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ORDINANCE NO. , SECOND SERIES <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORONO ZONING CODE SECTION 10.56, <br /> SUBDIVISION 3, AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF "TOP OF BLUFF" <br /> THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS: <br /> SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Zoning Code, Section 10.56, Subdivision 3, <br /> definition 2 "Bluff" is amended as follows: <br /> 2. "Bluff" -A topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having <br /> the following characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18% over a <br /> distance of 50' or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): <br /> A. Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; <br /> B. The slope rises at least 25' above the Ordinary High Water Level of <br /> the water body; <br /> C. The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25' or more <br /> above the Ordinary High Water Level averages 30% or greater; and <br /> D. The slope must drain toward the water body. <br /> 2(a). "Toe of the bluff" "Bluff, toe of the" - The means-the lower point of a <br /> 50' segment with an average slope exceeding 18%. "Top of the bluff" means the higher <br /> point of a 50' segment with an average slope exceeding 18%. <br /> 2(b). "Bluff, top of the" - That point on the cross-section of a bluff below which <br /> the slope becomes more than 18% and above which the average slope for a distance of <br /> 50' or more is 18% or less. <br /> SECTION 2. Adoption and Publication Period. This ordinance shall be published <br /> in the Pioneer and the Laker newspapers and shall become effective immediately upon <br /> publication. <br /> Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota on this 25th day of April, <br /> 1994, by a vote of_ ayes and _ nays. <br /> Edward J. Callahan, Jr., Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Dorothy M. Hallin, City Clerk <br />