22.210.030 - Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this Section 22.210.030 apply throughout this Chapter 22.210:
"Change of use" means the conversion of any dwelling unit from a residential use to
a nonresidential use that results in the displacement of existing tenants or conversion
from residential use to another residential use that requires the displacement of
existing tenants, such as a conversion to a retirement home where payment for long-term
care is a requirement of tenancy, or conversion to an emergency shelter or transient
hotel. For purposes of this Chapter 22.210, "change of use" shall not mean a conversion of a rental dwelling unit to a condominium.
"Demolition" means the destruction of any dwelling unit or the relocation of an existing
dwelling unit or units to another site.
"Director" means the Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections,
or the Director's designee.
"Displacement" means, in the case of demolition, substantial rehabilitation, or change
of use, when existing tenants must vacate the dwelling unit because of the demolition,
substantial rehabilitation, or change of use. "Displacement" also includes when a
tenant vacates after notice of the removal of a rent or income restriction from a
dwelling unit. For purposes of this Chapter 22.210, "displacement" shall not include the permanent relocation of a tenant from one dwelling
unit to another dwelling unit in the same building with the tenant's consent or the
temporary relocation of a tenant for less than 72 hours.