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1 Dwelling, single-family detached, means a dwelling unit designed exclusively for occupancy by one family. <br />2 Dwelling, townhouse, means structure that arc dcsigncd for single household habitation, but have <br />3 outdoor areas and or indoor centers that are -commonly owncd and maintained by a homeowners' <br />4 association. Townhouses have a minimum of one individual e-etrancc/exit per unit. <br />5 Dwelling, Townhomes (Attached) means structures housing two three or more dwelling units contiguous <br />6 to each other only by the sharing of one or more common walls; such structures are of the back-to- <br />7 back or row -house type as contrasted to multiple dwelling apartment structures. <br />8 Dwelling, Townhomes (Detached) means a dwelling unit not attached to another dwelling or structure <br />9 and have outdoor areas and/or indoor centers that are commonly owned or maintained by a <br />10 homeowners' association. <br />11 Dwelling, Two-family attached, means a structure designed exclusively for occupancy by two families <br />12 having separate kitchen, bathroom, and living spaces. <br />13 Easement means a grant by a property owner for use of a strip of land by the public or any person for any <br />14 specific purpose, or purposes of construction and maintaining utilities and/or roadways. <br />15 EIFS means Exterior Insulation and Finish System. <br />16 Electric power facilities. Equipment and associated facilities for generating electric power or devices for <br />17 converting wind energy to electrical energy as identified and defined under Minn. Stats. § 216E. <br />18 Equal degree of encroachment means a method of determining the location of floodway boundaries so <br />19 that floodplain lands on both sides of a stream are capable of conveying a proportionate share of <br />20 flood flows. <br />21 Equipment, commercial use, means a variety of heavy machines, either specifically designed or used for <br />22 commercial purposes, which perform specific construction or demolition functions, such as <br />23 hoisting, excavating, hauling, grading, paving, drilling, or pile driving, under power. Trailers, either <br />24 enclosed or flatbed, 6x12 or smaller, are exempt unless they have a department of transportation <br />25 certificate or number; trailers used for transport of recreational vehicles and not used for any <br />26 commercial use are exempt. <br />27 A licensed, self-propelled vehicle which: <br />28 (1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) OF 10,001 pounds or more and contains print or <br />29 logos which advertise a business; or <br />30 (2) Has external modifications to the structure or body, where external modifications are defined <br />31 as both dealer and non -dealer modifications which result in pick-up trucks that do not have <br />32 the traditional pick-up truck bed and side walls, and vans that have an expanded cargo area <br />33 that is taller or wider than a passenger van, except those modified for use as either a <br />34 recreational vehicle or to accommodate handicapped passengers and which are currently <br />35 being utilized for this purpose. Motorized vehicles that have racks, storage boxes, or shells <br />36 added to the traditional pick-up bed are exempt from this definition. <br />37 Equipment, private use, means any motorized or non -motorized apparatus whose primary use is for <br />38 personal activities not related to generating revenue or profit. <br />39 Erosion means the wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind, water and/or <br />40 ice or any process that wears away the surface of the land by the action of water, wind, ice, or <br />41 gravity. Erosion can be accelerated by the activities of people and nature. <br />42 Erosion and sediment practice specifications or practice means the management procedures, techniques, <br />43 and methods to control soil erosion and sedimentation as officially adopted by either the city, <br />44 county or local watershed group, whichever is more stringent. <br />45 Essential services. Underground or overhead gas, electrical, communications, steam, or water distribution, <br />46 collection, supply, or disposal systems, including storm water. Essential services include poles, <br />47 wires, mains, drains, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, navigational <br />48 structures, aviation safety facilities or other similar equipment and accessories in conjunction with <br />Page 10 of 160 <br />