23.84A.016

"Hard-surfaced street" means a street that has been surfaced with a material other than crushed rock so that a hard, smooth, strong surface exists. "Hazardous materials" means substances that are capable of posing risk to health, safety or property as defined in the Seattle Fire Code. "Hearing Examiner" means the official appointed by the Council and designated as the Hearing Examiner, or that person's designee (Deputy Hearing Examiner, Hearing Examiner Pro Tem, etc.). "Hearing, open record." See RCW 36.70B.020. "Heat recovery incinerator" means an accessory facility designed for the conversion of at least one (1) ton per day of solid waste into useful energy, together with storage and handling bins and machinery required for its operation. "Heavy commercial services." See "Commercial services, heavy" under "Sales and services, heavy." "Heavy commercial sales." see "Commercial sales, heavy" under "Sales and services, heavy." "Heavy manufacturing." See "Manufacturing." "Heavy sales and services" See "Sales and services, heavy." "Heavy traffic generator," means any use that generates more than seventy-five (75) trips per hour per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area at peak hour, according to the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) Trip Generation Manual. "Heliport." See "Air transportation facility" under "Transportation facility." "Helistop." See "Air transportation facility" under "Transportation facility." "High-impact use" means a business establishment that is considered to be dangerous and/or noxious due to the probability and/or magnitude of its effects on the environment; and/or has the potential for causing major community or health impacts, including but not limited to nuisance, odors, noise, and/or vibrations; and/or is so chemically intensive as to preclude site selection without careful assessment of potential impacts and impact mitigation. The Director shall consult as necessary with the Chief of the Seattle Fire Department, the Director of the Seattle-King County Health Department, and other local, state, regional and federal agencies to determine when a business establishment shall be regulated as a high-impact use. "Hillclimb assist" means an amenity feature consisting of a pedestrian corridor that incorporates a mechanical device or combination of mechanical and non-mechanical features to connect avenues across lots with slopes of ten (10) percent or more to aid pedestrian movement up and down the slopes. "Hillside terrace" means an amenity feature consisting of an extension of the public sidewalk on lots with slopes of ten (10) percent or more, which through design features provides public street space, helps integrate street-level uses along the sidewalk, and makes pedestrian movement up and down steep slopes easier and more pleasant. "Home occupation" means a nonresidential use that is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of a dwelling for residential purposes and does not change the character of the dwelling. "Horticulture." See "Agricultural use." "Hospital." See "Institution." "Hotel." See "Lodging use." "Household" means a housekeeping unit consisting of any number of non-transient persons composing a single living arrangement within a dwelling unit as provided in Section 23.42.048 , not otherwise subject to occupant limits in group living arrangements regulated under state law. "Housing, low-income" means a structure or structures for which: 1. An application for public funding for the capital costs of development or rehabilitation of the structure(s) has been or will be submitted; and 2. A written notice of public funding award, including terms, is received prior to issuance of the building permit, which for development projects shall be the first building permit that includes the structural frame for each structure, and such funding is conditioned on one or more regulatory agreements, covenants, or other legal instruments, recorded on the title of the property and enforceable by The City of Seattle, King County, State of Washington, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, or other public agency, if approved by the Director of Housing, that ensure at least 50 percent of total dwelling units shall be low-income units. "Housing TDR site." See "TDR site, housing." "Housing unit" means any dwelling unit, housekeeping unit, guest room, dormitory, or single occupancy unit. "Human service use" means a use in which structure(s) and related grounds or portions thereof are used to provide one or more of the following: emergency food, medical or shelter services; community health care clinics, including those that provide mental health care; alcohol or drug abuse services; information and referral services for dependent care, housing, emergency services, transportation assistance, employment or education; consumer and credit counseling; or day care services for adults. Human service uses provide at least one (1) of the listed services directly to a client group on the premises, rather than serve only administrative functions. (Ord. 127376 , § 80, 2025; Ord. 127099 , § 60, 2024; Ord. 126855 , § 70, 2023; Ord. 126685 , § 61, 2022; Ord. 123649, § 58, 2011; Ord. 122311 , § 100, 2006.)