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Seattle Mun. Code § 23.84A.010
in effect"Easement" means a grant by a property owner to specific persons or to the public to use land for a specific purpose or purposes. "Eating and drinking establishment" means a use in which food and/or beverages are prepared and sold at retail for immediate consumption. Eating and drinking establishments include restaurants and drinking establishments. 1. "Drinking establishment" means an establishment other than a restaurant, licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises; that limits patronage to adults of legal age for the consumption of alcohol; and in which limited food service may be accessory to the service of alcoholic beverages. Drinking establishments may include but are not limited to taverns, saloons, brewpubs, bars, pubs, or cocktail lounges associated with restaurants. 2. "Restaurant" means a use in which food and/or beverage preparation and service is provided for individual consumption either on- or off-premise, and in which any service of alcoholic beverages is accessory to the service of food. "Edge" means the boundary between two (2) kinds of areas that are identified by the uses within them, degree of activity, topography or other special characteristics. "EIS" means an environmental impact statement required by the State Environmental Policy Act, including as the context may require a draft, final or supplemental EIS. "Electric-assisted bicycle" shall have the same meaning accorded by RCW 46.04.169, as that section currently exists or is hereafter amended. "Electric scooter" means a vehicle: (1) with a handlebar for steering, two wheels less than 18 inches in diameter, and a saddle or seat for the operator and any passenger; (2) propelled by an electric motor or by an electric motor in combination with human propulsion; and (3) incapable of exceeding a speed of 30 miles per hour on level ground. "Electric vehicle" shall have the same meaning accorded by Article 625 of the Seattle Electrical Code. "Electric vehicle ready" or "EV-ready" means a parking space that is designed and constructed to include a fully-wired circuit with a 208/240-volt, 40-amp electric vehicle charging receptacle outlet or termination point, including conduit and wiring and the electrical service capacity necessary to serve the receptacle, to allow for future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment, as defined by Article 625 of the Seattle Electrical Code. "Entertainment use" means a commercial use in which recreational, entertainment, athletic, and/or cultural opportunities are provided for the general public, either as participants or spectators. Uses accessory to institutions or to public parks or playgrounds shall not be considered entertainment uses. Entertainment uses include the following uses: 1. "Cabaret, adult" means an entertainment use where licensing as an "adult entertainment premises" is required by SMC Chapter 6.270 . 2. "Motion picture theater, adult" means a use in which, in an enclosed building, motion picture films are presented that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specific sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," as defined in this subsection, for observation by patrons therein: a. "Specified sexual activities": (1) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; (2) Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; (3) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast. b. "Specified anatomical areas": (1) Less than completely and opaquely covered: (a) Human genitals, pubic region, (b) Buttock, or (c) Female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or (2) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. 3. "Panoram, adult" means a device which exhibits or displays for observation by a patron a picture or view from film or videotape or similar means which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," as defined in subsection 1. 4. "Sports and recreation, indoor" means an entertainment use in which facilities for engaging in sports and recreation are provided within an enclosed structure, and in which any spectators are incidental and are not charged admission. Examples include but are not limited to bowling alleys, roller and ice skating rinks, dance halls, racquetball courts, physical fitness centers and gyms, and videogame parlors. 5. "Sports and recreation, outdoor" means an entertainment use in which facilities for engaging in sports and recreation are provided outside of an enclosed structure, and in which any spectators are incidental and are not charged admission. Examples include tennis courts, water slides, and driving ranges. 6. "Theaters and spectator sports facilities" means an entertainment use in which cultural, entertainment, athletic, or other events are provided for spectators either in or out of doors. Adult motion picture theaters and adult panorams shall not be considered theaters and spectator sports facilities for the purposes of this definition. Theaters and spectator sports facilities include, but are not limited to, the following uses: a. "Lecture and meeting hall" means a theater and spectator sports facility intended and expressly designed for public gatherings such as but not limited to commercial spaces available for rent or lease for the purpose of holding meetings or the presentation of public speeches. b. "Motion picture theater" means a theater and spectator sports facility use intended and expressly designed for the presentation of motion pictures, other than an adult motion picture theater. c. "Performing arts theater" means a theater and spectator sports facility intended and expressly designed for the presentation of live performances of drama, dance and music. d. "Spectator sports facility" means a theater and spectator sports facility intended and expressly designed for the presentation of sports events, such as a stadium or arena. "Entrance ramp" means any public road or turning roadway, including acceleration lanes, by which traffic enters the main traveled way of a limited-access facility from the general street system; such designation applying to that portion of the roadway along which there is full control of access. "Environmentally critical area" means any of those areas regulated as an environmentally critical area by SMC Chapter 25.09 , Regulations for Environmentally Critical Areas. "Essential public facilities" means sewage treatment plants, light rail transit systems, power plants, any facilities identified as an essential public facility in RCW 36.70A.200, and any facility determined to be an essential public facility pursuant to Section 23.80.010 . "EV-ready" means a minimum 40-ampere dedicated 208- or 240-volt branch circuit (32-amp load) terminated at a junction box or receptacle outlet in close proximity to a parking space. "Existing lot grade." See "Lot grade, existing." "Exit ramp" means any public road or turning roadway, including deceleration lanes, by which traffic leaves the main traveled way of a freeway to reach the general street system within the city; such designation applying to that portion of the roadway along which there is full control of access. "Expressway" means a divided arterial street for through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at intersections. (Ord. 127376 , § 79, 2025; Ord. 127219 , § 29, 2025; Ord. 126685 , § 60, 2022; Ord. 125815 , § 5, 2019; Ord. 123649, § 57, 2011; Ord. 123495, § 83, 2011; Ord. 122411 , § 11, 2007; Ord. 122311 , § 100, 2006.)
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