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Appendix ‘A’ Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Updated 10/19/2023 Page 4
<br />Condominium, Office - the absolute ownership of an office or a commercial unit (generally in a multi -unit building) based on a legal
<br />description of the airspace of the unit actually occupies, plus an undivided interest in the ownership of the common elements , which are
<br />joined with the other office condominium unit owners all as provided by state law.
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<br />Coniferous/Evergreen Tree - A woody plant which, at maturity, is at least thirty (30') feet in height, with a single trunk, fully branched
<br />to the ground, having foliage on the outermost portion of the branches year round.
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<br />Conservatory– A room, typically with glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse.
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<br />Construction Activity – Means activities including clearing, grading, and excavating, that result in land disturbance of equal to or
<br />greater than once acre, including the disturbance of less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of
<br />development or sale if larger common plan will ultimately disturb equal to or greater than one acre. This includes a disturba nce to the
<br />land that results in a chance in the topography, existing soil cover, both vegetative and non -vegetative, or the existing soil topography
<br />that may result in accelerated stormwater runoff that may lead to soil erosion and movement of sediment. Construction activit y does not
<br />include a disturbance to the land of less than five acres for the purpose of routine maintenance performed to maintain the original line
<br />and grade, hydraulic capacity, and original purpose of the facility. Routine maintenance does not include activities such as repairs,
<br />replacement and other types of non-routine maintenance. Pavement rehabilitation that does not disturb the underlying soils (e.g., mill
<br />and overlay projects) is not construction activity.
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<br />Critical Root Zone - An area under a tree equal to one and one-half (1'6") feet of radius for every one (1") inch of tree diameter (e.g A
<br />20" tree has a critical root zone of 30' radius or 60' diameter).
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<br />Contiguous - Areas of real property actually in contact with one another or touching along a boundary and also touching or connected
<br />throughout in an unbroken sequence. Real property separated by a body of water or designated wetland shall not be considered
<br />contiguous regardless of whether the real property under the body of water or wetland has common ownership.
<br />The routing of a driveway through a parcel of real property shall not be considered as separating same so as to make the port ions created
<br />by the driveway not contiguous.
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<br />Dead Storage - The permanent pool volume of a water basin, or the volume below the runout elevation of a water basin.
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<br />Deciduous Tree - A woody plant which, at maturity, is at least twenty (20') feet in height, with a single trunk, un -branched for several
<br />feet above the ground, having a defined crown which loses leaves annually.
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<br />Detached House, Single Family - One dwelling on one lot, detached from other adjoining lots. Note - This is Building Template 6 for
<br />the Gateway District
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<br />Detention Basin - Any natural or manmade depression for the temporary storage of runoff.
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<br />Development - The construction of any public improvement project, infrastructure, structure, street, or road, or the subdivision of land.
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<br />Development (Or Master) Plan - A plan supplied by the applicant for a project that contains all of the up -dates and changes identified
<br />in the Preliminary Plan. See Section 9.7.1. Step No. 4 for details.
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<br />Development Agreement- An agreement supplied to the City by the applicant to describe the development that will be completed and
<br />the time table for completion.
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<br />Dewatering - The removal of water for construction activity.
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<br />Domestic Worker - A person who works within a private residence, providing services of a household nature, such as a home care
<br />worker, house cleaners, and nannies.
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<br />Drain Or or Drainage - Any method for removing or diverting water from waterbodies, including excavation of an open ditch,
<br />installation of subsurface drainage tile, filling, diking or pumping.
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<br />Dwelling - A building or one (1) or more portions thereof occupied or intended to be occupied exclusively for residential purposes by a
<br />person, but not including rooms in motels, hotels, nursing homes, boarding houses, nor trailers, tents, cabins, motor homes o r trailer
<br />coaches. Types of dwellings include:
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<br />1. Attached - A dwelling which is joined to another dwelling.
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<br />2. Detached - A dwelling which is entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot. (See also, Detached House, Single Family)
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