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Zoning File #1999 <br />March 14, 1995 <br />Page 2 <br />5.Section 10.56, Subdivision 16 (F) - Stairway, landings - variance for area of landing. <br />A. Stairs <br />Allowed width for stairs = 4’ <br />Proposed = 4’ <br />B Landings <br />Allowed = 32 s.f. <br />Proposed <br />s.f.) <br />= 180 s.f. (DNR Shoreland Management Regulations would allow 32 <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Application <br />B - Property Owners List <br />C - Plat Map <br />D - Neighbors’ Acknowledgement Forms <br />E - Elevations <br />F - Proposed Site Plan/Survey <br />G-1-2 DNR Shoreland Management Regulations, Pages 1-3, Hardcover Inventory <br />H-1-3 Hardcover Calculations <br />I - Survey/Existing <br />Description of Request <br />Applicant has filed for a variance to allow the installation of a new access stair and deck <br />structure within the lakeshore yard in exchange for the removal of 16’ x 24’ boathouse. The <br />existing concrete stairs are in disrepair. In fact, the entire lakeshore yard is in need of repair <br />or improvement. The bank appears stabilized with existing plantings to the north side of the <br />access stair but adjacent to the boathouse and at the lower portions of the steep banks at <br />shoreline there are signs of severe erosion. <br />The removal of the boathou.se may have a serious impact on the stability of the adjacent <br />bank. If the boathouse is to be removed, applicant will be responsible for providing plans <br />developed by a licensed engineer or landscape architect to advise how boathouse is to be <br />removed and still provide stability of the bank. If retaining walls are to be installed, the <br />applicant should be advised of the need for a conditional use permit. <br />In exchange for the removal of the deteriorating aesthetic blight on the lakeshore <br />landscape, the applicant proposes the installation of new access stairs and landing at 12’ x 15’ <br />to the immediate north of the existing boathouse. The hardship statement notes the severe steep <br />bank with no level shoreline available for boaters and bathers. Review Exhibit 1, the <br />topographic information would suggest that there is a level area where the boathouse is located.