“Parapet” means a low wall projecting from the edge of a platform, terrace, or roof. Parapets may rise above the cornice of a building.

“Parcel” means the smallest separately segregated unit or plot of land having an identified owner, boundaries, and surface area which is documented for property tax purposes and given a tax lot number by the King County Assessor.

“Park and recreation facilities” means a site designed or developed for recreational use by the public, including those dedicated parklands, developed parks and associated improvements so designated in the parks and recreation element of the City’s comprehensive plan.

“Park service area” means a geographic area in which a defined set of park facilities provides service to development within the area. The entire area within the City limits is the park service area.

“Parking lot aisle” means that portion of the off-street parking area used exclusively for the maneuvering and circulation of motor vehicles and in which parking is prohibited.

“Parking lot unit depth” means the linear distance within which one parking aisle is flanked by accessible rows of parking stalls as measured perpendicular to the parking aisle.

“Parking space” means an area accessible to vehicles, improved, maintained and used for the sole purpose of parking a motor vehicle.

“Parking space angle” means the angle measured from a reference line, generally the property line or center line of an aisle, at which motor vehicles are to be parked.

“Party of record (POR)” means a person who has submitted written comments, testified, asked to be notified or is the sponsor of a petition entered as part of the official City record on a specific development proposal.

“Peak hour” means the hour during the morning or afternoon when the most critical level of service occurs for a particular roadway or intersection.

“Pedestrian orientation” and “pedestrian-oriented” means designing the built environment with the needs of humans who are walking in mind. Key elements include building height, bulk and placement; streetscape, sidewalk design and connections; and mix and type of land uses. The result should be a walkable community that reinforces urban design goals for the neighborhood.

“Pedestrian walkway” means any surfaced walkway on a site and surfaced walkways which are separate from the traveled portion of a right-of-way or parking lot/driving aisle.

“Performing arts center” means any facility consisting of stages and seating for the live performance of theatrical or musical works. Ancillary uses such as concessions and gift shops may be included in this use.

“Permanent school facilities” means facilities of a school district with a fixed foundation which are not relocatable facilities.

Permanent Supportive Housing. Defined by RCW 36.70A.030.

“Person” means any individual, firm, association, co-partnership, corporation, governmental agency or political subdivision, whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent or employee.

“Personal and beauty service” means any use that provides services involving the care of a person or of a person’s apparel. Examples include but are not limited to acupressure, barber and beauty shops, massage therapy, laundromats, dry cleaners, shoe repair shops, tailors, and tanning salons.

“Personal medical supply store” means an establishment engaged in the retail sale of eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and artificial limbs, including only uses located in SIC Industry Nos.:

“Pet shop” means an establishment engaged in the retail sale of pets, small animals, pet supplies, or grooming of pets, including only uses located in SIC Industry No. 5999 – Pet shops.

“Photographic and electronic shop” means an establishment engaged in the retail sale of cameras and photographic supplies, and a variety of household electronic equipment, including only uses located in SIC Industry Nos.:

“Physical fitness/recreation club” means a small-scale private facility, often with a specific physical fitness focus such as, but not limited to: exercise equipment, small group exercise, indoor cycling, climbing, martial arts, personal training, dance, and yoga. “Physical fitness/recreation club” does not include “shooting range” as defined in CMC 18.20.046.

“Potable water” means water suitable for human consumption.

“Preapplication” means the meeting(s) or form(s) used by an applicant for a development permit to present initial project intentions to the Department of Community Development or its successor agency. “Preapplication” does not mean application.

“Preliminary flood insurance rate map” means the initial map issued by FEMA for public review and comment that delineates areas of flood hazard.

“Preliminary flood insurance study” means the preliminary report provided by FEMA for public review and comment that includes flood profiles, text, data tables and photographs.

“Premises” means any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land, whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.

“Prepared food sales” means the sale of freshly made foods, available for sale and immediate consumption on site. Prepared food sales shall be accessory to farmers’ and public markets.

“Private” means solely or primarily for the use of residents or occupants of the premises; e.g., a noncommercial garage used solely by residents or their guests is a private garage.

“Processed food sales” means the sale of fresh food products that have been personally prepared and processed by a seller on property that they own or lease. Processed foods shall include meats, seafood, ciders, baked goods, jams, etc., that have value added through hands-on processing. Processed food sales shall be accessory to farmers’ and public markets, provided they have been prepared in the State of Washington.

“Professional office” means an office used as a place of business by licensed professionals or persons in other generally recognized professions which use training or knowledge of a technical, scientific or other academic discipline as opposed to manual skills, and which does not involve outside storage or fabrication, or on-site sale or transfer of commodities.

“Proportionate share” means that portion of the cost of public facility improvements and facilities that is reasonably related to the service demands and needs of new development.

“Public agency” means any agency, political subdivision or unit of local government of this State including, but not limited to, municipal corporations, special purpose districts and local service districts, any agency of the State of Washington, the United States or any State thereof or any Indian tribe recognized as such by the Federal government.

“Public agency animal control facility” means a facility for the impoundment and disposal of stray or abandoned small animals.

“Public agency archive” means a facility for the enclosed storage of public agency documents or related materials, excluding storage of vehicles, equipment, or similar materials.

“Public agency or utility office” means an office for the administration of any governmental or utility activity or program, with no outdoor storage and including, but not limited to, uses located in SIC Major Group, Industry Group and Industry Nos.:

“Public agency or utility yard” means a facility for open or enclosed storage and repair and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, or related materials, including ancillary office to support said use.

“Public agency training facility” means an establishment or school for training State and local law enforcement, fire safety, National Guard or transit personnel and facilities including but not limited to:

“Public market” means a site where farmers and/or resellers sell not less than 50 percent locally grown, produced, caught, or gathered fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, honey, dairy products, eggs, poultry, mushrooms, meats, fish, flowers, nursery stock, and plants. Up to 50 percent of a public market’s total number of vendor spaces may consist of resellers and/or accessory uses.

“Public road right-of-way structure” means the existing, maintained, improved road right-of-way or railroad prism and the roadway drainage features including ditches and the associated surface water conveyance system, flow control and water quality treatment facilities and other structures that are ancillary to those facilities including catch-basins, access holes and culverts.

“Public street” means any public or private road or access easement intended to provide public access to any lot/development, but excluding any service road or internal driving aisles (e.g., within parking lots). “Public street” includes the street and all other improvements inside the publicly owned right-of-way.

“Public transportation amenities” means transfer of development credits (TDC) amenities financed by public transportation funds that shall provide transportation improvement or programs. (Ord. 08-21 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 02-20 § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 06-19 § 1; Ord. 10-17 § 6 (Exh. D); Ord. 06-17; Ord. 26-16 §§ 18, 19, 20, 21; Ord. 16-16 § 6; Ord. 03-14 § 1; Ord. 01-14 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 10-10 § 3 (Exh. C); Ord. 09-09 § 3; Ord. 14-05 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.06.835, 21A.06.840, 21A.06.845, 21A.06.850, 21A.06.855, 21A.06.860, 21A.06.865, 21A.06.870, 21A.06.875, 21A.06.880, 21A.06.885, 21A.06.890, 21A.06.895, 21A.06.897, 21A.06.899, 21A.06.900, 21A.06.905, 21A.06.910, 21A.06.915, 21A.06.920, 21A.06.925, 21A.06.930, 21A.06.935, 21A.06.940, 21A.06.943). Formerly 18.20.833 – 18.20.943)