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ORDINANCE NO. 59 , THIRD SERIES <br /> CITY OF ORONO <br /> HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> � AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE ORONO CITY CODE <br /> CONCERNING HARDCOVER LIMITATIONS IN THE SHORELAND OVERLAY <br /> DISTRICT <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br /> SECTION 1. Chapter 78, Section 1211 (Shoreland Overlay District Definitions) of the _ <br /> Orono City Code is amended to add the following definition: <br /> Hardcover means any material that interferes to any degree with the direct abso tion of <br /> rainfall into the �ound. Examples include buildin�s; tennis courts; pools, including <br /> water surface; decks, regardless of spacin�; roofs of anv sort, including roof overhangs� <br /> play structure platforms; driveways (concrete, asphalt, gravel, or dirt); sidewalks ramps <br /> etc.; any surface intended to be driven on; landscape beds lined with plastic sheetin�or <br /> weed-prevention fabric; tops of retainin walls; patios and steppin� stones; orous <br /> pavement; temporarv buildings; and anv vehicle, material, or equinment that prevents <br /> direct absorption of rainfall into the ground and that is stored for an extended period of <br /> time. <br /> . SECTION 2. Chapter 78, Section 1282 (Shoreland Overlay District Standards - <br /> Stairways, lifts and landings) of the Orono City Code is amended to read as follows: <br /> Sec. 78-1282. Drivewavs,Sstairways, lifts and landings. <br /> (a) A drivewav no wider than 8 feet is nermitted in the shoreland or tributary setback <br /> zone if the pro e�rty has no other fronta�e on or access to a public or private road. <br /> b�Stairways and lifts are the prefened alternative to major topographic alterations for <br /> achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways, lifts and <br /> landings shall be allowed in the shore setback zone and must meet the following design <br /> 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 <br /> on posts or pilings or placed into the ground,provided they are designed and built <br /> in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion. <br /> (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 /> 140213v5 1 <br />