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All technical terminology used in this chapter not defined herein shall be interpreted in conformance with American National Standards Institute Specifications, Section 1.1 - 1960 and Section 1.4 - 1971 as now in force or hereinafter amended. For purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases used herein shall have the meaning indicated below:

A. “Emergency Work” means work made necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a public calamity, work required to protect persons or property from imminent exposure to danger, or work by private or public utilities for providing or restoring immediately necessary utility service.

B. “Motorcycle” means any motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except farm tractors and such vehicles powered by engines of less than five (5) horsepower.

C. “Motor Vehicle” means any vehicle which is self-propelled, used primarily for transporting persons or property upon public highways, and required to be licensed under RCW 46.16.010.

D. “New Motor Vehicle” means a motor vehicle manufactured after December 31, 1976, the equitable or legal title of which has never been transferred to a person who, in good faith, purchases the new motor vehicle for purposes other than resale.

E. “Noise” means the intensity and duration character of sounds from any and all sources.

F. “Off Highway Vehicle” means any self-propelled motor driven vehicle not used primarily for transporting persons or property upon public highways nor required to be licensed under RCW 46.16.010.

G. “Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or any other entity, public or private.

H. “Property Boundary” means the survey line at ground surface which separates the real property owned, rented, or leased by one or more other persons and its vertical extension.

I. “Public Nuisance Noise” means any sound which unreasonably either annoys, injures, interferes with, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of three or more persons residing within separate residences in the same community or neighborhood, although the extent of the damage may be un-equal. (Ord. 1073, 1982)