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3 Revised 10/03/2019 Ordinance Language Commentary Figure 2. Exception to Bluff 2.514 Bluff impact zone. A bluff and land located within 20 feet of the top of a bluff. 2.515 Bluff, Toe of. The lower point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent or the ordinary high water level, whichever is higher. 2.516 Bluff, Top of. For the purposes of measuring setbacks, bluff impact zone, and administering vegetation management standards, the higher point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. 2.517 Boathouse. A facility as defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section 103G.245. 2.518 Buffer. A vegetative feature as defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section 103F.48. 2.519 Building line. A line parallel to a lot line or the ordinary high water level at the required setback beyond which a structure may not extend. 2.520 Controlled access lot. A lot used to access public waters or as a recreation area for owners of nonriparian lots within the same subdivision containing the controlled access lot. 2.521 Commercial planned unit developments. Developments that provide transient, short-term lodging spaces, rooms, or parcels and their operations are essentially service-oriented. For example, hotel/motel accommodations, resorts, recreational vehicle and camping parks, and other primarily service-oriented activities are commercial planned unit developments. 2.522 Commercial use. The principal use of land or buildings for the sale, lease, rental, or trade of products, goods, and services. 2.523 Commissioner. The commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. 2.524 Conditional use. A land use or development as defined by ordinance that would not be appropriate generally but may be allowed with appropriate restrictions upon a finding that certain conditions as 2.516 Optional language helps to clarify that the top of bluff is used for administering other provisions in addition to bluff setbacks. 2.517. Boathouses are prohibited by statute, and are different than water-oriented accessory structures (2.558) which are allowed in the rules.