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1 the systems. Essential services does not include buildings, treatment works as defined in Minn. <br />2 Stats. § 115.01, electric power facilities or transmission services. <br />3 Exterior solid fuel fired heating device means an external device designed for solid fuel combustion so that <br />4 usable heat is derived for the interior of a building, and includes solid fuel -fired stoves, fireplaces, <br />5 solid fuel -fired cooking stoves, and combination fuel furnaces or boilers which burn solid fuel. Solid <br />6 fuel -fired heating devices do not include natural gas -fired fireplace logs. <br />7 Family means an individual; two or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster care; or <br />8 not more than four persons not related by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster care occupying a <br />9 dwelling unit as an individual housekeeping organization. <br />10 Farm means a tract of land used for agricultural uses which is under cultivation or is fenced and utilized <br />11 as pasture. <br />12 Farm fence means an open type fence of posts and wire, which is permitted to accommodate agricultural <br />13 activities and the raising of livestock and animals in certain zoning districts, and is not considered to <br />14 be a structure with regard to floodplain regulations. <br />15 Farming means process of operating a farm for the growing and harvesting of crops which shall include <br />16 those necessary accessory buildings, related to operating a farm, and the keeping of domestic farm <br />17 animals. See also Agriculture. <br />18 Feedlot. Having the meaning given for animal feedlots under Minnesota Rules chapter 7020. <br />19 Fence means any partition, structure, wall or gate erected as a dividing marker, barrier or enclosure. <br />20 Fill means a deposit of earth material placed by artificial means so as to elevate the grade of a work site. <br />21 Fitness Center means a gym, health club, or exercise business and auxiliary uses customary to them such <br />22 as locker rooms, swimming pools, and the like. <br />23 Flood means a temporary increase in the flow or stage of a stream or in the stage of a wetland or lake <br />24 that results in the inundation of normally dry areas. <br />25 Flood frequency means the frequency for which it is expected that a specific flood stage or discharge <br />26 may be equaled or exceeded. <br />27 Flood fringe means that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway. The term "flood fringe" is <br />28 synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the flood insurance study for the city. <br />29 Floodplain. Having the meaning given the meaning given under Minnesota Rules chapter 6120. <br />30 Floodproofing means a combination of structural provisions, changes, or adjustments to properties and <br />31 structures subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damages. <br />32 Floodway means the channel of the watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are <br />33 reasonably required to carry and discharge the regional flood. <br />34 Floor area means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or buildings <br />35 measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls. <br />36 Floor area ratio means the total floor area on a zoning lot divided by the total site area of the lot or parcel <br />37 being developed. <br />38 Forest land conversion means the clear -cutting of forested lands to prepare for a new land use other than <br />39 reestablishment of a subsequent forest stand. <br />40 Forestry means the use and management, including logging, of a forest, woodland or plantation, and <br />41 related research and educational activities, including the construction, alteration or maintenance <br />42 of woodroads, skidways, landings, and fences. <br />43 Fully reconstructs. The reconstruction of an existing impervious surface that involves site grading and <br />44 subsurface excavation so that soil is exposed. Mill and overlay and other resurfacing activities are <br />45 not considered fully reconstructed. <br />46 Garage, primary residential, means a garage attached to the principal building or dwelling, or a detached <br />47 garage where an attached garage does not exist, intended for the storage of vehicles and items <br />48 accessory to the principal use of the property. Primary residential garages, attached or detached, <br />49 shall be considered accessory structures. <br />Page 11 of 160 <br />