“FAA” means the Federal Aviation Administration.

“Façade” means the continuous exterior wall of a structure on the front, side or back of a building, including projections from and attachments to the wall, such as balconies, decks, porches, chimneys, unenclosed corridors, and similar projections.

“Family” means one or more persons jointly occupying a single-family dwelling or dwelling unit, including the joint use of and responsibility for common areas, sharing household activities and responsibilities as a single housekeeping unit such as meals, chores, household maintenance, and expenses. Such persons need not be related by blood or marriage. A family does not include large institutional or congregant group living situations such as dormitories, sororities, and monasteries. Secure community transition facilities, as defined in Chapter 71.09 RCW, are not protected under the definition of “family.” See also “Cohabitants.”

“Feed store” means an establishment engaged in selling feed, seed, fertilizer, fencing, or other such supplies directly related to the day-to-day activities of agricultural production and specifically excluding apparel, powered equipment, related accessories, and trailers.

“FEMA” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“Fence” means any artificially constructed wall or barrier, other than a building, of any material or combination of materials used to enclose or screen areas of land, separate parcels of land, or used as a means of protection or confinement.

“Festival lighting” means seasonal, decorative lighting (for example, Christmas lights) used to accentuate a seasonal or holiday display or event. Festival lighting shall not serve as year-round or primary lighting. Spotlights, lasers, and similar types of lighting are not festival lighting.

“Final docket” means the annual list of proposed amendments adopted by the City Council for consideration during the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment cycle pursuant to Chapter 18.104 IMC.

“Financial commitment” means a binding and enforceable financial obligation to secure performance from the applicant that is acceptable to the City and provided to the City before construction permit issuance.

“Finding of fact” means the conclusion of fact reached by the decision maker in a review process based on the evidence presented therein.

“Flex space” means commercial property that is flexible in its design to allow for a variety of office, retail, service and/or light industrial uses. Also called “flex commercial space.” These uses must be contained completely within the building.

“Flood” or “flooding” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry lands from the overflow of streams, rivers, or other inland water.

“Flood hazard area” means an area subject to inundation by the base flood, including but not limited to streams, lakes, wetlands, closed depressions, floodways, and floodplains.

“Floodplain” means the total area subject to inundation by the base flood. The floodplain includes both rapidly flowing water and standing water.

“Floodway” means the channel of the stream and that portion of the adjoining floodplain which is necessary to contain and discharge the base flood flow without increasing the base flood elevation more than one foot. The floodway is determined by the latest FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.

“Floor area ratio” or “FAR” means the relationship between the amount of gross floor area in a building(s) and the developable site area on which the building(s) stands. It is obtained by dividing the gross floor area of a building by the developable site area.

“Footcandle” means a unit of measure expressing the quantity of light received on a surface. One footcandle is the illuminance produced by a candle on a surface one-foot square from a distance of one foot.

“Force majeure” means any event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventative action by that party, including pandemic; fire; flood; violent storm; pestilence; explosion; malicious damage; armed conflict; acts of terrorism; nuclear, biological or chemical warfare; or any other disaster, natural or human made.

“Form” means a building’s perceived shape, configuration, or composition.

“Foster family home” means a person that regularly provides care on a 24-hour basis to one or more children, expectant mothers, or persons with developmental disabilities in the family abode of the person or persons under whose direct care and supervision the child, expectant mother, or person with a developmental disability is placed.

“Fourplex” means a multifamily building, located on one legal lot, containing four dwelling units designed exclusively for occupancy by four single households living independently of each other.

“Frequent transit service” means daily transit service that is provided every 15 minutes or better from the beginning of the morning peak to early evening or later.

“Front yard” means the area of a lot that extends the width of the lot and is between the street-facing façade and the public pedestrian route.

“Funeral home/mortuary” means a building where services and/or ceremonies are held in conjunction with human burial or cremation. Crematories may be an accessory use to a funeral home. (Ord. 3011 § 2 (Exh. B), 2023).