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Scenic River § 9.23
<br />poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, traffic signals,
<br />hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in conjunction therewith; but not including
<br />buildings or transmission services.
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<br /> Forestry means the use and management, incIuding logging, of a forest,
<br />woodland or plantation and related research and educational activities, including the construction,
<br />aIteration or maintenance of woodroads, skidways, landings, and fences.
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<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 ff any reasonable use for the property
<br />exists under the terms of this section.
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<br /> Lot means a parcel of land designated by metes and bounds, registered land
<br />survey, auditors plot, or other accepted means and separated fi.om other parcels or portions by said
<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 /> Mining Operation meins 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.
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<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 diswict. This
<br />should not be confused with substandard dimensions of a conforming use.
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<br /> Open Space Recreation Uses means recreation use particularly oriented to and
<br />utilizing the outdoor character of any area; including hiking and fid.Lng trails, primitive campsites,
<br />campgrounds, waysides, parks and recreational areas.
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<br /> Ordinary High Water Level means the boundary of public 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.
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<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.
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<br /> Primitive Campsites means an area that consists of individual remote campsites
<br />accessible only by foot or water.
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<br /> Screened means when a structure is built or placed on a lot ~ so as to be
<br />visually inconspicuous as viewed from the river during the summer months. Visually
<br />inconspicuous means difficult to see or not readily noticeable in summer months as viewed from
<br />the fiver.
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<br /> Selective Cutting means the removal of single scattered trees.
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<br /> Setback means the minimum horizontal distance between a structure and the
<br />ordinary high water level, bluffiine, or highway.
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<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.
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<br />Single Family Dwelling means a detached building containing one dwelling
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