Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/06/1996

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Scenic River § 9.23 l~.i. mensional Requirement Minimum and maximum setbacks, yard requirements antl/or structure height or size restrictions established in Chapter 9.01 for the various zoning districts.~ Emergency Work Work that is necessary to save life or property. Governing Body The Council by whatever name known. ~ardship A hardship means the property in question cannot be put to reasonable use under the conditions allowed by the official controls; the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances u~fique to their property, not mated by the landowner;, and then if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute a hardship if a re ~.a~,onable use for the property exists under the terms of the official controls. Litter Slightly decomposed organic material on the floor of a wooded area. l~t A parcel of land designated by metes and bounds description, registered land survey, auditors[plot, or other accepted means and separated from other parcels or portions by said description for ~he purpose of sale, lease, or separation thereof. For the purposes of these regulations, a lo~ shall be considered to be an individual building site which shall be occupied by no more than on.~ principal structure equipped with sanitary facilities. ~onconforming Use Any use of land established before the effective date of this Section which does not conform to the use restrictions of a particular zoning district. This should not be c0~nfused with substandard dimensions of a conforming use. Ordinary High Water Mark A mark delineating the highest water level which has been mainta~ined for a sufficient period of t/me to leave evidence upon the landscape. The ordinary high v}ater mark is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly '~aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. For watercourses, the ordinary high water mark is the elev~ttion of the top of the bank of the channel. ~!erson Any individual, firm, corporation, parmership, association or other private or goven tmental entity. >lanned Cluster Development A development considered to be a type of Planned Unit De ~elopment and is subject to the same review criteria. [!lanned Unit Development A type of development which may incorporate a variety of land Uses planned and developed as a unit. The Planned Unit Development is distinguished f~ Dm the traditional subdivision process of development in that zoning standards such as density, height limits, and minimum lot sizes may be altered by negotiation and agreement between the dew ~loper, the City and the Commissioner of Natural Resources. l:trotected Waters* Any waters of the State as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.IXS, subdivisions 15 and 18. However, no lake, pond or towage of less than ten acres in size and no river or stream having a total drainage area less than two square miles shall be regulated for the~fpurposes of these regulations. S~tback The minimal horizontal distance between a structure or sanitary facility and the ordinary high water mark, bluffiine, or top of a bluff, or between a smacmre or sanitary facility and a rot ~l, well, highway, or property lines. S horeland Land located within the following distances from protected waters: a. 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or towage; and b. 300 feet from a river or stream, or the landward extent of a flood plain o~'su~h rivers or streams, whichever is greater. The practical limits of sh0relands may be less than the statutory limits where such limits are designated by natural drainage divides at lesser distances, as shown on the official zoning map of the City.