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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2024-07-18 07:35:52 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21, Update 3) <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />Sec. 78-1282. Driveways, stairways, lifts and landings. <br />(a) Driveways must not be placed within bluff and shore impact zones, when other reasonable and feasible <br />placement alternatives exist. If no alternatives exist, a driveway may be placed within these areas when <br />designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography to achieve maximum screening from <br />view from public waters , and shall be designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to public <br />waters consistent with the requirements of all agencies with jurisdiction and in accordance with City <br />Code chapter 79 as approved by the Community Development Director; <br />(b) Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving access up and <br />down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways, lifts and landings shall be allowed in the Shore <br />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 o n posts or pilings or placed <br />into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion. <br />(5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, as <br />viewed from the surface of the public water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever practical. <br />(6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped persons shall be allowed, <br />provided that the dimensional and performance standards of subsections (1)—(5) of this section are <br />completed in addition to the requirements of the Minnesota Regulations, chapter 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 />(Ord. No. 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(F)), 2 -24-1992; Ord. No. 59 3rd series, § 2, 5-11-2009; Ord. No. 243 3rd <br />series, § 2, 4-13-2020) <br /> <br />293