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(a) A driveway no wider than eight feet is permitted in the shoreland or tributary setback zone if the <br />property has no other frontage on or access to a public or private road. <br />(b) Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving access <br />up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways, lifts and landings shall be allowed in <br />the shore setback zone and must meet the following design requirements: <br />(1) Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width. <br />(2) Landings for stairways and lifts shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. <br />(3) Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts, or landings. <br />(4) Stairways, lifts and landings may be either constructed above the ground on posts or pilings or <br />placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of <br />soil erosion. <br />(5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, <br />as viewed from the surface of the public water, assuming summer, leaf -on conditions, whenever <br />practical. <br />(6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped persons shall be <br />allowed, provided that the dimensional and performance standards of subsections (1)—(5) of this <br />section are completed in addition to the requirements of the Minnesota Regulations, chapter <br />1340. <br />(7) A building permit shall be obtained for construction of stairways, lifts and landings regardless of <br />whether such improvements are constructed above, at or below grade. <br />Sec. 78-1434. - Area restrictions. <br />In all R districts, no accessory building shall exceed 1,000 square feet of footprint area; except that <br />accessory structures in excess of 1,000 square feet will be allowed under the following conditions: <br />(1) Not more than one oversized accessory structure (OAS) shall be permitted on any property. An <br />oversized accessory structure is defined as an accessory structure of footprint area in excess of <br />1,000 square feet, except that the following nonroofed accessory structures which exceed 1,000 <br />square feet footprint area are not considered as oversize accessory structures, but are subject to <br />the special setback restrictions of section 78-1404. <br />a. Tennis courts and sport courts. <br />b. Pools, when pool basin structure (excluding non encroachment -type patios) is greater than <br />1,000 square feet. <br />c. Paddocks or arenas. <br />(2) Oversized accessory structures are regulated by the following table: <br />Maximum Maximum <br />Individual Allowed Total <br />Lot Area Accessory <br />of All Accessory <br />(acres) Structure Structure <br />Footprint Area Footprint <br />(square feet) Areas* on <br />Page 5 <br />