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DETENTIONAREA. Area of a detention pond from the normal water level and up <br />the side slopes to 10' offset from the high water level. <br />DISTURBANCE. Any construction, development, removals, earth movement, <br />clearing or other similar activity. <br />DRIP LINE. Imaginary line on the ground that is extended straight downward from <br />the outermost edge of the canopy. <br />ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA (ESA). An area that contains native <br />vegetation, natural features and/or natural resources. These include surface water (rivers, lakes, <br />streams and ditches); shoreland and floodplain areas, especially riparian and wildlife corridors; <br />wetlands, sensitive groundwater (wellhead) protection areas and sensitive geological features; <br />state or federally listed (endangered, threatened or special concern) plant and animal species and <br />their habitat; natural plant communities, including forests, woodlands and prairies, particularly <br />those of high species diversity and other unique and sensitive features. ESA's are categorized as <br />Natural Resource Conservation Areas and Natural Resource Enhancement Area. <br />FOUNDATION LANDSCAPE ZONE. An area located within 15 feet of the <br />building. <br />LARGE SHRUB. Large shrubs have a mature height over six (6) feet. <br />LARGE TREE. Over story deciduous trees with a mature height of at least 40 feet. <br />MEDIUM SHRUB. Medium shrubs have a mature height of three (3) — six (6) feet. <br />MEDIUM TREE. Deciduous trees with a mature height over 18 feet and up to 39 <br />feet. <br />NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONAREA. An area within the, Shoreland <br />District of DNR Public Waters (lakes and creeks), 50 feet of a creek or public ditches, and areas <br />within the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) Wetland Management Corridor (WMC). <br />NATURAL RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AREA. Includes wetland areas non- <br />contiguous to the RCWD WMC extending outward from wetland boundary 75 feet for <br />management class A (Preserve), 50 feet for management class B (Manage 1), 30 feet for <br />management class C (Manage 2) and class D (Manage 3); areas located within the 100-year (1 <br />percent chance) floodplain; and Woodland Preservations Areas. <br />REMOVAL. Actual removal or effective removal through actions resulting in the <br />death of a tree. <br />103 <br />