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t <br />K <br />"Surface water-oriented commercial use" means the use of lane <br />for commercial purposes, where access to and use of a surfuc' <br />water feature is an integral part cf the normal condor-'nee <br />business. Marinas, resorts, and restaurants with tra ■'-'.t <br />docking facilities are examples of such use. <br />Subp. 18b. Toe of the bluff. "Toe of the bluff" means the <br />lower point of a 50-foot segment w’.th an average slope exceeding <br />16 percent. <br />Subp. 10c. Top of the bluff. "Top of the bluff" means the <br />higher point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope <br />exceeding 18 percent. <br />Subp. 19. Variance. "Variapce" means the same as that <br />term is defined or described in M;.n;-.dsoti s-atutes, chapter 394. <br />Subp. 20. Water-oriented acctir^oocy structure or facility. <br />"Water-oriented accessory structure or facility" means a small, <br />above ground building or other improvement, except stairways, <br />fences, docks, and retaining walls, wnich, because of the <br />relationship of its use to a surface water feature, reasonably <br />needs to be located closer to public waters than the normal <br />structure setback. Examples of such structures and facilities <br />Include boathouses, gazebos, screen houses, fish houses, pump <br />houses, and detached decks. <br />Subp. 21. Wetland. "Wetland" means a surface water <br />feature classified as a wetland in the United States Tish and <br />Wildlife Service Circular No. 39 (1971 edition;, which is hereby <br />incorporated by reference, is available through the Min .tex <br />interlibrary loan system, and is not subject to frequent change. <br />NS s 105.485 <br />13 SR 3029 <br />6120.2600 POLICY. <br />The uncontrolled use of shorelands adversely affects the <br />public health, safety, and general welfare by contributing to <br />pollution of public waters and by impairing the local tax base. <br />In furtherance of the policies declared in Minnesota Statutes, <br />chapters lOS, 115, Hi, 394, 396, and 462, the commissioner <br />.{Nluvides the following minimum standards a?id criteria for the <br />i>division, use, and development of the shorelands of public <br />waters. The standards and criteria are intended to preserve and <br />enhance the quality of surface waters, conserve the economic and <br />hatural environmental values of shorelands, and provide for the <br />wise use of water and r«. *ted land resources of the state. <br />MS S 105.485 <br />A-1.6