Ordinance 127j • •
A ORDINANCE NO. 127
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
DEALING WITH NECK/FLAG LOTS AND ACCESS BY
PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen Ordains as
follows:
Section 1. Section 20-1, Definitions, of the Chanhassen
City Code is amended to read:
Neck lot/flag lot means a lot that does not provide the full
required frontage on a public right-of-way but rather is served
by a narrow "neck" of land that extends to the street. To meet
the definition the neck must be at least 30 feet wide.
Section 2. Article XI, RR, Rural Residential District,
Section 20-595 shall be revised as follows:
Section 20-595. Lot Requirements and setbacks.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed an the
"RR" District subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
• modifications set forth in this chapter:
(1) The minimum lot area is two and one-half (21) acres, sub-
ject to Section 20-906
(2) The minimum lot frontage is two hundred (200) feet, except
that lots fronting on a cul-de-sac "bubble" or along the
outside curve of a curvilinear street section shall be two
hundred (200) feet in width at the building setback line.
The location of these lots is conceptually illustrated
below. Lot width on neck or flag lots or lots accessed by
private driveways shall also have their lot width measured
at the building setback line.
(3) The minimum lot depth is two hundred (200) feet.
(4) The maximum lot coverage is twenty (20) percent.
(5) The setbacks are as follows:
a. For front yards, fifty (50) feet.
b. For rear yards, fifty (50) feet.
c. For side yards, ten (10) feet.
(6) The setbacks for lots served by private driveways and/or
flag and neck lots, are as follows:
• a. For front yards, thirty (3 0) feet. The front yard
shall be the lot line nearest the public right-of-way
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that leovides access to the varco. The rear lot line
is to be located opposite from the front lot line with
the remaining exposures treated as side lot lines. On
neck/flag lots the front yard setback shall be
measured at the point nearest the front lot line where
the lot achieves a two hundred (200) foot width.
b. For rear yards, fifty (50) feet.
c. For side yards, fifty (50) feet.
(7) The maximum height is as follows:
a. For the principal structure, three (3) stories/forty
(40) feet.
b. For accessory structures, three (3) stories/forty (40) ft.
(8) The minimum driveway separate is as follows:
a. If the driveway is on a collector street, four hundred
(400) feet.
b. If the drivway is on an arterial street, one thousand
two hundred fifty (1,250) feet.
Section 3. Section 20-615 entitled Lot Requirements and
Setbacks shall be amended to read as follows:
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an
"RSF" District subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this chapter:
(1) The minimum lot area is fifteen thousand (15,000 square
feet). For neck or flag lots, the lot area requirements
shall be met after the area contained within the "neck"
has been excluded from consideration.
(2) The minimum lot frontage is ninety (90) feet, except
that lots fronting on a cul-de-sac "bubble" or along the
outside curve of curvilinear street sections shall be
ninety (90) feet in width at the building setback line.
The location of this lot is conceptually illustrated below.
Lots Where Frontage is
Measured At Setback Line
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.� (3) The mini* lot depth is one hundred&enty-five (125)
feet.
The location of these lots is conceptually illustrated below.
Lot width on neck or flag lots and lots accessed by private
driveways shall be one hundred (100) feet as measured at the
front building setback line.
(4) The maximum lot coverage for all structures and paved
surfaces is twenty-five (25) percent.
(5) The setbacks are as follows:
(a) For front yards, thirty (30) feet.
(b) For rear yards, thirty (30) feet.
(c) For side yards, ten (10) feet
(6) The setbacks for lots served by private driveways and/or
flag and neck lots, are as follows:
a. For front yard, thirty (30) feet. The front yard
shall be the lot line nearest the public right-of-way
that provides access to the parcel. The rear yard
lot line is to be located opposite from the front lot
line with the remaining exposures treated as side lot
lines. On neck lots the front yard setback shall be
measured at the point nearest the front lot line
where the lot achieves a one hundred (100) foot
-minimum width.
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(7) The maximum height is as follows:
• a. For the principal structure, (three (3)
stories/forty (40) feet.
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b.
For
rear
yards,
thirty
(30)
feet.
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For
side
yards,
twenty
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(7) The maximum height is as follows:
• a. For the principal structure, (three (3)
stories/forty (40) feet.
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• b. For accessory structures, three (3) stories/forty
'. (40) feet.
• Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
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Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 26th
day of March , 1990.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, ty Clerk/Manager D nald J miel, Mayo
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on April 12 , 1990)
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 127
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 18 AND 20
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING
DEVELOPMENT NOTIFICATION SIGNS
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Chapter 18, Section 18-39(c) of the Chanhassen
City Code is amended to read as follows:
The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the
preliminary plat after notice of the date, time, place and
purpose of the hearing has been published once in the
official newspaper. Written notice shall also be mailed by
the City to the applicant and all owners of record within
five hundred (500) feet of the outer boundaries of the
preliminary plat. A proposed development notification sign
shall also be erected on the subject property by the
applicant for all proposed plats of more than four (4) lots.
The sign shall be erected at least ten (10) days before the
• date of the hearing on the preliminary plat. The signs shall
be furnished by the City and the applicant shall post with
the City a $100.00 security deposit. Failure to post a
development notification sign or to give notice or defects
in the notice shall not affect the validity of the
proceedings. If a development is proposed adjacent to a
lake, or will affect the usage of the lake, the applicant
shall provide the City with a list of property owners
abutting the lake at the time of application. The City shall
provide mailed notice to the lake homeowners as in
compliance with the procedures above. The applicant is
responsible for meeting with affected homeowners.
Section 2. Chapter 20, Section 20-43(a) of the Chanhassen
City Code is amended to read as follows:
No amendment to this chapter, including the zoning map shall
be adopted until a public hearing has been held thereon by
the Planning Commission. Notice of the time, place and
purpose of an amendment hearing shall be published in the
official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the day
of hearing. When an amendment involves changes in one (1) or
more district boundaries affecting an area of five (5) acres
or less, notice of the hearing shall be mailed at least ten
(10) days before the date of hearing to each owner of
• property within the area proposed to be changed and owners
of property situated wholly or partially within five hundred
(500) feet of the property to which the amendment relates.
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• When mailed notice is required, a proposed development
notification sign shall also be erected on the subject
property by the applicant. The sign shall be erected at
least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing. The sign
shall be furnished by the City and the applicant shall post
with the City a $100.00 security deposit. Failure to post a
proposed development notification sign or the failure of a
property owner to receive notice as specified herein shall
not invalidate the proceedings. Where appropriate, notice
shall also be given to affected homeowner's associations.
Section 3. Chapter 20, Section 20-111 of the Chanhassen
City Code is amended to read:
Public Hearing. Upon receipt of a completed application, a
date shall be set for review of the site plan before the
Planning Commission. The review will be held no less than
ten (10) days after mailed notice is sent to the owners of
properties located wholly or partially within five hundred
(500) feet of the site, as reflected in the records of the
Carver County Auditor. The Director of Planning may require
an expanded mailing list for sites fronting on lakeshore
where the development would be visible over a larger area. A
proposed development notification sign shall also be erected
on the subject property by the applicant. The sign shall be
erected at least ten (10) days before the date of the
hearing. The sign shall be furnished by the City and the
applicant shall post with the City a $100.00 security
deposit. Failure to post a proposed development notification
sign or the failure of a property owner to receive notice as
specified herein shall not invalidate the proceedings.
Following the hearing or any continuance thereof which is
not appealed by the applicant, the Planning Commission shall
make a recommendation. The site plan shall be forwarded to
the City Council with the Planning Commission's
recommendation for review on the next available agenda.
Final approval of the site plan requires a simple majority
vote of the City Council.
Section 4. Chapter 20, Section 20-231 of the Chanhassen
City Code is amended to read:
The application, public hearing, public notice and procedure
requirements for conditional use permits shall be the same
as those for amendments as provided in Article II, Division
2, except that the permit shall be issued on.the affirmative
vote of a majority of the entire Council and only
applications that propose construction of a new building
shall require the erection of a proposed development
notification sign. Although specific submissions required to
complete an application for a conditional use permit may
vary with.the specific use and the district in which it is
located, all applications for such permits must include at
minimum a site plan that clearly illustrates the following:
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• proposed land use building mapping and functions,
circulation and.parking areas, planting areas and treatment,
sign locations and type, basic lighting concerns, the
relationship of the proposed project to neighboring uses,
environmental impacts and demand for municipal services.
Section S. Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended by adding Division 6, Comprehensive Plan Amendments,
Section 20-120, to read:
20-120: Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
If a landowner initiates an amendment to the land use
map in the City's Comprehensive Plan, a notification
sign shall be erected by the applicant on the property
for which the change is sought. The sign shall be
erected at least ten (10) days before the date of the
hearing on the preliminary plat. The sign shall be
furnished by the City and the applicant shall post with
the City a $100.00 security deposit.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th
• day of April , 1990.
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ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, Clerk/Manager �onald J,,�Chmiel, Mayor
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(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on May 10 , 1989.)
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