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153661v1 4 <br />Building height means the vertical distance between the highest adjoining ground level at <br />the building or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the <br />cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or <br />other arch-type roof, or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. <br />Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall <br />not be considered in determining building height. For a pitched or hipped roof situation, <br />regardless whether the highest living space in a building is a half-story or full story, if the highest <br />living space contains windows (excluding skylights) the upper measuring point for defining <br />building height shall be the median height of the top of the highest window and the highest peak <br />of the roof. <br /> <br />Bulk station means distributors' warehouses for materials which are stored in tanks above <br />ground in aggregate capacity on the site of 6,000 gallons or more. <br /> <br />Camp means a parcel of land with permanent buildings, tents or other structures together <br />with appurtenances thereon, established or maintained as living quarters where both food and <br />lodging or facilities therefore are provided for ten or more people, operated continuously for a <br />period of five days or more each year for educational, recreational, or vacation purposes, and the <br />use of the camp or participation in its programs are provided to adults and/or children free of <br />charge or for payment of a fee. This definition does not include cabin and trailers camps, fishing <br />and hunting camps, resorts, penal and correctional camps, industrial and construction camps, nor <br />does it include homes operated for care or treatment of children and for the operation of which a <br />license is required by State law or structures used as a dwelling. <br /> <br />Carport means an automobile shelter having one or more sides open. <br /> <br />Cellar means that portion of the building having more than half of the floor-to-ceiling <br />height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. <br /> <br />City means the City of Orono, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Clean fill means all native soils as described in the Unified Soils Classification System. <br />Organic, manmade and reprocessed materials, topsoil and rocks larger than 0.25 cubic yard (2.9 <br />feet diameter) shall not be considered clean fill. <br /> <br />Commercial kennel means any premises where three or more domestic animals over six <br />months of age are owned, boarded, bred or offered for sale. <br /> <br />Commercial operations means operations where business is conducted by the sale or <br />exchange of goods and/or services on the site for money or other valuable consideration. <br /> <br />Commercial recreation means indoor amusement centers, bowling alleys, billiard halls, <br />miniature golf, roller and ice skating rinks, driving ranges, movie theaters, gyms, swimming <br />pools, and sports and health facilities. No commercial recreation use shall take place outside of <br />an enclosed building. An air-supported structure shall not be considered a building for purposes <br />of this section. As used in this ordinance, commercial recreation does not include an adult use <br />Item #05 - CC Agenda - 11/22/2010 <br />File #10-3454 [Total Pages 151]