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1 Impervious surface. A constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the
<br />2 soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow
<br />3 than prior to development. Examples include rooftops, decks, sidewalks, patios, parking lots,
<br />4 storage areas, and driveways, including those with concrete, asphalt, or gravel surfaces.
<br />5 Improvements means the construction or installation of public or private utilities, including but not limited
<br />6 to, potable water, sanitary sewer systems, storm sewers, roads and other thoroughfares, sidewalks,
<br />7 curbs and gutters, paving barricades, trees and other plantings, lighting, fuel or energy and the
<br />8 transmission thereof, transportation systems or facilities connected therewith and communication
<br />9 systems which are necessary, desirable or convenient in the maintenance of the health, safety and
<br />10 the general welfare.
<br />11 Incinerator means any furnace or other device used in the process of burning solid waste, hazardous
<br />12 waste, medical waste or special waste for the purpose of reducing the volume of the waste by
<br />13 removing combustible material.
<br />14 Intensive vegetation clearing. The removal of all or a majority of the trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch,
<br />15 strip, row, or block.
<br />16 Interim use. A use having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. §§ 394 and 462.
<br />17 Land alteration. An activity that exposes the soil or changes the topography, drainage, or cross section of
<br />18 the land, excluding gardening or similar minor soil disturbances.
<br />19 Land disturbance activity means any land change that may result in soil erosion from water or wind and
<br />20 the movement of sediments into or upon waters or lands within this government's jurisdiction,
<br />21 including clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, transporting and filling of land. Within the
<br />22 context of this rule, land disturbance activity does not mean:
<br />23 (1) Minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and an individual's home landscaping,
<br />24 repairs, and maintenance work.
<br />25 (2) Construction, installation, and maintenance of electric, telephone, and cable television, utility
<br />26 lines or individual service connection to these utilities, which result in creating under 500
<br />27 square feet of exposed soil.
<br />28 (3) Tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops.
<br />29 (4) Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles
<br />30 which result in creating under 500 square feet of exposed soil.
<br />31 (5) Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency repairs, unless the land
<br />32 disturbing activity would have otherwise required an approved erosion and sediment control
<br />33 plan, except for the emergency. If such a plan would have been required, then the disturbed
<br />34 land area shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with the city's requirements as soon as
<br />35 possible.
<br />36 Landscape plan means the design and specifications for the placement of any live plant materials such as
<br />37 trees, shrubs, ground cover and grasses as well as humanmade structures such as walls, fences, and
<br />38 berms. This also includes the retention of existing vegetation for the purposes of enhancing
<br />39 property value and aesthetics, protecting the community's environment, and minimizing negative
<br />40 impacts on visual order of the community.
<br />41 Landscaping means the use of natural plant materials including but not limited to, ground covers, shrubs,
<br />42 and trees (deciduous and evergreen). Landscaping also involves the placement, preservation, and
<br />43 maintenance of such plant materials and includes such elements as fences, walls, lighting, and earth
<br />44 mounding.
<br />45 Licensed Residential Facilities means a state -licensed 24-hour supervised residential care facility housing
<br />46 up to six unrelated individuals.
<br />47 Local government. Counties, cities, and townships.
<br />48 Local park agencies. Intentionally dcictcd. Anoka County Parks is the imple-m-cnting agency for Rcgional
<br />49 Park within Ramey
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