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"Park" means a public or privately owned area with facilities for active or passive recreation by the public. Parks are further categorized as "active" and "passive." An active park is designed to accommodate athletic activities, i.e., baseball, golf, soccer, swimming pool, tennis, etc. (two examples are Carlon and Wixson Parks); while a passive park may accommodate some minor athletic activities, i.e., basketball, frisbee, horseshoes, etc. (two examples are Riverside Playland and Palm Parks), its primary purpose is aesthetics and open space.

"Parking facility" means a structure, portion of a structure, or open lot, designed to store motor vehicles. Parking facilities are further categorized as follows:

(1) Private. An accessory structure or an accessory portion of the principal structure, or open area, designed and used only for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal structure.

(2) Public. A structure or an accessory portion of the principal structure, or an open lot, other than a private garage, designed and used for the rental of space for the storage of motor vehicles.

"Party of record" means the applicant and any other person who has submitted written comment on an action or proposed action, or who has appeared at a public hearing or public meeting and signed an official register requesting notice of further action.

"Pet" means a domesticated animal kept for pleasure or as a hobby rather than utility including but not limited to: fish, dogs fewer than four, cats fewer than six, hen chickens (no roosters) fewer than five, and rabbits fewer than five.

"Pet daycare" means a building or structure in which an agency, person or persons regularly provide care for pets, but not including overnight stays. Uses not meeting this definition shall be considered kennels.

"Planned development" means any development within the city of Selah urban growth area approved under Chapter 10.24 or previous planned development ordinance (i.e., planned residential development, planned commercial development, planned industrial development, and planned mixed-use development).

"Planning commission" means the duly appointed planning commission of the city of Selah.

"Public buildings and uses" means those public or quasi-public buildings and uses of a public works, public service, public safety or public utility nature not defined or listed elsewhere in this title. These buildings and uses characteristically may be hard to locate, need close proximity to utility corridors, require a location within a service area or specific site, or need access onto an arterial or collector street. Such buildings and uses include, but are not limited to: bus shelters, water towers, park and ride lots, interpretive centers, rest stops, road maintenance stockpile sites and the like.

"Public facilities" means and includes streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, storm and sanitary sewer systems, water systems, parks and recreational facilities and schools.

"Public nuisance" means and includes any violation of the provisions of this title. Any violation of this title shall be subject to prevention or abatement in an action at equity to the same extent as are other public nuisances. (Ord. 2065, § 2 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1634, § 207, 2004.)