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20 Revised 10/03/2019 Ordinance Language Commentary 6.26 River/Stream Minimum Lot Width Standards. There are no minimum lot area requirements for rivers and streams. The lot width standards in feet are: Lot Type Remote Forested Transition Agriculture Urban & Tributary No Sewer Urban & Tributary Sewer Single 300 200 250 150 100 75 Duplex 450 300 375 225 150 115 Triplex 600 400 500 300 200 150 Quad 750 500 625 375 250 190 6.3 Special Residential Lot Provisions. 6.31 Subdivisions of duplexes, triplexes, and quads are conditional uses on Natural Environment Lakes and must also meet the following standards: A. Each building must be set back at least 200 feet from the ordinary high water level; B. Each building must have common sewage treatment and water systems in one location and serve all dwelling units in the building; C. Watercraft docking facilities for each lot must be centralized in one location and serve all dwelling units in the building; and D. No more than 25 percent of a lake’s shoreline can be in duplex, triplex, or quad developments. 6.32. One guest cottage may be allowed on lots meeting or exceeding the duplex lot area and width dimensions presented in Sections 6.25 and 6.26, provided the following standards are met: A. For lots exceeding the minimum lot dimensions of duplex lots, the guest cottage must be located within an area equal to the smallest duplex-sized lot that could be created including the principal dwelling unit; B. A guest cottage must not cover more than 700 square feet of land surface and must not exceed 15 feet in height; and C. A guest cottage must be located or designed to reduce its visibility as viewed from public waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks or color, assuming summer leaf-on conditions. 6.33 Controlled access lots are permissible if created as part of a subdivision and in compliance with the following standards: 6.26. Local governments may want to establish minimum lot area requirements and require larger lot width and area standards than those listed. 6.31. If a community does not have NE lakes this provision may be omitted. If a community has NE lakes but prohibits duplex, triplex or quads on NE lakes, this provision may be omitted. However, duplex, triplex or quad structures must be listed in the land use tables 4.23 and 4.24 as “N.” 6.32. If a community does not allow guest cottages or secondary dwelling units, this provision may be omitted. However, guest cottages must be listed in the land use tables 4.23 and 4.24 as “N.” 6.33. Controlled access lots are the only method to allow riparian access for non-riparian property and are only allowed at the time of subdivision. Communities concerned about overcrowding of surface waters may choose to prohibit controlled