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Bluff ineans a topographic feature, such as a hill, cliff or embankment, having the following <br /> characteristics (An area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance of 50 feet or more <br /> shall not be considered part of the bluffl: <br /> (1) <br /> Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; <br /> �2) <br /> The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the water body; <br /> (3) <br /> The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the <br /> ordinary high water level averages 30 percent or greater; and <br /> (4) <br /> The slope must drain toward the water body. <br /> Bluff impact zone means a bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. <br /> Bluff, toe of the, means the lower point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 <br /> percent. <br /> Bluff, top of the, means that point on the cross section of a bluff below which the slope becomes <br /> more than 18 percent and above which the average slope for a distance of 50 feet or more is 18 percent or <br /> less. <br />