Zoning Districts | Technical Terms and Land Use Definitions
68. Conversion factor. A number that converts the water budget allowance from acre-inches per acre per year to gallons per square foot per year or cubic feet per year. 69. Cooperative. An entity with up to four members located in the domicile of one of the members, registered with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, and meeting the requirements under Chapter 69.51A RCW where qualifying patients and designated providers share responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources needed to produce and process marijuana for medical use of members of the cooperative. 70. Critical aquifer recharge areas. Those areas in the City of Sammamish with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water as defined by WAC 365-190-0302. CARAs have prevailing geologic conditions associated with infiltration rates that create a high potential for contamination of groundwater resources or contribute significantly to the replenishment of groundwater. CARAs shall be classified based on the following criteria: a. Class 1 CARAs include those areas located within the mapped one- or five-year capture zone of a wellhead protection area. b. Class 2 CARAs include those areas located within the mapped 10-year capture zone of a wellhead protection area. c. Class 3 CARAs include those areas outside wellhead protection areas that are identified as high aquifer recharge potential areas based on characteristics of surficial geology and soil types.
71. Critical areas. Those areas in the City that are erosion hazard areas, frequently flooded areas, landslide hazard areas, seismic hazard areas, critical aquifer recharge areas, wetlands, streams, and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas. 72. Critical facility. A facility necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and that is defined under the occupancy categories of “essential facilities,” “hazardous facilities,” and “special occupancy structures” in the Uniform Building Code. Critical facilities also include nursing homes, public roadway bridges, and sites for hazardous substance storage or production, not including the temporary storage of consumer products containing hazardous substances intended for household use or for retail sale on the site. 73. Daily care. Medical procedures, monitoring and attention that are necessarily provided at the residence of the patient by the primary provider of daily care on a 24-hour basis. 74. Daycare. An establishment for group care of nonresident adults or children. a. Daycare shall include only SIC Industry No. 835, Child daycare services, SIC Industry No. 8322, Adult daycare centers, and the following: i. Adult daycare, such as adult day health centers or social daycare as defined by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; ii. Nursery schools for children under minimum age for education in public schools;
222 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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