§ 13-105. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the definitions herein ascribed to them:

Community pedestrian access paths: A maximum five-foot wide path from private property across federal property for the purpose of allowing pedestrians access to the shoreline.

Conservation pool: The elevation at which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attempts to maintain the level of Lake Lewisville.

Federal property line: The boundary line for property owned by the federal government and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along the shoreline of Lake Lewisville.

Habitat management zone (HMZ): An area between the mowing and underbrush zone and the shoreline that is specifically managed to maintain and improve habitat for native wildlife.

Mowing and underbrushing zone (MUZ): An area along and perpendicular to the federal property line that extends toward the shoreline for a proscribed horizontal distance, generally 50 feet, for which an adjacent landowner may apply for a permit for mowing and underbrushing.

Narrow shoreline variance area (NSVA): The shoreline areas owned by the federal government with a width of less than 100 horizontal feet from conservation pool to the federal property line.

Shoreline use permit: Permit issued by the city and enforced under section 327.36, chapter III. Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow adjacent property owners to mow and underbrush permitted areas on federal property, and to place irrigation lines from the lake across federal property.

(Ord. No. 08-1788, § 1, 12-15-1008)