but not excluding surgical and post-surgical treatment of these cases).

17.04.132 Hotels and Motels: Establishments for housing the traveling public on an overnight or short term basis. Accessory restaurant and recreational facilities are usually available to non-guests as well as guests.

17.04.135 Improved Public Road: A roadway used by the public and having a level of improvement accepted by Okanogan County.

17.04.137 Industrial: Activity including manufacturing, processing, warehousing, storage, distribution, shipping and other related uses.

17.04.140 Inns, Lodges and Guest Ranches: Establishments for housing and providing either organized entertainment (both active and passive) or recreational opportunities for stays, generally, several nights in duration. This type of facility either provides all recreational opportunities on-site or as part of an organized or duly licensed and/or permitted recreational activity on public or private lands in the vicinity of the inn, lodge or guest ranch.

17.04.143 Kennel, Commercial: An establishment or place, other than an animal or veterinary hospital or clinic or animal shelter, where a combination of eleven (11) or more dogs and/or cats over six (6) months of age are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold commercially or as pets.

17.04.144 Kennel, Private: The domicile of a person or persons, who own or breed five (5) or more dogs and/or cats but less than eleven (11) dogs and/or cats over six (6) months of age, primarily for personal recreational use, such as participation in recognized conformation shows, field or obedience trials, racing, scenting, pulling, specialized hunting or working trials, and water trials, search and rescue, tracking, and for the purpose of improving the physical soundness, temperament, and conformation of a given breed to a standard. (Must be in compliance with Chapter 17.28, Home Occupation)

17.04.150 Lodging Unit: One or more rooms in addition to kitchen or bath facilities within a building intended or designed for the occupancy of guests.

17.04.155 Lot: A fractional part of subdivided lands having fixed boundaries, and being of sufficient area and dimension to meet minimum zoning requirements for width and area. The term shall include tracts and parcels.

17.04.158 Lot, Corner: A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets. Front yard setback standards apply to each street frontage of a corner lot.

17.04.160 Lot Coverage: That portion of a lot which, when viewed directly from above, would be covered by building(s) and/or structure(s) and/or impervious surfaces. The portion of the lot covered by the roof projection or eaves beyond the wall of the building(s) and/or structure(s), is not included as lot coverage.

17.04.165 Lot Width: The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the line comprising the depth of the lot at a point midway between the front lot line and the rear lot line.

17.04.168 Manufactured Home: A structure that can be transported on a wheeled-axle in one or more parts and is constructed to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Standards.

17.04.169 Manufacturing, Heavy: Industrial enterprises and activities which possess potential nuisance or hazard components or place exceptional demands upon public facilities and services. Such facilities generally involve the manufacturing, assembly, fabrication and processing, bulk handling, storage, warehousing, and heavy trucking activity and normally require sites of larger size to accommodate these uses.

17.04.170 Manufacturing, Light: A manufacturing use, in which goods are produced without using heavy machinery such as, machine loaders, foundry machinery, metal, presses, etc., and without chemically processing materials. Light manufacturing activities include but are not limited to the following activities:

17.04.175 Marinas: A facility which provides boat launching, storage, supplies and services for small pleasure craft. There are two basic types of Marinas; open type construction (floating breakwater and/or open pile work) and solid type construction (bulkhead and/or landfill).

17.04.180 Medical/Dental Clinic: A structure for the medical examination and treatment of human patients, but without provision for keeping such patients overnight on the premises.

17.04.182 Mineral Resource Lands: Lands primarily devoted to the extraction of minerals or that have known or potential long-term commercial significance for the extraction of mineral.

17.04.183 Mini Storage: Storage bins/lockers/rooms for rent or lease to the general public. Such storage facilities are generally within an enclosed building, although this definition also encompasses outdoor storage of autos, boats, recreational vehicles, equipment, etc.

17.04.185 Mining: The act of extracting from the earth minerals and/or ores via open pit, shaft, leaching, hydraulic, or other methods, except dredging and sand and gravel. Note that mining activities are subject to zoning regulation and approval processes; however, prospecting and exploration activities that are conducted with minimal disturbance of the subject property are not considered mining and are not restricted by zoning. Surface mining operations are also regulated by Department of Natural Resources.

17.04.186 Mobile Home: Structure that can be transported on a wheeled-axle, placed upon blocks, and is constructed to U.S. Housing and Urban Development standards.

17.04.187 Mobile Home Park: A parcel of land designed, developed, and improved to accommodate two (2) or more mobile homes. Pads or spaces are generally leased or rented, and the period of occupancy generally extends beyond 30 days.

17.04.188 Modular Home: A structure moved to a lot in one or more parts, placed upon a foundation, and is constructed to Uniform Building Code standards.

17.04.190 Nonconforming Structure: A lawful structure existing at the effective date of the adoption of this code that could not be built under the terms of this code or any amendment thereto.

17.04.195 Nonconforming Use: Any pre-existing use of land, a structure, or a building conflicting with the provisions of this code or any amendment thereto.

17.04.200 Nursery: The land, building, structures(s) or combination thereof for the storage, cultivation, transplanting of live trees, shrubs, or plants offered for retail sale on the premises including products used for gardening or landscaping.

17.04.205 Office: A use intended for the purpose of providing services rather than the production, distribution, and/or retail sales of goods or commodities. The services provided are generally professional, educational, administrative, financial, or governmental in nature.

17.04.210 Open Space, Common: Land within or related to a development, not individually owned (undivided interest), which remains undeveloped (except for approved trails and accessory structures approved by the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife) and that is dedicated to one or more of the following purpose: Historical/architectural preservation and/or wildlife habitat and/or recreation.

17.04.212 Open space, Individual Ownership: Land within or related to a development owned individually, which remains undeveloped (except for trails) and that is dedicated for use in the development and is retained or restored to its native state or used for agricultural or recreational purposes, e.g., part of an organized trail system, structure approved by the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and structures of historical/ architectural preservation significance or used as designated wildlife open space.

17.04.215 Open Space Public: Any land which has been acquired, set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for general public use or enjoyment.

17.04.220 Open Space, Conservation: Land retained in an open or unimproved condition, which has been set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for fish and wildlife preservation or enhancement purposes. Mechanisms for preservation of Conservation Open Space include but are not limited to: Subdivision, Planned Development (PD), or Planned Destination Resort (PDR) process. Lands within this type of an open space dedication may include portions and combinations of forest, agricultural and grazing lands, priority fish and wildlife habitats, on-site watersheds, 100 year floodplains, county shorelines or shorelines of state-wide significance and riparian areas and wetlands. Land so designated shall not include areas of human impact referred to in section 176.19.037 and shall contain no structures or impervious surfaces other than those which are approved by the Administrator e.g., part of an organized trail system, structure approved by the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and structures of historical/architectural preservation significance or used as designated Conservation open space. This definition applies to the Incentive Features section 17.19.030 where percentage points can be earned by dedicating Conservation Open Space within the PD.

17.04.226 Part-time Residential Home: For the purposes of 17.14.115, a home which is not occupied year round, but is occupied by the owner at least three months of the year.

17.04.230 Persons: Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, company or other public or corporate body including the federal government and including any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality or corporation of the state.

17.04.235 Planned Destination Resort (PDR): A recreational development which provides visitor-oriented accommodations and recreational facilities for resort visitors and residents, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and approved under Chapter 17.20.

17.04.240 Planned Development (PD): Land on which a variety of housing types and/or related commercial and industrial facilities are accommodated in a pre-planned environment under flexible standards, such as lot sizes and setbacks, different than those restrictions that would normally apply to subdivision in the underlying zone. Planned Development standards contain requirements in addition to those of the standard subdivision, such as building design principles and landscaping plan. A Planned Development is processed as a rezone.

17.04.242 Portable: Capable of being carried or moved about, not permanently affixed to the ground.

17.04.244 Recreational Homes or Cabins: For the purposes of 17.14.115, those units which are the only living unit on a lot used by the owner periodically for extended stays and vacation periods, but are otherwise vacant.

17.04.245 Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park: A tract of land under single ownership or unified control developed with individual sites for rent and containing roads and utilities to accommodate recreational vehicles or tent campers for vacation or other similar short stay purposes.

17.04.247 Recycling Collection Center: A receptacle, facility, or area used for the collection of recyclable materials (generally paper, glass, cans, etc.) for bulk transfer to a recycling processing center.

17.04.250 Recycling Processing Center: A facility where discarded household products such as aluminum and tin cans, glass, paper, and other similar individual consumer products are deposited and stored for future reprocessing, including crushing, breaking, sorting and packaging operations, but not a junk yard.

17.04.252 Residential Transient Tourist Accommodation: For the purposes of 17.14.115, overnight lodging spaces for the traveling public. These facilities may include but are not limited to: guest houses, recreational homes or cabin, or part-time residential homes, campgrounds, recreation vehicle (RV) parks, dormitories/hostels/hospice, bed and breakfast, lodge/inn, cabins, hotel/motels. See individual definitions for additional detail concerning each type of use.

17.04.255 Riparian Areas: Areas adjacent to perennial or intermittent streams, lakes, ponds or standing water.

17.04.260 Salvage (Junk) Yards: Junk yard means any lot, parcel, tract of land, building, structure or part thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale or abandonment of waste paper, rags, scrap metal, vehicular parts, glass, used building materials, household appliances, brush, wood or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery or five or more unregistered, inoperable motor or recreational vehicles or any other type of junk.

17.04.265 Sawmill: A mill where timber or logs are sawed into lumber or boards.

17.04.270 Sawmill, portable: A small self-contained sawmill which is moved to the site where the timber is to be sawn and then moved on to another location.

17.04.272 Seasonal: A temporary use or permit (see 17.04.297) the duration of which is related to an identifiable climatic, cultural, or recreational period. (i.e., summer, winter, fall, spring, Christmas, ski season).

17.04.275 Shoreline: The line at which the surface of the body of water of any lake, stream, or river meets the land.

17.04.280 Shoreline Management: Having to do with the Washington State Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Chapter 90.58 RCW), and/or the Okanogan Shoreline Management Master Program administered under Title 18.

17.04.285 Solid Waste Transfer Station: A government or private facility operated under government approval or franchise, where privately and or commercially transported solid waste and refuse is reloaded into larger vehicles for final transportation to a permanent disposal location.

17.04.287 Special Event: Any event (excluding those events allowed through the festival permitting process) that happens for more than three (3) consecutive days per event and no more than twice (2) a year.

17.04.289 Special Event Camping: Any ten (10) or more, recreational vehicles, tents, or temporary structures designed for temporary habitation, or any combination thereof, limited to the duration of the special event (whether related to a special event or not) and one (1) week before and one (1) week after.

17.04.295 Structure: Anything constructed in the ground, or anything erected which requires location on the ground or water, or is attached to something having location on or in the ground, but not including fences or paved areas, or standard roof mounted antennas.

17.04.297 Temporary: A use or permit having a specific, short-term duration. (See Seasonal).

17.04.299 Temporary Use: A use that is limited in scope, duration, and frequency.

17.04.300 Tract: A parcel of land, or contiguous parcels under common ownership.

17.04.304 Transient Use: A business that lasts or stays only a short time; and/or a business that travels from place to place covering a circuit.

17.04.305 Transitional Surface: In reference to an airport, transitional surfaces are located on both sides of the approach and primary surfaces. These surfaces extend outward and upward at right angles to the runway centerline at a slope of 7 feet horizontal for every 1 foot vertical rise from the sides of the primary and approach surfaces until it reaches 160 feet above the highest point on the runway.

17.04.315 Underlying Zone: A zoning district (found in Chapters 17.05 through 17.18) which is applied directly to the land as identified on the Official Zoning Map, the regulations of which apply in addition to those general requirements set forth in this code.

17.04.318 Use: The legal enfoyment of property that consists in its employment, occupation, exercise, or practice.

17.04.320 Variance: An adjustment in the application of the regulations of a zoning ordinance to a particular piece of property, in a situation where the property, because of special circumstances found to exist on the land, is deprived as a result of the imposition of the zoning regulations of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone. A variance shall be limited to only that adjustment necessary to remedy the disparity in privilege. A variance shall not be used to convey special privileges not enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone and subject to the same restrictions. Economic hardship is not grounds for a variance.

17.04.325 Veterinary Clinic: A place used for the care, grooming, diagnosis, and treatment of the sick, ailing, infirm, or injured animals, and those who are in need of medical or surgical attention, and may include overnight accommodations on the premises for the treatment, observation and/or recuperation.

17.04.330 Warming Huts/Way Stations: A temporary shelter from adverse weather conditions or overnight lay-overs on longer trips. These shelters are not intended for extended stays or permanent residential occupancy. Further, these uses are permitted only as an ancillary use to a planned, recognized and/or duly authorized recreational program.

17.04.345 Wetlands: Wetland or wetlands means areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities. However, wetlands may include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland areas created to mitigate conversion of wetlands, if permitted by the county or city.

17.04.350 Zoning Adjuster: The individual designated and appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to hear and decide Zoning Adjuster Yard Variances as set forth in Okanogan County Code 17.34.120.

17.04.351 Zoning Adjuster/Yard Variance: The administrative variances established in Okanogan County Code 17.34.120 which allows the reduction of required yard setbacks up to 25% of the Code requirement subject to the requirements of 17.34.070.