02-16-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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PC Exhibit D � Sec. 78-1211. Definitions. ' The following words,terms and phrases,when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Unless specifically defined in this section,words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted as defined elsewhere in this chapter. All distances,unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. • Bluff ineans a topographic feature, such as a hill, cliff or embankment,having the following characteristics (An area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance of 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluf�: (1) . Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland axea; (2) The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the water body; (3) 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; and (4) The slope must drain toward the water body. Bluff impact zone means a bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. Bluff, toe of the, means the lower point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. Bluff, top of the, means that point on the cross section of a bluff below which the slope becomes more than 18 percent and above which the average slope for a distance of 50 feet or more is 18 percent or less. Sensitive resource management means the preservation and management of areas unsuitable for development in their natural state due to constraints such as sha.11ow soils over groundwater or bedrock, highly erosive or expansive soils, steep slopes, susceptibility to flooding, or occurrence of flora or fauna in need of special protection. Steep slope means lands having average slopes of 12 percent or greater as measured over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more, that are not bluffs. Sec. 78-330. Area, height,lot width and yard requirements. (b) Lots: The following minimum requirements shall be observed: Lot Area(acre) Lot Width(feet) Front Yard(feet) Side Yazd Adjacent to Reaz Yard(feet) Side Yard Adjacent to Another Lot(feet) Street feet 1 140 35 10 30 35 Sec. 82-2. Definitions. The following words,terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Dry buildable land means land area occurring within the property lines of a parcel or lot, excluding drainageways, flowage areas, floodplains, wetlands,marshland or slopes of 18 percent or greater.