“National geodetic vertical datum (NGVD),” as corrected in 1929, means a vertical control used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain.

“National Register of Historic Places” means a list of properties that have been formally judged to have historic significance and which have been accepted by the keeper of the national register.

“Native growth protection easement or area” means a formally recorded easement placed over an area of land for the permanent protection of critical areas, critical area buffers, or other environmentally sensitive lands.

“Native vegetation” means plant species that are indigenous to the area in question.

“Necessary” means anything that is deemed by the city of Stanwood to be required to meet the needs of the general public.

“Net acre” means the area that is left over for development once common areas, including but not limited to public or private rights-of-way, stormwater tracts, sensitive areas and their buffers, and open space, are removed from a parcel of land proposed for development.

“Net density” means the number of units achievable per net acre of land proposed for development.

“Net floor area” means the area actually occupied, not including accessory unoccupied areas such as corridors, stairs, closets, thickness of walls, columns, toilet rooms, mechanical areas, or other similar features.

“New construction” means, for the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain management purposes, “new construction” means structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

“New manufactured home park or subdivision” means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of adopted floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.

“New or used automobile sales and service establishments” means an establishment that provides for the sale of motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work. No body-damaged vehicle or vehicle components exposed to view from a public roadway shall be permitted.

“News/magazine stand” means a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold.

“Night club” means a business conducted entirely within a building that has a capacity for at least 30 persons seated at tables, includes a bar, employs a bartender and maintains table service, dancing, and/or live entertainment for the guests. Food service may be provided as an accessory use. The term “night club” excludes bars/cocktail lounges, restaurants and taverns.

“No net loss of ecological functions” (SMP) is the maintenance of existing ecological processes and functions at the level that existed at the time of approval of relevant policies and regulations.

“Noncombustible material” means any material that will not ignite at or below a temperature of 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and will not burn or glow at or below that temperature.

“Nonconforming building” means a legally existing building that fails to comply with this code (for height, number of stories, size, area, yards, location, or use) applicable to the district in which the building is located.

“Nonconforming development” (SMP) or “nonconforming structure” (SMP) means an existing structure that was lawfully constructed at the time it was built but is no longer fully consistent with present regulations such as setbacks, buffers, or yards; area; bulk; height; or density standards due to subsequent changes to the master program.

“Nonconforming lot” (SMP) means a lot that met dimensional requirements of the applicable master program at the time of its establishment but now contains less than the required width, depth, or area due to subsequent changes to the master program.

“Nonconforming structure” means a structure that was legally constructed prior to the effective date of this code, but which would not be permitted as a new structure under the terms of this code because such structure is not in conformance with the yard, height, lot coverage, or open space requirements of the zone in which it is located.

“Nonconforming use” means a utilization of land or structures or both, legally established prior to the effective date of this code, which would not be permitted as a new use in the zone in which it is located under the terms of this code.

“Nonconforming use” (SMP) means an existing shoreline use that was lawfully established prior to the effective date of the Act or the applicable master program, but which does not conform to present use regulations due to subsequent changes to the master program.

“Non-water-dependent use” (SMP) means those uses which are not water-dependent.

“Non-water-oriented use” (SMP) means those uses which are not water-dependent, water-related, or water-enjoyment.

“Notify” means to inform by either hand delivery, regular mail or certified mail (except where otherwise specified) the applicant, his authorized agent or representative, adjacent property owners, or the planning director.

“Nuisance” means the use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others which causes damage, annoyance, inconvenience, or tends to injure the health, safety, or morals of the city’s residents.

“Nursing, rest, or convalescent home” means a private facility for the care of three or more children, aged, or infirm persons, or a place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders. Such facility does not contain equipment for surgical care or for the treatment of injury. (See also “residential treatment facilities.”) (Ord. 1486 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 1475 § 1 (Att. A), 2019; Ord. 1373 § 13, 2014; Ord. 1294 § 5, 2011; Ord. 1267 § 4, 2010; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004; Ord. 1133 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 929 Ch. 5, 1995).