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1 Grade means the vertical rise or drop from any fixed horizontal line or point.
<br /> 2 Grading means:
<br /> 3 (1) Changing the natural or existing topography of land; or
<br /> 4 (2) The placement, removal or movement of earth by use of mechanical equipment on a
<br /> 5 property.
<br /> 6 Groundcover means turf grass or natural native landscaping.
<br /> 7 Hard-surface trail. A trail surfaced in asphalt, crushed aggregate, or other hard surface,for multi-purpose
<br /> 8 use, as determined by local, regional, or state agency plans.
<br /> 9 Hedge means a row of closely planted shrubs or low growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
<br /> 10 Heliport means an area of land that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of
<br /> 11 helicopters, and includes its buildings and facilities.
<br /> 12 Historic property. An archaeological site, standing structure, site, district, or other property that is:
<br /> 13 1. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the state register of historic places or
<br /> 14 locally designated as a historic site under Minn. Stats. ch. 471;
<br /> 15 2. Determined to meet the criteria for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places or the
<br /> 16 State register of historic places as determined by the director of the Minnesota Historical
<br /> 17 Society; or
<br /> 18 3. An unplatted cemetery that falls under the provisions of Minn. Stats. ch. 307, in consultation
<br /> 19 with the office of the state archaeologist.
<br /> 20 Homeowners'association (HOA) means an organization comprising neighbors concerned with managing
<br /> 21 the common areas of a subdivision, governed by a board,that create a set of bylaws, in addition to
<br /> 22 city regulation, to govern themselves. These boards own and maintain commonly-held land within
<br /> 23 a townhouse or single-family development, and are responsible for private street maintenance,
<br /> 24 snow removal, landscaping, and/or building maintenance. Each homeowners' association varies in
<br /> 25 its scope and responsibilities. The homeowners' association is responsible for enforcing any
<br /> 26 covenants, conditions, and restrictions that apply to the property.
<br /> 27 Horse boarding, commercial, means the housing or keeping of horses for profit. Horse boarding will be
<br /> 28 considered to be commercial when horse care is offered to the general public through any form of
<br /> 29 advertising.
<br /> 30 Horse boarding, noncommercial, means the housing or keeping of horses for friends, neighbors, and
<br /> 31 relatives when the charge for such boarding is limited to the actual costs incurred and the person
<br /> 32 providing the service has not attempted to solicit business through any form of advertising.
<br /> 33 Hotel means a building or group of detached,semi-detached or attached buildings containing guestrooms
<br /> 34 or units, each of which has a separate entrance directly from the outside of the building or corridor,
<br /> 35 with garage or parking space conveniently located to each unit, and which is designed, used or
<br /> 36 intended to be used primarily for the accommodation of transient guests.
<br /> 37 Hydroponics(hydrophytic vegetation) means macrophytic(large enough to be observed by the naked eye)
<br /> 38 plant life growing in water, soil or on a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen as a
<br /> 39 result of excessive water content.
<br /> 40 Impervious surface. A constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the
<br /> 41 soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow
<br /> 42 than prior to development. Examples include rooftops, decks, sidewalks, patios, parking lots,
<br /> 43 storage areas, and driveways, including those with concrete, asphalt, or gravel surfaces.
<br /> 44 Improvements means the construction or installation of public or private utilities, including but not limited
<br /> 45 to, potable water,sanitary sewer systems,storm sewers, roads and other thoroughfares,sidewalks,
<br /> 46 curbs and gutters, paving barricades, trees and other plantings, lighting, fuel or energy and the
<br /> 47 transmission thereof,transportation systems or facilities connected therewith and communication
<br /> 48 systems which are necessary, desirable or convenient in the maintenance of the health, safety and
<br /> 49 the general welfare.
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