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MOBILE HOMES. A single family detached dwelling unit or other structure designed for year around occupancy constructed at a factory or assembly plant and drawn to the site on a permanently attached undercarriage and wheels. Mobile homes should not include all types of manufactured homes as defined herein. MODEL HOME. A home which is similar to others in a development and which is open to public inspection for the purpose of selling said other homes. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOT. The use of any building, land area, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, or lease of automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles. NON -CONFORMING USES. A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails, by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment, to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district. NUISANCE. Anything defined as a nuisance by Section 900 of the City Code. NURSING HOME (REST HOME). A building having accommodations where care for pay is provided for two (2) or more invalids, infirm, aged or convalescent persons who are not of the immediate family; but not including hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, or similar institutions. OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE. A space accessible from the street, alley, or way, in a building or on the lot, for the use of trucks while loading or unloading merchandise or materials. ON -STREET PARKING SPACE. A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle which is located on a dedicated street right-of-way. OPEN AIR MARKET. An occasional or periodic market held in an open area or structure where goods are offered for sale to the general public by individual sellers from open or semi -open facilities or temporary structures. OPEN SPACE. Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment, or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space. OPEN SPACE, PRIVATE. Common open space held in private ownership, the use of which is normally limited to the occupants of a single dwelling or building. OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC. Open space owned by a public agency and maintained by it for the use and enjoyment of the general public. ORDINARY HIGH WATER LEVEL (OHWL). The boundary of public waters and wetlands as determined by the Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources: an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave 1-28