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(5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually <br /> inconspicuous portions of lots, as viewed from the surface of the public water, <br /> assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever practical. <br /> (6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped <br /> persons shall be allowed, provided that the dimensional and performance <br /> standards of subsections (1)--(5) of this section are completed in addition to the <br /> requirements of the Minnesota Regulations, chapter 1340. <br /> (7) A building permit shall be obtained for construction of stairways, lifts and <br /> landings regardless of whether such improvements are constructed above, at or <br /> below grade. <br /> SECTION 3. Chapter 78, Section 1288 (Shoreland Overlay District Standards - Hard <br /> cover limitations) of the Orono City Code is amended to read as follows: <br /> (a) Hardcover Allotment. The following hardcover restrictions apply to all properties <br /> in the Shoreland Overlay District: <br /> (1) Hardcover zones. <br /> a. Within 75 feet of the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) of any <br /> lake or tributary, no hard cover or impervious surface shall be placed, <br /> located or constructed within 75 feet of the ordinary high water level of <br /> any lake or tributary, except for driveways, stairways, lifts, landings and <br /> lockboxes as regulated elsewhere in this Code. <br /> E34. Between 75 feet and 250 feet of the OHWL, there shall be no <br /> greater than 25 percent hardcover. <br /> c. Between 250 feet and 500 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater <br /> than 30 percent hardcover. <br /> d. Between 500 feet and 1,000 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater <br /> than 35 percent hardcover. <br /> (2) Zone to Zone Credit. <br /> a. The allowed allotment of hardcover for the 250 feet to 500 feet <br /> zone or the 500 feet to 1000 feet zone may be increased up to an unused <br /> square footage of allowable hardcover of a zone closer to the OHWL. <br /> b. Unused hardcover cannot be transferred to a zone closer to the <br /> OHWL. <br /> c. If hardcover is credited from one zone to another, additional <br /> hardcover may not be later added to the zone closer to the OHWL if the <br /> presence of such hardcover would have prevented the crediting_ <br /> (b) Additional hardcover provisions. <br /> (1) Overhangs: <br /> a. Where an overhang is supported by a post, the area under the <br /> overhang to the outer edge of the post shall be considered as hardcover. <br /> 18 <br />