Ordinance 023VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO . ,2 3
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION,
REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT,
USE HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE
•VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
The Village Council of the Village of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Uniform Building Code. A certain document, three
copies of which are on file in -the office of the Village Clerk of the
Village of Chanhassen, being marked "official copies" and designated as
"Uniform Building Code, 1967 Edition, Volume I", copywrited and published
in 1967 by International Conference of Building Officials, be and the same
is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Village of Chanhassen for
regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height,
area, and maintenance of buildings or structures in the Village of
Chanhassen; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees
therefor as hereinafter provided; providing penalties for any violation
of such code; declaring and establishing fire zones; and each and all of
the regulations, provisions, conditions, terms and penalties of such
"Uniform Building Code, 1967 Edition, Volume I", are hereby referred to,
adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Ordinance
except for the changes, deletions, and alterations thereof hereinafter
set forth.
Section 2. Construction of Code. Wherever used in said Uniform
Building Code, "City' shall mean Village of Chanhassen "City Council" shall
mean Village Council, and "Building Official" shall mean Building Inspector.
Section 3. Changes, Deletions and Alterations. The following
sections, portions or parts of said Uniform Building Code are hereby
changed, deleted or altered as follows:
A. Section 205 is hereby amended to delete therefrom "a fine of
not more than 300", and to substitute therefor "a fine of not more than
$100".
B. Section 205 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:
"The application of the above penalties shall not be held to prevent the
enforced removal of prohibited conditions".
C. Section 301, paragraph (c) is hereby amended to delete the last
0sentence therefrom and to substitute therefor the following sentence:
"When required by the Council or state law, plans and specifications shall
be prepared and designed by an architect or qualified engineer licensed
16 by the State of Minnesota to practice as such."
D. Section 301, paragraph (d) is hereby amended to read
"(d) Information on Plans and Specifications. Plans shall be
scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be accompanied
as follows:
drawn to
by specification
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of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed
•and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this Code and
all relevant laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. The first sheet
of each set of plans shall give the house and street address or legal
description of the lot and the name and address of owner and person who
prepared them. In lieu of detailed specifications, the Building Official
may approve references on the plans to a specific section or part of this
Code or other ordinances or laws.
• Plans shall include a survey of the lot upon which the proposed building
or construction is to be done, prepared and attested by a registered
surveyor, and providing the following information:
(1) Scale of drawing.
(2) Lot and block number or legal description of lot.
(3) Dimensions of lot and north point.
(4) Dimensions of front, rear, and side yards.
(5) Locations of all existing buildings on the lot.
(6) Location of proposed building or construction.
(7) Location of stakes established by the surveyor along each
side lot line a distance of 30 and 60 feet from the front
lot corner. The maintenance of these stakes once
established by the surveyor shall be the responsibility
of the building permit applicant.
(8) The side yard and set back dimension of building located
on adjacent lots.
(9) The location of all easements as shown on record plats.
• (10) Grade elevations at the following points:
a. Each lot corner (either existing or proposed).
b. Crown of proposed street at each lot line extended.
C. Proposed lawn and driveway elevations at the street
side of house.
Such elevation may be based upon an assumed datum but
shall be tied by the surveyor to a specified bench
mark for which the elevation has been obtained from
the Village Engineer's office.
(11) The proposed disposal of drainage and surface waters,
indicating direction of surface water drainage by arrows.
Computations, stress diagrams, and other data, sufficient to show the
correctness of the plans shall be submitted when required by the Building
Official."
E. •Section 301 is amended to add thereto paragraphs (f) and (g)
as follows:
"(f) Denial of Permit. The Building Inspector shall deny a permit for
construction or enlargement of a dwelling on ground which is too low for
adequate drainage of surface waters. He shall also deny a permit for
construction or enlargement of any building when it appears that the
proposed elevations of the lot for which the permit is to be issued, in
• relation to the established or proposed grades of adjoining or nearby
streets, will probably cause a change in the existing drainage of surface
waters which will result in substantial hazard or inconvenience to persons
residing in the Village or traveling on its streets.
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(g) Interference with Surface Waters. No temporary or permanent obstruction,
diversion, bridging or confining of an existing channel or natural waterway
through or over which any lake, stream or surface water naturally flows shall
be made without the written approval of the Village Engineering and
Building Department."
F. Section 303 is hereby amended to provide in Table No. 3-A thereof
that a fee of $1.00 shall be charged for proposed construction of a value
of $1.00 to $500.00; Section 303 is hereby further amended by changing
Kubsection (b) thereof to read as hereinafter set forth, and by adding
hereto subsections (c) , (d) , and (e) as follows:
"(b) Plan Checking Fees. When the valuation of the proposed construction
exceeds $1,000.00 and a plan is required to be submitted by subsection (c)
of Section 301, a plan checking fee shall be paid to the Village at the
time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. For all
buildings except single family residences, the plan checking fee shall be
equal to one-half of the building permit fee as set forth in Table No. 3-A.
There shall be no plan checking fee for single family residences.
(c) Demolition Fee. The fee for a permit to demolish a building shall
be $10.00.
(d) Refund of Fees. Upon return of a building permit to Village by the
holder thereof, with proof satisfactory to the Building Official that no
construction was undertaken pursuant thereto, he shall refund to the
holder the building permit fee paid by him, except that 5% of fee paid or
$25.00, whichever is greater shall be retained by the Village. A like
refund shall be made of any plan checking fee paid under subsection (b)
hereof, except that no refund shall be made if the Village has caused the
plans to be checked.
(e) Park and Recreation Fees. The fees set forth in Table No. 3-A shall
be inclusive of the fees set forth under Option Three of Section 1 of
COrdinance No. 14."
G. Section 1601, Paragraph (a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) Fire Zones Defined. For the purpose of this Code, the entire Village
is hereby declared to be and is hereby established a Fire District and
said Fire District shall be known and designated as Fire Zones One, Two,
and Three. All areas in the Village which are zoned as being in a
commercial or industrial zone shall be in Fire Zone Two, and all other
areas in the Village shall be in Fire Zone Three. The Council by ordinances
hereinafter enacted may reclassify any of the areas of the Village to be
in Fire Zone One. Whenever in this Code reference is made to any Fire
Zone, it shall be construed to mean one of the Fire Zones hereby created.
H. Section 2507. is hereby amended to delete paragraph (c) therefrom;
and subparagraph 1 of paragraph (f) of Section 2507 is hereby amended by
adding thereto subparagraph (aa), as follows"
"(aa) Sheathing. All exterior wood stud walls shall be sheathed and
adequately fastened with eight penny nails spaced 12" on studs, or equal,
with wood boards, plywood or asphalt impregnated wood fiber board.
Sheathing, if of wood, shall be covered on the outside face with one layer
of waterproof building paper. If wood boarding of shiplap is used, the
inimum thickness shall be 5/8". If plywood sheathing is used, the minimum
thickness shall be 1/2", and if sheathing of fiberboard is used, it shall
to be 25/32" thick.
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Section 4. Ordinances Repealed. All Ordinances of the Village
or parts, portions or section of such Ordinances in conflict herewith
. are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Title. This Ordinance including all portions hereof
hereby adopted by incorporation and reference is hereby entitled and
shall be cited as "The Chanhassen Building Code".
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect
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and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council this day of„�-� 1968.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Published in j%1!�'� 1���� on the % day of
1968.
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