04-18-2016 Planning Commission Packet

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* Except for detached garages on lakeshore lots as regulated in section 78-1435 and except for structures subject to less restrictive side yard adjacent to street setbacks as regulated in the various zoning districts. (5) Fences, docks, retaining walls. No fence shall be placed within the shore setback zone. Portions of dock located landward of the OHWL shall be considered as a landing, subject to the regulations for landings per section 78-1282. Retaining walls shall not be placed within the shore setback zone. Sec. 78-1680. - Hardcover restriction zones. Within 75 feet of the ordinary high water level (OHWL) of any lake or tributary, and within any bluff or shore impact zone, no hardcover shall be placed, located or constructed, except for driveways, stairways, lifts, landings and lockboxes as regulated by the shoreland overlay district. (Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012) Sec. 78-1684. -Standard hardcover exclusions. Landscaping with permeable lining shall not be considered hardcover. Additionally, the following hardcover items shall be excluded from hardcover calculations: (1) Roads, trails, sidewalks, utilities and other hardcover encroachments intended for the public's benefit; (2) Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned by the subject landowner; a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall not be added to the overall hardcover counting against the subject lot; b. The land area upon which the encroachment rests shall count towards the overall lot area for the subject lot. (3) Retaining walls; (4) Handicapped ramps with a pervious surface below; and (5) The first 100 square feet of pervious paver patios/walkways or the first 100 square feet of deck with a minimum one-fourth-inch spacing between boards and a pervious surtace below the decking. (Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012)