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"Top of Bluff" and "Toe of Bluff" <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> May 15, 1991 <br /> The Land Use Committee in its May 15, 1991, meeting discussed and agreed on the <br /> following definitions drafted by the shoreland management staff: <br /> 1. Top of the Bluff. "Top of the bluff" means the point on a bluff where <br /> there is, as visually observed, a clearly identifiable break in the slope, <br /> from steeper to gentler slope above. If no break in the slope is apparent, <br /> _the top of bluff shall be determined to be the upper end of a 50-foot <br /> segment, measured on the ground, with an average slope exceeding 18 <br /> percent. <br /> 2. Toe of the Bluff. "Toe of the bluff" means the point on a bluff where <br /> there is, as visually observed, a clearly identifiable break in the slope, <br /> from gentler to steeper slope above. If no break in the slope is apparent, <br /> the toe of bluff shall be determined to be the lower end of a 50-foot <br /> segment, measured on the ground, with an average slope exceeding 18 <br /> percent. <br />