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Stairways, Lifts, and Landings. Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to <br />major topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep <br />slopes to shore areas. Stairways and lifts must meet the following design <br />requirements: <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential <br />lots. Wider stairways may be used for commercial: properties, <br />public open-space recreational properties, and planned unit <br />developments; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed <br />32 square feet in area. Landings larger than 32 square feet may be <br />used for commercial properties, _ public open-space recreational <br />properties, and planned unit developments; <br /> <br />(c) canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts, or landings; <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />stairways, lifts, and landings may be either constructed above the <br />ground on posts or pilings, or placed into the ground, provided <br />they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil <br />erosion; <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />stairways, lifts, and landings must be located in the most visually <br />inconspicuous portions of lots, as viewed from the surface of the <br />public water assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever <br />practical; and <br /> <br />(f) <br /> <br />facilities such as ramps, lifts, or mobility paths for physically <br />handicapped persons are also allowed for achieving access to shore <br />areas, provided that the din?nsional and performance standards of <br />subitems (1) to (5) are complied with in addition to the <br />requirements of Minnesota Regulations, Chapter 1340. <br /> <br />Significant Historic Sites. No structure may be placed on a signitlcant <br />historic site in a manner that affects the values of the site unless adequate <br />information about the site has been removed and documented in a public <br />repository. <br /> <br />Steep Slopes. The City Engineer must evaluate possible soil erosion <br />impacts and development visibility from public waters before issuing a <br />permit for construction of sewage treatment systems, roads, driveways, <br />structures, or other improvements on steep slopes.. When determined <br />necessary, conditions must be attached to issued permits to prevent <br />erosion and to preserve existing vegetation screening of structures, <br /> <br />Shore/and Management <br />Ma.v '04 Draft <br /> <br />page 15 <br /> <br /> <br />