Laserfiche WebLink
A. Guest Cottages and Guest Quarters. A guest cottage or guest quarter <br /> requires a permit on a conforming residential lot in the shoreland district <br /> and shall comply with the following standards: <br /> (1) All required setbacks are met. <br /> (2) The maximum impervious surface limits for the lot shall not be <br /> exceeded. <br /> (3) The maximum building footprint for a guest cottage shall not <br /> exceed 700 square feet in size. <br /> (4) A guest cottage shall not exceed 15 feet in structure height. <br /> (5) Guest quarters located in an accessory structure shall not <br /> exceed 700 square feet in size. Stairways and unfinished storage <br /> areas shall not be counted in this area. <br /> (6) The building footprint for a� accessory structure containing a <br /> guest quarter shall not exceed 800 OR 900 square feet in size. <br /> (7) An accessory structure containing guest quarters shall not <br /> exceed 25 feet in building height. <br /> (8) Only one guest cottage or guest quarter is allowed on a lot but <br /> not both. <br /> (9) Guest quarters and guest cottages shall be located or designed <br /> to reduce visibility as viewed from public water and adjacent <br /> shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks or color, <br /> assuming summer leaf-on conditions. <br /> (10) Guest cottages and guest quarters are not allowed on <br /> nonconforming parcels. They shall only be allowed on lots meeting <br /> the minimum lot size and dimensions for single family lots. <br /> (11) All permits issued for guest cottages and guest quarters shall <br /> require the implementation of an approved stormwater <br /> management plan which prevents runoff onto neighboring <br /> properties, roads and public waters through the use of bioretention, <br /> filter strips, berms, swales, rain gardens, and/or other similar <br /> conservation practices. <br /> (12) All permits issued for guest cottages and guest quarters on <br /> riparian lots shall require the implementati�n of an appmved sh�re <br /> impact zone restorati�»>!�r��tection plan." <br /> Applicable Regulations: <br /> Section 17-5.8 SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL (SR) <br /> 3. Lot, Use and Densitv Requirements. <br /> GD Riparian Only �'NoCn-�Riparian NE Lake <br /> Lot width at OHW and building line—feet, 100 150 200 <br /> Pequot Lakes Staff Report 6.3-2 <br /> October i5,2020 <br />