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unless appropriate design and construction techniques and farming practices are used in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. Where specific information is not available, steep slopes are lands having average slopes over 12 percent, as measured over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more, that are not bluffs. 2.747 Structure. "Structure" means any building or appurtenance, including decks, except aerial or underground utility lines, such as sewer, electric, telephone, telegraph, gas lines, towers, poles, and other supporting facilities. 2.748 Subdivision. "Subdivision" means land that is divided fur the purpose of sale, rent, or lease, including planned unit developments. 2.749 Surface water-oriented commercial use. "Surface water-oriented commercial use" means the use of land for commercial purposes, where access to and use of a surface water feature is an integral part of the normal conductance of business. Marinas, resorts, and restaurants with transient docking facilities are examples of such use. 2.750 Toe of the bluff. "Toe of the bluff" means the lower point ofa 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. 2.751 Top ofthe bluff. "Top of the bluft" means the higher point of a 50-foot segment with an average slope exceeding 18 percent. 2.752 Variance. "Variance" means the same as that term is defined or described in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 394 (for counties) or Chapter 462 (for municipalities). 2.753 Water-oriented accessory structure or facility. "Water-oriented accessory structure or facility" means a small, above ground building or other improvement, except stairways, fences, docks, and retaining walls, which, because of the relationship of its use to a surface water feature, reasonably needs to be located closer to public waters than the normal structure setback. ,Examples of such structures and facilities include boathouses, gazebos, screen houses, fish houses, pump houses, and detached decks. 2.754 Wetland. "Wetland" means a surfuce water feature classified as a wetland in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular No. 39 (1971 edition). SECTION 3.0 - ADMINISTRATION 3.1 Permits Required 3.11 A permit is required for the construction of buildings or building additions (and including such related activities as construction of decks and signs), the installation and/or alteration of sewage treatment systems, and those grading and filling activities not exempted by Section 5.3 of this ordinance. Application for a permit shall be made to the (designated official) on the fonus provided. The application shall include the necessary information so that the (designated official) can determine the site's suitability for the intended use and that a compliant sewage treatment system will be provided. 3.12 A permit authorizing an addition to an existing structure shall stipulate that an identified nonconforming sewage treatment system, as defined by Section 5.8, shall be reconstructed or