Ord_1629 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

a. Roads, driveways, and parking areas must meet structure setbacks and must not be placed within bluff and shore impact zones when other reasonable and feasible placement alternatives exist. If the City Engineer determines that no alternatives exist they may be placed within these areas and must be designed to minimize adverse impacts; b Watercraft access ramps approach roads and access -related parking areas may be placed within shore impact zones provided the vegetative screening and erosion control conditions of this subpart are met; c. Private facilities must comply with the grading and filling_ provisions of Section 1012 03 H 3 of this ordinance; and d. For public roads, driveways and parking areas documentation must be provided by a qualified individual that they are designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to public waters consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation district, or other applicable technical materials. 2. Stairways, Lifts, and Landings: Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas Stairways, lifts, and landings must meet the following design requirements: a. Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential lots. Wider stairways may be used for commercial properties public recreational uses and planned unit developments; b. Landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed 32 square feet in area Landings larger than 32 square feet may be used for commercial properties public -space recreational uses, and planned unit developments; c. Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways lifts or landings; d. Stairways, lifts, and landings may be either constructed above the ground on posts or pilings,_ or placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion; e. Stairways, lifts, and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, as viewed from the surface of the public water assuming summer, leaf -on conditions whenever practical; and f. Facilities such as ramps lifts or mobility paths for physically handicapped persons are also allowed for achieving access to shore areas, if they are consistent with the dimensional and performance standards of items a-e above and the requirements of Minnesota Rules Chapter 1341. 3. Water -oriented Accessory Structures or Facilities: Each residential lot may have one water - oriented accessory structure or facility if it complies with the following provisions: a. The structure or facility must not exceed ten feet in height exclusive of safety rails and cannot occupy an area greater than 250 square feet. The structure or facility may include detached decks not exceeding eight feet above grade at any point or at -grade patios; b. The structure or facility is not in the Bluff Impact Zone;