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New Brighton Shoreland Overlay Ordinance Chapter 12 Article 3. Definitions Along with the definitions contained in Chapter 2 of the Zoning Code the following shall apply ANCILLARY Recreational elements which are portable and subordinate to a residential principle RECREATIONAL use on the property including play apparatus & sporting equipment with a 200 USES square feet footprint or smaller. BLUFF IMPACT The area between the Bluff line and forty (40) feet inland from the bluff. ZONE BLUFF A topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having all of the following characteristics: A. part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; B. the slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the waterbody; C. the grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary high water level averages 30 percent or greater; and D. the slope must drain toward the waterbody. An area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance for 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluff. BLUFFLINE A line delineating the top of the bluff connecting the points at which the angle of ascent becomes less than twelve percent (12%). More than one (1) bluffline may be encountered. COMMISSION The City of New Brighton Planning Commission. COMMISSIONER The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Minnesota. DEVELOPMENT The making of any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land including reconstruction; alteration of the size of any structure; alteration of the land; alteration of a shore or bank of a river, stream, lake or pond; a _ commencement of drilling (except to obtain soil samples); mining or excavation; . demolition of a structure; clearing of land as an adjunct to construction; deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land; the dividing of land into two (2) or more parcels. IMPERVIOUS A constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the SURFACE soil, and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than existed prior to development. Examples include rooftops, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel roads. NATURAL Generally small, often shallow lakes with limited capacities for assimilating the ENVIRONMENT impacts of development and recreational use. They often have adjacent lands with LAKES substantial constraints for development such as high water tables, exposed bedrock, and unsuitable soils. These lakes, particularly in rural areas, usually do not have much existing development or recreational use. June 12th 2015