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Zoning File #1085 <br />October 15, 1986 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />4. Code/Policy Requirements: The Zoning Code currently treats stairs <br />and decks as hardcover, and they are definitely structure, and as such <br />their construction is a variance to the code requirements. Council <br />has recognized that people have a right to have a safe access to their <br />lakeshore, and have allowed staff some discretion in approving stair- <br />ways without a formal application, as long as such stairs are minimal, <br />constructed straight down to the lake, have landings no more than 4' x <br />41, and have spaced decking and non -hardcover surfaces underneath. <br />The Brown's proposal exceeds th ..,e guidelines, hence the need for a <br />formal application. <br />S. Screening, Aesthetics - although the straight -down stairway is <br />generally the least amount of structure, such a stairway may not be as <br />aebthetically attractive when viewed from across the lake. In Brown's <br />situation, the existing trees near the shore will help to screen the <br />stairway. <br />Discussion: <br />Please review the photos attached and the stair design. If you <br />view the site, you will be impressed by the magnitude of the slope <br />down to the lake and will be able to visualize the problems a <br />straight -down stairway would encounter. <br />Staff Recomstendation : <br />Given the hardships as described above, staff would recommend <br />approval of the proposed stairway per the proposed plan, subject to <br />omitting the canopied structures shown on the drawing. <br />UC,ffTIN ` IX �v2E /Ni'�� •�Zri� �n� sG� <br />LA41­13>1"& '� ^/f.,-► ,�0;,,,awafti� ,er�� Poeovr� ."!'f ou G <br />op L y <br />