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Sammamish Development Code
21.08.080 Definitions A. Definitions
no longer publishes median income figures for King County, the City may determine such other method as it may choose to determine the King County median household income, adjusted for household size. Applicant. A property owner or a public agency or public or private utility that owns a right-of-way or other easement or has been adjudicated the right to such an easement pursuant to RCW 8.12.090, or any person or entity designated or named in writing by the property or easement owner to be the applicant, in an application for a development proposal, permit or approval.
The following words and terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. The following words, terms, and definitions shall apply to all portions of this Title, except as specifically superseded by definitions set forth elsewhere in this Title. 1. Accessory dwelling unit. is defined for the purposes of this Chapter the same as the term “Dwelling unit, accessory” in SDC 21.04.040B.94.). 2. Affordable housing. or “low-income housing” means residential housing that is rented or owned by a person or household whose monthly housing expenses, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30 percent of the applicable median family income listed below and adjusted for household size. Based on the King County Income and Affordability Guidelines, housing affordability levels include: a. Low income. A family earning between zero and 50 percent of the King County median household income. b. Moderate income. A family earning between 51 and 80 percent of the King County median household income. c. King County median household income. The median income of the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area (“SMSA”), adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). In the event that HUD
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4. Building permit. An official document or certification which is issued by the City and which authorizes the construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, erection, demolition, moving or repair of a building or structure. 5. Capital facilities plan. The Capital Facilities Plan Element of a Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City of Sammamish pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW, and such plan as amended. 6. Capital improvement program (CIP). The expenditures programmed by the City of Sammamish for capital purposes over the next six-year period in the CIP most recently adopted by the City council. 7. Certificate of concurrency. The document issued by the City indicating the location or other description of the property on which the development is proposed, the type of development permit for which the certificate is issued, the number and type of units, square footage, and/or
608 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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