Ordinance - #85-02 - 06/25/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Slope. The inclination of the natural surface of the land from the horizontal, usually measured in one of three ways: 1) as a ratio, the horizontal distance to the vertical distance; 2) as a percentage, the vertical distance over the horizontal distance; and 3) by degrees, measured from the horizontal to the vertical. Structure. Any building (including mobile homes) or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or underground utility lines such as sewer, electric, telephone, tele- graph or gas lines, including towers, poles, and other supporting appurtenances. *"Public Waters" has been changed to "Protected Water". All regulations and requirements remain the same, only the names have been changed. S_~bstandard Use. Any use of shorelands existing prior to the date of enactment of this ordinance which is permitted within the applicable zoning district but does not meet the minimum lot area and length or water frontage, structure setbacks, or other dimensional standards of the ordinance. Tree. Any woody plant that has at least one trunk whose diameter 4 feet above ground is 4" or greater. Variance. Any modification or variation of official controls where it is determined that, because of hard- ships, strict enforcement of the official controls is impr act i cml. Wetland. Any low area permanently or seasonally covered with shallow water, including marsh, swamp, bog, wet meadow, slough or intermittent lake or flood- way, except any area which is 1 acre or smaller in size. Wetland ~Type_ S. The soil is seasonally flooded, but during the growing season it is well drained. Vege- tation is dependent on the duration of flood- ing. Due to the nature of Type I wetlands, the E~R did not identify any within the study ar ea. Type II. Inland Fresh Meadows. The soil usually is without standing water during most of the growing season, but is water logged within at least a few inches of its surface. Vege- tation includes grasses, sedges, rushes and Ordinance ~85-2 Page ? of 37