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prohibits expanding the dimensions of substandard uses, which includes the adding of a deck beyond the kitchen addition. In determining the appropriate setback allowed for a substandard use, Mr. Kadrie wants to use the grade level patio, situated 15 feet from the normal high water mark, as the measuring line. The Roseville Zoning Code Section 18.080(8) defines '11 setback" as "the minimum horizontal distance between a structure and the normal high water mark...". The grade level patio is not a structure. The Roseville Zoning Code Section 18.080(10) defines "structure" as "any building or appurtenance thereto " . .. . The grade level patio is not a building or an appurtenance thereto. The patio is not attached or connected to the structure in any way. It is simply a patio made from timbers that is situated in front of the walk-out patio door. In a Staff Report by Mike Falk, which recommends that Mr. Kadrie's request for a variance to build the deck be denied, Mr. Falk states: Staff's interpretation of the shoreline management ordinance would allow Mr. Kadrie to extend his kitchen only to the limits of the existing first floor deck. It is staff's feeling that extending a new deck beyond this point should be interpreted as increasing a substandard dimension and therefore, is prohibited by ordinance. Staff further interprets the code to limit further encroachment on the lower level beyond the existing structural wall (the at grade deck is not considered to be an integral structural element) . Mr. Kadrie argues that staff is trying to invent limitations by saying the at grade deck is not an integral structural element. Mr. Kadrie is mistaken as to this assertion. The Code clearly defines a structure as a building or appurtenance thereto. The 3