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