Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

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architectural or structural component of the building. Building- integrated systems include but are not 815 limited to photovoltaic or hot water solar systems that are contained within roofing materials, windows, 816 skylights, and awnings. 817 SOLAR SYSTEM, GRID-INTERTIE: A photovoltaic solar system that is connected to an electric circuit 818 served by an electric utility company. 819 SOLAR SYSTEM, OFF-GRID: A photovoltaic solar system in which the circuits energized by the solar 820 system are not electrically connected in any way to electric circuits that are served by an electric utility 821 company. 822 SOLAR SYSTEM, PASSIVE: A solar energy system that captures solar light or heat without 823 transforming it to another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat exchanger. 824 START OF CONSTRUCTION: For the purpose of floodplain regulation only, the date the building 825 permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, 826 placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the 827 first placement of permanent construction on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation 828 of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond initial excavation, or the placement of a 829 manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as 830 clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways, nor does it 831 include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor 832 does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not 833 occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For an alteration, the actual start of 834 construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of a building, 835 whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. 836 STATE: The word “State” shall mean the State of Minnesota. 837 STORAGE, OUTDOOR: See OUTDOOR STORAGE. 838 STORY: A story is that portion of a building, other than a basement or mezzanine, included between the 839 surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the 840 space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. For the purposes of this ordinance, there shall be 841 only one basement which shall be counted as a story when the front exterior wall of the basement level is 842 exposed more than 50%. 843 STREET: A public right-of-way which affords a primary means of access to abutting property. 844 STRUCTURE: A structure is anything constructed or erected, including paved surfaces, the use of which 845 requires more or less permanent location on the ground, or attached to something having permanent 846 location on the ground, and in the case of floodplain areas, in the stream bed or lake bed. 847 SWIMMING POOL: Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water 848 over 24 inches. 849 T. 850 TAPROOM: An area for the on-sale consumption of cider, mead, beer or other beverages made from malt 851 by fermentation produced for consumption on the premises of a brewery. A taproom may also include 852 sale for off-premises consumption of cider, mead, beer or other beverages made from malt by 853