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Scenic River § 9.23 <br /> Forestry means the use and management, including logging, of a forest, <br /> woodland or plantation and related research and educational activities, including the construction, <br /> alteration or maintenance of woodroads, skidways, landings, and fences. <br /> <br /> Hardship means, as used in connection with a variance under this section, the <br /> property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use under the conditions allowed by this section. <br /> Economic considerations alone shall not constitute a hardship if any reasonable use for the property <br /> ex/sts under the terms of this section. <br /> <br /> Lot means a parcel of land designated by metes and bounds, reg/stered land <br /> survey, auditors plot, or other accepted means and separated from other parcels or portions by sa.id <br /> description for the purpose of sale, lease, or separation thereof. For the purposes of these <br /> regulations, a lot shall be considered to be an individual building site which shall be occupied by <br /> no more than one principal structure equipped with sanitary facilities. <br /> <br /> Mining Operation means the removal of stone, sand and gravel, coal, salt, iron, <br /> copper, nickel, petroleum or other material from the land for commercial, industrial, or <br /> governmental purposes. <br /> <br /> Nonconforming Use means any use of land established before the effective date <br /> of this section which does not conform to the use restrictions of a particular zoning district. This <br /> should not be confused with substandard dimensions of a conforming use. <br /> <br /> Open Space Recreation Uses means recreation use particularly oriented to and <br />utilizing the outdoor character of any area; including hik/ng and riding trails, primitive campsites, <br />campgrounds, waysides, parks and recreational areas. <br /> <br /> Ordinary High Water Level means the boundary of protected waters and <br />wetlands, and shall be an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been maintained <br />for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape, commonly that point where the <br />natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. For <br />watercourses, the ordinary high water level shall be the elevation of the top of the bank of the <br />channel. For reservoirs and flowages, the ordinary high water level shall be the operating <br />elevation of the normal summer pool. <br /> <br /> Planned Cluster Development means a pattern of subdivision development <br />which places dwelling units into compact groupings while providing a commonly owned or <br />dedicated open space. <br /> <br /> Primitive Campsites means an area that consists of individual remote campsites <br />accessible only by foot or water. <br /> <br /> Screened means when a structure is built or placed on a lot so as to be visually <br />inconspicuous as viewed from the river during the summer months. Visually inconspicuous <br />means difficult to see or not readily noticeable in summer months as viewed from the river. <br /> Selective Cutting means the removal of single scattered trees. <br /> <br /> Setback means the minimum horizontal distance between a structure and the <br />ordinary high water level, bluffiine, or highway. <br /> <br /> Sewage Treatment System means any system for the collection, treatment and <br />dispersion of sewage including but not limited to septic tanks, soil absorption systems and drain <br />fields. <br /> <br /> Single Family Dwelling means a detached building containing one dwelling <br />unit. <br /> <br /> Structure means any building, sign, or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or <br />underground utility lines, such as sewer, electrical, telephone, telegraph, or gas lines, including <br />towers, poles, and other supporting appurtenances, and fences used to control livestock or <br />delineate boundaries. <br /> <br /> <br />