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DRAFT 1/5/95 1102.03 Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. For the purpose of this ordinance, the words "must" and "shall" are mandatory and not permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. Subdivision 1. Accessory structure or facility. "Accessory structure" or "facility" means any building or improvement subordinate to a principal use which, because of the nature of its use, can reasonable be located at or greater than normal structure setbacks. Subd. 2. Bluff. "Bluff" means a topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having the following characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance for 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): A. Part of all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; B. The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the waterbody; C. The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary high water level averages 30 percent or greater; and D. The slope must drain toward the waterbody. Subd. 3. Bluff impact zone. "Bluff impact zone" means a bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. Subd. 4. Boathouse. "Boathouse" means an accessory structure designed and used solely for the storage of boats and boating equipment. Subd. 5. Building line. "Building line" means a line parallel to a lot line or the ordinary high water level at the required setback beyond which a structure may not extend. Subd. 6. Clear Cutting. "Clear cutting" means the removal of an entire stand of trees. Subd. 7. Resort planned development overlay. "Resort planned development overlays" are typically uses that provide transient, short-term lodging spaces, rooms, or parcels and their operations are essentially service-oriented. For example, hotel/motel accommodations, resorts, recreational vehicle and camping parks, and other primarily service-oriented activities are resort planned unit developments. Subd. 8. Commercial use. "Commercial use" means the principal use of land or buildings for the sale, lease, rental, or trade of products, goods, and services. Page 3