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width of the structure is 20 feet as measured parallel to the configuration of the <br />shoreline. <br /> <br />Stairways, Lifts, 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 plam~ed unit developments; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />landings for stairways and lifts on residential tots 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 />(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 public <br />water assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever practical; and <br /> <br />facilities such as ramps, lifts, or mobility paths for physically handicapped <br />persons are also allowed for achieving access to shore areas, provided that <br />the dimensional and performance standards of subitems (1) to (5) are <br />complied with in addition to the requirements of Minnesota Regulations, <br />Chapter 1340. <br /> <br />Significant Historic Sites. No structure may be placed on a significant historic <br />site in a maimer that affects the values of the site unless adequate information <br />about the site has been removed and documented in a public repository. <br /> <br />Steep Slopes. The City Engineer must evaluate possible soil erosion impacts and <br />development visibility from public waters before issuing a permit for construction <br />of sewage treatment systems, roads, driveways, structures, or other improvements <br />on steep slopes. When determined necessary, conditions must be attached to <br />issued permits to prevent erosion and to preserve existing vegetation screening of <br />structures, vehicles, and other facilities as viewed from the surface of public <br />waters, assuming summer, leaf-on vegetation. <br /> <br />c. Height of Structures. All structures in residential districts, except churches and <br />nom'esidential agricultural structures, must not exceed 35 feet in height. <br /> <br />-206- <br /> <br />t6 <br /> <br /> <br />