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170.0112B River Corridor Critical Area as set forth and legally des- cribed inMinnesota State Executive Order No. 7919 as re- corded in the State Register, ~onday, Narch 12, 1979. This district hereinafter is called Critical River Area. b) This district shall be identified on the official zoning map reference in Section 170.012A of this chapter. Definitions For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows: Crown Cover. The ratio between the amount of land shaded by the vertical projection of the branches and foliage area of standing trees to the total area of land, usually expressed as percentage. Development. The construction, installation or alteration of any structure, the extraction, grading or filling, clearing or other alteration of terrestrial or aquatic vegetation, land or the course current or cross section of any water body or water course or the division of land into two or more parcels. Dimensional Requirement. llinimum and maximum setbacks, yard requirements and/or structure height or size restrictions established in Chapter 170.01 for the various zoning districts. Emergency Work. Work that is necessary to save life or property. Litter. Slightly decomposed organic-material on-the floor of a woodland area. Normal High Water. Is marked by a line which the water impresses on the soil by covering it for sufficient periods of time to de- prive it of vegetation. In the absence of any statement to the contrary, it must be construed to mean "ordinary" high water mark. Person. Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership~ associ- ation or other private or governmental entity. Sign, Advertising. A sign which directs attention tO a business, commodity, service, activity or entertainment not necessarily con- ducted, sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is lo- cated. Slope. The inclination of the natural surface of the land from the horizontal, usually measured in one of three ways: 1) As a ratio, the horizontal distance to the vertical distance; 2) As a percentage, the vertical distance over'the horizontal dis- tance; 3) By degrees, measured fr°m the horizontal to the ver- tical.