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1 Steep slope means land where agricultural activity or development is either not recommended or
<br /> 2 described as poorly suited due to slope steepness and the site's soil characteristics, as mapped and
<br /> 3 described in available county soil surveys or other technical reports, unless appropriate design and
<br /> 4 construction techniques and farming practices are used in accordance with the provisions of this
<br /> 5 chapter. Where specific information is not available, steep slopes are lands having average slopes
<br /> 6 over 12 percent, as measured over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more,that are not bluffs.
<br /> 7 Storm water management facilities. Facilities for the collection, conveyance, treatment, or disposal of
<br /> 8 storm water.
<br /> 9 Story means that portion of a building including beneath the upper surface of a floor and upper surface
<br /> 10 of floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included
<br /> 11 between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor
<br /> 12 level directly above a basement or cellar, or unused underfloor space is more than six feet above
<br /> 13 grade as defined herein for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet
<br /> 14 above grade as defined herein at any point,such basement, cellar, or unused underfloor space shall
<br /> 15 be considered a story.
<br /> 16 Street frontage means the proximity of a parcel of land to one or more streets. An interior lot has one
<br /> 17 street frontage and a corner lot has two such frontages.
<br /> 18 Structure. A building,sign, or appurtenance thereto, except for aerial or underground utility lines, such as
<br /> 19 sewer, electric, telephone, or gas lines, and utility line towers, poles, and other supporting
<br /> 20 appurtenances.
<br /> 21 Structure means either:
<br /> 22 (1) Anything which is built, constructed or erected;an edifice or building of any kind;or any piece
<br /> 23 of work artificially built up and/or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner
<br /> 24 whether temporary or permanent in character, in eluding towers, poles and other supporting
<br /> 25 appurtenances.
<br /> 26 (2) Anything manufactured, constructed or erected which is normally attached to or positioned
<br /> 27 on land, including portable structures, earthen structures, roads, parking lots, and paved
<br /> 28 storage areas.
<br /> 29 (3) Any building, sign, or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or underground utility lines, such
<br /> 30 as sewer, electrical, telephone, telegraph, or gas lines, including towers, poles, and other
<br /> 31 supporting appurtenances, and fences used to control livestock or delineate boundaries.
<br /> 32 Structure, principal, means anything that houses or facilitates the principal use of a property.
<br /> 33 Subdivision. Having the meaning given under Minn. Stats. §462.352.
<br /> 34 Substandard use means any use within the land use district existing prior to the date of enactment of the
<br /> 35 ordinance from which this chapter is derived which is permitted within the applicable land use
<br /> 36 district but does not meet the minimum lot area, length of water frontage, structure setbacks or
<br /> 37 other dimensional standards of this chapter.
<br /> 38 Subsurface sewage treatment system. Having the meaning given under Minnesota Rules, part 7080.1100.
<br /> 39 Surface water-oriented commercial use means the use of land for commercial purposes, where access to
<br /> 40 and use of a surface water feature is an integral part of the normal conductance of business.
<br /> 41 Marinas, resorts, and restaurants with transient docking facilities are examples of such use.
<br /> 42 Temporary real estate office means a structure with or without a foundation or footings, used only as a
<br /> 43 temporary real estate office,which is open to the general public.
<br /> 44 Toe of the bluff means the lower point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent.
<br /> 45 Top of the bluff means the higher point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent.
<br /> 46 Topsoil means black dirt composed of unconsolidated material, largely undecomposed organic matter
<br /> 47 that is a suitable foundation for vegetative growth. The composition of topsoil should contain no
<br /> 48 more than 35 percent sand content.
<br /> 49 Tow Yard. See Vehicle Wrecking Yard.
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