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Orono, MN Code of Ordinances Page 1 of 4 Sec. 78-1211. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Unless specifically defined in this section, words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted as defined elsewhere in this chapter. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. Animal feedlot means a lot or building or combination of lots and buildings intended for the confined feeding, breeding, raising or holding of animals and specifically designed as a confinement area in which manure may accumulate, or where the concentration of animals is such that a vegetative cover cannot be maintained within the enclosure. For purposes of this Code, open lots used for the feeding and rearing of poultry(poultry ranges) shall be considered as animal feedlots. Pastures shall not be considered as animal feedlots when the area enclosed as pasture is equal to or greater than 1.0 acre per animal unit. Bluff means a topographic feature, such as a hill, cliff or embankment, having the following characteristics (An area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance of 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): (1) Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; (2) The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the water body; (3) The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary high water level averages 30 percent or greater; and (4) The slope must drain toward the water body. Bluff impact zone means a bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. Bluff, toe of the, means the lower point of the lowest 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. If the lowest such point is lakeward of the OHWL, the OHWL will be defined as the toe. Bluff, top of the, means that point on the cross section of a bluff below which the slope becomes more than 18 percent and above which the average slope for a distance of 50 feet or more is 18 percent or less. Commercial use means the principal use of the land and/or buildings for the sale, lease, rental or trade of products, goods and services. Deck means a horizontal, unenclosed platform with or without attached railings, seats, trellises or other features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site. Duplex, triplex and quad mean a dwelling structure on a single lot, having two, three and four units, respectively, being attached by common walls and each unit equipped with separate sleeping, cooking, eating, living and sanitation facilities. Dwelling site means a designated location where a dwelling unit is intended to be constructed. about:blank 4/6/2016