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• Engineered grade means the elevation of the ground,or any paving or sidewalk built upon it,which has been
<br /> established on the basis of an engineered grading and drainage plan for the property that has been reviewed and
<br /> approved by the city for the property.
<br /> Essential services means the erection,construction,alteration,or maintenance of underground or overhead
<br /> gas,electrical,steam, or water transmission or distribution systems,collection,communication,supply or disposal
<br /> systems by public utilities, municipal or other governmental agencies, but not including buildings.
<br /> Existing ground level means the elevation of the grade at the base of an existing structure, measured at
<br /> points abutting the foundation wall,or the natural grade of a vacant lot or the engineered grade established by an
<br /> approved grading plan at the time of final platting For conditional use permit.
<br /> Family means any number of individuals generally, but not necessarily, related by blood or marriage, living
<br /> together at one location maintaining a common household as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit,as
<br /> distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse or rooming house,hotel or motel.
<br /> Family dwelling, multiple, means any structure made up of two or more attached dwellings.
<br /> Garage,private, means a detached accessory building or portion of the principal building, including a carport,
<br /> which is used for storing passenger vehicles, and trailers.
<br /> Hardcover means a hard surface that prevents or retards entry of water into the soil and causes water to run
<br /> off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than prior to development. Hardcover shall
<br /> include but not be limited to the following:all building footprints,driveways,sidewalks,stepping stones, retaining
<br /> walls, patios,courts(sport,tennis,etc.),decks, pools,areas used for the extended outdoor storage of vehicles or
<br /> equipment, and all other similar features or surfaces as determined by the city engineer or city planner.
<br /> In-kind,when used in the context of replacement of a non-conforming building or structure, means the
<br /> replacement of a building or structure completely within the limits(location, height,width,and depth)of the
<br /> • previous building or structure.
<br /> Lot area means the area of a lot in a horizontal plane bounded by the lot lines, but not including any area
<br /> occupied by the waters of a duly recorded lake or river or wetland or area which has been dedicated as public
<br /> right-of-way.
<br /> Lot,back, means a lot typically separated from a public or private road by another lot and which gains access
<br /> to the public or private road via a narrow corridor.Such a separated lot is considered to be a back lot when the
<br /> corridor is platted as an outlot.A separated lot is considered to be a flag lot when the corridor is platted as part of
<br /> the lot.When the corridor is merely an easement over another lot,the separated lot is considered to be an
<br /> easement back lot.
<br /> Lot, corner, means a lot situated at the junction of,and abutting on,two or more intersecting streets,or a lot
<br /> at the point of deflection in alignment of a continuous street,the interior angle of which does not exceed 135
<br /> degrees.
<br /> Lot coverage means the total square footage of all building footprints and structures on a parcel.
<br /> Lot depth means the mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot.
<br /> Lot,front, means a lot abutting a public or private road,across which an outlot has been platted for access to
<br /> a back lot.
<br /> Lot,interior, means a lot other than a corner lot.
<br /> Lot line means the property line bounding a lot;except that where any portion of a lot extends into the
<br /> public right-of-way or a proposed public right-of-way,the line of such public right-of-way shall be the lot line.
<br /> Lot line,front, means that boundary of a lot which abuts an existing or dedicated public or private street,and
<br /> in the case of a corner lot it shall be the shortest dimension on a public or private street. If the dimensions of a
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