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18.020.23 Intensive vegetation clearing. "Intensive vegetation clearing" means the complete removal of trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch, strip, row, or block. 18.û2û.24 Liit. Â mechanical device used to lift a boat from the water. 18.020.25 Lot. "Lot" means a parcel of land designated by plat, metes and bounds, registered land survey, auditors plot, or other accepted means and separated from other parcels or portions by said description for the purpose of sale, lease, or separation. 18.020.26 Lot width. "Lot width" means the shortest distance between lot lines measured at the midpoint of the building line. 18.020.27 Nonconforming Use. A nonconforming use is any use or arrangement ofland or structures legally existing prior to the enactment of a Code provision prohibiting such use. 18.020.28 Nonconforming Uses. Any use of a building or premises which, on the effective date of this chapter, does not, even though lawfully established, comply with all of the applicable use regulations of the zoning district in which such building or premises is located (also see "substantial use"). 18.020.29 Ordinary high water level. "Ordinary high water level" means the boundary of public waters and wetlands, and shall be an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape, commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. For watercourses, the ordinary high water level is the elevation of the top of the bank of the channel. For reservoirs and flowages, the ordinary high water level is the operating elevation of the normal summer pool. 18.020.30 Patio. An inground surface of paving or wood materials, not attached to the main structure. 18.020.31 Planned unit development. See Code Section 17.010 for definition. 18.020.32 Porch, Screened. "Screened porch" means a seasonal habitable addition to a -rACl1r1t;:t"f1Q1 Ctt"1,....,.t11t"Ø- "nnc:!1irlArøt1 nart nft'hø ctn,,,,fl1rA .1 'W';'.n."''''.LI.L-.LU.I. !oJ"" ""'....."".1......, VV.L.I-~I-U""'-.l ""..... 1'"-'- '" V,J. ""'ol'\J "'...... ........"'................ 18.020.33 Public waters. "Public waters" means any waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section I03G.005, Subdivisions 15 and 18. 18.020.34 Residential planned unit development. IIResidential planned unit development" means a use where the nature of residency is nontransient and the major or primary focus of the development is not service-oriented. For example, residential apartments, manufactured home __. ..11 __ J!____ __1_____ __.__1_.__~__~__.___ .....____._1_.....____.... __........_._.......L~___... ....._.J .c._11.J:"......... ____~...._......1..~._ ..............~.J_~......_..... parKS, nmt:-suan;: CUIlUUIIIlUIUIIIS, lUWIUIUUSt:Iì, cuupt:raLI vt::J, /:tllU lUll It:t: UWllt:l:J1Up It:;SlUt:HI..it:::; 5