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1 Planned unit development. A method of land development that merges zoning and subdivision controls,
<br /> 2 allowing developers to plan and develop a large area as a single entity, characterized by a unified site
<br /> 3 design, a mix of structure types and land uses, and phasing of development over a number of years.
<br /> 4 Planned unit development includes any conversion of existing structures and land uses that utilize
<br /> 5 this method of development.
<br /> 6 Plat. Having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. chs. 505 and 515B.
<br /> 7 Port. A water transportation complex established and operated under the jurisdiction of a port authority
<br /> 8 according to Minn. Stats. ch. 458.
<br /> 9 Post-Secondary Educational Facility means a private or public facility engaged in for-credit or skill and
<br /> 10 trade certifications of students post high-school age. Examples include, but are not limited to,beauty
<br /> 11 schools, business schools, and trade schools.
<br /> 12 Primary conservation areas (MRCCA). Key resources and features, including shore impact zones, bluff
<br /> 13 impact zones, floodplains, wetlands, gorges, areas of confluence with tributaries, natural drainage
<br /> 14 routes, unstable soils and bedrock, native plant communities, cultural and historic properties, and
<br /> 15 significant existing vegetative stands, tree canopies, and other resources identified in local
<br /> 16 government plans.
<br /> 17 Primitive campsites means an area that consists of individual remote campsites accessible only by foot or
<br /> 18 water.
<br /> 19 Principal use or structure means all uses or structures that are not accessory uses or structures.
<br /> 20 Private facilities. Private roads, driveways, and parking areas, private water access and viewing facilities,
<br /> 21 decks and patios in setback areas, and private signs.
<br /> 22 Professional engineer. An engineer licensed to practice in Minnesota.
<br /> 23 Professional Services means a business that provides a service in an office setting rather than a product for
<br /> 24 sale, other than medical or dental services. Examples of such uses are law offices, engineering
<br /> 25 services, architectural services, and consulting services.
<br /> 26 Property owner means the person owning such property as shown by the county auditor's plat of the City
<br /> 27 of Ramsey, Minnesota.
<br /> 28 Protective covenants means contracts made between private parties as to the manner in which land may be
<br /> 29 used, with the view to protecting and preserving the physical and economic integrity of a given area.
<br /> 30 Public facilities. Public utilities, public transportation facilities, and public recreational facilities.
<br /> 31 Public recreation facilities. Recreational facilities provided by the state or a local government and dedicated
<br /> 32 to public use, including parks, scenic overlooks, observation platforms, trails, docks, fishing piers,
<br /> 33 picnic shelters, water access ramps, and other similar water-oriented public facilities used for
<br /> 34 recreation.
<br /> 35 Public river corridor views. Views toward the river from public parkland, historic properties, and public
<br /> 36 overlooks, as well as views toward bluffs from the ordinary high water level of the opposite shore,
<br /> 37 as seen during the summer months and documented in the MRCCA plan/chapter of the
<br /> 38 comprehensive plan.
<br /> 39 Public transportation facilities. All transportation facilities provided by federal, state, or local government
<br /> 40 and dedicated to public use, such as roadways, transit facilities, railroads, and bikeways.
<br /> 41 Public utilities. Electric power facilities, essential services, and transmission services.
<br /> 42 Public waters means any public waters as defined in Minn. Stats. § 103G.005. However, no lake, pond or
<br /> 43 flowage of less than ten acres in size and no river or stream having a total drainage area less than two
<br /> 44 square miles shall be regulated for the purposes of these regulations.
<br /> 45 Reach means a hydraulic engineering term to describe a longitudinal segment of a stream or river influenced
<br /> 46 by a natural or manmade obstruction. In an urban area,the segment of a stream or river between two
<br /> 47 consecutive bridge crossings would most typically constitute a reach.
<br /> 48 Readily visible. Land and development that are easily seen from the ordinary high water level of the opposite
<br /> 49 shore during summer months.
<br /> 50 Recreation field or building means an area of land, water, or any building in which amusement, recreation
<br /> 51 or athletic sports are provided for public or semi-public use,whether temporary or permanent, except
<br /> 52 a theater, whether provision is made for the accommodation of an assembly or not. A golf course,
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