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• § 1102.03 DEFINITIONS. • • Shoreland Management Overlay Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give this chapter its most reasonable application. For the purpose of this chapter, the words MUST and SHALL are mandatory and not permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OR FACILITY. 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. BLUFF. A topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having the following characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18% 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% or greater; and (d) The slope must drain toward the waterbody. BLUFF IMPACT ZONE. A bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. BOATHOUSE. An accessory structure designed and used solely for the storage of boats and boating equipment. BUILDING LINE. A line parallel to a lot line or the ordinary high water level at the required setback beyond which a structure may not extend. CLEAR CUTTING. The removal of an entire stand of trees. COMMERCIAL USE. The principal use of land or buildings for the sale, lease, rental, or trade of products, goods, and services. COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. CONDITIONAL USE. A land use or development as defined by ordinance that would not be appropriate generally but may be allowed with appropriate restrictions as provided by official controls upon a finding that certain conditions as detailed in the official Zoning Chapter exist, the use or development conforms to the comprehensive land use plan of the community and the use is compatible with the existing neighborhood.