The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. If not specifically defined in this section, terms used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as provided in the standards adopted by reference. Words or phrases that are not defined here or in the standards adopted by reference shall have common usage meaning. For purposes of this chapter, the words MUST and SHALL are mandatory and the words MAY and SHOULD are permissive.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. An employee or agent of the City of Park Rapids Planning Department.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. The City Board of Adjustment as appointed by the City Council of the City of Park Rapids.
CITY. City of Park Rapids.
CITY COUNCIL. The Park Rapids City Council.
COUNTY. Hubbard County, Minnesota.
DEPARTMENT. The City of Park Rapids Planning Department.
LOT. A parcel of land in a plat recorded in the office of the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles or a parcel of land created and conveyed, using a specific legal description.
MALFUNCTION. The partial or complete loss of function of a SSTS component, which requires a corrective action to restore its intended function.
MINOR REPAIR. The repair or replacement of an existing damaged or faulty component/part of an SSTS excluding septic tanks and soil dispersal systems that will return the SSTS to its operable condition. The repair shall not alter the original area, dimensions, design, specifications or concept of the SSTS or be made to a septic tank (except for allowed baffle repair) or soil dispersal system.
MPCA. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. An employee or agent of the state or a local unit of government, who performs site evaluations or designs, installs, maintains, pumps, or inspects SSTS as part of the individual's employment duties and is registered on the SSTS professional register verifying specialty area endorsements applicable to the work being conducted.
STATE. The State of Minnesota.
TYPE 4 WETLANDS. Inland deep fresh, marshes in which soil is usually covered with 6 inches to 3 feet or more of water during the growing season. Vegetation includes cattails, reeds, bulrushes, spikerushes, and wild rice. In open areas, pondweeds, naiads, coontail, water milfoils, waterweeds, duckweeds, water lilies, or spatterdocks may occur. These deep marshes may completely fill shallow lake basins, potholes, limestone sinks, and sloughs, or may border open water in such depressions.
TYPE 5 WETLANDS. Inland open fresh water, shallow ponds, and reservoirs in which water is usually less than 10 feet deep and is fringed by a border of emergent vegetation similar to open areas of Type 4 Wetland.
WETLAND TYPE or TYPE. A wetland type classified according to Wetlands of the United States, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39 (1956 and 1971 editions), as summarized in this subpart. "Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (Cowardin et al., 1979 edition) is a separate, parallel wetland typing system that may be used to characterize components of a wetland.
(Ord. 555, passed 7-28-2015)