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Municode Page 1 of 1 <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 <br /> the property 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 <br /> access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways, lifts and landings <br /> shall be allowed in the shore setback zone and must meet the following design requirements: <br /> (�) 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 <br /> 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, <br /> leaf-on conditions, whenever practical. <br /> �6) Facilities necessary to provide shore area access to physically handicapped persons <br /> 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 <br /> the 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; Ord. No. 59 3rd series, §2, 5-11-2009) <br /> http://library.municode.com/print.aspx?h=&clientID=13 094&HTMRequest=http%3 a%2£.. 6/14/2013 <br />