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G. Any intensive vegetation clearance (clear cutting) within a shore land area or on steep slopes; or T Any other significant change in the natural character or topography of the land. LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY - Any change of the land surface to include removing vegetative cover, excavation, fill, { grading, stockpiling soil, and the construction of any structure that may cause or contribute to erosion or the movement of sediment into water bodies. The use of land for new and continuing agricultural activities shall not constitute a land disturbing activity under these Policies. LANDSCAPING - Improvement and alteration of exposed ground through the establishment of lawns, gardens, planting of trees, flowers and shrubs, grading, and other such methods using natural materials. "Linear project" means construction of new or fully reconstructed roads. trails. sidewalks. or rail lines that are LINER BUILDING - onceals from stre� not part of a common plan of development or sale. For --tic-al to design compliant front of side facades (such as a warehouse , example, roads being constructed concurrently with a new on the ground Hoax and office and residential uses on the upper floor. residential development are not considered linear projects pp because they are part of a common plan of development or NOTE - This is Building Template 14a for the Gateway dist: sale LIVE/WORK UNIT - Integrated row house style dwelling unit and ground floor working space of at least 3 units arrayed side -by -side along the primary frontage. Note - This is Building Template 11 for the Gateway district. LOT - A parcel of land occupied or used or intended for occupancy or use by a use permitted in this Ordinance. LOT OF RECORD - Any lot which is one (1) unit of a plat heretofore duly approved and filed, or one (1) unit of an Auditor's Subdivision or a Registered Land Survey, or a parcel of land not so platted, subdivided or registered, for which a Deed, Auditor's Subdivision or Registered Land Survey has been recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds or Registrar of Titles for Ramsey County, Minnesota, prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. An out lot is not a Lot of Record. LOT AREA - The area of a lot in a horizontal plane bounded by the lot lines. LOT AREA PER FAMILY - The number of square feet of lot area required per dwelling unit. LOT, CORNER - A lot situated at the junction of, and abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets, or a lot at the point of deflection in alignment of a continuous street, the interior angle of which does not exceed one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees. LOT DEPTH - The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot. LOT IMPROVEMENT - Any building, structure, work of art, or other object, or improvement of the land on which it is situated constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment. LOT LINE - A lot line is the property line bounding a lot except that where any portion of a lot extends into the public right- of-way, the line of such public right-of-way shall be the lot line for applying this Ordinance. LOT LINE, FRONT - That boundary of a lot which abuts an existing or dedicated street, road or private way, and in the case of a corner lot it shall be the longest dimension on such a street, road or private way. If the dimensions of a corner lot are equal, the front line shall be designated by the owner and filed with the City. LOT LINE, REAR - That boundary of a lot which is opposite the front lot line. If the rear lot line is less than ten (10) feet in length, or if the lot forms a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to, and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. Updated November 7, 2017 Appendix 'A' Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Page 10