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1 under Minn. Stats. ch. 103D, and any other unit of government other than local government or a state <br />2 or regional agency. <br />3 State or regional agency. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota Historical Society, University <br />4 of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, Metropolitan <br />5 Council, and other state agencies. <br />6 Steep slope (MRCCA). A natural topographic feature with an average slope of 12 to 18 percent, measured <br />7 over a horizontal distance equal to or greater than 50 feet, and any slopes greater than 18 percent that <br />8 are not bluffs. <br />9 Storage Yard means a place outdoors where products, vehicles, trailers, boats, recreational vehicles, <br />10 equipment, machinery, or materials, and other items are kept for the sole purpose of storing them. <br />11 Storm water management_ facilities. Facilities for the collection, conveyance, treatment, or disposal of storm <br />12 water. <br />13 Stoo' means that portion of a building including beneath the upper surface of a floor and upper surface of <br />14 floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between <br />15 the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly <br />16 above a basement or cellar, or unused underfloor space is more than six feet above grade as defined <br />17 herein for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade as defined <br />18 herein at any point, such basement, cellar, or unused underfloor space shall be considered a story. <br />19 Street frontage means the proximity of a parcel of land to one or more streets. An interior lot has one street <br />20 frontage and a corner lot has two such frontages. <br />21 Structure (MRCCA and Shoreland). A building, sign, or appurtenance thereto, except for aerial or <br />22 underground utility lines, such as sewer, electric, telephone, or gas lines, and utility line towers, poles, <br />23 and other supporting appurtenances. <br />24 Structure means either: <br />25 (1) Anything which is built, constructed or erected; an edifice or building of any kind; or any piece <br />26 of work artificially built up and/or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner <br />27 whether temporary or peinianent in character, in eluding towers, poles and other supporting <br />28 appurtenances. <br />29 (2) Anything manufactured, constructed or erected which is normally attached to or positioned on <br />30 land, including portable structures, earthen structures, roads, parking lots, and paved storage <br />31 areas. <br />32 (3) Any building, sign, or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or underground utility lines, such as <br />33 sewer, electrical, telephone, telegraph, or gas lines, including towers, poles, and other <br />34 supporting appurtenances, and fences used to control livestock or delineate boundaries. <br />35 Structure, principal, means anything that houses or facilitates the principal use of a property. <br />36 Subdivision. Having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. § 462.352. <br />37 Substandard use (Wild and Scenic) means any use within the land use district existing prior to the date of <br />38 enactment of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived which is permitted within the <br />39 applicable land use district but does not meet the minimum lot area, length of water frontage, structure <br />40 setbacks or other dimensional standards of this chapter. <br />41 Subsznface sewage treatment system. Having the meaning given under Minnesota Rules, part 7080.1100. <br />42 Sznface water -oriented commercial use means the use of land for commercial purposes, where access to <br />43 and use of a surface water feature is an integral part of the normal conductance of business. Marinas, <br />44 resorts, and restaurants with transient docking facilities are examples of such use. <br />45 Temporary real estate office means a structure with or without a foundation or footings, used only as a <br />46 temporary real estate office, which is open to the general public. <br />47 Topsoil means black dirt composed of unconsolidated material, largely undecomposed organic matter that <br />48 is a suitable foundation for vegetative growth. The composition of topsoil should contain no more <br />49 than 35 percent sand content. <br />50 Tow Yard. See Vehicle Wrecking Yard. <br />51 Transmission services. <br />52 (A) Electric power lines, cables, pipelines, or conduits that are: <br />Attachment A — Ordinance #23-14 <br />Page 19 of 141 <br />