Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/23/2023

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1 properties, wetlands, designated floodways, land below the ordinary high water level of public 2 waters, and other unbuildable areas. 3 Building. A structure with two or more outside rigid walls and a fully secured roof and affixed to a 4 permanent site. 5 Building height means a distance to be measured from the mean ground level to the highest point of a 6 flat roof, or average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hip roof. 7 Certificate of compliance. A document written after a compliance inspection, certifying that the 8 development is in compliance with applicable requirements at the time of the inspection. 9 Certified arborist means any person holding a valid and current arborist certification as issued by the 10 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). 11 Certified forester means any person holding a valid and current forester certification as issued by the 12 Society of American Foresters (SAF). 13 CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations. 14 Club means a business operating as defined and regulated by Minn. Stats. Chapter 340A. 15 Commercial recreation — indoor means private recreational facilities operated for profit and open to 16 members and/or the general public including tennis and racquetball clubs, indoor swimming pools, 17 video arcades (amusement centers), indoor batting cages, pool halls, and the like, excluding health 18 and fitness clubs. 19 Commercial recreation — outdoor means private recreational facilities operated for profit or not and open 20 to members and/or the general public including golf courses and driving ranges, miniature golf, 21 riding stables, skating rinks, outdoor swimming pools, archery or trapshooting ranges, batting cages, 22 softball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, or football facilities, and the like. 23 Commissioner. The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. applicable state 24 agency. 25 Conservation design. A pattern of subdivision that is characterized by grouping lots within a portion of a 26 parcel, where the remaining portion of the parcel is permanently protected as open space. 27 Conventional subdivision. A pattern of subdivision that is characterized by lots that are spread regularly 28 throughout a parcel in a lot and block design. 29 Data Center means a facility that houses information technology (IT) infrastructure for building, running, 30 and delivering applications and services and for storing and managing the data associated with 31 those applications and services. 32 Daycare Centers means a licensed business that provides supervision of and care for children, physically 33 or mentally disabled adults, or the elderly for a portion of the day or night. 34 Deck. A horizontal, unenclosed, aboveground level structure open to the sky, with or without attached 35 railings, seats, trellises, or other features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site. 36 Detailing services means a business that provide comprehensive cleaning and reconditioning of both a 37 vehicle's interior and exterior. 38 Developer. Having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. § 116G.03. 39 Development. Having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. § 116G.03. 40 Discretionary action. An action under this chapter related to land use that requires a public hearing by 41 local ordinance or statute, such as preliminary plats, final subdivision plats, planned unit 42 developments, conditional use permits, interim use permits, variances, appeals, and rezonings. 43 Distribution Facility means an establishment where shipments of tangible personal property are 44 processed for delivery to customers. 45 Dock. Having the meaning given under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6115. 46 Dustless Surface consists of compacted bituminous millings or crushed rock. The crushed rock must all be 47 similar in size with no fines. Aggregate material similar state DOT class 5 is not considered dustless. 7