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1 Incinerator means any furnace or other device used in the process of burning solid waste, hazardous
<br />2 waste, medical waste or special waste for the purpose of reducing the volume of the waste by
<br />3 removing combustible material.
<br />4 Intensive vegetation clearing. The removal of all or a majority of the trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch,
<br />5 strip, row, or block.
<br />6 Interim use. A use having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. §§ 394 and 462.
<br />7 Land alteration. An activity that exposes the soil or changes the topography, drainage, or cross section of
<br />8 the land, excluding gardening or similar minor soil disturbances.
<br />9 Land disturbance activity means any land change that may result in soil erosion from water or wind and
<br />10 the movement of sediments into or upon waters or lands within this government's jurisdiction,
<br />11 including clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, transporting and filling of land. Within the
<br />12 context of this rule, land disturbance activity does not mean:
<br />13 (1) Minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and an individual's home landscaping,
<br />14 repairs, and maintenance work.
<br />15 (2) Construction, installation, and maintenance of electric, telephone, and cable television, utility
<br />16 lines or individual service connection to these utilities, which result in creating under 500
<br />17 square feet of exposed soil.
<br />18 (3) Tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops.
<br />19 (4) Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles
<br />20 which result in creating under 500 square feet of exposed soil.
<br />21 (5) Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency repairs, unless the land
<br />22 disturbing activity would have otherwise required an approved erosion and sediment control
<br />23 plan, except for the emergency. If such a plan would have been required, then the disturbed
<br />24 land area shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with the city's requirements as soon as
<br />25 possible.
<br />26 Landscape plan means the design and specifications for the placement of any live plant materials such as
<br />27 trees, shrubs, ground cover and grasses as well as humanmade structures such as walls, fences, and
<br />28 berms. This also includes the retention of existing vegetation for the purposes of enhancing
<br />29 property value and aesthetics, protecting the community's environment, and minimizing negative
<br />30 impacts on visual order of the community.
<br />31 Landscaping means the use of natural plant materials including but not limited to, ground covers,
<br />32 shrubs, and trees (deciduous and evergreen). Landscaping also involves the placement,
<br />33 preservation, and maintenance of such plant materials and includes such elements as fences,
<br />34 walls, lighting, and earth mounding.
<br />35 Licensed Residential Facilities means a state -licensed 24-hour supervised residential care facility housing
<br />36 up to six unrelated individuals.
<br />37 Local government. Counties, cities, and townships.
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<br />39 PaFkSwithin Ramsey.
<br />40 Lot. Having the meaning given under Minnesota Rules chapter 6120.
<br />41 Lot means a parcel of land designated by plat, metes and bounds, registered land survey, auditors plot,
<br />42 or other accepted means and separated from other parcels or portions by said description for the
<br />43 purpose of sale, lease, or separation.
<br />44 Lot line means a property boundary line of any lot held in single or separate ownership; except that where
<br />45 any portion of the lot extends into the abutting street or alley, the lot line shall be deemed to be
<br />46 the street or alley right-of-way.
<br />47 Lot of record means any lot which individually, or as part of a subdivision, was a separate parcel of record
<br />48 on April 28, 1972.
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