Ord #206 - 3rd Ser/Amending the Definitions

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ORDINANCE NO. 206 ,THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 78-1 Definitions shall be amended by adding and deleting text to read as follows: Animal Unit: Animal unit means,for one animal unit equivalency, one cow or steer; one horse, donkey alpaca, or llama; two pigs,three sheep or goats; or 25 fowl. Building Height: Building height means the vertical distance between the highest existing ground level or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof,or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof.Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall not be considered in determining building height. Cornice means any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or wall. Dry Buildable: Dry Buildable means that portion of the lot not encumbered by the waters of a duly recorded lake or river,wetlands, bluffs, or slopes greater than 18%. Dwelling:Dwelling means a building or part of a building containing independent living, sleeping, housekeeping accommodations, and sanitary facilities for occupancy by one family, intended to be occupied exclusively for residence purposes, but not including rooms in motels, hotels, nursing homes, boardinghouses, nor trailers,tents, cabins or trailer coaches. A dwelling shall not be interpreted to include lodging rooms. Family: Family means any number of individuals generally, but not necessarily, related by blood or marriage, living together at one location maintaining a common household as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse or rooming house, hotel or motel. In-Kind: In-kind, when used in the context of replacement of a non-conforming building or structure, means the replacement of a building or structure completely within the limits (location, height, width, and depth)of the previous building or structure.