§ 21.20.020. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Buffer" means land area used to visibly separate one use from another or to shield or block noise, lights or other nuisances.

"Compatibility" means harmony in the appearance of two or more external design features in the same vicinity.

"Duplex" means a structure on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.

"Harmony" means a quality that represents an appropriate and congruent arrangement of parts, as in an arrangement of varied architectural and landscape elements.

"Incompatible" means the presence of a structure in an existing neighborhood that does not replicate the area.

"Multifamily" means three or more living units under the same ownership where land has not been divided, i.e., triplex, quadraplex and apartment units.

"Site" means any plot or parcel of land or combination of contiguous lots or parcels of land utilized for development.

"Transition areas" shall be that portion of property used to mitigate adverse impacts of proposed development on adjacent, existing developments with incompatible uses. Techniques to mitigate impacts may employ the following: buffers, clustering, height limitations, landscaping, landscaping berms and fences.

(Ord. 11274 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 15390, § 1(Att. A, § H), 11-29-2016)