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Created: 2024-07-18 07:35:52 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21, Update 3) <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Sec. 78-1282. Driveways, stairways, lifts and landings. <br />(a)A driveway no wider than eight feet is permitted in the shoreland or tributary setback zone if the property <br />has no other frontage on or access to a public or private road. <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 on 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 />Sec. 78-1285. Vegetation alterations. <br />(a)No tree within 75 feet of the shoreline of public waters identified in section 78-1217, or within the bluff <br />impact zone, with a diameter of six inches or more (or 19 inches in circumference or greater) measured three <br />feet above the ground may not be removed without first obtaining a permit from the city staff. <br />Live trees removed within 75 feet of the shoreline shall be replaced at a similar setback from the OHWL as the <br />removed tree, based on the following: <br />(1)Trees less than 36 inches in diameter 1 inch of replacement tree per inch of tree diameter removed. <br />(2)Trees greater than 36 inches in diameter, ½ inch of replacement tree per diameter inch of tree <br />removed. <br />(3)Replacement trees shall be at least 1.5 inches in diameter, and of a type approved by the city. Trees <br />must be inspected by city staff prior to their removal. <br />Removal of dead, diseased, or trees deemed hazardous by a certified arborist may not be removed without a <br />permit from city staff. The removed tree(s) shall be replaced at a ratio of one tree per tree removed, regardless of <br />size. The replacement tree shall be replanted at a similar setback from the OWHL as the removed tree and, be <br />approved by the city administrator or designee. The city may solicit the review of the tree by an independent <br />arborist, at the property owner's expense. <br />Replacement trees shall be at least 1.5 inches in diameter. <br />297