Ordinance 7121
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 712
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY
PROHIBITING DEVELOPMENT IN A DESIGNATED AREA OF THE CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS: The following terms when used in this ordinance shall mean:
Comprehensive municipal plan: the definition in Minnesota Statutes § 462.352, Subd. 5
is adopted by reference.
Designated Area: means all property zoned CBD, Central Business District, in the City of
Chanhassen
Official Controls: the definition in Minnesota Statutes § 462.352, Subd. 15 is adopted by
reference.
Plat: the definition in Minnesota Statutes § 462.352, Subd. 13 is adopted by reference.
Subdivision: the definition in Minnesota Statutes § 462.352, Subd. 12 is adopted by
reference.
SECTION 2. INTENT: The City Council is directing staff to complete an in-depth study of
the official controls for the Designated Area to complement the current study being conducted by
Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. related to Downtown Design Guidelines and to propose such
amendments to the Official Controls that the planning staff deems necessary. It is the intent of this
ordinance to allow the City of Chanhassen time to complete an in-depth study concerning changes in
official controls within the study area and in the interim to protect the planning process and the health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of the community.
SECTION 3. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION: Pending the completion of the above-
referenced study and adoption of appropriate official controls, no approval will be granted for any of
the following in the Designated Area:
Changes in official controls
Comprehensive municipal plan amendments
Plats
Subdivisions
Conditional use permits
Interim use permits
Variances
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Site plan approval
Building permits for new buildings and structures
Building permits that result in the expansion of the footprint or floor area of an existing
building or structure.
SECTION 4. EXEMPTIONS: This ordinance shall not apply to the following:
A. Building permits for work in the interior of an existing building.
B. Final plat approval of a subdivision that has been given preliminary approval prior to the effective date
of this ordinance.
C. Zoning permits and sign permits.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage and shall remain in effect until the date of the adoption of the official controls
contemplated hereunder and the repeal of this ordinance or January 23, 2024, whichever occurs first.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2023, by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Kim Meuwissen, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on July 27, 2023)
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