(1) “Accessory dwelling unit” means a separate dwelling unit within a single-family dwelling that complies with the standards set forth in this chapter and is accessory in nature to the main dwelling on the property. Accessory dwelling units are not computed when calculating density or minimum lot size.

(2) “Accessory improvements” means an improvement which is subordinate to or incidental to the main use of a parcel. Such improvements shall be, but are not limited to, fences, garages, storage sheds, walkways, driveways, utilities, sewage disposal systems, landscaping, off-street parking, guest houses and small buildings for workshop. Improvements which are detached from a dwelling unit located on the parcel and intended for overnight sleeping uses are an accessory improvement to a residential use.

(3) “Accessory uses” means a use which is normally subordinate to or incidental to the main use on the lot.

(4) “Agriculture” means improvements and activities associated with the raising and harvesting of crops and livestock.

(5) “Bed and breakfast inns” means a dwelling which is constructed or converted partially or entirely into an overnight, short-term boarding house which does not detract from the residential appearance of the structure.

(6) “Church” means a building or buildings intended for religious worship including ancillary activity and improvements such as religious education, assembly rooms, kitchen, reading room, recreation hall and may include a residence for church staff. This definition does not include schools devoted primarily to nonreligious education.

(7) “Club” means an association of persons for a common object, jointly supported and meeting periodically in a given place.

(8) “Commercial use” means any premises devoted primarily to the wholesaling or retailing of a product or service for the purpose of generating an income.

(9) “Conditional use” means an activity or structure which is allowed by this chapter in one or more land use classifications. Conditional uses are those uses often not compatible within the zone in which they might be located because at times they may create a nuisance which might not be capable of being mitigated. A conditional use permit requires a public hearing, notice to adjacent property owners and is either approved, approved with conditions or denied by the County Board of Adjustment (or Hearing Examiner), appealable to the Board of County Commissioners.

(10) “Day care center” means a person or agency that provides care for thirteen (13) or more children during part of the twenty-four (24) hour day.

(11) “Density” means the number of dwelling units per gross acre of land.

(12) “Duplex” means a building containing two (2) dwelling units and not otherwise defined as an accessory dwelling or guest house.

(13) “Dwelling unit” means any building or any portion thereof which is intended or designed to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for living purposes having independent living facilities for one family including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, sanitation and including accessory structures and improvements.

(14) “Greenhouse or nursery” means a structure or land devoted to the cultivation and sale of plants.

(15) “Grocery store” means a structure devoted primarily to the sale of staple foodstuffs and household commodities.

(16) “Guest house” means living quarters which are located on the same parcel with a principal single-family dwelling for the impermanent use by personal guests of the occupants of the principal single-family dwelling and which may not be rented or used as a permanent residential dwelling.

(17) “Home-based industry” means a commercial, manufacturing or processing business located on a parcel together with an existing dwelling. The industry is located in a fully enclosed building separate from the dwelling and no larger than 2,000 square feet, limited to no more than two (2) part-time or full-time employees other than the owner. An attached garage is considered as a building separate from the dwelling.

(18) “Home enterprise” means a revenue-generating enterprise which is located in a dwelling and is subordinate to and incidental to the residential use of the dwelling.

(19) “Home school” means a person or agency providing instruction during part of the twenty-four (24) hour day to twelve (12) or fewer persons in a home.

(20) “Horse arena” means an outside area or facility greater than 2,000 square feet in area for the commercial boarding, care, instruction or riding of horses.

(21) “Industrial use” means any premises devoted primarily to the manufacturing of semi-finished products, finished products and the processing of materials, to a degree that exceeds the definitions of home-based industries and home enterprises. This definition includes accessory facilities such as, but not limited to, storage facilities, transfer facilities, warehousing, heavy vehicular storage and repair, log storage and sorting.

(22) “Kennels” means an establishment which is designed to accommodate the temporary boarding of six (6) or more household pets owned by persons other than the owner of the premises.

(23) “Labor camp” means facilities which are designed to provide overnight sleeping, waste disposal and one cooking facility to serve the entire facility for the construction industry, timber management, etc.

(24) “Medical service facility” means a medical physicians clinic or outpatient care clinic where overnight accommodations are not provided.

(25) “Mineral extraction” means activities involved in the extraction of minerals from the earth for industrial, commercial, or construction uses, excluding water. For the purpose of this chapter, removal of solid materials from the earth is not deemed mineral extraction until the activity collectively results in more than three (3) acres of land being disturbed or that results in pit walls more than thirty (30) feet high and steeper than one horizontal to one vertical. This definition does not include disturbances greater than three (3) acres of land if the accumulative area that has not been rehabilitated according to the State’s reclamation requirements outlined in Chapter 78.44 RCW is less than three (3) acres. Farming, road construction, mineral exploration testing and site preparation for construction shall not be deemed mineral extraction activities.

(26) “Mini-day care center” means a person or agency providing care during part of the twenty-four (24) hour day to twelve (12) or fewer children in a facility.

(27) “Minimum lot size” means the smallest parcel size upon which a dwelling may be placed or constructed; provided, that roads and open spaces, dedicated to the public, and tidelands shall be excluded when calculating lot size.

(28) “Mobile home park” means a lot or parcel of land occupied by two (2) or more mobile homes on a rent or lease basis, and approved by Clallam County pursuant to County regulations.

(29) “Motel” means a structure which provides overnight, short-term boarding to transient guests and not defined as a bed and breakfast inn facility.

(30) “Multiple-family dwelling” means a building containing three (3) or more dwelling units.

(31) “Outdoor oriented recreation use” means improvements and land use activities which are intended to provide for recreation activity which is carried on outside of buildings or which involves the use and enjoyment of features of the surrounding environment to include but not be limited to campgrounds, boat launching facilities, golf courses, and ballfields.

(32) “Permitted use” means an activity or structure which is allowed in a zone pursuant to this chapter without conditions or formal action by the County, except as required by other chapters of the Clallam County Code. A permitted use includes uses and improvements which are customarily accessory to the use.

(33) “Professional offices” means a structure accommodating the following professional offices: medical, dental, chiropractic; accounting, consulting, cosmetologist, real estate offices or such other offices of persons required to be licensed by the State of Washington following completion of required training.

(34) “Public building” means a building which is used or owned by a governmental agency.

(35) “Race track” means an area devoted to the racing of motor and nonmotorized vehicles or animals, and all improvements normally associated with racing such as off-street parking, patron seating, and a fixed race track.

(36) “Recreational vehicle park” means a lot occupied by two (2) or more recreation vehicles as defined by State health laws for the purpose of lease or rent for overnight occupation.

(37) “Research facility” means an improvement devoted to or supporting research activities and having minimal nuisance characteristics related to odor, noise, glare and radiation. Research is an activity devoted to the obtaining of knowledge and does not include any product retailing or wholesaling activity. Testing for surface and subsurface minerals is not a research activity.

(38) “Retail use” means a land use devoted primarily to the sale of a product or service to the general public.

(39) School. For the purposes of this chapter, a “school” is a building where instruction is given to persons to enhance their knowledge or skills. Buildings where instruction is given primarily on religious matters are not deemed to be schools.

(40) “Single-family dwelling” means a dwelling unit detached from any other dwelling unit and intended for occupation by one family and including accessory improvements and uses. This definition includes manufactured homes such as mobile homes, modular homes and other homes manufactured in components or as one complete dwelling unit.

(41) “Solid or liquid waste disposal” means a facility typically owned and operated by a public entity for disposal of solid or liquid waste, including transfer stations, sewage facilities and biosolids.

(42) “Special use” means an activity, use or structure which is allowed in one or more land use classifications. Special uses are those uses normally compatible within the zone in which they are located but may at times create a nuisance which might be mitigated through issuance of the special use permit or denied if: (a) unable to be mitigated; or (b) found to be incompatible with other uses in the zone in which it is locating; or (c) is inconsistent with this chapter; or (d) is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan. A special use permit requires notice to adjacent property owners and is either approved, approved with conditions or denied by County planning staff, appealable to the Board of County Commissioners.

(43) “Storage facility” means a building or fenced open yard used solely for the storage of goods and materials; provided, that automobile wrecking or salvage facilities are excluded from this definition.

(44) “Tavern” means any establishment with special space and accommodation for sale by the glass and for consumption on the premises, of beer and/or wine.

(45) “Timber harvesting” means limited improvements and activities associated with the growing and harvesting of trees that will have only minimal impact on neighboring residential uses when undertaken in rural land use zones. Such activity includes timber harvesting; land preparation for tree planting; road construction; tree thinning; brush control; temporary storage of logs, materials, vehicles and equipment supporting timber growing on-site; temporary chipping and barking of timber harvested on site utilizing portable equipment; and minor extraction of gravel and rock necessary to support timber management activity on-site (and not otherwise defined as mineral extraction).

(46) “Timber management activity” means improvements and activities associated with the growing and harvesting of trees. Such activity includes land preparation for tree planting, road construction, tree thinning, brush control, log storage and sorting yards, tree nursery facilities, research activity related to timber growing, improvements required for environmental impact mitigation, temporary chipping and barking activity utilizing portable equipment, storage of materials, vehicles and equipment supporting timber growing, harvesting and transportation activities, staging areas and facilities, timber transshipment facilities, log scaling facilities, the extraction of gravel and rock necessary to support timber management activity and all other silviculture and associated practices which are recognized by and consistent with the regulations of the Washington State Forest Practices Act of 1974.

(47) “Tourist shop” means a facility devoted primarily to the sale of a product or service to the traveling public, including antique or curio shops, crafts, memorabilia.

(48) “Unclassified use” means an activity or land use not listed as permitted, special or conditional use, or prohibited in this Plan.

(49) “Utility” means a fixed, conveyance type improvement serving two or more ownerships. Said improvement conveys power, gas, water, sewage, surface drainage, and communication signals. This definition does not include intercounty or interstate transmission facilities.

(50) “Vehicular repair” means a structure or land use devoted to the repair of motor vehicles and not otherwise defined as a home-based industry.

(51) “Wrecking yard or junk yard” means an open area where scrap materials or motor vehicles are bought, sold, exchanged, recycled, stored, disassembled or handled, but which cannot be used again for the purpose for which it was originally intended.