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(a) <br /> <br />the structure or facility must not exceed ten feet in height, exclusive of safety <br />rails, and cannot occupy an area greater than 250 square feet. Detached decks <br />must not exceed eight feet above grade at any point; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />the setback of the structure or facility from the ordinary high water level muSt be <br />at least ten feet; <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />the structure or facility must be treated to reduce visibility as viewed from public <br />waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks or <br />color, assuming summer, leaf-0n conditions; <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />the roof may be used as a deck with safety rails, but must not be enclosed or used <br />as a storage area; <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />the structure or facility must not be designed or used for human habitation and <br />must not contain water supply or sewage treatment facilities; and <br /> <br />as an alternative for general development and recreational development <br />waterbodies, water-oriented accessory structures used solely for watercraft <br />storage, and including storage of related boating and water-oriented sporting <br />equipment, may occupy an area up to 400 square feet provided the maximum <br />width of the structure is 20 feet as measured parallel-to the configuration of the <br />shoreline. <br /> <br />Stairways, Lilts, 'and Landings. Stairways and lifts are. the preferred alternative to major <br />topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore <br />areas. Stairways and lifts must meet the following design requirements: <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential lots. <br />Wider stairWays may be used 'for commercial properties, public <br />open-space recreational properties, and planned unit developments; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed 32 <br />square feet in area. Landings larger than 32 square feet may be used for <br />commercial properties, public open-space recreational properties, and <br />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 ground <br />on posts or pilings, or placed into the ground, provided they are designed <br />and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion; <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />