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a. Roads, driveways, and parking areas must meet structure setbacks and must not be placed 566 <br />within bluff and shore impact zones, when other reasonable and feasible placement 567 <br />alternatives exist. If the City Engineer determines that no alternatives exist, they may be 568 <br />placed within these areas, and must be designed to minimize adverse impacts; 569 <br />b. Watercraft access ramps, approach roads, and access-related parking areas may be placed 570 <br />within shore impact zones provided the vegetative screening and erosion control conditions of 571 <br />this subpart are met; 572 <br />c. Private facilities must comply with the grading and filling provisions of Section 1012.03.H.3 573 <br />of this ordinance; and 574 <br />d. For public roads, driveways and parking areas, documentation must be provided by a 575 <br />qualified individual that they are designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to 576 <br />public waters consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water 577 <br />conservation district, or other applicable technical materials. 578 <br />2. Stairways, Lifts, and Landings: Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major 579 <br />topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. 580 <br />Stairways, lifts, and landings must meet the following design requirements: 581 <br />a. Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential lots. Wider stairways 582 <br />may be used for commercial properties, public recreational uses, and planned unit 583 <br />developments; 584 <br />b. Landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed 32 square feet in area. 585 <br />Landings larger than 32 square feet may be used for commercial properties, public-space 586 <br />recreational uses, and planned unit developments; 587 <br />c. Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts, or landings; 588 <br />d. Stairways, lifts, and landings may be either constructed above the ground on posts or pilings, 589 <br />or placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures 590 <br />control of soil erosion; 591 <br />e. Stairways, lifts, and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of 592 <br />lots, as viewed from the surface of the public water assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, 593 <br />whenever practical; and 594 <br />f. Facilities such as ramps, lifts, or mobility paths for physically handicapped persons are also 595 <br />allowed for achieving access to shore areas, if they are consistent with the dimensional and 596 <br />performance standards of items a-e above and the requirements of Minnesota Rules, Chapter 597 <br />1341. 598 <br />3. Water-oriented Accessory Structures or Facilities: Each residential lot may have one water-599 <br />oriented accessory structure or facility if it complies with the following provisions: 600 <br />a. The structure or facility must not exceed ten feet in height, exclusive of safety rails, and 601 <br />cannot occupy an area greater than 250 square feet. The structure or facility may include 602 <br />detached decks not exceeding eight feet above grade at any point or at-grade patios; 603 <br />b. The structure or facility is not in the Bluff Impact Zone; 604 <br />RCA Attachment A <br />Page 21 of 32