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' ARTICLE IX. SHORELAND MANAGEMENT* � Page 1 of 1 <br /> Sec. 78-1282. Stairways, lifts and landings. <br /> Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving <br /> access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways, lifts and landings shall be <br /> allowed in the shore 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 <br /> or pilings or placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner <br /> that ensures control of soil erosion. <br /> (5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous <br /> . portions of lots, as viewed from the surface of the public water, assuming summer, leaf- <br /> on conditions, whenever practical. <br /> � (6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped <br /> persons shall be allowed, provided that the dimensional and perFormance standards of <br /> subsections (1)--(5) of this section are completed in addition to the requirements of the <br /> Minnesota Regulations, chapter 1340. <br /> (7) A building permit shall be obtained for construction of stairways, lifts and landings <br /> regardless of whether such improvements are constructed above, at or below grade. <br /> �(Ord. No: 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(F)), 2-24-1992) <br /> http://library3.municode.com/default/DocView/13094/1/109/118 2/13/2008 <br />