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1 (1) Purpose. To establish design standards for private facilities that are consistent with best 2 management practices and that minimize impacts to primary conservation areas, public river 3 corridor views and other resources identified in the MRCCA plan. 4 (2) General design standards. All private facilities must be developed in accordance with the 5 vegetation management and land alteration requirements in sections 920(I) and 920(J). 6 (3) Private roads, driveways, and parking areas. Except as provided in section 920(L), private 7 roads, driveways and parking areas must: 8 a. Be designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography so that they are not 9 readily visible; 10 b. Comply with structure setback requirements according to section 920(F)(3); and 11 C. Not be placed within the bluff impact zone or shore impact zone, unless exempt under 12 section 920(L) and designed consistent with section 920(F)(2). 13 (4) Private water access and viewing facilities. 14 a. Private access paths must be no more than: 15 1. Eight feet wide, if placed within the shore impact zone; and 16 2. Four feet wide, if placed within the bluff impact zone. 17 b. Private water access ramps must: 18 1. Comply with Minnesota Rules, chapters 6115.0210 and 6280.0250; and 19 2. Be designed and constructed consistent with the applicable standards in Design 20 Handbook for Recreational Boating and Fishing Facilities. 21 C. Design and construction of private stairways, lifts, and landings are subject to the 22 following standards: 23 1. Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential lots. Wider 24 stairways may be used for commercial properties and residential facilities held in 25 common, if approved by conditional use permit; 26 2. Landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed 32 square feet 27 in area.Landings larger than 32 square feet area allowed for commercial properties 28 and residential facilities held in common, if approved by conditional use permit; 29 3. Canopies or roofs are prohibited on stairways, lifts, or landings; 30 4. Stairways, lifts, and landings must be located in the least visible portion of the lot 31 whenever practical; and 32 5. Ramps,lifts,mobility paths,or other facilities for persons with physical disabilities 33 are allowed for achieving access to shore areas according to section 7.43 A—D, 34 and as provided under section 920(C)(9). 35 d. One water-oriented accessory structure is allowed for each riparian lot or parcel less than 36 300 feet in width at the ordinary high water level, with one additional water-oriented 37 accessory structure allowed for each additional 300 feet of shoreline on the same lot or 38 parcel. Water-oriented accessory structures are prohibited in the bluff impact zone and 39 must: 40 1. Not exceed 12 feet in height; 41 2. Not exceed 120 square feet in area; and 42 3. Be placed a minimum often feet from the ordinary high water level. 43 (5) Decks and patios in setback areas. Decks and at-grade patios may encroach into the required 44 setbacks from the ordinary high water level and blufflines without a variance, when consistent 45 with Section 920(I)and 920(J),provided that: 46 a. The encroachment of the deck or patio into the required setback area does not exceed 15 47 percent of the required structure setback; 48 b. The area of the deck or patio that extends into the required setback area occupies no more 49 than 25 percent of the total area between the required setback and the 15 percent using 50 the formula: [Required setback depth (feet) X 0.15 X lot width at setback(feet) x 0.25 = 51 maximum total area.] 52 C. The deck or patio does not extend into the bluff impact zone. See Figure 7. Page 95 of 141