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4 Revised 10/03/2019 Ordinance Language Commentary detailed in the zoning ordinance exist, the use or development conforms to the comprehensive land use plan of the community, and the use is compatible with the existing neighborhood. 2.525 Deck. A horizontal, unenclosed platform with or without attached railings, seats, trellises, or other features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site and at any point extending more than three feet above ground. 2.526 Duplex, triplex, and quad. A dwelling structure on a single lot, having two, three, and four units, respectively, attached by common walls and each unit equipped with separate sleeping, cooking, eating, living, and sanitation facilities. 2.527 Dwelling site. A designated location for residential use by one or more persons using temporary or movable shelter, including camping and recreational vehicle sites. 2.528 Dwelling unit. Any structure or portion of a structure, or other shelter designed as short- or long-term living quarters for one or more persons, including rental or timeshare accommodations such as motel, hotel, and resort rooms and cabins. 2.529 Extractive use. The use of land for surface or subsurface removal of sand, gravel, rock, industrial minerals, other nonmetallic minerals, and peat not regulated under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 93.44 to 93.51. 2.530 Forest land conversion. The clear cutting of forested lands to prepare for a new land use other than reestablishment of a subsequent forest stand. 2.531 Guest cottage. A structure used as a dwelling unit that may contain sleeping spaces and kitchen and bathroom facilities in addition to those provided in the primary dwelling unit on a lot. 2.532 Height of building. The vertical distance between the highest adjoining ground level at the building or ten feet above the lowest adjoining ground level, whichever is lower, and the highest point of a flat roof or average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof (see Figure 3). Figure 3. Height of Building 2.525. Any feature meeting this definition is also a structure (see structure definition) and must meet structure setbacks. Decks must meet floodplain standards. Decks that are accessory to a residential use are prohibited in floodways. Optional language. Make all decks a structure subject to permitting by eliminating the “three-feet above ground” language.