Ordinance No. 131 Consolidated Land Use Ordinance - Appendix A - Updated 10-19-23

Home

Impervious Surface - means a constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than prior to development. Examples include rooftops, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel roads. Incentives - The City Council may establish incentives which can be applied to encourage certain types of land use or preservation activity within the Gateway District. These incentives may be set by adopting a separate City Ordinance which identifies clearly the item or items the Council seeks to encourage, the allowances which the Council is willing to offer applicants, and sufficient criteria to all the Zoning Administrator and the City Consultants to evaluate and score applications seeking to apply for these incentives and allowances. See Section 9.2.4 for an example. Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) - A facility for receiving and treating of sewage which is not a part of or connected to a public sewer system. Industrial Activity - Activities subject to NPDES Industrial Storm Water Permits. Infiltration Practice - A stormwater retention method for the purpose of reducing the volume of stormwater runoff by transmitting a flow of water into the ground through the soils, as described in the Minnesota Stormwater Manual, 2005, and as amended. Infrastructure - The system of public works for a county, state, or municipality including, but not limited to, structures, roads, bridges, culverts, sidewalks; stormwater management facilities, conveyance systems and pipes; pump stations, sanitary sewers and interceptors, hydraulic structures, permanent erosion control and stream bank protection measures, water lines, gas lines, electrical lines and associated facilities, and phone lines and supporting facilities. Instructional or Directional - A sign clearly intended for instructional purposes (example: signs identifying the different grades of gas at a gasoline pump), or intended to guide traffic entering, exiting, and traveling to particular locations on the property. Kennel, Personal - Any confinement or structure designed to contain and house up to three (3) domestic animals of various types which are owned by the occupants of the premises and which is located on and maintained by the occupant of the premises in residential districts for personal use only. Kennel, Commercial - Any confinement or structure designed to contain and house more than three (3) domestic animals of various types which is owned by a person, group of persons, corporation or other legal entity who own and/or harbor said animals in the City of Gem Lake for other than personal use. This type of kennel relates to land use matters covered by the Zoning or Land Use Ordinance. It is defined and may only be operated within the Conditional or Interim Use regulations of the Zoning or Land Use Ordinance of the City of Gem Lake. Land Alteration - Any modification, tree cutting or removal, grading, clearing, filling or other change to any parcel of land including a woodland, shore land or natural barrier within a five (5) year period which may initially or cumulatively result in: 1. The movement of more than four -hundred (400) cubic yards of earth where significant trees are present; or 2. Any alteration of land of: a. More than one (F) foot from the natural contour of the ground; or b. Any contiguous four -hundred fifty (450 sf) square feet of ground where significant trees are located; or c. Any cutting, removal or killing of trees equal to or greater than twenty (20%) percent of the significant trees on any parcel of land; or 3. Any cutting, removal or killing of trees equal to or greater than twenty (20%) percent of the significant trees on any parcel of land; or 4. Any destruction or disruption of tree cover equal to or greater than twenty-five (25%) percent of the total tree cover on any parcel of land; or 5. Any changes in the Natural Barriers provided by trees or shrubs along the borders of the City, along major roads or between differing land uses, or 6. Any intensive vegetation clearance (clear cutting) within a shore land area or on steep slopes; or 7. Any other significant change in the natural character or topography of the land. Appendix A' Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Definitions Updated 1011912023 Page 7