Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/25/2022

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meet the minimum lot area, length of water frontage, structure setbacks or other dimensional standards of this chapter. Substantial damage means damage of any origin sustained by a structure where the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial improvement means within any consecutive 365-day period, any reconstruction, rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair), repair after damage, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction", as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations 59.1, of the improvement. This term includes structures that have incurred Substantial Damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. (2) Any alteration of a "historic structure", as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations 59.1, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic structure." Surface water -oriented commercial use means the use of land for commercial purposes, where access to and use of a surface water feature is an integral part of the normal conductance of business. Marinas, resorts, and restaurants with transient docking facilities are examples of such use. SWPPP means storm water pollution prevention plan. Temporary protection means short-term methods employed to prevent erosion. Examples of such protection include; mulch, erosion control blankets, wood chips, and erosion netting. Temporary real estate office means a structure with or without a foundation or footings, used only as a temporary real estate office, which is open to the general public. Temporary sign means a sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of time and not affixed to a Minnesota State Building Code approved structure. Toe of the bluff means the lower point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. Top of the bluff means the higher point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. Topping means cutting back a tree to buds, stubs, or laterals not large enough to assume the terminal role. Topsoil means black dirt composed of unconsolidated material, largely undecomposed organic matter that is a suitable foundation for vegetative growth. The composition of topsoil should contain no more than 35 percent sand content. Tower means any ground or roof -mounted pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof, including supporting lines, cables, wires, braces, and masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting an antenna, meteorological device, or similar apparatus above grade. Tree means any woody plant that has at least one trunk whose diameter four feet above ground is four inches or greater. Tree diameter, wherever this term is used in reference to the measurement of a tree, means a tree's trunk as measured 4.5 feet (54 inches) above the ground. Tree owner means the owner of the real property upon which 51 percent or more of the trunk is located at ground level. (Supp. No. 10, Update 3) Created: 2021-10-01 10:38:19 [EST] Page 30 of 34