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Wayzata Zoning Ordinance Chapter 301 Adopted April 199^ Setback: The minimum horizontal distance between a structure and the property ’ nearest thereto; within Shoreland Districts It shall also mean the minimum horizontal distance hetv* cen a structure or a sewage treatment system and the ordinary high water level. For purposes of ca in shelter buildings only, above grade portions shall be used in determining setback requirements. D stances are to be measured from the most outwardly extended portion of the structure at ground level, except as provided herein after. Shopping Center: An l.ntegrated grouping of commercial stores, under single ownership or control. Shoreland Related; 1. Bluff: A topor hit leature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment hav inq ihe loilcw ’ng characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18 percent ever a d's'ance tor 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): a. Part of all of the feature is located in a shoreland area. b The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of th? >vaterbody. c. The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary high water level averages 30 percent or greater. d. The slope must drain toward the waterbody. 2. Bluff Impact Zone: A bluff and land located within twenty (20) feet from the top of a bluff. 3. Boathouse: A structure designed and used primarily for the storage of boats or boating equipment. 4. Commercial Planned Unit Development: Uses that provide transient, short-term ..ing spacer;, rooms, or parcels and their operations are essentially service-oriented. For example, hotel/motel accomr^udations, resorts, recreational vehicle and camping parks, and other primarily service-oriented activities are commercial planned unit developments. 5 Commissioner The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. 6. Deck: A horizontal, unerKlosed platform with or without attached railings, seats, trellises, or other features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site and at any point extending more than three feet above ground. 7. Guest Cottage: A structure used as a dwelling uni that may contain sleeping spaces and kitchen and bathroom facilities in addition to those provided in the primary dwelling unit on a lot. 8. Intensive Vegetation Clearing: The complete removal of trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch, strip, row or block. 9. Ordinary High Water Level: The boundary of public waters and wetlands, and shall be an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape, commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to prswominantly terrestrial. For watercourses, the ordinary high water level is the elevation of the top of the bank of the channel. For reservoirs and flowage, the ordinary high water level is the operating elevation of the normal summer pool. 10. Public Waters: Any waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 103G.005, Subdivisions 14 and 15. However, no lake, pond, or flowage of less than 10 acres in size in municipalities and 25 acres in size in unincorporated areas need be regulated for the purposes of parts 8120.2500 to 6120.3900. A body of water created by a private user where there was rx) previous shoreland may, at the discretion of the local government, be exempted from parts 6120.2500 to 6120.2900. 11. Public Water.*' • General Development (GD): Large, deep lakes or lakes of varying sizes and depths with h:i,,i levels and mixes of existing development. These lakes often are extensively used for recreation and, except for the very large lakes, are heavily developed afound the shore. Second and third tiers of development are fairly common. The larger examples in this class can accommodate additional development and use. 12. Public Waters - Recreational Development (RD): Medium sized lakes of varying depths and shapes with a variety of landform, soil, and ground water situations on the lands around them. April 1992 2 .14