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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Chapter 2 25 March 7, 2016 50. "Height" is measured from average grade level to the highest point of a structure: provided, that television antennas, chimneys, and similar appurtenances shall not be used in calculating height, except where such appurtenances obstruct the view of the shoreline of a substantial number of residences on areas adjoining such shorelines, or the applicable master program specifically requires that such appurtenances be included; provided further, that temporary construction equipment is excluded in this calculation. 51. “High intensity agricultural activities” means dairies, animal feed lots, nurseries, greenhouses, and like uses which are commercially operated. 52. "Historic resources" or “Historic site” means those properties which are listed in or eligible for listing in the Washington State register of historic places (RCW 27.34.220) or the national register of historic places as defined in the national historic preservation act of 1966 (Title 1, Sec. 101, Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. Sec. 470) as now or hereafter amended. 53. “Hobby farm” means a primary residence with an associated small farm, operated for pleasure or supplemental income, where the resident(s) and/or property owner(s) conduct agricultural activities similar to high intensity agricultural activities. 53.54. “Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA)” means a construction permit issued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for work that will use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow or bed any of any of the salt or fresh waters of the state. 54.55. “Hyporheic zone” is the region beneath and alongside a stream bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water. 55.56. "In-stream structure" is a structure, other than a pier or dock, which is placed waterward of the ordinary high water mark and either causes or has the potential to cause water impoundment or the diversion, obstruction, or modification of water flow. In-stream structures include natural materials that are installed or repositioned by humans, such as root wads and log jams, for purposes of stream restoration or shoreline stabilization. 56.57. "Lake" means a body of standing water in a depression of land or expanded part of a stream, of twenty (20) acres or greater in total surface area, including reservoirs. A lake is bounded by the ordinary high water mark (OHWM), or where a stream enters the lake, the extension of the lake's OHWM within the stream. 57.58. "Limited master program amendment" means a master program amendment that addresses specific procedural and/or substantive topics and which is not intended to meet the complete requiremen ts of a comprehensive master program update. 58.59. "Local government" means any county, incorporated city or town which contains within its boundaries shorelines of the state subject to RCW Chapter 90.58.