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<br />"Nursing home" means any facility licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health <br />Services or other appropriate state agencies, providing convalescent, chronic or domiciliary care for a <br />period in excess of 24 consecutive hours, for three or more patients or residents not related by blood <br />or marriage to the licensee. <br /> <br />Office, Business or Professional. "Business or professional office" means an office wherein business, <br />technical or scientific services are rendered involving labor, skill, education and special knowledge for <br />certain compensation or profit, but such labor, skill, education and special knowledge being <br />predominantly mental or intellectual, rather than physical, manual or mercantile in nature. Examples <br />of such uses would include, but not be limited to, the offices of lawyers, accountants, brokers, and <br />insurance agents. <br /> <br />Office, Medical. "Medical office" means an office or clinic used primarily by physicians, dentists, <br />optometrists, and similar personnel for the treatment and examination of patients solely on an <br />outpatient basis; provided, that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises. <br /> <br />"Personal services" means services rendered to individuals for their personal physical appearance and <br />conditioning needs. Examples would include but not be limited to the following types of services: <br />barber, beautician, masseur, and steam and sauna baths. <br /> <br />"Places of assembly" means a structure for groups of people to gather for an event or reg ularly <br />scheduled program. Examples include but are not limited to arenas, religious institutions, lecture halls, <br />banquet facilities, and similar facilities. <br /> <br />"Public agency or utility office" means a building or portion thereof used primarily for administration <br />purposes by a public agency or utility. <br /> <br />"Recreation - indoor commercial" means a commercial recreation land use conducted entirely within <br />a building, including, but not limited to, athletic and health clubs, pool or billiard halls, skating rinks, <br />swimming pools, and tennis courts. <br /> <br />"Recreation - outdoor commercial" means a commercial recreation land use conducted primarily <br />outdoors, including, but not limited to, water parks, amusement parks, and miniature golf courses. <br /> <br />"Regional retail commercial" refers to any use which involves the display and sale of retail consumer <br />goods as part of a regional retail master site plan. Permitted uses and exceptions are described within <br />ECC 15.390.030. Regional retail commercial developments contain a minimum of 100,000 square feet <br />of enclosed gross floor area of allowable uses; provided, that at least 50,000 square feet must be used <br />by one retailer. <br /> <br />Senior citizen assisted housing" means housing in a building consisting of two or more dwelling units <br />restricted to occupancy by at least one occupant 62 years of age or older per unit, and must include <br />at least two of the following support services: <br />1. Common dining facilities or food preparation service; <br />2. Group activity areas separate from dining facilities; <br />3. A vehicle exclusively dedicated to providing transportation services to housing occupants;