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May 19, 2022 <br />19 <br /> <br />established in accordance with Section 612 of this Ordinance and may include an area of <br />greater magnitude than the base flood if a greater flood hazard area is designated by a <br />municipal ordinance. <br />52. Future Access Strip. A right-of-way reserved for the future improvement of a street. <br />53. Grading. Any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its <br />cut or filled condition. <br />54. Gross Floor Area. The total floor area of a building. <br />55. Half Street. A street of less than the required right-of-way and/or road width, such as a <br />street built from the shoulder edge to the eventual centerline (See also Street). <br />56. Historic Feature. Any building, site, structure, object, district, or area that: <br />a. Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. <br />b. Has received a Determination of Eligibility for the National Register from the <br />National Park Service. <br />c. Which is listed on any officially adopted municipal register or inventory of historic <br />features. <br />d. Which is listed on the State Historical Society of North Dakota 1990 North Dakota <br />Comprehensive Plan for Historic Preservation: Archeological Component This term <br />shall include the site, principal structures, accessory structures, yards, vegetation, <br />fences, road alignments and signage associated with such features. <br />57. Homeowners association (HOA). A group governing a subdivision through an association <br />collecting monthly fees from all owners/members to pay for maintenance of common areas, <br />handle legal and safety issues and enforce the covenants, conditions and restrictions set by <br />the developer. <br />58. Horizon Year. The anticipated opening year of a development, assuming full buildout and <br />occupancy. <br />59. Human Burial Site. any place of interment, by any means, of human remains or burial <br />goods, which is designated by a grave marker or other burial structure or which is not so <br />designated, but is, in fact, discovered or believed to exist on the basis of archaeological or <br />historical evidence. <br />60. Impervious Surface. A ground cover such as cement or asphalt though which water cannot <br />penetrate. <br />61. Improvements. Physical changes to the land, including but not limited to, grading, paving, <br />curbs, gutters, storm sewers and drains, improvements to existing watercourses, sidewalks, <br />street signs, monuments, water supply facilities and sewage treatment facilities. <br />62. Influence Area. An area which contains 80% or more of the trips that will be attracted to a <br />development site. <br />63. Intensive Vegetation Clearing. The complete removal of trees or shrubs in a contiguous <br />patch, strip, row, or block. <br />64. Land Development. The subdivision of land, in contrast to development as separately <br />defined in this ordinance. <br />65. Landscape Architect. A landscape architect registered by the State of North Dakota <br />66. Land Use. A description of how land is occupied or utilized. <br />67. Legal Lot. A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by a plat or otherwise <br />permitted by law at the time of its creation to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit.