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1 CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 311 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 78-1282, 78-1285,AND 78-1286 ARTICLE V OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING DRIVEWAY WIDTH AND VEGETATION ALTEARTIONS WITHIN THE SHORELAND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article I, Section 78-1282 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strilethr-eugh language as follows: (a) A driveway no wider than eight feet is permitted in the shoreland or tributary setback zone if the property has no other frontage on or access to a public or private road. Driveways must not be placed within bluff and shore impact zones,when other reasonable and feasible placement alternatives exist. If no alternatives exist, a driveway may be placed within these areas when designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography to achieve maximum screening from view from public waters, and shall be designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to public waters consistent with the requirements of all agencies with jurisdiction and in accordance with City Code chapter 79 as approved by the Community Development Director; (b) Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas.Stairways, lifts and landings shall be allowed in the Shore Setback zone and must meet the following design requirements: (1) Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width. (2) Landings for stairways and lifts shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. (3) Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways,lifts,or landings. (4) Stairways, lifts and landings may be either constructed above the ground on posts or pilings or placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion. (5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots,as viewed from the surface of the public water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions,whenever practical. (6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped persons shall be allowed, provided that the dimensional and performance standards of subsections(1)—(5)of this section are completed in addition to the requirements of the Minnesota Regulations,chapter 1340. (7) A building permit shall be obtained for construction of stairways, lifts and landings regardless of whether such improvements are constructed above,at or below grade. SECTION 2. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Section 78-1285 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: (a) No tree within 75 feet of the shoreline of public waters identified in section 78-1217,or within the bluff impact zone,with a diameter of six inches or more(or 19 inches in circumference or greater)measured three