Technical Terms and Land Use Definitions | Zoning Districts
98. Dwelling unit, single detached. A detached building containing one dwelling unit. 99. Dwelling unit, townhouse. A building containing one dwelling unit that occupies space from the ground to the roof, and is attached to one or more other townhouse dwellings by common walls. 100. Earth station. A communication facility that transmits and/ or receives signals to and from an orbiting satellite using satellite dish antennas. 101. Electric scooters and motorcycles. Any two- or three- wheeled vehicle that operates exclusively on electrical energy from an off-board source that is stored in the vehicle’s batteries and produces zero emissions or pollution when stationary or operating. 102. Electric vehicle. Any vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid, or an off- board source, that is stored on-board for motive purposes. “Electric vehicle” includes (but is not limited to): 1. a battery electric vehicle; 2. a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; 3. a neighborhood electric vehicle; and 4. a medium-speed electric vehicle. 103. Electric vehicle charging station. A public or private parking space located together with battery charging station equipment that has as its purpose the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle. 104. Electric vehicle charging station – restricted. An electrical charging station that is 1. privately owned and restricted access (e.g., single-family, assigned parking, etc. or 2.
publicly owned and restricted (fleet parking with no access to the public). 105. Electric vehicle charging station – public. An electrical charging station that is 1. publicly owned and publicly available (e.g., park and ride lots, City Hall parking, other public lots) or privately owned and publicly available (e.g., shopping centers, apartment complexes, parking garages, etc. 106. Electric vehicle infrastructure. Structures, machinery, and equipment necessary and integral to support an electric vehicle, including battery charging stations and battery exchange stations. 107. Electric vehicle parking space. Any marked parking space (public or private) that identifies the use to be for an electric vehicle. 108. Electrical substation. A site containing equipment for the conversion of high voltage electrical power transported through transmission lines into lower voltages transported through distribution lines and suitable for individual users. 109. Emergency. An occurrence during which there is imminent danger to the public health, safety, and welfare, or which poses an imminent risk to property, as a result of a natural or manmade catastrophe as so declared by the director. 110. Energy resource recovery facility. An establishment for recovery of energy in a usable form from mass burning or refuse-derived fuel incineration, pyrolysis, or any other means of using the heat of combustion of solid waste.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 225
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