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' ARTICLE IV. DISTRICT REGULATIONS Page 7 of 21 except as set forth in this subsection. A minimum of two acres of open pasture must be available for a single horse, and one additional acre must be available for each additional horse. When the horses are kept stabled and do not require pasture for feed purposes, the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the council. Such minimum pasture acreage shall not include wetlands as defined in section 78-1602. Any person keeping such animals must comply with the provisions of this Code. (Code 1984, §§ 10.20(3), 10.31(3); Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 13, 8-22-2005) Sec. 78-566. Accessory uses. Within any RS seasonal recreational district, no accessory structure or use of land shall be permitted unless a permitted or conditional use is first established on such land, except as allowed in section 78-564(2). Once a permitted or conditional use exists on any lot or parcel, no accessory structure or use of land shall be permitted except for one or more of the following uses: (1) Docks conforming to city and Lake Minnetonka Conservation District regulations, not to exceed one slip per 50 feet of shoreline width, or a maximum of four slips per property, whichever is less. An annual joint-use dock license shall be required for any nonresidential dock and/or for any property having more than four slips. (2) Not more than two accessory buildings used for storage, service or other nonhabitable purpose. No such individual building shall exceed 1,000 square feet in floor area, and the sum of any two buildings on any record lot shall not exceed 1,500 square feet in floor area without a conditional use permit. Accessory buildings used as barns or stables shall be subject to this area restriction and to a conditional use permit pursuant to section 78-565(6), including a 150-foot setback from all property lines. (3) Not more than one accessory private guest cabin not to exceed 600 square feet in floor area pursuant to section 78-565(2)f. (4) Open decks, patios, screenhouses or private greenhouses. (5) Private swimming pools, tennis courts, paddocks or athletic fields or equipment. (6) Not more than two toilet buildings or outhouses, which shall conform in location and design to the requirements of section 78-574. (7) Tents or other temporary structures to be in place not more than 180 days in any one year. (8) Open wood or gravel-filled steps, stairways or walkways on lakeshore hills or embankments, limited to not more than four feet wide at any point within 75 feet of the shoreline. Concrete or other solid materials shall constitute hard cover and are prohibited. (9) Lake water pumphouses which, may be within 75 feet of the shoreline if limited to 20 square feet or less in area and five feet or less in height, and subject to all applicable permits for such use. (10) Fire rings or barbeque pits. (11) Gardens, gardening or other horticultural uses including apiaries and decorative landscaping. (12) Fences, not to exceed 42 inches in height, and no part of which may be located within 75 feet of the shoreline. (13) Retaining walls, not to exceed 42 inches in height, and no part of which may be http://library4.municode.com/default-test/DocView/13094/1/110/114?hilite=rs; 7/27/2009