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• • Shoreland Management Overlay OPEN SPACE. Undeveloped land of the subdivided property providing visual expanses and recreational areas clear of obstructions other than natural vegetation, or structures directly related to the use and enjoyment of these spaces. Open spaces may include natural habitats, places for neighborhood recreation, and pedestrian corridors. ORDINARY HIGH WATER LEVEL (OHWL). The boundary of public waters and wetlands and shall be an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape, commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY. A type of development characterized by a unified site design for a number of dwelling units or dwelling sites on a parcel, whether for sale, rent, or lease, and also usually involving clustering of these units or sites to provide areas of common open space, density increase, and a mix of structure types and land uses. These developments may be organized and operated as condominiums, time -share condominiums, cooperatives, full fee ownership, commercial enterprises, or any combination of these, or cluster subdivisions of dwelling units, residential condominiums, townhouses, apartment buildings, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, resorts, hotels, motels, and conversions of structures and land uses to these uses. PUBLIC WATERS. Any waters as defined in M.S. § 105.37 103G.005, Subd. 14and 15, as they it may be amended from time to time. RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY. A use where the nature of residency is nontransient and the major or primary focus of the development is not service- oriented. For example, residential apartments, manufactured home parks, time -share condominiums, townhouses, cooperatives, and full fee ownership residences would be considered as RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT-OVERLAYS. To qualify as a residential PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY, a development must contain at least 5 dwelling units or sites. RESORT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT -OVERLAY. 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. SEMIPUBLIC USE. The use of land by a private, nonprofit organization to provide a public service that is ordinarily open to some persons outside the regular constituency of the organization. SENSITIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. The preservation and management of areas unsuitable for development in their natural state due to constraints such as shallow soils over groundwater or bedrock, highly erosive or expansive soils, steep slopes, susceptibility to flooding, or occurrence of flora or fauna in need of special protection.