Sammamish Unified Development Code

Zoning Districts | Technical Terms and Land Use Definitions

tailpipe emissions or pollution when stationary or operating (see “Electric vehicle,” SDC 21.04.040B.101.). 27. Battery exchange station. A fully automated facility that will enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery with a fully charged battery through a fully automated process, which meets or exceeds applicable state and federal standards. 28. Bed and breakfast guesthouse. A dwelling unit or accessory building within which bedrooms are available for paying guests. 29. Beehive. A structure designed to contain one colony of honey bees (Apis mellifera).

temporarily store and promote infiltration of storm water runoff. Standards for bioretention design, including soil mix, plants, storage volume and feasibility criteria, are specified in Appendix C of the King County Surface Water Design Manual. Book, stationery, video, and art supply store. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of books and magazines, stationery, records and tapes, video, and art supplies, including only uses located in SIC Industry Nos.:

35.

a. 5942 – Book stores;

b. 5943 – Stationery stores;

c. 5999 – Architectural supplies and artists’ supply and materials stores;

30. Berm. A constructed area of compacted earth.

31. Best available science. The process used and information developed consistent with requirements in RCW 36.70A.172 and WAC 365-195-900 through 365-195-925. 32. 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; excluding off-premises directional, or temporary real estate signs. 33. Biologist. A person who has earned at least a Bachelor of Science degree in the biological sciences from an accredited college or university or who has equivalent educational training and experience. 34. Bioretention. A flow control best management practice consisting of a shallow landscaped depression designed to

d. 7841 – Video tape rental;

e. 5735 – Record, compact disc, and prerecorded tape stores; and

f. 5736 – Musical instrument stores.

36. Broadleaf tree. A tree characterized by leaves that are broad in width and may include both deciduous and evergreen species. 37. Buffer. A designated area contiguous to a steep slope or landslide hazard area intended to protect slope stability, attenuation of surface water flows and landslide hazards, or a designated area contiguous to a habitat conservation area, stream or wetland intended to protect the habitat, stream or wetland and be an integral part of the habitat, stream or wetland ecosystem.

218 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code

Effective | January 1, 2022

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