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<br /> Motorized vehicle service. A business that provides repair or maintenance services for
<br />motorized vehicles including engine repair, replacement or parts and engine service, but does not
<br />include body work, painting, factory assembly of vehicles or vehicle wrecking yards.
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<br /> Multiple occupancy building. A building containing two or more independent businesses
<br />with or without separate exterior entrances and for which signage, parking and site requirements
<br />are unified in a consistent visual and functional manner.
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<br /> Native vegetation. "Native Vegetation" - Plant species indigenous to Minnesota, or that
<br />expand their range into Minnesota without being intentionally or unintentionally introduced by
<br />human activity, and are classified as native in the Minnesota Plant Database (Minnesota DNR,
<br />2002 or as amended). Native Vegetation does not include Weeds. (revised 02/22/10)
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<br /> Nonconforming building. A building lawfully existing as of the effective date of the
<br />adoption of this Code, or amendment hereto, which under the provisions of this Code could not
<br />be built because of restrictions on height, setbacks, yards, lot coverage, floor area ratio, or other
<br />characteristics of the building or its location on the lot where it exists.
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<br /> Nonconforming use. A building, structure or use of a building, structure or parcel of
<br />land, or a portion thereof, lawfully existing as of the effective date of the adoption of this Code
<br />or amendment hereto, as a matter of right or by permit, which is not permitted in the zoning
<br />district in which it is located.
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<br /> Nursery. Any land used to raise trees, shrubs, flowers, and other live plants for sale and
<br />commerce.
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<br /> Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility. A facility that provides daily assistance and
<br />long-term residence for disabled or elderly individuals. This includes a combination of housing,
<br />supportive services, personalized assistance and health care designed to respond to the individual
<br />needs of those who need help with activities of daily living, such as dressing, grooming, bathing,
<br />etc. (added 7/14/10)
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<br /> Obstruction. Any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection,
<br />excavation, channel, modification, culvert, building, wire, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure,
<br />or matter in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or regulatory flood plain
<br />which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by
<br />catching or collecting debris carried by such water.
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<br /> Office(s). A room, suite of rooms, or a building containing rooms or suites of rooms in
<br />which persons conduct commercial activities, provide professional services, or carry on
<br />occupations and where goods are not stored, produced, sold at retail or repaired, including but
<br />not limited to the following: executive and administrative offices, business offices such as
<br />insurance, real estate, sales and similar offices, professional offices such as offices of engineers,
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