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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances, art. I, § PB12-2

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PB12-2. - Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall mean: "Bluff" means a steep outcropping, hill, cliff or embankment adjacent to a protected water, with an average slope of eighteen percent (18%) or greater measured over a horizontal distance of fifty (50) feet or more, and that rises at least twenty-five (25) feet above the ordinary high water mark of the protected water. "Floodplain" means an area delineated as a floodplain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "Ordinary high-water mark" means the point of the highest water level, which has existed for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape. The ordinary high-water mark is commonly that point where natural vegetation change from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. "Protected shoreland" means land owned by or under the control of the MPRB that is (a) within one thousand (1,000) feet of the ordinary high water mark of a protected waters; (b) within one thousand (1,000) feet of the top of a steep slope; or (c) on a bluff. "Protected water" means the following lakes, ponds, streams and rivers and any other public waters or wetlands (as classified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or the United Stated Fish and Wildlife Service) within the jurisdiction of the MPRB: Brownie Lake, Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake Nokomis, Lake Hiawatha, Diamond Lake, Powderhorn Lake, Spring Lake, Birch Pond, Loring Pond, Webber Pond, Bassett Creek, Minnehaha Creek, Shingle Creek and the Mississippi River. "Structure" means any building, road, path, walkway, stairs, retaining wall, pier, dock, or other permanent fixture or improvement. "Steep slope" means land having an average slope of eighteen percent (18%) or greater measured over a horizontal distance of fifty (50) feet or more having a drop from the high point to the low point of at least ten (10) feet that is adjacent to a protected water. "Top of a steep slope" means the contour at which the slope ceases to be eighteen percent (18%). (Pk. Bd. Ord. No. 2001-102, § 1, 9-19-01)

Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PAREBOCOOR_CH12ENPR_ARTISHFLPR_.12-2DEFetched: 11/1/2026