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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. <br />38 <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. <br />Page 12 of 147 <br />