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5 REVISOR 6120.2500 <br />the Mitulesota state archaeologist or the director of the Minnesota Historical Societ}r. Ail <br />unplatted cemeteries are automatically considered to be significant historic sites. <br />Subp. I Sb. Steep slope. "Steep slope" means land where agriculttu•al activity or <br />development is either not recommended or described as poorly suited due to slope steepness <br />and the site's soil characteristics, as mapped and described in available county soil surveys or <br />other technical reports, unless appropriate design and construction techniques and farming <br />practices are used in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. Where specific <br />information is not available, steep slopes are lands having average slopes over 12 percent, <br />as measured over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more, that are not bluffs. <br />Subp. 16. Sh•uetw•e. "Structure" means any building or appurtenance, including <br />decks, except aerial or underground utility lines, such as sewer, electric, telephone, <br />telegraph, gas lines, towers, poles, and other supporting facilities. <br />Subp. l7. Subdivision. "Subdivision" means land that is divided for the purpose of <br />sale, rent, or lease, including planned writ development. <br />Subp. l8. (Repealed, l3 SR 3029] <br />Subp. 18a. Surface water=oriented commercial use. "Surface water -oriented <br />commercial use" means the use of land for commercial purposes, where access to and <br />use of a surface water feature is an integral part of the normal conductance of business. <br />Marinas, resorts, and restaurants with transient docking facilities are examples of such use. <br />Subp. 18b. Toe of the bluff. "Toe of the bluff" means the lower point of a �0-foot <br />segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. <br />Subp. l 8c. Top of the bluff. "Top of the bluff" means the higher point of a 50-foot <br />segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. <br />Subp. 19. Variance. "Variance" means the same as that term is defined or described <br />in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394. <br />Subp. 20. Water=oriented accessory structure or facility. "Water -oriented <br />accessory sri•ucture or facility" means a small, above ground building or other improvement, <br />except stairways, fences, docks, and retaining walls, which, because of the relationship of <br />its use to a surface water feature, reasonably needs to be located closer to public waters <br />than the normal structure setback. Examples of such structures and facilities include <br />boathouses, gazebos, screen houses, fish hawses, pump houses, and detached decks. <br />Subp. 21. Wetland. "Wetland" means a surface water feature classified as a wetland <br />in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular No. 39 (1971 edition), which is <br />hereby incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitea interlibrary loan system, <br />and is not subject to frequent change. <br />Statutory Authority: MSs 103F.211; IOS.=�8S <br />Cop}•righl �2008 by the ltet•isor ul' St:�tutes. State of Minnesotti. All Right. Rcsen�ed. <br />51 <br />