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10 COMMON OPEN SPACE. Any open space, including parks, nature areas, playgrounds, trails, and recreational buildings and structures owned in common by a group of property owners. lot. COMMUNITY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. Utility systems serving more than 1 building or COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan. CONDOMINIUM. Multiple family dwelling or development containing individually owned dwelling units and jointly owned and shared areas and facilities, which dwelling or development is subject to the provisions of the Minnesota Condominium Law, Minnesota Statutes sections M.S. §§ 515.01 through 515.29, as they may be amended from time to time. CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT. The development pattern and technique whereby lots are arranged in closely related groups to preserve the natural amenities of the land through the creation of common open space. CONTOUR MAP. A map on which irregularities of land surface are shown by lines connecting points of equal elevations. Contour interval is the vertical height between contour lines. CRITICAL ROOT ZONE (CRZ). An imaginary circle surrounding the tree trunk with a radius distance of 1 foot per 1 inch of tree diameter; for example, a 20 inch diameter tree has a CRZ with a radius of 20 feet. CUL-DE-SAC. See STREET. DESIGN STANDARDS. The specifications for the preparation of concept plans, preliminary plats, and final plats indicating, among other things, the optimum minimum or maximum dimensions of the features as rights -of -way and blocks, as set forth in this chapter. DEVELOPER. A person who submits an application for the purpose of land subdivision as defined herein. The DEVELOPER may be the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the land to be subdivided. DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT. The diameter of a tree measured at diameter breast height (4.5 feet from the uphill side of the existing ground level). If a tree splits into multiple trunks below 4.5 feet, then the trunk is measured at its narrowest point beneath the split. DRIP LINE. The farthest distance away from the trunk that rain or dew will fall directly to the ground from the leaves or branches of the tree or 1 foot per 1 inch of diameter, whichever is greater. EASEMENT. A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation, or a certain person or persons, for a specific purpose or purposes. DRAFT JANUARY 5, 2009