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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 the <br />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 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 or pilings or <br />placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of <br />soil erosion. <br />(5) Stairways, lifts and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, <br />as viewed from the surface of the public water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever <br />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 the <br />Minnesota Regulations, chapter 1340. <br />(7) A building permit shall be obtained for construction of stairways, lifts and landings regardless of <br />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)