"Abate" means to act to stop an activity and/or to repair, replace, remove, or otherwise remedy a condition where such activity or condition constitutes a violation of this Chapter.

"Apparently Inoperable" means any vehicle that does not appear to comply with requirements for vehicles used on public streets with regard to brakes, lights, tires, safety glass or other safety equipment.

"Building" means any structure where person(s) reside, work, or congregate, including recreational vehicles, trailers, and mobile homes.

"County" means Pierce County.

"Extensively Damaged" means any vehicle that has visible damage to, or is missing, a minimum of three of the following parts or components:

"Hearing Examiner" means a Pierce County Hearing Examiner or Deputy Hearing Examiner.

"Junk Vehicle" means a motor vehicle meeting at least three of the following requirements:

"Landowner" is broadly defined to include a person(s) who legally owns real property and/or the person(s) shown on the last equalized assessment roll as the taxpayer for real property and/or any person in possession or control of property including an occupant, a builder or business operator who is developing, building, or operating a business on the property, or a person who has responsibility for maintaining the property.

"Person" means a natural person, joint venture, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, or organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, officer, or employee of any of them.

"Property" means any building, lot, parcel, dwelling, rental unit, real estate, or land, or portion thereof, including property used for residential, commercial, or other purposes, and including abandoned or unused property.

"Public Official" means any person(s) designated by the Pierce County Executive or the Director of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, and any law enforcement officer.

"Solid Waste" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.95.030(22) including but not limited to the following items: bagged or loose household garbage, containers of household liquids or hazardous wastes, old or unused furniture, furniture parts, machinery or appliances, household fixtures, tires, batteries, mattresses, construction debris, rotting or scrap lumber, paper and/or cardboard, rubber debris, scrap metal, vehicle parts, hardware, yard debris as defined in RCW 70.95.030(28), cut brush or wood, dead or decaying plant materials, animal carcasses or animal waste, junk vehicles, or derelict vessels. "Solid Waste" also includes: any material or item kept, placed, stored, stockpiled or managed in a manner that does not preserve its value; any material or item for which a landowner would need to pay for its removal, recycling or disposal; and any material or item stockpiled for recycling but the market for the material or item is unavailable or insufficient.

"Solid Waste Handling" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.95.030(23).

"Vehicle" shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, motorized recreational vehicles, campers, travel trailers, boat trailers, utility trailers, or other similar devices capable of moving or being moved on the public right-of-way, and shall also include parts of vehicles, but shall not include devices moved by human or animal power, or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

"Vessel" has the same meaning as in PCC 8.88.040.