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Ordinary Hi_~h Water Ma£k A mark delineating the highest water level which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape. The ordinary high water mark is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from pr edom /nantly ~uatic to predominantly terrestrial. I Pe~n. Any individual, firm, corporation, partner- ship, association or other private or governmental entity. I I ,I I I I I Planned Unit Development. A type of development which may incorporate a variety of land uses planned and developed as a unit. The Planned Unit Develop- ment is distinguished from the traditional subdivision process of develo[ament in that zoning standards such as density, height limits, and minimum lot sizes may be altered by negotiation and agreement between the developer, the municipality and the Commissioner of Natural Resources. Cluster Development A development considered to be a type of Planned Unit Development and is subject to the same review criteria. Protected Waters*. Any waters of the State as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1980, Section 105.37, Subdivision 14. Bc~=ver, no lake, pond or flowage of less than ten acres in size and no river or stream having a total drainage area less than t~o square miles shall be regu- lated for the purposes of these regulations. ~tback. The minimum horizontal distance between a structure or sanitary facility and the ordinary high water mark or between a structure or saniary facility and a road, w~ll, highway, or property lines. S~relar~. Land located within the following distances from protected waters: (i) 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or flowage; and (ii) 300 feet from a river or stream, or the land- ward extent of a flood plain on such rivers or streams, whichever is greater. The practical limits of shore- lands 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. Sign. Advertising. A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, activity or entertain- ment not necessarily conducted, sold or offered upon the~xe~ises where such sign is located. Ordinance %85-2 -6-