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Appendix ‘A’ Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Updated 10/19/2023 Page 15
<br />Use, Conditional – A land use or development which because of its unique characteristics, cannot be appropriately classified as a
<br />permitted use in a specific zoning district. Its approval is subject to special conditions to ensure compatibility with the p ublic welfare,
<br />health, safety, and the City's Comprehensive Plan, considering the public ne ed for the use at the proposed location.
<br />Use, Interim - A temporary use of land or structures, permitted for a limited period, that is not the ultimate intended use for the zoning
<br />district. The use is personal to the user or occupant and does not run with the land. Interim uses are allowed under specific conditions
<br />and are intended to be discontinued upon a predetermined event or timeframe.
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<br />Use, Nonconforming - A use of land, buildings or structures lawfully existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance which does not
<br />comply with all the regulations of this Ordinance or any use of land, building or structure lawfully existing prior to the ad option of an
<br />amendment which would not comply with all of the regulations.
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<br />Use, Permitted - A use which may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms to all requirements,
<br />regulations, and performance standards of such district.
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<br />Use, Principal - The main use of land or buildings as distinguished from subordinate or accessory uses.
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<br />Utilize Basin - Documented stormwater management structures designated strictly for treating and retaining stormwater.
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<br />Villa - A building which contains a row of two (2), three (3) or four (4) single -family attached dwellings, each being connected to the
<br />adjoining units in each story by walls that are fire-rated and are without openings. Each unit shall have independent access to the exterior
<br />of the building, in the ground story, and each unit is located on a separate lot. Each common wall shall serve as a common/z ero lot line.
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<br />Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle - A motor vehicle exceeding one and one-half ton or equivalent in load capacity or a motor vehicle not
<br />displaying passenger car or RV license plates.
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<br />Vehicle, Motor Vehicle - Any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks and any vehicle propelled or drawn
<br />by a self-propelled vehicle, but excepting snowmobiles and mobile homes.
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<br />Vehicle, Junked Motor Vehicle - Any motor vehicle which is either abandoned, wrecked, partially dismantled or legally inoperative,
<br />or which is not currently licensed for operation within the State of Minnesota.
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<br />Wall Sign - Any sign attached to or painted on the wall of a building or structure in a plane parallel or approximately parallel to the
<br />plane of said wall.
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<br />Wastewater - Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated storm water, discharged from a facility.
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<br />Water Body - a body of water (such as a lake or pond) or a depression of land or expanded part of a river, or an enclosed basin that
<br />holds water.
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<br />Waters Of The State - All stream, lakes, ponds, wetlands, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation
<br />systems, drainage systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, publ ic or private,
<br />which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the state or any portion thereof. Streams include both intermittent and
<br />perennial.
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<br />Watercourse - a channel or depression through which water flows continuously or intermittently, such as rivers, streams, or creeks.
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<br />Watershed - the area drained by a natural or artificial drainage system, bounded peripherally by a ridge or stretch of high land dividing
<br />drainage areas.
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<br />Way, Authorized Private - a road with a right-of-way not less than forty (40) feet wide across private land designed and built for
<br />vehicular traffic between a public street and two or more private residences. This road shall have been authorized or approve d by the
<br />City Council, to be built and maintained by private interests. Authorized private ways are allowed only in residential districts.
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<br />Wetland - Any wetland as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 19.
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<br />Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) - An electrical generating facility consisting of a turbine, tower, and associated control
<br />and conversion electronics.
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<br />Window Sign - Any sign viewable through and/or/affixed in any manner to a window or exterior glass door such that it is intended to
<br />be viewable from the street, including signs located inside a building but primarily visible outside of the building.
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