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vi. The structure or facility must not be used for human habitation and must not contain water supply or sewage treatment facilities. vii. Watercraft Storage Facilities. As an alternative for recreational development water bodies, water oriented accessory structures used solely for watercraft storage, and including the storage of related boating and water oriented sporting equipment, may occupy up to four hundred (400) square feet provided the maximum width of the structure is twenty (20) feet as measured parallel to the configuration of the shoreline. b. 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 and lifts must meet the following design requirements: i. Stairways and lifts must not exceed four (4) feet in width. Wider stairways may be used for public open space or recreation properties. ii. Landings for stairways and lifts must not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area. Landings larger than thirty-two (32) square feet may be used for public open space or recreation properties. iii. Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts or landings. iv. Stairways, lifts and landings may be either constructed above ground on posts or pilings or placed into the ground, provided that they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion. v. Stairways, lifts and landing 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. vi. Facilities such as ramps, lifts or mobility paths for physically handicapped persons are also allowed for achieving access to shore areas, provided that the dimensional and performance standards of subsections (i) through (v) above are satisfied. 5. Subdivision Standards. The following standards shall apply to subdivisions in shoreland areas: a. Each lot created through subdivision must be suitable in its natural state for the proposed use with minimal alteration. In determining suitability the City will consider susceptibility to flooding, existence of wetlands, soil and rock formations with severe limitations for development, severe erosion potential, steep topography, inadequate water supply or sewage treatment capabilities, near-shore aquatic conditions unsuitable for water-based recreation, important fish and wildlife habitat, presence of significant historic sites, or any other feature of the natural land likely to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of future residents of the proposed subdivision, or of the community at large. b. Subdivisions must conform to all other official controls adopted by the City of Lake Elmo. Subdivisions will not be approved that are designed so variances from one or more standards in official controls would be needed to use the lots for their intended purpose. c. If, in a group of two or more contiguous lots under the same ownership, any individual lot does not meet the requirements of this section, the lot must not be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purposes of sale or development. The lot must be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more parcels of land, each meeting the requirement of this section as much as possible. 6. Agricultural Activities. The following standards shall apply to agricultural activities in shoreland areas: a. The shore impact for parcels with permitted agricultural uses is equal to a line parallel to and 50 feet from the OHWL. 6