A. “Design and Mitigation Permit” is the single, consolidated project permit issued by the City in response to an application to develop an RLRT facility or portion thereof; provided, that a Design and Mitigation Permit does not include a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit, or Shoreline Variance Approval if required as provided by Parts 20.25E, 20.30C, and 20.30H LUC.

B. “Light Rail Best Practices” refers to the Bellevue Light Rail Best Practices Final Committee Report approved by Committee on June 17, 2008.

C. “Operations and maintenance satellite facility (OMSF)” is a type of essential public facility, and refers to a regional light rail transit facility component used for overnight storage and maintenance of the expanded fleet of light rail vehicles as described in the Sound Transit “Link Operations and Maintenance Satellite Facility Environmental Scoping Information Report” dated September 2012, and other related documents.

D. “Regional light rail transit facility (RLRT facility)” is a type of essential public facility, and refers to a structure, rail track, equipment, or other improvement of a regional light rail transit system, which includes ventilation structures, traction power substations, utilities serving the regional light rail transit system, light rail transit stations and related passenger amenities, bus layover and inter-modal passenger transfer facilities, park and rides, tunnel portals, storage track and support facilities, and transit station access facilities. The operations and maintenance satellite facility is specifically excluded from inclusion in the definition of a regional light rail transit facility.

E. “Regional light rail transit system (RLRT system)” is a type of essential public facility, and refers to a public rail transit line that operates at grade level or above or below grade level, and that provides high-capacity, regional transit service owned or operated by a Regional Transit Authority authorized under Chapter 81.112 RCW.

F. “Regional light rail transit transition area (RLRT transition area),” as that term is used within the scope of this overlay, refers to any “area receiving transition” as defined in LUC 20.25M.010.D.5.

G. “Regional Transit Authority” refers to an agency formed under the authority of Chapters 81.104 and 81.112 RCW to plan and implement a high capacity transportation system within a defined region. (Ord. 6101, 2-25-13, § 1)