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Ordinance 97-30 Adopted April 21, 1998 Page I CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 97-30 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 150 and 300.07 SUBD. 4 O. OF THE 1997 LAKE ELMO MUNICIPAL CODE Section 1. Amendment: Section 150 of the 1997 Lake Elmo Municipal Code will be amended to include the following definitions: Dedicated Conservation Easements. A non -possessory interest in real property imposing limitations on a parcel of land for the purposes of retaining and protecting natural or open space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational or other open space uses and protecting natural resources. A conservation easement must be granted to a qualified land trust and the City of Lake Elmo. At the City's discretion, the conservation easement may go to the City of Lake Elmo, if a qualified land trust does not accept the easement. Duplex: A residential structure containing two dwelling units located on one parcel of land. Dwelling. Sinele Family Attached: Two single family dwellings sharing one or more common wall, each on its own individual lot. Dwelline. Townhouse: A residential building containing three (3) or more dwelling units with at least one (1) common wall between adjacent residences and each unit so oriented as to have all exits directly to the out-of-doors. Private Open Space: Open space owned by a private legal entity. Rural Hamlet: A group of five (5) to twenty-five (25) housing units located in a contiguous group, with adjacent and fronting lots oriented towards each other in some geometric way as on a street or a village green or square, and forming a distinct boundary with the countryside. Trails: Areas constructed within the City for a designated use, such as walking, non - motorized biking, rollerblading, skateboarding, equestrian trails if appropriate. Village Green: An open space area surrounded by homes and designed as a central gathering ara or park for residents of the neighborhood and/or residents of the community.