"Appeal" means a request for a review of any interpretation or decision issued by the responsible official of any provision of this chapter.

"City" means the municipal corporation of the city of Selah.

"Department" means any division, subdivision or organizational unit of the city established by ordinance, rule, or order.

"Development" means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operation.

"Early notice" means the city's written response to an applicant stating whether it considers issuance of a determination of significance likely for the applicant's proposal (mitigated determination of nonsignificance (DNS) procedures).

"Existing use or development" means the activity or purpose for which land or structures or combination of land and structures are designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained together with any associated site improvements. This definition includes the construction, erection, placement, movement or demolition of any structure or site improvement and any physical alteration to land itself including any grading, leveling, paving or excavation. "Use" also means any existing or proposed configuration of land, structure, and site improvements, and its use.

"Fill" means the placement of earth material or aggregate filling of topographic low areas and/or creation of dry upland areas by filling or depositing earth materials. Also, the material deposited by such action.

"Grading" means any excavation, filling, removing of the duff layer or any combination of the same.

"Ordinance" means the ordinance, resolution, or other procedure used by the city to adopt regulatory requirements.

"Proposed use or development" means any proposed configuration, activity or purpose for which land or structures or combination of land and structures are proposed to be used including the construction, erection, placement, movement or demolition of any structure or any physical alteration to land itself including any grading, leveling, paving or excavation.

"Reasonable use" means a legal concept that has been articulated by federal and state courts in regulatory takings cases.

"SEPA rules" means Chapter 197-11 WAC adopted by the Department of Ecology.

"Shall" is mandatory and means, with respect to the functions and powers of the administrator, any agent or employee of the city herein authorized, the direction and authorization to act and exercise sound discretion and good faith. With respect to the obligation of property owners and occupants of premises and their agents, a mandatory requirement to act in compliance with this chapter at the risk of civil and criminal liability upon failure to so act.

"Use" means the activity or purpose for which land or structures or combination of land and structures are designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained together with any associated site improvements. This definition includes the construction, erection, placement, movement or demolition of any structure or site improvement and any physical alteration to land itself including grading, leveling, paving or excavation. "Use" also means existing or proposed configuration of land, structure, and site improvements, and its use. (Ord. 2032, § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1392, § 5, 1998; Ord. 1111, § 3, 1993; Ord. 831, § 2, 1984.)