A. Group Home. Group Home Use Type refers to a community residential dwelling for seven or more unrelated individuals living as a single housekeeping unit (excluding live-in support staff), who need help with activities of daily living through occasional care and support services that are incidental and subordinate to the residence. Individuals may be provided with services such as supervision, training, personal care, social or counseling services, and transportation. Examples of uses may include halfway houses, group training homes, residential homes for the disabled, and any other homes for the disabled which must be accommodated where similar residential structures for families are allowed pursuant to State and Federal law, foster homes, domestic violence shelters, and homes for individuals who are undergoing or have completed substance abuse treatment. "Group home" does not include permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, correctional facilities, secure community transition facilities regulated under Chapter 71.09 RCW, or hospitals.

B. Mobile Home. Mobile Home Use Type refers to factory-assembled single-wide structures which are equipped with the necessary service connections and serve as living accommodations for a family.

C. Mobile Home Park. Mobile Home Park Use Type refers to developments maintained under single or multiple ownership with unified control, where two or more spaces or pads are provided solely for the placement of mobile homes, manufactured homes, or similar portable or prefabricated structures, such as recreational vehicles and tiny houses, for permanent occupancy which serve as living accommodations for families. "Mobile home parks" do not include mobile home subdivisions. Mobile homes are not permitted as an accessory use to another mobile home on the same lot.

D. Multi-Family Housing. Multi-family Housing Use Type refers to three or more joined dwelling units which provide living accommodations for families.

Level 1:        Three to four-unit multi-family buildings (tri- and four-plexes), with ground level access to each unit, also known as "attached single-family."

Level 2:        Three to four-unit multi-family buildings (tri- and four-plexes), with upper level access to some or all units.

Level 3:        Multi-family buildings with five or more units per building, with ground level access to each unit, also known as "attached single-family."

Level 4:        Multi-family buildings with five or more units per building, with upper level access to some or all units.

Level 5:        Multi-family component of mixed use developments in which residential units are primarily located above the nonresidential activity located on the first floor of the same building(s). The multi-family component of a mixed use development is not restricted to a specific number of units per building or development; provided, that multi-family units located on the first floor shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the total gross floor area of the first floor nor exceed 10 units and all first floor units are located to the rear of the building.

E. Residential Care Facility. Residential Care Facility Use Type refers to multi-unit or multi-bed facilities with living accommodations for individuals who need help with activities of daily living through ongoing care and support services. Residential Care Facilities are licensed or regulated by the state for such a purpose. Any private living quarters containing permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation within an individual unit shall be considered dwelling units for purposes of determining density in urban residential zones. Ongoing care and support services, provided on site and/or off site, may include medical and behavioral health support services, supervision, meals, personal care, social or counseling services, and transportation. This Use Type differs from the Group Home Use Type due to its typically larger size and the higher level of care and support services provided. This Use Type differs from the Health Services Use Type which has a shorter-term stay. This Use Type does not include correctional facilities, secure community transition facilities regulated under Chapter 71.09 RCW, homeless shelters, or hospitals and institutional facilities. Residential Care Facilities Levels 3 and 4 are subject to the additional requirements in Chapter 18A.44 PCC.

Level 1:        Facilities providing individuals of any age help with daily living activities and medical needs through varying levels of assistance and care. Examples may include, but are not limited to, memory care, assisted living facilities, and Adult Residential Care.

Level 2:        Facilities providing full-time, 24-hour supervised assistance care and support to individuals with complex medical needs. Examples may include, but are not limited to, nursing homes, convalescent homes, and skilled nursing facilities.

Level 3:        Enhanced Services Facilities comprising up to six beds, as licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW, and which comply with PCC 18A.44.030.

Level 4:        Enhanced Services Facilities comprising seven to 16 beds, as licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW, and which comply with PCC 18A.44.030.

F. Senior Housing. Senior Housing Use Type refers to living accommodations where at least one member of the family or an individual is age 55 or over and no member of the household is under 18 years of age. A covenant describing the conditions of approval, including age restrictions, shall be recorded with the Pierce County Auditor on the Title of each Senior Housing parcel. Senior housing uses do not require licensing by the State.

Level 1:        A continuing care retirement community that includes a mix of living quarters consisting of a mix of independent units, as described in Level 2 and subject to density requirements of the zone, and assisted living facilities for individuals aged 55 or over.

Level 2:        Housing types that consist of independent living and are comprised of grouped attached housing where elderly individuals or families reside and care for themselves. These housing types are subject to density requirements of the underlying zone except as allowed under PCC 18A.15.020.A.7.

G. Two-Family Housing. Two-Family Housing Use Type refers to residential dwelling units providing living accommodations for individual families in dwelling units that are attached in pairs of two. Two-family dwelling units include stick-built, modular, and manufactured homes. A two-family housing structure is commonly known as a "duplex."

H. Single-Family Detached Housing. Single-Family Detached Housing Use Type refers to residential dwelling units providing living accommodations for individual families in individual structures that are not attached to another dwelling unit by any means. Single-family dwelling units include stick-built, modular, and manufactured homes.

I. Shared Housing. The Shared Housing use type refers to permanent living accommodations composed primarily of sleeping units that share cooking, eating, or sanitation facilities. Some self-contained dwelling units are permitted. Examples may include, but are not limited to, rooming houses, transitional housing, single room occupancy, micro units, efficiency apartments, and shared housing villages. "Shared housing" does not include Group Homes or Residential Care Facilities where care or assistance with daily living is provided as part of the living arrangement.

Level 1:        Boarding and Rooming Houses.

Level 2:        Congregate Housing.

Level 3:        Shared Housing Villages.