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United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Circular 39, "Wetlands of the U.S., 1956"). Mineral soils with gley horizons or organic soils belonging to the Histosol order (peat and much). Co Soil which is water logged or covered with water at least three months of the year. Swamps, bogs, marches, potholes, wet meadows and sloughs are wetlands, and property may be shallow waterbodies, the waters of which are stagnant or actuated by very feeble currents and may at times by sufficiently dry to permit tillage but would require drainage to be made arable. The edge of a wetland is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. Yard - An open space on the lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed from its lowest level to the., sky. A yard extends along a lot line at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified ~n the yard regulations for the zoning district in which such lot is located. Yard, Front - That area extending along the full length of a front lot line between side lot lines and to the depth required in the yard regulations for the district in which it is located. In the case of a corner lot abutting one or more major roads, both yards shall be considered front yards. A major road is any road that is of a collector designation or greater. Yard, Rear - A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the.lot and the nearest line of the principal building. Yard, Side - A yard between the side line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building and extending from the front line of the structure to the rear property line. Zoning Administrator - The Community Development Department charged with the administration and enforcement of this City Code. Zoning Amendment - A change of the zoning map or zoning text authorized by the City, either in the allowed use within a district, or in the boundaries of a district. Zoning District - An area or areas within the limits of the City for which the regulations and reqUirements govern use are uniform. Zoning District, Overlay - A zoning district containing regulations superimposed upon other zoning district regulations and may supersede the underlying zoning district if more restrictive than the underlying zoning district regulations. Zoning District, Underlying - All zoning districts except Overlay Zoning Districts. Zoning Map - The map or maps incorporated into this Chapter as a part thereof, designating the zoning districts. 15