“Campground” means an area or place on which temporary shelters such as tents are erected.

“Cattery” means housing for more than three cats. For the purposes of this definition, kittens shall not be considered cats until weaned.

“Character” means the distinctive features or attributes of buildings and site design on the subject and adjacent properties and in the vicinity, and as articulated in the Imagine Bothell... Comprehensive Plan, including but not limited to building facade, building length, building modulation, building height, roof form; tree cover, types of flora; location of landscaping; size and location of signs; setbacks; amount and location of parking; fence type, height and location and the like.

“Church.” See “Institution.”

“City” means the city of Bothell, Washington.

“Clearing, land” means any systematic or widespread cutting or removal of trees, brush, ground cover or other vegetation which activity does not constitute forest practice as that term is defined in BMC 11.02.007. The definition of “land clearing” shall not extend to include removal of soil; such activity shall be termed “grading.”

“Clinic” means a building designed and used for the psychological, medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of outpatients under the care of doctors, nurses, and/or other health care practitioners.

“Closed record appeal” means an administrative appeal on the record to a city hearing body, following an open record hearing on a project permit application, when the appeal is on the record with no or limited new evidence or information allowed to be submitted and only appeal argument allowed.

“Commission, planning” means the Bothell planning commission established by the Bothell city council as provided in Chapter 35A.63 RCW and BMC Title 3.

“Community development director” means the director of the Bothell community development department and/or the director’s designee.

“Comprehensive plan” means the city’s adopted comprehensive plan and any amendments thereto, which plan and amendments comprise a generalized coordinated land use policy statement of the city council.

“Condominium” means real property, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real property is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in the unit owners, and unless a declaration and a survey map and plans have been recorded pursuant to Chapter 64.34 RCW. (RCW 64.34.020(10).)

“Condominium, detached” means a condominium pursuant to Chapter 64.34 RCW comprising one dwelling unit within one structure that is surrounded by a yard area and has an outward appearance of a detached single-family residence. All legal features of a condominium, including common ownership, declarations, and other provisions, shall be consistent with Chapter 64.34 RCW.

“Conversion” means a change in land use to an active use which is incompatible with timber growing as defined by the state Forest Practices Act, Chapter 76.09 RCW.

“Council” means the city council of the city of Bothell.

“Court” means an unoccupied open space bounded on three or more sides by buildings or lot lines on which walls are permitted.

“Cul-de-sac” means a residential street with one end open for public vehicular and pedestrian access and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround. (Ord. 2373 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2282 § 1, 2019; Ord. 2200 § 2 (Exh. B), 2016; Ord. 2123 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 2041 § 3 (Exh. B), 2010; Ord. 1946 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1691 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1628 § 1, 1996).