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ORDINANCE NO. 160 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A SETBACK FROM PIPELINE SITES FOR THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes , Minnesota does hereby ordain as follows : SECTION 1 . DEFINITIONS. A. Scope. The terms used in this ordinance have the meanings given them in this part . B. Building. "Building" means a structure designed primarily for human use or occupancy including businesses , offices , educational facilities , medical facilities , residences , and institutions . Decks , overhangs , porches , or similar attached structures are considered part of the building. Building does not include appurtenances required to operate or maintain pipeline systems . C. Other Development. "Other Development" means commercial , industrial , or agricultural development when it results in the constructions of a building or place of public assembly. D. Pipeline. "Pipeline" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statues , Section 299J . 02 , subdivision 11 . E. Pipeline Easement. "Pipeline Easement" means the existing easement or the negotiated easement resulting from a blanket easement . F. Place of Public Assembly. "Place of Public Assembly" means a site that is occupied by 20 or more persons on at least five days a week for ten weeks in any 12-month period. The days and weeks need not be consecutive . SECTION 2. SETBACK ORDINANCE. A. Purpose. The purpose of this setback ordinance is to increase public safety by requiring that new development be set back from pipeline locations . B. Applicability. This ordinance applies to new residential and other development . It does not apply to development that has occurred or for which development permits have been issued before the effective date of this part . C. Setback. Building and place of public assembly subject to this ordinance shall not be constructed closer to the pipeline than the boundary of the pipeline easement .