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ROUGH DRAFT 09/20/00 Ecological prototype means a plant species model that reflects the ecological context of an area resulting primarily from existing soil type and hydrology. Both unaltered and altered ecological prototypes exist in the City and are identified in the Lino Lakes Handbook for Environmental Planning and Conservation Development. (See Appendix A). Groundcover means a herbaceous plant that occupies the ground story (e.g. grasses, forbes, wildflowers). Land disturbing activity means any excavating, grading, clearing,, filling, or other earth moving and land reclamation which may result in movement of: • Five thousand (5000) cubic yards anywhere in the City; • One hundred (100) cubic yards per acre, or more of earth anywhere in the City; • Within a Shoreland Overlay District, ten (10) cubic yards on steep slopes or within Shore Impact Zones; or • Within a Shoreland Overlay District, fifty (50) cubic yards per acre. Landscape architect means a person licensed by the state as a registered landscape architect. Mulch means materials placed over the surface of the soil, around plantings, to help retain soil moisture, improve soil quality, and retard growth of unwanted vegetation. Acceptable mulch materials include: wood chips, shredded bark, partially decomposed leaves, river rock, pine straw, or similar. Native species means a species that occurs naturally within a given region. Native vegetation means vegetation, composed of native plants, that has been little modified by human activities such as logging, farming, ditching, or the introduction of nonnative species. Nonnative species means a species that has been introduced to an area by humans or that is present in the area as a result of human- caused changes. Shrub (deciduous or evergreen) means a multi- stemmed woody plant, smaller than a tree, consisting of several stems growing from the ground or small branches near the ground. Traffic visibility triangle means the triangular area formed by a diagonal line connecting the ends of two lines extending fifteen (15) feet along the curbline from the point of intersection of two streets within which vegetation or structures may not impede vision. [illustrate with diagram] Vegetated swale means a shallow linear depression around parking lots, in parking lot medians, and along roadsides, often used downstream from detention facilities to slow 3