A. “Ad valorem property taxation” is a term used by RCW 84.14 and is a tax based on value.

B. “Director” means the director of planning, community, and economic development or authorized designee.

C. “Low-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below eighty percent of the median family income adjusted for family size, for the county where the project is located, as reported by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

D. “Mixed use” means a project or building that combines non-residential use with dwelling units in the same building.

E. “Moderate-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is more than eighty percent but is at or below one hundred fifteen percent of the median family income adjusted for family size, for the county where the project is located, as reported by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

F. “Multi-family housing” means building(s) having two or more dwelling units not designed or used as transient accommodations and not including hotels and motels. Multi-family units may result from new construction or rehabilitation or conversion of vacant, underutilized, or substandard buildings to multi-family housing.

G. “Owner” means the property owner of record.

H. “Permanent residential occupancy” means multi-family housing that provides either rental or owner occupancy for a period of at least one month. This excludes hotels and motels that predominately offer rental accommodation on a daily or weekly basis.

I. “Rehabilitation improvements” means modifications to existing structures that are vacant for twelve months or longer, or modification to existing occupied structures which convert nonresidential space to residential space and/or increase the number of multi-family housing units.

J. “Residential target area” means an area within an urban center that has been designated by the city council as lacking sufficient, available, desirable, and convenient residential housing to meet the needs of the public.

K. “Urban center” means a compact identifiable district containing several business establishments, adequate public facilities, and a mixture of uses and activities, where residents may obtain a variety of products and services. (Ord. 2814 § 1(Exh. A), 2010)