“Lake” means a natural or artificially created permanent body of standing water with an average depth of six feet or greater and an area larger than one acre, as measured at the ordinary high water mark.

“Line-of-sight” with respect to siting of secure community transition facilities means the maximum distance at which it is possible to reasonably visually distinguish and recognize individuals. Through field tests, this distance has been estimated to be 600 feet.

“Lodging” means a temporary place to stay which includes sleeping accommodations.

“Lot” means a fractional part of subdivided lands having fixed boundaries, being of sufficient area and dimension to meet minimum zoning requirements for width and area. The term shall include tracts or parcels.

“Lot area” means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of the lot.

“Lot depth” means the distance of a line connecting the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line.

“Lot, exterior or corner” means a lot at the junction of and having frontage on two or more intersecting streets.

“Lot, interior” means a lot having frontage on one street.

“Lot line” means the property boundaries of a lot.

“Lot line, front” means, in the case of both an interior and an exterior lot, a line separating the lot from the street right-of-way, access easement or tract, or private street.

“Lot line, interior” means a lot line shared by two or more lots.

“Lot line, rear” means a lot line which is most opposite and most distant from the front lot line; in the case of an irregular shaped lot, including triangular and panhandle lots, the determination of the rear lot line shall be made by the community development director using the criteria contained within BMC 12.14.050(C).

“Lot line, side” means any lot boundary line not a front or rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot or panhandle lot, the side lot line shall be defined by the community development director using the criteria contained within BMC 12.14.050(C).

“Lot, offspring” means an individual fee simple lot created within the boundaries of a “parent site” and is applied exclusively to residential zoning classifications in which attached and detached dwelling units are allowed.

“Lot, panhandle” means a lot not fronting on a street, but with access to a street.

“Lot, through” means a lot which has frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

“Lot width” means the dimension of the lot line at the street, or in an irregularly shaped lot, the dimension across the lot at the building line; or in a corner lot, the narrow dimension of the lot at a street or building line.

“Lowest floor” means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building’s lowest floor; provided, that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements found in BMC Title 14. (Ord. 2200 § 2 (Exh. B), 2016; Ord. 2123 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 1946 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1884 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1691 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1628 § 1, 1996).