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Ordinance 2010-008 Subd. 168 Significant Tree. A tree that is important to the site and the neighborhood character, that is structurally sound and healthy, and that meets at least one of the following standards: (Revised 04/28/08) 1. A deciduous hardwood tree that is at least ten (10) caliper inches, including but not limited to, ironwood, catalpa, oak, hard maple, walnut, hickory, birch, black cherry, hackberry, locust and basswood. 2. A deciduous softwood tree that is at least twelve (12) caliper inches, including but not limited to, cottonwood, poplars/aspen, box elder, willow, silver maple and elm. 3. A coniferous evergreen tree having foliage on the outermost portion of the branches year-round and which is at least fifteen (15) feet or more in height. 4. A group of deciduous trees that are at least eight (8) caliper inches or coniferous trees that are at least fifteen (15) feet in height, that provide a buffer or screening along an adjacent public street or between differing land uses. Subd. 169 Soil processing. The processing of sand, gravel or other materials mined from the land. Subd. 170 Staging Area. Any exterior area that is used to load, unload, stack, pile, store or assemble materials, equipment or vehicles to be used either on site or off site. Subd. 171 Story. That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or, if no such floor above, the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it. Subd. 172 Story, half. A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level, and in which space not more than two-thirds (2/3) of the floor area is finished for use. A half - story containing independent apartment or living quarters shall be counted as a full story. Subd. 173 Streets. A public or private way, consisting in the case of a private way of a roadway and in the case of a public way of a roadway and a boulevard (the latter of which may contain a sidewalk), used primarily for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, avenue, parkway, road, lane, throughway, expressway, highway, place or however otherwise designated. The term "streets" includes the following classifications: A. Collector street. A street which carries traffic from local streets to streets and highways of higher classifications. It provides for both land access service and local traffic movements within residential neighborhoods, commercial areas and industrial areas. B. Cul-de-sac. A street with a circular turn -a -round and only one outlet.