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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings:

A. “Change or elimination in residential use” means the conversion of a residential unit to a nonresidential use or the elimination of a residential unit.

B. “City codes” means the Land Use Code, Uniform Building Code and related standards, Uniform Housing Code, Washington State Energy Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, and National Electrical Code, as adopted and amended by this code.

C. “Demolition” means the destruction of any dwelling unit or the relocation of an existing dwelling unit or units to another site.

D. “Director” means the director of the development services department or the director’s designee.

E. “Displacement” means that existing tenants must vacate the dwelling unit because of the demolition, substantial rehabilitation or change or elimination of residential use. For purposes of this chapter, “displacement” shall not include the permanent relocation of a tenant from one dwelling unit to another dwelling unit in the same building with the tenant’s consent or the temporary relocation of a tenant for less than 72 hours.

F. “Low income tenants” means tenants whose combined total household income per dwelling is at or below 50 percent of the median income, as adjusted for family size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for King County or the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

G. “Owner” means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested:

1. All or part of the legal title to the property; or

2. All or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the property.

H. “Substantial rehabilitation” means extensive structural repair or extensive remodeling which requires a building, electrical, plumbing or mechanical permit, and which cannot be done with the tenant in occupancy.

I. “Tenant” means any person who is entitled to occupy a dwelling unit primarily for living or dwelling purposes under a rental agreement and includes those persons who are considered to be tenants under the State Residential Landlord Tenant Act, Chapter 59.18 RCW, and those tenants whose living arrangements are exempted from the State Residential Landlord Tenant Act under RCW 59.18.040(3) if their living arrangement is considered to be a rental or lease pursuant to RCW 67.28.180(1). For purposes of this chapter, “tenant” shall not include the owner of a dwelling unit or members of the owner’s immediate family. (Ord. 5821 § 17, 2008; Ord. 4354 § 1, 1992.)