“Seafood processing” means engaging in processing fisheries resources for sale by freezing, cooking, salting, or other method, and includes, but is not limited to, canneries, cold storages, freezer ships, and processing plants (AS 43.75.290(4)).

“Service station” means any building, structure, premises, or other space used primarily for the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, tires, batteries, and other small accessories; the installation and servicing of such lubricants, tires, batteries, and other small accessories, and such other services which do not customarily or usually require the service of a qualified automotive mechanic. When the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, lubricants, and accessories is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage.

“Sign” means any words, letters, parts of letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, trade names, or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, or a commodity or product, which are visible from any public street or highway and used to attract attention.

Single Resident Occupancy. A “single resident occupancy” or “single room occupancy (SRO)” is a housing type consisting of one room with or without cooking facilities and with private or shared bathroom facilities. An “SRO” is also a commercial building similar in use and function to a hotel or apartment building (e.g., multiple-family dwelling) composed of 11 or more studio apartments or rooming units that are available for rent for periods of seven days or more.

“State highway” means a right-of-way classified by the state of Alaska as a primary, secondary A, or secondary B highway.

“Street” means a public right-of-way used as a thoroughfare and which is designed and intended to provide the primary means of access to property abutting thereon.

“Street line” means the line of demarcation between a street and the lot of land abutting thereon.

“Structure” means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in such definite manner. [Ord. 96-01 §3, 1996; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.479 – 17.06.530].