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1 Dwelling, Townhomes(Attached) means structures housing two three or more dwelling units contiguous
<br /> 2 to each other only by the sharing of one or more common walls; such structures are of the back-to-
<br /> 3 back or row-house type as contrasted to multiple dwelling apartment structures.
<br /> 4 Dwelling, Townhomes (Detached) means a dwelling unit not attached to another dwelling or structure
<br /> 5 and have outdoor areas and/or indoor centers that are commonly owned or maintained by a
<br /> 6 homeowners' association.
<br /> 7 Dwelling, Two-family attached, means a structure designed exclusively for occupancy by two families
<br /> 8 having separate kitchen, bathroom, and living spaces.
<br /> 9 Easement means a grant by a property owner for use of a strip of land by the public or any person for any
<br /> 10 specific purpose, or purposes of construction and maintaining utilities and/or roadways.
<br /> 11 Electric power facilities. Equipment and associated facilities for generating electric power or devices for
<br /> 12 converting wind energy to electrical energy as identified and defined under Minn. Stats. § 216E.
<br /> 13 Equal degree of encroachment means a method of determining the location of floodway boundaries so
<br /> 14 that floodplain lands on both sides of a stream are capable of conveying a proportionate share of
<br /> 15 flood flows.
<br /> 16 Equipment, commercial use, means a variety of heavy machines, either specifically designed or used for
<br /> 17 commercial purposes, which perform specific construction or demolition functions, such as
<br /> 18 hoisting, excavating, hauling, grading, paving, drilling, or pile driving, under power. Trailers, either
<br /> 19 enclosed or flatbed, 6x12 or smaller, are exempt unless they have a department of transportation
<br /> 20 certificate or number; trailers used for transport of recreational vehicles and not used for any
<br /> 21 commercial use are exempt.
<br /> 22 A licensed, self-propelled vehicle which:
<br /> 23 (1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) OF 10,001 pounds or more and contains print or
<br /> 24 logos which advertise a business; or
<br /> 25 (2) Has external modifications to the structure or body,where external modifications are defined
<br /> 26 as both dealer and non-dealer modifications which result in pick-up trucks that do not have
<br /> 27 the traditional pick-up truck bed and side walls, and vans that have an expanded cargo area
<br /> 28 that is taller or wider than a passenger van, except those modified for use as either a
<br /> 29 recreational vehicle or to accommodate handicapped passengers and which are currently
<br /> 30 being utilized for this purpose. Motorized vehicles that have racks, storage boxes, or shells
<br /> 31 added to the traditional pick-up bed are exempt from this definition.
<br /> 32 Equipment, private use, means any motorized or non-motorized apparatus whose primary use is for
<br /> 33 personal activities not related to generating revenue or profit.
<br /> 34 Erosion means the wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind,water and/or
<br /> 35 ice or any process that wears away the surface of the land by the action of water, wind, ice, or
<br /> 36 gravity. Erosion can be accelerated by the activities of people and nature.
<br /> 37 Erosion and sediment practice specifications or practice means the management procedures,techniques,
<br /> 38 and methods to control soil erosion and sedimentation as officially adopted by either the city,
<br /> 39 county or local watershed group, whichever is more stringent.
<br /> 40 Essential services. Underground or overhead gas,electrical,communications,steam,or water distribution,
<br /> 41 collection, supply, or disposal systems, including storm water. Essential services include poles,
<br /> 42 wires, mains, drains, pipes, conduits, cables,fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, navigational
<br /> 43 structures, aviation safety facilities or other similar equipment and accessories in conjunction with
<br /> 44 the systems. Essential services does not include buildings, treatment works as defined in Minn.
<br /> 45 Stats. § 115.01, electric power facilities or transmission services.
<br /> 46 Exterior solid fuel fired heating device means an external device designed for solid fuel combustion so that
<br /> 47 usable heat is derived for the interior of a building, and includes solid fuel-fired stoves, fireplaces,
<br /> 48 solid fuel-fired cooking stoves, and combination fuel furnaces or boilers which burn solid fuel.Solid
<br /> 49 fuel-fired heating devices do not include natural gas-fired fireplace logs.
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