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] l I ! corne 151. Va~.t'~,nc~. The waiving by Board action of the literal provisions of the Zo~t!~8~rdinance in instances vhere their strict enforcement-vould ca~s,~ ~due' hardship ~cause of physical circums~ances unique to the i~i'~id~al property under consideration. - 152. rede: '.at!on. Heans the s~ ~otal of plant life in some area; or a plant 'c~, miry ~th distinguishable characteris~ics. 153. ~a~e'~bo~Y. Heans a body o[ ~er (lake, pond) in a depression of land or !e~pa~ded par~ of a rive, or an enclosed ~sin .~ha~ holds ~er and surrounded by land. 154. ~a_~e~co~se. Heans a channel or depression through ~ich ~ter flovs, s~as [rivers, s~reams or creeks and My flor year-round or int~Jzi~en~ly. 155. ~a~: sh~. ~e area drained by the ~tural and artificial drainage sys[t, ~m,~ounded peripherally by a bridge or stretch of high land di~, [ing~ drainage area. 156. ~et~i'..nda~. ~ area ~ere ~ter stands near, at or above the soil sure, ce ~urinE a si~ificant portion of most years, saturating ~he soil andi~ ~upp~rtinE a predo~nantly aqua~ic fo~ of vetetation and ~ich hav~ ~the~follo, ing characteristics: a. ~Veg~tation belonging to the ~rsh (emergent aquatic), hot, fen, ~sedke meadow, shmbland, southern lo~land forest (lovland ~ar~vood) and northern lovland forest (conifer svamp) ' ~ Th'se o~uni s ~( ~ c tie correspond roughly to vetland types 1, 2, ',~, ~ and 8 described, by the United S~a~es Fish and ~ildlife ,~e~ice,: Circular 39, '~e~lands of the U.S., 1956"). b. ~n~ral soils ~th Eley horizons or ortanic soils ~lontint to the ;~is~osol order (peat and ~ck). c. ~oli ~ich is ~ter logged or covered ~th ~er at least three :i3) nths of the year. Sva~is, ~ogs, ~rche8, ~tholes, ~t ~adovs and sloughs are ~tlands, a~lI rop~rty ~y ~ shallov vaterbodies, the ~ters of ~ich are sta~ ant ior actuated by very feeble currents and ~y at times suffi :ie~tly dry to pe~t tillage ~t vould require drainage to ~d~. ~rable. ~e edge of a ~tland is c~only tha~ point ~ere the natdr ~1 ~eEetation changes from predo~nantly aq~tic to predominantly tarS, strial. 157. Yard. ~. op~ space' on the lot ~ich is unoccupied and unobstructed ~ :its ilovest level to the sky. A yard ex~ends alone a loc line at rig~t~ an~les ~o such lot line to a depth or ~d~h specified in the yard reg21i~tidns for the zoning district in vhich such lot is located. Front.' That area exCendint alon~ ~he full length of a fron~ lot m~een side lot lines and to the depth required in the yard ~ti~ns for the district in ~hich it is located. In the case of a - 15 -