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21,2.4 Stairways; lifts, and landings, Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative. to major topographic altetadons. for achieving access up and down bluffs and. steep. slopes to shore. areas. Staii-ways. and lifts must meet the following design;. requirements: Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feetia width. Landings for stairways -and lifts must not exceed 32. square feet in area. Canopies or roofs. are not.allowed on stairways; lifts, or landings. f3. Stairways, lifts, and landings may be either constructed above the ground on post s.or.pilings,.arplaced into the ground, provided they axe designed.and built in a.manner that ensures: control of soil erosion. Stairways, lifts, and: landingsmust be located in the. most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, as viewed from the "surface of the public water. assumingsummer, leaf:8' n conditions, whenever practical N� Facilities such as .ramps, lifts, yr mobility paths. foi'jpersvns ;with physical disabilities are also allowed for achieving: access to shore areas; provided that the;,disnensional'and. performance standards of (a) to (e) are complied with. 212.5..Decks. Except as provided in section 21.2.3,.dccks must meet the structute`sethack standards. Decks to be added to structures existing orithe date:the:shoreland structure`setbacks weze.established.:byordnance may be allowed without a variance, if all of the following criteria and standards are`znet; thorough .evaluation of the property and structurreveals no reasonable location for a deck meeting or exceeding the existing ordinary.lugfi u�aCexslevel setback.oFt1'e structure; S the deck encroachment toward the :'vrdiziazy `'log; water level' does riot exceed 15 percent. of the existing. shoreline setback o6&d :':ti'.... ure from die.,.ardinary°high water level ;or does not encroach closer than 3 feet; whichever is more estricttve and Q the.deck is constructed prirriadly.of wood,-.. is not roofed or screened. . d. -are setbacks, and . musttmeetall appizc t21.2.G Drivevays ;azdpaking areas�-T7gaeas mus be des echo°take advantage .0.:natural vegetation an topography to achieve maximum screening from new fi am the. water body 'liccess. ramps'a z 'approach roads. are no .allflwed in the structure setback area surxounding:Getn Lake. 21.2:7 Shoreline. alteration. Alteiradons: of vegetation and topography in .a shoreland districtis controlled to prevent erosion into pul & -waters; fix nutrients, preserve shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic values,. prevent batik slumping, and protect wildlite=fiabitat. A� Removal or' of'vegetation,is limited to die amount.necessary to construct -an approvcd.structure., and to maintain the �healtl vf. the vegetation, provided, that no such removal or alteration .shall substantially reduce the screening. o t structures, vehicles and other facilities: as viewed from the water. This provision :shall not restrict the removal of trees; limbs or branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards,.or the removal of buckthorn andsimilar invasive. species identified by the Minnesota Department. of Natural. Resources. j Any application for new construction mi a shoreland district imistinclude a Tree and Vegetation Preservation Plan which, in addition. to the requirements of Ordinance No. 66, includes an inventory of all vegetation affected by the. construction: and a plan. for preservation, relocation, or. replacement of the vegetation. _ Use of fertilizer and pesticides in.a shoreland district must be done in such away as to i in mTze runo€f into the water body, Updated March 14, 2017 Gain. Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance -- Page 127