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<br />OCCUPANCY PERMIT. Permission received by the city to use/occupy a premises. <br /> <br />OPEN SPACE. Any unoccupied land space open to the sky. <br /> <br />ORDAINED. To order by virtue of established authority. <br /> <br />ORDINARY HIGH WATER LINE (OHWL). A line delineating the highest water level <br />which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence on the landscape. <br />The ordinary high water mark is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from <br />predominantly aquatic to terrestrial. <br /> <br />PERFORMANCE STANDARD. A criterion established to control appearance, noise, <br />odor, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, glare, heat, waste and other <br />potential impacts generated by or inherent in uses of land or buildings. <br /> <br />PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. A tract of land, which will contain 2 or more <br />principal structures, developed under unified ownership or control, the development of which <br />may be unique and of a substantially different character than that of the surrounding area. <br /> <br />PLAT. The drawing or map of a subdivision prepared for filing of record pursuant to <br />M.S. Chapter 505 and containing all elements and requirements set forth in applicable local <br />regulations adopted pursuant to M.S. ~ 462.358 and Chapter 505, as they may be amended from <br />time to time. <br /> <br />PRINCIPAL USE or PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE. The main use to which the premises <br />are devoted and the purpose for which the premises exist. <br /> <br />PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any real property within the city which is privately owned and <br />which is not a public property as defined in this section. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING. An official public meeting, which notice has been published in the <br />official newspaper. <br /> <br />PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any street or highway that includes the entire width between the <br />boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purposes of vehicular travel, and shall <br />also mean any other publicly owned property or facility. <br />RECREATIONAL USE. Golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, <br />picnic grounds, boat-launch ramps, swimming areas, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game <br />farms, fish hatcheries, shooting preserves, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, hunting and <br />fishing areas, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding trails. <br /> <br />RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. A mobile vehicle, including boats, used for recreational <br />purposes capable of being towed or being self-propelled. <br />