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Burnett County Zoning Administration BURNETT COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER 7410 County Road K, 11102 Phone(715)349-2138 Siren, Wisconsin 54872 August 21 1989 Robert B. Hoffman 2610 W. 91st St. Minneapolis, MN 55431 Dear Mr. Hoffman: On 8/11/89 I stopped at your property (Lots 7 & 8, Block 4, Lake McKenzie Beach Subdivision) and looked at your steps and decks going down to the lake. All structures (anything constructed or erected) except piers, fences and boathouses have to be 75' from the ordinary high water mark of the lake as per 4.4(1) of the Burnett County Shoreland regulations. The exception to this is a Burnett County Land Use Committee policy of allowing stairways and landings as long as they do not exceed 4' in width. The onsite at your property found two decks/landings which were over 4' in width, with the lower one being used for purposes other than a landing. I have recently received some ordinance language dealing with stairways and landings from the Department of Natural Resources, which drafted these shoreland requirments and anticipate them being adopted by the county. This new ordinance amendment would allow one landing of 40 square feet or smaller in conjunction with the stairs. The decks/landings you have on your lot are in violation of this ordinance, with the deck on top of the hill being at 63' from the ordinary high water mark of the lake and the deck at the bottom being only 6' from the ordinary high water mark. To correct this violation the decks/landings must be removed or altered to meet the ordinance requirement. Because I am sure that the ordinance amendment will be adopted the lower deck/landing could be altered to a maximum of 40 square feet and left. The deck/landing on top of the hill could be moved back 12' or removed. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, James P. Flanigan Zoning Administrator 0 d �ouL C2/T� JPF:sm 7 o