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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:53 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 136 of 198 <br />Sec. 90-237. Lifts and ramps. <br />(a) It is unlawful for any person to construct or expand a lift or ramp within the shoreland district, except in <br />conformance with this chapter. <br />(b) Lifts and ramps are allowed as an accessory use in the shoreland overlay district by permit issued by the <br />building official. <br />(c) Stairways and lifts are preferred to major topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs <br />and steep slopes to shore areas. <br />(d) Stairways and lifts on residential lots shall not exceed four feet in width. Wider stairways may be used for <br />commercial properties, public open space, and recreational properties, and in planned unit developments. <br />Stairways and lifts exceeding eight feet in width require a conditional use permit. <br />(e) Landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots shall not exceed four feet in width. Wider landings may be <br />used for commercial properties, public open space, recreational properties, and in planned unit <br />developments. Landings exceeding eight feet in width require a conditional use permit. <br />(f) Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts, or landings. <br />(g) Lifts and ramps shall be constructed to provide positive control of erosion. <br />(h) Lifts and ramps shall be located in the most visually inconspicuous location feasible as viewed from the <br />surface of the public water and assuming summer leaf-on conditions. <br />(i) Facilities for achieving access by physically handicapped persons shall be reasonably allowed so long as they <br />are in compliance with Minnesota Regulations 1340. <br />(Prior Code, § 1195-390.1, § 90-238) <br />Sec. 90-238. Lighting. <br />(a) It is unlawful for any person to erect, install or operate outdoor lighting, except in conformance with this <br />chapter. <br />(b) Outdoor lighting is a permitted accessory use in all zoning districts of the city. <br />(c) Within all residential zoning districts, all outdoor light sources shall be shielded or controlled so as not to <br />light adjacent property at an intensity exceeding one-quarter footcandle as measured at the property line, <br />and not to light any public right-of-way to an intensity exceeding one-half footcandle meter reading as <br />measured on the street's centerline. <br />(d) Within all nonresidential zoning districts, no light source, or combination of light sources, shall cast a light on <br />any adjacent property exceeding one-half footcandle as measured at the property line, or one footcandle on <br />any public street, as measured at the street's centerline. <br />(e) More intensive lighting may be allowed by conditional use permit for outdoor recreational activities. No <br />outdoor recreation facility, public or private, shall be illuminated after 11:00 p.m., unless the lighting fixtures <br />conform to the standards for its zoning district. <br />(f) The following outdoor light fixtures are prohibited: <br />(1) Searchlights between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and sunrise. <br />(2) Flashing lights not erected by government authority. <br />(3) Any light source that poses a risk to public safety.