Ordinance 146CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 146
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF
THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING
RECREATIONAL BEACHLOTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-263(2) of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended to read:
Except as specifically provided herein, no structure, ice
fishing house, camper, trailer, tent, recreational vehicle,
or shelter shall be erected, maintained, or stored upon any
recreational beachlot.
Section 2. Section 20-263 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended by adding subparagraph (16) to read:
Portable chemical toilets may be allowed as a condition of
approval of a recreational beachlot. The maintenance and use
• of chemical toilets on some beachlots may be unsuitable
because they cannot be adequately screened from residential
neighbors or lake users. Any use of chemical toilets on
recreational beachlots shall be subject to the following:
a. The minimum setback from the ordinary high water mark
shall be 75 feet. Side and front yard setbacks shall be
maximized to achieve maximum screening from adjacent
lots and the lake.
b. It may only be used Memorial Day to Labor Day and shall
be removed from the lot during the rest of the year.
C. It shall be securely anchored to the ground to prevent
tipping.
d. It shall be screened from the lake and residential
property with landscaping.
e. It shall be serviced at least weekly.
f. Only models designed to minimize the potential for
spilling may be used.
g. Receipt of an annual license from the City's Planning
Department. The license shall be issued unless the
to conditions of approval or this ordinance have been
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violated. All license applications shall be accompanied
by the following information:
i) Name, address, and phone number of applicants.
ii) Site plan showing proposed location of chemical
toilets.
iii) Name, address, and phone number of chemical toilet
supplier.
iv) Plan for commerically maintaining the chemical
toilet, including a copy of any agreement for
maintenance, and the name, address, and phone
number of person responsible for maintenance.
v) A written description of how the applicant intends
to screen the portable chemical toilet from all
views into the property, including views from the
lake.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 6th
day of May , 1991.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth, erk/Manager
D-nald J.�Chiniel, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on May 16 , 1991.)