A. “Assessor” means the King County assessor.

B. “Affordable housing” means residential housing that is rented by a person or household whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30 percent of the household’s monthly income. For the purposes of housing intended for owner occupancy, “affordable housing” means residential housing that is within the means of low – or moderate-income households.

C. “Director” means the director of the city of Auburn planning and development department or any other city office, department or agency that shall succeed to its functions with respect to this chapter, or their authorized designee.

D. “High-cost area” means a county where the third quarter median house price for the previous year as reported by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at Washington State University is equal to or greater than 130 percent of the statewide median house price published during the same time period.

E. “Low-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below 80 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. For cities located in high-cost areas, “low-income household” means a household that has an income at or below 100 percent of the median family income, adjusted for family size, for the county where the project is located.

F. “Moderate-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is more than 80 percent but is at or below 115 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. For cities located in high-cost areas, “moderate-income household” means a household that has an income that is more than 100 percent, but at or below 150 percent, of the median family income, adjusted for family size, for the county where the project is located.

G. “Multifamily housing” means a building having four or more dwelling units designed for permanent residential occupancy.

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

I. “Permanent residential occupancy” means multifamily 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.

J. “Rehabilitation improvements” means modifications to existing structures that are vacant for 12 months that are made to achieve a condition of substantial compliance with existing building codes or modification to existing occupied structures which increase the number of multifamily housing units.

K. “Residential targeted area” means an area within an urban center that has been designated by the city council as a residential targeted area in accordance with this chapter.

L. “Urban center” means a compact, identifiable district where urban residents may obtain a variety of products and services. An urban center must contain: