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Appendix ‘A’ Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Updated 10/19/2023 Page 7
<br />hobby is not visible from the street or if visible is not offensive or such to lower neighborhood property values; when pursu it of the
<br />hobby does not interfere with enjoyment of neighboring property by its owners.
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<br />Home Occupation - A use incidental and secondary to a property’s primary residential use. A home occupation use shall not change
<br />the residential character of the property or the neighborhood, and shall meet all applicable legal requirements. The standard s, permit
<br />procedures, and regulations of home occupations are further defined in Ordinance No. 134.
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<br />Hoophouse - A structure made of PVC piping or other material covered with translucent plastic, constructed in a half -round or hoop
<br />shape.
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<br />Housing, Life Cycle - Housing available for people at all stages of their lives. This housing may be owned or rented single family
<br />detached housing or condominiums and townhouses. Most people when they move from one housing type to another, due to changing
<br />needs and circumstances, want to stay in the same community if possible. Life-cycle housing needs to meet the changing needs of people
<br />as their incomes and circumstances change.
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<br />Hydric Soils - A soil that formed under conditions of saturation, flooding or ponding long enough during the growing season to develop
<br />anaerobic conditions in the upper part.
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<br />Illegal Discharge - Any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted in Section 29.7 of
<br />the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance.
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<br />Illicit Connections - An illicit connection is defined as either of the following:
<br />1. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface that allows an illegal discharge to enter the stor m
<br />drain system including but not limited to any conveyances that allow any non -storm water discharge including sewage,
<br />process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system and any connections to the storm drain system from
<br />indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved
<br />by an authorized enforcement agency or,
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<br />2. Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system that has not been
<br />documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.
<br />Impervious Surface - means a constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil and causes water
<br />to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than prior to development. Examples include roo ftops,
<br />sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel roads.
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<br />Incentives - The City Council may establish incentives which can be applied to encourage certain types of land use or preservation
<br />activity within the Gateway District. These incentives may be set by adopting a separate City Ordinance which identifies clea rly the
<br />item or items the Council seeks to encourage, the allowances which the Council is willing to offer applicants, and sufficient c riteria to
<br />all the Zoning Administrator and the City Consultants to evaluate and score applications seeking to apply for these incentives and
<br />allowances. See Section 9.2.4 for an example.
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<br />Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) - A facility for receiving and treating of sewage which is not a part of or connected to a
<br />public sewer system.
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<br />Industrial Activity - Activities subject to NPDES Industrial Storm Water Permits.
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<br />Infiltration Practice - A stormwater retention method for the purpose of reducing the volume of stormwater runoff by transmitting a
<br />flow of water into the ground through the soils, as described in the Minnesota Stormwater Manual, 2005, and as amended.
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<br />Infrastructure - The system of public works for a county, state, or municipality including, but not limited to, structures, roads, bridges,
<br />culverts, sidewalks; stormwater management facilities, conveyance systems and pipes; pump stations, sanitary sewers and inter ceptors,
<br />hydraulic structures, permanent erosion control and stream bank protection measures, water lines, gas lines, electrical lines and
<br />associated facilities, and phone lines and supporting facilities.
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<br />Instructional or Directional - A sign clearly intended for instructional purposes (example: signs identifying the different grades of gas
<br />at a gasoline pump), or intended to guide traffic entering, exiting, and traveling to particular locations on the property.
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<br />Kennel, Personal - Any confinement or structure designed to contain and house up to three (3) domestic animals of various types which
<br />are owned by the occupants of the premises and which is located on and maintained by the occupant of the premises in resident ial
<br />districts for personal use only.
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