Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/01/2003

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132 Vegetation belonging to the marsh (emdrgent aquatic), bog, fen, sedge meadow, shrubland, southern lowland forest (lowland hardwood) and northern lowland forest (conifer swamp) communities. (These communities correspond roughly to wetland types 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 described by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Circular 39, "Wetlands of the U.S., 1956"). Mineral soils with gley horizons or organic soils belonging to the Histosol order (peat and much). Soil which is water logged or covered With water at least three months of the year. do Swamps, bogs, marches, potholes, wet meadows and sloughs are wetlands, and property may be shallow waterbodies, the waters of which are stagnant or actuated by very feeble currents and may at times by sufficiently dry to permit tillage but would require drainage to be made arable. The edge of a wetland is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. Yard - An open space on the lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky. A yard extends along a lot line at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the zoning district in which such lot is located. Yard, Front - That area extending along the full length of a front lot line between side lot lines and to the depth required in the yard regulations for the district in which it is located. In the case of a corner lot abutting one or more major roads, both yards shall be considered front yards. A major road is any road that is of a collector designation or greater. Yard, Rear - A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building. Yard, Side - A yard between the side line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building and extending from the front line of the lot structure to the rear yea~ property line. Zoning Administrator - The ~,ff:ccr Community Development Department is charged with the administration and enforcement of this City Code. Zoning Amendment - A change of the zoning map or zoning text authorized by the City, either in the allowed use within a district, or in the boundaries of a district. 9-18 I I ! I I i I I I ! ! I I I I I I ! !